German counterattacks stall along Front near Soissons
Paris dispatch reports German efforts between Courcelles and north of Mery repulsed with heavy losses. Germans gain foothold near Laversine and press near Compiègne causing civilian evacuation. French Foch forces counterattack north of the Matz driving enemy back across the river. lines shift near Soissons with cited heavy German losses. Samuel Gompers pledges labor support to Wilson.
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Paris
Gertman
Courcelles
Mery
War Office
Laversine
Corey
Montdidier
Antheull
Foch
Matz
Ose
Ribecourt
Ourscamp
Autheull
Oise
Cro Ricard
Methoeg
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Wilson
Labor
Gompers
Germans Press On From Aisne to Bouresches Front
In early fighting along the Aisne river and toward Villers-Cotterets and Laversine the Germans advance to a ravine east of Laversine and gain a foothold at Coeturies and St. Pierre-Aigre. American troops repelled a violent attack between Bouresches and Belleau Wood, inflicting heavy losses and holding all gains.
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Aisne
Villers-Cotterets
Laversine
Coetuvres
St. Pierre-Aigre
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Organize Labor for War Opens National Conference
Washington June 14 The national war labor conference opens to discuss efficient use of American labor power for the war effort. Attendees include 138 district superintendents 4 state directors of the federal employment service and state directors of the public service reserve. Sessions continue Friday and Saturday with speakers Felix Frankfurter Jacob B. Densmore and William E B Hall scheduled.
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Washington
Federal Employment Service
Public Service Reserve
Felix Frankfurter
Secretary of Labor
Jacob B. Densmore
The
Employment Service
William EB. Hall
U S Seizes Henry Miller Estate Worth 40 Million
The estate of the late Henry Miller valued at 40 million dollars, mainly lands and cattle in California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada, will be seized by the government for nonpayment of federal income taxes totaling 6 million dollars, according to Justus S. Wardell, IRS collector.
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San Francisco
Henry Miller
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Justus S. Wardell
Internal Revenue
Wilson Takes Land for Navy Proving Grounds
President Wilson orders about 2,200 acres seized to expand the Todian Head proving grounds in Maryland and the auxiliary grounds across the Potomac in Virginia under Navy control. The action envisions enlarging naval testing facilities and places the land under the Secretary of the Navy.
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Proving
Maryland
Washington
Naval Proving Grounds
Todian Head
Auxiliary Proving Grounds
Potomine River
Virginia
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Ship Guard Honored for Upholding Naval Traditions
Washington June 14 the navy department praised the armed guard of the steamer Tyler sunk May 1 by a German torpedo. Commander Claude H Ryan of Winchester Va led the survivors to safety while two crewmen Howard Fisher Smith of Pittsburgh and Jesse C Sampson of Fletcher Okla died. Smith was gunner’s mate and Sampson a seaman who raised the colors before being blown from the after gun platform.
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Washington
Naval Service
Navy Department
America
Ryan
Winchester
Howard Fisher Smith
Pittsburgh
Jesse C. Sampson
Fletcher, Oklo
Texas League Reorganizes Toward Eight-Club Circuit
Texas league club presidents meet at Dating Texas to plan reorganizing into eight clubs likely including New Orleans from the Southern federation and Beaumont. Steps toward the plan will be taken immediately, officials announced.
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Dating
Tex
Texas League
New Orleans
Southern Fascerasion
Beaumont
Health in Army Good General Health in Camps
General health conditions in army camps remain satisfactory the surgeon general reports in Washington on June 14. The summary notes army health standards are being maintained across postings with no major outbreaks or severe illnesses reported.
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Army
Washington
American Forces Repel German Attacks on Marne Front
German assaults between Bouresches and Torcy near the Marne are beaten back by American troops. About 400 German prisoners are captured in the Betlean Wood clearing by American Marines, with six officers among them. American artillery contributes to the victory as patrols clash on the Toul sector. The War Department reports 188 American casualties with various causes and Pershing notes a patrol entry into German trenches with three enemy deaths.
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Paris
Bouresches
Torcy
Marne
Thal
Roches
Betlenu Wood
Benreshes
France
Betlean Wood
Chateau Thierry
F Tunjer
United States
Geromays
Toul
Lineville
Washington
War Department
Picardy
Lambert elected president of American Medical Association
Maj. Alexander Lambert medical director of the American Red Cross in France and NYSMA president won the AMA presidency against Adm. William C. Braisted in a spirited vote of the house of delegates. Unanimous officers named include W N Wishard Judd Richardson Baldy Craig Pusey and Work.
