Allies Push Ground With Prisoner Gains On Western Front
Allied operations across the western front yield ground gains and large German prisoner captures. British forces report 1300+ prisoners, machine guns, and mortars seized after counterattacks on the Amiens front. Americans suffer 23 casualties while aviators claim two German planes along the Marne. Marines total 30 casualties, with several killed and many wounded.
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London
Amiens
Hamel
War Office
Somme
Washington
Marne
Associated, Press
Associated Press
Girls Engage in Sales War Interests Receive Dont's
Chicago July 5. Mrs Joseph T Bowen chair of the state council of defense issues a code of conduct for women street sellers in war campaigns. The list prohibits bothering passerby undue persuasion personal wiles or flirtation and urges a patriotic appeal over beauty. It warns against overdressing rouge gum chewing and inappropriate costumes.
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Chicago
Joseph T. Bowen
Woman's Committee
State Council of Defense
Washington Democrats Too Busy For Politics
Seattle July 6 Washington Democrats decide war work occupies party duties no convention this year. Mate committee adopts resolutions pledging support to President Wilson and postpones politics until after the war.
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Seattle
Wash
Democratic Party
Washington
War Wolk
Mate Committee
Wilson
Dogs Must Stay Home in Chehalis City
Chehalis city council passes ordinance forbidding dogs to run at large amid numerous complaints of injuries to people. The new rule bans dogs from public areas at all times to curb animal incidents and protect residents.
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Chehalis
Wash
Kardona
Rear Admiral Ward Dies of Heart Failure
Roslyn New York July 5 Rear Admiral Aaron Ward United States Navy retired died at his home today of heart failure in this Associated Press report.
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Ward
Roslyn
New York
Associated Press
Aaron Ward
United States Navy
Island of Future Discovered in Pacific
San Francisco reports an unusual find in the Southern Pacific two hundred miles south of the Mexican coast. Captain W. F. Buckley describes an airless coral reef island with eight foot mean altitude, inhabited by pine, large crabs, strange birds, and a coconut tree herd. Phosphate is present but access would require an aerial tramway due to dangerous undercurrents and cloud bursts.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
W. F. Buckley
Movie Operators Win Pay Increase in Memphis Strike
Memphis motion picture operators formerly earned 22 dollars a week. They worked in three shifts with three operators per theater. A manpower boom led managers to reduce to two operators in two shifts, triggering a strike ten minutes before doors opened. Managers conceded and agreed to divide the third operator’s pay among the two remaining.
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Memphis
Tenn
Motion Picture House
Government Control Bill Blocked as Imminent Action Looms
Washington July 5 The House blocked moves to call up a resolution authorizing the president to take over the nation telegraph and telephone systems and moved to appropriation matters. A summer recess is expected to be declared tomorrow. President Wilson urged passage of the bill before Congress adjourns. Representative Pou proposed a special rule for immediate consideration and action on the resolution.
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Washington
US Associated Press
House
Wilson
Wilton
Congress
Pou
Nevada Leads In En Listments Of Doctors
Nevada pushes ahead in enlistments with thirty of 152 physicians and surgeons from the state serving in the army and navy. Nevada accounts for about 22 percent of its medical population in the service, leading Arizona Montana and Pennsylvania. Included are several captains and many hold first lieutenant commissions.
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Nevada
Arizona
Montana
Pennsylvania
Military service takes 628 Nevadans in June
Carson City July 4. During June the military service of the nation took 628 men from Nevada. Of the 628 the draft claimed 606 and voluntary enlistments numbered 122. The July draft call is about 30 men and if voluntary enlistments match June, 1050 Nevadans will have gone to military duty in two months.
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Carson City
Nevada
Adjutant General's Office
Child specialist lists baby donts in St Louis case
July 5 report from St Louis quotes Dr John Zahorsky, pediatric expert, outlining baby don ts. He cautions against ice cream made with non sterilized cream, avoiding wasp infested areas, skipping whiskey mixtures, preventing over fondling by relatives, and using electric fans plus light clothing to prevent drafts.
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St, Louis
John Zahorsky
Food Orders Need Fixing Amid Fruit Supply Conflicts
A 1910s style critique highlights inconsistent fruit messaging and shipments from California to Nevada. The piece urges strict enforcement of fruit shipment laws during Hoover era restrictions, warning that misaligned practices could harm consumers and merchants alike.
George W Strayer Elected NEA President in Pittsburgh
George W Strayer of Columbia University was elected president of the National Education Association at the close of the 56th annual convention in Pittsburgh. The announcement came July 5, with Strayer succeeding in leading the prominent teachers’ group.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
George W. Strayer
Columbia University
National Education Association
Bethel pupils craft corn kernel British flag
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 5 Bethel school pupils finished a corn kernel flag project. The flag uses red yellow and blue kernels arranged on a board form to resemble the Union Jack.
