Bribery and graft unearthed in raincoat contracts
Seventeen officers and employees from fifteen New York and Brooklyn firms were arrested on bribery, fraud, or conspiracy charges over raincoat contracts for army orders in France. DoJ disclosed widespread graft tied to raincoats and related army clothing orders, with investigations expanding to officers in the Quartermasters Corps and other procurement staff.
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Army
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Felix Gouled
Joseph Sydeman
William Sydeman
Joseph Wood
Sydeman Rubber Company
Ralph Cohen
Yorkshire Manufacturing Company
Ralph Rosenthal
Hanover & Rosenthal
Alfred Zittel
Automobile Raincoat Company Inc
Louis
Czech Deserters Form Armed Bands in Austria
Reuters reports a Czech source says many Czech Slovaks and Yugoslavs desert the Austrian army and form armed bands called green guards. Concentrations in Beskid Mountains Eastern Moravia resist gendarmerie with local support. authorities threaten punishment for aiding the movement. similar revolts noted in Dalmatia and Bosnia with escaped prisoners.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter’s Limited
Green Guards
Beskid
Moravia
Reuter
Dalmatia
Bosnische Post
Bosnia
Weather synopsis and temperature readings across states
Local thundershowers expected in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky West Virginia with cooler conditions later. Temperature readings from stations show highs in the 80s and 90s, with scattered precipitation reported and cloudy to partly cloudy skies throughout the region.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Possibilities Seen in Revolts by Jugo Slavs and Czecho Slavs
Washington reports a London dispatch noting revolts and mutinies among Czecho-Slavs and Jugo-Slavs in Bohemia, Hungary, and Adriatic regions. Officials say disaffected Slavs could join Allies if given a chance, aided by Italian and French forces on the Albanian front. Hundreds of thousands were moved by Austrian authorities. officials fear up to a million may join Allied ranks. The Slavs could become crucial soldiers for a cause they feel strongly about.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bohemia
Hungary
London
Austria
Adriatic
Italy
Praise of Pershing Unstinted to His Men
Paris reports General Pershing visiting the American Red Cross hospitals in Paris. He spoke to wounded soldiers in every ward, asking about care, injuries, and regiments, and thanked the physicians, surgeons, and nurses for their work.
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General Pershing
Germans Struggle to Hold Soissons Rheims Salient
Allied forces press a double flank assault as German high command fights to keep the base of the Soissons to Rheims salient open. French American troops advance from the east while French British and Italian troops strike the west, with upwards of 20 000 prisoners likely taken in two days. Heavy bombardment targets centers along the Marne and Chateau Thierry sectors, and the retreat lines around Oulchy la Chateau face intensified pressure.
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Pea Ete Press
Washington
Soissons
Rheims
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Altho
Oulchy-la-Chateau
Fismes
President Shapes Course On Russian Intervention
President Wilson prepares a public statement detailing U S plans to aid Prussia with military and economic support to the Russian people in their democracy fight. The plan envisions U S Japan cooperation with Britain and France, guarding supplies and American interests without a front-line eastern war shift. Wilson leads negotiations personally amidst delays and conflicting proposals from Tokyo and London.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Prussia
Wilson
Japan
Great Britain
France
Eastern Front
Russia
Tokyo S
London
Tokyo
Japan US Agree on Joint Intervention in Siberia
Tokyo dispatch dated July 17 reports the Japanese Diplomatic Council accepts the American plan for joint intervention by Japan and the United States in Siberia.
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Associated Press
London
Japan
United States
Siberia
Tokyo
Coast Guard rushes to aid distressed vessel off Nantucket
An airplane reported a steamer in distress near Great Round Shoals about five miles off Nantucket. Coast Guard Coskata crews sail to assist as the sea remains calm. In Washington, a plan to place Cape Cod Canal under government control to protect coal shipments from submarine threats is near completion.
