Verdun Battle and Allied Struggles Reported in Frontlines
French war office says Verdun front rages with heavy bombardment and repeated assaults at Hill No 326 and nearby trenches. Russian advances continue despite Austro-Hungarian resistance, with heavy artillery duels along the Drina and reports of Czernowitz captured or contested. German cruiser Van der Tann damaged near Jutland. repairs underway in Wilhelmshaven.
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Drina
Paris
Dunkirk
French War Office
Bar le Duc
Verdun
Voges
Avecourt
Meuse
Dead Man's Hall
Fleury
Belgium
Lombardone
Petrograd
Galicia
Géermatz
Struta
von Hindenburg
Czernowitz
London
Hague
van der Thann
Jutland
Wilhelmshaven
Notice to Ticket Holders on Northwestern Turnpike
All holders of automobile tickets on the Northwestern Turnpike are requested to stop at the gate and present their tickets for identification. Those who have left tickets with the gatekeeper must also present them. failure to comply will result in withdrawal of the ticket each time the gate is passed. Chairman, Board of Managers.
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Northewestern Turnpike
Funston
Major Gray
St. Ignetio
Rio Grande
William B Rutherford dies at home in county
William B. Rutherford a prominent county farmer and longtime resident of Frederick County near Stephenson died peacefully at 5 p m Friday after a long illness of heart disease and arterial hardening He leaves a large family including son Lee Rutherford and daughters Esther Ruth Ruth Wilhelmina Meta and Ruth along with siblings and several nieces and nephews The funeral will be held Monday at the Presbyterian Church in Winchester with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Mr. Rutherford
Somis
Rutherford
Tearia
Frederick County
Winchester
Frances ‘Metz
Clinton Shank
Geastle
Virginia Span
Lee Rutherford
Lenore
Herbert ‘Russell
Stephenson
John H. Rutherford
Daniel Metz
R. T. MicVicar
John E
M. P. Ebert
M. J Hardisty
Charles Cooper
Hospital Show Postponed To June 23 For Winchester Hospital Benefit
The Empire Theater benefit for Winchester Memorial Hospital was postponed to Friday night June 23. Reasons cited include need for more rehearsal time and stronger cast with Elise Oklham and a Winchester troupe. Local dramatic stars will have prominent roles and a fuller program is promised. Mrs William B Davis has returned to Washington after attending the McKay wedding and visiting friends.
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Empire Theater
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Elise Oklham
William Faversham Company
Winchester
William B. Davis
Washington
McKay
School pupils listed who passed exams for next grade
The Star publishes the first installment of the John Kerr Public Schools Winchester list of pupils who recently passed all examinations and earned certificates for the next grade. The 1916 17 term begins next September. Names are given for First Year High School, Second Year High School, and Third Year High School with numerous students listed.
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the Star
Fira
John Kerr Public Schoals
Winchester
Joseph Roe Wins Special Honors at Roanoke College
A. Roe of the city graduated this week from Roanoke College Salem Virginia with a bachelor of arts degree. He received a special scholarship to Princeton valued at 250 dollars and won an athletic scholarship prize of 25 dollars for earning a monogram and the highest scholarship average. He earned football and track letters and captured the all round athlete medal for the track and field meet held on Monday June 10.
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A. Roe
Roanoke College
Salem
Wr. Roe
Princeton University
Roe
Real Estate Loan Offer for Limestone Land
Land loan available from five thousand to ten thousand dollars for limestone property. Immediate inspection welcome by Ww. L. FULTZ, Real Estate. No. 11 13 Court Square, Winchester, Va. June 16.
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Ww. L. Fultz
Court Square
Winchester
Officers Elected By Winchester Athletic Club
At a recent meeting in the club rooms Winchester Athletic Club elected officers for six months. The club plans to organize a baseball team with coach Mr Hayes, local manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Hayes is a skilled player who starred with Martinsburg last year and may lead a strong team representing the club.
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Winchester Athletic Club
Hayes
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Martinsburg
Road Meeting At Kauffmans School House
Citizens meet near Stephenson at Kauffmans School House on Wednesday night at 8 30 to discuss constructing the new road from Stephenson. All interested are invited to attend.
