Turmoil Over Balkan Split Rumors Spur German Turkey Tensions
Reports from Constantinople claim a possible rupture between Germany and Turkey over the Dardanelles crisis. Officials in Washington say evidence of a severed alliance remains unconfirmed, while strategic talks hint at expanded Balkan ambitions and intensified German influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enhagen
Constantinople
Hamidich
Dardanelles
Anoton
U. P
Turkey
Germany
Merris Taken by Australians
Australian forces captured Merris from German posts in a counter move during operations along the Western Front. The action disrupts German defenses and follows allied artillery preparation.
Admiralty Forecast on U Boats and Transports Seen
Report from The Hague notes an interview with an admiral who predicted Marines would target three transports. He says submarines are detected by convoys and would need the Port to gain a shot. The piece touches on war costs and six month ambitions in a broad briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Admiral Tt
Esa
Petany
von Holtzendorfz
Wichin
Allied Forces Close on German Pinns Near Copenhagen
Dispatches from Archangel report impending clashes between Allied forces and German pinns near Copenhagen. Travelers mention Joi Island in the Arctic and British and American seamen landed on the Murman coast in sizable numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Sury Su
U. P
Fardo
Arch- Angel
Jo I
Arctic Ocean
Seiler
Murman
MACHINE GUNS USED IN STRIKE
PAM July 30. C Kalk near Co Tonge was suppressed by machine guns, the Echo De Telge declares. Kalk is on the right bank of the Rhine. Transfer funds include 945.27 from Waco Mapletourd to Wac Mapleton extension road fund and 387.46 from special to general ditch fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAM
C. Kalk
Co- Tonge
Echo de Telge
Kalk
O 1
Jude Day
Waco-Mapletourd Fund
Wac Mapleton Extension Road
Special
General Ditch Fund
Married Men in Class One If Wife Has Work
Local boards pass on appeals with seven denials and a fight allowed as a large shift toward Class One is anticipated. The change arises from married men with deployed wives and no children placed in Class One, expanding the eligible pool. Officials estimate up to 200 men per board may switch, with about 20 percent of prior Class Four cases being childless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North and South
W. 8
Peasler
Washington
Weal Boards
Ohio
Czecho-Slovaks Capture Two Slav Cruisers
Czecho-Slovak troops reportedly penetrated to the Black Sea and seized two Russian cruisers in Novorossisk harbor. Dispatches describe southeast Russia operations and plans to reach the Murman coast with possible ties to Allied forces in the Middle East and Trans-Caucasia. Col. Hurban heads to the United States to seek transport for troops to France amid shifting Far East conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Black Sea
Russia
Novorostok
Russa
Trans-Caucasia
Mesopotamia
Bolescheviki
Viarka
Siberian
T. C. Masaryk
Czecho-Slovak National Council
Col. Hurban
United States
France
British report losses in air war in July communique
London July 30. The air ministry communique says nine enemy planes and two balloons were destroyed. Four British aircraft are reported missing in the same update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. P
Air Ministry
Beloit Youths Killed In Storm Crash Near Alliance
Two Beloit youths were killed and two injured when a Pennsylvania freight train struck their auto near Johnson's Crossroads two miles east of Alliance at 6 30 p m The driver Virgil B Cope suffered arm injuries Another boy William Puff 18 died instantly Vernon Ba 15 was seriously hurt The accident followed a violent storm that swept the county Earlier Massillon Hoy killed when an auto struck by another vehicle near Tremont Massillon The driver Milford Simon was identified The wreck left local youths from Fairmont Children's Home hired out to W T Cope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Puff
Beloit
Vernon Ba
Virgil B. Copeers
Pennsylvania
Johnson's Cross- 4
Alliance
Massillon
American troops recover wounded comrades in France village
In a village repeatedly captured and retaken, American soldiers found several comrades bayoneted and killed by the enemy while wounded and helpless. The action occurred during night operations in France on July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HORNS
France
Explosion in Japan Claims Dozens and Wrecks Ships
A Japanese explosion killed about thirty people and injured many others as powder loaded at a port detonated. The blast wrecked a ship and damaged nearby buildings while a passenger train suffered casualties.
Americans Defeat Prussian Guards at Sergy Front
Reports from July 30 note crown prince directing Fourth Prussian guards against American lines at Sergy. The Americans hold the Oureq front, have captured Sergy, and repelled the German assault with heavy machine gun fire and counter advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jy Fred
Ferguson
Crown Prince
Sergy
Oureq
Aisikelele Teap Sonnen
Pruss 1
One Light Only In Shop Windows Enforced Canton
Street light restrictions tighten in Canton with a daily order limiting shop windows to a single light. Service Director DeCorps and fuel committee members announce enforcement and advise businesses to extinguish extra lamps unless absolutely needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Nately
Tia
DeCorps
James G. Barbour
P.M. Seymour
Starkco Fuel Committee
Germans Launch Counter Attack on Ourcq Front Recapturing Towns
Front reports from London detail heavy fighting along a 50 mile sector of the Soissons Rheims line. Germans press in places while Allied forces advance elsewhere. Two towns fell back to German control amid intense combat near Ville-en-Tardenois and the Oureq ridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HMNS
Ourcq
Ville-En- Tardenois
Oureg
Marne Salient
Ry United Press
Soissons-Rheims
Battle Front
London
Oures
Beaugneux
Oulchy-Le-Chatea
Ville-En-Tardenois
Oureq
Vesle
Ardre
Aubilly
Soissons- Oureq
Frost I
Rheims
Prin
Drapt Treaty With King Georges Ratified
The fragmentary report notes a drat treaty between the United States and Great Britain was ratified and becomes effective. The text also mentions unrelated shop and locality references and a New York July 30 dispatch about King George V in a suit for 1,022,000 connected to losses from munitions shipments and the Lehigh Valley Water Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges
Lehigh Valley
Wassing
UW P
United States
Great Britain
New York
King George V Ts
New Jersey
Fed
Lehigh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deizur
Hamidieh
Yenhagen
Ington
Balkans
Fuel Board
Edgewood
Stark Co
Comnel
Edgewood Company
Central Power Co
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Comes
Sherrick-rdrotat
Corporation
Waynes Durer
Bulgaria
Balkan
William Phillipsmms
Eiance
Pra i
Novorostok Harbor
Aliance
Massillon Lad
Fairmone
W. Th. Cope
Toledo
Clarence Brown
Owens Hottie Machine Co
Toledo Times
Tshing Co
Mansfield
Mia
Elizabeth Peters
Hungary
Lake Park
Ory
Adv
Reed
AIR Ministry For
America
Congress
Rees
Missouri
Dellaviland
Arthur's Leather Shop
Avricourt
Ned
Canton
Servic Rector
Cierges
Begneu
Villers-En-T
Bet
Arthur's I Leather Shop
Arketay Rae
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!