Germany proposes peace conference with Spain amid war talks
Reports from Amsterdam say Germany urged Spain to host a peace conference with six proposals including no western territorial gains and respect for self determination. Allies press the Aisne Marne front as heavy rains slow advance and German reserves are deployed to hold a key railway. General March notes six new divisions and compares the Aisne Marne drive to Austrian actions on the Piave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germany
Spain
Vorwerts
Berlin
Russia
Roumania
Belgium
Balkan
Gibraltar
Suez
Associated Press
Washington
Aisne-Marne Salient
March
Soissons
Fismes
Fere-en-Tardenois
Salient
Rheims
Flanders
Aisne- Marne
Italy
Piave
Foch
Marcel
Gott
Farm Demonstrators Urged Not to Go to War Until All Labor Is Used
Clarence Ousley urges county farm demonstration agents not drafted until all workers in nonessential jobs are exhausted. He cites wartime productivity gains and compares U S and Allied efforts, urging reclassification to military duty if needed. Airdome program follows with music and readings at A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ousley
A. and
M. College
Texas
Ousley
Wheat Belt
War Department
Appeals Board
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Ousley
Canada
France
England
Paris
Channel
Germany
Russia
German peace move clashes with Wilson terms
Acting Secretary Polk labels Germany's new peace proposal as favorable to Germany and contrary to Wilson allied terms. He notes renunciation of western territory and retention of spoils from Russia and Romania contradict the president's conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Polk
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Executions in Russia Over Mirbach Murder Reported
Amsterdam reports that by July 19 more than 200 social revolutionists were shot by the Bolsheviks for involvement in the assassination of German Ambassador von Mirbach. A general mobilization of the Russian army was said to have begun on July 7 from Moscow dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Associated Press
Amsterdam
von Mirbach
Techitcherin
Germany
Moscow
Fraud and profiteering found in army supply contracts
Washington report shows the department of justice finding fraud and gross profiteering in contracts for army shoes shirts leggings and other soldiers supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Plans for Russia Expedition Await Japan Reply
President Wilson will finalize the United States plans for participation in the Russian expedition and disclose details once Japan replies to American proposals. The announcement frames allied coordination in the post First World War context and signals pending diplomatic exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
America
Russia
Farm Management Meeting Tuesday in Brazos County
The Texas Farm Management association holds a meeting for Brazos County residents in College Station on Tuesday July 30 in room 207 of the main building. The program highlights topics on organized marketing and county organization with a picnic lunch encouraged. Communities are urged to send full delegations and bring families. Two war savings stamps will be awarded to the largest delegating community club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Texas Farm Management Association
College Station
Texas
Prayer for Victory in World War II
A wartime religious appeal asks for divine guidance for the nation and its leaders. It prays for victory, courage for soldiers, and a sense of duty to country during the nation’s hour of need.
President Reviews Largest Allied Naval Fleet
London reports King George inspected British and American warships Tuesday. The fleet, described as the largest and most powerful assembled, would stretch 21 miles if placed end to end. Vessels are modern in design with proven crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
King George
Death notice for William Berger No 78
Notice of William Berger death with membership reference and assessment due within 10 days to avoid suspension. Joe B. Reed, Secretary, presents the item and contact cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Berger
Joe B. Reed
Sec
Organizing for Cooperative Rural Improvement Topics Listed
A list of papers and authors on county level organizing topics for seed stock, marketing, buying, canning, education, and farm finance. Highlights include works by R W Persons, Louis Arnold, W F Craddock, O W Sherrill, F W Mally, J A Moore, Walton Peteet, D Matthews, C Merwin, C L Benson, T O Walton, and sessions on Federal Farm Loan resources in Houston and Texas, plus Homestead Law notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Persons
Louis F. Arnold
W. F. Craddock
O. W. Sherrill
F. W. Mally
J. A. Moore
Walton Peteet
D. Matthews
C. Merwin
C. L. Benson
T. O. Walton
Federal Farm Loan Association
S. A. Lindsey
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Houston
Texas
Torren
S. H. German
Livingston
Tom Finty
Dallas Evening Journal
Dallas
Wildcat Securities Market Draws Government Scrutiny
Government efforts to conserve capital for wartime enterprises face wildcat securities in oil mining and automobile industries. The Capital Issues Committee warns millions in such securities are marketed, with western promoters reportedly taking liberty bonds and reissuing them as wildcat stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Washington
Capital Issues Committee
Clean Up Campaign to Begin in Residence Section
