Two American ships seized by English in prize actions
London reports the American steamer Neches seized and ordered to London to discharge cargo for prize court. Cargo claimed Belgian origin. crew protests. Amargoyle prize writ issued at Alexandria. Gargoyle formerly German Pennall. Gardoyle cargo and ownership questioned. Four passengers removed from Frederick Witte at Stornoway for German birth. Other ships examined or released for contraband. Freight details and unrelated ads follow.
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Germans Shell Arras In Heavy Bombardment
June 24 official bulletin reports heavy German shelling near Arras to blunt the French offensive. Among the dead are nuns and nurses at the Holy Sacrament Hospital as bombardment continues to the north of Souchez and Arras.
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Women in Railway Union Gain Union Recognition
London June 24. The permanency of the railroad woman is recognized by organized labor. She will be eligible to membership in the National Union of Railway Men. War shortages have increased female railroad employment, making them almost as familiar here as in France.
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National Union of Railway Men
France
Carothers' Kin Slain Husband and 2 Sons Killed
Mrs. Anne Poupard, sister-in-law of George Carothers, reports her husband and two children were murdered by revolutionists in Mexico City. She arrives in Albany en route to New York, recounting killings of wealthy families and widespread hunger. She cites U.S. intervention as the needed remedy amid famine.
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George Carothers
Wilson
Mexico
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New York
Joseph Bowne
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United States
Earthquakes Cause $1.5 Million Loss Across Imperial Valley
In E Centro California on June 24, a sequence of five severe earthquake shocks wrecked and damaged buildings, causing about 1.5 million dollars in property loss. The Imperial Valley irrigation system serving 400,000 acres sustained relatively minor damage and will be repaired. Eight dead include four Americans and four Mexicans, with around twenty injured. Offers of assistance were declined.
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Alfonso Retains Cabinet After King Requests Dato
Madrid reports King Alfonso asks Eduardo Dato to stay as Premier and to keep the full cabinet that resigned Tuesday. Dato met with the king after lunch at La Granja and returned to Madrid. a conference with monarchist leaders is expected tomorrow morning.
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Eduardo Dato
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la Granja
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Dato
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Maura
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Marguis Alhuemas
Senor Ben
Western Ontario battalion suffers devastating La Bassée attack
Toronto reports the First Western Ontario battalion near La Bassée in northern France on June 15 lost nearly 500 of 600 to 700 men, including 12 of 20 officers killed. German preparations and mine blast led to a fierce assault. only three officers remained unwounded.
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la Basazee
France
Saya
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Killda
Turks Defeat Russians On Caucasus Front Of Kateboghazi
Constantinople reports a Turkish advance on June 23 in Trans Caucasia. Turkish forces captured 2,900 meters on the Karabagh Heights near Kateboghazi after fierce combat, with the enemy retreating east. Turks seized hundreds of cases of munitions and war material in Harabagh district between the Kur and Arab rivers.
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Caucasus
Karabagh
Kateboghazi
Harabagh
Trans-Caucania
Kur
No Peace Offer Made Claims From German Paper
Ras 5KCU reports from Berlin June 24 via wireless to Sayville N Y. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says no hostile government has approached Germany with peace offers during the war. The imperial government knows nothing of any readiness by hostile powers to seek peace.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Today
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Will Let Mexico Wait For German Note Truth
A Washington dispatch reports the administration will delay steps toward pacifying Mexico until Germany clarifies its note. President Carter believes the note may not reach Washington before July 6 or 7 and will hold active moves until diplomatic talks with Germany end. Carranza and Villa factions show resignations and weakness, with Iturbide as a favored third option gaining cabinet support.
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Washington
New York World
Mexico
Cornish
Mexi‘ean
Germany
Carranza Fac‘tion
Villa
Gen
Iturbide
Mexico City
Garrison
Lane
U-Boats May Reach New York If War Breaks Out
A Washington dispatch reports naval experts say submarines could sail from European ports to New York in wartime. Under favorable conditions a submarine’s range could double beyond the usual 3,000 tons, with ten subs crossing the Atlantic from Canada toward England.
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Europe
New York
Washington Post
Annies At
Canada
England
Britain Denies Harm to American Trade in Memo
Great Britain released a memorandum to the United States and made public in London and here arguing that neutral commerce suffered little inconvenience from the British order in council against Germany. It asserts Americans have no grounds for complaint about cargo treatment while noting no reply to the March 1 note. Ambassador Page says the document explains concrete cases and the regulations applied. Continued on fourth page.
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United States
London
Order In Council
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Austria
Turkey
Ambassador Page
Wilson Drops Hopes of an Early Peace Conference
President Wilson, en route to Cornish, hears Col. E. M. House report from Roslyn on Europe talks. House relays public opinion and peace terms from Germany, Britain, and France, highlighting freedom of the seas and colonial expansion as pivotal issues shaping any settlement. No formal statement was made, but discussions point to continued U.S. mediation efforts.
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House
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Wilson
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Roslyn
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Col
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United States
Washington
Great Britain
Germans Warn Of Channel Invasion And London Air Raids
Reports from Germany claim Calais and Boulogne are keys to an invasion of England with long range guns and Zeppelins to terrify London. A small veteran army would land in England, with Dover and the Channel cleared for invasion as Britain defends a narrow western front. At Dunkirk, 16 inch shells from behind Dixmude killed and wounded civilians as bombardments continued with no port damage.
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Washington Post
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Germany
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Boulogne
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Dover
English Channel
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France
Dunkirk
Paris
Dixmude
Stillmore
Ships Wipe Out Canadians and Dunkirk Shelling Rattle War News
Daily summary notes British seizure plans, Russia retreats, hopes for Calais, and new blows to Russia as Dunkirk is shelled. Reports Deny harm to U S trade while Dernberg’s ship released and Von Tirpitz’s possible gains loom. Also mentions navy council actions and excise board enjoinment amid broader war coverage.
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Dunkirk
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Bryan
Council For the Navy
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Pope
Henry
Campbell Held on Murder Charge in Penitentiary Warden’s Wife Death
Tolat June 24 A colored convict Joseph Campbell was held by the jury after an inquiry into the death of Mrs Edmund Allen wife of the penitentiary warden. The jury decided to hold Campbell on the charge of murder and brought the matter to the attention of authorities.
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the Corners
Edmund Allen
Joseph Campbell
Germans Push on Paris After Lemberg Victory
Berlin reports intense joy over the capture of Lemberg with calls to shift Galicia forces toward Paris. Military observers doubt imminent action on the Franco-Flanders front as reinforcements likely head to the Baltic and Riga.
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Paria
Lemberg
France
War Office
Mackensen
Russians Retreat Pressed as Austro Germans Press North and West
London reports the Russians still retreating in the east while the French gain at points on the western front. Lemberg falls to Austro Germans, Galicia cleared of Rus sian forces, and debate over future German plans to strike Warsaw or push west flares in military dispatches from Petrograd and London.
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Sultan Under the Knife in Turkish bladder operation
London dispatch says the Sultan of Turkey underwent a bladder stone operation in Constantinople. The procedure was advised by Prof. Israel, the German specialist who has attended the sultan for several days.
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Seven Fishing Drifters Sunk Off Scottish Coast
British drifters sank by a German submarine off Scotland. Seven fishing vessels were lost with most crews saved. The Finnish brigantine Sea also sunk by a German sub southeast of Fair Isle, 50 mines away, forcing crews to abandon ship and reach Lerwick.
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