Germans Drive At Marne. Americans Halt Offensive
A Paris desk report notes German forces crossed the Marne near Jaulgonne but were repulsed after a fierce American counterattack. U S infantry, supported by machine gunners and heavy artillery, pushed the enemy back two and a half miles to the river, taking 1000 to 1500 prisoners and holding the bend. The fighting continued with French aid and Americans reported superior firepower and courage.
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Associated Press
Marne
Jaulgonne
United States
Paris
Vaux District
Women pledge to enroll 1,000,000 for Fourth Liberty Loan
The National Woman's Liberty Loan Committee launches a campaign to enlist one million American women to sell half of the $6 billion Fourth Liberty Loan. Mrs Ella Flagg Young chairs in Mrs W G McAdoo's absence urging thrift with no new dresses or hats and minimal new clothing for children.
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Chicago
United States
National Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
Ella Flagg Young
W. G. McAdoo
National Committee
Weather snapshot shows showers and cooler trend across states
Ohio faces showers Tuesday with possible Tuesday night rain in the east and storms Wednesday. West Virginia and Kentucky show showers or cooler conditions midweek, while Indiana and parts of Kentucky may see some sun and fair weather by Wednesday. Listed temperatures include Boston Kansas City Jacksonville Omaha New Orleans Denver Ponce Spokane Cincinnati with daily readings and humidity notes.
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Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Boston
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Omaha
Isslas
New Orleans
Menver
Ponce
Spokane
Marie
Cincinnati
War Break Squeezed Out German Owned Chemical Firms
In New York City three major chemical companies Roessler & Hasslacher Co Niagara Electric Chemical Co and Perth Amboy Chemical Co were transferred from German to American ownership as U.S. severed diplomatic ties with Germany. W A Hamann and Oscar R Seitz testified that the move aimed to prevent government seizure and keep control from falling into German hands. Seitz completed the Frankfort purchase February 6 after Wilson sent passports to von Thernstorff.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Germany
Niagara Falls
N. J
Perth Amboy
W. A. Hamann
Oscar R. Seitz
Becker
A. Mitchell Palmer
Hamann
Seitz
Frankfort
Wilson
von Thernstorff
Roessler & Hasslacher Go
Niagara Electric Chemical Company
Perth Amboy Chemical Company
Call Vie Reck to Testify in German Propaganda Inquiry
William Bayard Hale former head of the German Information Service and George Sylvester Vie Reck editor of Viereck s Weekly were questioned by Deputy Attorney General Becker in a probe of German influence campaigns in America. Hale and Vie Reck faced hours of questioning about German expenditures to sway U S sentiment prior to the war.
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New York Mail
Associated Press
New York
William Bayard Hale
George Sylvester Viereck
Viereck
The
Fatherland
United States
Becker
America
Hale
George T. Odell
New York Evening Mail
Germany
Edward A. Rumely
Evening Mail
New Hampshire
New Phase to Affairs in Russia
Associated Press reports a shifting Russia and Siberia situation with three strong opposition points against the Bolsheviks. Entente forces widen in the Arctic reaching toward Vologda and Moscow as American sailors possibly nearby Kola. Finland’s sentiment shifts toward neutrality aiding Murmansk defense and maintaining lines to Central Russia against German attack.
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Associated Press
Washington
Altho
Russia
Siberia
Arctic
White
Kola
Murmansk
Sweden
Finland
Forged Government Checks Cost Nation Over 3000
James Benjamin Vaughan, 23, of Spartanburg South Carolina, confessed to stealing 100 blank government checks from Camp Upton New York and passing 28 for more than 3000. The forged notes bore Major Willis B. Hayes’s signature and were cashed in New York Chicago San Francisco and Seattle. Vaughan, a former Camp Upton clerk, spent the money on lavish living and was to wed a Chicago girl when he awaits extradition to New York for trial.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. T. Moran
Secret Service
James Benjamin Vaughan
Seattle
Camp Upton
N. Y
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Willis B. Hayes
Vaughan
Spartanburg
S. C
O'Leary Ties Divorce Plot to German Conspirator
Sinn Fein leader Jeremiah A. O Leary admitted in Federal Court that Marie K. de Victorica, a German subject indicted with him for treason and espionage, consulted him in 1917 about divorce proceedings. He said he advised her and suggested a secretary, while denying fees or prior involvement with his brother John J. O Leary’s case.
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Associated Press
New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Sinn Fein
Mme. Marie K. de Victorica
John J. O'Leary
Jeremiah
Mme. de _ Victorica
Mme. de Victorica
Margaret Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
Carl Rodiger
Tombs
John O'Leary
Bull
Philadelphia rapid transit raises wages for motormen and conductors
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company increased wages for all its motormen and conductors by three cents an hour. The new pay scale ranges from 38 cents for new hires to 43 cents for those with five years' service, affecting about 6,000 employees.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Change Bismarck Name Urged After Sign Vandalism
Unidentified vandals erased the Northen Pacific Railroad station sign in Bismarck North Dakota with yellow paint. A nearby six foot sign proclaimed To hell with this lockheaded Hun. City buildings displayed demand to change the name to something decent citing the incident.
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Associated Press
Bismarck
N. D
Guy
Northern Pacific Railroad
Knights of Columbus Open-House Policy for Soldiers
New York July 15 Knights of Columbus announce a policy of open handed ness promising every soldier free aid at huts in the United States and France The committee on War Work Activities will spend 50 million dollars in the coming year to provide free cigarettes chocolate bouillon coffee and other items with postage stamps the only items sold at Knights of Columbus houses and huts French and American soldiers of any color or creed will be welcomed absolute free service expected to extend to abroad and at home
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Associated Press
New York
Knights of Columbus Committee On
Knights of Columbus
William J. Mulligan
France
Knights
F . Columbus
Britain to back Jewish homeland and unity in Palestine
London officials welcomed the American Zionist Medical unit and pledged support for establishing a Jewish national center in Palestine. George Nicoll Barnes cited Britain’s sympathy for Jewish aspirations and the mission’s moral, spiritual, and material significance in aiding oppressed peoples.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Palestine
George Nicoll Barnes
War Cabinet
England
Barnes
German shelling hits American hospitals near Marne
On the Marne front German shells fell near American hospitals, causing disturbance but no major damage. Five German planes, mimicking American insignia, attacked a sausage south of Chateau Thierry, firing incendiary bullets. occupants escaped by parachute while seventeen American pursuit planes countered inside enemy lines.
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Associated Press
Marne
Severa
Marne Front
Chateau Thierry
American Troops Hold Marne In German Offensive
Washington reports elation as AP dispatches from France describe American counterattacks along the Marne stopping and driving back German forces. Officials, including Secretary Baker, study the brief bulletins with growing delight noting the first Army Corps leading the defense and reversal of the German push.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Marne
Rheims
White House
War Department
Baker
General Match
Department
Yueport
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Otto T. Barnard
New York Trust Company
George L. Ingraham
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Homer A. Dunn
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