French and Americans Break Through on Montdidier Front
Allied forces gain ground along a four mile Montdidier front advancing a mile in three hours while additional positions fall near Jaulgonne Buzancy and Quichy le Chateau On the Marne Rheims sector British troops seize Petit Champ wood near Marraux and more prisoners are taken in the ongoing push against German defenses.
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Rheims
Marne
Petit-Champ Wood
Marraux
A Oe
London
Iin Eeternoon
French War Office
Jaulgoune
Montdidier
Somme
Americans Move South of Soissons
London reports the town of eee onne near the Marne has been taken by the Americans as they push forward. Prisoners and captives are mentioned, with the French claiming the capture of Oulahy Le Chateau and Bu zany. French advance units are said to have stormed the heights north of Courcelles.
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London
Eeeonne
Marne
Oulahy-Le- l -Chateau
Boissons
Buzany
Advines
Courcelles
British Move Forward Slightly on World War Fronts
London reports advances by British troops last night along the Arras Albert line south of Hebuterne and near Merris and Metoren. German artillery remained active with shelling in the Villers-Bretonneux sector east of Amiens as British gains were described as slight but real.
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London
War’ Office
Hebuterne
Arras
Albert
Merris
Metoren
Flanders
Hamel
Abert
Artill
Villers-Bretonneux
Aaniens
German Position At Oulchy Le Chateau Soon Untenable
Paria reports German positions at Oulchy le Chateau will soon be untenable as new forces of General de Mitry's army cross the Marne between Pissy and Dormans. The northern Marne bank in the region is expected to be cleared of the enemy per Petit Journal. In a Montdidier front operation, French artillery at night enabled occupation of Mailly-Raineval Sauvillers and Aubrillers with about 350 prisoners taken.
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Paria
Montdidier
Unn
Mailly-Raineval
Sauvillers
Aubrillers
Satisfactory Day for the Allies on Aisne Marne Front
Allied French American and British forces advanced on the German salient between the Aisne and Marne. Heavy fighting persisted with German attempts to halt progress and preserve the line. British troops seized machine guns and took prisoners while Allies show momentum threatening German communications amid reports of added German divisions.
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Aisne- Marne
Mooday
Aisne
Marne
Caemene
Thenes
Rheima
Sucre
Fires Reported in Two Towns Amid Frontline Movements
Paris dispatch notes large fires in Soissons Rhelma and nearby areas, attributed to bombs dropped by allied aviators or aimed at German stores behind the Vesle river line. The fires hit depots near Saint Foreen Ardenois and Ville en Terdanois, suggesting a possible German retreat from the salient as indicated by burning stores.
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Paris
Havas
Soissons
Slower Allied Progress On Aisne Marne Front
German resistance tightened battles along the Aisne and Marne fronts with allied troops holding all positions from Sunday night. French and American forces pressed advances toward the area north of Chateau Thierry as German airships monitored, while heavy allied artillery and air support yielded significant enemy prisoner captures and continued to push German lines back.
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Aisne-Marine Trust
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Capture of Epieds Marks Break in German Flank
Paris July 23 Allied forces press while German reinforcements and counterattacks slow the advance. Paris observers note growing victory in ground reconquered and strategic gains as Ludendorff shields a retreat along the Marne. Epieds village capture signals a hinge broke on the southwestern German flank and predicts enemy spread to other points.
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Paris
Havas
Fos
Payeneners
al- Het
Mili
Ludendorf
Marne
Epinds
Mont St. Pure
Henri Bilton
Journal
Germans Leave Vast Material as Allies Hold Ground
Allied forces report heavy fighting along the Aisne Marne front with Pershing and Petain’s troops maintaining positions and repelling counterattacks. Thousands of prisoners are taken, and a mountain of captured material lies with the Allies, while British units near Rheims add to the gains with prisoners and machine guns.
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Chateau Ape
Epleds
Esac
Cps Feld & Po
Rheims
Von Hindenburg again reported ill
London July 23 reports say Field Marshal Von Hindenburg chief of the German staff is too ill to participate in military operations. The dispatch notes he attended some imperial receptions but could not speak and is described as wholly unable to write by his advisers.
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London
Tield Marshal von Hingenburg
Leeet
Eas
Berne
Nationwide bribery alleged in rubber raincoat contracts
New York July 23 Agencies of the Council of National Defense disclosed a sweeping graft case tied to raincoat contracts for soldiers. Harry J. Lazarus and Charles J. Fuller were arrested amid claims of weekly payments from contractors and attempts to sway inspections. Bond set at 5000 and 10000 respectively. further disclosures expected as grand jury review begins.
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New York
Council of National Defense
Harry J. Lazarus
Council
Department of Justice
Charles J. Fuller
Ralncoate
Fuller
Rainhaber
Rand
Quartermaster's Department
Jal
Lazarus Ie
Defense Committee
War Department
Planta Sante
Whdirs
Prine
Wuld
Defense Council
Huston Themyenn
Inet
Major Roosevelt Fells Leading Charge in WWI Action
London reports Major Roosevelt Jr suffered a leg wound while leading a charge at Plainy south of Saint-Simon. he went over the top without a helmet amid German fire. He was taken to an American Red Cross hospital and underwent surgery. doctors expect six weeks of rest before return to duty. Captain Ann Roosevelt says he rests easily at home on Avenue du Bois de Boulogne.
