Ground Retaken In Slam-Bang Counter Attack
American troops smashed forward with French ally support reaching the Belleau and Soissons area near Chouy Villers-Helon Chaudun and the Soissons-Chateau Thierry corridor. The drive included tanks and heavy artillery driving back German reserves amid fierce fighting and mounting reinforcements.
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Associated Press
France
Belleau
Courchamps
Chouy
Villers-Helon
Chaudun
Soissons
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Quincy’s Last Flight Described by Soldiers’ Paper
The Stars and Stripes reports Allied air and ground actions near Soissons and the Marne. American forces seize prisoners, cannons, and stores while advancing with French troops, surpassing expectations and carrying multiple objectives. Tanks participate. optimism and high morale rise as allied lines push forward.
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Quentin
Intervention to Aid Liberia Draws Closer
Tokyo reports Elder Statesmen heard the government’s Russia dispatch plan with no final decision yet. Japan may favor broader troop actions, while Britain and France are said to send small contingents to aid allied intervention.
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Tokio
Siberia
Japan
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Government Still Maintains Silence On Russia Aid Talks
Washington reports Tokyo and London dispatches say Japan accepted US proposals for aiding Russia in Siberia but the government will not announce any stance. Officials confirm ongoing talks with Great Britain and cooperation with France, with no official publication or sanction given.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tokyo
London
Japan
United States
Russia
Siberia
Great Britain
France
Weather Forecast Touches Warm Weekend Across States
Ohio expects fair conditions Friday and Saturday with rising temperatures. Kentucky and Indiana show fair and warmer weather. West Virginia unsettled Friday with showers in the east Saturday, then fair and warmer. Temperatures at stations include Boston 76, Jacksonville 86, New Orleans 34, Nashville 76, Kansas City 82, Omaha 74, Denver 60, Spokane 70, Los Angeles 90, San Diego 74, Winnipeg 48. Cincinnati records July 18, 1918 end 7 p.m. meridian time.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Boston
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Nashville
Ste
Westover Sunk By Torpedo In War Zone
The American steamer Westover, an army supply ship manned by Navy personnel, was torpedoed and sunk July 11 in the war zone while bound to Europe. Ten officers and crew of ninety two are missing, with eighty two rescued. Details on sighting or submarine engagement were not provided. The 4270 net ton ship measured 410 feet by 54 and had sailed from Tacoma Seattle April 22.
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U. S
Navy
Associated Press
Washington
Westover
Europe
Navy Department
Sims
Robert Herbert Halstead
North Sycamore Street
Lansing
Mich
Ralph Dillingham Caldwell
Woodfords
Frank Willara -Holloway
D. C
James Brown Estis
Hartwwell
Austin Clyde Wilson
Muncie
Ind
Bryan Deal
London
Harvey Harrison
Noblesville
Edward Lewis Griffin
Elsworth Street
Baltimore
John Cole
Brentwood
Wilfred Joseph Serey
Ashland
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Seattle
Americans Strike in France Forceful First Day Counterattack
Paris dispatches say American and French forces launched a bold counter offensive from Chateau Thierry to Soissons. Secretary Baker and War Department officials watched the rapid advance with elation as Pershing reported many prisoners and captured material. The clash marks a major drive with Foch now in position to unleash a larger counter stroke.
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Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Marne
General March
War Department
Baker
Pershing
Mr. Baker
Foch
Government to Place Entire U S Medical Profession Under Control
Reports from Washington say the government plans to mobilize the medical field to supply doctors for the army and civil needs. A volunteer service corps may enroll all physicians with a pledge to serve where assigned, with drafting as a fallback. Officials expect to open enrollment to all doctors and to relocate practitioners to undersupplied communities.
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U.S
Gov’t
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Council of National Defense
Army
Navy
Republicans Start Round Robin to Nominate Roosevelt
Saratoga Springs N Y July 18 The New York Republican bid to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for governor took shape after the state convention session Attorney General Merton E Lewis pledged to withdraw if Roosevelt runs and a round robin urging Roosevelt to enter the primary circulated led by William Barnes The calls stress public interest and unity while highlighting differences with Governor Whitman and the need for capable leadership from Roosevelt
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New York
Roosevelt
Merton E. Lewis
Whitman
William Barnes
Lewis
Theo
United States Considers 50 Million Loan to China in Debt Restructure
The American government and bankers discuss a loan to China to cancel debts owed to Western nations. A $50 million figure is noted with a quadruple alliance among United States Britain France and Japan to prevent any single country from dominating China. Key figures include J. P. Morgan and Breckenridge Long as talks advance in Washington and New York.
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China
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
State Department
New York
Chicago
J. P. Morgan
Washington
Breckenridge Long
T R s Son May Still Be Alive
New York reports Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, missing after an aerial engagement over German lines, probably landed unhurt and is now a prisoner of the Germans. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt says a cable from Paris via his son-in-law confirms a companion aviator’s view, though some uncertainty remains.
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Quentin
Associated Press
New York
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Saratoga
Richard Derby
Paris
Quentine
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