Ranco Yank Drives Through Near Chateau Thierry
Allied forces led by French and American units push the German line northwest of Chateau Thierry toward the coast, advancing about five kilometres as German retreat continues. Allied air forces bomb ridge lines across the Marne while reinforcements flood in and prisoners and guns are captured. Indian scouts with Pershing’s command aid riverfront reconnaissance.
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Marne
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Vapiaces
Ely
Paris
Icts
Pershingexico
Allied Offense Gains Ground From Marne to Rheims
One week after a feared German drive, Allied forces launch a counteroffensive and push the Germans back. Franco American troops cross the Marne, seize Brasles and Brasles rail hub, threaten rail lines to Rheims, and advance west toward Nanteuil and the Vesle. Praise and caution mix as optimism grows but war continues with heavy fighting and no assured victory.
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Brasles
Soissons
Nanteuil
Fisme
Vesle
Rheims
Salient
Foch
Berlin
Germany
Submarine off Cape thought to be same as San Diego killer
News reports a big cruiser submarine, believed to be the same vessel that sank the San Diego, was seen off Cape May and headed toward Nantucket after shelling four barges and a tug off Orleans. The tale links U-boat activity to the trans Atlantic lanes, while Nantucket residents remain unfazed by the rumors due to shoals guarding the area.
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Cape
San Diego
Fire Island
Orleans
Nantucket
New York
Europe
Canada
New
England
Boston
United States
Gasolene Prices Jump Once More
Washington July 21 gasolene prices rise again as the fuel administration says it will not object to a half cent advance per gallon in wholesale tank wagon prices for gasoline naphtha and refined oil nationwide effective tomorrow morning due to recent railroad rate increases.
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Washington, D. C
The
Fuel Administration
National Petroleum War Service Committee
United States
225 Dead and wounded in American casualties list
The War Department announced 225 American casualties among Army and Marine lists, including 19 New Englanders with ten dead in France. Also noted were severely wounded and private-channel casualty reports, many from mid July.
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Army and
Marine Corps
War Department
New
Local soldiers from Holyoke area reported killed in action
The son of former Alderman William T. Lambert, Private John Lambert of D Company, 104th Infantry, is killed in action at age 21. Also listed are Private William Dube of Lowell, Private W Merrill Austin of Brookfield, and Private Benjamin S Reed of Mattapan, all reported killed or wounded in action with various units and service histories.
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Israel B. Bryant
Sherman Mills
Thomas F. Carabine
Hamlet St
Fall River
David Dickie
Lonsdale
R. I
Benjamin S. Reed
Wellington Hill St
Mattapan
A Co
Alberic Reindeau
Lincoln St
Woonsocket
John Lambert
Holyoke
D Co
Merrill Austin
Brookfield
Kasimir ButkkKevich
Englewood Ave
Bridgeport
George E. Coburn
Ayrault St
Providence
William Dube
Deerfield St
Lowell
D Batt
F. A
Charles Hollingshead
Derry
Mee
William T. Lambert
D Company
104Th Infantry
Lambert
Clara
Edith
W. Merrill Austin
Emma Austin
22D Infantry
France
Wellington Hill Street
Alonzo J. Reed
Alima
New England War Casualties Updated
New England reports updates on war losses with counts for dead of wounds and other causes, missing in action, reported prisoners, and total losses. It lists 270 dead, 141 missing, 168 prisoners, and 802 severely or slightly wounded among other casualties to date.
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New England
United States
the Post
Kaiser and Doctor Davis in Wartime Berlin
A physician recalls his long ties to the Kaiser and elite Germans while America and Germany drift toward war. He details cautious talk with von Stumm and von Pless, warnings from embassy officials, and a reassuring postcard from the Kaiser promising safety for his family as war looms.
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Germany
Europe
United States
America
Frederick the Great
Belgium
Berlin
Count August von Eulenburg
Ambassador von Stumm
Adlon
von Stumm
Prince von Pless
Pless
Doctor Davis
Ration of Sugar Is Cut Down
Orders from Henry B. Endicott, state food administrator, reduce sugar allowances for retailers and consumers. Existing certificates are cut to 50 percent and no 25 pound lots may be sold without county administrator written approval. The rule takes effect today across counties.
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Henry B. Endicott
Sugar rationing rules issued to retailers and wholesalers
A letter to retail grocers outlines sugar distribution limits, allowing at most two pounds per customer under standard circumstances. It urges retailers to prevent customers from sourcing sugar from multiple stores and requires wholesalers to avoid supplying retailers beyond normal needs. It notes enforcement by food administration and offers guidance on water packing fruit without sugar.
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Food Administration
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Wellesley
St. John's
Newton Lower Falls
R. H. Stearns CO
Fev
Earl
H. Stearns CO
Brasses
N.co
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Frank J. Fagan
Euclid St
Worcester
Benjamin Noyd
Allerton
Earl D. Norton
Guilford
Conn
William J. O’brien
Athens St
Cambridge
Frederick D. Parker
Clinton
Elliott W. Sherman
Greenfield
Flavio Tarullo
Waterbury
Albert Thibeault
Silver St
Manchester
N. H
Ernest C. Jacobs
Willimantic
Verely
Private John Lambert
Private William Dube
Deerfield Street
D Battery
12Th Field Artillery
Marie Dube
Signal Corps
W. M. Austin
B. S. Reed
Iana
William I. R
McClure Newspaper
Post
Grocers
Tye
Paine
Bachelor
Arlington
Paine Furniture Company
Arlington Street
Boylston Street
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