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Chicago
Maj
Alexander Lambert
American Red Cross
France
New York State Medical Association
American Medical Association
William CG. Braisted
United States Navy
House of Delegates
Major Lambert
FF. N. Crandall
New York
L. MaeMurtre
Eight Million U S Soldiers Needed in France
Representative Julius Kahn, ranking Republican on the house military affairs committee, says eight million American soldiers in France will be needed to secure victory over Germany. He discusses plans to extend draft age limits to eighteen to forty five at the next session beginning in December.
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Washington
France
Germany
Julius Katn
House Military Affairs Committee
Representative Kahn
House Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
Congress
Baker
Department
Smith
Michigan
Committee On Foreign Relations
Britain
Hitchcock
Crowder
Secretary of War
Woman Recalls Wrens Aiding War Effort in Britain
Miss Melinda Scott, a straw hat trimmer from Chicago, told 2500 attendees in St. Paul that more than 500000 Wrens serve in the British Army. She praised their sacrifices, meals, care of the wounded, and washing uniforms while urging Americans to stay informed and hopeful about the war.
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St. Paul, Minn
Melindas Scott
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
St. Paul
Britain
France
Saway
Armoy Service
Miss Scott
Roundup of disloyal naturalized citizens ordered
Washington reports Attorney General Gregory ordered a general roundup of disloyal naturalized citizens after the internment of Carl Swolgin of Seattle. Swolgin, naturalized in 1913 after twenty years in the United States, was convicted of dangerous activities. Orders went to U S attorneys nationwide to report disloyalty cases.
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Washington
Gregory
Carl Swolgin
Seattle
Swolgin
United States
Department of Justice
Draft Day for Hawaii Fixed by Proclamation
Washington on June 14 reports a proclamation designating July 5 as draft registration day for Alaskans Hawaiians and Porto Ricans reaching twenty one since June 5 1917. President Wilson signed the proclamation.
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Washington
Wilson
Draft Age Change Is Recommended by Officials
Washington report notes proposals to raise the draft age to eighteen to forty nine and to adjust exemptions. Crowder urges exemption for professional baseball players, McAdoo seeks railroad workers, and mine operators press for relief for coal miners.
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Crowder
M’adoo
McAdoo
Teutons Pay Heavy Toll in BK Drive
German forces suffer significant casualties as they push through BK defenses. The attack stalls as troops report heavy losses and halted advances along critical supply routes.
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Teutons
British Repulse Foe On Front in Paris June Report
Special dispatch from Paris notes heavy fighting on the main German drive has eased to local actions. German casualties litter the front as the big push stalls. Allies plan another strong push in a new sector and express confidence in stopping further advances.
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Evening Journal
Paris
HMS Repulsed in Flanders
Strong enemy forces attacked a British position northwest of Morris on the Flanders Front last night. The Germans were completely repulsed and a number of prisoners taken.
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London
Morris
Flanders
Americans Stop Attack with American Army
A party of fifty Huns among troops attacking American forces northwest of Chateau Thierry surrendered under a white flag. All enemy assaults were repelled.
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Evening Journal
Chateau Thierry
U Boats Resume Attacks Off Virginia Coast
German U boats have resumed attacks eighteen miles off the Virginia coast. One British steamer is reported sunk and all vessels ready to sail are being held back.
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Evening Journal
Atlantic Port
Virginia
Baseball Players Draft Exemption Considered by Officials
Reported moves propose a temporary exemption for professional baseball players from draft service. Secretary Baker and later President Wilson may approve General Crowder's recommendation, delaying any compulsory service until after next winter.
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Draft Ag
Baker
Wilson
General Crowder
Bulgars Massacre Greeks Reported to Athens Legation
Cable from the Geneva bureau of prisoners reports a wholesale massacre of Greeks deported from northern Macedonia. Officials estimate 19,860 slain with only about 140 surviving. The Greek legation in Washington received the report as Bulgaria seeks to erase Greek presence in captured lands before peace.
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Athens
Washington
Astern
Macedonia
Bureau of
Geneva
Switzerland
Ificiale
Bulgaria
Grwece
German raid on Calais kills eleven including children
Eleven people die in a German air raid on Calais heeding wartime shock. The dead include four children as London reports the bombing of the northern French port city.
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Port
London
Calais
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Villers Cottereta
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Pershing
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