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Paria
Roosevelt, Jr
Plainy
Sainsons
Paris
Chicago
American Red Cross
Joseph A. Blake
Pa York
Ann Roosevelt
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Powerful Vermont lawyer F Fifield dies at 72 in Montpelier
Prominent corporation attorney in Vermont for decades, F. Fifield died at his Montpelier home at 4 30 AM after a yearlong illness. Born November 18 1892 in Orange he studied at the University of Vermont and joined Peck and Colby, later forming a partnership with Peck in Washington. He guided Central Vermont Railway and Vermont & Canada railroad cases through receiverships and colossal litigation.
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Pers F. Fiffeld
Vermont
State Street
Montpelier
Benjamin Franklin Pifield
Orange
Orange Fifield
Samuel Fifeld
Fife
Bennington
Montpalier
Benet
Sage
Intpolinr
Plattsburg, N. Y
University of Vermont
Peck & Colby
Washington County
Congress
U. S. Treasury
Kaldwie
Peck & Calby
1Calby
Washington, D. C
Pifield
Peck
Fifeld
Central Vermont Railway Company
Vermont & Canada Railroad
Wml
New England
Eurome Emir
Fifield
United States
Rotuta
New York
Massachusette
Fiflald
French Restore All Lost Ground on Marne Front
Paris dispatch reports French forces regain ground along the Marne after attacks near Grisalles seven miles northwest of Chateau-Thierry. Advices indicate progress on the enemy’s positions as the toi frontier fights continue.
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London
Oures
Marne
Cate A
Mon
Grisalles
Chateau Thinery
British Close Naval Base at Zeebrugge
Amsterdam reports Allied airmen destroyed Zeebrugge mole locks again and sunk two torpedo boats in the harbor The German observation tower at Lisseweghe was hit and casualties among marines are noted The evacuation and forced labor impacts reach the surrounding area as authorities move amid the disruption
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Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Lisseweghe
Elvitiine
Eyst
Blhel Bonds
Ihent
Disabled Steamer Towed Near Atlantic Port
A large steamer with part of its smokestack missing and its bridge damaged was towed off the southern New England coast by a government tug. The captain of another steamer feeding the disabled vessel said it appeared to be a Belgian relief steamer. The scene lies near reports of a German submarine attack on a tug and four barges.
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Atlantic
New England
Sundaay
Lewis Remains Republican Governor Candidate Despite Roosevelt Decline
Saratoga Springs N Y July 28 Attorney General Merton E Tawts declared that if plans hold he will stay as the Republican challenger for governor against Governor Whittman even though Colonel Roosevelt has declined to enter the New York primaries.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Merton E.i Tawts
Whittian
Roosevelt
Food controllers of Allies meet in London session
London July 23. The allied food controllers conference opened led by British food controller John Robert Clynes with American administrator Herbert Hoover and delegates from Italy France Belgium and others. Hoover urged substitution in agriculture noting beef rise needs years while swine could raise meat and fat quickly and said ships for food and submarines defense were being built and reserves increased for next year.
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London
John Robert Clynes
Herbert C. Hoover
Italy
France
Belgium
Clynes
Waldorf Astor
British Food Department
Herbert ©. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Lost balloonists picked up at sea near Halifax
Three American aviators from the Chatham station were drifted for three days at sea in an airship off the north Atlantic coast. A rescue vessel picked them up ten miles from Halifax after their balloon collapsed during patrol duty. They suffered cold during the flight.
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Halifax
Chatham
Masa
North Atlantic
Government Takes Cape Cod Canal for Coal Movement
President Wilson proclaimed federal control of the Cape Cod Canal to expedite coal flow from southern ports to New England. The Railroad Administration will operate it, aiming to move up to 10 million tons annually within two months, routing steamship lines through the canal to shield supply and shorten winter sea routes. The move follows German submarine activity near Massachusetts and the canal’s seven mile, 19 foot depth.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Cape Cod Canal
Cape Cod
Buzsards Bay
Meason
Railroad Administration
New England
War, Navy and Commerce
Ments
Ocean Steamalsp Slane Clyde Line
Merchants & Miners 'Transportation Company
Eastern Steamship Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Boston, Cape Cod & New York Company
Wilson Proclaims Takeover of Communications on July 31
Washington July 23 President Wilson issued a proclamation taking full control of the nation’s telegraph cable and radio systems for the duration of the war. Authority to oversee the wire networks is vested in the postmaster general. Further details to be released later today.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Postrometer
Candidacy of V E Ayers for Barre Representative
V E Ayers of Barre announces his candidacy for city representative. Friends circulate a petition to place his name on the coming primaries ballot. Ayers came to Barre in 1870, trained at Barre Academy, worked as carpenter and builder, later a chamber dealer and contractor, and served as assessor with careful service.
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V. E. Ayers
Barre
Mr. Ayers
Old
Ayers
Five Children Perish In Kent County Juvenile Home Fire
Grand Rapids July 23 five children aged two to eleven years perished in a fire that destroyed the Kent County Juvenile Home. One other child was fatally injured and seven others were severely hurt. Origin of the blaze not yet determined.
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Kent County
Mich
Grand Rapids
NEW TALC CORPORATION FORMS IN VERMONT
The Vermont Talc Co with $200000 capital filed as a corporation with the secretary of state. Directors John S. Wilkin G B Moody F O Tuce BE E Grout all of Waterbury and G H Almon of Montpelier sign. Office to be Waterbury. Mine planned at the corner of Waitsfield Pageton Moretown Dusbury formerly owned by American Quarrier Co of which FL Tracy is revolver.
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Vermont Talc Co
Hime
John S. Wilkin
G. B. Moody
F. O. Tuce
BE. E. Grout
Waterbury
G. H. Almon
Montpelier
Waitsfield
Pageton
Moretown
Dusbury
Amerian Quarrien Co
FL. Tracy
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