German Gains and Allied Attacks across Eastern Front and Alsace
An official communication reports heavy artillery duels on the Narew frontier with stubborn fighting near Bury and Porietzk. German claims slight gains northwest of Souches after trench fighting and Lingekopf recaptured. French report gains in Alsace with two enemy blockhouses taken near Lingekopf and Schratmannelle, while other fronts show limited activity and local bombardments.
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French Aviators Bombard North of Chana in New Camp
French aviators carried out a successful bombardment of the enemy’s new aviation camp north of Chana. They dropped bombs from the Dangare and on a gasoline supply station, causing a substantial blaze and disrupting fuel reserves.
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Italian Attacks Fail at Gorizia in Austro Italian Campaign
London reports the long battle in the Gorizia theater ends in complete Italian failure to achieve objectives. Austrian lines hold in the Sengo sector as Italian assault forces suffer heavy losses and retreat. the Monte Nero and Carso fronts show continued heavy action with sizable prisoner counts reported.
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Eastland Disaster Blame Placed On Six Men
Coroners jury faults six individuals for the capsizing of the Eastland in the Chicago River. Names listed include William H Hull Daniel Starry Pedersen and J M Erickson among others. Indictments for manslaughter likely pending as authorities await grand jury action and federal findings.
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J MM Erickson
Robert Reid
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German reply to American note delayed amid submarine campaign
Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg has returned to headquarters with no clear details on his talks with the emperor. Germany will not abandon submarine warfare on the present basis, while commanders may seek to avoid further U S tensions. Berlin watches U S Britain negotiations for policy guidance as submarine success sustains public interest.
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Turkish order given to Standard Oil men in Constantinople
In Constantinople on July 28, the sultan decorated Webster Bese vice president of Standard Oil with the Order of Osmanieh second class and Oscar Ghakel manager and LL Thamas assistant manager of the Constantinople branch with the Order of Osmanieh third class for humanitarian services.
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Britain's munitions drive boosts shell supply capacity
London reports 16 new national munitions factories established in England with ten more large plants planned near arsenals and armament sites. David Lloyd- George says progress will double shell output, speed up existing contracts, mobilize nearly 1000 new workers, recruit 100,000 volunteers, and relax trade union restrictions to ready armies for victory.
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Sweden Seethes Over British Blockade Hits Neutral Trade
Sweden protests British blockade harming neutral trade with Denmark and the United States. Swedish officials report transit restrictions on contraband goods, rising aluminum prices, and a drop in shipments, with Russia blamed by some press. British commissioners in Stockholm seek acceptable terms to restore commerce and avert widespread unemployment.
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Windsor man found guilty in Walkerville dynamiting case
William Lefler of Windsor was found guilty in a Sandwich court of dynamiting the Seaboard Manufacturing plant at Walkerville and placing dynamite under the Windsor armory. Albert Kaltschmidt of Detroit faced a related charge. another co defendant Schmidt was also involved, with authorities not detaining Kaltschmidt or Schmidt.
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Middies Reviewed by Col Roosevelt at Panama Exposition
Eight hundred sixty midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy were reviewed by Theodora Roosevelt in San Diego. They marched from the battleships Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin to the Panama California Exposition grounds. The fleet arrived before noon en route from Annapolis to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. The battleships depart Friday for San Francisco while the midshipmen enjoy elaborate entertainments.
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War of endurance asserted by Asquith in Commons
London July 28 Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that the war would endure as Russian and Italian allies fight on. He praised Russian discipline and endurance, affirmed confidence in French British victory, and urged continued recruiting, production, and debt control while Parliament adjourns to September 14.
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Reprieves Sought for Five Mexicans Condemned to Death
Phoenix officials reported that Frank Trott chair of the state board of pardons and paroles cancelled a meeting to consider five Mexican men slated for execution Friday in Florence. The decision followed a telegram from Secretary of State Lansing seeking further reprieves, while Wiley Jones opposed more delays.
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Four Neutral Ships Sunk by Submarines
London reports German submarines ramp up activity in the North Sea sinking four neutral vessels the Swedish steamer Terns and three Danish schooners the Waris Lena and Neptumns. Crews landed at Blyth and Lowestoft as British ships Mangara of Glasgow and another vessel were sunk.
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Case of the Ogeechee Up to British Referee
In London on July 18 the American steamer Ogeechee case before a British referee covers ownership of cargo on the vessel. August 2 will hear evidence to prove American ownership. the referee may order release if ownership is shown. American claimants’ representatives express cautious optimism as proceedings proceed at the prize court with Robert F Skinner, the American consul general, coordinating proofs. Jolivet, survivor of the Lusitania disaster, is in London on other engagements.
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Nashville Receiver Quited by the Court
Jude Wilson of the Tennessee Court of Appeals granted a writ of supersedeas setting aside an order appointing a receiver for the city of Nashville. The case concerns a contested action with arguments from Warren End to a home on year and a date in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jude Wilson
Tenmese Court of Vty Appeal
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