American French counter attacks halt German advance near Dormans
American and French troops on a four mile front south of Dormans counter attacked and forced the Germans back about two miles. Fighting east of Chateau Thierry continues with heavy artillery and fluctuating gains as American and French forces hold positions along the Marne front. Paris reports intact French lines along Champagne. Berlin claims 18,000 prisoners.
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Dormans
Chateau Thierry
France
Mezy
St. Aignan
la Chapelle
la Mesnil Hutier
Marne
Fossoy
Vaux
Reims
Paris
Champagne
War Office
Foe
Berlin
General Headquarters
Col Charles E Lydecker New National Security League Leader
Col Charles E Lydecker a New York lawyer and Democrat is named president of the National Security League, a founder active in preparedness and military matters. Reports from the front describe massive German losses as French artillery and air forces counter the offensive while holding positions near the Marne and Paris, with Allied casualties less reported.
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Charles BE. Lydecker
National Security League
New York
Americans Capture 12 Villages Along the Marne
American forces under General Pershing advance along the Marne and report the capture of 12 villages. A commander’s dispatch notes sharp fighting as Bowie’s line held firm before retreating under pursuit by U S troops.
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Pershing
Marne
Bowie
Allied Forces Make Advances On Wide Front
Paris July 18. French and American troops opened a broad offensive across a 35 mile front from the Aisne to the Marne. Allies report advances of several miles, many prisoners taken. British move on Picardy fronts with captures of prisoners and guns. French recapture Montvoisin south of the Marne and Italians regain Clairivet north of the Marne.
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Paris
Aisne
Marne
Montvoisin
Clairivet
Great Allied Counter Offensive Advances Reported
Paris July 18 reports from the front indicate the great Allied counter move is progressing favorably. The American sector on the Marne is fully cleared of the enemy, and officials cite labor support in the central wheat belt as aiding operations and predict a successful spring wheat harvest.
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Paris
Marne
British ships carry vast share of US troops to Europe
London reports that of 687,927 American troops brought to Europe in April to June, 850,956 were carried by British ships. Sir Leo Money says arrangements are in place to transport larger numbers in the future.
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London
Europe
House of Commons
Leo Money
Ministry of Shipping
Thirty five Americans saved from ship Eaton near London
Thirty five members of the crew of the former Great Lakes steamer George L. Eaton arrived in London after their vessel foundered in a storm. They escaped in lifeboats, were rescued by a warship, and brought to port. The Eaton carried general cargo and was headed for France.
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Great Lakes
George L. Eaton
London
France
Wilson to Take Over Telegraph and Telephone Systems
An executive order by President Wilson to seize trunk line telephone and telegraph systems and place them under Postmaster General Burleson is expected today. Government operation is planned with consolidated lines and stamps to pay for telegrams, eliminating separate bookkeeping.
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Washiington
Wilson
Burleson
All Kansas Wheat Saved Harvest Reaches Completion
Washington reports that every bushel of the Kansas wheat crop has been harvested. The Wichita board of commerce calls the accomplishment phenomenal and notes the work completed in the summer season.
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Wichita Board of Commerce
Washington
Department of Labor
Mobilization orders call 40 000 men to camps in August
Washington reports General Crowder ordered about forty thousand men from all states and the District of Columbia will move between August 5 and 9. Entraining 800,000 men is planned for August with quota details listing Jefferson Barracks Fort Thomas Camp Fremont Columbus Barracks and other posts across Illinois Missouri Indiana Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Oklahoma Texas and Wisconsin.
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States
District of Columbian
Crowder
Ilinois
Jefferson Barracks
Indiana
Fort Thomas
Iowa
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Camp Fremont
Montana
Ohio
Columbus Barracks
Oklahe
Texas
Cody
Wisconsin
Camp
Americans Down Six Boche Planes In Marne Air Fight
On the Marne July 18 American aviators closed the war’s greatest day by shooting down six German planes and an observation balloon while bombing rear roads, spotting positions, and supporting artillery. Lieuts Stevens Simmons Porter Robertson Abernathy led repeated duels. Robertson survived seventeen bullet holes. Abernathy pursued a German crash behind lines under heavy fire.