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Kauffman
Stephenson
Creditable Work by Colored Students at School Fair
Readers are shown a school fair celebrating colored students with strong displays in arts, crafts, and canned goods. The piece notes German industry as a model, praises teamwork of head and hand labor, and highlights specific students and teachers at Lent Barnett and Nellie S. Southall with exhibits from Stephens City Middletown and Leetown.
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Germany
Pete Field
Pope
Morris
P. W. Gibson
Stephens City
Middletown
Leetown
Sanitation Talk and Civic Work Highlight Scout Meeting
Second Troop Boy Scouts heard Dr. Cox discuss camp sanitation ahead of a two week July session. City Manager Pieid encouraged civic service as the group planned a three day Huck Dam hike and log cabin project with tents and supplies. The signal squad was organized with six members named, and Don Harmer earned his first class badge. A bicycle patrol of nine members led by Walter Brubaker was formed to support the cabin effort.
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Boy Scoute
Qld
Scout Room
Cox
Pieid
Huck’ Dam
Hugh Solenberger
Herry McCann
Augustus Haines
Don Hermer
Marshall McCauley
William Brow
Don Harmer
Walter Brubaker
Fireman Kauffman Dead After Bridge Collapse
Harrisburg dispatch reports that fireman Harry Kauffman was killed and engineer Arthur Chilecone fatally injured when a Tuscarora Valley Railroad bridge collapsed near East Waterford due to heavy rains washing out an abutment. The engine fell through the broken structure today as the train passed.
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The
Star
Harrisburg
Harry Kauffman
Arthur Chilecone
East
Waterford
Winchester Dance Honors House Party at Barrie Home
Mr and Mrs Alexander Barrie hosted a large dance at the Hotel Jack for their son George Barrie fresh from the University of Virginia and the house party guests. About 75 couples attended a week of festivities with German dances and stylish summer dresses at Amherst street residence. Paints oils and varnishes advertised by Solenberger and Co.
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Alexander Barrie
Jack
George Barrie
University of Virginia
Barria
Amherst Street
Winchester
Barrie
Sunday blue laws cause no alarm in Virginia courts
Richmond authorities and state officials report no change in Sunday observance rules. The last General Assembly did not alter Sabbath laws and police are not planning broad arrests for Sunday work. Arbitrary penalties hinge on defined “necessary work” and court rulings, with prior Staunton cigarette cases cited as precedent.
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Richmond
Virginia
Richmond Data Inc
Washington
Baltimore
The
Star
General Assembly
Winchester
Staun‘con
Missionary gets honorary degree from Washington and Lee
Rev. Hugh W White formerly of Winchester receives a Doctor of Divinity honor from Washington and Lee University Lexington Va. He has spent years in mission work for the Presbyterian Church in China. He is the son of the late Rev Dr Henry M White longtime pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Winchester. The family is in the United States on a rare vacation.
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Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Hugh W White
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
China
Henry M. White
Loudoun Street
Marriage License Issued To Glen O Roark And Jessie Seabright
A marriage license was issued at the city clerk's office to Glen O Roark formerly of Rockingham County now Frederick County Virginia and Jessie Seabright daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Seabright of this city. The marriage is planned for today.
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Glen ‘Ta. O'Roark
Rockingham County
Frederick County
Jessie M. Seabright
Thomas Seabright
State troops may go to the Mexican line
General Trevina warns he will attack if Americans cross the border and the government note is held up. The Sumter transport was ordered to Tampico to bring back all Americans, while militia calls and Hay Chamberlin laws push border defense. Reports of imminent hostilities and rising border tensions fill Washington and El Paso.
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Trevina
Campanza
Mexico
Pacto
Washington
Sumter
Tampico
United States
Chamberlin Army
Wilson Vnce
Oseetaet Enientad Tia
Hay2
Chamberlin
Lansing
Funston
War Department
Bell
el Paso
Carranza
Baltimore Grain Markets Close Prices Report
Baltimore wholesale markets closed with No 2 red wheat at 1.00 and corn at 81 cents per bushel amid afternoon trading. The brief quote notes wheat at 1.00 and corn at 0.81, reflecting market activity in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
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Valley Pike
J. Hunter Williams
Williams’ Archerg
Oy Bow
W. B. Rutherford
County
William Baker Rutherford
Joseph Roe
Athletic Club
Nemo
Oakley
Providence
Sipe
Virginna
Vascar College
Mrs. Barrie
Hotel
Jao
Solenberger and Co
Hugh W. White
Wire
Bulletin
Texas
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