United States and Japan to Aid Russia in Siberia Plan
The United States and Japan announce a joint plan to send a few thousand troops to Vladivostok to aid Czecho-Slovaks and stabilize Siberia while avoiding political interference. The move aims to support Russia’s people and relieve wartime distress without partition or direct sovereignty changes.
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Allies Break German Lines Across Ten Mile Front
General Pershing reports 8 400 prisoners and 133 guns captured as Franco American forces drive the foe beyond the Vesle on the Marne counter offensive. British patrols reach the Ancre River and take Hamel and Dernancourt as Mou ntdidier to Moreuil falls.
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Fismes Abandoned and New German Lines Held
Paris reported a lull on the Soissons Rheims front as heavy rains favored German withdrawal. The Vesle river valley has flooded into swamps, but Allied forces formed two bridgeheads and plan a forceful crossing. German defense stiffens as French detachments press across the river, aiming to keep the line straight.
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Army nurse corps chief organizes fifty nurse units
Miss Dora E. Thompson leads fifty nurses to set up mobile evacuation hospitals up to five miles from front lines. They travel in motor trucks and trailers and will camp or dine on the road with field officer kits. Medical department equips these units to bring operating rooms to wounded men on the move.
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Americans Advance as Fismes Falls to Allies
Paris reports the fall of Fismes after American forces surrounded the town and cleared German machine gun nests amid street fighting. The burning town, a key railroad point, is being reorganized for the Allies.
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Paris Bombarded as Long Range Guns Resume Fire
The long range gun bombardment of Paris has resumed. An American steamer Sun is in the Soissons Chateau Thierry Rheims pocket where Germans left dismantled emplacements for giant guns. Foundations weighed over a thousand tons but were never used. Original location was the forest of St Gobain within German lines.
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League Baseball scores and standings report
National League has no games scheduled while American League results show Chicago seven three, Philadelphia six two, Boston two nil, Cleveland two one, Washington seven six, Detroit seven zero, St. Louis seven five, New York six three.
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O. D. Jennings Sunk Off Virginia Coast
The American steamer O. D. Jennings was sunk by a submarine off the Virginia coast. The attack occurred Sunday.
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German forces begin strategic retreat in Somme sector
British and American commanders report German withdrawals from Montdidier to Moreau and from Dernancourt to Hamel, signaling a possible large scale strategic retreat toward the Chemin des Dames ridge. Patrols reach the Ancre river. fighting activity noted north of Bethune and south of Ypres as the front line shifts.
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Train Hits Cars Killing Five At Argo Crossing
Five people died and more than a dozen were injured when a Belt Line freight train struck an Argo trolley car attempting to beat a crossing near Sixty-third Street and Archer Avenue. The motorman and conductor and the freight engineer were taken into custody as authorities investigated the crash and rescue efforts.
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Allies Push Across Vesle River in Major Front Drive
Allied forces report rapid advances in the Vesle and Aisne fronts as French American troops cross the Vesle at multiple points and Fismes falls. German rear guards retreat on a five mile front with stubborn resistance, while soissons and Reims sectors show turning flanks and intensified patrol clashes.
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Navy reports death of electrician Charles E Kruger
The Navy Department announced the death of Charles E Kruger an electrician in the U S N R F in a seaplane accident on July 30 Krugers home was Newport News Virginia
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Japanese and Chinese Students Allowed War Vacation Work
Japanese and Chinese students in the United States may take manual work during school vacation periods for the duration of the war, the department of labor announced.
Italy's King Reviews Yank Troops in Northern Italy
King Victor Emmanuel reviewed American troops based in the northern Italian war zone. The reviewing party included the duke of Bergamo, Thomas N. Page American ambassador, Premier Orlando, General Dias, General Zupelli, ministers Sacchi, and members of French and British missions with the cardinal of Rome.
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