British Sweep Over Trench Lines On Broad Front
British forces yesterday launched a wide front offensive north of the River Lys in Belgium extending to the North Sea coast. All objectives were reported captured in what observers describe as a great offensive. The action involved heavy artillery and infantry advance across entrenched positions with rapid gains reported along the front. Allied command later confirmed success and stated the operation achieved its strategic aims with significant territorial advances and captured positions.
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Lys
Belgium
North Sea
British Troops Attack Lys Front in Belgian Offensive
London dispatch reports British and French forces struck along the Lys from Warneton to the North Sea coast at 3:50 am. The allies claim first objectives captured with many prisoners. The push aims to clear German submarine bases on the Belgian coast and aid Russians on the Galician front. Leaders discuss Britain’s war aims and Austro-Hungarian questions in Parliament.
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Belgian
London
Lys
La Basseville Reprises Ground in Allied Drive
British and entente allied forces advance on a 20 mile front in France reporting capture of La Basseville after recent loss to Germany. The attack pushes beyond shell shattered trenches while facing dense German artillery and troops. Allied air superiority is noted as fresh German units move up.
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France
LaBasseoville
Entente
French Drive Back Germans on 1500 Yard Aisne Front
Paris reports that French forces launched a strong attack along a 1500 yard front in the Aisne region and destroyed a German counterattack. The official statement says the assault was successful and German positions were crushed.
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Aisne
Paris
Lastaight
Germans Continue Belgian Deportations Reported
Havre dispatch notes ongoing deportations from Ghent area with 129 men sent on June 26 and 28. Authorities suggest the men will be sent to serve on the German front in France, reflecting occupied Belgium suppression during the war.
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Mons
France
Havre
Mims
Belgium
White bread plan sparks public safety concerns in Boston
Fragmented July dispatch notes Federal and local officials discussing controlled distribution of white bread, hotel use, and theater advertisements amid wartime shortages. Key figures include Administrator Henry I Indicott and Massachusetts committees considering public safety measures and consumption restrictions.
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Boston
Lendos
S.i
Ana
Henry I. Indicott
Massachusetts Comuni
Mr. Indicott
Germany
Osier
Front reports continued seriousness on eastern front
Washington dispatches say the eastern front remained serious with the Galician army withdrawing. Measures to prevent desertion and re establish discipline are underway. Military censorship is under interior ministry control with war ministry. Socialist ministers are said to be independent of the council but may follow their own judgment. Romanian successes continue slowly to advance to safeguard gains. The German emperor’s presence signals an aim to push offensively as far as possible.
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Council of Workmen
Sub reaches Spain amid neutrality pledge
In Corunna German submarine U-23 anchored with only its periscope showing after a heavy collision. The crew kept silent on the accident cause while officials moved the vessel, alongside the interned Belgrano, to Ferrol as Madrid vows adherence to neutrality rules for belligerent subs.
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Corunna
Spain
Belgrano
Madrid
Ferrol
Arsena
Spanish
Slacker Exemption Process Aids National Draft
Washington dispatch reports prompt district exemption boards accelerating the selective draft by removing red tape. President Wilson orders to emphasize swift deployment from the registered pool, while prosecutors hunt nonregistered men for early examinations. Early physical exam results show variable rejection trends. affidavits for dependents rise as boards weigh merits in each case.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Crowder
National Army
Department of Justice
Senate Finance Committee Pushes Higher War Tax On Corporations
Washington July 31 the Senate Finance Committee began revising the war tax bill to lift total revenue from 1.67 billion to about 2.0 billion. Action postponed while discussions continue on increased expenditures. The panel favors taxing corporations and high income individuals, with changes to the Jones amendment and higher normal rates for corporations. Additional taxes on interest, whiskey, beer, wine, and other excise duties are likely, with possible new consumption rates. A tax on petroleum products and related items is also under consideration.
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Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Senate
House
Bat Rman Simmons
Petroleam Producta
Officer Candidates Sought At Lake Champlain Camp
Heat at the training camp on Lake Champlain near Plattsburg, N Y, did not deter men as officers candidates and reserves endured the conditions. Telegrams from department headquarters urged physical examinations and potential commissions or drafted service. Brigadier General Clarence Edwards toured the camp while captains Manley and Wainwright prepared to travel to Washington with recommendations for commissions for student officers.
