British Break German Line at Messines Ridge in Belgium
London dispatch reports a dawn assault that captured the Messines Wytschaete ridge, routing German forces and piercing the Belgian front. British artillery and mines unleashed devastating fire as planes dominated the sky and prisoners were taken with minimal British casualties.
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Vimy Ridge
Messines Ridge
Ypres
No Man's Land
The
Somme
Plumer
Russia
Highway Body Chairman Named by Indiana Public Service Commission
The Indiana Public Service Commission named L. H. Wright of Columbus as chairman of the new state highway commission formed to implement the new law. Other members are Louis Taylor, David C. Jenkins, and Haines Egbert. Terms run through 1918 to 1921. The engineer secretary position remains to be filled as the commission prioritizes organization and statewide road improvements.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
L. H. Wright
Columbus
Commission
Goodrich
Statehouse
Supreme Court
Wright
Highway Commission
Louis Taylor
Newbury
David C. Jenkins
Kokomo
Haines Egbert
Goshen
Egb
Two New Deputies Appointed to State Board of Accounts
Governor Goodrich named Lawrence F. Orr Republican and Walter G. Owens Democrat as deputy examiners of the state board of accounts. Orr succeeds Bert Winters of Lebanon and Owens succeeds Rev. Thomas H. Kuhn of Fortville. Each deputy will earn 3000 dollars annually. A Marion county suit challenges the constitutional convention law and the woman suffrage provision for delegates, arguing the 1918 vote against a convention and questioning authority. The complaint names county clerks, Secretary of State Ed Jackson, Sheriff George V. Coffin and Marion county officials.
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Goodrich
Lawrence F. Orr
Walter G. Owens
State Board of Accounts
Orr
Bert ‘Winters
Lebanon
Owens
Thomas HH. Kuhn
Fortville
Indiana
Marion County Superior Court
Henry W. Bennett
General Assembly
Ed Jackson
George V. Coffin
Marion County
Mr. Bennett
Charles Martindale
Indianapolis
Ben Crane
Crawfordsville
Emory B. Sellers
Monticello
Samuel Parker
South Bend
British Premier Hears Guns At Opened Battle Night
London June 7 reports say David Lloyd George heard tremendous detonations as British preparations for an attack on Wytschaete began. The premier and household were awakened and ordered to be called at three as the distant sounds were mistaken for heavy guns.
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London
Wytschaete Bend
David
Lloyd, George
Othe
Aréer
Lloyd George
Indiana Grocers Tie State Association Leaders Named
The Indiana Retail Grocers' Association formed at a chamber of commerce gathering. J. E. Karns led the meeting for the Indianapolis Business Men's association. Officers elected include President David Meyer Anderson Vice President August Brasse Fort Wayne Secretary O. H. Faught Indianapolis Treasurer Fred Frohnith Muncie Directors M. H. Totten Progress E A Orr Fort Wayne William P Sackett Greencastle William Buschmann Indianapolis and W J Davis Muncie. The group will meet in Muncie to draft by laws and set up details.
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Grocers Farm Association
Indiana Retail Grocers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Muncie
Indianapolis
Men’s Association
J. E. Karns
State Association
David Meyer
Anderson
August Brasse
Fort Wayne
O. H. Faught
Fred Frohnith
M. H. Totten
Progress
E. A. Orr
William P. Sackett
Greencastle
William Buschmann
W. J. Davis
National publicity talks to reach thousands in theaters
The plan calls for a corps of volunteer speakers in every city under the national committee of public information led by George Creel. Speeches will be four minutes, censored and standardized, and delivered simultaneously across the country from Indianapolis under national guidance with Chicago headquarters.
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National Committee of Public Information
George Creel
Committee of Public Information
Indianapolis
National Committee
Chicago
Medical Units Ordered Into Federal Service
Two Indiana National Guard medical units will be ordered into federal service. Adjutant General Harry B. Smith announced field hospital No 1 in Indianapolis and ambulance company No 1 in Frankfort are to report for immediate duty at Fort Benjamin Harrison for training of medical officers reserve.
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Indiana National Guard
Harry B. Smith
Adjutant General
Washington
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Fort Benjamin
Harrison
County Superintendents Elected Across Indiana
Indiana township trustees elected county superintendents with several ties decided by auditors. Incumbents largely held seats. list names officials and residences for Adams Ed to Whitley A R Fleck Columbia City.
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Indiana
Appointed State Forester Charles Deam Selected
Richard Lieber, secretary of the state board of forestry under Governor Goodrich, announced Charles C Deam of Bluffton, a Democrat, as state forester. Deam previously held the office under Governor Marshall. Lieber declined salary and will use it to pay Deam.
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Richard Lieber
State Board’of Forestry
Goodrich
Charles C.deam
Deam’s
Hollyhock notes and garden tips from early 1900s column
The piece extols hollyhocks as durable perennials best shown in group or hedge backgrounds. It notes wide color variety from white to red and rose, advises annual seed sowings for finer blooms, and mentions local items about a Bays medal winner and a new tractor company in Anderson.
