Allies Gain Against Foe in Front Page Battle Report
On July 26 Allied forces under British and French command pressed in France and Flanders with counter drives. German attacks near Hebuterne Mete ren repulsed with heavy casualties while fighting continues in the Marne region and in Macedonia and Albania where Allies hold the upper hand. The British cruiser Morama lost to a submarine, and a torpedo boat destroyer sunk. The Aisne front shows slow Allied advance with gains near Fere en Tardenois and the Marne forests, plus artillery activity south of the Oureq river and several local successes southwest of Rheims. About 1,100 prisoners and 200 machine guns taken. eight guns captured and 38 tons of bombs dropped by Allied air units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Flanders
Hebuterne
Meteren
Macedonia
Albania
Marne Front
Associated Press
Marne
Fere
Tournelle
Ris
Rheims
Paris
Oureq
Reuit
Savarges
Villemontoire
Oulchy le Chateau
Toc
Champagne
Suippes
St. Hilaire Grande, Sounin
le Mesnil Foz
Bazoches Fere En Tardenois
Mont Notre Dame
Army of the East
Batequey
Berlin
London
War Office
Albert
Aisnes
Gureq
Oeris
Vincelles-sur-Marne
Piso
Foret de Ris
Veleny
Suitypes
Souuin
Mooney Protest Meeting At Seaside Tomorrow
Ten thousand people are expected at a Mooney protest meeting organized by the Central Labor union at Seaside Park tomorrow at 2 PM. Mayor Clifford Wilson is billed as a speaker on War Savings stamps, with Mooney supporters Id. McGrady and Jack Samford as additional speakers. A 30 piece band will perform and the stand will be patriotically decorated. Joan F. Ryan of Lodge No. 30 Machinists will represent Bridgeport machinists in Washington, and Karl Jung, Central Labor union president, will also attend.
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Mooney
Central Labor Union
Seaside Park
Clifford
Lodge No. 30
International Association of Machinists
Meoney
Bridgeport Machinists
Washington
Karl Jung
Fraternal Scots discuss draft plans and front reports
A meeting of the Scottish Historical Society plus wartime briefings featured Henry P. Marendaz of the Canadian recruiting office outlining terms of the British American draft plan. Veteran sergeants shared front experiences as the gathering noted British bombing and Allied operations in France and Albania. The report described German and Allied actions near Meteren and along the Marne front with casualties and prisoner counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottish Historical Society
Aun
Tlisorient Society
Henry P. Marendaz
Father
Fulton
Nets
Inli Army
Roberts L. Forbes
Camouflage Corps
Canadian Army
Federal Canvass in Danbury Aids Bridgeport War Needs
Reports say federal agents backed by railroad workers push an express to move Danbury labor to Bridgeport war plants. A Danbury committee argues the service would ease workers rents, reduce outlay, and speed factory output, with two daily trains from Danbury to Bridgeport via Newtown and Hawleyville.
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Railroad
Ifraneis Py Mahoney
Bureau of Housing and Transportation
Express
Scaing
Charles F Greene
Danbury
Bridgeport
Plas
Sinc
Danbury Committee
America
Newtown
Hawleyville
Pittsfield
Mass
South Norwalk
Supreme Court
Piggott Warns Plants on Coal Use Threaten Rationing
A Bridgeport meeting of workers and manufacturers chaired by Patrick J. Grice warned that poorly operated plants waste coal and may face compulsory shutdowns. KR I 8 Piggott urged modern methods to cut consumption, favoring automatic stokers, flow meters, and regular boiler cleaning amid a national coal shortage and rising industrial demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nso
Manufacturers’ Association
Patrick J. Grice
Lovemobile Compang of
America
Bridgeport
Charles M. Lond
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bridgeport Brass Company
American Graphophone Company
Harvey Hubbell, Inc
William P. Kirk Company
Warner Brothers Company
Acme Shear Company
American Tube and Stamping Company
Challenge Cutlery Company
Hamilton and DeLoss
E. H. Smith Silver Company
Siemon Hard Rubber Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Canfield Rubber Company
Thomas P. Taylor Company
Black Boeck Manufacturing Company
International Silver Company
Yost
Don Stapley Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport Metal Goods Company
Remington Typewriter Company
Locomobile Company of America
American Can Company
Ashcroft Manufacturing Company
Whiting Silver Company
Bryant Electric Company
Bridgeport Malleable Iron Company
Kirk
The
Coal Administration
Birk
Piggott
New England
Tie
Lloyd George Warns Strikers in Birmingham Report
In Birmingham unions including munitions suppliers saw reduced strike activity as discharged soldiers and sailors with 8 000 members pledged loyalty to Churchill. Strikers claim 100 000 out in error, officials say only 12 000 to 15 000 idle, with women and unskilled workers resisting. Gas odor noted among remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dental Treatment for Children in 31 Schools
The Health department reports 20 dental hygienists two supervisors and two avomien dentists served in Bridgeport during the year ended June 88. The corps focused on first five graders, providing prophylactic care including teeth polishing and a chartless exam of the mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Dental Committee
Health Department
Western Front Reaches Turning Point Amid British Push
From London reports, the western front shows a transformed scene as Allied artillery dominates a 20 by 20 mile German salient. German divisions are depleted with under 30 fresh reserves, while British experts note a strategic pause in German attack plans and possible retirement lines along Ardre or Veste. In New York, German propaganda cases surface, tying Hale and Dernburg to edited dispatches and Viereck letters. A Stamford employment bureau is planned to shift workers to essential factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernhard Dernburg
Cleveland
Mmsitarian
United States
William Hayard Falc
German Information Service
America
Alfrond J. Becker
Information Service
Becker
Hale
Denburg
Department of Justice
Edward A. Rumely
New York Evening Mail
Dernburg
Viereck
Attorney General
Germany
George Sylvester Viereck
Fatherland
Ee A
London
Western Front
Champagne
Crown Prince
Crown Prince Ruppercht
Prince Ruppercht
Ardre
Veste
United States Employment Service
Stamford
Edward 8. Blodgett
Pecticut
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Millemontaire
H. Praiser & Co., Inc
Merrimac St
Boston
Pippins
Chateau Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Victoria Glacier
Camila Dbettey
Sturdee
Canadian Pacific Railway
Washington St. Moston
Tel
Illette Ue ‘Arcade
Naller
Pt. Awning Co
Kossuth &T
Barnum
Gaza Road
Heuter
Gouraud
S Federal Canvass
W. E. Burton
Feral Aid
Charities Department
John W Banks
First Bridgeport National Bank
Mr. Burton
Angus P. Thorpe
Burton
Thorne
Justices of the Peace
Rent Committee
Frederick A. Bartlett
Lloyd-George
West Front
Huw
Banks
Rupprecht
Ani
M. A. Howlett
Bijou Theatre
Fairfield Ave
NR. Broad ST
Bridgeport, Conn
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