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Plattsburg
Champ
Department of [the East
Adjutant-General
Wolf
Adjutant-Genera
New York
New England
Vermont
Massachusetts
Maine
Clarence Edwards
Department of the Northeast
F. W. Manley
New York Regiment
J. M. Wainwright
Washington
National Army
Boy Confesses Burglary in Rutland Case
A boy living in the Brock house, using the alias Rob ert Dodge of Burlington, Leo A. Labonte of No 3 Pine Plain Burlington, confessed to breaking into a Mendon cottage owned by Juror Charles E. Nowak. He removed a phonograph, camel, shotgun, rifle shells, records, and hid them at the Brock house then moved loot to West Rutland and back. Police recovered the machine and records hidden in a bush box after the chase. He was armed with a revolver at arrest, claiming it was bought in Derby Line during prior employment.
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Rutland
Brock House
Robert Dodge
Burlington
Leo A. Labonte
Pine Plane
Charles E. Nowak
Mendon
la Bonte
West Rutland
Arthur Kinney
Protest Rises Over Milk Price Hike
New York July 31 protest against milk price increases from 9 to 124 cents per quart in under a year. John J. Dillon, New York state foods and markets commissioner, heads to Washington to urge Herbert Hoover to intervene. He calls the milk question a potential national issue amid food legislation debates.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
John J. Dillon
New York State
Hoover
Family Rescued After Storm Bolt Enters Window
Swanton July 31 A bolt of lightning struck the open dining room window of Albert Carleen’s New Street home during an early morning storm. The explosion awoke the family as smoke filled the lower part of the house. They were led to safety by neighbors using ladders. No one was injured. The house suffered significant damage to the grill area and surrounding structure.
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Swanton
Albert Carleen
New Street
Milk Prices and Meeting Details Misread
Milk prices were discussed at a meeting of the retail committee on Saturday night. The notes indicate a plan to adjust milk to quarter and small quantities. Officials named include W. leriene as treasurer and S ex pro tem. with tentative August 1 targets.
War Tax Bill In Senate Finance Committee Growth
Washington July 31 The Senate Finance committee decided to raise the pending war tax bill to 2 008 000 000 in total with new levies on corporations and on individual incomes above 15 000 dollars and added taxes on distilled spirits and beer.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Carlisle Buys Misaisquoi Springs at Sheldon Junction
Samuel S. Carlisle of Waddington New York purchases Misaisquoi mineral springs near Sheldon Junction from Mrs Jennie Taylor of Massachusetts. The deal includes the springs three acres of land and a large lodging house with no announced development plans. Once a famous resort, the waters were reputed for medicinal properties attracting visitors from far and wide.
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Samuel S. Carlisle
Waddington
Sheldon Junction
St. Albans
Samuel 8
Carlisln
N. Y
Jennie Taylor
Massachusetts
Misaisquoi
Mr. Carlisle
Miasisqttoi Springs
Drownings Dropped In Saco River Hole
Ralph Adams a 19 year old Bridgeport Connecticut resident visiting Portland drowned after wading too deep in the Saco river at Baldwin. His body was recovered from a mudhole and later sent to his Bridgeport home for burial.
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Portland
Ralph Adams
Main Street
Bridgeport
Conn
Saco
Baldwin
Adams
Riley's Landing
Geer
Car backs over bank injures Brattleboro mail carrier
Brattleboro July 31 Mail carrier Fred H. Coombs of Brattleboro narrowly escaped serious harm when his Ford rolled backward down a hill on Brannan street. He braked too late, sending the car down an 18 foot embankment to strike a telephone pole bottom side up. Coombs, former president of the State Letter Carriers' association, escaped with a few bruises as the vehicle suffered heavy damage.
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Fred H. Coombs
Brattleboro
Brannan Street
M Coombs
The
State Letter Carriers’ Association
Exemption Board Calls 38 Men for Draft Exam
Rutland County No 2 Exemption Board begins proceedings in Fair Haven. Next Monday Aug 6 at 7 45 am the first 34 inductees from the district will report to the board headquarters for physical examinations.
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Rutland County
Rutland
Fair Haven
Lightning Kills Farmer in Doorway as Barn Burns
Charles Willey a 55 year old Benton Maine farmer was struck by lightning and killed instantly while standing in a barn doorway. The barn and outbuildings, valued at 7000 dollars, burned though stock and furniture were saved by neighbors. A crowd on North Seminary Street watched a boxing bout led to police investigation and a court appearance for Willing Wishart and others.
