German report praises Yanks in Belleau Wood fighting
General Pershing forwarded a captured German intelligence report dated June 17 1918 detailing the Second American Division in the Belleau Wood sector near Chateau Thierry. It praises American morale discipline and fighting spirit while noting organizational confusion and varied origins among troops.
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Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Berlin
Washington
Army
Second America Infantry Division
Bouresches
Belleau Woods
Marine
Torcy-Vaux
Marine Brigade
Third Marine Brigade
Marine Corps
United States
United States Peace Army
National Guard
Moulainville
Verdun
Vitry-Le-Francois
Coulommiersit
Denis-Pontoise
Beuvais
Marines
Gisors
Chars
Pontoise
Beumont
Lucarches
Ermenonville
Nateuil
Les Flessis-Belleville
Meuix
Lisy- Sur-Ourcq
Veaumont
Ecuven
Genesie
Aulnay
Paris
Clave
Meaum
la Ferte-Sous- Jouarre
Schelen
Germany’s Peace Talk Masked by Military Leaders
The piece argues Chancellor von Hertling’s peace offer is propaganda to justify continued fighting under military control. It says Germany seeks terms to preserve its power, cites Brest-Litovsk, and claims Ludendorff, not Hindenburg, leads Germany’s war effort. The tone blames militarists for hindering peace.
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Germany
von Hertling
United States
von Kuehlmann
Wilson
America
Americans
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Berlin
von Mirbach
Entente
Von_ Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Germany Aims for Peace Amid War Talk and Russia Stand
The German leadership voices a cautious openness to peace negotiations while denying a blanket alliance with any side. They call for discussions within a limited circle and insist Brest-Litovsk remains the basis for eastward policy, warning against entente provocation and urging loyalty from the Russian government.
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Army Administration
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Berlin
French Drive Germans in Amiens Sector
Allied offensives push along the Somme and Avre fronts with French advances near the Avre dominating Morisel and Moreuil. British actions report scattered fighting from Ypres to Albert while Albania gains Albania Berat falls to Allies and Montenegrian front activity continues with Italian and Serbian maneuvers in the Balkans.
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Amiens
Albania and Macedonia Form 200 Mile Allied Front
Allied forces under Italian command create a continuous front from the Adriatic to Saloniki through Albania and Macedonia. British monitors and Italian destroyers support Italian troops pushing into Albania while French units guard Koritsa and Greek forces press Bulgarian positions. Serbians Montenegrins Jugoslavs and Czecho Sloks hope for help from Austria's interior as the offensive expands.
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Rome
Associated Press
Albania
Macedonia
Adriatic Sea
Saloniki
Aegean Sea
Koritsa
Austria
Germany Excluded From Society of Nations
Paris July 12 Germany has excluded herself from the society of nations and will remain outside as long as militarism persists. Andre Lebey, drafting a league report for the Chamber of Deputies foreign affairs committee, notes an inter allied war council at Versailles and suggests an inter allied committee to study a league of nations.
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Germany
Society of Nations
Paris
Andre Lebey
League of Nations
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Petit Parisien
Versailles
Note From Aviator Young Dropped Behind Austrians
Lieutenant Clarence Young of Des Moines Iowa was forced to land behind Austrian lines during the Piave battle last month. The note dropped in Italian lines asks that his mother and sweetheart be notified he is a prisoner. A postscript to comrades reads See you after the war.
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Aviator Young
Associated Press
Clarence Young
Des Moines
Iowa
Lower
Piave
Germany Seeks 7 Billion Rubles Indemnity From Russia
Berlin based report cites the mixed claims commission assessing Brest Litovsk peace terms. Germany seeks immediate settlement of its indemnity claim totaling 7,000,000,000 rubles as the commission concludes its sessions.
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Paris
Havas Agency
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Brest- Litovsk
Ross Letters in Burrage Case Recommitted by Supreme Court
After arguments in the Supreme Court Judge Loring granted a motion by Louis Ross's defense in the suit against Albert C Burrage to recommit the master's report to Thomas v Proctor. The order includes parts of four letters, three written by Ross to Arthur Plow of London, related to mining transactions involving Burrage.
