Russians and Germans clash on the Stokhod front near Kovel
Reports note Tenth Prussian Corps and Fifth Bavarian forces massing as Austro German efforts on the east bank near Grovskhevka are repulsed. Russian gains at Mamakhatum and a continuing Somme Verdun bombardment frame a shifting western front scene.
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Rheims
Arras
Stokhod
Grovskhevka
Kovel-Sarny
Nicholas
Mamakhatum
Erzerum
Erzerum-Sivas
Allied offensive on Western Front in early stage
London July 13 Premier Asquith said in the House of Commons that the Allied drive is in its beginning and the government will ask workers to forgo August holidays to boost munitions in France. New factories are expanding output but still below capacity as organization and labor supply improve.
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Somme
Fort Souville
Verdun
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Western Front
France
Great Britain
Lince
Admiralty
Ministry of Munitions
German Counter-Attack Drives Russians Back at Olessa North
Berlin reports von Bothmer's troops encircled and drove back Russian forces near Olessa northwest of Buczacz with 400 prisoners. In the west British forces hold Contalmaison between the Ancre and Somme after heavy artillery fire and French assaults were repelled. Prisoners total rises to 56 officers and 2349 men. German patrols near Frellingheim La Pille Morte and Badonvillers area succeed. a French biplane lands in German lines north of Soissons.
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Berlin
London
Count von Bothmer
Olessa
Buczacz
Contalmaison
Ancre
Somme
Barleux
Estrees
Contalma
Italian Front Battles Continue in Adige Valley Driveback
Rome reports Austrian troops attacked Italian positions north of Malga Zugna in the Adige valley after heavy bombardment. Italians repelled the assault in disorder with heavy losses, while artillery activity persisted in Camonica and Tonale regions and major bombardments continued along the Brenta front. No notable events reported on the Isonzo front.
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Rome
London
Adige
War Office
Camonica
Tonale
Malga Zugna
Brenta
Isonzo
War News in Brief From Fronts Across Europe
Intermittent artillery in Somme region near Souville Chenoois and La Laupee before Verdun heavy German bombardment. French penetrate Champagne salient take prisoners. Two German raids in Argonne repelled by French. von Bothmer drives back Russians near Buczacz 400 prisoners. British front sees no change while raids west of Wyschaete and La Bassée canal fail. Austrians pushed back in Italy. Over 2000 prisoners taken near Stripa in Galicia.
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Somme
Souville
Chenoois
la Laufee
Verdun
Champagne
Argonne
Paris
Count von Bothmer
Buczacz
Galicia
Berlin
France
Wyschaete
la Bassee Canal
London
Rome
Stripa
Petrograd
Austrian General HQ Reports Front-Line Actions and Prisoners
The Vienna dispatch quotes the general headquarters stating that west and northwest of Buczacz allied forces repelled Russian attacks after initial breaches. A counterattack secured gains and took many prisoners. Further, on the Stokhod along the Kovel Sarny line, Russian assaults were repulsed, and on the Monte Rasta sector Italian front we repulsed additional heavy attacks.
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Vienna
London
Buczacz
von Bothmer
Stokhod
Kovel- Sarny
Monte Rasta
Victory Now to Flow to Allies Says Lloyd George
Lloyd George told an allied conference that the combined offensive had seized the initiative from Germany and signaled new victories for the allies. He cited a vast mobilization in munitions and ships, with 1,000,000 men building, outfitting, and repairing naval forces, and praised Russia, Verdun, and Italian resistance for altering the war’s outlook.
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London
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
War Office
Alberto Thomas
Belinoff
Russia
A. Dall Olio
Edwin S. Montague
Balkans
Verdun
Alps
Fighting Yesterday Confined to Shelling Near Verdun
The war office reported minimal activity on the front near Verdun, noting only a somewhat spirited bombardment in the Souville sector on the Meuse. No other major events were reported for the day.
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Souville Sector
Verdun
Paris
War Office
Souville
Meuse
Russian War Office reports 2000 prisoners in Galicia fighting
Russian war office statement says heavy fighting west of the Stripa in Galicia yielded over two thousand enemy prisoners. It notes artillery duels on the Stokhod and Dvina fronts, torpedo strikes in the Black Sea, and a Caucasus offensive with Turkish counter-attacks rebuffed.
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Petrograd
London
Stripa
Galicia
War Office
Stokhod
Volhynia
Dvina
Friedrichstadt
Black Sea
Mellen
Ergheli
Caucasus Front
Erzerum
British statement on front line activity and air operations
London July 13 The official statement says heavy artillery duels continue with no change on any part of the line. West of Wyschaete and south of the La Bassee canal the enemy raided trenches but were driven off. Despite weather, British aeroplanes have worked continually and enemy attacks on our aircraft were repelled. one British plane is missing.
