French Drive Gains A Mile In Western Front Action
Paris reports French troops attacked German lines west of Antheuil and between Montflicher and the Oise, penetrating enemy positions and advancing about one mile at points. Four hundred fifty prisoners were taken, including 14 officers, as tanks supported by artillery.
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Paris
Antheuil
Montflicher
Oise
War Office
Loges
Long Pont
Retz
Montdidier
River
Ferme Porte
Ferme Des Loges
Ains
Aisne
Chavigny Farm
Chateau Thierry
Hill 204
Champagne
Marquises
Butte Chonain
Communique Says No Major News From U S Front
General Pershing reports no significant events in sectors held by American troops. Artillery fought briskly in Picardy with shelling of L Alval wood and retaliatory fire from Fontaine wood to Grivesnes. In the Marne sector German air activity topped the week of July 4 and 5.
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Washington
Pershing
Picardy
L’alval Wood
Fontaine Wood
Grivesnes
Marne
Austro Hung Army Bleeds Through Desertions in War
Paris report says more than 300000 Austro Hungarian soldiers deserted since the war began. About 150000, mostly Czechs, surrendered to Russians Serbians Romanians and Italians at first opportunity. The rest escaped through Roumania between 1914 and 1916 amid a scathing critique of non-Magyars led units.
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Paris
Temesvar
Roumania
Ugren
Doctor Ugren
British air raid downs six German planes at Zeebrugge port
Four German torpedo boats and four destroyers in Zeebrugge harbor were attacked by British aircraft. Six German planes were downed. A dramatic battle saw three British seaplanes clash with seven German planes, resulting in two German aircraft destroyed.
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Zeebrugge Harbor
London
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Admiralty
Allies Gain In Albania As Italian Infantry Seize Fieri
The allied offensive in Albania continues with progress along the Adriatic left wing. British monitors aid the land forces as Italian infantry capture the town of Fieri and seize important heights, taking more than 1,500 prisoners.
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Rome
Albania
War Office
Adriatic
Fieri
Worcester flyer athlete Hobbs killed by enemy fire
Lieut Warren T Hobbs of Worcester 22 a noted athlete and holder of the world record for the 50 yard hurdles 6 1 2 seconds made at Meadowbrook indoor track meet in March 1917 was killed by German anti aircraft gunfire June 26 according to word received here
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Worcester
Mass
Warren T. Hobbs
American Aviation Corps
Hobbs
Meadowbrook
Czechs defeat Red Guards in Nikolsk capture report
Vladivostok dispatch says Czechs overran Nikolsk eighty miles northwest of Vladivostok after defeating Red Guards and German and Austrian prisoners. Six hundred captives and armored trains were taken. Bolsheviki leaders threaten alliance with Germany if Anglo-Japanese intervention occurs.
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Vladivostok
Czekhs
Red Guards
Nikolsk
Germany
Shanghai
Niko Ivevsk
Amur River
Kerensky
Paris
Moscow
Russia
Count von Mirbach
Bolsheviks
Paria
M.tseretalll
Interior
M. Tebernolf
M. Skobeleff
Savinkoff
Boleshevik
Siberia
Amsterdam
Syzran
Mosslim
Berlin
Mosaslim
Volga
Nijni- Novgorod
British Advance on Flanders Front Near Merris
On the Flanders front the British carried out a successful operation near Merris northeast of Nieppe wood and advanced their line a considerable distance. Prisoners were taken. Elsewhere the Marne salient faced heavy bombardments by Germans and local attacks on Villers Bretonneaux were repulsed. Comparative quiet persisted on other western front sectors.
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Merris
Nieppe Wood
Marne
Austria refuses German generalissimo to lead Italian front
Rome reports Austria will not accept a German general to direct operations on the Italian front. Advices indicate a rejection of the proposed leadership changes amid tensions on the theater.
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Austria
Rome
Train Collision Near Nashville Kills 100 and Injures Many
A head on crash west of Nashville involved two Nashville Chattanooga trains. About 100 people, mostly Black, are believed dead with many injured. Lieut. Don Long of the Aviation Service of Nashville is seriously hurt after being crushed and trapped for over two hours.
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Don Long
Illinois
Nashville
Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Here
Aviation Service of
Three Soldiers Among Dead After Train Tragedy
Three servicemen are confirmed dead after a through train derailment with two coaches and two sleepers on the track. The dead include Private John P. Hussey Ubrian T Wilson B. Harris naval reserves and Alexander United States marine corps.
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John P. Hussey
Ubrian
Wilson B. Harris
Naval Reserves
Alexander
United States Marine Corps
Four More Columbia Dead Raise Death Toll to 84
Four more bodies recovered from the Clinots river bring the Columbia disaster toll to 84 with eight to fifteen still missing. Names include Harry Brown Pekin Jerry Chiollis George Schuster and Rudolph Poehel all Pekin residents. Tazewell county state attorney to lead an independent probe beyond federal inspectors. Pekin residents hold 22 funerals for victims.
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Peoria
Clinots River
Columbia
Harry Brown
Pekin
Jerry Chiollis
George Schuster
Kingston
Rudolph Poehel
Tazewell
Pekine
Senate committee backs war control bill for communications
The senate commerce committee voted 7 to 3 to favorably report the house resolution authorizing the president to take over telegraph, telephone, cable and radio services during the war without additional hearings.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
House
1918 Crop Forecast Shows Record Corn Harvest
The July crop forecast from the Agriculture Department projects a corn yield of 3.16 billion bushels, the largest on record, with total wheat at 891 million bushels and acreage about 5 percent lower year over year. Other crops include white potatoes, tobacco, flax, and rice, with mixed changes from the five year average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Vienna Admits Albania Loss Amid Fresh Front Shifts
Vienna reports continued entente pressure against Austrian lines in Albania as forces advance across the Vagusa River. French gains are claimed along the upper Devoli with fighting inland southwest of Bert.
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Vienna
Albania
Vagusa
War Office
Devoli
Bert
Italy Revenue Gain for Year Ends Exceed Previous
Rome July 10 the finance ministry reports Italy's revenues for the year ended June rose by 895 million lire 170 million dollars surpassing the previous year.
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Italy
Rome
Finance Ministry
Wilson invites Ishii on Russia policy to aid Czech Slovaks
President Wilson discusses Russia intervention with Japanese ambassador Ishii at the White House. The talks cover military assistance, possible Japanese action into Siberia, and allied limits on cooperation as Czech Slovak troops in Russia face urgent danger.
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
Viscount Ishii
White House
Ishii
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Siberia
Vindivostelk
Irkutsk
Samara
Supreme War Council
Versailles
France
Moglind
Traby
General Boch
Halg
M A
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MacArthur
Yale
DuPont Powder Company
W. T. Hobbs
Massachusetts
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Leter
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Flanders Front
Villers Bretonneaux
Nashville, Tenn
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Handley-Page Company
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United States War Department
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