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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|June\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1915~~1916 (Thursday)== Battalion is involved in morning Divisional exercises. They [[bivouac]] in Bavelincourt Wood. {{WF}} - French hold all [[Neuville St. Vaast]], and make progress in the "Labyrinth" at [[Hébuterne]]. The Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Sir T. Morland, inspects the raiders (from night of [[5 June]]) and congratulates them. {{PO}} - Ministry of Munitions Bill amended.<ref>An amendment to the Ministry of Munitions Bill made it clear that the Minister had no new powers to coerce workmen.</ref> Mr. Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, resigns.<ref>Mr. Bryan's resignation was thought to be due to the the uncompromising character of the American Note, but the Note when published proved to be moderate in tone. The Note denies that {{RMS\|Lusitania}} was armed, carrying cargo forbidden by American law, conveying [[troops]] from [[Canada]] or supplied with trained [[gunner]]s. It adds that these allegations in no case affect the legality of the methods of the German naval authorities and invokes "principles of humanity which throw into the background any special circumstances of detail that may be thought to affect the case."</ref> Mr. Lansing succeeds. ==1917 (Friday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ Neuf-Berquin: Battalion stands-to. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Deaths: [[Robert Moffatt (17314)]] <ref group="note">[[Robert Moffatt (17314)\|Robert Moffatt]] of {{A Company}} transferred to the Labour Corps and then to the [[8th Battalion]] of the [[Border Regiment]]. He [[died of wounds]] at just 23 years old. He is buried at {{CWGC link\|id=52001\|name=Westhof Farm Cemetery}}.</ref> <noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|160]] [[Category:June events\|08]]