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Charles Willey
Benton
North Seminary Street
Garibaldi
Mra Malnati
Bt. W.scott
Wishart
Vermont Board of Health Order Upheld in Poliomyelitis Case
The federal appeals court in New York upheld the Vermont state board of health ban on fairs Chautauquas and circuses amid polio fears. The Community Chautauqua Association sought to enjoin enforcement arguing overreach and remote impact, while officials argued the danger of insect borne polio and potential spread through large gatherings. Local towns Morrisville Randolph and surrounding areas faced injunction challenges as the court left the health order intact.
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St. Johnsbury, Aly
J Board of Health
Vermont
Hough
New York City
Iircnit Court of Appeals
Community Chautauqua Association
Board of Health
Harland B. Howe
Federal
Morrisville
Randolph
State Board of Health
Dunnett
Thinnett
Pennsylvania
New York States
Barber
Brattley
Stact Board of Health
Frederick G. Fleetwood
Rochester
Randilys
Fleetwood
Waterbury
Morriveilie
Convention Called Off In Barre Event Plans Cancelled
Vermont Universaliste axes plans for a major gathering in Barre as health officials and conference leaders, including George Finch, halt the shipping and staging of the security fair and related events for the year. The notice cites health concerns and institutional delays impacting the Barre gathering and provincial collaboration.
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Vermont Universaliste
St. Arbonateary
George Finch
Reysident
Universalles
Vermont
Quebec
Chranetel Marting
Talon Bersuer
Renee
Barre
Lowes
Stifling Heat Takes Lives In Boston City Hit By Heat Wave
The Boston heat wave of July 31 caused two deaths and many prostrations as temperatures rose past 100 degrees by ten in the morning. The night prior was sweltering with temperatures never dropping below 85, and the day began with the mercury climbing to record highs, worsening spirits and health conditions across the city.
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Boston
Hottest Spot on Map as Summer Heat Grips Nation
Washington July 31 The nations widest heat wave of the summer covers almost all regions east of the Rockies causing severe suffering and heat prostrations with several deaths reported. Weather bureau notes 100 degrees at Concordia Kansas the hottest point 104 at Omaha 100 at Albany 96 in Chicago and Boston Houston? (text uncertain) 96 at Philadelphia Washington and Baltimore and similarly high readings across many cities. Only the northwest northern lake regions and Maine show moderating trends today. St Albans reports 93 in shade 102 in sun at noon.
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Washington, D. C
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Kaw
Omaha
Albany
Chicago
Boston
Philadelpha
Washington
Baltimore
Northwest
Lake
Maine
Boost for Company Fund Reaches Over Seven Hundred Dollars
The company fund for Co. C 1st Vermont infantry at Barre passed the $700 mark today with many local contributors. Donors include J M Kelley Morrisville E E Schutt Morrisville Oscar Kahn Mottisville John O Connor Morrisville and families from Cambridge along with Barre post office staff and several individuals listed in the notice.
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Co. C
1St
Vermont Infantry
Barre
J. M. Kelley
Morrisville
E. E. Schutt
Oscar Kahn
Mottisville
John O'Connor
W. Hitchcock
Cambridge, Vt
Saal
Geo. W
F. EB. Robinson
Wm. Mercer
Wm. D. Macedonald
Roy C. Hugbee
John P. Corcoran
C. L. Converse
Jas
Levie, Jr
O. F. Ayer
James R. Mackay
George M. Gates
Chas. Littel
H. B. Houghton
J.T. Kenefick
J. A. Leslie
Darwin S. Waterman
William Stuart
C. A. Spear
Nathaniel Bond
James Johnston
Thomas (Arrity, Jr
Lucy Welle
Death of Mrs Seresa Cometta of High Holborn Street
Mrs Seresa Cometta of 3 High Holborn Street died at City Hospital Monday afternoon after a long illness. Born Seresa Manera in Italy on February 29 1800, she lived in Barre for three years after marriage to Stephano Cometta, a granite cutter. The funeral is at her house Wednesday at 2 PM with interment in Hope Cemetery.
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Seresa Cometta
High Holborn Street
City Hospital
Stephano Cometta
Barre
Mrs. Cometta
Seresa Manera
Italy
Haring
Cometta
Hope Cemetery
Germ laden plaster scare hits Burlington recruits
A Burlington report says three samples of germ laden plaster were found in circulation by a local navy recruitment office. Chief Yeoman Briton listed Sharon as the source town and added two pedlars recently tried to sell him plaster there. Vermont state hygiene lab officials confirmed concerns as chemists test samples from Sharon and other Vermont towns for germs and toxins.
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Burlington
Yeoman Briton
Briton
Sharon
Reston
Friton
Labarahory
Sarmet
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