Germany Will Continue War to Last Gasp Says Hollweg
Russians continue offensive in Galicia as the Stanislau sector yields villages and thousands more prisoners. Food riots erupt in Cologne while British gains southern Ypres and Ostaverne. London papers attack Lloyd George after London raid. Paris says front attacks repulsed with violent bombardments. Italian front reports major infantry operations and cannonading near Tolmino Vodice and Monte Matai. Feng Tai defenses reinforced as Imperialists prepare for last stand near Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hollweg
Galicia
Paris
War Office
Rom
Tolmino-Vodice
Monte Faiti
Bethmann Hollweg vows war to last gasp
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag in secret on Monday that Germany must fight to the last gasp. The Taeglische Rundschau is cited as the authority for his declarations amid talk of distant peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berlin
Taeglische Rundschau
Perching's Men Make Picture Complete
In his speech Hollweg states the government cannot accept socialist propositions as they failed in Ruste and are dangerous. He asserts Germany must continue the war with full energy of its command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollweg
Ruste
Germany
Ga re r threatens Lemberg as Russian advance continues
New York reports July events show Ga rer capital Lemberg under threat within ten days as Russian forces push west along the Luuka river. Soviet and foreign dispatches say German efforts to aid Chemin Des Dames fail while the town prince faces costly, unrewarded expenditure. In Washington, July 10, officials foresee China’s Manchu restoration movement ending soon by compromise. Gen Chave prepares for action in Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lemberg
Ga Rer
Cealles
Halles
Fae ‘R
Luvka River
Berlin
Republic
Washington
China
Smoot amendment sparks heated debate on liquor price issue
Washington voices split over the Smoot amendment declared a scrap of paper as lawyers warn it oversteps constitutional rights by fixing a price on seized liquor. Meanwhile the treasury plans a three billion dollar Liberty loan installment at 3 1/4 percent, largest debt issue in U.S. history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
Senate
Congress
Treasury Department
America
Treasury
Plan to Draft National Guard Into Regular Army August 5
President Wilson proclaims the National Guard to be drafted into the U S Army effective August 5 1917 for states listed. The proclamation details who is drafted and how Guard units convert into regular army structures with officers and NCOs remaining in rank. The plan applies to multiple states and directs consolidation of Guard units into regular army organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular
Wilson
United States of America
United States
Union
Woodrow. Wilson
National Guard
National Guard Reserve
Congress
War Departments
Regular Army
Lst
Army of the United States
Army
Staff Corps
Army of the
World War I American Arrival Dazzles Paris Crowd
General Pershing and the first American forces arrive in Paris to a grand pageant of uniforms from France, the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, India, Canada, South Africa, Australia and more. The city is a kaleidoscope of khaki blue and green as men from around the world mingle beneath Paris streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pershing
Paris
Four Corners
Boston
United States
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
India
Canada
South Africa
Australia
New
Crisis in Germany Tests Coalition and Kaiser Aid
Amsterdam reports a tentative effort to stabilize a Reichstag coalition behind Chancellor von Hethman Hollweg as Junkers clericals and some socialists oppose. Rumors say the Kaiser may back peace terms, with Vienna possibly splitting from Berlin. A Field Marshal Baesler is tipped as Hollweg’s successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germany
Reichstag
von Hethman-Hollweg
Junkers
Vienna
Berlin
Marshal von Baesler
Hollweg
Kaiser presided at crown council in Berlin dispatch
A Berlin dispatch reports the Kaiser presided yesterday at a crown council held at Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's residence. All imperial Russian ministers attended, and the council has historically preceded major political events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
von Bethmann-Holweg
Berlin
Rumor German leaders may resign unsettles London
Amsterdam correspondent says rumors insist that German Vice Chancellor Karl Helferich and Foreign Secretary Zimmermann plan to resign. No confirmation has been received and the chatter remains unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegram Company
Karl Helferich
Zimmermann
Paris Transformed by Khaki Dominance Across City
The article describes Paris displaying a global array of nations and a city subdued by khaki uniforms. It notes the Palace de Opera and Champs Elys es among the crowds as soldiers in khaki erase the usual color palette, portraying a changed, almost different Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zealand
Newfoundland
Russia
Italy
Belgium
Portugal
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Japan
Morocco
Algiers
Dahomey
Senegal
Aannam
Tonkin
Madagascar
Palace de T'Opera
Champs-Elysees
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liberty Loan
Cologne
West Flanders
Petrograd
Stanislau
Ypres
Ostaverne
Comineg Canal
Lived George
Lloyd George
the Star
Huan
Forbidden City
Feng Tai
Peking
Bethmann-Holweg
Kaiser
Austria
Perching
Chave
Liberty
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Lake Bluff
Ill
Chicago
The
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Illinois
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
War Department
Indiana
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
California
Mity
C. F. Bertelli
International News Service
Crown Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!