Western Front and Russian Advance Rumors Stir War News
Reports say Russian forces crossed the Stokhod near Ugli and advanced 15 miles along the Sarny-Kovel line. British front fighting grows fiercer with two German counterattacks at Trones wood repelled. Casualties mount, Verdun quiet, Italian activity noted against Austria.
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Stokod
Ugli
Stobychna
Stokhod
Kovel
Associated Press
Petrograd
Sarny-Kovel
Rovno-Kovel
British War Office
Trones Wood
Hardecourt
Verdun
French advance east of Flaucourt and capture Biaches
French official war report says forces advanced east of Flaucourt on a four kilometre front and captured the village of Biaches with a line to Barleux. About 300 prisoners taken. Meuse artillery actions noted near Fleury and Fumin wood, with over 9500 prisoners and 76 cannons taken on the Somme front July 1 to 7.
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Paris
Flaucourt
Biaches
War Department
Somme
Belloy-en-Santerre
Barleux
Meuse
Fleury
Fumin Wood
Heavy fighting on Somme front as Germans lose ground
German and Allied actions loom large as the war office reports fierce combat north of the Somme. German forces retake some ground at Hardecourt village while repelling French and British assaults between Ovillers Mametz wood and Harde court with heavy losses to attackers.
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Berlin
London
Somme
War Office
Hardecourt
Ovillers
Mametz Wood
Bois de
Trones
Armentieres
Apremont Wood
Markierch
Miramount
Mulser
Arras
Prince Leopold
von Linsingen
Molodechno
Borovno
Stokhod
Balkan
Allied actions and Russian offensives on the western front report
The official updates state Allied forces breached Hardecourt village but faced heavy losses elsewhere. Russian attacks are beaten back with large losses as French forces advance near Flaucourt and expand gains toward Delatyn and Kovel, with air combat and artillery activity across the front.
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Hardecourt
Berlin
Flaucourt
Biaches
Paris
Ovillers
London
Delatyn
Kovel
Teutons
Lower Stokod
Petrograd
British troops make steady progress near Ovillers on Somme front
British general headquarters reports steady progress despite stubborn German opposition near Ovillers. Two German counterattacks on Trones Wood are repulsed as artillery duels continue. the rest of the front yields nothing notable.
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London
Ovillers
Somme
Bois Des Trones
Trones Wood
Berlin Sees Peril in Russian Advance
Berlin observers note an eastern Russian offensive from Riga to Roumania as the main danger, while on the Somme and Verdun fronts the sixth Army and German reserves maintain the defense. German leaders acknowledge Russian reserves and munitions but report no loss of strategic initiative or danger to Verdun.
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Berlin
London
Sixth Army
Somme
Verdun
Pflanzer
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Carpathian
Hungary
Italian War Office communiqué on Upper Astico and Isonzo actions
The war office reports infantry advances in the Molino basin toward Forni and the Digivanne Pass rebound. It notes 40 prisoners taken north of Monte Chiesa, rocket artillery activity limited by mist, and repelling night attacks near Monfalcone.
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Rome
London
War Office
Astico
Molino Basin
Forni
Sette Communit
Monte Chiesa
Agnella Pas
Campelle
Digiovanne
Isonzo
Tolmino
Plava
Gorizia
Monfalcone
Casualties of British Officers for Week 628
London July 9 reports show 94 officers killed 604 wounded and 30 missing in the past week. Most losses stem from the recent advance with some items likely from other operations and earlier lists. It is impossible from current lists to gauge overall ranks casualties.
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London
German Warship Seizes a British Steamship Pendennis
Berlin reports the British steamship Pendennis of 2128 tons gross carrying timber from Gothenburg to Hull was captured by a German warship off the Norwegian coast and taken to a German port.
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Berlin
Sayville
Gothenburg
Hull
Russians Claim Fast Advances Across Galicia and Stokhod
War office statements report Delatyn captured in southern Galicia and two villages seized toward Kovel. Teutonic forces retreat in disorder on the lower Stokhod as Russian offensives press east of Baranovichi. fires burn Goulevitchi Kachova and nearby villages. In the Caucasus Turks repulsed near Platina. Russians hold Erzerum line with prisoners and weapons captured.
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Delatyn
Kovel
Teutons
Stekhod
Petrograd
Londor
War Office
Galicia
Lower
Stokhod
Sarny-Kovel
Goulevitchi
Kachova
Arsenovitchi
Janovka
Moucitch
Letchitsky
Baranovichi
Caucasus
Platina
Erzerum
Proclamation Lists Syrians Executed for Treason in Damascus
Refugees arriving in Switzerland carry a proclamation from Djemal Pasha detailing 20 prominent Syrians including officers magistrates and journalists sentenced to death for high treason and executed at Damascus and Errut. The document notes 200 others already condemned and warns against further plots for the Caliphate.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Syria
Djemal Pasha
Damascus
Errut
German Aeroplane Driven From English Coast
A German aeroplane appeared over the English coast at Kent today but was driven off and dropped no bombs. Anti-aircraft guns fired on the intruder as British planes chased it seawards, but it was not overtaken.
