Bridges Washed Away by Flood on Piave River
Italian and Austrian fighting along the Piave front remains strenuous as floods wash away bridges across the Piave. Italian forces regain Capo Sile and territory between Zenson and Fossetta Canal while prisoners taken climb toward 9,000. Crown Prince offensive tied to Rheims, Kiev revolt reports, and French take prisoners near Oise as Italian gains along Montello are noted.
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Piave
Lake Garda
Adriatic
Montelle
Capo Sile
Zenson
Fossetta
Ukraine
Kiev
Tchernigov
Poltavae
Americans Break German Front North of Belleau Wood
On June 20 American forces near the Marne attacked northwest of Chateau-Thierry, advancing five eighths of a mile and driving Germans back to the Belleau Wood's north side. They occupied the German positions without facing resistance.
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Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Airplane Workers Walk Out for Higher Wages at Curtis Plant
Buffalo June 20 strike at Curtis Airplane and Motor Corp main plant began at 10 oclock with about two hundred workers joining a walkout. The action followed a meeting of 800 employees who voted to strike unless demands are met for an eight hour day and a wage scale equal to navy yard rates for similar work.
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Buffalo
Curtis Airplane and Motor Corporation
Navy
Demonstrations for Peace Reported in German Cities
A Stockholm dispatch quotes censored messages indicating peace demonstrations in Berlin Hamburg and Cologne with several workers killed and many arrested. Police and military dispersed the crowds amid the protests reported from Germany.
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Germany
Slavs Believe Victory Suspected by Agram Paper
Geneva dispatch notes a Zagreb based paper stating Jugo Slavs expect Entente victory. It claims Allies gain monthly in manpower and material, urging Central Powers to seek peace. It also mentions Austria Hungary’s internal strife reaching a peak.
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Austria
Let Em Try It Germany Threat After China Expulsion Plan
Amsterdam June 20 reports claim 10,000 Germans banished from China and interned in Australia will trigger a German response. The Deutsches Tages Zeitung says Berlin would seize 10,000 residents of French occupied districts and imprison them until Germans are returned to China and compensated for losses.
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Montdidier
Oise
Amsterdam
China
Australia
Deutsches Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Sinn Fein Treason Prosecution Not Desirable
London June 20 Edward Shortt Chief Secretary for Ireland told the House of Commons there is sufficient evidence against several Sinn Fein prisoners to prosecute for treason, but it is not desirable or necessary to prosecute at this time.
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London
Edward Shortt
Ireland
House of Commons
Sinn
Senate Passes $220 Million General Pension Bill
Washington June 20 The Senate required only five minutes to pass the annual general pension bill totaling $220,000,000 the largest pension measure in government history. The body added $35,000,000 to the total as it passed the House to fund recent pension increases.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Senate
House
Zeebrugge raid nets new German destroyers and subs
London reports that after the Zeebrugge operation, 21 German destroyers, many submarines, and numerous auxiliaries are penned in Bruges Canal docks. Thomas J. MacNamara announced in the House of Commons that the raid was more successful than initially believed and that German ships are now under constant bombing.
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London
Bruges Canal
Zeebrugge
Thomas J. MacNamara
Admiralty
House of Commons
Champ Clark Renominated Unopposed in Home District
Montgomery Missouri June 20 Speaker Champ Clark to be renominated for the 13th time without opposition. No candidate from either party filed against him in his home district. This would give Clark 26 years in Congress. Some supporters urge him for President after the war ends and Germany defeated.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Montgomery
Champ Clark
Congress
Clark
Germany
Food Crisis in Austria Reaches Critical Stage
An official dispatch from Zurich cites the Arbeiter Zeitung reporting Vienna will face deeper hardship after a sanguinary Italian front defeat. The crisis worsens with ration shortages, paper currency swelling to 7.5 billion and Parliament absent. Vienna enacts harvest management, district commissions to speed thrashing, while Berlin notes imports and German grain stocks are limited.
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Amsterdam
Zurich
Germany
Hungary
Austria
Cologne
Vienna
Bavaria
Berlin
Today’s Weather Report by Official Weather Bureau
Report by Erskine R Hayes shows Wednesday max 84 min 53, lowest night 56. Temperature readings through the day reach 64 at 8 AM, 68 at 10 AM, 72 at noon, and 74 by 1 PM.
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Erskine R. Hayes
Official Weather Bureau
Rioting in Austria Over Bread Ration Cut
Rioting broke out in Vienna with mobs attacking bakeries and the Premier’s residence amid protest against reduced bread rations. Cavalry rush to the capital to restore order as martial law looms.
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Vienna
Austria
London
Amsterdam
Hofburg
Army casualty list June 20 reports 73 names
The Washington casualty list for June 20 shows 73 names including 17 killed in action and 32 severely wounded. Ohio entries include Clarence St. John of Cleveland and D. M. Scott of Rinard Mills recorded as died of wounds and accident or other causes, with Thomas Payne of Dayton also listed as dead.
Steamer Escapes German Submarine Off South Carolina
A Gulf Port steamship reported sighting a German submarine off the South Carolina coast last Saturday. The liner fled and called for help, and the submarine abandoned the chase due to the ship’s speed and signals.
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Gulf
South Carolina
Less Electric Light is Suggested to Save Fuel
Washington reports a government plan to curb private electricity and gas use to ease coal shortages. The Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, and Shipping Board discuss a nationwide cut in household consumption, with half of last year’s average usage as a target. Utilities may be compensated later, rates possibly raised by state or federal bodies.
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The
Fuel Administration
War Industries Board
Shipping Board
America
Wilson choice of Democrats in Hoosier State
Indianapolis June 20 Democrats of Indiana opened their campaign with a war and Wilson support platform. The convention, led by Scott Ferris and W R Hollister, urged renomination of President Wilson in 1920 as former Governor Ralston chaired. Enthusiastic remarks followed as the crowd applauded.
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Indianapolis
Germany
Wilson
Indiana
Scott Ferris
Congressional Campaign Committee
Marshall
W R. Hollister
National Committee
Ralston
American hordes: Berlin paper profiles U S troops in France
A Berlin newspaper uses the phrase American hordes to describe American troops in France, reflecting wartime sentiment and propaganda. The report emphasizes the scale and resolve of U S forces amid ongoing combat operations.
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Berlin
France
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Russia
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River Front
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Stockholm
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Royal
Vari
Ous
Casualty
Clarence
Payne
Dayton
Associated Press
Nmispatch
Hoosier State
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