Finland moves to adopt monarchy in parliament vote
London July 16 The Finnish bill establishing a monarchy passed its second reading by four votes in Helsinki. Republicans urge action fearing government resignation if the majority stance shifts. Reports say Finns may stay neutral in a Murman region clash with Entente forces. Berlin papers claim Germany has enough forces in Finland to counter Entente and Red Guard.
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London
Helsingfora
Murman
Entente
Nord Deutsche Allgelme Zétung
Berlin
Germany
Finland
Red Guard
Germans Hold 12 Miles of Marne Bank In Late Action
Paris reports German forces crossed the Marne extending 12 miles along the riverbank between land and Mareuil Le Port. Allied counterattacks near Dormans and Montmirail, with Americans said to outperform French in some efforts, halted or slowed the German push as heavy combat continued across multiple sectors.
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Associated Press
France
Marne
Betweenland
Mareuil le Port
Gland
Chateau Thierry
Kawachi Battleship Blows Up and Sinks in Tokio Bay
Tokiyo July 16. The Japanese battleship Kawachi of 21 420 tons displacement exploded and sank in Tokoyama Bay 150 miles northeast of Nadasuke on July 12. Five hundred crewmen perished. Kawachi, built in 1912, carried 960 officers and men. The vessel measured 200 feet in length 84 feet in beam and drew 28 feet of water.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japaneas
Kawachi
Tokoyama Bay
Nadasuke
German Offense on Par with March Battle at Marne
Paris dispatch reports a German offensive of great scale on the Marne front, matching the March 21 clash. Elite formations from the imperial guard and regiments from Württemberg Saxony Silesia and Bavaria are engaged across a 60 mile front. French forces retreat south of the Veale after pressure east of Rheims in the Pramay sector.
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Paris
Marne Battle Front
Imperial Guard
Wurtemburg
Saxony
Silesia
Bavaria
Rheims
Pramay
Thehemy
Veale
Mooney Commitment Ordered by Judge Griffin
An order commits Thomas J. Mooney to San Quentin Penitentiary awaiting execution on Friday 24, 1914, by Superior Judge Franklin A. Griffin after his murder conviction during a preparedness day. Governor Stephens may intervene to save Mooney by pursuing a writ of probable cause previously denied by the Supreme Court.
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Griffin
Gov. Stephens
SAN Franciagco
Jer
Thomas J. Mooney
Bt. Quentin Penitentiary
Frida
Franklin A. Griffin
Supreme Court
Stephens
German Offensives Rattle Across Western Front
Allied forces fight back with heavy exchanges as Germans push near Rheims and in the Argonne region. Reports indicate 13,000 German prisoners taken and thousands of captives by French and American units, while both sides prepare for renewed assaults amid widespread bombardments and shifting frontline pressures.
Ambiguous Dispatch On Administration Attitude Noted
A Tuesday issue features a die path discussing the administration stance toward state democratic candidates. The dispatch misspells and mislabels sections claiming Associated Press neutrality while noting political questions and nonpartisan lines. The Washington story referenced appeared in yesterday’s paper.
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Proef
Washington
Germans Hampered by Allied Haul at Rheims Front
German offensive east and west of Rheims is slowed by strong French American and Italian resistance. Allied counterattacks recapture positions near Fossoy and Cresancy, while Americans and French reclaim strategic heights along the Marne valley. The German official note claims only limited local gains southwest of Rheims.
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Maine
Rheims
Rhelma
Marne Valley
Washington Warns of Crisis Yet to Come in Present Great Offensive
Reports from Washington tonight say the German offensive along the Marne has not yet reached its crisis point. Allied lines at Vaux and Jaulgonne remain contested as French and American forces press the enemy back toward the river. American reinforcements are arriving east toward Rheims, with Major General Liggett’s First Army Corps believed active in the sector. about 250,000 American troops are in the area.
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Washington
Associated Press
Praag
Thierry
Forte
Rheims
Liggett
Marne
Vaux
Jaulgonne
French at Crunay Hold Positions Behind Veule River
London reports in July 1946 that French forces entrenched at Crunay behind the Veule river two miles back from their original line. The piece notes heavy German involvement in the region east of Rheima with divisions such as Bavarians and Silesians engaged as the penetration advances.
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London
Crunay
Veule
Rheima
Republicans at Home Say Win War at Front
Colorado Springs Colorado July 16 L C Phipps and Chas Weltermann of Denver were designated as senate candidates to succeed Bhaffroth by the Republican assembly. Resolutions urged victory on the battlefield and praised Congress Republicans while condemning Keating Hilliard and state leaders over war measures and food profiteering. The assembly adjourned without further nominations.
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Associated Prosa
Colorado Springs
Cole
L. C. Phipps
Chas. Weltermann
Denver
Republican Assembly
Senate
Bhaffroth
Thomas Derive
Pueblo
Congress
Onn
Keating
Hilliard
State Republican Assembly
Italians Gain Ground Near Brenna in Brutal Action
Italian war office reports lively fighting in the Grappa region with detachments advancing and 94 Austro Hungarian soldiers captured along with seven machine guns. Across Brenna village two Austro Hungarian corps were driven back. 12 enemy machines were brought down throughout day and night.
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Associated Press
Rome
Grappa
Italian War Office
Brenna Villay
Local draft classifications appealed in Laramie county
July 5 1918 registrants in Laramie county classified by the local board are eligible for appeal to the district board. About 158 were registered at home and over three fourths were placed in Class A. In Oakland Yeal a strike halted work as workers met three hours to seek adjustments to pay and conditions with plans for August 7 action.
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Laramiee
Oakland
Yeal
Missing Man Sought by Sister in Minneapolis
Mrs. Annie Devine Coombe of Springfield, Minnesota, asks Cheyenne residents for any trace of her brother J. J. Devine who reportedly owned land here between 1880 and 1886. The sister, missing for 34 years, wishes to reach him to inform of a sister’s death and urge his return. If anyone knows his whereabouts, contact Springfield address.
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Cheyenne
Annie Devine Coombe
Ozark Street
Springfield
Huns Claim 13000 Prisoners in First Day of Fighting
Berlin reports on the Meroe front heavy German counterattacks south of Reims and claims 13000 Entente prisoners taken in the first day. The army of General von Hohenzollern crossed the Marne between Jaulgonne and Dormans, with new fighting near Rheims.
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Marty
Jaulgonne
Qaut A Dormane
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