European War Updates From The Week's War News
Casualty tallies rise with Prussia reported at 2 801 521 by the London Daily Telegraph. Russian offensives push into Volhynia and disturb the Styr crossing with 1 600 prisoners and two towns captured. British assaults at Fromelles cost over 2 000 casualties and 500 prisoners as Haig expands gains north of the Bazentin Longueval line. Ten thousand Canadian reinforcements bound overseas, Dutch Noordam mail seized, and Archangel emigration halted. Russian offensives in the Carpathians and Riga approach, while Jablonitza sees a major battle. French forces smash south of the Somme taking 2 900 prisoners and the first German front line. Women elected to the Finnish diet, and fighting above snow line reported in Turkish Armenia. Belgian troops reach Lake Victoria Nyanza in East Africa, and Teutonic retreat in Lipa causes panic in Galicia. Also noted are deadly floods in Mexico and multiple US domestic incidents including drownings and a fatal shooting in Alpine and Des Moines.
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London
France
Pozieres
Guillemont
War Office
Bapaume
Longueval
Panthers Kill Man In Florida Swamp Gory Detail Reported
Domestic Clayton McDonald son of a prominent Floridan was killed and all but his hands and feet eaten by a ferocious panther in the San Pedro swamp. The macabre incident is reported amid other distant disasters and accidents from across the country.
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Frank O’connor
Mount Pleasant
Clayton McDonald
San Pedro
Carranza proposes joint commissions with United States
Carranza submits a formal note to Secretary Lansing proposing a three member commission from each side to settle differences. Villa advances toward Chihuahua City, within 150 miles of the U S border, while Trevino admits Villistas broke through and struggles to stop them. A skirmish on the border near El Paso yields over 100 shots with one Mexican believed killed and no American casualties reported. Walter H Page and Mrs Page depart London for a month long New York vacation.
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Carranza
United States
Lansing
Washington
el Paso
Pancho” Villa
Chihuahua City
Jacinto Trevino
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry
Elkus Named Ambassador to Turkey as Wilson Plans Wisconsin Trip
President Wilson sent Abram I. Elkus of New York to the senate as ambassador to Turkey to succeed Henry Morgenthau. The Senate approved a resolution allocating 135000 dollars to fight infantile paralysis. Wilson and his cabinet push England to drop American firms from its blacklist. Wilson plans a two week fishing retreat in Wisconsin’s lake country before the fall campaign. The administration also seeks to settle the garment workers strike in New York City involving about 40000 workers.
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Senate
Washington
Abram I. Elkus
New York
Turkey
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
Wisconsin
Riinelander
Wis
England
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Secretary of Labor
New York City
Fever at Brownsville Sharpens Border Duty Debate
An Illinois cavalry officer reports incipient dengue fever after arriving at Brownsville camp, while officials deny widespread illness. Senator Lewis seeks transfer to El Paso and more medical staff as Troop A begins guard duty along the Rio Grande to deter bandits and snipers. Col Milton J Foreman relies on Troop A due to long service and Captain Mattes’s familiarity.
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Brownsville
Tex
First Illinois Cavalry
M. J. Foreman
First Cavalry
Point Isabel
Gulf Coast
Illinois
Lewis
Washington, D. C
War Department
Baker
el Paso
Rio Grande
Joseph Mattes
George E. Faugsted
William G. Rosier
Milton J. Foreman
Mattes
Bliss Expresses Surprise After Cavalry Camp Inspection
Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff, praised yet surprised by the First Illinois Cavalry camp inspection. He described the visit as speedy and perfunctory to some, spending about thirty minutes at Col. Milton J. Foreman's headquarters while posing questions.
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Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
First Illinois Cavalry
Milton J. Foreman
Longing to Know How Long Illinois Troops Stay in Texas
In San Antonio Illinois militia soldiers face heat and uncertainty about their stay. Officers and professionals describe disrupted incomes and siesta routines, while regimental exchanges replace civilian vendors. Regiments assume camp shops, prepare for Leon Springs hikes, and face supply and remount delays amid humorous anecdotes about Sam Fern and daily life in camp.
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San Antonio
Tex
British Take Works at Pozieres and Longueval Front
London reports intense fighting along the entire Pozi res Guillemont front. British forces capture outer German works near Pozieres, push into the village and threaten Longueval as fighting rages with German machine gun resistance.
Alleged smugglers nabbed near Palomas
Seven Americans and one Mexican were detained south of the border near Palomas fifteen miles below Columbus New Mexico as customs authorities investigate smuggling charges. Two automobiles loaded with whiskey wine shoes guns and ammunition were driven south along the punitive expedition line and were later brought back across the boundary by civil police acting for local customs.
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Columbus
N. M
United States
Palomas
Mexico
Lühnmann profits $3 million from Deutschland dyestuff venture
Herr Lohmann devised sending the Deutschland to the United States with a cargo of dyestuffs. He bought concentrated essences at cost in Germany and arranged direct sales to American manufacturers, eliminating commissions and brokerage fees for a sizable profit.
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Washington
United States
Herr Lohmann
Germany
Russians advance toward Erzingan with Keskid-Cheftlik take
London reports an important Russian advance on Erzingan with the capture of Keskid-Cheftlik midway between Baiburt and Erzingan. Constantinople and Petrograd also announce a larger scale battle near Trevanduz as part of the Erzerum offensive.
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London
Erzingan
Turkey
Keskid-Cheftlik
Baiburt
Erzerum
Constantinople
Petrograd
Trevanduz
James Whitcomb Riley Dies in Indianapolis
Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley is dead after suffering heat related illness and a stroke. He asked a nurse for water and died when she returned. The report notes he had been resting but succumbed to paralysis. Separately, Madrid announces Spain will send the cruiser Estremadura to the United States to assume a submarine built for Spain undergoing trials.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
U. S
Spain
Madrid
Estremadura
United States
Bank Clerks Miss Vacation Report From Washington
Comptroller Williams announced that 901 employees of country national banks and 10 percent of clerks in national banks of reserve and federal reserve cities have had no vacations for five years.
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Washington
Williams
National Banks of Reserve
Federal Reserve
As the Years Roll On
A reflection on aging and youth contrasted with vivid examples of Reginald Warneford and Otto von Weddigen. The Atlantic Monthly tone questions enduring youth and recognition, noting how youth pursues daring feats while the seasoned live its past successes unseen.
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Reginald Warneford
Otto von Weddigen
Lon
Atlantic Monthly
Free Rheumatism Cause and Cure Book Offer
An advertisement invites readers to write for a free book on the cause and cure of rheumatism and neuritis. It asserts the book is the most wonderful ever written and available without charge, naming Jesse A. Case of Brockton Massachusetts as the contact.
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Jesse A. Case
Dept. d W
Brockton
Mass
Adv
The Artful Dodger in Court Sparks Curious Outburst
Peter Cooper-Haggs stands before Judge Broyles as officers describe him as a suspicious character found hiding along Decatur street and beneath laundry debris. The stern judge asks what he has to say while spectators await his reply about rent pressure.
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Judge Broyles
Decatur Street
Peter Cooper
Haggs
One lucid moment every seven years joke in asylum
In a Christian Herald anecdote a Scotch minister conducting services in an asylum is interrupted by a mad inmate who asks if he should stop speaking. The keeper hushes him saying, that will not happen again as the man only has one lucid moment every seven years.
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The
Christian Herald
Likely Skepticism Over English Channel Depth
A brief exchange notes the channel’s depth claimed as nowhere near 900 feet. The remark reflects doubt about the measurement and the perception of depth when swimming would be difficult.
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Bill
English
Jill
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