Battlefront shifts mark new world war lead in Europe
Front dispatches report Germans push on western side while Allies advance in the east over a fifty mile front. Americans retreat from Clerges near Fere en Tardenois as French fall back from Beugneux. Heavy action centers around Ville en Tardenois on the Oureg front with French cresting the plateau between the Ourcq and Vesle. North of Ville en Tardenois Allied forces reach the Ardre Valley at Aubilly. In Athens Ohio sugar rations tighten with two pounds per person per month and card usage spreading statewide as residents hoard sugar during wartime shortages.
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Soissons-Rheima
Battle Front
London
Salient
Clerges
Fere-en-Tardenois
Beugneux
Oulchyle-Chateau
Ville-en-Tardenois
Oureg
Ourcgq
Vesle
Ardre
Aubilly
Commander of Siamese Army Implicated in Theft
The prince of Bhisnuick is accused of stealing staff from the Siamese army and is named heir apparent to Siam, raising questions about succession and military leadership.
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Yteir
Prince of
Bhisnuick
Siam
Anzars Take A Run Town
With the British in France Australian troops captured Mer rin by surprise at dawn. They surrounded the village after midnight, cleared it of Germans, and set outposts to guard against counterattacks.
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France
Merrin
Germans Launch Heavy Counterattack On Soissons Front
London reports a violent German counter assault along the Soissons Ourcq line. American forces retreat from Cierges while French troops pull back from Begneux and advance to the crest of the plateau between the Vesle and the Ourcq southwest of Rimsimé.
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London
Soissons-Ourcq
Cierges
Fereen
Tarcenois
Begneux
Vesle
Ourcq
Rhsimé
German withdrawal and Allied advance near Oureq front
Berlin reports indicate Germany aimed to hold lines along the Oureq and withdrew between Fere-en-Tardenois and Ville-en-Tardenois without Allied knowledge. Allied operations pushed north of the Oureq with gains near Fismes, Ste. Euthrise, Bugny, and Oulchy-le-Chateau. Grand Rozoy and Bugny fell with 450 prisoners. fresh Bavarian and Prussian Guard units noted.
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Oureq
Berlin
Fere-en-Tardenois
Ville-en-Tardenois
Paris
London
Fismes
Ville-en- Tardenois
Ste. Euthrise
Bugny
Ardre
Oulchy-le-Chateau
Grand Rozoy
War News Roundup From The Front And Home Front
In France American troops report hard fighting and casualties after a village exchange. A plant delivered a record 7000 army rifles in one day. A smoke screen tactic aids ships against submarine torpedoes. King George V sues for damages over the Black Tom explosion noted in New Jersey courts. Lehigh Valley Railroad named as defendant.
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Washington
War Department
New York
King George V
New Jersey
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Athens Hocking Coal Co Incorporation in Columbus
The Athens Hocking Coal Company Nelsonville was incorporated in Columbus today for 35000 dollars by Frank Brown A P Stedem Rudolph Brown J W Wion and Ira Blackstone.
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United Press
Columbus
Athens Hocking Coal Company
Nelsonville
Frank Brown
A. P. Stedem
Rudolph Brown
J. W. Wion
Ira Blackstone
Turks Split With High American Officers Reported
Reports from Copenhagen claim German Turkish relations severed after the seizure of the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh as compensation for Breslau loss. Washington and Berlin discuss Turkey pressures on Germany and Bulgaria, with casualty tallies across army and Marines including several named officers.
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HMS
RES
Copenhagen
Constantinople
Hamidieh
Breslau
Dardanelles
Czecho-Slovak Troops Seize Russian Cruisers at Novorostok
Washington reports Czecho-Slovak forces have reached the Black Sea in southern Russia and captured two Russian cruisers in the harbor at Novorostok. Official advices received today confirm the action.
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Washington
Black Sea
Russia
Novorostok
Volunteering May End Soon Draft For All
Washington reports officials consider suspending the volunteer system in the army navy and marine corps under the new manpower bill while extending draft ages Senator Johnson of California protests the inconsistency of using drafts to avoid volunteer inequities and posters urging volunteering continue to pile up abroad a Holland writer praises the Yankee army saying it could whip anything in Europe and notes American strength as a force not to be met by German U boats
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
War Department
Johnson
California
Senate
Holland
Europe
Amsterdam
France
The
Handelsblad
America
Draft treaty with Britain and Canada ratified today
Washington reports the draft treaty between the United States Great Britain and Canada was ratified this day and becomes effective immediately.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Allied food council formed to solve food problem
London July 80 Allied food controllers in session here have decided on an inter allied food council. This council will have charge of the Allies food problem until victory is certain.
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London
Married men whose wives are well to go
Columbus Ohio July 30 draft orders to place all married men with no children in Class One whose wives are in good health are expected by local boards within forty eight hours Major Pealer Ohio draft chief did not deny but would not comment about the orders London July 30 convoy system shows only one ship lost out of nearly two hundred convoyed since adoption six ships lost per 200. efficiency noted
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Washington
Turkey
Germany
Bulgaria
State Department
Teutonic Entente
Russia
Rumania
Columbus
Pealer
Sach
London
Admiralty
Fuel saving order cuts lights citywide
Monday night was to be lightless as business and residents ignored an order from Fuel D Roe. Today every business on Court Street received a personal notice and a state of affairs is expected to follow under Fuel Administration guidance. The order bans display of signs and external lighting to save fuel and directs street lighting to be cut, leaving streets and homes darker for Monday and Tuesday nights of the week.
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Court Street
al Fuel Administration
Additio
Ohio class reassigns married absent children workers
From Columbus to local boards statewide instructions place married workers with employed wives and no dependent children into class 1. The shift reflects a policy change issued Monday from state headquarters guiding payroll and classification within the public service.
America Builds Global Dyestuffs Industry Power
Washington reports the United States now leads the world in dyestuffs production with over 200 million dollars in capital invested. Three years ago America relied on Germany for dyes and coal tar, producing only 8 300 tons yearly. Before the war the U S imported 22 000 tons from Germany.
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Washington
Ui Press
America
Germany
United States
Uncle Sam
Brave Yankee Girls Drive Ambulances Under Fire
American Army units in France report intense fighting between Ourcq and the Marne with fresh troops, guns, and supplies moving forward while ambulances carry wounded to dressing stations. American women aiding civilian victims hastily navigate fronts under German gunfire as air attacks disrupt road convoys.
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France
Ourcq
Marne
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NEW Coal Company
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Goodwin Compton
Memphis
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
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