French Repel German Attacks at Soissons and Marne Front
German forces press near Soissons Chateau Thierry and along the Marne in a renewed assault. French counterattacks reclaim ground near Vierzy and Dun while holding Rheims and threatening Amiens. Crown Prince’s forces push toward the line from Noyon to Rheims, yet progress remains limited as French defenses hold key rail hubs.
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Marne
Montdidier
Amiens
Paris
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Crise
Germis
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Dun
Vierzy
Reion
Chouy
Neuilly
Rive
Chateau Ferry
Verneuil
Rheims
Dormans-Rheims
Cathedral City
Stissons
Noyon
Chateau Thierry i Dormans
Teach
Susat
Erancourt
Epagny
Das ‘Larne
Stans
Advance of Hmns Not New Attack, Foch’s Army Awaits
Amsterdam dispatch notes Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung saying the crown prince’s move is a continuation of the prior offensive. It attributes growth of the attack to secured southern Chauny communications and a wedge toward Amiens, with Foch’s army north of Amiens ready for a renewed offensive.
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Amsterdam
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Chauny
Amiens
Foch
Hamburger Nachrichten
German Push Near Paris Threatens French Capital
The center presses to check the German onrush as they drive south toward the Marne and threaten Paris. Berlin claims 45 000 prisoners and hundreds of guns. Greek troops surge on the Macedonian front. American transport President Lincoln torpedoing details remain sparse.
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Marne
Paris-Chalone
Champagne
Verdun
Rheims
Aisne
Ailette
Ourcq
Berlin
Somme
Paris
Amiens
Cantigny
Soiren
Lincoln
United States
Europe
Lnst
Pullman Overnight Rates Increased To 2 For Berths
Washington June 1 The Pullman company will raise the minimum overnight rate for sleeping berths from 1.50 to 2 as part of a broader fare increase. Other Pullman rates stay largely unchanged. Commuters’ tickets will be honored until used. Universal mileage books at three cents a mile are under consideration alongside interurban electric line revisions.
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Washington
Pullman Company
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Propagandists at Work Deny Wheat Conservation End
Special to The Dispatch reports pro German propagandists claim no wheat conservation is needed. State Food Administrator Henry A Page confirms Hoover denial and clarifies the real supply picture. Wheat and flour on hand plus harvest outlook cover about one third of normal needs to support allies. May storage stood around 75 million bushels for three months while normal demand would be 120 million.
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Raleigh
Food Administration
Henry A. Page
Hoover
Army appropriation bill passes house for senate action
The army annual appropriation bill carrying 12 041 682 000 dollars and authorizing call of troops was sent to the senate after swift house approval. Speedy enactment is predicted with a likely early senate action next week.
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Washington
House
Senate
Russian Prisoner Reveals Brutal Treatment of Americans
A Russian prisoner who returned from Germany told Moscow officials that American POWs in Tuchel West Prussia were stripped of clothes, insulted, and kept in damp cold huts. He said they faced hunger, with bread only in the morning, and that consuls rarely visited, allowing further injustices before clothes were returned.
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France
Germany
Moscow
Tuchel
West Prussia
America
Paris Battles Seen Turning Point As German Push Slowed
Paris reports suggest military leaders view the crisis as serious but improving. Allies regain ground on the Aisne and Ourcq while counterattacks hint at halting the German westward advance toward Paris. Clemenceau officials suspend army leaves as deputies praise the progress.
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Paris
Havas
Aisne
Ourcy
Clemenceau
American Pilot Downs German Plane Near St Mihiel
In France near St Mihiel the American air force claimed another German aircraft shot down in early morning combat. The German plane fell after the American pilot delivered a burst of bullets in the sector northwest of Toul during a morning series of aerial duels.
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France
St. Mihiel
Toul
Vatican denies knowledge of Irish bishops manifesto
London June 1 The Daily Mail reports the Vatican says it had no knowledge of the Irish bishops' manifesto against conscription until eight days after it appeared. The Vatican writes to the Catholic Union disclaiming awareness of the document.
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Vatican
London
The
Daily Mail
Catholic Union
Campbell 1 made first ace in American Flying Corps
Lt. Douglas Campbell of California becomes the first American ace after shooting down a German biplane near Pont-A Mousson. The 20 minute duel at 4500 metres ended with the German plane crashing inside Allied lines. Campbell cited duty and refused surrender to prevent escape.
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France
Douglas Campbell
California
Campbell
Pont-A Mousson
Edward Rickenbacher
Columbus
Ohio
Rickenbacher
French math locates German long range guns by shell path
New York reports French officers used precise measurements from two holes in awnings to determine the path of a German long range shell. Chester M. Wright, returning with the American labor mission, heard how the data fixed the gun’s mouth in the forest of St Gobain and led to its demolition.
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New York
Sina
Paris
Chester M. Wright
Europe
Forest of
St Gobain
Effort Made to Raid Paris Fails
Paris reports an air raid alarm last night with guns firing and an all clear within minutes. Early today the official statement said no bombs hit Paris though bombs were reported in the Paris region.
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Paris
Primaries Underway Across North Carolina Races
Democratic primaries in North Carolina feature two congressional battles, Abernethy versus Dortch in the third district and Murphy challenging Doughton in the eighth. Unopposed incumbents include Senator Simmons eight justices and a corporation official. Morehead seeks the general election against Simmons.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Charles L. Abernethy
New Bern
W. T. Dortch
Goldsboro
George Hood
Walter Murphy
House of Representatives
Doughton
Simmons
Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
State Board of Elections
John M. Morehead
Charlotte
Doughton-Murphy
Abernethy-Dortch
Thomas H. Calvert
Calvert
Solicitor Norris
Franklin
L. A. Newell
Mr. Norris
Newell
Wiley Person
Charles Abernethy
Bil Dortch
Abernethy
Dortch
Broad salient held between two pockets
Paris June 1. French forces hold a broad salient between the pockets formed by German offensives from the Oise to Soissons and from March 21 and May 21. The plateau area provides strong positions for massing troops and threatens the German flank as they press to reduce the salient from two bases, the Noyon Montdidier line and the Soissons Chateau Thierry line.
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Paris
Oise
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Noyon-Montdidier
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Paper textile substitute found in Norway production
Official dispatches from Norway report paper textiles as an excellent substitute for cotton. The largest Norwegian textile factory has begun producing fabric that is 75 percent paper and 25 percent cotton, suitable for blouses dresses and curtains. The material is heavier than ordinary cotton, not as strong, but cheaper.
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Washington
Norway
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