Allies Unite to Push British Trenches at Messines
British forces seize about a mile of German trench southeast of Messines near La Poterie farm, capture seven German field guns and prisoners, as the official British headquarters report states. The drive aims at crushing the German right flank across northern France and Belgium with heavy artillery and U boat base disruption.
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Messines
Measines
la Poterie Farm
Medh Minesi
France
Belgium
England
Dover Straits
Channel
Italy
Trentino
British Note to Russia adopts Wilson war aims as basis of empire policy
London reports Britain forwards to Petrograd a note approving Wilson's Congress address and the aim to defend sovereignty and enforce treaties while liberating oppressed peoples. It endorses freeing Poland within both Russian and German spheres, and suggests allied treaties may be revised if needed. The note states Britain does not seek conquest and supports Russia in liberating Poland.
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International News Service
London
Central
Rome
Russia
United States
Petrograd
Wilson
Congress
Freedom of All
Poland
Great Britain
Britain
Free Russa
American Congress
Taft Calls U S to Send 6 Million Men for Just Peace
In a Pittsburgh address Taft urged the United States to mobilize six million troops and vast sums to win a just and lasting peace. He labeled Germany’s acts as deliberate murder and praised English colonies for support. He argued war is a test of resources and that America has greater means than any nation.
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Pittsburgh
William Howard Taft
National Conference of Charities and Correction
United States
Mr. Taft
Germany
England
Italy
Taft
Canada
Europe
Somme and Aisne Fronts See Renewed Bombardment
British and Teuton lines clash along the coast with Zeebrugge twenty miles NE as Somme bombardment intensifies. French artillery replies gun for gun while critics note a revival of northern Somme fire between Cambrai and St Quentin. Italy’s new strike surprises on the Trentino front after Austrian advances.
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Italy
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Zeebrugge
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Aisne
Champagne
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Trentino
Patrol boat downs two of five seaplanes near Dover
London reports at about 5 a m a Dover patrol drifter engaged five hostile seaplanes. One aircraft was destroyed the pilot rescued by another enemy aeroplane which was then attacked and sunk. its pilot captured. The remaining three aircraft escaped.
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London
Dover
Admiralty
Dynamite Found in Joliet Prison During Search
In Joliet on June 11 authorities uncovered enough dynamite to blow up the penitentiary during a prison search. Knives, stilettos, and citizens' clothes were also found among the inmates' belongings.
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Joliet
U S Mission to Russia Arrives Amid Surprise Visit
Petrograd June 11 the special train carrying Elihu Root and American commissioners reaches Petrograd with Russian officials meeting them at the station. The group goes to quarters in the winter palace as the embassy staff awaits, signaling closer U S Russian cooperation and renewed friendship after the revolution.
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Elihu Root
Winter Palace
Perm
Baron Lamzai
Russian War Office
Basil Miles
State Department
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
America
American Commission
U. S. Sailors Held as Prisoners by Germany
Germany says 74 American merchant sailors taken by the raider Moews are prisoners of war and will be treated as such. The United States will provide extra food and necessities through Switzerland as part of the arrangements.
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Germany
United States
Moews
Switzerland
Britain's Human Dynamo Lord Northcliffe Arrives in New York
Great Britain's war mission head Alfred Charles Harme worth Lord Northcliffe landed in New York to coordinate British efforts with the United States for war supplies ships and joint cooperation. He plans to visit Washington to meet President Wilson and will head British missions coordinating government work in America. The press noted his decisive energetic style and that the mission is business not diplomacy.
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International News Service
New York
Great Britain
Alfred Charles Harmeworth
Lord Northcliffe
America
United States
Balfour
Lord Northclffe
War Cabinet
Washington
Mr. Balfour
London
Gotham
Wilson
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
Doctors Drafted to Submit Bill for Medical Control
Atlantic City on June 11 reports plan to place control of the entire medical profession under President Wilson. The measure, approved by House ways and means and finance committees, will go to Congress. Maj. D A Kraker, US Marines, addressed the New Jersey Medical Society.
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N. J
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Ways and Means
House
Congress
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D. A. Kraker
United States Marines Corps
New Jersey Medical Society Today
Ask Your Broker About the Easy Way to Buy Liberty Bond
A brief plea urges readers to consult their broker and buy Liberty Bonds on an easy payment plan. It emphasizes that both manpower and money are needed to win the war and asks readers what they will furnish. Only three days remain to participate.
Italy Faces Cabinet Crisis in Rome Before Parliament Reopens
Rome June 11 A cabinet crisis unfolds as Baron Sonnino clashes with fellow ministers over appointments for the Italian mission. Resignations threaten the ministry amid Albania’s protectorate proclamation and fears of a chamber and senate showdown before parliament reconvenes June 14. King Victor Emmanuel III arrives to mediate as reformists and republicans threaten to resign.
