Kuehlmann Resigns as German Foreign Minister in 1918
Berlin reports the German emperor accepted the resignation of Dr Richard von Kuehlmann and named Admiral von Hintze as his likely successor. Kuehlmann had held the post since August 1917 after a controversial speech in the Reichstag that contradicted the emperor’s war aims.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Richard von Kuehlmann
Basel
Mavas
Admiral von Hintze
Christiania
Mexico
Alfred E. M. Zimmerman
U. S
Japan
America
Ir. von Kuehmann
Foreign Office
Refchetag
Reichstag
von Kuehlmann
Senate debates prohibition link to farm bill stalls action
In Washington July 9 the senate did not formally take up the emergency agricultural appropriation bill amendment on prohibition. Penrose of Penn pressed a point of order against attaching general legislation to the appropriation measure as debate on other amendments continued. Government crop forecasts dropped by 40 million bushels, with the corn estimate at 3.16 billion, while other crops show gains potential for a bumper year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Senate
Penrose
Penn
Prohibition
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Aby Associated Press
London
Vladivostok
Toklo
Central
Amur
Eiberia
Moscow
Social Revolutionaries
Kerensky
Count von Mirlch
Bruce E. Campbell Chosen Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
Atlantic City reports a decisive Elks election with Bruce E. Campbell of St. Louis named grand exalted ruler without opposition. Fred Robinson of Dubuque and Charles White of Chicago won their races for grand secretary and related posts amid a sweeping slate.
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Bruce E. Campbell
Elks
Atlantic City
N.J
Grand Order of Elks
Fred ©. Robinson
Dubuque
Iowa
Charles White
Chicago
James Richardon
Cincinnati
J. B. Brennan
Hora
Colorado Springs
Grand
Austrian Food Shortage Deepens Amid War Strain
Paris dispatch reports Austrian food supply worsening as Herbert Mayer, secretary to the American minister to Romania, returns from Jassy via Vienna. He describes hungry rail workers begging scraps, guards aboard trains, and mobs at stations seeking food, while a German major comments on American involvement and influence.
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Associated Press
Paris
Austria
Herbert Mayer
Charles J. Votika
Romania
Mayer Hen Just
Jassy
Switzerland
Vienna
Budapest
Orsova
Germany
America
France
Daring Italian Aviator Drops Leaflets Over Austrian Held Lands
An official Rome dispatch describes Lieut Locatelli flying June 24 over Austrian occupied territory to drop leaflets announcing Austrian defeat and Czech and Slovak deflections. He filmed crowds and the Italian flag despite anti-aircraft fire, reporting Serbian Premier Browmantic letters endorsing Entente victory and liberty for oppressed peoples.
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Washington
Rome
Locatelli
Wyoming Shoe Men Honored At Denver Meeting
The Mountain States Shoe Dealers association of five states was organized in Denver. About 100 delegates from New Mexico Utah Colorado Wyoming and Arizona attended. The national shoe retailers association was represented by A F Sloan. Officers elected include President BH Fontius Denver Vice President Thos Brown Pueblo and directors Samuel Deal Colorado Springs Ernest Mosher Rawlins H Wells and A B Rogers Laramie.
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Associated Press
Denver
Mountain States Shoe Dealers’ Association
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Arizona
National
Shoe Retailers’ Association
A. F. Sloan
BH. Fontius
Thos. Brown
Pueblo
Samuel Deal
Colorado Springs
Ernest Mosher
Rawlins
Wyo
H. Wells
A. B. Rogers
Laramie
Crowder Says Men Registered Cannot Be The Choosers
Provost Marshal General Crowder dispatches instructions to draft boards forbidding registered volunteers from choosing their arm of service. No Navy enlistment halt yet, with weather and location fragments trailing the garbled text.
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Crowder
Associated Preas
Washington
General Crowder
Navy
Clana Ome
Tragedy as Two Trains Collide Near Nashville
A deadly head on crash at Dutchmans Bend near Nashville kills about 100, injures many, mostly black laborers from a local train. An express from Memphis plowed into the accommodation train after engines locked, with crews killed. Possible signal misread or wrong instruction cited as cause. few women among the dead. several named men listed.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
N. C. and
St. L
Dutchman's Bend
Memphis
Wear
J. P, Hussey
Abilan
Wilson Barney
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps
Alexander
Baseball scores roundup from the American and National Leagues
Score notes show Washington losing to St Louis 6 to 7 after 12 innings. Boston edged Philadelphia 3 to 4. Detroit fell 1 to 9. New York won 6 to 3 while Chicago stood at 4 to 4. In the National League St Louis beat Brooklyn 6 to 4. New York defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 1. Boston won 8 to 1.
