Austria Hungary on Verge of Revolution and War Fatigue
New York June 22 A dramatic analysis warns that Austria Hungary totters as food riots and weather hinder Piave crossing. Bridges flooded by floods halt reinforcements and signal a shift to defense. Kaiser’s regime faces internal revolt and a pivotal choice to seek peace or press on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Hohenzollern
Hapsburgers
Piave
Hapsburg
von Hindenburg
Yss
Nans
Italy
Buta
Germany
Karl
America
Paris
Channel
Berlin
Hungary
Ussia
Renewal of Austrian Drive Threatens Italian Front
London reports a renewed Austrian push on a major scale is expected hourly. The attack targets the Venetian mountains and may threaten Montello as a keystone between fronts. Premier Orlando cites heavy Austrian losses and says 5,000 enemy dead are buried in one sector. Haig reports raids in Villers Bretonneux Strazelle, while French offices note repulses near Belroy and Alsace.
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London
Montello
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Emperor Karl
Asiago
Orlando
Haig
Villers-Bretonneux
Strazelle
Belloy
Alsace
St. Maud
French
War Office
Americanizing the name for kindergartners in Los Angeles
Los Angeles teachers seek an American term for the German called kinder garten children. They discussed replacing the Teutonic label with a descriptive American name and urged school systems nationwide to adopt the change.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kinder- Ritens
Every Able Bodied Man Must Go to Work in Georgia
Georgia plans a universal work bill for all men 18 to 55, rich or poor, requiring employment if passed. The measure, drafted by H M Stanley, has Governor Dorsey’s support and would place unhoused workers under state assignment to ensure labor needs are met.
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Atlanta
Georgia
H. M. Stanley
Dorsey
Sugar Rationing Tightens as U S Enforces New Rules
Washington announces drastic sugar limits for July 1 Sealed ration cards will certify sugar needs for manufacturers Home use capped at three pounds per person monthly Ice cream and soda fountains face 50 percent cuts while some items get 75 percent quotas Shipping shortages follow destruction of French sugar plants and loss of beet lands impacting allies
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
America
Crsis
Hoover
Barhrooms
California
Indepence Day Ship Launch Sets U.S. Record
On June 22 Presidentially led ceremonies mark 439,886 tons of new ships launched to carry troops and supplies to Germany. Atlantic Pacific Gulf and Great Lakes yards roll out 37 steel and 52 wooden hulls powering 146,000 soldiers, with Pacific coast leading and Mobile Moss Point and Orange, Texas strong in the south.
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Washington
America
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf and Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Mobile
Moss Point
Miss
Orange
Texas
Four Workmen Killed in Vienna Factory Clash
Washington reports four workers killed and 19 wounded when troops fired on strikers at a locomotive factory in Vienna. French cables note the incident occurred yesterday and the details are carried by the wire services.
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Washington
Vienna
Circus Train Wreck Kills Clowns and Circus Workers
Gary Indiana June 22 A Michigan Central army equipment train crashed into a Hagenbeck Wallace circus train killing or injuring 150. Forty three bodies were recovered and sixty missing as fires burned. Names include aerial artist Bessie Cavanaugh and clown Joe Coyle among the dead or wounded.
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Gary
Ind
Hagenbeck- Wallace
Michigan Central Army
Hammond
Edward Ballard
Green
Ballard
L. W. Langman
Michigan Central
Charles Rooney
Diereck Brothers
Arthur
Joe
Hans
Joe Coyle
Coyle
Cincinnati
Harry la Part
Lon Moore
Jimmie Mulvaney
J. Kurner
Steubenville
James Everett
Memphis
Tenn
Attemp
Huge crowds parade Vienna streets demanding more bread rations amid unrest. Karl not confirmed as target in reports.
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Vienna
Peace Edict Threatens Severe Measures in Austria
Reports from Amsterdam and Zurich indicate growing unrest in Vienna with strikes and protests over bread, wages, and hours. Proclamation warns of harsh action as riots flare, trains halted, factories damaged, bakeries looted, and authorities hold parents responsible for starving children.
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London
Amsterdam
Karl
Austria
Zurich
Vienna
Vienna Nieu Freie Press
Abernethy seeks restraining order over Dortch election
Charles L. Abernethy filed for a restraining order to block the state board of elections from certifying Dortch’s third district nomination. Judge Stacy may hear the case next week. Abernethy cites irregularities to overturn the election and notes his $8,523 expense filing as a response to Dortch supporters.
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Raleigh
N. C
Charles L. Abernethy
Stacy
State Board of Elections
Dortch
Third
Abernethy
State Board
American Propaganda Gains Ground in Europe War Effort
Washington reports more than 900000 U S troops have been shipped to France and seas to aid Liberty's cause, with March noting early success and potential renewal of German drives. Britain and the United States coordinate in Russia and Austria Hungary to influence public opinion and rally support.
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Ashington
D. C
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Washington State Department
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Austria
Russia
Mexico
Wilson
United States
France
Switerland
Berlin
Teuton
America
American Committee On Public Information
Austria- Hungary
Great Britain
Liberty
March
Af March
High Seas
Piave Line
Italy
Montello
Cantigny
Chateau-Thierry
Foch
Nationa Guard
National Army
Army and Marine casualties total 8 678 to date
Washington reports American expeditionary forces total casualties 8 678 with 1 289 killed in action and 291 lost at sea. Marine corps casualties run 1 093 of 12 000. Recap lists killed in action 1 951 and wounded 4 898 among Marines, plus deaths from disease and accidents across both services.
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Washington
Marine Corps
American Expeditionary Forces
Lenine Resignation Rumor Hits Moscow Dispatch
Zurich dispatch reports Lenin may resign after Russian soviets vote of confidence. Deutches Tage Zeitung indicates Lenine has already stepped down or will soon resign.
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Lenine
Zurich
Moscow
Deutches Tage Zeitung
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Stanley
Hagenbeck
Committee of Public Information
England
Frank P. Morse
World
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Carranza
Rio Grande
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