Poles Hold Russian Advance in Counterattack
Berlin dispatch notes Russian army resistance to Moscow orders. Polish headquarters say Soviet advance guards repelled near Bomza and Brest Litovsk, with Polish counterattack holding their lines. West of the Sereth Russians failed to maintain positions as fighting continues west of Bialystok.
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Bialystok
Berlin
Moscow
Tageblatt
Koenigsberg
Warsaw
Associated Press
Bomza
Brest-Litovsk
Sereth
Rope I Knotted Pendleton Drama at Jail Confrontation
Details of the attempted mob rescue at Pendleton unfold in the early morning hours as Sheriff Taylor and deputies thwart the crowd. Ropes knotted for use and autos idled outside the courthouse set a tense scene before the sheriff emerged in shirt sleeves to quietly exit.
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Pendleton
Taylor
Sheriff Taylor
Pope Benedict Proposes Yearlong Saint Joseph Tribute
Vatican circular marks fiftieth anniversary of Saint Joseph patronage and urges worldwide celebration from December. Pope warns wartime fears bred by militarism and famine spawned evils including weakened conjugal fidelity and diminished respect for authority, lamenting licentiousness and rise of communism.
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Rome
Benedict
St. Joseph
Universal Church
Russians Reach 75 Miles From Warsaw After Lomza Gain
Paris dispatch says the Russian soviet army nears Warsaw within 75 miles after capturing Lomza and towns Kolno and Szczuczyn near the German border. Anglo French experts remain optimistic about Polish northern army under General Haller, while Brest Litovsk defense faces pressure from a northeastward Polish counter offensive from Brody near Lemberg. Ships from French and British ports pour into Danzig with munitions and a rapid unloading system unites French British and Polish workers.
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Paris
Associated Press
Warsaw
Lomza
Kolno
Szczuczyn
Loma
Poland
Haller
Brest-Litovsk
Brody
Lemberg
Danzig
Poles Repel Bolshevik Attacks Near Narew River
Warsaw reports Bolshevist forces concentrated on the Narew bank attacked to drive toward Warsaw along the Bug river. Poles say they repulsed the assault near Tpielce with heavy losses for the enemy, 11 machine guns abandoned and 500 dead. Fighting also rages west of Bialystok along the Brest Litovsk line toward Topezeja and Dubina and along Nurets and Zerzyce, with Brody region battles favorable to Poland.
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Warsaw
Narew
Bug
Tpielce
Bialystok
Brest-Litovsk
Topezeja
Dubina
Nurets
Zerzyce
Brody
Poland Holds Firm in Armistice Talks With Soviets
Warsaw dispatch reports Vice Premier Daszynski says Polish emissaries in Baranovitch must not concede anything endangering independence and will resist Soviet demands to supervise Poland’s interior affairs. Debs halts release efforts. from Atlanta prison he refuses special treatment and urges comrades to push for all imprisoned workers.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Poland
Baranovitch
Daszynski
British Reinforcement of Dublin Intensifies Irish Tension
Aug 1 reporting that 60,000 to 80,000 British troops in Ireland are being reinforced amid rising clashes with republican volunteers. Arrests for concealed arms and seditious literature increase as Sinn Fein campaigns move from barracks to country houses. Queenstown and Belfast reports note ships redirected to Liverpool, affecting passenger disembarkations and potential financial losses for the port. Archbishop Mannix matter prompts discussions on landings and potential guard formations.
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Dublin
Boyne
Ireland
Republican Volunteers
House of Commons
Sinn Feiners
Mannix
Australia
Liverpool
Belfast
Cunard
Caronia
New York
Queenstown
Celtic
Veteran railroad officer Clark dies in Minnesota hospital
Charles Alexander Clark, treasurer of the Northern Pacific since 1897, died of pneumonia at a St. Paul hospital after an operation for stomach trouble. Born in Freeport Michigan in 1854, he had earlier worked with the Denver & Rio Grande and other lines. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Charles Alexander Clark
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific
Clark
Denver & Rio Grande
Freeport
Orientals Enlisting in Esteban Cantu Army
El Paso Aug 1 Japanese are enlisting by hundreds in the army of Esteban Cantu in Lower California. Henry M. Hill the Panamanian consul general to San Salvador said in El Paso that most Lower California citizens sympathize with Cantu.
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EL Paso
Tex
Esteban Cantu
Lower California
Henry M. Hill
Republic of Panama
San Salvador
Washington
Threats Rise Over Floral Park Outdoor Church Plan
The Floral Park incident centers on a claimed threat by Rev. Fr. J. Groeneveld of the First Presbyterian church to establish a competing church if open air Sunday picnics by the People's Congregational church are not halted. Rev. B. E. Crane of Floral Park Congregational recounts the phone demand and insists there is no church connection with the People's church, while praising the picnic program as deeply religious and uplifting.
