War News in Brief: Russian Drive Advances in Volhynia
The Russian drive in Volhynia claims a sharp success with General Sahkaroff's forces capturing over 4000 officers and men, five cannons, six machine guns, and ammunition. Pozieres falls to the British after three days of heavy fighting. Erzingan, a Turkish fortress town in Central Armenia, is evacuated by Turkey and occupied by Russian troops. Turkish detachments at Violsnes and Brieulles and bivouacs near Dannevoux are attacked.
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Volhynia
Sahkaroff
Petrograd
Pozieres
London
Erzingan
Armenia
Russian War Department
Adenitehin
Tiflis
Nicholas
Asia Minor
Erzerum
Slonevka
Styr
War Office
von Boehm- Ermolli
Galicia
Brody
Kemmern
Baranovichi
Gamia
Pogorelcy
Vonski
Shara
France
David Lloyd George
Contalmaisson
Bizantins
Jongueval
Lloyd’ George
Trones Wood
Bapaume
Verdun
Sakharoff
Lemberg
von Bothmer
Dolomites
Russians Capture Erzingan in Central Armenia
Russian war department announces victory at Erzingan under General Adenitehin. Emperors telegram congratulates the Caucasian army. Simultaneously Russians push in Southern Volhynia, inflicting losses on German forces, with 4000+ officers and men taken prisoner and various weapons captured.
Allies Advance Alarm German War Leaders Says Lord Derby
British and Allied forces push through western front with Pozieres down, while Russians seize Erzingenan fortress and advance in Volhynia. Lord Derby notes strong unity, fights to destroy German dominance and seeks U S partnership for future peace.
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Lord Derby
French Front Reports New Captures Near Estrees
The war office says south of the Somme French forces took a fortified house near Estrees and captured 117 Germans with three new German guns. Five 105 mm cannons captured earlier near Estrees are added to prior totals. Artillery activity increased west of Presnes and at a depot near Dun.
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Paris
War Office
Somme
Estrees
Champagne
Presnes
Soyecourt
Meuse
Fleury
Chapelle Sainte Fine
Dun
German Front Notes Claim Pozieres Hold and Local Rejections
Berlin reports British foothold in Pozieres confirmed with German forces solidified there. Along the Somme and Meuse front we repelled minor attacks near Foreaux wood, Longueval and Trones wood, with counter-fire and mines shaping the day. Air and railway bombings hit Gorogielzy Horodizla stations and troop camps. Russian reconnaissance and Balkan front activity show limited action.
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Berlin
London
Pozieres
Foreaux Wood
Longueval
Trones Wood
Comines-Ypres
Somme
la Maisonette Farm
Estrees
la Fille Mort
Argonne
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont Wood
Luneville
Fort Souville
Pogorielzy
Horodzizla
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Berestechk
Count von Bothmer
Koropice
Balkan Front
Firing Reported in Gulf of Bothnia Separable Line
A Stockholm newspaper reports prolonged firing heard in the Gulf of Bothnia on Monday. No further details were provided.
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Gulf of Bothnia
London
Stokholm
British Deny Dreadnought Hit by German Submarine
Berlin reports a German submarine attacked a British dreadnought near the Orkney Islands on July 20 and scored two torpedo hits. In London the British admiralty refutes this, saying only a small auxiliary ship north of Scotland was attacked and not hit.
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Berlin
Sayville
Orkney Islands
Scalpa Flow
London
Scotland
Britain to receive blacklist clarification on American firms
Washington reports a communication outlining blacklist principles for American firms is nearly ready and will be sent to London soon. President Wilson discussed the matter with Acting Secretary Polk before the State Department finalizes the document. London officials say foreign trade will consult affected firms to seek removals and assure access for proving innocence.
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Washington
Great Britain
London
Polk
Wilson
State Department
Foreign Trade Department
Diplomats Split Over U S Blacklist Act Impact
Neutral diplomats foresee Britain seeking direct talks to soften effects of the blacklist on firms named. Some argue the act harms international comity, citing U S treaties with the Hanseatic Republic and Britain from 1815 that require non discrimination in trade.
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Foreign Office
Walter Hines Page
United States
Hanseatic Republic
Great Britain
Ambassadors Discuss British Blacklist Of American Firms
Ambassador Page in London told the State Department about an informal talk at the British foreign office on the blacklist of American firms. Officials say the order’s scope and impact were reviewed and Britain believes it won’t seriously affect U.S. interests. Further visits by Page are planned as Washington awaits more information from the British embassy.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Derby
Germany
Lloyd George
Washington
Page
State Department
Foreign Office
Department
United States
Pozieres Falls to British Forces in Somme Advance
British action along the Somme reports Pozieres fully captured by General Haig's troops. The village sits on high ground commanding the Albert to Bapaume road as British forces push forward with additional trench gains and several prisoners, including five officers, noted in the official statement.
