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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
1
A World War I report notes another day of hard fighting in France with limited gains for both sides. German and Allied forces clash in the Somme region as casualties mount and prisoners taken total 26 223. The article emphasizes the attritional nature of the battle and the continuing heavy losses on both sides.
London reports 26 223 Germans captured since July 1 and 140 guns seized as Allied forces push north of Pozieres. British say enemy attacks on the right flank and center were repulsed with heavy casualties. two battalion commanders among prisoners, and time claims gain at Pézieres.
Captain Paul Koenig, commander of the German submarine Deutschland, says circumstantial factors keep the vessel in Baltimore with no cause for alarm. Ambassadors and German officials expected to visit, while allied ships and a tug prepare to escort the sub out as a submersion test is completed.
A British cruiser appeared off Cape Henry near Virginia Capes without warning to U S officials. The ship was among vessels awaiting the appearance of German submarines and operated without a pilot.
New York July 25 an organization formed by entities hit by Britains commercial blacklist passed resolutions urging the U S Government to demand that Great Britain revoke the blacklist and restore commerce with American firms. The group emphasizes a united front among affected companies and supporters.
Boston reports Dr. Wilfred Harris killed after a shooting in his office. The ship Deutschland and Bremen carried the suspect Dr Eldred G At to Virginia waters near Fort Monroe. The incident left the death veiled in mystery as further details surface.
New York reports the British blockade harming German military medical services. Shortages of surgical supplies including rubber gloves catgut and plaster are cited. A deadly poisoning case involving Dr Celia Adams and a web of accusations are being investigated with resolutions to influence government officials.
German forces report a breakdown of a combined English and French assault on the Western Front. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The German high command bulletin details English French attacks north of the Somme failing to break through with heavy losses on several sectors including Pozieres Maurepas and Longueval. It notes Saxon and Grenadier units distinguishing themselves and Russian penetrations on the eastern front near Stonowaka and Riga.
Federal officials halted recovery efforts for the twelve imprisoned men until tomorrow due to highly explosive gas within the 16 000 foot tunnel. Ten bodies from two rescue parties lie in the morgue and eight rescuers are injured but recovering. Four investigations will probe the gas explosion and missing safety devices at the crib and shore ends. Gustav C. Van Duren led rescue efforts and was revived after a perilous return.
At the Illinois Shoe Retailers Association convention in Chicago R. W. Raney warned that without a leather substitute within two years America could become a wooden shoe nation. Delegates pressed for government action to keep boots affordable while noting blander styles and muted colors due to dye shortages.
S eight McClure and Irish relief fund treasurer Thomas Hughes Kelly and party were detained on arrival in Liverpool. Kelly and wife, plus Joseph Smith, were refused land or transit to the United States and ordered to return aboard the Philadelphia. Waite, awaiting execution at Sing Sing, wounded himself in the chest with glass in his cell.
The forecast covers Ohio and Indiana with partly cloudy skies and warmth through Wednesday and Thursday with local thunder showers. Kentucky and the East Gulf States expect fair, warm conditions. general showers appear in the Middle Atlantic and Southern New England areas. Temperatures reach up to 102 degrees in the central Mississippi Valley. rainfall alters regional temperatures and extends to the Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions.
Governor Willis announced reappointments to key state posts. William Hall of East Liverpool remains State Superintendent of Banks until 1920, Frank R. Fauver of Elyria continues as Superintendent of Public Works until 1917, and G. E. Jobe of Cedarville stays on the Board of Control for the Agricultural Experimental Station until 1921. All appointees are Republicans.
Richmond news confirms Captain Sally Louisa Tompkins aged 83 the sole woman commissioned as a Confederate officer died today at the Home for Confederate Women. She had been commissioned captain of cavalry to run a private hospital after other institutions closed.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat will raise its daily edition price in St Louis from one to two cents, effective August 1, due to the high cost of print paper.
Case ment's execution date has been fixed for August 3 as reported by the Daily Mail. Unless granted a royal reprieve Casement will be hanged in the yard of Pentonville Prison after his high treason conviction appeal was rejected on July 18.
Berlin reporters tour the Fatherland report a favorable harvest outlook despite wartime strain. German papers note increased nass feeding in eleven rural communes and warn dairy stocks remain weakened from last winter, with cattle numbers and cow health reduced.
New York City imposed an official ban on skyscrapers via a unanimous Board of Estimates vote. The plan restricts tall buildings unless they provide larger light and air courts and limit site coverage. Central Manhattan property owners rushed in plans for monumental structures totaling tens of millions in proposed construction.
A meeting of the Danish Ship Owners Association at The Hague adopted a resolution protesting the alleged seizure of sixty Danish fishing boats by Britain. The Dutch Foreign Office was urged to intervene according to a dispatch from Sayville Wireless.
Lord Robert Cecil defended the British Governments blacklisting of certain U S firms in the House of Commons stating US criticism stemmed from misapprehension and that the action was not novel.
A wireless press dispatch from Berne via Pontarlier quotes Emperor William at the Somme front. He accuses England of plotting Germany’s destruction and declares German resolve to repel English offensives. Berlin conservatives anticipate an autumn Reichstag interpellation over front speeches.
President and Mrs. Wilson were soaked by a heavy rain while golfing in Washington today. They donned rain coats and continued their game despite the downpour.
Constantinople July 25 The Ministry of Marine reports that the Turkish cruiser Midilli formerly Breslau fought a four hour engagement with five Russian warships in the Black Sea on July 22 near Sebastopol. The Russian squadron included a Imperatritsa Maria type battleship and four destroyers. The Midilli broke through the lines and returned to port undamaged.
Rome reports Italian troops seized Monte Cimone in the LaGarina Valley after a night battle on July 24. The Bersaglieri and Alpine units repelled Austrian assaults on the Asiago plateau and gained a second long entrenchment taking prisoners and a machine gun.
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