Entente Forces Advance On Three Fronts In France
Allied troops push south of Soissons and along the Ourcq river toward Chateau Thierry, driving Germans from positions near Armentieres and Coincy. American and French forces claim over 17 000 prisoners in two days, with continued pressure and large German reinforcements.
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Marne
Rheims
Soissons
Fereen-Tardenois
Ourey
Armentierés
Coincy
Chateau Thierry
Ourcq River
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Ourcq
Clignoin
Pershing
Aisne-Marne
War Department
Timber Report Calls for Walnut Inventory in Missouri
The Missouri Forestry Department urges residents to report black walnut trees 12 inches and larger to Frederick Dunlap in Columbia. Data should include tree counts, average diameters, and clear lengths to aid next year’s timber output for military needs. Priest Held for Disloyalty Across from arrest, Father Charles Hinig and farmer Henry Englemeir face hearings under espionage and draft law accusations with parishioners present.
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Columbia
Frederick Dunlap
Department of Forestry
Dunlap
United States Forest Service
United States
Dearmont
Charles Hinig
Belgique
Perry County
Father Hinig
Henry Englemeir
Butler County
Food Administration
Germany
Englemeir
State Land Reclamation Commissioner Urged Abolition
Doc Brydon told the state tax commission that the office of land reclamation commissioner should be abolished and a board of engineers substituted for drainage projects. The land reclamation commissioner earns a salary of 2500 dollars annually.
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State Drainage Board
State Land Reclamation
Doc Brydon
State Tax Commission
Office of Land Reclamation Commissioner
Board of Engineers
Land Reclamation
Doniphan Statue Unveiling Scheduled at Richmond
Jewell Mayes secretary of the Doniphan commission said the bronze statue of Col. Alexander William Doniphan will be unveiled in Richmond soon with Gov. Gardner delivering the principal address. Four cavalry units and a military band will participate and descendants of Doniphan are urged to attend.
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Doniphan
Jewell Mayes
Alexander William Doniphan
Richmond
Gov. Gardner
Mayes
Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Bank Bond Suit Judgment
The Missouri supreme court affirms a $23 035 69 judgment for St. Charles Savings Bank against bondsmen of A F Mispagel former cashier who defaulted for a large sum years ago. Commissioner White wrote the opinion. Bondsmen named Bruns Schulte Broecker Hayden Hayden. The suit sought 36 475 80 but a referee recommended lowering it.
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Missouri Supreme Court
St. Charles
Missouri Supreme Court Voids Public Entrance Traffic Ordinance
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled a St. Louis traffic ordinance near public building entrances unconstitutional in the Hugh Allen case. Allen, a chauffeur, was fined $100 for obstructing the Metropolitan building entrance and the fine was upheld on appeal. The decision voids the ordinance as granting arbitrary police power. Brokers Win Claim for $20,000 in services from Kelly & Kelly of Kansas.
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St. Louis
Missouri Supreme Court
Hugh Allen
Allen
Metropolitan Building
Grand Avenue
Olive Street
Court of Criminal Correction
Win
Sea
Missouri
Kelly
Missourians Win Commissions In Officers Reserve Corps
The adjutant general announced commissions for Missouri officers. Officers Reserve Corps to captain ordnance Robert P. Garrett of St. Louis. Medical Reserve Corps to captain Ezekial M. Barlettt of Clarksville. Medical to first lieutenant Samuel F. Abrams of St. Louis, John D. Boehm of St. Louis, Ben G. Bragg of Huntsville, Emil A. Burst of St. Louis.
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Adjutant General
Ordnance
Robert P. Garrett
St. Louis
Ezekial M. Barlettt
Clarksville
Samuel F. Abrams
John D. Boehm
Ben G. Bragg
Huntsville
Emil A. Burst
New Army Weight and Height Standards Adopted
Jefferson City reports a new army requirement of 60 inches in height and 110 pounds minimum weight for registrants entering the national army. The changes move thousands from class 5 to class 1, reducing height from 63 to 60 inches and weight from 114 to 110 pounds, with possible exceptions for under 110 pounds if illness or work can be remedied by camp life.
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New Army
Jefferson City
National Army
J. H. McCord
Crowder
Miss Virginia Lazear Joins U S Army Messenger Service
Miss Virginia Lazear of Auxvasse now serves in the Eighty third division messenger service of the U S Army, a women’s unit carrying messages between officers’ stations. She plans to sail for France in August and is on furlough at present.
