GROWN PRINCE AND SECOND DANE IN MONTH FALL
Berlin reports 1050 enemy guns captured since May 27 as German forces press along the western front. American aviators claim two downed enemy aircraft while Allied artillery shells and gas counterattacks intensify near Chateau Thierry and the Marne front.
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Burian's Berlin Visit Linked to Austria Crisis
London reports a serious Austrian crisis rumors without confirmation. Fabra Agency cites reliable sources signaling drastic events in Austria as the population demands peace at any price. Amsterdam notes rumors of rioting in Vienna and that Baron Burian's trip to Berlin ties to Austro German tensions.
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Wilson Named by French for Their Academy
Paris June 15 President Wilson former Premier Islandra of Italy and Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium were unanimously elected today to the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Moscow June 3 A Bolsheviki delegation left for Berlin to join a Germano Russian economic commission to set final exchange regulations. Russian delegates include Smolynkoff Larin Borovaky and Kracin. Chaemashukoff Bulgarian representative to the Soviet government arrived in Moscow.
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Siberian Front Shifts as Czecho-Slovaks Take Rail hubs
London dispatch reports Czecho-Slovak troops advancing in Siberia and the Urals, seizing Samara and Omsk, blocking Siberian grain routes to Moscow and Petrograd. Novo Nicholaevsk forms a new Siberian central government backing pass-through to Vladivostok, while Bolshevik negotiators seek a settlement.
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Dependents Not Kin Can't Get Soldiers' Insurance Under Law
Washington June 15 government allowances can be paid to dependent aunts or other distant relatives of soldiers only if the insurance law is amended. Treasury officials say many inquiries show distant relatives or nonblood guardians have reared service members. An amendment to permit such payments is under congressional discussion. The War Risk Insurance bureau announced 356000 May allotment checks issued. June 1 pay checks go out July 1.
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Ankle Sprain Fatal Jump in Auburn Man Dies in Coroner Report
Springfield Illinois June 15 a sprained ankle from dumping from a runaway team of horses led to the death of John Robert Lewis of Auburn. The coroner ruled an embolus broke off in the ankle causing a heart circulation blockage as the fatal chain of events.
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Hospital ship to risk going unarmed across Atlantic
Washington June 15 reports indicate Germany may react to the proposed unarmed Comfort hospital ship voyage to Europe. The Lokal Anzeiger suggests the vessel will carry airplanes and aviators. If true, the Comfort would be the first American hospital ship to enter the war zone without a convoy.
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Lokal Anzeiger
Waterloo 1918 Red Cross Smash Opens Thursday
Waterloo volunteers launch the 1918 Red Cross drive led by C V Simmons with a quota of 527000 and pledges already from Service League and local business leaders. Factory chiefs back the effort as Thursdays big canvassing day aims to cover city and plants while a loyalty census accompanies the drive to speed soliciting.
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Peace Pact Signed by Ukrainians and Slavs Is Report
Amsterdam telegram from Kiev says a provisional peace treaty has been signed by Russia and Ukraine. It calls for cessation of hostilities, return of nationals, and exchange of prisoners of war. The accord opens the path to commercial treaties and signals readiness to enter final peace talks soon.
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Allied forces in France top 860000 as ships limit
General March announced American troops in France exceed 860000, with total including allied branches. He said the 800000 figure reflects combat and noncombatant units, and ship capacity governs arrivals. German drives are part of a broader scheme, aims include channel ports and Paris, while line from Reims to the sea stretches 66 miles.
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Service Cross Given Six Americans Four of Whom Are Dead
Washington June 15. Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to six members of the American forces in France was announced by General Pershing. Those honored were Maj Alexander Rasmussen Ve R infantry Sergeant Gray E Swingle engineers Private Oscar Griffith ambulance company Private Frank J Goldcamp engineers all of whom were killed or died of wounds and Corporal Thomas A Carroll infantry and Private Leslie M Lane infantry.
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Million Yanks Too Few Men Full of Tenderness
London dispatch from June remarks that American soldiers in France outmatch German troops in combat and display tenderness toward wounded. The correspondent notes Germans will face a foe more like Dominion soldiers, but merciless to treachery. Baker promised reinforcement soon. a million troops is needed quickly, doubled if possible.
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TWN OFFICER INTERNED OAD TO BREAK ROCK
Amsterdam June 15 The Swiss Station at Washington has been asked to investigate the compulsory labor of German officers interned in the United States The Reichstag dispatch quotes Captain Koenig shown breaking stones The Swiss legation in Washington will inform the United States government that if no satisfactory answer is given American officers may face the same treatment
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Kiev Munitions Burst Cleaves City Into Fire And Debris
Amsterdam dated report says 12 major blasts at Itav munitions works in Kiev on June 15 caused widespread damage. People near Petchersk were hurled to the ground as shells rained down. Svjerivetz cathedral collapsed and surrounding streets burned in a sea of debris.
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Safety Toiletries Supplied to U S Forces in France
Washington June 15. The War Department announced the furnishing of safety razors soap hair brushes combs towels and toothbrushes to enlisted men in the American Expeditionary Forces in France has begun. General Pershing urged supply of toilet articles arguing personal cleanliness boosts morale.
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Acid throwing crank injures dozen women in New York
Twelve young women were burned by acid last night and early today in a spate of attacks. The victims, none seriously burned, could not identify the assailant or source of the liquid. Four were hospitalized. others received first aid. Police believe a single crank carried out the assaults.
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Weather forecast for week in Washington DD
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday from the weather bureau cover the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Generally fair with warmer temperatures in the northern portion on Tuesday.
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German drive checked as French counterattacks gain ground
June 14 dispatch reports that in Ile de France the sixth day of the German operation shows a more complete pause and that French counterattacks since May 27 have prevented further German gains. Analysts note heavy German division use, with estimates of 60 to 70 divisions committed between the Marne and Montdidier, signaling a costly and diminishing advance.
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Tank Downed in Day Has 13 Aerial Wins
Paris reports Sergeant David Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts downed five German planes on June 10. Three of his victories are official with two under investigation, potentially making him American ace of aces with 13 total, surpassing Lieut. Frank Baylies. Putnam, a descendant of Israel Putnam, earned the French War Cross April 23.
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Men Up to 51 Are Called by Canada to Serve
London reports that men aged 40, 50 and 51 have been called for army medical examinations. Sir Auckland Geddes, the war’s man power controller, said tribunals would extend service for a year or two to meet urgent needs. Younger workers in munitions complicate calls for older men.
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War Prohibition to Be Stiffly Fought If Amendment Stays
Washington June 19 National prohibition during the war will be the subject of hearings by the senate agricultural committees beginning Monday on the amendment by Senator Jones to the agriculture appropriation bill. It would bar the use of grain and foodstuffs in distilling illicit liquor during the war. Supporters expect opposition over rider constraints and questions about the amendment’s constitutionality.
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Falls Theatres to Disregard Sunday Closing Ordinance
Cedar Falls June 15 Theatres here plan to operate Sunday despite a recent city ordinance prohibiting Sunday opening. A test of the ordinance is proposed, with ads for Martins El Verso Havana.
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