Allied Advance Grows as Allied Powers Drive on Marne Front
London reports a widening Allied counteroffensive across more than 100 miles from Soissons to east of Rheims. French American Italian and British forces push on amid German claims of repulses, while Berlin cites heavy German casualties along the Marne. British troops advance southeast of Hebuterne near Albert, Haig says.
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Rheims
German War Office
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Aisne
Marne
Hebuterne
Albert
Haig
Roosevelt Hero Killed in Aerial Duel Over Berlin
Amsterdam reports Lieut Quentin Roosevelt daughter of ex president was shot by German aviator Groper in a duel over Berlin. Twelve Americans and seven German flyers joined the engagement as Roosevelt fell from two shots in the head. He was buried with full military honors.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Groper
Berlin
Roosevelt
Allies Cross the Marne with Artillery Support
Allied advance presses along the Soissons to Rheims salient with artillery. German defenses concentrate south of Soissons and north of Chateau-Thierry as they retreat to protect their western center. Prisoners admit the retirement will continue toward Ourcq, about twelve miles north of Château-Thierry.
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Desperate German Counter Attacks Thwarted on Front North of Chateau-Thierry
The War Office reports five miles of front north of Chateau-Thierry repulsed German counter attacks. Elsewhere German resistance was limited to artillery fire with front lines holding between the Ourcq, Marne, and Rheims, including Courteon and Roi Woods.
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Chateau-Thierry
War Office
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Marne
Rheims
Courteon
Roi Woods
Oureg
Bezu-St. Germain
Allied raids of Friday yield fourteen enemy planes down
London reports fourteen enemy aircraft shot down by British flyers on Friday with three driven down out of control and three observation balloons shot down. Seven British machines are reported missing. Eighteen tons of bombs were dropped on targets including Courtrai Lille railways Bruges dock and large ammunition dumps on the front.
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United Press
London
British Air Board
Courtrai
Lillie
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Government sets height rules for new recruits
The United States government has announced height-based eligibility for men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45. Men 60 and 61 inches tall, outside draft age, may enlist. weight is set at 110 pounds and roles will be assigned by Uncle Sam at the local army recruiting station.
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United States
Uncle Sam
White Shrine Meeting Tonight at 7 O'clock
A meeting of the White Shriners is scheduled for this evening at 7 o'clock. Members are to gather at the usual lodge.
Many Passed June Test of Teachers Here
The teachers examination held June 28 lists successful candidates across several categories. Names include Ethel Anderson, Gertrude Brewer, Lucile Duncan, Bernice Faires, Nellie Pierce, Wintfield Hilton, Katie Johnson, Nella A. Johnson, Hazel Linscott, Ruth Lewellyn, and others across elementary one year and two year programs, plus high school and renewals.
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Ethel Anderson
Gertrude Brewer
Lucile Duncan
Bernice Faires
Nellie Pierce
Wintfield Hilton
Katie Johnson
Nella A. Johnson
Hazel Linscott
Ruth Lewellyn
Minnie E. Lee
Sarah Stanley
Lulu M. Sanborn
Florence Smart
Ora Townsend
A. J. Mce Cullough
Elementry
Hazel Wyatt Chadwell
Lenora Carman
Adene Danford
Lucile Duffee
Gladys Daugherty
Fern Edwards
Mildred Kinder
Faye Marshall
Lena Munn
Edna Rodehaver
Mirian Williams
Aristien Searls
Nellie Shafer
Gwendolyn Dinsmoor
Laura Gunder
Hettie M. Potts
J. H. Robinson
Alta Worden Williams
Winifred Shively
Eleanor Bowers
Esta Cunningham
Marie Carpenter
Lalla Danford
Lena E. Davis
Celia L. Devitt
Frances D. Finstrwald
Linnie Hall
Lora M. Johnson
Emily Patterson
Hary Herbert
Isaac Williams
Ferieda Fitzer White
Anna B. Wilson
Elizabeth Burgess
Grace A. Drown
Ella Allen
Virginia Young
Elen van Dyke
Shirley
German Submarines Appear Off New England Coast
Reports from Orleans Provincetown and Boston describe U boat activity near Cape Cod and off Massachusetts shores. Navy and private experts debate explosion failures of bombs, while ships sweep seas for subs and victims from the Perth Amboy incident are hospitalized with severe injuries.
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New England Coast
Lancaster auto wreck leaves one dead and one dying
Lancaster Ohio July 22 Albert Bletzacker 21 was killed instantly. Thelma Albright Muncie Ind is dying at a hospital. Four others Lorraine Mullin Helen Henderly Fred Hoffman and Edward Bolenbaugh all of Lancaster were severely injured when the car skidded into a telephone pole at 2 AM. Albright's skull was crushed.
