Early Capture of Ravel by Russians Expected
U S prestige in Europe never higher, says Ira Nelson Morris after meeting with President Wilson. Morris notes Scandinavian and belligerent reactions show American influence rising since the war began. He cites public opinion and diplomacy as evidence of growing U S credibility and humanitarian acts.
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Ravel
Verdun
Washington
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
Wilson
Europe
Mr. Morris
United States
Russians Near Kovel in General Russian Pushes 10 Miles
Advices from Petrograd say Russian forces are within ten miles of Kovel with German evacuation rumored at Lemberg and Vladimir Volynski. Despatches note Kaledines troops moved ten miles crossing the Stokhod, threatening von Bothmer as envelopment risks grow.
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Petrograd
Kovel
Rome
Lemberg
Vladimir Volynski
Kaledines
Stokhod
Iovel
von Bothmer
Brody
Letchitcky
Stanislau
Delatyn-Jablonitza
Kovel-Lemberg
Bug River
von Boehm Ermolli
von Linsingen
Brusiloff
Sarny-Kovel
Rovnor Kovel
Vladimir-Volynski
Letchitzky
Dniester
Halicz
British Troops Advance East of Pozieres as Invasions Continue
War brief reports progress of British forces east of Pozieres in the Somme region. French and German actions around Verdun Meuse sectors yield trench gains and prisoner captures including 600 Germans and 10 machine guns. Italian and Russian fronts show attacks and counteractions with heavy losses for Austrians and Turkish resistance. An air raid hits eastern England as the week continues.
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Pozieres
Chenois
Paris
Somme
Hem Wood
Monaco Farm
Kovel
Brest-Litovsk
Chelm
Bug
France
Verdun
Meuse
Fleury
Monte Cimone
Monte
Seluggio
Castellatto
Rome
Caucasus
England
Deportations, abuse alleged in French Yellow Book
A French Yellow Book details a German deportation of 25,000 from Lille, Roubaix, and Tourcoing last Easter, with affidavits alleging forced labor, starvation, and whipping. Other wartime notes describe ongoing front actions and casualties across the Russian, Balkan, and Caucasian theaters.
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Paris
Lille
Roubain
Tourcoing
Milk bottle under sink cleaned after daylong soiled state
A housewife cleaned an unwashed milk bottle that stood under the kitchen sink from breakfast until after supper. The text notes Lysol as an absolute disinfectant that kills germs and keeps flies away more effectively than other methods.
Nuxated Iron Promises Big Strength Boost for All
A testimonial heavy advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as the key to dramatic strength and endurance gains. Dr. Sauer cites Jess Willard and other cases, claiming iron deficiencies harm health and that two five grain tablets thrice daily will double strength in two weeks, with refunds if goals fail.
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EB. Sauer
Europe
Jess Willard
New York
Colonial Hotel
Willard
Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Dr. Sauer
Sauer
German Trenches Captured East of Verdun 600 Prisoners Reported
Paris dispatch says German trenches and organized points of support were taken east of Verdun with about 600 prisoners and около 10 machine guns captured. The Meuse and Somme sectors saw intensive bombardment and several repulsed counter-attacks.
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Meuse
Verdun
Paris
Hem Wood
Monaco Farm
Somme
Deniecourt
le Mort Homme
Vaux-Le-Chapitre
Chenois
Drixmude
Italian lodger dies by his own hand in North End boarding house
Oliver Grozanni an Italian 19 years old committed death by his own action last night at his boarding place 2 Mahan place North End. Lodgers forced the door after smelling gas and found him dead on the bed with doors and windows stuffed with newspapers and rags.
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Oliver Grozanni
Mahan Place
North End
Grozanni
Deportation Orders Steal Quiet From Districts During Easter
The document describes German deportation orders forcing people in several towns to assemble at their homes with doors open and not leave before 8 am. Protests were to be ignored and evaders punished. Each person could take 60 pounds of personal baggage and a tag with name and address. Families faced anguish as women and teens were transported, some hugging relatives, with prayers unanswered and officials overwhelmed.
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Roubaix
Verdun
German War Report on Western Front and Meuse Gains
Berlin reports several Allied failures north of the Somme with German counterattacks near Monaco farm and Maricourt. It trove captured a hill northeast of Fort Souville and pressed back lines on the Meuse, taking nineteen officers and 923 unwounded men as prisoners and fourteen machine guns. It notes aerial combat and repelled British patrols in Ypres.
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Maricourt
Clery
Somme
Fort Souville
Verdun
Berlin
Maurepas
Monaco Farm
Belloy
Estrees
Meuse
Thiamont
Laufee
Ypres
Arion
Belgium
Arras
Papaume
Pozieres
Monthois
Sec
British War Update Reports Quiet Front With Artillery Gains
London reports no major change in the front with a quiet day aside from shelling at Trones Wood. British artillery and aircraft destroyed seven gun emplacements and six ammunition dumps near Grandcourt and elsewhere. Some hostile planes crossed briefly, one shot down and another damaged. A new trench advance near Pozieres faced counter attacks from enemy forces repelled by artillery.
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London
Trones Wood
Flying Corps
Grandcourt
Pozieres
High Wood
Russian Front Report Details Actions at Western Front
Russian official bulletin says small German detachments tried to attack Russian front positions but were repelled by rifle fire. Western front duels continue with rifle and artillery exchanges at various locations as the British and French fronts see ongoing activity.
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Petrograd
London
Italian Official Report Details Allied Defeat in Astico Valley
Rome reports a serious enemy defeat in the Astico Valley after a heavy bombardment along the Toro Assa line. Italian forces repelled assaults on Monte Seluggio Castellatto and Monte Cimone with heavy losses to the attacker, while shelling villages in the Drave and Gail valleys in retaliation.
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Astico
Monte Seluggio
Castellatto
Monte Cimone
Rome
Toro
Assa
Tofana
Forcella Wood
Cortina d’Ampezzo
Drave
Degano
Mautheu
Gail Valley
German Peace Meetings Open with Broad Peace Talks
Berlin speakers at the National Committee for Securing an Honorable Peace meeting in the Philharmonic Hall offered general statements on peace. Professor Adolf Harnack addressed the crowd urging restraint and reminding Germany to consider the fates of its confederates alongside its own wartime gains.
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Berlin
London
National Committee For
Germany
Adolf Harnack
Great Philharmonic Hall
Harnack
Crown Prince Receives Doctor of Laws Degree
Berlin University has conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on Crown Prince Frederick William, according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. The ceremony is noted from Amsterdam with the report dated August 2 via London.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin University
Frederick William
Berlin
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Lubieszow
Stokod
Kovel-Rovno
Witonicz
Turin
Count von Bothmer
Wisniowcczya
Stripa
Wilesniow
Koropiec
Dusitchi
Vladimir-Volynski Lutsk
War Office
Lewandos
Watertown Mass
Watertown
Mass
Boston
Lewandos Watertown Mass
W. L. Crosby
Boylston Street
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Victrola IV
New England
RH White
StinSlok
Shepherd
Stin Block
StinBlock Youny Men
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