Americans Take Vaux in Brilliant Charge on Marne Front
On the Marne front near Chateau Thierry the American forces captured the village of Vaux and a sizeable stretch of the Paris terrace highway. They took 275 German prisoners including five officers and seized machine guns and equipment. The assault began at six o clock with heavy artillery. Americans advanced through cellars and dugouts despite gas shells and air support.
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Marne
Vaux
Paris Terrace
Chateau Thierry
Pershing Congratulates Chateau Thierry Fighters
General John J. Pershing sent congratulations to American troops in the Chateau Thierry sector for their actions on June 25. He noted 240 prisoners and 19 machine guns captured from the enemy by the officers and men in that operation.
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France
Associated Press
John J. Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Italians Capture Key Grappa Positions In Mountain Front
Rome reporting Italian forces launched an attack on the Grappa mountain front and seized important Austrian positions this morning, according to the war office.
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Rome
the Grappa
War Office
Italians Capture Prisoners and Weapons on Asiago Front
The official statement reports 569 Italian prisoners taken on the Grappa front including 19 officers and many machine guns. It notes successful dawn assaults on Grappa and heavy enemy losses, with additional captures south of Asiago and on Monte di Valdella including guns, trench mortars, and thousands of rifles.
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Asiago
Grappa
Monte di Valdella
del Rosso
Dé Chele
Boy Dies After 80 Foot Fall From Roof
Charles Binten a six year old of 1 Unity street North End died at Haymarket Relief Hospital at nine last evening from internal injuries after falling eighty feet from his roof while attempting to reach the roof of the adjacent house at 28 Charter street.
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Charles Binten
Unity Street
North End
Haymarket Relief Hospital
Charter Street
Americans Face German Attacks As War Looms Into 1919
The article cites President Wilson's war mobilization figures totaling over one million American troops in France or at sea and forecasts reaching two and a half million by January 1, 1919. It warns Ludendorff may target the American sector with a gas-backed leap frog offensive, promising stiff resistance and a decisive test for U.S. forces.
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Germany
Austria
Wilson
France
America
Our Boys Win Vaux and Drive Out Huns
Pershing's forces in the Chateau Thierry sector seized the village of Vaux in a furious charge. American troops killed or captured many enemy soldiers and held the position against a later German counterattack. More than 500 prisoners, including officers, were taken with heavy German losses evident on the ground.
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VAUX
French praise for American gains near Vaux and Marne corridor
French cooperation on the left flank strengthens allied lines in the Chateau Thierry sector with the capture of Vaux. The American forces, now about 220 000 under General Liggett, stand in the direct path toward Paris via the Marne valley, likely facing heavy action if a German drive resumes.
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Ludendorff
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Liggett
Berlin
France
Vauxs
Paris
Associated Press
Vaux
Americans Repulse German Counterattack West of Hill 204
AP dispatches report American forces held ground near Vaux and Chateau Thierry. Heavy shelling and fierce fighting on Hill 204 continued as Americans captured about 500 Germans, including seven officers, with many prisoners sent to rear.
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Vaux
Chateau Thierry
Hill 204
American air squadron engages German flight north of Chateau Thierry
An American nine-plane unit fights a German squadron of equal strength for a half hour north of Chateau Thierry. The clash occurs July 2 as reported by the Associated Press.
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Vaux
Associated Press
France
Chateau Thierry
American Airmen Engage Germans in Early Morning Battle
American patrol encounters German planes at dawn. In furious fighting over two miles altitude, three enemy planes are downed as Americans gain the upper hand. Two American fliers vanish. three pilots report tracers through enemy fuselages. Names credited: William J. Hoover, Alfred A. Grant, and John McArthur.
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Nieuports
William J. Hoover
Hartsville
South Carolina
Alfred A. Grant
Denton
Texas
John McArthur
Buffalo
175 Draft Evad ers Inducted At Camp Devens
July 2 at a special hearing Deputy Commissioner John Malloney supervised the induction of 175 draft evaders arrested in the Lawrence district by Justice Department agents and city authorities. Army clerks with Draft Board 15 processed them into service while seven others were released for physical defects or proper registration and classification.