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Lancaster
Albert Bletzacker
Thelma Albright
Muncie
Ind
Here
Lorraine Mullin
Helen Henderly
Fred Hoffman
Edward Bolenbaugh
Albright
Device to foil thieves locks wheel and sounds gong
A new device blocks the steering wheel and rings a gong when tampered with by an unauthorized person. Meanwhile about 6,000 of the 20,000 British shipyard workers promised from the army have been returned to work so far.
Week's Weather Forecast From Washington
This forecast notes a warm start to the week with a moderation after Tuesday and near normal temperatures most days. Slight chances of showers are expected on Tuesday while the rest of the period should be fair.
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Washington
Athens banks to close at noon each Thursday July August
All business houses in Athens will close at noon on Thursdays during July and August. Consequently the Bank of Athens N. B. A. Athens National Bank and Security Savings Bank will also close at noon on Thursdays. Public notice dated 7 22 2.
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Bank of Athens N. B. A
Athens National Bank Security Savings Bank
Red Cross Supplies Sent to Vladivostok
Washington reports the American Red Cross is shipping relief supplies to Vladivostok as disclosed by the State Department on July 22.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Vladivostok
State Department
Roosevelt Arrives in Europe to Review Naval Matters
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt has landed in Europe aboard a destroyer. He will inspect naval affairs and report on strategic and diplomatic naval matters.
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O“Ling
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Franklin Roosevelt
Europe
Mixup Caused Fatal Interurban Wreck Near Chelsea
A misunderstood signal on an interurban line near Chelsea Michigan led to a collision between a passenger train and a freight car on Saturday night. Twelve people died and forty seven were injured, including several soldiers from Camp Custer. The impact buried the freight car past the passenger car’s smoking section.
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Chelsea
Mich
Camp Custer
Colored men in Glass One draw 29 from Athens county
Athens county's August quota for colored men under the draft calls for Class 1 is 29. Only 29 colored men remain in Class 1 in the county. White draftees depart for Camp Sherman Tuesday and report at the Armory at eight. Captain Smith arrives and leads the special train.
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Athens County
Camp Sherman
Armory
Captain Smith
Franco American advance pushes from Soissons toward Marne
American and French forces drive north and east of the Marne with heavy reinforcements and artillery support. Oulchy Le Chateau is penetrated, giving control of the Chateau Thierry to Fiennes corridor. German orders allegedly seek withdrawal toward the north from the Marne toward Fere-en-Tardenois.
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France
Soiseons
Chateau-Thierry
Oulchy le Chateau
Fiennes
Marne
American Troops Repel German Cavalry Charge Near Rheims
Report from France says American forces repelled a German cavalry assault east of Rheims, halting a planned flank toward Chalons. Artillery and infantry then broke up the attack, with tanks and infantry defeated and German forces retreating back to their lines. In a separate note, Arch Knowlton and Lowell Penn face grand jury charges over $96 in railroad blankets and towels, pled not guilty.
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Frank J. Taylor
France
Rheims
Chalons
Arch Knowlton
Lowell Penn
B & O. Cole
Hammer blows shape war council as Allies endure blows
United Press World War Review reviews Britain’s wartime rhetoric and the heavy blows faced by the Allies in 1918. It notes Russia’s collapse, Italian setbacks, and the Western front pressure, then highlights how these events fostered a supreme war council and coordinated effort, foreshadowing continued coverage.
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Russia
Supreme War Council
French Valor Won Highest Command
Henry Woop reports that by July 1 French valor and leadership reshaped Allied command as World War I entered its fourth year. The piece lauds French resilience, noting a phoenix-like rise from hardship and improved military genius guiding Allied victory.
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Henry Woop
United Press
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Pershing List Details WWII Casualties
Washington July 22 rot casualties listed by General Pershing were nine killed in action fourteen died of wounds seven of disease three of accident twelve wounded severely sixteen missing in action and one prisoner J McCue Columbus died of and C M Hickman Flatwood W died from wounds
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Pershin
J. McCue
Columbus
C. M. Hickman
Flatwood
Dutch inventor sells patent for steam motor to Norway and Sweden
Copenhagen July 22 reports Eliehammer the Dutch inventor sold his patent rights in a new steam motor to Norway and Sweden for a sum said to exceed any prior naval invention payment. The motor is steam powered and is expected to supersede the explosion engine being lighter and capable of using cheaper raw oils.
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Ventor
Eliehammer
Norway
Sweden
Navia
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