Allies Ramp Up Gains on Fronts as War Expands
British forces make trenches and village advances north of Bazentin le Petit Wood and at Ovillers La Boiselle while reaching near the Albert Plateau crest. On the eastern front, Kuropatkin launches an offensive on the Dvina, Russians claim 13 000 prisoners and 30 guns as Linsingen retires behind the Lipa. Austrians fail to bend Italian lines in the upper Posina and Toro valleys amid Caucasus skirmishes.
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Bazentinle-Petit Wood
Waterlot Farm
Longueval
Guillemont
Ovillers-La Boiselle
Albert Plateau
Kuropatkin
von Hindenburg
Dvina
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Lipa
Volhynia
Petrograd
Grey
McKenna
Posina
Toro
Rome
Caucasus
Russian Official Report From Front Lines July 16
Soviet dispatch reports heavy fighting across Volhynia and Pustomyty with large prisoner totals. It cites General Dragomiroff wounded, captures include hundreds of officers and thousands of men, guns and machine guns, plus advances near Lipa and Riga trenches. Caucasus front notes Plastuny Kuban Cossacks’ success and Turkish retreat burning Baiburt.
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Volhynia
Kirlibaba
Transylvania
Riga
Caucasus Front
Plastuny
Gornastaelf
Baiburt
Fronts show tempo of WWI actions across Europe
Reports from Petrograd Paris and Rome describe German retreats behind the Lipa and two failed assaults in Lorraine. French gains near Fleury and a successful counter attack against Russian trench lines. Verdun tonight relatively quiet aside from Hill 304. Italian office notes repulse of Austrian attack in Trentino after Russian gains in Volhynia. British forces assault German trenches near Bazentin le Petit Wood and capture Waterloo Farm near Longueval.
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Lipa
Petrograd
Berlin
Vienna
Lorraine
Nomeny
Paris
Fleury
Champagne
Verdun
Hill 304
Posina
Trentino
Italian War Office
Rome
Lower Lipa
Volhynia
Bazentin-le-Petit Wood
Waterloo Farm
Longueval
London
German Steamer Syria Sunk by Russian Submarine
Reuters Stockholm reports the German steamship Syria of 3607 gross tons, 315 feet long, built in 1898 and owned in Hamburg, was sunk by a Russian submarine. Her crew and Swedish pilots were rescued.
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London
Further Important British Successes Near Bazentin and Waterlot Farm
London reports German second line positions northwest of Bazentin le Petit Wood captured in a stormy attack. Waterlot farm east of Longueval fell, left flank actions at Ovillers and La Boisselle completed, and two officers with 124 guardsmen captured. British casualties and heavy German losses detailed in captured documents, with rain hindering further progress.
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London
Bazentinle-Petit Wood
War Office
Waterlot Farm
Longueval
Ovillers
la Boisselle
Bazentin-le-Petit Wood
Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry
Sixteenth
Bavarian Infantry Regiment
Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry Regiment
Kumme
Bavarian Regiment
French War Office Report on July 17 Front Actions
Paris dispatch says on the Meuse right bank artillery action continued near Souville with about 200 prisoners taken at Fleury since July 15. Overall front calm, weather bad. Belgian note reports damage to enemy works near Hetsas and Boesingh. French recon flight near Moulin Sous Toutvent dispersed. German counterattack in Champagne repulsed. Verdun near Hill 304 calm with rifle fire. west of Fleury progress and three machine guns captured. German assaults on Ham in Lorraine repulsed with prisoners.
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Souville
Fleury
Hetsas
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Oise
Aisne
Moulin-Sous-Toutvent
Champagne
Verdun
Ham
Lorraine
Nomeny
Remarkable Cure Using Resinol For Severe Skin Trouble
Mrs H W Neefus of Greensboro North Carolina recounts a six month leg skin ailment with swelling pain itching and sores that fully healed after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. She used three jars of ointment and two cakes of soap achieving a complete cure and recommends the products available through druggists or samples from Resinol Baltimore.
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H. W. Neefus
Pearson St
Greensboro
N. C
Dept. 4-S
Resinol
Baltimore
German Forces Withdraw Behind Lipa River on Eastern Front
Berlin reports retreat of General von Linsingen's troops southwest of Lutsk to behind the Lipa river to straighten the defense line. Russians attacked near Katarinehof south of Riga but were repulsed elsewhere. On the western front intense artillery bombardment from the Somme to the sea with British attacks in Ovillers wood and activity around Biaches.
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War Office
von Hindenburg
Riga
Dvina
Katarinehof
Prince Leopold of
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Somme
Sea
Ovillers Wood
Ancre
Biaches
Meuse
Verdun
Oulches
Combres Hill
Lanfroicourt
Lorraine
Italian Front Reports Counter-Attack Rebounds Enemy
Italian official communiqué details heavy enemy assault in the upper Posina area with artillery, followed by a counter-attack and hand-to-hand fighting that repelled the attacker along the front. It notes thwarted surround attempts near Monte Seluggio, shelling at Cortina di Ampezzo, retaliatory fire in the Drave Valley, and intermittent artillery actions in several fronts.
