Americans Aid Somme Veterans In Renewed Battle Tide
Allied forces under Foch launch a major counteroffensive on a six mile front from Lussigny to Noyon. American officers wounded receive French war crosses on the battlefield as Allied troops press the Germans and aim to roll up their lines.
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London
Foch
Marne
Paris
Lussigny
Noyon
War Office
Montdidier
Courtemanehe
Mesnil-St. Georges
Assainvillers
Oise
Somme
la Liberte
Dragoons
Red Cross
St. Quentin
Americas
Vicardy
France
Germany
Mesopotamia
Students to Have Military Training
More than 10 000 students in ROTC units at educational institutions will receive military instruction this summer under the War Department.
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Washingtone
Unite of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
War Department
Civilians Aid Deserters in Riot Disturbance
A crowd protected deserters during a Wednesday incident described as serious disorder. The clash involved civilians and military service members under wartime provisions amid unrest near the desert area.
British Retake Two Towns As German Wedge Fears Break
London reports Allied advances against intense onslaughts. A massive French army moves into battle while American forces bolster the effort. Clear signs of momentum amid the Pleardy sky as Allied victory nears.
Germans Struggle as Allied Forces Hold Frontline
As German forces press from Noyon to Roye the battle rages with massive losses reported on both sides. British and French troops resist fiercely, delaying the drive and preserving the Franco-British line while Paris watches for a pivotal moment in the front’s most brutal phase.
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Cambrai
Cambral
Oise
Sunny Vicindy
London
Paris
Noyon
Hoye
Dt Covoers
Compeigne
Altay
Khewls
British War Office Reports Large prisoner haul in war push
British forces report capturing three thousand prisoners as Allied troops press at the Somme. Crosses of valor are awarded to American, Lowan, Minnesota, and Maryland units amid a German offensive. Hindenburg vows relentless effort for a strong peace while Allies prepare fresh reserves and the warfront shifts toward Compiègne and Paris.
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British War Office
Minnesota Artillery
Maryland
Tasker H. Bliss
Lioard George
Diindenburg
Ludendorff
Wheat Seized in Nevada For Government Sale
Federal officials seized seven thousand bushels of wheat in Austin Nevada after Matrick Walsh refused to sell to the government. B A Lemmon state food administrator ordered seizure at 279 per hundredweight.
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Iene
New
Austin
B. A. Lemmon
Matrick Walsh
Gallinger Celebrates 61st Birthday in Washington
Republican senator Benator Gallinger of New thimpahine marked his eighty second living anniversary with family in Washington. The event was observed as colleagues noted his long service as a leader in the party.
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Washington
Benator Gallinger
New Thimpahine
Ob Muweh
Ip Cormall
Engineers End Strike Threat Over Frontline Slu
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers ends its strike threats due to the critical slu ke at the front. The group had planned a protest against the government's man power policy and the war effort.
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London
British Cavalry Triumph Reported From Divities Head Quarters
A dispatch from the leader correspondent at Divities head quarters says British cavalry achieved a brilliant victory. The exact title of the action was not disclosed.
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Ottawa
Divities
Americans Face Harsh War Lesson in France
German correspondents note American troops may have helped near La Fere but few reports mention any Americans among prisoners. Wilhelm Poeter of Bein Tagesblatt says Americans will now learn what war really means. Deutsches Tages Zeitung calls the Americans’ fate a severe lesson. A third correspondent praises American bravery yet says it met Furor Teutonico.
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Amsterdam
la Fere
Wilhelm Poeter
Bein Tageblatt
Deutsches Tages Zeitungt
Soviet Council Reports Plan for Tartarian Bashkir Republic
A dispatch from Petrograd notes the Soviet council in Moscow plans a Tartar Bashkir republic including the southern Ural and central Volga provinces. The report suggests a new autonomous region within the Soviet framework with defined territorial scope.
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London
Etrograd
Moscow
Ural
Volga
Help From Americans Daylin Lloyd Urges US Aid
A garbled message from Dayli Lloyd calls upon the United States to send American relief across the Atlantic to Britain. The distorted text hints at urgent aid and support in wartime.
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New Yorke
Dayli Lloyd-George
Hreat Britaln
United States
Atlantic
Eli He Ailiy
Germans Hurl Shells Into Paris From Distant Front
Paris reports German shells falling every twenty minutes as the monster gun is traced to the forest of St. Gobain west of Laon, about 122 kilometers from Paris. The city keeps Sunday routines despite the bombardment and headlines compare the gun’s reach to firing on Dover, Canterbury, Venice, Trieste, and even New York City from various fronts.
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Paris
St. Gobain
Laon
Dover
Canterbury
England
English Channel
Ostend
Belgium
Venice
Trieste
Austria
Adriatic Sea
New York City
Trenton
N. J
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Big Gun Idea Not New by Hudson Maxim
New York. Hudson Maxim, inventor, said in a Sunday statement on Paris bombardment that a range over sixty miles with a gun is possible though not new. He described a nine inch calibre projectile and explored energy, base area, and powder-gas expansion for larger calibres and sub calibre projectiles.
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New York
Hudson Maxim
Paris
Mr. Maxim
Soviet to Disband Army Amid Disarmament Push
The Moscow government moves to rapidly disarm the old army and strip soldier representatives from executive bodies. Across Russia similar steps follow as a new voluntary army aims to select reps in soviets. At Petrograd three regiments resist demobilization.
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Moscow
Moscow Soviet
Russia
Petrograd
General Bell optimistic about U S war task
General J Franklin Bell commander of the seventy seventh division in France spoke in New York saying there is no occasion for pessimism or discouragement. He added the undertaking is serious but will be accomplished thoroughly with prudence and perseverance.
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New York
J. Franklin Bell
Seventy-Seventh
National Army
France
Bell
Sta, Ie
Pierce
Andy
Redmond Chosen to Parliament in London
Captain William Redmond succeeds his father John Redmond as Nationalist leader and member of Parliament in London. He wins election and takes seat following the Waterford show of support for Redmond family.
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London
William Redmond
John Redmond
Hees
Waterford
Redmond
Traffic Solicitation Ceases in Washington Railroads
Regional railroad directors order discontinuance of all freight and passenger solicitation by the three lines. End of solicitations will save millions of dollars in costs.
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Washington
200 Glackers Arrested in Chicago Campaign Sweep
Chicago police and federal agents arrested over 200 men on Tuesday in a government campaign targeting alien enemies and suspected saboteurs. Local officials say several detainees will be prosecuted or deported in coming weeks.
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Chicago
Youll Laugh Doesnt Hurt to Lift Corns
Ad copy touts Freezone for corns promising instant relief and easy removal with a few cents. It claims quick numbing action and says Feessones product will rid feet of hard and soft corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists.
Lamps for the Eyes Instrument Aids Eye Examination
A new optical device uses a high powered incandescent lamp placed in the mouth to illuminate the eyes from within the head. The light shines through the retinas and enables examination of the eyes through the pupils with a portable, inner illumination method.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Internal Mucous Relief
Ad copy touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy that enters the bloodstream and acts through mucous surfaces to relieve catarrh. The text mentions the product being offered by E. S. Co. of Toledo Ohio and references forty years of experience.
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Eney
Hall
Eney Onlals F . A & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Speaking of Studies and Law in a Private Conversation
A parent asks about his son's progress with the law. The reply notes the son is doing well and already prosecuting his studies as part of his legal education.
Peddler-Blotters and Dry Subjects Declared
A historical note states the author writes strictly on dry topics, declining to cover peddler blotters or unrelated chatter, maintaining a formal, scholarly focus.
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