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London
Wyschaete
la Bassee Canal
Grandson of the Famous Bluecher Dies in Accident
Prince Gebhardt Bluecher von Wahlstatt, grandson of the famed Waterloo commander, died after a fall from his horse near Breslau. A longtime English resident, he forfeited a Prussian seat in 1899 and engaged in legal battles with Berlin over taxation and other matters. He also proposed leasing his Berlin palace as a cafe, prompting court intervention.
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Bluecher
Berlin
London
Prince Gebhardt Bluecher von
Wahlstatt
Waterloo
Breslau
Forward
England
House of Lords
Prince Bluecher
Brandenburg
Prohibition Unlikely in Scotland Says Liquor Board
Glasgow July 13 The Liquor Control Board told a deputation of women petitioners that prohibition is impractical in Scotland. Lord d Abernon chairman said prohibition could only be considered for large self contained areas due to importation control difficulties during the war period.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Liquor Control Board
Lord d’Abernon
Submarine Sinks British Fishing Fleet Off English Coast
A German submarine attacked a British fishing fleet off the northeastern coast near Seaham Harbor and sank the trawlers Florence and Dalhousie along with several smaller vessels. Lloyds reported the raid followed the Tuesday night attack on Seaham Harbor.
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London
Seaham Harbor
Lloyds
Florence
Naval bill discussion begins in Senate for 315 million
Washington July 13 The Senate opened debate on the 315 million naval bill the largest appropriation to date with about 30 million more than the House version Sen leaders aim to speed the measure through and little opposition met the committee amendments
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate backs navy expansion plan amid 1917 buildup debates
The Senate approves a personnel increase from 54 000 to 68 700 enlisted men and 6 000 apprentices, matching Navy General Board aims and surpassing the House figure. Leaders forecast rapid progress on a 1917 program including four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers, with a tough conference fight ahead over naval academies and construction policy.
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Senate
Senate Naval Committee
Norris
Swanson
Navy General Board
Senator Lodge
Naval Committee
Naval Academy
Weeks
Phelan
Roosevelt Denies Desertion of Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt writes that the national Progressive party deserted him, not vice versa, and backs Hughes and Fairbanks. Michigan figures push to nominate Hill as Progressive Republican for Senate against Townsend, arguing party betrayal mirrors Lincoln era shifts.
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Detroit
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
W. H. Hill
National Progressive Party
Hill
Hughes
Fairbanks
Michigan
Charles E. Townsend
England Says Germany Lost Two Dreadnoughts
An admiralty cablegram to the British embassy reports positive proof that the German dreadnoughts Kaiser and Kronprinz were sunk by torpedoes at the Battle of Jutland and added to Britain's list of ships destroyed. The Kaiser displaced 24 700 tons and carried ten 12 inch guns. the Kronprinz displaced 25 575 tons and carried ten 12 inch guns.
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England
Germany
Washington
Admiralty
Jutland
Figures of Prisoners in the Dublin Revolt
An official communication lists prisoners taken in the Irish rebellion. Interned in England are 1614 men and 5 women. Convicted under the defence of the realm regulations include 169 men and 1 woman. From Richmond Barracks Dublin and England, 1100 men and 71 women were released.
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Dublin
England
Richmond Barracks
Berlin Editor Rosa Luxemburg Arrested in Berlin
Rosa Luxemburg, principal editor of the Berlin Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts, was arrested at her Berlin home on Monday, according to the Leipziger Volkszeitung. The dispatch comes from Amsterdam via London and is dated July 13.
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Amsterdam
London
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Leipssiger Volkszeitung
Woburn Lady Cured by Plant Juice Herbal Remedy
Local testimonial from Mrs. Hattie Irving of Court Street, Woburn, praises Plant Juice for curing fifteen years of stomach trouble indigestion and dizzy spells. She says one bottle ended pain, improved sleep, and allowed normal eating. Plant Juice promoter visits Houghton-Dutton Drug Department daily to explain benefits.
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Hattie Irving
No. 16
Court Street
Woburn
Mass
Houghton - Dutton
New Hair Removal Method Gains Popularity with Delatone
Beauty notes highlight delatone as a simple paste made with powder and water to remove facial neck and arm hair. In 2 to 3 minutes the paste is rubbed off, skin washed, and all hair disappears. Buyers are advised to insist on genuine delatone to avoid failure.
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