Russians Capture Brody and Push Toward Lemberg Front
Russian forces break Teuton lines west of Lutsk and push toward Lemberg as Sakharoff advances on the city defended by Boehm Ermolli. Kovel remains contested while British troops seize Longueval and Delville Wood, aiding their march toward Bapaume. In the Vosges German attempts near Sainte Marie Pass are repelled. Meuse west gains reported. submarine actions off Scotland cause British loss.
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Kovel
Lemberg
Katedines
von Linsingén
Stokhod
Sakharoff
Boehm-Ermolli
Petrograd
Bapaume
Delville Wood
Pozieres
Longueval
Vosges
Sainte Marie Pass
Paris
Thiaumont
Meuse
Scotland
Berlin
London
Austria Offers Aid for Polish Relief Efforts
The State Department reports that Austria-Hungary may permit shipments of American relief to famine stricken Poles in territories held by Austrian troops. Ambassador Penfield delivered Wilson’s letter to Count Burian, who promised to forward it to Emperor Francis Joseph. British and American officials flag potential delays if occupying armies seize relief and stress neutral control of harvests for aid.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Burian
Penfield
State Department
Page
British
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Poland
Francis Joseph
Austria
Germany
Russian
Gerard and Penfield
Berlin
Vienna
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Hoover
American Relief Commission
Russians Seize Brody Junction in Galicia Campaign
Russian forces report capture of the Brody rail junction, 58 miles northeast of Lemberg, breaking the Austro German line in southern Volhynia and driving them from the Slonevka and Boldurovka river line with heavy casualties and prisoner gains. An earlier statement notes Russian advances and aerial losses on multiple fronts with Turkish officers captured.
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Galicia
Brody
Lemberg
Lutsk
Petrograd
London
Slonevka
Boldurovka
Volhynia
War Office
Krevo
Baranovichi
Syvasski Road
British Capture Last German Strongholds in Longeval
The British war office says troops have seized the final German strongholds in Longeval and captured prisoners. In Pozieres area hand to hand fighting persisted with heavy artillery elsewhere. Two enemy aircraft were destroyed by a British aerial patrol near Bapaume.
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London
Longeuval
War Office
Pozieres
Bapaume
British troops take Delville Wood in the Somme region
Official reports say British forces captured Delville Wood from the German Brandenberg division in the Somme. Russian recon patrols near Aube rive in Champagne penetrated German trenches and took prisoners. German attacks near Lihons and at Thiaumont were halted by French artillery and infantry fire. Two German planes were shot down over the Somme. Russian forces advance in Volhynia as Italian forces push positions at Monte Colbriccon. Austrians repelled westward. Strong British assaults on Foureaux Wood failed under German fire. Russian corps attacks east of Gorodische near Baranovichi yielded no gains.
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Delville Wood
Somme
Brandenberg
London
Auberive
Champagne
Paris
Lihons
Chaulnes
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont
Teutons
Slonevka
Boldarovka
Volhynia
Gorodische
Baranovichi
Berlin
Vladimir-Volynski
von Linsingen
Sviniuchy
German War Office
Neuv Chapelle
Pozieres
Foureaux Wood
Longueval
Delville Nood
Soyecourt
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Skrobova
Vygoda
Liachovichy
Postomyty
Balkan
Vodena
Delville Wood Fall Secured as British Drive Germans Back
British official report says Fifth Brandenburg division driven from Delville wood with three officers and 153 men captured. Wood and nearby Longueval and Pozieres areas advanced, 48 wounded Germans taken in Pozieres region, and counter-attacks repelled with heavy enemy losses. Artillery duels continued near Neuve Chapelle and Souchez.
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London
Delville Wood
Longueval
Pozieres
Neuve Chapelle
Souchez
Austro-Hungarian War Office Reports Russian Attacks
Official Austro-Hungarian statement details Russian assaults along the Czarny Czerecmsz and Brody-Leszniow lines. Russians penetrate briefly near the Brody front while Austro-Hungarians halt gains elsewhere. front pushed back up to 15 kilometres over 80 kilometres.
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Vienna
London
Austro-Hungarian War Office
Czarny Czerecmsz
Brody
Brody-Leszniow
Pustomyty
Volhynia
Sviniuchy
German War Office Reports Russian Attacks Across Fronts
The German statement says Russians renewed attacks in southern Volhynia near Gorodische and northeast of Sviniuchy, with counterattacks by German forces. It notes feeble gains near Sviniuchy halted by German defense, plus minor Balkan engagements and repulsed advances near Pos tomyty. Other sectors report heavy fighting and mixed results along the Somme and Meuse fronts.
French Repel German Attacks in Vosges and Argonne
Paris reports German forces gained a lodgment in French trenches south of Sainte Marie Pass in the Vosges but were driven out by bayonet counterattack. French progress is noted on the Meuse right bank and in the Argonne. Air actions near Verdun resulted in one German aircraft down and two officers captured.