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Camp Devens
United States
John M. Maloney
Department of Justice
Lawrence
Army
Draft Board 15
Draft evaders and recruits in Lawrence district camp
Men collected in mills near Lawrence and brought to camp under guard faced local draft board scrutiny before federal action. Notable cases include Jack Koslowsky in merchant marine uniform, Joseph E. Cataldo and his brother W. D. Cataldo, with W. D. later discharged for flat feet. Targets at retreat awarded. multiple new second lieutenants named for Philippine scouts. Band leader John Schramer promoted. Arthur Berlin held for observation after escapes. Horace F. Cote of Orange, mass., court-martialed for desertion and motorcycle theft, sent to Atlanta penitentiary for 10 years.
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Lawrence
Boston
Cambridge
Fore’ ‘River
Squantum
Chelsea
Lynn
Jack Koslowsky
Merchant Marine
Merchant Service
Detroit
Mich
Joseph E. Cataldo
Dorchester
W. D. Cataldo
W. D
Joseph
Charles F. Reed
Massachusetts Society of the Sons of American Revolution
Philippine Scouts
William C. Sanberg
301St Infantry
Thomas M. Bohen
H Company
Daloe Wheatley
Seymour
Ills
Albion G. Jewell
3024
Infantry
Shilton Street
Gloucester
Edwin M. Bush, Jr
Kennedy
N. Y
Thomas J. McConnell
3084
Ambulance Company
Pittsfield
Gilbert T. Rodgman
Lafayette
R. I
Cornelius
Hyde
New Haven
Albert W. Wright
Jamestown
John Schramer
Washington, D. C
304Th Infantry
Arthur Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Worcester
Lancaster
Horace F. Cote
Orange
Mass
Amherst
Atlanta
Glaremont
N. H
Binghampton
Sweetheart Abduction Plot Nabs Peter After Chase
In Haverhill Lydia Eugenia is seized by Peter and four men after she refused a marriage proposal. The group drives to Nashua with Eugenia silenced, but the alarm spreads through the Greek colony. Police pursue, arrest Peter after a multi city chase while Eugenia returns home to warn officials.
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Peter
Eugenia
Hariglia
Nashua
Haverhill
Maniator
Lawrence
Hargalia Maniator
Four men charged in kidnapping case name Lawrence and Haverhill locals
A woman narrates a disrupted scene as authorities hear her tale. Peter insists no other girl exists for him. A kidnapping charge is filed against four men Athoes Lenzos Panattois Cakalis of Law rence and Evenetreos Christaukiho of Haverhill.
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Peter
Athoes Lenzos and
Panattois Cakalis
Lawrence
Evenetreos Christaukiho
Haverhill
French Recapture St Pierre Aigle Amid Chateau Thierry Push
Paris reports German counterattacks west of the Chateau Thierry lines failed. The village of St Pierre Aigle is again in French hands, according to the war office tonight.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
War Office
St. Pierre Aightta
Germany demands monarchy for Finland in Swedish press report
Diplomatic despatches cite Swedish press saying Germany sent a summons to the Finnish diet to establish a monarchy without delay. If refused, Germany would set up a military dictatorship in Finland.
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Germany
Finland
Washington
Tendency to anemia may be inherited and treated
A newspaper ad claims inherited anemia can be combated with Dr Williams Pink Pills. Mrs Elsie Monatesse of Haverhill Massachusetts and her daughter Antoinette report improved appetite strength and color after taking three and more boxes. Drugstore sales and a free blood booklet are offered by mail from Schenectady New York.
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Elsie Monatesse
Porter Street
Haverhill
Mass
Antoinette
Get Your Digestion in Shape
Advice touts digestion as the root of many ailments and urges keeping stomach liver and bowels in order. Emphasizes timely use of Advertismeent to maintain health and avoid biliousness headaches dizziness and skin eruptions.
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Twist for Hair Care
This note promotes cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo option over alkali-heavy soaps. It advises moistening hair with water, rubbing in a small amount to create rich lather, then rinsing to remove dust dirt and oil. The result is quick drying hair that is soft and manageable.
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Boise de la Roche
Pershing
S. P. No
Ouimet & Sullivan
Bockers
Messaline
Eecue Bowen Inc
Railia
Lawrence Mills
Locke Street
Hariglia Maniator
Harrison Street
ST. Pierre Aigle
Advertismeent
United
Congress
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