Night Air War Totals Nine German Planes Down
British and French forces clash over Ypres and the Moselle front in heavy night and day battles. Nine German aircraft were shot down by British pilots while the Allies report raids, artillery duels, and ground gains south of Ypres. French actions near Craon and Chevre involve surprise attacks and significant enemy losses.
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Fall of Teutons Spurs Allied Hope at Messines Ridge
The piece argues the Kaiser’s power can be crushed as Allied artillery and recent victories at Messines Ridge show German lines to be vulnerable. It cites reinforced British and French positions, the strategic value of ridges, and expects American help in autumn and spring 1918 to hasten victory.
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War Front Updates From Belgium and France in June Ypres and Ypres Front
Reports from Berlin via London detail British attacks south of Ypres being repulsed and German counter moves with prisoners taken. French trenches were entered near Ablaincourt Beine and Verdun region, with prisoners gained, while air combat shows 21 enemy aircraft downed by June 7 and six more by the previous day. Eastern Front quiet as the day ends.
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Barred Zone Rule Enforced In New York
New York began enforcing a barred zone policy at midnight as armed guards ringed the area and orders to shoot to kill were issued for disturbances. About 10,600 German residents did not obtain permits, while the water front faced intense scrutiny and daily observation to verify business activity. Authorities consider daily or biweekly reporting by enemy aliens. Marshal McCarthy worries several hundred Germans on a suspect list may have disappeared.
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Swedish suffragists fail in first chamber vote
Stockholm June 10 Swedish woman suffrage has been blocked for four years by a 66 to 43 vote in the first chamber after the second chamber approved the amendment without division. Prof Kjellen, once an opponent, says he will no longer oppose granting the franchise. A new riksdag is to be elected this fall for three years, delaying any vote until 1923 at the earliest.
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Esterhazy Becomes Hungary Premier At 36
Amsterdam dispatch reports Count Moritz Esterhazy, Hungarys 36 year old political hopeful, installed as premier at a critical moment. A former Oxford student and longtime deputy allied with Andrassy, he won esteem from retiring premier Count Tisza who foresees cooperation. Esterhazy earlier served as a Austrian army lieutenant.
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Italians Fire On Convoys Reported By Rome
An official bulletin from Rome via London notes renewed artillery activity along a desert road. Italian recon patrols captured ten prisoners. reports mention recent moves and engagements affecting supply lines near a border area.
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British Loss Small At Messines Ridge
Reuters reports at British headquarters in France say British casualties are exaggerated. Up to Friday evening about 19,000 men did not answer roll call on the British side. Past experience suggests roughly 60 percent of the missing are slightly wounded but walking, with others likely to rejoin their regiments later.
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President Li Rejects Ultimatum To Dissolve Parliament
Report from Peking notes President Li Yuan Hui refuses to dissolve parliament within 48 hours after a military ultimatum. Gen. Chang Hsun arrives with thousands of troops around the capital amid mounting crisis. Subsequent moves include threats to war and concerns over Manchu legitimacy.
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Bernstein to report from Petrograd for Washington Post and New York Herald
Herman Bernstein, renowned Russia expert, leaves for Petrograd to dispatch reports on Russia’s new democracy, war role, and dissension levels. His background includes interviews with Tolstoi, Metchnikoff, Rodin, and Gorky, plus translations of major Russian writers.
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Kropotkin Returns Exiled Leader Reaches Christiania
Russian socialist Peter Kropotkin, long in English exile, arrived in Christiania en route to Petrograd. He warned Norwegian press against efforts to hinder Germany's defeat and urged that Alsace Lorraine be France's, Poland be independent, and Russia continue the fight. He noted the Russian outlook improves with the new regime and will be met by War Minister Kerensky at Tornea, Finland.
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Stevens Party at Irkutsk on Russo American Rail Commission
The United States railroad commission to Russia led by John F. Stevens arrived in Irkutsk for a brief stay before proceeding to Krasnoyarsk and Tamsk for inspections. They expect to reach Petrograd in about ten days. Minister Nekrasoff praised the commission for its services, including plans for a Vladivostok locomotive assembly workshop.
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Red Cross Million Dollar Drive Aimed At Nationwide Fund
Cleveland 4H Dodge, ally of President Wilson and Red Cross finance chairman, pledges $1,000,000 toward a $100,000,000 goal if 24 other individuals or corporations commit similar gifts. The nationwide campaign begins Monday, June 18 and runs through the week.
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Lane Visits Son Ill in Hospital
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Virginia June 10 Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane and Mrs Lane visit their son Franklin who is ill in a Newport News hospital The youth is a student at Newport News aeronautic school and aims for an army aviation commission Lane predicts Hampton Roads will be a world class seaport and Tidewater Virginia a marine industry hub He would invest half his money in Virginia land if he had 106000000 He expresses no fear about the war and urges Americans to do their part
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Italians Occupy Greek City Janina in Northwestern Greece
Reuter dispatch from Athens reports Italian troops occupy Janina a northwestern Greek city of about 25 000 inhabitants located 30 miles east of the Albanian border. Athens cabinet meets to draft a protest as Italian forces extend from Aviona and seize other Athenian and Greek towns amid tensions. East of March the Greek government presented a note demanding withdrawal of Italian troops from Epirus.
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Whale Not Fish Says Bureau Defines Cetaceans
The bureau of fisheries states whales and porpoises are not fish. It compares their meat to beef in texture and taste and notes extensive study and correspondence. The agency now advocates using whale porpoise dolphin and other cetaceans as substitutes for beef in its guidance to fleets.
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