Re-enforcements Shift as War Moves Fronts
Berlin reports British troops pierced Pozieres on the Somme front and entered Guilemont but were driven back. German War Office confirms reinforcements from Verdun to the Somme and notes Brandenburg Grenadiers previously at Fort Douamont now on the Somme line.
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Berlin
Pozieres
Somme
German War Office
Guilemont
War Office
Berlin War Office
Brandenburg Grenadiers
Fort Douamont
Verdun
Clarke Confirmed Associate Justice Succeeds Hughes
The Senate confirmed Judge John H. Clarke of Cleveland as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Charles E. Hughes. The same session approved Thomas S. Allen to be United States District Attorney for the District of Nebraska after a delay caused by Senator Hitchcock’s opposition.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
John H. Clarke
Cleveland
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles E. Hughes
Thomas S. Allen
United States
District of
Nebraska
Hitchcock
British Gains At Pozieres Mark Breakthrough In Somme
Special cables report British forces seizing Pozieres after heavy fighting and continuing gains near Highwood and Guillemont. Paris mentions bad weather hindering French front operations as Russian and Asiatic offensives push along Riga and Erzingan fronts. The French War Office notes captures on the Somme including a battery south of Estrees and multiple machine guns with prisoners along the Thiaumont sector.
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Foureaux Wood
Pozitres
Douglas Haig Reyrts
Highwood Art
Guillemont
Getan
Highwood
Paris
Somme
Petigrad
Riga
von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Eerzingan
Grand Duke Nicholas
French War Office
Estrees
Ofr
Thiaumont
Deutschland Ready for Departure as Submarine Tests Begin
Baltimore witnesses a series of preparations at the pier as the merchant submarine Deutschland nears release. Water tanks filled, crew bedding stored, wireless gear sealed, and engines tested amid a blue smoke plume. A communion service for the Neckar crew accompanied the ceremony.
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Baltimore
Neckar
Otto Apitz
Russians Defeated in Official Constantinople Announcement
An official statement issued in Constantinople reports that Russian forces were defeated. The terse notice confirms a setback without detailing the battle or location of the engagement.
British and Russian Forces Clash East of the Canal
Official reports describe British cavalry fleeing toward the canal east of the Suez Canal and Turkish pursuit near Katia. Russian forces are said to retreat under Turkish pressure in Persia while Hong Kong style operations and naval actions near Sebastopol.
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Suez
Canal
Katia
Persia
War Office
Prandoz
Pomana
Vera
Irak
Euphrates
Kermanshah
Bane
Revanduz
Midulla
Breslau
Sebastopol
Weather forecast across states signals hot, unsettled spell
The bulletin shows Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana with mostly warm to hot conditions and chances of local thunderstorms midweek. Pressure patterns keep temperatures high in the north, east and west, with showers in the South Atlantic, East Gulf and parts of the Carolinas. Readings list current and high temperatures plus precipitation per station.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Upper Lake Region
East Gulf
South Atlantic
Carolinas
Middle Atlantic States
North Upper Lake
Northwest
East Gulf States
Middle Atlantic
New York
New England
Uper Lake
Lake
Ohio Valley
Lloyd George Sees Greater British War Resources
Special Cable reports in London on July 24 that Lloyd George in the Commons asserts British manpower and industrial output exceed public figures, promising victory in months. He cites growing heavy guns, shells, and the Somme lesson to press on with all resources. Expenditures since April 1 total 2.759 billion dollars with 205 million in treasury.
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London
Pozieres
Somme
Treasury
Asquith
England
American aviator Rockwell downs third German plane high over front
Paris reports pilot Kiffin Rockwell from Atlanta and fellow Bert Hall engaging three German aircraft at 10 000 feet. Rockwell fires on one plane and shoots it down then returns to base with Hall. Both Americans unhurt while their target is damaged.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Kiffin Rockwell
Atlanta
Rockwell
Bert Hall
Hall
Avid
Warnings Dropped on Berlin by Aviator Flight Ends
A French army aviator Sublieutenant A Marchal flew 1300 kilometers across Germany dropping proclamations on Berlin before landing near the Russian front inside Poland and being captured by Austrians. The mission aimed to show Allied ability to reach Berlin without harm to civilians. A defective spark plug forced the stop.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Germany
Sublieutenant
A. Marchal
Chelm
Poland
Marchal
British Navy says victory in North Sea running fight near Schouwen
British Admiralty reports a running fight with German destroyers off Schouwen Bank northwest of Zeebrugge. One Royal Navy ship was hit. an officer and man lightly injured. the Germans escaped to the Belgian coast after being hit. The Berlin claim differs, noting no British victory.
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London
Ly 24
North Sea
Holland
Schdwwen Bank
Zeebrugee
Belgium
Admiralty
Schouwen Bank
Jutland
Teuton
Zeebrugge
Berlin
Flanders
Thames
Saint Louis Astronomer Sees Thunderstorms From Sun Spots
Saint Louis reports Brother Hubert of Christian Brothers College observed eighty four sun spots today and forecast thunderstorms tomorrow. Earlier the same sun spot activity grew from a single 13 000 mile spot to many smaller ones, with wireless disturbances at the college blamed on solar magnetic currents.
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ST. Louis
Brother Hubert
Christian Brothers’ College
Hubert
Gas explosion in Cleveland tunnel kills fourteen workers
In Cleveland Ohio July 24 25 fourteen men were believed dead after a gas blast trapped workers in the new Lake Erie tunnel. Rescue attempts failed as heavy fumes thwarted lifesavers and five miles offshore securing the outer crib. Only two rescuers survived with serious injuries.
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Cleveland, O
New Water Works
Lake Eriez
Peter McKenna
John Johnson
William J. Dolan
McKenna
Johnson
Dolan
Cleveland
Asquith Presses Irish Unity in Home Rule Debate
London July 24 Premier Asquith urged Nationalists not to miss the chance to implement home rule while cautioning that the government will not push a bill lacking broad party agreement. Redmond pressed for clarity on whether terms of the Lloyd George plan would be altered, with Nationalist cheers and calls for unity. The indisputable agreement points, as stated, were to be approved or revised by the Cabinet.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
Mr. Redmond
David Lloyd George
Kaiser says divine appointment binds him from front line
Emperor William spoke to German wounded on the Seenamme front saying he longs to fight but must refrain. He cited divine destiny and his age as reasons to remain behind the lines to lead Germany's war effort.
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Kaiser
London
William
Peronne
Seenamme
Berne
Germany
Italians Make Gains, Says Rome Report
Rome reports from the Italian War Office that forces have occupied Upper Trevignola and St. substantially shifting local positions. No further details were provided on dates or subsequent actions.
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Rome
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