French and American Forces Break German Salients Near Marne
Allied troops including American marines and French forces push at the German lines northwest of Chateau Thierry, recapturing Torey, Buesiares, and Bouresches. French take Le Port west of Soissons and drive Germans from nearby hamlets as Bligny falls to British and French patrols. The advance appears part of a larger plan with three German divisions moved up to counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Torey
Buesiares
Bouresches
France
LE Port
Soissons
Aisne
Clignon
Gandela
Yinly
Veuilly la Poterie
Marne River
Reims
Bligny
Neen
Champagne Salient
Bussaires
Yorey
Associated Press
Americas
Allied Cabinet Gains British Assent to Cut Rival Buying
London reports a scheme for an allied cabinet on war supplies to unite decisions on food and raw materials. Five committees with Great Britain France Italy and the United States will coordinate supplies and form a pool of all allied resources. Reports go to the Maritime council to reveal the full shipping task and end competition in allied buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Maritime Council
Draft Revision Ordered by Crowder for Selective Service
Washington June 7 a federal revision of classifications under the selective service act began with orders to governors to investigate why few registrants are in class one and move thousands from class four upward. The move aims to reclassify married men and those unjustly placed, with a special class one week to examine doubtful cases and accelerate adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gen. Crowder
States
Navy
Marine Corps
Fifteen Hundred Held in Globe and Miami Draft Roundup
Federal officers detained fifteen hundred men in Globe and Miami for draft evasion screening. Of 506 taken in Globe, all but 50 could prove registration. Officers proceed to Miami to examine detained individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe, Ariz
Globe
Miami
Milk price debate drives Chicago producers meeting
Delegates from the Chicago district including parts of Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin will meet W E Lamb of the government food administration on Monday to discuss prices for July August and September. The gathering follows a report that milk prices were to be raised by an agreement among producers reached at Elgin yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
W. E. Lamb
Government Food Administration
Iio
Elgin
Marines Incur Terrific Losses at Thierry Front
American marines launched a second attack near Chateau Thierry and Yorcy Bouresches pushing the Germans back along a three mile front. They seized Yorcy and Bouresches, swept Belleau Wood, and took prisoners while artillery fire disrupted German counter moves.
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Marne
Yorcy
Bour¢sches
Chateau Thierry
Torcy
Bouresches
Torey
Belleau Wood
Irish Conscription Not Ended By French Recruiting Manifesto
Dublin reports an anti-conscription conference says Lord French’s recruiting proclamation does not end conscription. Four hour meeting at Mansion House with Lord Mayor presiding and leaders Dillon Devlin present. They condemn Sinn Fein imprisonments without trial and denounce the Irish military administration. The statement omits stance on the recruiting drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Lord French
Maneston House
John Dillon
Joseph Devlin
United States
New AGS districts as Russians face peace delays
London reports Russia struggles to seal peace with Ukraine while German and Ukrainian forces seize new Russian districts. Moscow exchange dispatch says peace before full occupation seems unlikely. Amsterdam dispatch notes rising anti Germany sentiment in Russia and Ukraine. Volks Zeitung urges friendly talks to ease military rule and civil governance in border areas.
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London
Kiev
Russia
Moscow
Amsterdam
Germany
Volks Zeitung
Cologne
Japan
Wilson
France
Landtag
Waterloo quota may be 70 men for draft
The Waterloo and Black Hawk county exemption boards expect 105 men to be called, with Waterloo possibly supplying 79. The county board has 35 men to provide, but no official tally yet. Cedar Falls quota was set by 12.4 percent of men remaining in Class 1.
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Vaterleo
Black Hawk County
County Board
Waterloo
Waterloo Board
P. J. Billings
Cedar Falls
Paper delivery deadline notice to subscribers
If the error of the carrier boy or other cause prevents paper delivery by six, call S380 and a copy will be sent. Theme calls must reach this office before 2 20 p.m.
Wheat crop forecast signals near record yield for year
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture forecast a large 1918 wheat harvest with winter 587,060,000 and spring 344,000,000 bushels, totaling around 931,000,000. Oats, barley, rye and hay projections accompany the June bulletin amid wartime food goals.