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London
Pozieres
Douglas Haig
Somme
Bapaume
Albert
Italian Forces Repel Attacks on Monte Cimene
Rome reports on July 24 night actions on the Pasina Astico line repelling two counter attacks against Monte Cimene summit. In Asiago plateau new positions consolidated with 380 prisoners taken. Bombardments on Bellamonte and Monte Croce di Comelico roads, civilian casualties in upper Degano valley, Isonzo front quiet.
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Rome
London
Pasina
Astico
Monte Cimene
Tonezza
Asiago
Trevignola
Bellamonte
Carnia
Monte Croce di Comelico
Degano
Isonzo
Irish Question to Be Debated Monday
Sir Horace Plunkett comments on Irish settlement collapse and the political maneuvering around home rule. He notes government missteps, the difficulty Redmond faced in securing support, and Carson's Ulster alignment. He expects the war end to secure Home Rule and for terms to improve later.
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Horace Plunkett
Associated Press
Sir Horace
Edward Carson
John Redmond
Ireland
Sir Edward Carson
England
Carson
Redmond
Erin
Evening star Mars and cruiser ashore near Bug Light
July calendar notes tides and celestial bodies as a fog shrouds the region. A cruiser ran aground about 200 yards east of Bug Light in thick fog and is expected to float at high water. The Mohawk took Assist ant Secretary Newton to New York and then to Maine after transfer to the Ossipee. Norwegian steamer Christian Bors brings a large wool cargo from Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with fog hampering the voyage for 200 miles.
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Bug Light
Black Rock Channel
Mohawk
New York
Newton
New London
Ossipee
Maine
Christian Bors
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Fish Pier Receives 15 Groundfish Arrivals and Swordfish Two
Yesterday at the fish pier 15 groundfish arrivals were recorded and two swordfish. Prices remained high amid strong demand with no mackerel brought in for a third straight day. Notable listings include haddock cod hake and halibut with varied wholesale prices, and several vessels and passengers noted in harbor traffic.
Mesopotamia and Gallipoli Commissions Named
Separate commissions will investigate the Mesopotamia and Dardanelles campaigns. The Mesopotamia panel includes Baron Hamilton of Dalzell as chairman with the Earl of Donoughmore Lord Hugh Cecil MP Ox ford University Sir Archibald Williamson MP Elgin and Nairn and John Hodge MP Gorton division of Lancashire. The Dardanelles panel lists the Earl of Cromer chairman Andrew Fisher Australian high commissioner Thomas MacKenzie New Zealand high commissioner Sir Frederick Cawley MP Prestwich division Lancashire James A Clyde MP Edinburgh west and Stephen L Gwynn MP Galway City.
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London
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
Earl of Donoughmore
Hugh Cecil
Oxford University
Archibald Williamson
Elgin and
Nairn
John Hodge
Gorton
Lancashire
Earl of Cromer
Andrew Fisher
Thomas MacKenzie
New Zealand
Hank and Friends Face Ele Phant In The Post Fun Feature
Hank and his animal gang encounter more trouble with a second-hand, self-starting elephant in the Post Fun and Feature section set for Sunday.
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Hank
Next Sunday Post
Shipping ships and crews list rushes in Atlantic routes
A long shipping news entry records multiple vessels sailing and arriving along the U S coast and offshore ports. It names cutters Mohawk Ossipee and coast guard units, steamers and schooners including Prince Arthur Yarmouth Calvin Austin and Governor Powers, plus barges and tugs moving between Boston Portland Newport News and Bangor with destinations such as St John s N B Jam Norfolk Baltimore and York Me.
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U. S
Gresham
Camden
Sandwich
Christian Bors
Nor
Pedersen
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
L. P. Holmblad
Dan
Svane
Copenhagen
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Saxon Monarch
Walker
Glasgow
Artino
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St. Nazaire
Steelville
Hall
Cardiff
Sandy Hook
Highcliffe
Henderson
Huelva
Prince Arthur
U.S. Coast Guard
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New York
U. S. Coast Guard
Ossipee
Maine
Yarmouth
N. S
Calvin Austin
St. John
N. B
Portland
Eastport
Taunton
Port Antonio
Jam
Juan
Norfolk
Bunker Hill
Nantucket
Baltimore
Newport News
Arlington
Lamberts Point
George Hawley
Sewall Point
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State St
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G. Mgr. B
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Felix Martin
Tommy Levine
Frank Beaumont
John Dillon
Frank Palmer
Anita
D. W. Cooper
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Knickerbocker Society
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Myra
Majestic Theatre
Braves
Wm. Read & Sons, Inc
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Revere Beach
PanaRias
Ioan
Norumbega
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N. Y
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Belle Story
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Geo
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the Beast
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Pilgrims
Dorothy Bradford
Atlantic Avenue
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Copley-Plaza Orchestra
Andre Maquarree
Copley-Plaza
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Scituate
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State Street
UO Ludgoon
Ethel Clayton
King Philip
Edw. W. Dixon
Bay Line
Otis Wharf
Ware
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