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London
English
Kent
Another U-Boat On Route Toward United States
A Baltimore businessman reports a second German submarine is at sea en route to the United States traveling about 12 knots per hour. He says entry to Chesapeake Bay will be blocked by British and French cruisers, so the vessel will aim for New York harbor or Philadelphia.
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Baltimore
United States
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
New York Harbor
Philadelphia
German War Casualties Totals From German Lists
Official German casualty lists released in London show totals since the war began reaching 3,012,637. June figures include 18,585 deaths, 7,279 prisoners and missing, and 63,187 wounded, all adding to a year’s total of 88,051. The cumulative counts cover all German nationalities but exclude naval and colonial troops.
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London
U. S. Fears Tangle on U Boat Trader
Officials weigh whether the Deutschland entering Baltimore will be treated as a warship or a merchant vessel. The decision hinges on admiralty orders crew, and armed status, with Germany arguing for immunity as a peaceful merchant ship.
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State Department
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Deutschland
Hamburg
Lansing
Drowning Tragedy Near Magazine Beach In Charles River
Three boys were on a capsized boat when one cried out after a crab. James Carney and John Fadden, both from Pearl Street Brookline, were rescued by two canoeists and sent to Cambridge Relief Hospital in stable condition. Dolan's body was recovered an hour later. the fate of his relatives remained unknown.
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Dolan
James Carney
Pearl Street
Brookline
John Fadden
Cambridge
Chapman
Haley
Metropolitan Park Police
GIVES LIFE FOR CHUM IN DROWNING TRAGEDY
Christopher Mahoney, a noted long distance swimmer, and his companion D. J. Breen drowned when their canoe capsized in Flax Pond, Lynn. Rescuers found them and attempted revival at Lynn Hospital with pulmators, but efforts failed.
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Christopher Mahoney
Revere
David J. Breen
Flax Pond
D. J. Breen
Lynn
Lynn Hospital
David Joseph Breen
Mahoney
Pair of canoers sink during pond race mishap
Mahoney and Breen, members of a party, toppled into the pond during a noon outing as they rounded a bend. Breen surfaced and cried for help before sinking. Mahoney followed to aid him and disappeared. William Boyle rode along the shore to assist and recovered Breen's body. Breen was taken to Lynn Hospital.
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Mahoney
Breen
William Boyle
Lynn Hospital
Diver Finds Body After Attempt To Rescue
Police were alerted as rescuers grappled with Mahoney's body. Expert diver Richard Leadville of 14 Sweetser Terrace located the body in 20 feet of water.
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Mahoney
Richard Leadville
Sweetser Terrace
Exhausted by Swim Drowns at Big Pond
Thomas May aged 14, son of Mr and Mrs Patrick May, drowned at Big Pond after a long swim. He went down seventy feet from shore and his body was recovered two hours later by Southbridge police with grappling irons. He is survived by his parents three brothers and two sisters.
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Southbridge
Thomas May
Patrick May
Big Pond
May
Pope’s Peace Plan Urges Children Communion Sunday
Berlin dispatch says the Pope continues peace efforts by directing bishops to dedicate the last Sunday of the war’s second year to a general communion of children, per the Cologne Volkzeitung. The call reflects Vatican pastoral steps amid ongoing hostilities.
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Pope
Berlin
London
Cologne Volkzeitung
Unclear Textile Offerings List With Prices
Fragmented ad item lists several fabric sizes and pillow cases with prices in cents. Entities include measurements 72x99 81x99 90x99 and prices 70c 75c and 80c 18c. The readable text resembles a catalog snippet likely from a newspaper ad or classifieds page.
Model Prices for Imported Fabrics on sale
A fashion listing offers imported batiste in sizes 18 to 24 previously $5.00 now reduced. It also advertises imported broche in sizes 18 to 30 previously $6.50 now reduced to $3.75.
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BOSOW
Knit Underwear Selling at Special Price
Women’s light summer weight cotton union suits with low neck and tight knee offered in all sizes including extra sizes. Regular price one dollar, special price sixty five cents. Sale tie sheet indicates promotion.
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Sanatogen
International Congress of Medicine
Richard le Gallienne
Bauer Chemical Company
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Riga
Roumania
Winship
Boston
U. S
Treasury Department
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Department
Ing
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Charles River Basin
Chum
Palm Beach
Gloria
Georgette Crepe
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