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Marne
J. B. Stevens
Francis Simmons
New York
Charles Porter
New Rochelle
Arthur Jones
Alameda
Cal
George Robertson
Mount Leonard
Thomas Abernathy
West Pembroke
Miller
Robertson
Abernathy
Baltimore School Board Votes to Oust German Teacher
Baltimore Maryland July 1 The school board voted to eliminate the study of German from the curriculum citing policy or budget concerns. The action targets language instruction and could affect students and faculty at the district’s schools.
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Baltimore School
Baltimore
Sch
No Retreat For Yankees In The Marne Counterattack
In Paris on Monday afternoon an American general near the Marne insisted on countering after German forces pushed back the Americans toward Conde-En-Bres. French and American leaders debated timing, but the counterattack soon recovered lost ground and gained an extra half mile.
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Paris
Marne
Conde-En-Bres
Typhoon Strikes Southwest Japan and Islands
A violent cyclone battered southwestern Japan and nearby islands on July 1, causing extensive railway damage and flooding. Kobe and Osaka reported floods amid disrupted transportation and infrastructure.
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Kobe
Osaka
Japan
Lucha Islands
Quebec Forms $5 Million Shipbuilding Firm on St Lawrence
A new shipbuilding concern capitalized at 5 000 000 is formed and will operate one of America's largest shipyards on the St Lawrence river opposite Quebec. The venture signals major maritime industry growth in the region with extensive yard facilities and employment potential.
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Quebec
America
St. Lawrence River
Rail Crash in France Kills Fifteen Near Vierzon
Paris reports a passenger train derailed near Vierzon about 20 miles northwest of Bourges. Fifteen people were killed and about 50 injured, with 20 seriously hurt.
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France
Paris
Vierzon
Bourges
Lenine to break with U S over Murman coast actions
Amsterdam reports Premier Lenine intends to sever diplomatic ties with Great Britain and any power linked to the landing on the Murman coast following Moscow news relayed via Berlin papers.
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Amsterdam
Len Ine
Great Britain
Murman Coast
Moscow
Berlin
France ends meatless days after July decree
A government decree orders the abolition of meatless days in France after July 20. The ration card system remains in effect.
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Paris
France
Roosevelt Son Killed In Battle Near Chateau Thierry
London and Oyster Bay report Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, son of Former President Theodore Roosevelt, shot down and killed during combat near the Chateau Thierry sector of the Marne front. He and his American squadron encountered seven German planes. one enemy machine fell burning as Quentin fought on until last moment.
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Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Quentin
Chateau-Thierry
London
Quentin Roosevelt
Marne Front
Paris
Philip Roosevelt
Lilmt
Tie
Theodore, Jr
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Cantigny
Kermit
Archie
Troops Quell Strike Riot at East Hampton Plant
In East Hampton Massachusetts on July 18 Polish workers clashed as men replaced strikers at the West Boyleston Manufacturing plant. Company K charged the crowd with fixed bayonets at noon and one woman was injured while thirty three women were arrested. The dispute began a month earlier when about 800 weavers struck demanding reinstatement of two discharged coworkers.
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East Hampton
Mass
Berd Bren
West Boyleston Manufacturing Company
Company K
Germans Bomb Prisoners Camp Behind French Front
Paris reports a July 15 16 aerial raid by five German aviators on a prisoners camp near Troyes about 30 miles behind the French front. Ninety four Germans were killed and 74 wounded. two French camp guards were wounded.
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Paris
Troyes
Pfrench
Destroy 22 HM Airplanes at Belgian Airdrome
Amsterdam reports a German air field near Nivelles Belgium burned destroying 22 machines. Ten Belgians and two German officers were arrested on charges of setting the fire.
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Amsterdam
Nivelles
Belgium
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