Battle at Arras May Decide Fate of Northern France
London reports heavy fighting near Arras with brutal assaults and counterattacks as German forces withdraw to the Fecht river east bank The report claims Lemberg may have fallen to Austro-German forces while Russians fight to save their army and retreat northward Neutral dispatches warn the Arras battle could decide northern France’s fate with both sides suffering heavy losses.
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Lemberg
London
Vosges
Fecht
Joffre
Petrograd
Berlin
Long Fight Yields Labyrinth to FoE in French Trenches
A prolonged assault from May 20 to June 29 created a labyrinth of German fortifications between Neuville St Vaast and Ecurie. French units, fighting in shirt sleeves amid extreme heat, broke through after three weeks of relentless trench combat, taking 1,000 prisoners and inflicting heavy losses on German regiments, with 2,000 French casualties reported.
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Trent
Neuville St Vaast
Ecurle
Niene
Étnem3
Givenchy
la Folia
Thelus Farbus
Beaurains
Arras
Russians Fight to Save Material Near Lemberg Defended
Overseas News Agency reports Russian forces near Lemberg retreating to save artillery and materiel as German Austrian forces close in within six miles. Petrograd notes evacuation of Lemberg may be necessary with hospitals and government offices moved, while Russian trenches pose costly defense but are not impregnable. Military observers say Russia bears the war burden for ten months and seeks renewal with Allied support.
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Berlin
Sayville
Lemberg
Mackensen
Linsingen
Boehm-Ermolt
Pflanzer
Woynice
City
Petrograd
Russia
Germany
Spain’s Cabinet Resigns After Loan Setback
Madrid June 22 Spain’s cabinet under Premier Dato since October 1513 resigns as failure of a $150,000,000 loan is treated as a vote of no confidence Only one sixteenth of the loan was subscribed The report notes royal decree on nationalization of foreign debt and ongoing debt issuance plans
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Madrid
Dato
Spain
Alfonso
Panama convicts recaptured as manhunt continues
Panama police report heavy clashes with eleven Santiago penitentiary escapees in Veragua. Police killed one guard and wounded others. five convicts captured, five still at large, believed to be hiding in jungle as officers press the chase.
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Panama
Santiago
Veragua
Parliament May Stop Pay For War Fund
Sir Arthur Markham proposed voluntary relinquishment of Commons salaries for the war period in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Asquith said he would consider the matter though it should be decided by the house. Markham urged economy and retrenchment, offering that those with private incomes under 400 pounds could still receive the 400 pound emolument.
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Orden
House of Commons
Arthur D. Markham
Asquith
Peace talk not yet likely says President Wilson
President Wilson says peace proposals from the United States are fruitless now and there is no mediation plan in hand he notes that Col E M House returned from Europe and conveyed conditions there but private peace moves are unlikely to help and could hinder official efforts no time for peace talks now or mediation.
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United States
Europe
Col. E M House
U. S
Col. House
House
Col House
White House
Six Years For De Wet Treason Verdict At Bloemfontein
Gen Christian De Wet, Boer leader, was sentenced to six years imprisonment and a fine of 2009 pounds after being found guilty on eight treason counts. He led Free State forces in the Boer War and headed a 1914 rebellion before capture. Trial began June 10, 1923.
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Bloemfontein
Union of South Africa
Christian de Wet
de Wet
Free State
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Great Britain
Japan blocked from sending 300000 to Europe says Handelsblad
The Handelsblad asserts Washington directed Britain to prevent a 300000 strong Japanese expedition to Europe. Britain notified Tokyo under American pressure to halt further dispatch, after which the army reportedly vanished from Manchuria. Officials say exchanges occurred but remain undisclosed and unlikely to be discussed. The United States knew Japan had 100000 troops in Manchuria awaiting China’s reply and saw no European expedition likely given war strain and Japan’s treasury.
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The
Handelablad
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
Washington
Manchuria
U. S
United States
Tokyo
Handeleblad
Handelsblad
London
China
Peking
Far East
Hold U S Girl as Spy Diplomatic Help Sought
Urbana Ohio June 22 Anna Hoffman daughter of Mrs Kate Brunette of Urbana is under arrest in England as a German spy. Her aunt Mrs C K McFarland has received a letter from Hoffman seeking release. Hoffman says she worked in a London hotel when arrested and claims officials cite German descent. An appeal to Acting Secretary Lansing has been made with aid from Ohio officials.
