Americans win village of Vaux and wider Marne gains
American forces on the Marne report a major advance west of Chateau Thierry. They capture the village of Vaux and a large stretch of the Paris highway, plus two wooded patches, taking about 500 Germans including seven officers. Heavy fighting continued as shells and air patrols supported the assault.
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Vaux
Paris Highway
Pershing
Marne
Chateau -Thierry
Hill 204
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Russian girl Bluma Zalzaney indicted for uprising plot
Bluma Zalzaney a nineteen year old Russian is indicted for conspiring with Hindus to spark an uprising in India against British rule and is said to head the Bolshevik party in San Francisco. Bail set at 1000 dollars as authorities describe the case. In France two daylight raids by American forces near Montdidier yield a prisoner and a machine gun.
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Bluma Zalzaney
India
Bolshevik Party
San Francisco
France
Montdidier
U S Ships Build Record Set in June
June ship production in the United States reached 280 400 deadweight tons, totaling 1 004 670 tons for 1918. The month’s output at 8 364 800 tons per year marks a new U S record and nearly matches Britain’s May world shipbuilding record for all vessel classes. Secretary Baker notes overseas shipping progress keeps the U S six months ahead of plan.
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Washington
United States
Baker
British Airmen Sink 42 German Planes in Aerial Operations
Official report credits British airmen with destroying 25 German planes and two balloons, driving 15 others down out of control, and capturing crews after three fell behind British lines.
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London
Storey Named Federal Manager of Santa Fe Line
W B Storey vice president in charge of operation for Santa Fe appointed federal manager by Hale Holden. Storey to take full charge of operation and management, superseding President Ripley. Other federal managers named for Rock Island Chicago & Alton Chicago & Eastern Illinois Union Pacific Denver & Rio Grande and more.
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Chicago
W. B. Storey
Santa Fe Railway
Hale Holden
Central Western Region
Mr. Storey
Santa Fe
B. P. Ripley
J. E. Gorman
Rock Island
W. B. Bierd
Chicago & Alton
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway
W. J. Jackson
Chicago & Eastern Illlinois
Chicago, Terre Haute & Southern
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Allied Roads
C. M. Kittle
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
W. RR. Scott
FE. L. Brown
Denver & Rio Grande
J. . Taussig
Wabash Lines
St. Louis
Storm City Shed No Blood
A band of 150 Felicistas attacked Reynosa across the Rio Grande from Hidalgo and captured the city after a bloodless skirmish. Reynosa, a fortified town, was occupied by Carranzista troops. No further details are available.
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McAllen
Tex
Reynosa
Rio Grande
Fildalgo
Reynona
Decisive American Victory at Waugh Battle
Washington reports General Pershing notes a German regiment annihilated and heavy losses to other units. Allied forces captured trench mortars and sixty machine guns. Three American aviators providing air support are missing. All counterattacks were repulsed.
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Washington
Genral Pershing
German Troops Recapture Ground Near Bouzin Court
London reports that German forces have recaptured most of the ground seized by the British near Bouzin Court on Sunday, as of July 3.
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London
Bouzincourt
French Advance North of Moulin and Soustouvent
French forces improved positions along the front north of Moulin and Soustouvent in the last twenty four hours and captured many prisoners.
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Moulin
Paris
Moulin and
Soustouvent
Sinking of hospital ship Llandovery Castle sparks new policy fury
London reports no additional survivors from the hospital ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed by a German submarine amid ongoing debate over a German policy to sink hospital ships. The loss leaves 234 missing from 258 aboard, with editorials branding the act as deliberate and infamously brutal.
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Llandovery Castle
London
Daily Chronicle
von Kuehlman
Sdandovery
Mali
Germany
Daniels Lands Ship Gunners Commemorated for Valor
Secretary Daniels praised the naval armed guard of the steamship William Rockefeller for standing by their guns as the ship torpedoed on May 18. Letters were sent to ten gunner’s mates and seamen from Myron Huston to William Schroeder detailing acts of ammunition handling and steadfast duty in the powder magazine.
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Washington
Daniels
Naval Armed Guard
William Rockefeller
Myron E. Huston
Gault
John Robert Moorhead
Hartwell
Raymond P. Burke
Boston
Carl C. Martin
Two Harbors
Minn
Ladislaus J. Kasper
Cleveland
Sam Mimms, Jr
Dallas
Tex
Arthur J. Mulligan
Lowell
Mass
William . Burch
Washington, D. C
William H. Schroeder
Cincinnati
Moorhead
President orders unity of sanitation control under Public Health Service
Washington on July 3 reports President Wilson issued an executive order placing all sanitary and public health activities conducted by wartime executive bureaus agencies and offices under the Public Health Service. The move aims to prevent policy confusion and duplication and achieve more effective results and unity of control.
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Wilson
Washington
Wison
Public Health Service
Colonel Clinton Found Dead in San Francisco
Colonel James W. Clinton of the U S A was found with a bullet wound through the heart in San Francisco. No cause for the death had been determined. Clinton had recently returned from France and was awaiting assignment.
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Clinton
San Francisco
James W. Clinton
France
Italian Front Gains In Monte Grappa Offensive
Italian forces on the Monte Grappa front breakthrough at dawn and report possession of key positions with 500 prisoners taken and much matériel captured. Austrian counterattacks were repulsed as Italian gains included Monte di Valbella Col del Rosso and Col di Chelo with over 2,000 prisoners overall. Czecho-Slav troops fought bravely during the operations.
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London
Otto von Betow
Vienna
von Koevess
Ffebd
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
Krauss
Arz von Straussenburg
Monte Grappa
Rome
Italian War Office
Monte di Valbella
Col del Rosso
Col di Chelo
Explosion in England Kills Sixty to Seventy in Midlands
An official statement reports a serious blast at a shell factory in the Midlands. Sixty to seventy workers are dead with unknown injuries. Restoration work is expected to resume within two days as women workers assist efforts and factory capacity remains sufficient to prevent major disruption.
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London
Midlands
Rmunitions Ministry
Ti le
Crowder clarifies fight order limits draft age impact
Provost Marshal General Crowder says the work of fight order does not apply to unregistered men and only frees draft eligible men for employment. He urges deferment class 2 8 and 4 men to take useful war related work and argues nonessential labor should shift to productive roles to support the war effort.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
Army
Navy
Very Wan
Prisoner Conference Delayed In War Crisis
Washington reports Germany cannot send delegates to the Berne POW conference planned for August 5. The German government informed the United States through Spanish channels it will be unable to attend in time. The U S has asked for the conference to be set at the earliest possible date.
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Washington
United States
Berne
Switzerland
Printing Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds Accelerates Production
Washington reports the government engraving plant is printing thousands of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds daily in preparation for the October campaign. The bonds match the earlier issue in form and design, with space left for later engraving of exact terms.
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Washington
Liberty Motor Stands Test Shows Superior Seaplane Engine
Washington reports a test in European waters of a seaplane powered by the Aberty motor. Vice Admiral Sims says the engine demonstrated better climbing and load carrying qualities than the best European types.
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Washington
Sims
Daniels
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