City Commissioner Hensarling authorizes Sanitary Inspector Daly to start a thorough clean up campaign in the residence section starting Monday July 29. Residents must place cans and trash in receptacles for wagons. Wagons will not enter yards. Public cooperation urged to keep Bryan among the cleanest cities in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensarling
Daly
Bryan
Texas
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Opens September
Washington reports the fourth liberty loan drive will begin on September 28 as announced by the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
The
Treasury
Wolff Howl Says Germans Victorious Aisne Marne Front
Wolff bureau reports from the Aisne Marne front that French and American assaults produced hundreds of thousands of killed Americans and negroes. It claims American regiments were nearly annihilated as others fled, ridiculing the allied effort and praising a German victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau
Aisne- Marne Front
Aisne-Marne Front
Call for Limited Service Men Issued
Washington July 24 General Crowder calls for 624 registrants for limited service to work in the aircraft production bureau 600 to entrain August 1 for Kelly Field at San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
General Crowder
Aircraft Production Bureau
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Sapp Seriously Ill in County Jail
E. E. Sapp lies in a jail cell here after a two week fever with kidney illness reported by Sheriff Nunn and treated by Dr. Richardson. Convicted of conspiracy to murder his wife, his 99 year sentence is on appeal and he has spent time in other counties over the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Sapp
Nunn
Richardson
Sapp
Americans advance through Chatelet forest and Epieds
On July 24 the Franco American line north of Chateau-Thierry pushed the Germans from most of Chatelet forest and moved beyond Epieds. American cavalry operated north of Chateau-Thierry as the Germans offered stiff resistance but could not halt the Allied advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aisne- Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Chatelet Forest
Epieds
Giant Justicia torpedoed and sunk with minimal loss
A British claim says the giant 52 000 ton liner Justicia formerly the Dutch Statendam was torpedoed and sunk off an Irish port. Crews of 600 with 11 dead and 400 landed. The ship carried 8000 troops and reportedly fought the submarine for 24 hours with no passenger fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justicia
Statendam
Army Casualty List Shows 108 Names In Washington
The July 24 casualty list lists 108 names with categories including 20 killed in action 14 died of wounds 17 died of disease 5 died of accident or other causes 2 aeroplane accidents 48 wounded severely 1 missing and 1 prisoner. The wounded include Enoch Deason of McCory Ark Frank Deaton of Clarendon Ark and Pete Poor of Mountainburg Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Army
Enoch Deason
McCory
Ark
Frank Deaton
Clarendon
Pete Poor
Mountainburg
Forces Press German Lines Under Allied Pressure On Aisne Marne
Forces of General Petain and General Pershing pushed German lines deeper as rain soaked fields hindered movement. Night reports indicate German positions were forced back at multiple points, following the Foch strategy of strong blows today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aisne
Marne
General Petain
General Pershing
Foch
German Ex-Chancellor George Michaelis Commands Brigade
A prisoner reports that Dr. George Michaelis, former German chancellor, now leads a German brigade on the western front as American forces advance in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rv Associated Press
France
George Michaelis
Western Front
British Raid Succeeds on Flanders Front
A British raid last night south of Bucquoy and north west of Albert netted a few prisoners. German raiders northeast of Bethune on the Flanders front were repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Bucquoy
Albert
Bethune
Flanders
Allied Forces Hammer Flanks on Aisne and Marne Front
Associated Press reports French British and American troops continue to press the crown prince's army on the Aisne and Marne. German reinforcements arrive but the situation remains favorable for the Allied advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aisne and
Marne
Crown Prince
German Counter Attack Near Vrigny Fails
Associated Press reports a German counter attack near Vrigny failed last night. Artillery was active between the Aisne and the Marne as Allied defenses held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Vrigny
Aisne
Marne
Whisky scarcity prompts shilling a sniff bottle at fair
London reports whisky growing scarce in England. At a county fair a bottle of prewar Scotch was priced for a shilling a sniff, drawing a tidy sum for the vendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Baker Outlines Plan for Army of Five Million Men
Secretary Baker announced that upon Congress convening he would present plans for new appropriations and a larger military mobilization. The plan envisions mobilizing a huge American force probably exceeding five million men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Balan
Ana
Gausht
Aisne-Marne
United States
Airdome
Orphans
the _ soldiers
H. O. Wahrnend
J. Webb Howell
James C. Williams
Kreech
Signal Corps
Terrell Sledge
Kyle
University of Texas
Army Y. M. C. A
Brition
Aubougberg
Wolff
Aisne - Marne Front
Michaelis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!