Allies Win Twenty Towns In Great Offensive
United States and French forces push a broad offensive from the Aisne to the Marne, capturing over 17 000 prisoners and more than 850 guns. Soissons and Montcornet areas fall under allied control as American troops go over the top near Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood, with rapid progress along the line.
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Marne
Soissons
Aisne
Suissons
Scissohs
Paris
Meteren
Bailleul
Reims
Montgoisin
Rai Wood
Courton Wood
Moulin -Arde
Marfaux
Pourcy
Qonilly
War Office
Alliea
Prunay
Tbellenu
Wolssons
Chateau Thierry
Creck
Americans Drive Forward in Aisne Soissons Offensive
German and French reports describe heavy fighting with American advance through Torey, Givry, and surrounding woods. Allied forces seize guns, tanks, and prisoners as they push toward Soissons amid stubborn German resistance.
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Torey
Givry
Qgivry
Giory
Chanbun
Soissons
Berlin
Aisne
Marne
London
Crise
Buzaney
Marse
Tontenay
Mont de Paris
Reims
Chateau Thierry
Rosswood
Venteuil
Montlyoisin
Moernay
Chenelt-Reine
Trade official quits to join Army as major
William T. Chaniland of Town resigns as chief examiner for the Federal Trade Commission to accept a commission as major of Infantry in the army. He previously served as senior colonel of the Town National Guard.
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Army
Washington
William T. Chaniland
Teday
Federal Trade Commission
Town National Guard
Japan and America to Act in Siberia Reports Claim Troop Dispatch
Tokyo reports claim the Japanese government accepted an American proposal to send troops to Siberia. Papers discuss inter allied plans and Emperor Yoshihito postpones departure due to developments. U.S. officials in Washington would not comment on the Tokyo report amid impending Siberian developments.
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Tokyo
Siberia
Japan
Ibberia
Yoshihito
Time of
America
United States
Russia
Japen
Great Britain
France
Washington
Ia Muin
Amerenn
Siberian
Draft call for Aug camps list quotas and camps
Washington July 19. General Crowder calls 46000 men from all states and the District of Columbia. Movement to camp between August 5 and 9 with entrainment of 300000 men during August. Quotas include Camp Fremont Ohio 9500 and Texas 1800, Jefferson Barracks Missouri 1000 and 850 at Camp Shelby, plus assignments to Fort Thomas Kentucky and other camps across Illinois Indiana Kansas Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Nebraska.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Crowder
Jefferson Barracks
Indiana
Fort Thomas
Iowan
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Camp Fremont
Montana
Ohio
Columbus Barracks
Oklahoma
Texas
Camp Cody
Wisconsin
Jefferson ‘Barracks
Camp Shelby
U. S. Ship Westover Sunk with Ten Missing
The Army supply steamer Westover, crewed by Navy personnel, was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone en route to Europe. Ten officers and men are missing including Robert H. Haulstead of Lansing, Ralph Dillingham Caldwell of Woodsford, Frank W. Holloway of Washington, James Brown Betis of Hartwell, Austin C. Wilson of Muncie, Harvey Harrison of Noblesville, Edward L. Griffin of Baltimore, John Cole of Brentwood, Wilfred Sorey of Ashland, and others.
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Washington
Westover
Europe
Nvy Department
Sims
Robert Herbert Haulstead
Lansing
Mich
Ralph Dillingham Caldwell
Woodsfords
Frank Willard Holloway
Washington, D. C
James Brown Betis
Hartwell
Austin Clyde Wilson
Muncie
Ind
Harvey Harrison
Japanese battleship Kawachi sinks after explosion
Tokyo reports the battleship Kawachi of 21420 tons displacement blew up and sank in Tokoyama bay 150 miles northeast of Nagasaki on July 12. Five hundred crew members lost their lives in the disaster.
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Tokyo
Tokoyama Bay
Naganaki
U S British Forces Occupy Russian Ports
American and British troops have occupied the Murman coast in northern Russia. After taking Kem on the White Sea coast, forces moved toward Torok as Bolshevik authorities withdrew to Nirok. Russian foreign minister Tehitcherin demanded Britain reembark the detachments without delay.