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Washington, D.C
Jang T
Department of Agriculture Totty
Mest
Phar
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Call for Selects in Class I Outside Waterloo
The county exemption board was notified that Wack Esuwle county Woulktt will furnish 284 men for the second quota. 26 men to be taken next. call to service on June 24 with likely entrainment for Camp Dodge on June 25. No entrainment on June 25 lowers the share to 12.4 percent. registrants in the coming wall will be notified soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cealar Falla
Wack Esuwle
War Revenue Proposals Debated In House Hearings
Hearings on two new war revenue bills began with Thomas O. Marvin of Boston urging higher import duties. Benjamin C. Marsh urged heavier income taxes and Albert Johnson backed graduated taxes. Marsh argued patriots would need over 60 000 annually and cited 1916 data. Proposals aim to raise about 3.48 billion from income taxes plus gains from corp taxed income and excess profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DB. C
House Ways and Means Committee
Thomas O. Marvin
Boston
Home Market Club
Benjamin C. Marsha
Farme
National Committee On War Finance
Albert Johnson
Marsh
Patriot
Martin
England
United States
Verne Marshall Commissioned Second Lieutenant in QM Corps
Washington News Bureau notes Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall received a commission as second lieutenant in the national army quartermaster corps after serving as an ambulance driver and sergeant in Iowa National Guard. Marshall, who recently spoke for Liberty Loan efforts, may be assigned to motorized service in France. Also named were Frank Perkins Des Moines engineer's reserve second lieutenant Stanley Moore Hands Iowa City aviation reserve Clarence Amphrose McGuire Dubuque medical reserve Hugh C. Higgins Council Bluffs railway transportation corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington News Bureau
Paradog Evening Courier
Washington
I. C6
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa National Guards
Waterlno
Quartermaster Corps
Naional Army
Marshall
France
War Department
Todo
Frank C. Perkins
Des Moines
Jond Heutenant
Stanley Moore Hands
Iowa City
Leutenant
Signal Reserve
Clarence Amphrose McGuire
Dubuque
Hugh C. Higgings
Council Bluffs
Railway Transportation Corps
National Army
Nonsense OCR with farm figures and ad text
Fragmentary data shows crop and production figures for the year and prior periods, including bushels and tons. It also contains an advertisement fragment and stray terms like War Size Diamond Joe and 3c Cigar with no coherent context.
Wood Detachment Prompts Army Reassignment Plan
Major General Leonard Wood, senior regular army officer, is detached from command of the Eighty-ninth National Army Division and will not lead it to France. He will be assigned to run the western military department in an administrative role. Wood protested in Washington and is expected to receive training with another division, likely at Camp Funston Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
Regular Army
Eighty-ninth National Army
France
Western Military Department
Wood
Washington
Camp Funston
Kan
French Take Two Villages as War Front Advances
American troops gain ground west of Chateau Thierry and along the Marne front. French recapture Hill 204 and Vilny while capturing Le Port and Vinly. British regain a footing at Bligny with heavy German losses. 100 prisoners taken in these actions. London reports a quiet British front with a raid and no further details. Pershing note confirms a German raid repelled with no American casualties. Paris still bombarded by German long range guns.
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Paris
Torey- Buelleau
Bouresches
Chateau Thierry
War Office
Noyon
Montdidier
Aisne
le Port
Fontenoy
Marne Front
Vinly
Marne
Reims
Bligny
Fontenay
Ambleny
Ourecq
Veuilly-La Poterie
Bussaires
Vilny
Clignon
Veuilly la Poterie
Bethune
Washington, D. C
Picardy
Submarine Sinks British Steamers Off Virginia Coast
A French armed merchant ship reported a German submarine sighting near the Virginia capes. Officials in Washington say U boats aim for larger transports after torpedoing the Hartpathian off New Jersey and near Virginia. Harpathian sunk in minutes with crew escaping. An aviation collision at Lake Charles killed Lieutenants Hegarty of New Jersey and Halton of Texas during practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Capes
Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Harpathian
Virginia Coast
Whic
Navy Department
America
New-York
Philadelphia
Peake Bay
Harpathi
Lake Charles
J. L. Hegarty
Trave Lee Halton
Gerstner Field
Ballie
Halton
San Antonio
Tex
Hegarty
Mail Losses Rise After Recent Ship Sinkings
An official bulletin reports vast mail losses after sinking of steamships Caledonia Duca di Genova and Fiel all sailing from New York. About 5 000 letters lost on Caledonia and Duca di Genova sacks. Fiel loss of 7 000 letters. Much U S mail destroyed by fire outside a French post office, mostly from southern states.
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M. H. Kelly
Caledonia
Serlles
Duca di Genova
New York
Fiel
Apr
Bulletin
United States
France
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U.S
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Wuertembberg
Martin la Venga Havana Tc Cigar
HUN
Ukraine
AGS
Kaiser
Agriculture Dept
Teddy
Bo Ea Hepa Merece
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el Verso
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Varidu
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United Stat
House
Immigration Committee
Secretaries of War, Navy and Labor
Department of Justice
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