War Activities Stopped by Rain In World War Fronts
Weather halted major operations on the western fronts with only trench raids and patrols reported. Allies, especially Italian and French forces, push the enemy in Albania while British action in Macedonia eyes a broader advance. Austrian morale is described as extremely bad with regular surrenders noted.
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France
Flanders
Marne
Albert
Kimmel Hill
Ypres
Corcy
Paris
Channel
Macedonia
Albania
Dofran
Saloniki
4Uskub
Monastir
Narto
Gramshi
Lake
Ochrido
Prohibition Legislation Delayed to August 26
Washington reports Senate unanimous consent postpones national prohibition legislation to August 26 as part of a 11 million emergency food bill. Proponents secure right of way after recess while opponents hope to defeat or modify provisions amid possible White House involvement next month.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Wilson
Four Die As Train Strikes Auto at Crossing
Cascade Locks Ore July 15 Four persons were killed and three injured when a freight train on the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Co line crashed into an automobile at a grade crossing. The dead are Earl Nunn his wife their son Harry Nunn and Wallace Price nine. Injured are Ruth Nunn Susan Staub and George Nunn ten. They will meet war.
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Cascade Locks
Ore
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Earl Nunn
Harry Nunn
Wallace Price
Ruth Nunn
Susan Staub
George Nunn
Turkish Regular Troops Responsible for Outrage
Washington reports Spain informs the state department that Turkish army regulars were behind anti American outrages at Tabriz Persia. The note risks worsened U S Turkey ties and possible war if Turkey confirms the Spanish claim. Sweden says inquiries reached Constantinople on July 5 and no Turkish reply yet.
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Washington
State Department
Tabriz
Persia
United States
Turkey
Sweden
Constantinople
German U-boat captures Norwegian bark Manx King far north in Atlantic
An Atlantic Port reports a German submarine 300 miles off Cape Race on July 66 seized the Norwegian bark Manx King of 1728 gross tons and forced 19 crew to abandon ship. Survivors say the fate of the bark is unclear. This marks the northernmost Uboat encounter yet recorded in the Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Cape Race
Americans Now On Battle Front In France Report
Washington reports three army corps in France each with 225,000 to 250,000 men. There are 1,100,000 Americans there now, including 331,000 on the fighting line. Over 250 American airplanes have been shipped to France.
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France
Washington
Slacker Roundup Report From Chicago Slacker Raids
Chicago July 13 reports 5000 men taken as draft evaders with fewer than 150 held for the department of justice. Officials say most freed after failing to reach relatives for registration and classification cards. New squads of raiders have been dispatched.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Prohibition Needed to Secure Coal for War Effort
Washington July 13 Immediate nationwide prohibition is deemed essential to mine the extra 100 million tons of coal annually for the nations war on Germany. The National Coal Association representing bituminous operators, producing 400 million tons yearly, has informed Fuel Administrator Garfield and its recommendation is before President Wilson for consideration.
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Washington
Germany
Garfield
National Coal Association
Wilson
War Labor Board Sets Date to Fix Living Wage
Washington July 13 Tuesday July 23 fixed as the date for determination by the war labor board of a minimum living rate for workers and for a decision on general application of the eight hour workday. The board readjusted wages at war supply plants at Waynesboro Pennsylvania on a minimum basis of 40 cents an hour, 10 cents higher than the new requested.
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Washington
War Labor, Board
Waynesboro
Czecho-Slovak Success Delays Allied Siberia Plans
Washington July 11 The Czecho-Slovak legions rapid gains in Siberia have halted entente and US plans for a military Siberia campaign. US policy remains noninterfering except if Austro German dominance is proven. aid to Russians economically continues, with supplies and a supervising mission to Siberia planned. Entente powers back Czech Slovak efforts with neutralist support.
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Washington
Siberia
United States
Europe
Entente
America
Women Hospital Workers Killed in Hun Air Raid
London reports a German raid on the Yser front area in Belgium. An ambulance park at La Panne was struck, killing more than 50 girls and injuring dozens. A villa near the hospital housed they worked. many died within minutes and four dozen were hurt, with 24 of the injured dying later.