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Ross
Burrage
Supreme Court
Loring
Louis Ross
Albert C. Burrage
Thomas
Proctor
Arthur 1
Plow
London
French War in Picardy yields 500 prisoners in attack
Paris reports Allied forces breached a three mile front between Castel and Mailly-Raineval in Picardy this morning. Castled village, Anchin farm and several fortified positions fell, with over 500 German prisoners taken and lines penetrated by more than a mile. Further Bulgarian assault in Varamima noted and Albania progress cited with 400+ prisoners.
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Marne
Aisne
Longpont
Corcy
Petain
Chavigny
Faverolles
Ypres
Lys Salient
Picardy
Albert
Rheims
Paris
Castel
Mailly-Raineval
War Office
Anchin
Varamina
Albania
Devoli
Kayani
Tomorica
German Plans in Russia During Potential Civil War
Berlin dispatch reports German officials believe if Russia falls into civil war Germany would act alone to eject the British from the Murman coast region. Japan's intervention in Siberia is viewed as secondary, as Russia and Japan are seen to have no divergent interests.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung
Essen
Russia
Germany
Murman Coast
Rusia
Japan
Siberia
Great Lack of Clothing and Food in Rumania
Paris reports Romania faces severe shortages as crops fail. Only one tenth of the population can be fed by wheat and cereals, with minimal bread rations and Germans requisitioning scarce supplies.
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Rumania
Paris
Associated Press
Rumor Hindenburg Ill Supposedly Grounds Ludendorff Control
A Dutch traveler reports a German rumor that Field Marshal von Hindenburg is ill and cannot work at the army headquarters. The duties are said to be handled by First Quartermaster General Ludendorff, with German newspapers barred from mentioning the rumor.
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London
Germany
Hague
Exchange Telegraph Company
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
British Bombers Strike Constantinople On July 7
Admiralty announces air force contingents with the British navy dropped half a ton of bombs on Constantinople on July 7. London reports the action and notes military operations in the city.
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London
Constantinople
Admiralty
Biennial Elections Approved by Constitutional Convention
The amendment providing biennial elections for State officers, Councillors, and General Court members passed the constitutional convention by 111 yeas to 95 nays. The governor's power to remove elected officials for malfeasance was rejected almost unanimously.
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General Court
Exams for Boston Police on July 30
The Civil Service Commission announces a special competitive examination to fill vacancies in the Boston police department. The exam will be held Tuesday, July 30, 1918. Men seeking information may contact the commission office in the State House.
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Civil Service Commission
Boston Police Department
State House
RAID Nabs Men Cards Guns And Cash By Revere Police
Police under Lieutenant Thomas O Hara and Sergeant John Shanahan captured three men in a raid that yielded revolvers cards several hundred dollars and cash along with seized weapons. One suspect escaped during the operation conducted in wet conditions yesterday.
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Revere
Thomas O’hara
John Shanahan
Police Department
Woman Traps Man in House in Somerville
Mrs Martha Monahan blocked the door at 75 Washington Street Somerville to trap Joseph Coughlin 36 of Boston on breaking and entering charges. Police say he had Mrs Monahan’s clothing and jewelry. her husband’s items may be involved. Derick aided as Coughlin fled through a window and was arrested by Patrolman Young.
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Martha Monahan
Washington Street
Somerville
Joseph Coughlin
Boston
Coughlin
Derick
Harry C. Young
Federal Trade Board to Reopen Print Paper Case
The Federal Trade Commission will reopen the print paper case on July 29 at manufacturers’ request. They seek action following the War Labor Board grant of higher wages to paper mill employees and the FTC’s prior price of 3.10 dollars per 100 pounds for roll news in carload lots.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
War Labor Board
The
Trade Commission
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Europe
von Berg
the Bovinine Co
West Houston St
New York
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Balfour
Foreign Affairs
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Kaiser
Moscow
Russian Empire
Constitutional Democrats
Social Revolutionaries
Dr. von Kuehlmann
Dr. Kuehlmann
Admiral von Hintze
Moreuil
Avre
Berat
Monastir
Italy
Adriatic
Castoria
Boston Police
Federal Trade Board
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven, Conn
Guy C. Claypoole
E. J. O’niel
Olf
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