Rainbow Division Holds Left Flank in Marne Offensive
Paris dispatch reports the Rainbow division of the American army on the left flank as German forces renew the drive on Paris. Violent artillery preparatory fire preceded dawn assaults along a fifty mile front from the Aisne to Varennes, with clashes near Rheims and Chateau Thierry and stiff Yankee counterattacks stalling German progress.
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Rheims
Argonne District
Aisne River
Varennes
Aire River
Chateau Thierry
Main de Massiges
Vaux
Rainbow
Grent
Marne
Chattack
Boateau Thierry
Tehir
Vaugx
French Capture Two Albanian Towns Amid Front News
French forces advance in Albania capturing Narta and Gramshi and driving the enemy from Hill 500. Reports note intensified artillery on the Marne front with raids and shelling, while British and Italian statements describe raiding actions and increased enemy fire near Locre and the Asiago plateau.
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Paris
Albania
War Office
Narta
Gramshi
Corcy
Deiran
Tormortea
Devoli
Kaiser's Army Chief Dead Quiet Front in France
From American forces in France July 15 a night in the Marne district was unusually calm with little German shelling. Rain in the past four days left fields muddy and may have delayed any German offensive as the enemy could strike at any moment despite favorable conditions for American troops.
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U. S
London
Marne
Flinders
Albert
Kemmel Hill
Ypres
Haig
France
Pershing Praises American Armies in France
General Pershing lauds the First and Second divisions for their valor in recent operations in France. He commends officers and men for bravery under the drastic tests of modern warfare and acknowledges their courage, service, and sacrifice.
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France
Pershing
Concrete Boat Is Launched in Pittsburgh Naval Recruiter
The Concrete first motor propelled concrete boat launched on the Monongahela river with 12 mph speed. It will embark on an 1800 mile voyage down the Ohio Mississippi and Illinois to Chicago to serve as a naval recruiting aid. Mrs Lillian Russell Moore broke the champagne bottle over the bow.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Ohio
Mississippi
Clinois
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Lillian Russell Moore
Propaganda Attacks Russian Regal Figures Reported
Berne reports widespread anti Soviet propaganda. Moscow dispatch cites the arrest of three grand dukes Nicholas George and Dmitri amid agitation. Berlin dispatch places Grand Duke Michael Alexandroveitch in Kiev after the 1917 overthrow with regency brief decline and exile.
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Berne
Moscow
Nicholas
George
Dmitri
Michael Alexandroevitch
Berlin
Kiev
Michael
Russia
Six ships launched in one day by Portland yard
G. M. Standifer Construction in Portland launched six wooden hulls at once setting a world record for the most large ships launched in a single day. The six vessels were built by the steel and wood shipbuilder and pushed into the water in a single day.
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Portland
Ore
G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation
British Air Losses and Achievements Across Fronts in Year
British airmen destroyed 4,102 enemy aircraft in the year to July 1 with 1,121 British planes lost. On the west front 2,150 enemy planes were destroyed and 1,083 out of control. Naval aviators shot down 624. Italian Saloniki and Middle East fronts show additional losses and victories.
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West Front
London
Saloniki
Egypt
Palestine
Allied generals toast unity as Franco-American forces unite
Baron Tirhaay presided at a fete where Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd argued there can be no peace by negotiations and only peace by the sword, noting an indescribable asset crossing the western ocean. Gen. Biddle praised French and American friendship now that both nations fight side by side.
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Tirhaay
Francis Lloyd
Biddle
Norwegian pilot returns decorations from German yacht protest
Mans Olsen, famed Norwegian pilot who once ferried the German emperor’s yacht on summer trips in Norwegian waters, sent back many decorations to the German legation. He cited the murder and massacre of Norwegian sailors by German submarines, saying the decorations now disgust him.
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Christiasin
Anglo French dinner hosts Major General in London
Major General John Biddie commanded American forces in the United Kingdom was among guests at the annual Anglo French dinner held by the Alsace Lorraine Patriotic League in London. The event connected with the French nationalist cause.
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London
John Biddie
United Kingdom
Swedish report claims Romanoff killed by Bolshevik bomb
A Swedish newcomer from Moscow says Alexia Romanoff the former czar’s son was killed by a bomb thrown by a Bolshevik soldier. The claim comes via a Copenhagen message and is published by Swedish newspapers.
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Russia
London
Moscow
Alexia Romanoff
Copenhagen
Sunday Baseball Results Across Leagues
National League games in Chicago and Cincinnati produced balanced scores with Chicago defeating Philadelphia 9 to 5 and Cincinnati topping New York 9 to 5 while Boston and St. Louis posted 4 to 4 ties. American League action saw Detroit beat Washington 7 to 6 and Cleveland defeat New York 7 to 1 with no other games scheduled.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philbin
Cincinnat
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Ps. Ou
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Bastile Day Celebrated in Chicago Park Spectacle
In Grant Park 50,000 people witnessed Bastille Day festivities with warship salutes and the La Marseillaise. Lt Georges Flachaise flew overhead as Carl Vrooman read greetings from Wilson Jusserand Reading Gompers Roosevelt and Elihu Root. Vrooman led the program as principal speaker.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Lieut
Georges Flachaire
Carl Vrooman
France
Wilson
Ambassador Jusserand
Earl Reading
Samuel Gompers
Roosevelt
Elihu Reet
Vrooman
Hindenburg Dead Report Sparks Allied Rumor
Amsterdam reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg is dead after a stormy interview with the German emperor at Spa. Disputed differences over the Paris offensive and the cause cited as brain congestion.
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von Hindenburg
Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Great
Spa
Paris
Americans Celebrate Bastille Day With French Allies in France
On July 14 celebrations across France included American troops of the First and Second divisions joining French forces. Units cited in orders, the capture of Catingy, and roles at Chateau Thierry were honored. President Poincare and General Pershing reviewed the parade as Allied regiments and others cheered Vive la France.
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France
United States
Promes
Paris
Catingy
Chateau Thierry
Poincare
John J. Pershing
Abpine Chasseurs
Marne
Verdun
Somme
Aisne
Champagne
Five Belgians killed in Brussels riot over requisitioned vegetables
Report from Amsterdam states five Belgian peasants were killed and 15 injured when German soldiers opened fire during a riot at Brussels city market. The clash followed German officers requisitioning vegetables triggering the unrest.
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Brussels
Amsterdam
London Demonstration Demands Clean Sweep of Enemy Aliens
London citizens staged the largest demonstration in Trafalgar Square since the war began calling for the internment of enemy aliens.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Italy trims generals as Rome reshapes high command
In Rome in July a military bulletin marks the retirement and loss of rank and pay for Generals Cadorna Parro and Capello. General Ding, chief of the Italian armies, receives the grand cordon of the Military Order of Savoy amid the Austro German offensive pressures.
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Italy
Rome
Mio
Two New French Aces Reported in Paris July 15
French newspapers announce two new aces, Second Lieutenants Bourgade and Nognes, each with ten aerial victories. The thirty-eighth victory of Lieutenant Nungesser is also reported.
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Paris
Bourgade
Nognes
Nungesser
Hunt for Draft Resisters in Cleburne County
In Little Rock on July 15 authorities seek draft resisters reported hiding in the Nils of Cleburne county since last Sunday. The search targets individuals avoiding military service amid ongoing wartime vigilance.
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Little Rock
Ark
Cleburne County
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