Gardening notes on Calliopsis and cockscomb varieties
The article advises sowing Calliopsis seeds in warmth or outdoors from May in good soil with thinning to 10 inches apart. It highlights tall growth needing staking and states these plants are good for cutting, especially coreopsis grandiflora and C lanceolata. It mentions red and yellow cockscomb forms and drying for winter bouquets, plus timing for transplanting young plants in April or late May and open-ground sowing in May.
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Washington,d.c
New York
Verbena Bedding Plant Creates Carpet of Flowers
Verbena is a low growing annual with a creeping habit. In mass it forms a dense mat that blankets soil with a carpet of blooms. Its long stems and varied colors from seed allow pleasing color combinations for bedding and attractive displays in beds borders and containers. It also makes good cut flowers for bouquets and table decorations.
Observations on Hollyhock Growth and Spacing for Transplanting
The text notes that in final transplanting each seedling should have ample space, about a foot or more, to develop fully. It states hollyhocks average four feet in height, with many varieties shorter or taller than this average.
Portulaca Stands Bright in Harsh Sun and Sand
The portulaca is a bright flowering low growing annual with thick leaves that thrives under extreme conditions. It endures hot sun and sandy soil, delivering vivid color in tough growing environments.
Portulaca Serves as Ground Cover with Low Water Needs
Portulaca thrives with sparse water and is suitable for beds edgings and rockwork. It forms a low six inch mat that fills gaps, hides flowers in the morning, and self sows in Washington and southward. It requires little care and can be transplanted in dry hot seasons, though in some soils it may become weedy.
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Washington
Calliopsis Coreopsis for Bold Summer Bouquets
Calliopsis is a genus of showy annuals and perennials known for bright yellows maroon and brown tones. Seeds for summer flowering north of New York City should be sown in March in boxes to start growth.
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New York City
Cockscomb Celosia Crista Featured In Garden Borders
The cockscombs Celosia crist a are prized as an ornamental feature for gardens. Dwarf varieties provide attractive borders while tall forms create striking focal points in beds and borders.
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Christen
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Blackford
M. C. Townsend
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E. M. Servies
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Yeoman
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J. E. Ludders
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Samuel L. Scott
Jeffersonville
Clay
Willis
Akre
Brazil
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Mortimer M. Boulden
DeKalb
C. M. Merica
Garrett
Delaware
Ernest. Black
Dearborn
George C. Cole
Lawrenceburg
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James E. Gilley
Washington Township
J. R. Crawley
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Eckert
Jasper
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Thomas F.berry
Rochester
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Glenn V. Scott
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L. S. Cunningham
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Grant
Charles H. Terrill
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Walter T. Brown
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Walter Harger
Noblesville
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Theodore L. Martin
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Hancock
George J. Richman
Greenfield
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Harry B. “Roberts
Newcastle
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Albert F. Hutson
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Clifford Funderburg
Jackson
Harry Henderson
Medora
Morgan L. Ster- Tritt
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Guy Pender
Saluda Township
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James W. Frazier
Alexandria
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Lewis Williams
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Monroe
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Bloomington
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Paoli
Ohio
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Rising Sun
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Lee Mullen
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Mount Vernon
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Winamac
Porter
Fred H. Cole
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Parke
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L. G. Wright
Pike
Howard Brenton
Petersburg
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Lee L. Driver
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Charles R. Herstenstein
Versailles
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C. M. George
Rushville
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William Everson
Shelbyville
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Angola
Scott
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Scottsburg
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Ralph H. Longfield
Sullivan
Richard Park
Switzerland
Ernest Danglade
Vevay
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C. V. Peterson
West Point
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Elmer L. Mitchell
Selma
Union
Charles Abernathy
Liberty
Vermilion
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Newport
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J. W. Hemmes
Evansville
Vigo
James M. Propst
Terre Haute
Wells
Arthur
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Bluffton
Wayne
Charles O. Williams
Richmond
White
Henry J. Reid
Warren
Harry Evans
Attica
Warrick
Ivor J. Robinson
Boonville
Whitley
A. R
Fleck
Columbia City
Stahlsmuth & Lowe
Mishawaka
Vincennes
Lyman M
Butler
T L Rehef
Jackson Township
Ohio Construction’ Company
Margery Sturdy
Red Cross
Madison
People's Trust Company Bank
Woman’s Franchise League
M. C. Garber
Charles Leslie Plymate
Elgin
First Presbyterian Church
Roscoe Teter
Claude Moore
Bartholomew Aerie
Eagles
Elwood
W.W. F. Biederwolf
Bunch
C. D. Meeker
Dry Federation
Johnson County
George Rimine
John Fultz
George Barrett
Mildred Kirk
Parker Willie
John Skinder
William Hodge
Sre
G. I. Christie
Mitchell
Sadier Eversole
State Council of Defense
Cambridge City
Finley Gray
Connersville
Daniel Comstock
Laporte
Leslie Hill
Thomas Younger
Presbyterian Church
Enist
St. Michael’s Church
George Henry Jour
Indiana School For the Blind
Patton
Verbena
Hollyhock
Althea Rosen
George Petrie
Madge
Blevins
Frank
Remy of
Ahanicwar
Cockscomb
Celosia Crista
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