British Gain In Eastern Front and Russian Advances Reported
British forces recaptured Contalmaison with 700 prisoners left in British hands as German assaults pressed. Russians widen an offensive from Riga to Baranovichi, advancing toward Kovel with villages and rail hubs seized. German lines face pressure on both western and eastern fronts as Haig and Evert launch renewed offensives.
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Contalmaison
Riga
Baranovichi
Kaledines
Kovel
Sarny-Kovel
Thiaumont
Paris
Germany
Haig
Marshal Hindenburg
Evert
Vilna
Baranovehi
Berlin
Hem
Belloy
Czartorysk
Mamevitchie
Lemberg
British Breakthroughs Reported on Somme Front
London dispatch says British troops gained several successes in the Somme drive. They captured parts of the Leipzig redoubt near Thiepval and seized trenches east of La Boisselle, Ovillers, Contalmaison, and Fricourt, taking hundreds of prisoners amid heavy rain and difficult conditions.
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London
Leipzig
London War Office
la Boisselle
Ovillers
Fricourt
Contalmaison
Thiepval
Attac
Bazentin-le-Petit
Albert
Ancre
Montauban
Bernaffay Wood
Loos Salient
Hulluch
Auchy
Hundred Officials Reported in Attendance
A recent tally notes nearly 20 000 individuals present over the past few days, reflecting wide public turnout and sustained activity.
Ruins of Fricourt mark British Somme advance spectacle
A French official observer reports Fricourt and Montauban reduced to ruins by British heavy guns as German troops press the ruins. He notes massed dead, shell fire, and prisoners from the Prussian infantry describing rapid surrender after artillery and shelter loss. He also quotes British officers praising the new Kitchener army as capable in combat.
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Paris
Fricourt
Somme
Montauban
Tahure
Verdun
King Congratulates British Army on Drive
King George sends congratulations to General Sir Douglas Haig on the recent fighting result. He expresses pride in the troops and faith they could not have fought more bravely. Haig replies that all ranks will strive to deserve the king's confidence and praise.
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London
King George
Douglas Haig
Haig
England Can Line Her Entire Front With Guns
Britain boasts 90 new arsenals and 4000 munitions firms with three and a half million workers including 666000 women in war industries. Frederick G. Kellarway asserts output will flood the front, with limbers touching from Somme to sea, as labor shifts largely to women.
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London
Great Britain
Frederick G. Kellarway
M. P
Christopher Addison
David Lloyd George
Ministry of Munitions
Kellarway
Somme
French Hold Thiaumont After German Attacks In War Office Report
Paris reports repeated German assaults on French trenches at Thiaumont with a temporary German footing gained before a counter attack restored the line. No Somme action reported. Night attack near Moulin-sous-Touvent failed. Meuse sector saw continued heavy bombardment and counter fire. Belgian front describes a violent morning artillery battle near Nieuport and Ramskapelle.
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Leipzig
London
la Boisselle
Ovillers
Thiaumont
Verdun
Paris
Somme
German War Office
Berlin
Volynia
Czartorysk
Driegrachten
Steenstraete
Boesinghe
Somme River
Meuse
Fleury
Chenois
le Pretre
Lure
Hem
Charleville
Mezieres
Leffincourt
French War Office
Oise
Aisne
Moulin-sous- Touvent
Thlaumont
Souville
la Laufee
Nieuport
Ramscapelle
Suc
Russian gains in Galicia and Styr front push
Russian war office reports villages Komarov Grady and Manevitchi in Russian hands after fierce battles west of the lower Styr. Cavalry captured Krupp and four gun batteries while enemy assaults near Dvina and Baranovichi faced strong counter-attacks. Prisoners numbered 270 officers and 9900 men with substantial booty.
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Komarow
Grady
Manevitchi
Stokhod
Lower Lipa
Galicia
Gliadki
Lower Stripa
Kimpolung
Bukowina
Dvina
Dvinsk
Poland
Lake Narocz
Baranovichi
Tennant Refuses Peerage Offered by Asquith
London July report says Harold J. Tennant parliamentary under secretary for war refused a peerage from Premier Asquith. It is believed Tennant will be appointed secretary for Scotland.
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Tennant
London
Harold J. Tennant
Asquith
Express
Scotland
General Von Bothmer Retreats From Petrograd Front
General Von Bothmer begins a westward retreat from between the Stripa and Zlota Lipa rivers as Russians occupy the east bank of the Koropice River and Brussiloff advances between the Dniester and the Pruth making his position untenable.
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Petrograd
London
von Bothmer
Stripa
Zlota Lipa
Koro
Pice
Brussiloff
Dniester
Pruth
German troops move toward Stanislau amid shelling from Nadworna
Colonel Shumsky, military critic of the Bourse Gazette, reports von Rothmer racing troops toward Stanislau 60 miles south of Lemberg. He speculates a stand along Stanislau to Halicz while General Letchitsky’s force presses von Bothmer’s right wing near Nadworna and Tismenitza. Russians claim 23200 prisoners on Kolki Czartorysk front and note German troops are young and inexperienced. Austrian surrendering Germans called noble enemy.
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Colonel Shumsky
Bourse Gazette
von Rothmer
Stanislau
Lemberg
Shumsky
Letchitsky
Nadworna
Tismenitza
von Bothmer
Kolki-Czartorysk
Unionists meet over Irish settlement terms at Carlton Club
London July 7 Unionists debated the proposed Irish settlement at a Carlton Club meeting led by A Bonar Law. Attendees included the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Robert Cecil who briefly resigned but reconsidered. A second meeting was held as some opposed the agreement while others expected party support.
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London
Carlton Club
A. Bonar Law
Marquis of Lansdowne
Robert Cecil
Edward Carson
Sailors Clash With Police at Revere Beach
Between 40 and 50 sailors from the U S S New Jersey on shore leave battled a dozen Met policemen and Revere officers at Revere Beach. Two officers were bruised and beaten in the melee as they arrested sailors believed to be ring leaders John Raynor and William C Hopkins of the New Jersey.
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New Jersey
City of Revere
Revere Beach
John Delaney
Revere
Timothy Donohue
Metropolitan Force
German Statement Withdraws Forces Near Czartorysk
Berlin reports army headquarters says Von Linsingen forces abandoned a corner near Czartorysk due to pressure, new defensive line chosen. Attacks near Sokul, Lutsk and along the Dniester were checked with no major incidents on several fronts while western front saw nocturnal patrols and a French plane forced down near Valence.
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Berlin
Wlondon
Army Headquarters
von Linsingen
Czartorysk
Kostiukovka
Kolki
Sokul
Lutsk
von Hindenburg
Lake Narocz
Smorgon
Prince Leopold
Count von Bothmer
Italian Offensive Advances On Several Fronts In WW2 War Office Report
Rome July 7 The war office reports strong Italian pressure with progress along multiple fronts. Artillery bombards Monte Majo and the Rio Freddo Astico valley while attacks near Monte Cimone and the Sette Comuni plateau capture points near Casera Zebio Malta Pozza with 359 prisoners. Campelle Valley yields 198 more captives. In Monfalcone the enemy assaults east of Selz are repelled with about 30 prisoners.
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London
War Office
Adige
Astico
Monte Majo
Pasina
Monte Cimone
Rio Freddo
Sette Comuni
Monte Interrotto
Monte Campigoletto
Casera Zebio
Malta Pozza
Campelle
Maze
Monfalcone
Selz
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Geo. Wan. Roadley Co
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