German gains in center of line amid frightful losses
The report notes German advances in the center of the Ypres region line from Noyon to Montdidier with heavy French resistance. Antoval near Ribecourt sees German success while French lines west of Ribe court withdraw to stronger positions. Australians push at Orancourt near Amiens and British take over 200 prisoners as Allied forces hold eastern sectors and Italian fronts see limited artillery actions.
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Noyon
Montdidier
Vigemont
Aronde
Oise
1Er
Ais Stream
Beffoy
St. Maur
Marqueglise
Vandellext
Mery
Bloy
W&s
Hown
Antoval
Ribecourt
Ourscamp
Carle- Dort
Sempigny
Somme
Flanders
Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Soissons
Estrees St. Denis
Prine
Chateau Villon
Slleau Wood
Italy
Rotary Club Debates Chautauqua Return and Labor Woes
The noon Rotary meeting in Wilmington discussed a possible return of the chautauqua at Fort Caswell, with committees organized to approach Colonel Chase and local leaders about weekend soldier visits. Labor issues dominated, with J. O. Hintons laundry owner highlighting court limits and racial tensions, while members debated wages and worker discipline amid ongoing city labor strains.
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Chase
Fort Caswell
Redpath
Colonel Chase
Wilmington
E. L. White
Roger Moore
George H. Hutaff
Chamber of Commerce
White
Chautauqua
J. O. Hintons
Hinton
Rotary
Williams
George Galvin
Great fighting persists along Montdidier to Noyon front
Amid heavy assaults near Montdidier and Noyon, French artillery inflicts heavy German losses as Allied counterattacks reclaim ground. Villages such as Mery Belloy and St Masure switch hands. fierce single combat on the Belloy plateau continues while German field guns arrive in strength and the front remains fluid.
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Compeigne
Plemont
Mery
Belloy
St. Masure
Belloy Plateau
Bombardment Resumes Killing Two in Paris
Paris reports two killed and nine wounded in yesterday’s long distance bombardment. The Eclair confirms the casualties as the city endures renewed shelling this morning.
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Paris
Tobacco Rate Increases Approved for North Carolina Shipments
Washington June 11 Inter state commerce commission authorizes railroads to raise rates on manufactured tobacco from North Carolina to the middle west to align with Virginia rate hikes and reflect recent increases.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
Middle West
Virginia
British and French Operations Near Amiens Reported
British forces advanced their line south of Morlancourt by about half a mile on a front of over a mile and a half, with 233 prisoners, 21 machine guns, and a trench mortar captured. French counter assaults halted German progress around Belloy, Marquelise, and Ribecourt, and recaptured Mery.
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Amiens
Morlancourt
War Office
Porto Rico and Hawaii to furnish 17000 draft registrants
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered Porto Rico and Hawaii to supply 17000 draft registrants for the national army. Porto Rico to send 12,468 men to Camp Las Casas in San Juan on June 20 and July 1, while Hawaii must send 4,336 men to Fort Armstrong in Honolulu by July 1.
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Washington
Porto
War Can Be Lost In America Says Wilson
President Wilson telegraphed to labor groups at a St Paul convention urging renewed labor support for the war. He warned the war can be lost in America as well as on battlefields if essential labor is interrupted or mishandled.
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America
Wilson
Washington
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
St. Paul
Four North Carolina Lads In Casualty List
The army casualty list for June 11 shows 130 names including killed in action, died of wounds and disease, wounded severely and with undetermined injuries. Northern and southern state entries feature among officers like Lieut Edward Hines Jr and Lieuts Edmund Corby and James J Lawrence, with several North Carolina soldiers named such as Rocky Mount and Pineville residents among the wounded and missing.
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Washington
Army
Ats Gene Aee
Indte Earets Ee
Rw Od
Hdward Hines
Sjr
Chicago
Edmund Corby
New York
James J. Lawrence
Atlanta
John T. Costello
Binhamton
N. Y
Southern
Corp
Talmage W. Gerrald
Galivant’s Ferry
S. C
Charles B. Hackney
Knoxville
Edward C. Pitt
Rocky Mount
N.C
Louis Bass
Horatio
Ark
Louis Erwin
Bethel
Tenn
Alex Miller
Raymond
Miss
Gilbert Ward
McDavid
Fla
John W. Erwin
Cleveland Miss
van Buren Hair
Elease
N. C
Charles G. Hardes
Loris
5. C
Henry W. Morrow
Albemarle
Lee E. Smith
Pineville
Henry Snell
Birmingham
Ala
Aylor R. Stone
Chestnut
French Hold Slows German Drive Toward Paris
June 11 dispatches report German forces pushing toward Paris with six miles gained at Vignemont aided by tanks. German losses mount as French resistance, led by Foch and Petain, tightens, while Clemenceau fairs with front-line generals amid reports of heavy German casualties.
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Paris
Vignemont
Guards
Rupprecht
Mery
St. Maure
Belloy
Plemont
Havas
Petit Journal
L’homme Libre
Echo de Paris
Foch
Petain
Matin
Clemenceau
Cooperation Keynote At War Industries Meeting
Atlantic City N J June 11 One thousand manufacturers from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut and Delaware will meet to prepare a program for maximum cooperation with the government in supplying war materials. Gov Samuel W McCall Senator Joseph S Frelinghuysen Charles A Otis and Louise Tracy are listed as speakers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Delaware
Samuel W. McCall
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Charles A. Otis
The
War Industries Board
Louise Tracy
United States
Baltimore and Carolina line gets rate hike approval
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved increases of 10 to 25 percent in commodity rates for shipments between Baltimore and Charleston Georgetown, D C. The action affects the Baltimore and Carolina Steamship Company and takes effect after the order.
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Washington
Baltimore and Carolina Steamship Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore
Charleston
Georgetown
D. C
Local World War II Casualties List Fragment
Level Virginia reports names and statuses of soldiers including John H. Tritt of Gastonia North Carolina and privates Jarvis W. Moore of Macon Georgia William C Pope of Toccoa Georgia and Melbourne J Smith of Macon Georgia amid undetermined wounded in action listings.
Wilson on Mexico and American leadership as trusted ally
President Wilson tells Mexican editors in Washington that the United States seeks sincere friendship and noninterference in Mexico. He argues for a Pan American framework, a guarantee of political independence, and a shared peace built on trust rather than suspicion. He criticizes German influence and asserts the U.S. role as a protective big brother.
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Wilson
Washington
Ico
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Atin- America
Dar
Central
South America
America
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France
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Marquegliz
van Dolicourt
Estrees-St. Denis
Marquelise
Vandelicourt
Porto Rico
Hawai
Federation of Labor
Macon
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