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Lincoln, ML
Bethel School
Food Administration Bans Feeding Nevada Cattle Outside States
Federal orders bar feeding Nevada cattle in California Utah Oregon or other states this year due to scarce hay in Nevada and California. Nevada may ship cattle to Kansas and other midwestern states if needed while meat may be served at most one meal daily. The administration will stabilize prices and manage purchases for allies to prevent local shortages and price spikes.
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California
Utah
Oregon
Nevada
The
Food Administration
Kansas
Humboldt County
Arizona
United States
H. A. Lemmon
England
France
Calfornia
Food Administration i
Ray
Ceara
New Sugar Rules Tighten Control and Reporting
State demands strict sugar distribution. new certificates become negotiable through A to E endorsements. Purchasers must file statements by July 25. rationing breaks into thirds across dates. Retailers and wholesalers to maintain public sales records, andNevada residents urged to report holdings over thirty days. Publicity aims to curb abuse while preserving canning use.
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Nevada
Man Finally Accepted by Navy After Six Rejections
Clinton HL reports Joaquin Chandox Wilson endured six enlistment refusals. His wife and three children kept him from enlisting, he was deemed underweight, then four months on milk diet and quitting tobacco and coffee led to acceptance at the Great Lakes naval training station.
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Clinton, HL
Joaquin Chandox Wilson
Jackie
Cust Hia
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Appearance of U Boats Spoils Season for Fish
Philadelphia July 5 report says German submarines off the Atlantic coast have spoiled the summer for fish and marine life frequenting the shores. Whales and porpoises are among those affected. News from coastal points notes hundreds of dead fish washing ashore along the coast.
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Phildadelpina
Atlantic
Du Quoin Man Adopts 14 French War Orphans
Du Quoin resident William De Frates adopts fourteen French war orphans as he vows to aid France's Kaiser pursuit. He travels with a burro and a small flipper shaped as a weapon, claiming to carry out a crusade to support his native country.
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Kaiser
Flipper
Bptingfield
DU Quoen
William de Frates
Meeds
Franck Arobam
France
United States
South Africa Under Strain As unrest spreads
Premier Botha issued a statement citing serious unrest in South Africa and announcing a strong policy of military measures to cope with the situation. He warned that without effective action the country could face grave disturbances and loss of life as authorities confront a movement aiming to subvert the constitution by violent means.
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Pretoria
Associated Press
Botha
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Signs of Peace Found on Locust Backs in Pennsylvania
Connelsville July 5 locals report perfect P marks on locust backs at Spruce Hollow as a sign of Peace. Veteran residents say the war locust is common and many now pin faith on the peace variety of the tribe.
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Connellsville
Spruce Hollow
Judge Bartine May Enter Congress Fight
Rumor swirls that Judge Bartine, chairman of the Railway Commission, may run for Congress in Nevada. The Gold Field Tribune notes he did not deny the race, and a near announcement was suggested. Bartine is seen as a strong Democratic figure, with word from Burtine expected soon.
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Judge Bartine
Congress
Railway Commission
Nevada
Goldfield Tribune
Democratic Party
Burtine
Nowa
Carson Nows
Saulsbury Urges Pacific Peace Pact With Allies
Senator Saulsbury introduced a resolution calling for the United States Japan and Great Britain to enter an agreement preventing Germany and other central powers from gaining footholds in the Pacific and using unjustified warfare. The measure was postponed for consideration.
College Girls Respond to Plea of a Rancher
Oakland Calif July 5 Fifteen college girls mostly society belles left Mills College to pick a vast pea crop to prevent rotting. They worked in the fields until the entire crop was taken care of under the council of defense call for workers.
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Oakland
Cab
Here
Council of Defense
Mills College
Burglary Alarm Sparks Timey Quip in Pottsville Home
Mrs. Frank Esterly, a local society leader in Pottsville, woke to two masked burglars who shouted Scoot or I’ll shoot. The intruders fled, leaving a brief scare but no injuries reported. Police cordoned the scene as they investigated the incident.
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Pottsville
Frank Esterly
Miss Kaiser Hates Bill and Court Allows Name Change
Los Angeles on July 5 Miss Adelaide C Kaiser told Judge Charles W Wellborn she hates the German Kaiser and must change her name. The judge, sharing the sentiment, permitted her to change her name to Adelaide Robert in a curt review of the case.
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Miss Kaiser
Bill
Court
Los Angeles
Kaiser
Adelaide C. Kaiser
Charles W. Wellborn
Wellborn
Adelaide Robert
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