French Defeat Foe in Picardy Take Two Towns
French troops scored a heavy blow on the Picardy front attacking a three mile stretch between Castel and Mailly Raineval. They captured Castel ruins and Anehin farm, taking about 500 prisoners with total prior returns surpassing 600. Longpont on the Suvieres river was seized and other gains reported near Morenl Cantigny and Chavigny farm.
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Round-up of draft-age men rocks Chicago
More than 5,000 men of draft age were seized on Thursday in the greatest roundup in Chicago’s history. Federal operatives and police conducted the sweep, targeting the Cubs park as a starting point and sweeping hotels, harbor shops, saloons, and movie houses. No excuses for missing registration were accepted.
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Department of Justice
Cubs
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Senate votes for wartime prohibition amid agricultural bill
Washington reports the Senate approved a nationwide wartime prohibition rider by 86 to 83 to join with the agricultural extension measure. Prohibitionists expect broader support in the House and anticipate enactment by January 1 unless President Wilson intervens. The vote split shows strong party lines and divided support for the motion.
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United States
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Columbia floats to Pekin after Ti river wreck
The steamer Columbia, wrecked on the Ti n is river last Saturday with 600 plus aboard, rose from the river bed and floated near Pekin. Eighty five Pekin citizens died in the disaster. Coroner Clary Sheriff Wilson and 15 workers were aboard during the resurfacing. A possible mingling of wreckage and current may have triggered the rise.
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Columbia
Tinois River
Fekin
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Wilson
Kaiser, has Spanish grippe at French front
Rome July 11 reports from a Swiss source say Emperor William has fallen to Spanish influenza. The emperor has returned home from the French front with the illness, and several other members of the imperial family are said to be afflicted.
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Rome
William
President Wilson vetoes wheat price raise in farm bill
President Wilson vetoed the agricultural appropriation bill that would have set a minimum No 2 northern spring wheat price at 2.40 a bushel. He argues such rigid pricing is impractical, would raise flour costs, stifle production, and burden consumers. The message cites potential $387000000 price increases and global wheat market effects.
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Wilson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
United States
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
French air force downed 150 planes in June official report
An official wartime statement released in Paris notes that during June the French air force brought down 150 enemy airplanes. The report reflects ongoing aerial operations and highlights air superiority claims in the theater.
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Paris
Bolshevik Forces Drive Czech Towns in Volga Region
London reports Bolshevik troops press the Czech and Slovak army in the Volga area with swift advances. Cyrillic dispatch from Moscow cites major gains at Syzrun and Bu Sulma, as White guards flee toward Suojara, with retreating Czecho Slovaks in the eastern sector after occupying Echeshardrinsk.
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Simbirsk
Bu- Sulma
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Yaroslav
Rybinsk
White Guard
Stybinsk
Echeshardrinsk
Allies Sweep Albanian Front as Defenders Crumble
Rome reports say allied forces including British, Italian and French troops press into Albania with Greek units expanding eastward. Be rat captured, Devoll river heights seized, and 400 prisoners taken as the front widens from the Adriatic to the Aegean amid Austrian retreat.
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Austria
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Sey
Suloniki
Aegean Sey
Washington
Berat
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Devoll
Kaynny
Tamorlea
Bayry
Huns Take 5 U S Flyers on Bombing Mission
Washington reports five American airplanes on a bombing expedition failed to return. Pershing noted the loss in his communique while a Berlin source said the five machines were part of a six plane squadron that set out to bomb Coblenz. German reports claimed the crews were captured.
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Bertin
London
Coblenz
Airphines
Automatic Water Pan for Furnace in Popular Mechanics
An oversized water pan is being installed in furnaces of a specific make. It automatically activates when nearly empty, holds seven gallons, and features a contact at the fire pot for rapid evaporation. Water supply uses a float-controlled valve to regulate flow.
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Popular Mechanics
Do We All Johnny My Father Is a Policeman
Conversation notes reveal a child asks about their fathers profession while another child notes a parent’s occupation. The fragment also mentions Japan contracting 116 ships with tonnage totaling 650000, indicating wartime production activity.
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Johnny
Jimmy
Soothe Itching Scalps With Cuticura Ointment
A promotional note advises retiring gently rub spots of dan dra and Itching with Cuticura Ointment then shampoo next morning with Cuticure Soap and hot water. For samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Cupid visits Boston. he discards bow and arrow for a bean shooter.
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Cuticura
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Boston
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