French minor operation near Montdidier and sacks of villages
London reports a well executed French attack near Montdidier designed as a diversion and to tighten the line toward Amiens and Paris. French and American forces captured Sau, Millers, Aubvillers and Mailly-Raineval on a four mile front, about a thousand more prisoners counted in 24 hours. Fighting remains fierce along the Soissons Rheims pocket with ground gained and continued counterattacks by Germans.
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London
Montdidier
Amiens
Paris
Sau! Millers
Aubvillers
Mailly-Raineval
Entente I Miex
Soissons-Rheims
Soissons
Soisnons-Chateau
Thierry-Rheims
Kent
Vesle
Aisne
Marne
Salient
Washington Army Casualty List Reports Killed in Action
Washington July 2 The army casualty list lists individuals by name with statuses Killed in action Died of wounds Died of disease Died of accident Wounded severely Missing in action and includes private, sergeant, corporal, and marine entries from spaces such as Springdale Wish Wallace Sumpter and many others across states like Ohio New York Illinois and Massachusetts. The list mentions ranks from private to sergeant and includes locations as well as names in a long roster style entry compiled during the war reporting period.
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Washington
R. Big Sh
Mont
Livingston
Oither
Springdale
Wish
Wallace
Sumpter
Marine
Marine Orp
Interview with Sir Eric Geddes on U boat threat and US aid
London July 23 Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the admiralty says the U boat threat must be met with intensified effort and new measures. He notes America’s role, calls for continued naval building and cooperation to keep the vital convoy system open, and warns against any relaxation that could jeopardize military operations.
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Admiralty
Eric Geddes
Charles J. Grasty
New York Times
London
Eric Gedde
Manny
Eoere
Dnte
America
Major Roosevelt Wounded in Knee in France
Paris reports Maj Theodore Roosevelt Jr wounded by a machine gun bullet while reading an attack southwest of Sissons. He is said to be resting at home in Paris with a leg injury described as severe but not life threatening. Capt Roosevelt said his brother was recovering and would return to the front.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Floisy
Sissons
Chicaxe ‘Tribune
Crot Hospital
Blake
New Broken
Stas
Roosevelt
Avenue du Hois de Boulogne
M.jor Roosevelt
Hoover on Food and Problems in London Speech
Herbert C Hoover the American food administrator spoke on food problems and substitution. He warned that beef production would take three to five years to grow while a rapid increase in meat and pork could occur within nine to seventeen months. He noted assurances raised swine production and emphasized exporting large meat volumes for allies. Corporal Nessly of the local army recruiting station is ill at the Grind hotel with severe tonsillitis.
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London
Herbert C Hoover
Hoover
Nessly
Regul Army
Grind
Volunteers Volume for Special Mission Call
Volunteers are filling for special mission training with several applying for Camp Fremont in California. Five men are listed as volunteers, some rejected. no draft expected. Names include Samuel Barker, A Vaillancourt, Raymond Arra Koni, Steve Talla, Leslie Byannning, and Lillian Avrel, with addresses. A county attorney filing concerns a lariat incident and a disturbance.
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Camp Freemont
Cal
White
Couny
Sevral
Samuel “Barker
North Main Treeph
George Stivers
Lillian Avrel
Neeton Street
Ida
John Doo Park Petty
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Buzancy
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la Paz
Mexican
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War Industries Board
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Tim
Chicago Tribune
Western Front
Montana
Butte
Anaconda
Symons
Sint Pve
Seeablen
Kayser
Hughes
Alee
Carl L. Gilbert
Niles
Ohio
Stephen D. Grib
Chicago
Gust Kollar
Marry Abramowitz
Clifford
A. Heard
St Louis
Buchanan
Big “Lake
Wash
Leslie D._ Chapin
Ridgeville
Ind
Homer Crumb
Knobel
Ark
James VP
Billis
Eldorado
Texas
Chester A. Hartwell
Farewell
John Lamp
Holyoke
Mass
John D. Mun
Tonawanda
N. Y
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Aidavour
Ireland
Carl ‘A. “Oettedahi
Spring’ Grove
Minn
Joseph F. O'Hearn
Lockport
N.Y
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Owatonna
del Schambaum
Brooklyn
Joh Shoemaker
Tyrone
Fultonmith
Ambridge
Ayaski
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Private
Domenica de Medici
Boston
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Pony
Guy M. Tun
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Mien Pais
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Willam A. Farris
Tuscaloosa
Ata
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Fullerton
Neb
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Winona
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Sturgis
Mich
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Tixby
Glasgow
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Urbach
George A Isbarrow
Maplewood, Cr
Francis K. Read
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Edward Oberlander
S.ichael M. Hershman
Frank’ F. Kriwanek
St. Louis
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Nashville
Tenn
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James J. Cass
Mbrose Dolan
Jamaica
Plath Howard Cer
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Glendale
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T. “McCormick
Topeka
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Edward Herman
Spring’ Valley
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Shenandoah
Ind. Cannon
Homestead
Henry J." Clarke
South’ Nyack
Hugh D. Cook
la Herman
1. Craft
Aut Ht
Dale
Henry G
du Joseph
Mt. Jancis A. Ellis
Malden
Mark Kilner
Patrick Fee
Flatley
Christopher Germann
Corona
Noa Frank
Goldbach
Buffalo
Eiu Grompecker
Otto
Minneapolis
Fred Hartel
Joan
Herman
Olney
Ald
Kallily Lansing
Alleh
Kelsey
Haddam
Lingelback
Mineola
Jorge
McCast
John 8
Moore
Huxene Munson Jr
Kent Muttl
New’ York
Ederick C
Newsum
Nton
Woodhaven
Freeport
John’ Noviello
Norwalk
D. Pennarie
Wasile Patrick
New. York
Levi St. Quick
Siiver Springs
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Kulkey
Cincinnati
Irving Solow
Percy
J. Wallace
Ore
Casimir Mt. Warren
Dunkirk
Henry” Wehre ‘Newell
Towa
Theodore W Onety
Arthur J. White
Lima, N. Y
Tuilus
Woin Tran
Edward Str. i
Rolla
Furst
Wyatt M. Chapman
Americus
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Cleveland
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Sycamore
Lloyd A. Staley
Springfield
Arthur ‘J. Elmore
Washington P
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Hugh A. Sueling
Philadelphia
Jed
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Hartford
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Oni
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Privates
Arbuckle, Fulton
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Banton
Pawest’ Bloomer
Tock Springs
Reunion
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Miss
Tienr ‘Standish
Lynn H. Conrad
Sacramento
Harry J. Luthers
Denver
Daniel McMenamin
Joseph H. Neuman
de Kalb
Ilrrison If
Price
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Joseph 8. Toth
Ludlow
Ryal HL. Sanderson
Bowling Green
John J. Stahl
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Roy H. Simpson
Philad
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Havas
Foch
de Goutte
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Amsterdam
von Francois
Seventh
New York Musicians' Union
Eric
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Roosevel
Ion
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