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Lansing
Urbana
Anna Hoffman
Kate Brunette
England
C. KE. McFarland
Miss Hoffman
Holloway
Christopher Brunette
London
German Success a Defeat
London cites Hillare Belloc arguing Germans in Galicia failed to secure a decisive local outcome. He notes occupation of Lemberg did not achieve its aim, and claims the enemy spent vast munitions and more than half a million troops in Galicia. Free dancing. Great Falls. Take cars, 86th and M sts, nw.
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Queena Hell
Hillare Belloc
Galicia
Lemberg
Great Falls
86Th and
M Sts
Germany drafts note to United States delays until Kaiser approves
London June 22 The preliminary German note to the United States is finished but will be held back until Kaiser approval. The delay aims to send the document to Washington by mid or late next week. Business leaders Balin of Hamburg American and others have urged conciliation while Tirpitz and the naval faction demand no halt to submarine warfare.
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London
United States
Berlin
Daily Mail
Hague
Washington
Herr Bal- UN
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Admiral von Tirpitz
Villa soldiers perish in Chihuahua City hospital fire
Three hundred Villa soldiers were burned to death when a military hospital in Chihuahua City was destroyed by fire. The blaze, suspected incendiary, also razed the Theater of the Heroes, a theater adjacent to the hospital, and reports say the hospital, market building, and theater lay in ruins.
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el Paso
Texas
Villa
Chihuahua City
Big French Loan Ties Up With American Rail Bonds
New York June 23 J P Morgan & Co near completion of a one year 50 million dollar loan to the Paris branch of the Rothschilds acting for the French government and the Bank of France as well as a French banker syndicate. The loan will be secured by high grade American railway bonds and used to pay war supplies and foodstuffs. Government officials offered no comment on the transaction.
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J P Morgan & Co
Paris
Rothschilds
Bank of France
Morgan & Co
America
London Exchange
France
J. P.morgan & Co
Jury of State
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Crucial Battles at Arras and World Events
Page 1 outlines major wartime items and international notes. Lemberg Taker and London Hears dominate headlines while Britain issues a new trade check and U. S. submarine clashes are noted. Domestic items include a high school commencement and a divorced statement.
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Lemberg
London
Bey U
Japan
Thomas Taggart
Britain
France
Atlanta
Williams
Briden
Commencementa
All America
News of Alexandria
Henry
Capital student killed in Windber auto overturn
Special to The Washington Post Johnstown Pa June 22 Miss Ruth Geddes 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Geddes of Windber was instantly killed when an automobile overturned at Bedford and Horner streets Her companion Miss Dorothy Smith also of Windber the driver was not badly injured Miss Geddes was on her way home for vacation from the National School of Domestic Science of Washington D C
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Washington Post
Johnstown
Ruth Geddes
W T. Geddes
Windber
Bedford
Horner Streets
Dorothy Smith
George Smith
Geddes
National School of Domestic Science
Washington, D. C
Taggart Indicted in Bribery and Vote Buying Scandal
Indianapolis records 128 Marion County indictments for conspiracy to commit felonies tied to bribery blackmail and vote buying during 1914 elections. Thomas Taggart mayor Joseph Bell police chief Samuel Perrott and Robert Metzger among first to acknowledge service bonds set at 5000 for Taggart and Bell others 2500 to 10000. Indictments allege illegal voting intimidation false registration ballot stuffing machine manipulation saloon blackmail and related crimes with penalties up to 5000 fine and two to fourteen years imprisonment. The defendants proclaim innocence and await arraignment likely next week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County
Brand
George W. Coffin
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph E. Bell
Samuel W Perrott
Robert W Metzger
Board of Public Safety
Taggart
Bell
James A. Colling
Criminal Court
Mayor Bell
Britain designs new trade checks and export controls
London reports an order in council to bar exports to the Netherlands except through the Netherlands Overseas Trust, aimed at preventing shipments to hostile states via Holland. The bill records consignments, imposes fines or imprisonment for violations, and extends controls to other neutral countries.
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Overseas Trust Company
England
Wil
London
Holland
Netherlands Overseas Trust
Germany
House of Commons
BE G Prettyman
Board of Trade
Great Britain
Pretyman
Netherlands Trust
Consignora
New York
Europe
United States
Austria
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