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Sinnino
Duke of the
Abruzzi
America
Corso
Albania
Council of Ministers
Chamber
Senate
Boselli
Leonida Bissolati
Signor Monomi
Signor Comandini
Signor Feray
Mob Threatens Murder Suspect in New Jersey Triple Killing
Caro Mayworen, 35, a farmhand suspected of killing Mr. and Mrs. Queen and their daughter at Mount Pleasant last Thursday, was captured near Milford. Pursued by fishermen and citizens, deputies held the crowd at bay as Mayworen, armed with an ax, was shot in the back and overpowered after wounding a posse member.
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N. J
Caro Mayworen
William H. Queen
Mount Pleasant
Milford
Chase
Mayworen
Berlin Surprised by Wilson Note Sparks Postponed Comment
The Hague dispatch says President Wilson's note to Russia was published today in Germany but no comment was made, as the foreign office ordered delay until tomorrow. The document reportedly caused a sensation in Germany.
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the Hague
Wilson
Russia
Germany
Foreign Office
Man cites gun threatened marriage in wartime divorce case
William J. Jacobi testifies in Washington district court that a former Virginia congressman, his wife then Miss McTwiggan, and her mother and sister escorted him to a hospital wedding after a gun threat. He alleges he was coerced to wed for his War Department job, while Mrs. Jacobi seeks maintenance and a Florida divorce decree is disputed in Key West. Private detectives testified to spying on Mrs. Jacobi, noting social rounds and a tabbed notebook. testimony continues with cross examination forthcoming.
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War College
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Key West
Fla
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Virginia
War Department
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Providence Hospital
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Washington
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McNeil
Sinclair
Jacobbi
A. L. Newmyer
Lieut. Pierson
Second Precinct
K Street
Ferguson and Estes
Mrs. Jacobi
Earthquakes Struck Terni Near Italian Arsenal
Four violent earthquakes rocked Terni early today causing panic. Residents fled to open fields and camped outside. Terni, population about 21,000, lies in Perugia province 49 miles northeast of Rome near a government arsenal.
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Terni
Perugia
Index to Today's Issue Re. 1 Allies Unite Drives Lord Northcliffe in the U S
A compact index outlines major items across sections including international affairs with Britain and Russia, U S labor policy, Irish fate, a Keet case update, Pershing as royal guest, tax and legal matters, labor injunctions limits, and local society notes. It also previews editorials, Red Cross funding, Veiled Prophets, Alexandria items, sports, Fingneval, and capital traction valuation news.
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Ireland
Keet
Pershing
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Mooney
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Baker
T—Society
Red Cross Fund
News of Alexandria
Fingneval
Eleven arrested at anti draft session in Harlem
New York June 11 Eleven men were arrested and 28 detained after a mass meeting by the No Conscription League. Those detained could not produce registration cards and appeared of military age. US marshal Thomas D. McCarthy said the arrests prevented greater harm. Emma Goldman dubbed “ginger snap soldiers” as scabs, provoking cheers from a foreigner-dominated audience.
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Harlem
No Conscription League
Thomas D. McCarthy
United States
Emma Goldman
Dallas
Tex
Farmers’ and Labors’ Protective Association
Leadville
San Francisco
John Larsen
C R Larsen
Larsen
Dr Wu Refuses To Dissolve Congress In China
Peking reports President Li Yuan Tsung favors dissolving parliament per Gen Chang Hsun but acting premier Wu Tingfang will not countersign. A dissolution would delay any war declaration against Germany for six months. Chang Hsun arrived at Tientsin and demands exclusion of current members from reelection. Military leaders clash with the government on retaining Li Yuan Hung and choosing a new premier.
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Peking
Li-Yuan- Tsung
Chang- Hsun
Wu Tingfang
China
Germany
Ger
Chang-Hsun
Tientsin
Li-Yuan-Hung
Villistas Battle at Meoqui in Chihuahua Territory
Government reports a battle between Villa followers and Mexican government troops occurred at Meoqui, 50 miles south of Chihuahua city, Saturday. Mining men say Conchena near Chihuahua was looted by Juno Acosta faction, harming home guards. Corrigan McKinney mines in Conchena valued over $1,000,000. Baron Ernst von Plenerme, a famed German aviator, died in action near Fiandera.
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Villa
Meoqui
Chihuahua City
Conchena
Chihuahua
Juno Acosta
Corrigan-McKinney Syndicate
Cleveland
Ohio
Convention to name Ireland's delegates to solve Irish question
London June 12 government plan to convene a 101 member Irish convention to represent every walk of life. Church leaders, unions, bishops, moderators, and political parties will nominate delegates with ten peers, five Unionists, five Sinn Fein, and 15 government nominees. William Redmond eulogized by Lloyd George and leaders across parties.
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Chambers of Commerce
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
South of Ireland
John Redmond
Jeader
John Loensdale
William
Rien
Irish Unionist Alliance
John Irwin
Presbyterian Assembly
U-boat Threat Persists Despite Fewer Sinkings
London reports from The Chronicle's parliamentary correspondent that optimism over ship losses easing is not shared. Officials attribute the dip to fewer submarines at work as many U-boats refit at home, though recent losses suggest the danger remains.
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London
the Chronicle
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