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Floral Park
Home Mission Council of
Montana
Groeneveld
People's Congregational Church
Crane
People’s Congregational Church
Walter T. Lockwood
Sale of Old Jordan Distillery Assets to New York Investors
Harrodsburg Ky August 1 announcement details the sale of the Old Jordan distillery and 400000 gallons of whiskey to George Lee and other New York capitalists for 769347 dollars. The distillery building will be dismantled and machinery exported to Cuba for reassembly.
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Harrodsburg
Jordan
George Lee
New York
Cuba
Coal Operators Propose Plan to Curb Profiteering
Washington Aug 1. Coal operators say profiteering by speculators will be presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission within days. They claim mine to consumer price spreads from 3.25 4.00 per ton at the mine to 9 11 per ton to consumers. A conference of operators representing two thirds of bituminous mines appointed a committee to draft practical measures, including limiting car reconsignments, for ICC consideration.
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Washington
Universal Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Col
D. B. Wentz
Philadelphia
National Coal Association
Speculators blamed for high coal prices by trade group
The National Coal Association said speculators caused exorbitant coal prices in a formal statement. FTC data showed April average bituminous mine prices at 3.26 a ton with costs at 2.76, leaving only a 50 cent margin before interest and other expenses.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Federal Trade Commission
Japan to occupy Northern Saghalen and Nikolaevsk
Honolulu July 31 The Japanese cabinet decides to adhere to Viscount Uchida policy and occupy Northern Saghalen and Nikolaevsk despite possible protests from other powers, according to a Tokio dispatch to Nippu Jiji.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Uchida
Saghalen
Nikolaevsk
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Second Victim Dies After Mines Road Wreck
Mrs. Egbert J. Carney died at 4 10 yesterday from injuries after a Cadillac roadster driven by her husband plunged over an embankment on the Mines road to Meaderville. ER J Carney was killed instantly. Walter T Bleick survived with severe bruises. The wreck left Carney a longtime Anaconda company statistician and his wife with crushed injuries, as their terrier Peggy kept vigil beside the overturned car.
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ER. J. Carney
Mines Road
Meaderville
Walter T. Bleick
Egbert J. Carney
Carney
Anaconda Company
Napton Apartments
Mrs. Carney
Mr. Carney
Mr. Bleick
Bileick
Napton
Murray Hospital
White Undertaking
Butte
Butte Statistical Department
Anaconda
Ashland
Ohio
Amelia Foulks
E. J. Arnstein
W. W. Brown
Spokane
Nova Scotia Yacht Club challenges for America's Cup
Alexander C. Ross, former Canadian parliament member, announced a challenge from the Nova Scotia yacht squadron to the New York Yacht Club for the America's Cup in summer 1922. If accepted, the design would be by a British designer, built in Canada, and crewed by Nova Scotia fishermen.
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Toronto
Alexander C. Ross
New York Yacht Club
Ross
Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Canada
Nova Scotia
Farmers Waged 10 Sound Out Political Candidates
Washington August 1 Farmers were urged to study public records of all candidates and reject those unfriendly to agriculture. Charles Barrett, chairman of the national board of farm organizations and president of the national farmers union, said farmers should vote for electors who will support agriculture and back a congress willing to pursue wise agriculture policies.
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Washington
Charles Barrett
National Board of Farm Organizations
National Farmers’ Union
Railroad Rates Boost Sept Plan to Assure $1.134 Billion Income
The new railroad rate proposal sets September implementation to raise operating income to about 1.134 billion dollars annually. It targets increasing revenue for rail companies while outlining specifics on tariff adjustments, scope, and affected routes across major lines.
Big Increase in Wages and New Tariffs Planned
Washington Aug 1 The Associated Press reports rate experts of the carriers will begin drafting new tariff schedules to file in time for increased rates on freight, passenger and Pullman services to take effect Sept 1 The government guarantee of the standard return of 593000000 annually expires six months after private control returns and experts will compute the actual money return for the roads from the new rate plan Continued on Page 2 Column 8
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Washington
Associated Press
Commission
Loftis death leaves Ruth Woods as witness in Chicago case
Ruth Woods 25 hotel keeper and the sole guest at Samuel T. A. Loftis’s apartment is held as a material witness after Loftis, a diamond merchant, died Friday night at the wild party. Police say Loftis fell from liquor and struck his head on a door knob. coroner notes skull fracture and cerebral hemorrhage. An inquest is expected tomorrow.
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Chicago
Ruth Woods
Samuel T. A. Loftis
Loftis
Garrity
Miss Woods
Hquor
Roy Shayne
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Pope
Debs
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Lucy Robins
Central Labor Bodies Conference of
Wilson
Boyne River
Sinn
White Star
E. J. Carney
Outooor Service
Ghurgh
Uual
Nova Scotia Yacht Club
Pullman
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