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Posina
Monte Santo
Monte Toraro
Toro
Monte Seluggio
Cortina di Ampezzo
Drave
Baccolana
Isonzo
Colonial M P s in France to Visit Front
Paris July 17 Thirty three members of the British colonial Parliaments from Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand and South Africa arrived in Paris and will visit the fronts. Each delegation will tour sectors manned by troops from its colony. Canada is represented by Senators Landry Belcourt Dennis and Ross and Commons Foster Rhodes Shepherd Nickle and Knowles. The French government has arranged a reception with Premier Briand hosting a luncheon.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Landry
Belcourt
Dennis
Ross
Foster
Rhodes
Shepherd
Nickle
Knowles
Briand
British expenditures top six million pounds daily says McKenna
London July 17 Reginald McKenna chancellor of the exchequer told the House of Commons that British expenditures now exceed six million pounds daily. The figure translates to more than about $30,000,000 per day at the time.
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London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
Artillery Actions in the Balkans During Early July War
Paris reports from the war office on operations of the army of the Orient July 1 to 15 east of the Vardar daily artillery actions. Small advance posts north of Kalinoko and near Lake Doiran. skirmishes west of the Vardar around Jumnitza Osin. Aerial activity high with bombings of Sofia Monastir Strumnitza Boddamie and Rupel Fort. Two enemy aviators shot down July 8 and 11 by our fire.
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Paris
War Office Today
Army of the Orient
Vardar
Kalinokoo
Lake Doiran
Montagneuses
Jumnitza
Osin
Sofia
Monastir
Strumnitza
Boddamie
Fort Rupel
Toppin
Russian Troops Arrive at Brest in Sixth Contingent
Paris reports a sixth contingent of Russian troops has landed at Brest and will be sent to camp then to the front. Earlier arrivals at Marseilles included five bodies of soldiers from Moscow routed to Port Dainy and Manchuria, a journey of about 17,500 miles via the Suez Canal.
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Brest
France
Marseilles
Moscow
Port Dainy
Manchuria
Suez Canal
Kaiser Said to Be at Somme Front
An official Berlin telegram reported by Reuters says Emperor William of Germany is in the Somme battle sector. The message states he has received reports from the chief commander, visited capitals, distributed iron crosses, and made speeches.
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Berlin
William of
Germany
Somme Battle
Reuter
Amsterdam
Three steamers sunk in Atlantic voyage loss reported
Lloyds reports the British steamer Euphorbia of 3837 tons the Italian steamer Sirra and steamer Virginia of 4379 tons sunk near Gibraltar. Euphorbia built 191? belonged to Stag line of North Shields. Sirra last passed Gibraltar June 27 from Norfolk to Genoa. Virginia built Glasgow 1907 belonged to Virginia Steamship Company of Glasgow.
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Lloyds
Euphorbia
Sirra
Virginia
Stag Line, Limited
North Shields
Gibraltar
Norfolk
Genoa
Glasgow
Virginia Steamship Company of
Keeping Up Recruiting Amid New Enlistment Stations
The opening of 20 new recruiting stations spurred activity as nine men registered at the Cambridge armory of the Eighth Regiment, three at Fenway Park after a ball game, seven at the Ninth Regiment armory in Boston, and ten at the Commonwealth armory. Other stations reported scattered enlistments, with no medical exams until today. Recruits will be sent to Framingham as they pass acceptance.
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Fenway Park
Boston
Commonwealth
Framingham
U.S. Firms on British Blacklist
London reports the British government will publish a list of 70 to 80 U.S. domiciled firms and individuals barred from trade by the Trading With the Enemy Act. The Foreign Office explains the policy shift to restrict trade with enemies abroad and outlines four classes for inclusion, noting few U.S. citizens may appear on the list.
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London
United States
United Kingdom
Laming Worthington Evans
Foreign Trade Department
Foreign Office
Associated Press
France
Germany
Extension Granted for Boston & Maine Notes to Aug 31
The Boston and Maine notes due yesterday were extended to August 31 after a board meeting. President Hustis stated that holders with more than seven percent assent to the extension and he expects the remaining holders will consent.
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Boston & Maine
Board of Direstors of the Road
Hustis
Robberies Reported as Too Mean for Jails
Abraham Joyce of 8 Woodbridge Street North Cambridge told police yesterday that two young men robbed him of 60 dollars and he allowed them to take the money without protest because he believed they were too mean for the jails.
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Abraham Joyce
Woodbridge Street
North
Cambridge
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