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London
Murman
Russia
Moniday
Moscow
Central
Amsterdam
Kem
White Sea
Torok
Nirok
M. Tehitcherin
Great Britain
Murr Man
Baker classifies baseball as nonproductive occupation
Washington reports Secretary Baker on Friday ruled baseball a nonproductive occupation under draft rules and urged expanding the scope to include other entertainers. The decision affects Eddie Ainsmith of Washington who was ordered to work by his local draft board, prompting an appeal seeking exemption for ball players.
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Washington
Baker
Eddie Ainsmith
Hoover Arrives in Britain to Discuss Food Program
Herbert Hoover, United States food administrator, arrived at a British port from Washington. London announced his arrival as part of a new Allied food conservation program. Hoover will meet allied food administrators in Europe to set yearly requirements and national production estimates.
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London
Transports sunk by subs near Ireland and Australia
Reports from London and New York state the transport Carpathia, 18,603 tons, sunk off the Irish coast while outbound from a British port with no lives lost. A second submarine sinking on July 18 involved the transport Barunga carrying Australian troops, with no casualties reported by the admiralty.
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New York
Carpathia
Coward
London
Admiralty
Wilson Principles Approved by Labor Congress
Paris July 26 the congress of the general confederation of labor adopted by a vote of 808 to 283 a resolution approving the adoption by confederation leaders of the peace principles enunciated by President Wilson.
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Wilson
Paris
Congress of the
General Confederation of Labor
Confederation of the Peace
Sinking of US armored cruiser San Diego off Fire Island
July 20 reports say the San Diego was torpedoed near Fire Island, saved 1,187 officers and men, with no confirmed casualties. An aviator alerted shore stations, aiding ships that searched for survivors as 800 men aboard a tanker reported rescued. Navy warns shipping to watch for submarines along the coast.
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Washington
San Diego
New York
Navy Department
Fire Island
New York Harbor
San Francisco
Long Island
Roosevelts Receive Word On Missing Lieutenant Quentin
New York reports Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, missing after an aerial engagement near the German lines, likely landed unhurt and is presumed captured. Col Theodore Roosevelt confirms a cable from Paris says Quentin landed safely. another message earlier suggested he may have been killed. The Roosevelt family awaits official word as Quentin served near Chateau Thierry.
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New York
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Richard Dorby
Paris
Quentin
Oyster Bay
Chateau Thierry
Orders 2 lightless nights Washington July 24
The fuel administration on Friday night ordered lightless nights in effect again beginning July 24. The order bans use of light for illuminating advertisements or signs or for exterior building illumination on Monday to Thursday nights in New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and DC and on Mondays and Tuesdays in other states. Exceptions include bona fide roof gardens and outdoor moving picture theaters. About 600000 tons of coal a year are used in advertising signage nationwide.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Canadian War Effort Shows Women Farm Leaders In Manitoba
On the Edmonton to Winnipeg train a veteran described a wife who ran a 820 acre Manitoba farm during his front service. Clara and Beatrice Forward in Oak Lake, and Misa Aikman of Saskatchewan, exemplify women who managed plowing seeding and stock, paying debts and expanding herds while men served. The piece lauds Canadian women across the prairies for farm independence and economic impact.
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Edmonton
Winnipeg
Loyaally
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Brandon
Misa
Aikman
Keeler
Canadian
Prairies
Hero in the Great Push From Craters to Coffee and Hymns
A war vignette recalls a lone figure carrying no weapon moving through cratered trenches. Secretaries and chaplains lie among the dead as soldiers rush to smother enemy batteries. A secretary serving coffee amid the chaos is celebrated for quiet valor, contrasting heroic myth with humble duty.
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Crater
Tate
Tommy
Harsha Dickson
Collier's Weekly
Dorothy's Awestruck Lunch With a Famous Bishop
Dorothy was awestruck when seated beside a real bishop at a family lunch. She hesitated, then asked for salt, trying to address the exalted guest properly. The scene, from Pearson's Weekly, highlights clever motives behind quiet good deeds.
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Dorothy
Pearson's Weekly
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