German submarine sinks U S cruiser San Diego near New York
Survivors say the United States cruiser San Diego was torpedoed ten miles southeast of Fire Island Light and sank after about thirty six minutes. Navy reports indicate submarines operated off the coast with several ships attacked and crews rushed to safety at Point o Woods and coastal stations.
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Associated Press
New York
San Diego
New York Harbor
Fire Island Light
Long Island
Bay Shore
Babylon
Point O Woods
Coast Guard
S. O
Fire Island
Oak Island
Point O’ Woods
United States
Counter Offensive Will Come This Year
War Department officials say the real counter offensive against Germany will start later this year. General March told the House Military Committee that eight American divisions may be used in the current Aisne Marne Rheims operations, with far larger manpower planned for a major assault to drive the enemy from French and Belgian soil. The Paris reports note 17 000 prisoners and 360 guns captured as Franco American forces advance, while Berlin acknowledges gains but omits American progress.
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War Department
House Military Committee
General March
Aisne-Marne-Rheims
Aisne-Marne
Foch
Paris
Berlin
Allies Push Front North of Soissons Amid War Rally
Allied forces led by French and American troops advance along the Soissons to Chateau Thierry front, about two kilometers, leveraging artillery and tanks against German defense. German reinforcements surge north of the Marne, but the tide remains with the Allies as they capture several towns and push deeper into the salient.
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Marne
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Associated Press
Germany
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Chateau
Thierry
Chateau -Thierry
Soissona
Chaudun
Klinger
Amare
Et Thierry
Weather forecast across states with temperature readings
Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky fair and warmer with weekend sun. Indiana fair with little temperature change. Temperature readings from stations including Boston Kansas City Jacksonville Omaha New Orleans Denver Nashville San Francisco Winnipeg and Cincinnati with highs, lows and precipitation notes. Cincinnati July 19 1918 weather data show clear morning and rain amounts.
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West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Boston
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Omaha
New Orleans
Denver
Nashville
S. Ste. Marine
Oninnipeg
Cincinnati
Carpathia torpedoed in Atlantic off Irish coast
British steamer Carpathia sunk after being torpedoed with 215 survivors reported. The ship, famous for rescuing Titanic passengers in 1912, was outbound from Ireland when hit. all but seven crew and crewmen were saved. Survivors say two torpedoes struck near the engine room with no panic aboard.
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Associated Press
London
Carpathia
Atlantic
Central News
New York
Alsho
New Castle
England
Eagle submarine chasers to sail Adriatic Sea
Italy to use new American Eagle type submarine chasers in the Adriatic campaign against Austria. Twelve vessels to be built by Ford Manufacturing Company in Detroit under a Navy Department contract with more orders anticipated. Vessels about 200 feet long, steel hulls, fast, suited to shallow Adriatic harbors. deliveries expected very soon with Italian officers stating they will man the craft.
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Washington
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Navy Department
Ford Manufacturing Company of
Detroit
Adriatic
Red Cross Drivers From U S Awarded Italy War Cross
Twenty one American Red Cross ambulance drivers receive Italy's War Cross for bravery during the Austrian offensive. Coles Seeley of Newark is among the wounded who was visited by King Victor Emmanuel. Other honorees include Lieutenant Askum of San Francisco and several Section 3 drivers. Home addresses of some awardees not listed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Rome
Coles Seeley
Newark
N. J
Victor Emmanuel
American Red Cross
Seeley
Lieutenant Askum
San Francisco
Tedford J. Eaton
Raymond Hanks
Willard H. Ohl
George Noyes
Grant Palmer
Robert Reiser
Henry Spellman
Edward Dougherty
Harry Gibbs
Wested Henderson
Charles Masters
Malcolm Olson
Bryant Prescott
Winthrop Slade, Jr
Armory Thorndike
George Pifer
Hemingway
Kansas City
Elysia Sunk by German Submarine in Mediterranean
An Atlantic port report states the Anchor Line steamship Elysia of 6397 tons gross was sunk May 23 in the Mediterranean by a German submarine while carrying cargo from the Far East. It was part of a convoy of 22 vessels and the crew were saved.
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Elysia
Mediterranean
Far East
House Ways and Means mulls 10 percent minimum income tax
Washington July 19 The House Ways and Means Committee favors a 10 percent minimum income tax for individuals and corporations to replace 4 and 6 percent rates but has not reached a conclusion. They also weigh lower exemption thresholds and possible consumption taxes to meet a 6 billion revenue target.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Commission
Congress
Nurses Called in Dark to Aid Wounded Yanks
Twenty Red Cross nurses rushed to a front hospital during an air raid. In pitch darkness eight nurses aided two hundred American soldiers through the night, after a crowded motor ride with a chaplain and Red Cross officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Julia Stimson
France
John N. McCormick
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jackson
Huerta Aide Testimony Links German Aims to War Threats
Gas ton B. Means testified in Chicago that Huerta fled to the United States in 1915 to aid Germany to provoke war with Mexico and the United States. He named Count von Bernstorff Captain Boy- Ed and Secretary Daniels as involved figures and said he informed investigators who led to arrests of plots against Canada and Ottawa.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
United States
Gaston B. Means
James C. King
Means
Count von Bernstorff
J. Pierpont Morgan
Boy Ed
Daniels
Huerta
Boy-Ed
Joseph P. Tumulty
John R. Rathem
Providence
R. I
Werner Horn
Ottawa
Boy- Ed
Claude C. King
Germany
Lightless Nights to Resume After Wednesday nationwide limits
The Fuel Administration announced that lightless nights will resume next Wednesday to conserve fuel. Outdoor illumination will be halted except essential street lights on four nights in New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and DC and on two nights elsewhere. Roof gardens outdoor restaurants and motion picture theaters remain unaffected.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
United States
Negotiations Over Russia Stalemate Reported by AP
Washington sources say talks among the United States Great Britain France and Japan on Russia policy focus on military for Russia and potential joint action in Siberia. Officials stress no premature announcement and note Tokyo has not replied to the latest proposals amid ongoing diplomacy.
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Assoc Press
Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
Vladivostok
Mar
Tokio
Siberia
State Department
Fach Department
Barunga Sunk by German Submarine Off Australian Route
The Admiralty announced the transport Barunga formerly the Sumatra was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on Monday while outward from Australia with unfit Australians aboard. There were no casualties. Barunga of 7,484 tons gross was built at Flensburg in 1913 and owned by the British Government.
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Associated Press
London
Barunga
Admiralty
Sumatra
Australia
Flensburg
Murder shocks Dickinson border as Horton is jailed
Special dispatch reports Chester Wells aged 3 was shot and killed at the Dickinson County border by Johnston 31. Horton was arrested and confined in jail.
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Commercial Tribune
Whitesburg
Vity
Chester Wells
Dickinson County
Johnston
Horton
Lord Cecil Urges Aid For the Czecho Slovaks
Lord Robert Cecil, newly appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, tells the Associated Press that entente allies must aid the Czecho Slovak army along the Trans Siberian Railroad. He calls the army a modern miracle amid Russia’s chaos and warns of dire consequences if aid is delayed.
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London
Lord Robert Cecil
Trans- Siberian
Russia
Lord Robert
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