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Associated Press
Nantucket
Mass
Wauwinet
Great Round Shoals
Navy Department
Coast Guard
Coskata Coast Guard Station
Washington
New England
Cape Cod
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Massachusetts
Boston
New York Canal
Wilson to urge law and order over mob violence
President Wilson plans a direct national statement urging citizens to respect legal processes and reject mob actions against alleged enemy aliens. He cites the Collinsville hanging of Robert P. Praeger and notes German propaganda exploiting such incidents abroad, calling the mob spirit a disgrace to the nation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Robert P. Praeger
Collinsville
Ill
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Germany
State Department
Praeger
Mexico
South America
Europe
United States
Allies Press Forward as Germans Retreat in Marne Valley
London dispatches report renewed fighting from Soissons to Rheims with the Allies on the offensive. French troops seize 1055 guns along the Marne as German forces retreat, burning villages and concentrating troops near the salient. Bridges are being built south of the Marne for pursuit while Americans and British receive praise for discipline and aggressiveness. About 1,009 prisoners taken by French in the last day, with substantial Allied captures overall. The western lip of the salient sees heavy, ongoing fighting and German counterattacks aimed at stalling the advance.
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Associated Press
London
Soissons
Rheims
Marne
Altho
Salient
Vesle
Hell
German Control of American Metal Industry Wiped Out
Alien Property Custodian Palmer seized major U S metal firms tied to German ownership, including L Vogelstein & Co Inc and Beer Sondheimer & Co Inc with assets totaling over 14 million dollars. The action also affected American Metals Company and Stallforth & Co, with Garvan citing German ownership hidden by Americanizing schemes. Seizures target copper zinc and other war materials suppliers linked to German metal giant Gesselschaft.
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Washington
America
Palmer
United States
South America
Mexico
Canada
L. Vogelstein & Co., Inc
New York
Beer, Sondheimer & Co., Inc
Ican Metals Company
Stallforth & Co
F. Stallforth
Fort Oglethorpe
Francis P. Garvan
Bureau of Investigation
American Metals Company
Vogelstein
Beer-Sondheimer
Germany
Soldiers change targets after France victory at Camp Grant
Five thousand Camp Grant soldiers near Rockford, Newfoundland, who practiced nightly on the rifle range now shoot at their backs after the American victory in France. The altered targets reflect a shift in training focus as morale rises following U S success overseas.
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Associated Press
Rockford
France
German plans cited for invasion of Canada and Mexico
Federal investigators cite seized correspondence of Dr. Frederick von Strensch showing plots to use German reservists to invade Canada and Mexico after U S entry. Countess von Scheele suspected author of letters signed L. The schemes targeted delaying Canadian troop dispatch and uniting with Mexicans for attacks on the United States. Plans referenced included 25 000 reservists from Buffalo to Brockport Ontario and 100 000 to enter Mexico at Rio Grande crossings.
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Associated Press
New York
Teuton
Canada
Mexico
Frederick August Richard von Strensch
Department of Justice
von Strensch
Bismarck
Orel
United States
Aleandra Varda
Countess von Scheele
P’ots
Evi Tse
O «Tos
Buffalo
N. Y
Bridzb
Propaganda Barred as McAdoo Tightens Ship Plans Exports
Washington officials reveal an order by Secretary McAdoo to bar non government personnel from taking ship and shipyard plans out of the country. Shipping Board agents in New York seized detailed specifications on ships bound for Scandinavian ports and vessels under construction for the French navy. Investigations continue into the purpose of other shipments amid fears of enemy propaganda and leakage. An War Department warning notes ongoing enemy attempts to contact soldiers for propaganda purposes and urges strict restraint on correspondence with strangers.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Shipping Board
New York
America
War Department
Popaganda
Indians in France Use Camouflage to Evade Germans
Indian scouts with American troops on the Aisne Marne front near July 22 describe a clever escape as three Indians built a raft, hid it, and crept across the Marne. The Germans spotted prints, fired, and the Indians swam underwater using river current to reach the south bank, then watched the pursuing Germans from cover.
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Associated Press
Aisne-Marne
France
Marne
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