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Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Hiladelphia
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Nat League
St. Louie
Brooklyn
Jeese
Iebure
Greatest forest fire becomes menacing nationwide threat
Olympia reports the largest forest blaze in U S history raging in Rainier National Reserve. Governor Lijater convenes leaders, orders doubled patrols and National Guard mobilization as 125 federal rangers and 76 state firefighters battle 30 000 acres with fires threatening vast timber lands across western Washington.
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Olympia
Washington
Lijater
Harvey Hoss
Toul
National Guard
Rainier National Reserve
C. V. Savidge
Washington Reserve
North West
Losses From Paris Raids and Long Range Bombardment
Paris reports summarize aerial raids and long range bombardment through June 30. From January 30 31 raid to June 30 totals show 141 killed and 442 wounded, not counting later deaths. 66 crushed in the March 30 panic. 30 Gotha raids and 30 days of long range guns contributed to heavy casualties.
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Paris
The
Temps
Gothas
D” Pauic
ADMIRALTY SAYS U-BOATS FRUSTRATED IN 1918
London reports in the House of Commons that shipping losses for vessels homeward bound to the United States since January 1, 1918 are just over 1 percent. Food ship losses are under 1.5 percent. Convoy system details show steady improvement with 42 million tons carried to French and British ports since January 1918 despite weather dispersal effects.
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London
House of Commons
Shipping
U. S
Romanian Queen Distances Herself From German Forces
Paris reports a surge of German agents and officers in Jassy as Romania demobilizes the army. German majors salute Romanian officers while the queen resists access to high military officials and the royal family hides in a Carpathian village amid Allied withdrawal.
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Paris
Jassy
Germas
Reyly
Carpathian Mountains
Red Crows
Rumania
Italian Prisoners Hear of American War Role
Italian army reports from northern Italy describe Austrian prisoners recently captured by Italians reacting to news of U S involvement. A motorcade carrying the U S military commission stopped near the prisoners who asked, in Italian, what the Americans were doing in the war, then showed disbelief and curiosity about the Allied effort.
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Italy
United States
United States Military Commission
Bagnah
Amerteum
Allies and Axis Air War Report From Italian Front
The report says Entente air forces with American pilots fielded 120 chasers and shot down 107 Austrian planes and seven observation balloons in June’s Austro Italian front offensive. Allied losses were seven planes, three balloons, with three allied pilots killed, six wounded, seven missing. Three thousand reconnaissance photos and 6 000 bombs totaling 70 tons were dropped. Italian balloons signaled artillery and directed fire for nearly 1 000 guns.
Fragmentary wartime vow hints at return to normal life
The short garbled text suggests a sentiment of winning the war, leaving the front, and returning to America to be happy. It reflects a hope for peace and domestic joy after conflict. The exact speakers and context remain unclear.
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Amerigd
Italian Cavalry Breaks Austrian Lines Near Aviona July 6
Rapid Allied advances north of Aviona see Italian cavalry reach Austrian rear and destroy bridges across the Semint river. Rome reports a roughly one mile advance. German Foreign Minister Von Kuehlmann resigns amid calls for military victory.
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Associated Press
Aviona
Rome
Semint River
Vogosa
Richard von Kuehlmann
Hee
von Kuehlmann
Reithetag
Ceccho-Clovak
Siberia
Amur
Nikolayevak
Kisbarovsk
Maritime
Lya
Penetration of Russia by U S Business Men
Washington discusses plans to send American business men to Russia to counter German influence and aid Russian rehabilitation without fueling distrust. Proposals include an international military force to accompany business envoys, easing tensions with entente powers and avoiding unilateral exploitation.
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Russia
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Éntente
German Leader Seeks Peace Talks on Wilsonian Terms
Berlin editor George Bernhard writes in Voasische Zeitung that an open discussion of peace terms is ripe, with Germany ready to accept reasonable disarmament and self government for small nations. He outlines seven peace bases including colonial restitution and Belgium’s full independence, and seeks direct negotiations among belligerents on frontier and treaty issues.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Voasische Zeitung
Berlin
George Bernhard
Wiilsen
England
Ireland
Taxis Wane as Rain Ties Up City Services
Heavy rain caused a rush of taxi demand with people crowding doorways and awnings. For over an hour last night, drivers were scarce and many riders waited in frustration as streets around Carey near LY of theachein failed to supply rides.
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Carey
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