German Drive On Montdidier Front Foiled by French Hold
German effort along the Oise front near Montdidier and south toward Amiens is reported checked by stiff French resistance. French counterattacks on the western wing have forced Germans into a wedge pocket between the Oise left and high ground west of the Matz, with cautious advances inching forward on the left bank.
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Montdidier
Oise
Cutre
Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Dommiers
Curry
Amblony
Compiegne Forest
Chateau Thierry
Altho
Ourscamp
Carlepont
Ger Mens
Matz
Picardy
Flanders
Amiens
Channel
Lis Britteh War Office
Campiegno
Qise Tol
Rethancourt
Bat
Meathlicher
Secret Treaty Sessions In Senate Continue Despite President
Washington June 12 President Wilson’s disapproval defeats open treaty debate in the Senate. Senators vote 50 to 23 to table Borah’s amendment to Underwood’s resolution curtailing wartime debate. In a letter to Secretary Lansing, the President reiterates favoring open covenants after negotiation but cautions publicity could hinder negotiations.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Borah
Idaho
Underwood
Alabama
Lansing
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Two Waterloo Brothers Wounded in Action in France
Privates Hugh and Ray Hicok of Waterloo were wounded in France on May 27. Their ages are 24 and 26, and they enlisted in March 1917 with Company B. Waterloo sent them as part of the One Hundred Sixty‑eighth Infantry, while another brother Carl remains with them in France uninjured. The family previously lived at 1720 Jefferson Street.
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Hugh
Ray Hicok
Hicok
Riverview Drive
France
War Department
Co. B. Waterloo
Carl
Jefferson Street
Artillery Harasses Foe by Montdidier
American artillery aided French counterattack southwest and south of Montdidier as Germans raided Cantigny. US lines west of Montdidier await a chance to join fighting. A German raider party of 40 was repulsed. one enemy plane in disguise bombed and strafed US troops with no casualties.
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Associated Press
Picardy
Montdidier
Ines
Cantigny
Jaegers Cut in Pieces by Guns of Frenchmen
French artillery and machine guns exacted heavy toll since Sunday in France. An entire Jaeger unit was destroyed at Ressons-sur-Matz, and a Guards division lost a large share of its combat strength. Other divisions also suffered as preparations and the advance through key passes were met by allied forces. Prisoners describe the slaughter with horror.
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Associated Press
France
Ressons-sur-Matz
Doomed Polius Flash as Cavalry Fights in France
The detachment of dismounted cavalry on Le Ponton height held against ferocious assaults for hours after being surrounded. They sent wireless messages every two hours saying they were holding, and at noon the final word was Doomed. In separate item, Fort Dodge lineman Wred Buck, 45, was killed working on a high car after a 1200 volt shock, his skull crushed.
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France
le Piamont
Fort Dodge
Broken Homes Of Coloiers Fuel German Propaganda
Chicago reports German agents used fake letters to undermine Army morale by insinuating wives back home were unfaithful. A doctored letter circulated via morals court sparked alarms before fraud was traced to a hospital. Federal agents warn similar ploys may appear elsewhere as Germany signals no new peace offer.
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Chicago
German Aim Is to Strike Paris in New Offensive
The third day of the German offensive shows slow but real progress along the Oise valley and toward Ribecourt, threatening the French center near the forest of Ourcamps. German casualties surge as reserves and Allied countermoves form a two-army battle, with no early collapse.
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New York
Oise
Montdidier
Noyon
Chateau Thierry
Ribecourt
Scamps
Aisne
Verdun
Paris
Picardy
Champaigne
Ford
Shipyards Output Surpasses Sinkings By Large Margin
Washington June 13. Since German submarines began raids off the Atlantic coast on May 28, shipyards building vessels for the Shipping Board have produced more tonnage than the sinkings by over 100 00 handweight tons. The output in this interval is two vessels totaling 130 642 tons, while submarines destroyed 10 American ships totaling 26 000 tons.
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Washington, D. C
Atlante
Shipping Board
German Lament Over Prager Lynching Sparks U S Debate
Amsterdam reports Germany lodged a protest in Washington seeking safeguards after the Prager lynching in Collinsville Illinois on April 4. Privy Councillor Simons says the act was due to Prager’s German descent and sympathies. The U S denies formal complaints have arrived. Swiss minister had offered funeral expenses for Prager’s relatives.
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Germany
Washington
Robert P. Prager
Collinsville
Wolff Bureau
Simons
Herr Mueller
Meiningen
Reichstag
Prager
United States
Iinois
Illinois
America
U. 5
Washington, D
State Department
Swiss Legation
New Mexico Editor Held in Contempt Completes Appeal
Santa Fe editor E Dana Johnson of the Santa Fe New Mexican completes appeal after the supreme court considers contempt case. Johnson was sentenced to 31 days in jail by Judge Mechem for a March 1917 publication about the judge, the editor arguing the remarks related to a private individual not a judge. The state contends the piece referred to a pending case.
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Santa Fe
Supreme Court
E. Dana Johnson
Santa Fe New Mexican
Mechem
Seventh District Court
New Mexican
Delivery Notice With Late Paper Instructions
An error by the carrier or other cause prevented delivery, requesting that the paper be THONE and a copy of Paper Witt be delivered. Phone calls must reach the office before 6:30 p.m. to address the delivery issue.
United States Air Plans for Western Front Unveiled
London reports a Times correspondent describes the American air program in France. Large production depots, flying schools, repair shops, and supply centers are under construction, with vast warehouses to stock 30 days of stores for a million men. The first year’s record is hailed as glorious and promising greater things ahead.
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London
The
Times
France
Jeavers
Liberal policy favors railroad improvements and government takes over
Washington June 12 The director general asked Congress to extend the takeover deadline for short line railroads to January 1 1910 from July next. A resolution by Senator Smith of South Carolina outlines the move as part of a broader budget reveal showing railroads will spend heavily on yard tracks sidings and industry works while curbing passenger depot and nonessential projects. expenditure totals mark a shift toward wartime needs with a overall budget of 945 293 000 for rail canal and related works.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo Tolay
Congress
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Administration
Short Skirts and Paint on Face Rule Divorce Find
Judge Levine rules in the divorce case that a wife may paint and show a ankle or more and wear short skirts while police are satisfied. the husband Sandor Tynatz must take her back or pay separate maintenance.
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O. K
Cleveland
Jenaty
Ignats
Allies capture 1000 foemen in counter attacks
Allied forces, aided by tanks, retook Belloy and reached St. Maur and nearby farms as they reclaimed ground in a major counter offensive. About 1,000 German prisoners were taken with advances across a 12 kilometer front between Domfront, Rubescourt, and Wacquemoulin. The drive extended toward Mery and Anthenil amid heavy fighting.
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Associated Press
France
Domfront
Rubescourt
Wacquemoulin
Belloy
St. Maur
Porte and Loges Farms
Anthenil
Mery
Foch Reserve Army Seen Nonexistent in German Claims
Berlin reports quote Gen von Stein stating the so called Foch reserve army no longer exists and that French British losses were heavy with American troops appearing late. Washington views the claim as a bluff to cheer the public while pooling plans and Allied command structure are reassessed amid the German offensive.
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von Stein
Reichstag
Berlin
Foch
Chemin Des Dames
Germany
Marna
Washington, D. C
Teichstag
Altho
Versailles
Althe
Pershing
Tenison
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