Red Cross Described as Godsend by Former War Prisoner
Louis Mauer, a former Russian soldier held 12 years in German camps, praises the Red Cross while detailing harsh conditions. He says able-bodied prisoners worked in iron foundries and coal mines, faced brutal punishments for small thefts, and recalls extreme cold with scant bed clothing. He predicts US entry helped the Allies win the war and notes Russia’s dire state.
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Red Cross
Louis Mauer
Boston
United States
Russia
Four Arrested in Old Orchard Shooting
Four persons two young women were arrested by Portland sheriffs at a Harrison avenue house for alleged flight from justice. They were taken to Old Orchard to face charges connected to a shooting of Oscar Holman, conductor of an Old Orchard car, on Monday. Arrested are James J. Gillen 19 and his wife Elizeth of 190 Harrison avenue Joseph P. Kehoe 21 of Hartford and Jessie Rogers 19 of 190 Harrison avenue.
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Old Orchard
Portland
Oscar Holman
James J. Gillen
Elizeth
Joseph P. Kehoe
Hartford
Jessie Rogers
War Cross Awarded Fliar Chamberlain
Sergeant Cyrus Chamberlain last American Lafayette Escadrille member killed in France awarded the French War Cross with palm per cable from Paris to his father banker F A Chamberlain in Minneapolis on July 17.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Cyrus Chamberlain
Lafayette Escadrille
France
F. A. Chamberlain
Rates change could harm New England trade expert warns
William H. Chandler of the Boston Chamber of Commerce warned at a New England conference that abolishing differential railroad rates would hit New England importers and exporters hardest. He said Western merchants won’t pay a premium to ship via Boston and that a 2 percent rate rise already meets road needs, making abolition unnecessary.
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William H. Chandler
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England Public Service Commissioners
Boston
Confident Huns Are Defeated
Washington reports the German offensive is failing after two days of fighting east and west of Rheims. French deputy M Edouard de Billy praises Franco American cooperation, notes American troops shedding blood for France, and says Germany cannot indefinitely replace losses. He emphasizes French strength and Paris’s morale despite bombardment.
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Washington
M. Edouard de Billy
United States
Rheims
Russia
Germany
France
America
Paris
Franco American cooperation hailed as proven by Paris defense
M. deBilly says Franco American cooperation has proven successful and Parisians remain confident amid long range bombardment. He notes early fighting favors the allies on half the front while the enemy gains up to four miles elsewhere at heavy costs. He concludes the first phase of the German offensive is failing and could doom the overall attack.
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M. deBilly
Paris
Germany
Bombing of American Red Cross Hospital in Paris
Two German planes bombed the Red Cross hospital in Paris after a late Monday night attack. Four bombs hit tents with one failing to explode while a large cross marked the lawn to aid targeting. Two enlisted men were killed and nine hospital staff wounded as witnesses describe the precision of the strike.
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Paris
Red Cross
Harvey D. Gibson
American Red Cross
France
Daniel T. Pierce
Committee On Public Information
Government to take control of trunk line telegraph and telephone
An executive order by President Wilson to take over trunk line telephone and telegraph systems and place them under Postmaster General Burleson is expected tomorrow. Arrangements for government operation are nearly complete and details will be announced with the order. Plans include consolidating telegraph and telephone networks to allow simultaneous message use on trunk lines.
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Washington
Wilson
Burleson
Hearing on Taking Over Cape Cod Canal Set for July 23
Supplemental hearings will be held in Washington on July 23 on the government taking over the Cape Cod Canal. Representatives of canal owners will present evidence.
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Cape Cod Canal
Washington
News dealers urge support to sustain papers amid new US order
News dealers in New England face a government rule ending returns of unsold newspapers and higher costs. Readers are urged to improve dealer trade by buying additional items like cigars, fruit, or magazines to help keep papers, including the Post, available.
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New England
United States
the Post
German Professor Says Belgium Must Be Freed
Professor Hans Delbrueck says Germany is willing to evacuate Belgium without conditions and restore its independence and integrity. He argues Belgium is a world question and that no peace is possible while Belgium remains under German control. He also notes American interest in a free Belgium.
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Belgium
London
Hans Delbrueck
Neues Weiner Journal
Amsterdam
Germany
America
Lenine Threatens Break With Entente Allies
Amsterdam reports premier Lenine may sever diplomatic ties with Great Britain and any entente power aiding the Murmani coast landing. Despatch from Moscow via Amsterdam says American and British troops now occupy the Murman coast in northern Russia.
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Entente
Amsterdam
Great Britain
Moscow
Berlin
London
Murman Coast
Russia
French Premier Clemenceau Returns to Front Lines
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau visited the Western Front, returned to Paris at night, then went back to the front in the afternoon. His movements underscore continued leadership during the war and ongoing Allied operations.
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West Front
Paris
Clemenceau
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