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Paris
London
Sainte Marie Pass
Vosges
Meuse
Argonne
Fille Morte
Thiaumont
Verdun
Submarines Sink Patrol Boat off Scotch Coast
Berlin reports a naval engagement off Scotland where German submarines attacked three British patrol boats. The Nellie Nutten was sunk with three crew killed and eight rescued. three later died. The Eva and Onward reportedly foundered with all hands.
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Berlin
Sayville
Scotland
Handelsblad
Nellis Nutten
Onward
Eva
Nellie Nutten
Greece Adopts Standard Time Shifts Clocks 25 Minutes
Greece moves to standard eastern European time at midnight Thursday, advancing clocks 25 minutes in line with government decision to replace sun time. Athens reports the change coordinated via London.
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Greece
Athens
London
England in Fury Over Captain Fryatt Execution
A Reuters report from Amsterdam notes Holland’s indignation over Captain Fryatt's execution at Bruges after a near ram of a German sub near the North Hinder lightship. The case recalls Edith Cavell, with officials citing hurried proceedings and defensive ramming as context.
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England
Harwich
Rotterdam
North Hinder
Fryatt
Holland
Reuter
Amsterdam
Edith Cavell
Captain Fryatt Executed After German Court Martial
Berlin reports Captain Charles Fryatt of the Great Eastern railway steamship Brussels was shot after a German naval court martial. He was sentenced for attempting to ram a submarine while not in the armed forces, with testimony noting the March 28 1915 near the Maas lightship incident.
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Fryatt
Brussels
Admiralty
House of Commons
Bruges
Belgium
Berlin
Sayville
Charles Fryatt
Great Eastern Railway
Zeebrugge
Maas
Allied quarters condemn Fryatt execution as war crime
The Brussels incident sparked Allied outrage over Germany's execution of Captain Charles Fryatt for attempting to ram a submarine. U S authorities debate legality, noting that a merchant captain may defend against an imminent attack, while allies warn of potential shifts in German submarine policy.
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Washington
Germany
Charles Fryatt
Brussels
Great Britain
Fryatt
United States
Britain Demands Release of Five Stewardesses
London reports the British foreign office protests to the American embassy over five Brussels stewards confined in a German detention camp. It demands their immediate release as illegal internment.
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London
British Foreign Office
Brussels
Foreign Office
Bay State Men Asked to Aid Kelly and Smith
Ex-Congressman Joseph F. O Connell has sent telegrams to Massachusetts Senators and Congressmen urging them to press President Wilson and Secretary Lansing to act in the case of Kelly and Smith who have been excluded from Great Britain by the British government order.
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Joseph F. O’connell
Massachusetts
Wilson
State Lansing
Kelly
Smith
Great Britain
Pa Van Loon Presents His Own Home Circus
Pa Van Loon stages a personal circus at home, promising a family friendly show and novelty acts to be featured in the upcoming Sunday Post.
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Pa van Loon
Blacklist Note Given to Britain
July 28 The protest of the United States government against the British statutory blacklist was delivered to the foreign office late today but officials there declined to discuss it. The note states that the United States cannot admit the blacklist’s validity due to its far-reaching effect on citizens trade.
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London
United States
Foreign Office
Note to be released to American press sparks surprise
The British government plans to issue a note to the American press on Monday with no time set for publication here. A diplomat notes that its release may surprise, as U S opposition to the blacklist had seemed to die down recently. Lord Robert Cecil said contracts were discussed today.
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Washington
United States
Robert Cecil
German Airships Raid Britain's East Coast
German airships raided the east coast of England early this morning. An official statement said the number of raiders is not yet established and reports place the action in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Bombs were dropped, but details are lacking.
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London
England
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
McNear in San Francisco Seeks Australian Firm Ties
George W. McNear of San Francisco markets ties with Australian firms and says he would not be affected by the blacklist. He discusses potential business links and the policy's impact on his interests.
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George W. McNear
San Francisco
Italian Defence Report From St Elvio and Arsa Valley
Rome reports active artillery exchanges in St Elvio region and Arsa valley with heavy losses to attackers. On July 26 they repelled forces at Monte Seluggio and Monte Zebio after capturing 73 prisoners and one machine gun. Allied air forces bombed enemy parks at Bellamonte while fighting continued in Dogano and But upper valleys. The Carzo at St Michaele and San Martino saw use of explosive rifle bullets and asphyxiating gas bombs by the enemy.
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Rome
St. Elvio
Arsa
Monte Seluggio
Posina
Monte Zebio
Sette Comuni
Monte Colbriccon
Bellamonte
Dogano
Carzo
St. Michaele
San Martino
Turkish Army Concentrated on Hungarian Plains
A dispatch from Lausanne reports about 70 000 Turkish troops concentrated on the Hungarian plains for Hungarys defence. The Austrian Emperor has gone to Budapest amid intense excitement.
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London
Hungary
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Lausanne
Switzerland
Budapest
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Walter E. Page
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Gerard
Associated Press
Baron Newton
Foreign Affairs
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Cavell
View
Allied
Bay State
France
Boston
Worcester
Jackson Motor Car Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
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