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London
la Panne
Yser
Hague
Fantastic report tells of Hindenberg's death
Amsterdam, Jay 14. Field Marshal von Hindenberg is dead per Les Nouvelies. Death follows a stormy interview with the German emperor at Spa, amid reported rifts over the Paris offensive. Cause given as brain congestion.
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Amsterdam
Jay
von Hindenberg
Les Nouvelies
Great
Spa
Paris
Berlin Claims Capture of Six American Planes
Berlin reports six American airplanes attempting to bomb Coblenz were captured by German forces. Five had been reported captured earlier and the last aircraft was shot down, leaving no American planes in German hands.
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Berlin
Coblenz
Elliott Named New Northwestern Pacific President
Northern Pacific Railway directors accepted the resignation of J M Hannaford as president and federal manager of the lines. Howard Elliott was elected successor after serving as chairman of the executive committee. The appointment follows Hannaford taking a federal management post.
Insurance Agents Designated Non Essential in SD
Huron South Dakota July 11. All able bodied men engaged in selling insurance are placed in the class of non essential industries by the South Dakota council of defense in a supplemental order to its work or fight regulations just issued.
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Huron
S. D
South Dakota Council of Defense
Admiral von Hintze Named German Foreign Secretary
Geneva reports Admiral von Hintze selected as successor to Dr. von Kuehlmann as foreign secretary. The Gazette of Lausanne notes von Hintze is Krupp's candidate and cites the pan Germanist shift, with praise for the Junkers and a strong allied stance reflected in America’s efforts.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Admiral von Hintze
von Kuehlmann
Krupp
Gazette of
Lausanne
Dr. von Kuehlmann
Junkers
von Hintze
America
Senate grants Wilson power to seize telephone wires
Congress authorized the president to take over and operate telephone telegraph cable and radio lines for the war period. The measure passed 46 to 16 with Republicans largely supporting it, and amendments to limit or exempt certain wires were defeated. Senator Watson of Indiana praised the patriotism of newspapers and warned that government ownership could follow. other senators voiced concerns over socialism and strikes.
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Congress
Wilson
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Gore
Oklahoma
Reed
Missouri
McCumber
Wadsworth
New York
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Head-On Train Wreck Near Nashville Kills 89
Officials report 89 dead and 79 injured after a head-on collision between two passenger trains near Nashville Tennessee on Tuesday. Most victims were aboard a local train carrying workers to a powder plant. The Memphis bound express crashed into the accommodation train after miscommunication over orders. Several military personnel are listed among the dead.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad
Here
Nashville
Memphis
West
Troop Train Wreck Near Shreveport Injures Six Soldiers
A troop train from Camp Bowie Texas on the Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific line overturned into a ditch between Haughton and Doyline Louisiana seventeen miles from Shreveport. A long distance report from Dr J K Sheppard near the scene says no fatalities, six soldiers injured and two men pinned under wreckage.
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Shreveport
Camp Bowie
Texas
Fire and explosions wreck Spanish steamship Serantes in New York Harbor
Four men were killed and at least 17 injured as fire and explosions destroyed the Spanish steamship Serantes in New York harbor. The vessel, loaded with petroleum, caused $3,000,000 in damage and the explosion's cause is unknown.
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New York Harbor
Women on the Canadian Prairies Show Farming Prowess
An Edmonton to Winnipeg reader recalls a veteran farmer on board who lost a sleeve and bore a scar, praising his wife for maintaining farm prosperity. The piece highlights Canadian women like Clara and Beatrice Forward and R. M. Hillman as leading prairie farmers, proving versatile and essential in farm success and management.
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Edmonton
Winnipeg
Orto
Dore
Lst
Hun
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Brandon
R. M. Hillman
Keeler
Saskatchewan
Miss Hillman
Canadian
Prairies
A kiss Iix time saves nine after the Spat
A brief item notes a friction over a kiss, implying a reconciliation or truce following a spat. No other details are provided.
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Cleveland Abbe, Jr
Monthly Weather Review
Western Union Telegraph Company
Phelan and Johnson
Hag
Fletcher
Cincinnati
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