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Virginia Lazear
Auxvasse
Mexico
Eighty-third Division
United States Army
Lazear
France
Salvation Army Drive Aims For St Louis and Nation
Salvation Army relief drive begins August 10 with a St Louis quota of 75000 sought to be raised in a week. National goal 5 million dollars and Missouri outside St Louis and Kansas City 200000 dollars. Funds support relief in France Belgium and U S cantonments. Carol Hamilton Kinloch wins 500 baby bond prize for thrift essay. Other winners include Lidabel Tracy James H Mills Elmer Reynolds John Noble. Each winner gets 100 dollars in war savings stamps. Montgomery county old settlers reunion set for August 3 as closing event of state primary. Prices for food have fallen 3 percent since April with mixed changes in beef meal milk pork and vegetables.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Relief Fund
St. Louis
United States
Missouri
Kansas City
France
Belgium
Carol Hamilton
Kinloch
St. Louis County
Festus J. Wade
War Savings Campaign
Hamilton
Lidabel Tracy
James H. Mills
Elmer Reynolds
Kahoka
John Noble
Pringfield
Montgomery County
Germans Unable to Hold Allies in Soissons Salient
Washington report notes heavy German counterattacks fail to halt Allied advance in the Soissons Rheims sector. American and French forces push south and east, recapturing Camélet woodland areas, Epieds and Trugny Epieds, and driving toward Courpoi about six and a half miles from Chateau Thierry as German lines withdraw.
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Washington
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Justicia torpedoed in Irish port after voyage
The British liner Justicia formerly the Statendam was sunk after being torpedoed. The 32 234 ton vessel carried six to seven hundred crew members with seven confirmed dead. The encounter with the German submarine promises a grand tale of anti submarine warfare.
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Justicia
Statendam
Belfast
New Regular Divisions Forming Across United States
General March announced six new Regular Army infantry divisions to be organized in July. The 9th at Camp Devens Massachusetts the 10th at Meade Maryland the 11th at Sheridan Alabama the 12th at Custer Michigan the 13th at Funston Kansas and the 14th at Lewis Washington. Each division will have two regular infantry regiments as its nucleus with National Army troops forming the remainder.
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Washington
March
Camp Devens
Mass
Meade, Md
Sheridan
Ala
Custer
Mich
Funston
Kas
Lewis
Wash
National Army
American Filer Killed in England Near Gloucester
Chicago aviator Malcolm Cotton Brown was killed in England near Gloucester while flying. He served as an American air force officer and died during a high altitude incident as reported from London on July 25.
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Filer
England
London
Malcolm Cotton Brown
Chicago
Gloucester
Fourth Loan Date Set
Washington July 25 The Treasury announces a fixed schedule for the fourth loan date with terms and eligibility details outlined for investors and banks.
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Washington
Treas
Camphor Demand Surges in Japan and United States
The text notes a sharp rise in camphor demand in both Japan and the United States, reflecting broad international interest and market growth.
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Japan
Unite States
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promotes Itch Relief
Advertising copy touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal burning skin and scalp. Claims suitability for toilet use and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept X, Boston. Ointment prices listed as 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
War Doesn't Change Husbands In This Wry Exchange
In a clipped exchange, a husband notes his collar button missing after another routine wartime setback. His partner replies with a dry jest that echoes the same old domestic quirks amid disruption.
Old Age Health Advice Promises Youthful Vigor
An advertisement urges women to embrace aging without fear and to maintain vitality through routine exercise and urine of Haarlem Oil Capsules GOLD MEDAL. It claims kidneys and bladder stay healthy, wastes are driven from the system, and youthful looks return with continued use.
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Haarlem
Adv
Anxious Seat Confession At Home
In a light domestic scene Miss Redd tries to delay her departure with a suitor waiting in a car. Her mother chides the constant horn tooting while Miss Redd insists she aims to appear calm yet land the date.
Senator Hitchcock Praises Nebraska Soldier On Berlin Guide
Senator Hitchcock praised a Nebraska soldier noting his practical foresight. He joked the soldier would get there, recalling an exchange on a pier where the man asked for a guide to Berlin, demonstrating unusual resolve.
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Hitchcock
Nebraska
Berlin
That Second Thought Head of the House Exchange
A comic exchange shows the Head of the House roaring at a decorator for placing paper on the wall then calming as he praises its beauty. The caption captures domestic humor with a sharp line.
He who is satisfied with his lot is rith
Newark editor argues against Germany in public schools as a measure of national content and identity. The brief critic cites local attitudes and education policy debates.
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Rith
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