British and Allied Forces Take 1500 Prisoners at Hamel
Field reports credit Australian troops with leading a morning assault south of the Somme that captured Hamel village and the Vaire Woods, aided by American infantry detachments and tanks. The campaign widened the front by several hundred yards, with over 1,500 prisoners taken and multiple machine guns seized as the battle rages.
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Associated Press
France
Hamel
Field Marshal Haig
Somme
Waire
Ville-Sur-Ancre
Villers-Bretonneaux
Vaire
Villers-Bretonneux
Auncre
Hamel Woods
Biom
Four Mile
Villers- Bretourheaux
Independence Day Message From Mrs. Wilson and War Pledge
The text reports President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson addressing women on July 4 about unity and morale in World War I. It notes a pledge to continue the fight until central powers are defeated, linking to America's 1776 ideals and the Declaration of Independence. It mentions foreign-born citizens wreaths at Washington’s tomb and a global appeal for freedom.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Thim
United States
Rum Mede
Cet
America
Whankind
League of Peace
Huns Celebrate Americas Day With Artillery
French villages and American forces in France celebrated the Fourth of July with flags, parades, and ceremonies. Children waved flags, hospitals were decorated, and athletic events accompanied patriotic speeches about unity, the fight for a league of peace, and continuing support for democracy and allied nations.
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Associated Presa
France
America
Weather and temperature readings across Midwest and South
The report outlines regional notes for Friday and Saturday including partly cloudy skies in Ohio with possible showers north, cooler conditions Saturday north, and fair to little change in Kentucky West Virginia. Indiana expects partly cloudy south and showers in the north with cloudy conditions Friday night into Saturday. A table lists station temperatures and highs such as 84/86 at Cheyenne and 80/80 at St Paul while Cincinnati notes a July 4 1918 record ending at 7 p.m. with temperature and wind data.
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Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Boston
Zeis
Cheyenné -Hisal
Spokane
Gt. Paul
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
S.W
N.W
Yankees in Italy Settle In Quickly with Red Cross Support
Rome July 4. The first American troops in Italy have settled in a camp within 48 hours of arrival. They sleep under their own tents and eat from their own kitchen provided by the Red Cross before departure. The move is praised for speed, health is good, and a full hospital will be set up near the camp within a week.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Pershing Reports Big Fight on Western Front
General Pershing's communique describes repulse of three enemy raiding parties in the Vosges and intense artillery activity northwest of Chateau Thierry. It notes fighting along American lines near Chateau Thierry Marne and in Picardy, including preparations for the July 1 attack at Vaux.
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Vaux
Associated Press
Washington
Vosges
Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Marné
Picardy
Rumors Hit Imperial House Spark Austrian Deputies Visit
A Vienna dispatch reports Austrian Deputies met Premier Von Seydler this week to press on rumors about the Emperor and Empress. Von Seydler called the tales base and senseless, blamed enemies for the rumors, and promised severe punishment for spreaders to maintain loyalty.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
von Seydler
Vienna
Austria
Telegraphers Warned Against Organization
Newcomb Carlton president of Western Union urges employees to remain loyal to the government and reject outside unions as talks of a Western Union Employees Association arise. He warns of an exclusive company contract once the association forms and cautions against self serving outsiders seeking to disrupt the union drive.
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Associated Press
New York
Western Union Employees’ Association
Burleson
House Committee
Western Union
Newcome "Carlton
Independence Day Address by Secretary Daniels in New York
Secretary Daniels declared in a City College Stadium speech that American ideals of freedom and justice, forged by sacrifice of twenty one nations, stand stronger than Krupp weapons and submarine threats as the nation pursues victory in war. He praised Jefferson for unity in war and peace, warned that victory will require a heavy toll, and defended America against Prussian aggression and secret diplomacy.
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Associated Press
New York
Krupp
Zeppelin
Hindenburg
von Tirpitz
Daniels
City College Stadium
Tammany Hall
Germany
George Washington
Jefferson
Mr. Daniels
Czechs Take Charge of Vladivostok After Disarmament
Diplomatic reports from Vladivostok say Czech Slovak forces have quieted the city and control key government buildings after enforcing general disarmament. Allied naval guards were reinforced as Bolshevik resistance sparked casualties among Red Guards, while four Russian destroyers were prevented from leaving port.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vladivostok
Red Guards
Ukrainian peasants organize to fight Germans in Ukraine
A reported battle near Ekaterinoslav pits German Ukrainian white guards against peasants said to number 200,000 and armed with artillery and machine guns. Factories in the region close as workers join guerrilla corps amid worsening famine in Tcher niger province of Little Russia. Armenian politicians are reported shot in Alexandropol district by Turkish commanders.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Yekaterinoslav
Tcherniger
Russia
Caucasus
Alexandropol
Russian Armenia
Mohammed V Sultan of Turkey Dies in Exile Coup
Amsterdam dispatch reports Mohammed V Sultan of Turkey died at seven last night in Constantinople. He was the thirty fifth ruler of Turkey from the house of Osman and came to the throne by a coup ending a long line of sultans. The death was received today via Vienna.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Mohammed V
Turkey
Constantinople
Vienna
Osman
Raids on Transports Costly to U Boats
Atlantic port reports passengers arriving from a convoy describe five German submarines sunk in European waters by British transports and by American and British destroyers. The Orissa carrying 7,000 American troops was torpedoed and sunk, then depth charges and gunfire destroyed the subs as fog hampered visibility.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Europe
British Isles
United States
Flight Officer Clements Killed in Dallas Air Crash
Lieutenant Frederick R. Clements from Hicks Field Ft Worth died when his plane fell 1500 feet at Camp Dick Dallas on July 4. A Harvard graduate class of 1915 and Readville Massachusetts resident, he completed Ft Sil Ground School for Aviators last April.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Frederick R. Clements
Hicks Field
Ft. Worth
Camp Dick
Clements
Readville
Mass
Harvard
Ft. Sil
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