Fall of von Kuehlmann Triggers Pan German Victory
London reports on July 11 say German army headquarters arranged the fall of Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann. Pan German press hail it as a major victory and foresee a military controlled regime in Germany. Admiral von Hintze’s appointment is seen as final by pan German papers though critics doubt policy change. The Daily Telegraph correspondent calls von Hintze a swashbuckler and ally of Admiral von Tirpitz.
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London
von Kuehlmann
Germany
Holland
von Hintze
Daily Telegraph
Admiral von Tripitz
German Foreign Secretary resigns amid Berlin conference
Paris reports the resignation of Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann was decided at a Monday night conference at German general headquarters attended by the emperor and Chancellor von Hertling. Zurich dispatch notes a possible von Hintze appointment seen as a German general staff move and a rebuke to southern Germany.
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Paris
Havas Agency
von Kuehlmann
von Hertling
von Hintze
Zurich
Reichstag
Germany
Siberia Proposes To Fight Germany
London July 11 The new Siberian government seeks repudiation of Brest-Litovsk and a Russian republic with autonomous Siberia. It calls for rehabilitating the army, sending troops against Germany, and Russia’s national debt acknowledged with Siberia bearing its share.
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London
Siberian
Brest-Litovsk
Siberia
Tokio
Daily Express
Germany
Russia
Governor Has Not Seen Travis Resignation Yet
Raleigh July 11 officials say the resignation of E. L. Travis as chairman of the North Carolina Corporation Commission has not reached Governor Bickett. Travis announced yesterday he would tender his resignation effective August 1. Friends of A. J. Maxwell expect the governor will appoint him to fill the unexpired term.
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Raleigh
E. l L. Travis
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Bickett
Travis
Friends
A. J. Maxwell
Corporation
Italians Drive Enemy Back 25 Miles in Albania
London report from July 11 notes Italian troops in Albania continue their offensive. A Rome dispatch to Central News Agency says Austro-Hungarian forces are retreating toward the Skumbi river, about 25 miles north of Berat.
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London
Albania
Rome
Skunbi
Berat
Steamer Believed To Have Sunk German Submarine
New York July 11 a German submarine attacking the American steamer Lake Forest 1500 miles off Cape Henry is believed sunk by the steamer’s guns after a two hour running fight as ships returned from Europe according to marine cycles.
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New York
Lake Forest
Cape Henry
Europe
Soldier Hangs For Criminal Assault on 11 Year-Old Girl
In Waco Texas Camp McArthur hanged soldier Mat Hoffman a 45 year old Pennsylvania native for criminal assault on an 11 year old girl in a isolated wooded area near the camp. The February April conviction and death sentence were upheld by Washington. Hoffman admitted guilt saying he deserved his fate.
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Waco
Texas
Mat Hoffman
Washington
Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Camp McArthur
Funeral of Major Mitchel Attended By Thousands
The body of John Purroy Mitchel, former New York mayor and aviator, was carried in a flag draped casket from City Hall to St Patrick's Cathedral and Woodlawn cemetery. Thousands lined the route as an artillery caisson bore the casket while planes overhead dropped flowers.
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Major Mitchel
New York
John Purroy Mitchel
City Hall
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Woodlawn
Mitchel
Funeral of William Kirkman Held in High Point
William Kirkman who died in Greensboro was brought to High Point. The 56 year old businessman resided in Greensboro and was stricken by paralysis. Survived by wife one daughter Mrs McCarthy and two sons Walter and Lindsay, with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
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Greensboro
Oakwood Cemetery
William @. Kirkman
McCarthy
Grimes Street
Mr. Kirkman
Greensboro Ga
Mr Kirkman
High Point
Kirkmans
Walter
Lindsay Wirkman
Italians Advance 15 Miles on 50 Mile Albania Front
An official Rome dispatch reports Italian troops advancing in Albania with Berat as an objective. From the Vagus area the Italians have captured all positions to Semeni, advancing about 15 miles along a 50 mile front.
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Albania
Washington
Rome
Berat
Vagus
Semeni
Train Bandits Hold Up Passenger Train Near Paola Kansas
Paola Kansas July 11 a posse of two hundred men patrolled the Marais Cyene river banks awaiting a signal to rush timber where a dozen bandits were thought hidden after last night’s raid on a south bound Missouri Kansas and Texas train near Kach siding They shot three men looted the express and mail cars and escaped The amount taken was not yet determined The posse includes Osawatome county officials and antI horse thief association members
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Kach Siding
Paola
County Anti-Horse Thief Association
Osawatome County
Silk Mill Wins Large Government Contract for Special Material
The Stehli Silk Mill firm has secured a major government contract requiring heavy loom use to produce a special material. The company warns of urgent orders and calls for full employee effort to meet delivery deadlines. Officials say the material is crucial to the United States and its allies and pledges full cooperation from the local community. Labor shortages are hampering a full capacity run.
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Stehli Silk Mill Corporation
Sik Mill
United States
Expert comments on U S milsion in France
Amsterdam dispatch notes German papers publish War Baker figures on American overseas troops. A single German expert, Leut von Arbenne, questions the numbers and argues that counts alone prove little, urging skepticism about the United States military effort.
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Hun
France
Amsterdam
Germany
Baker
Leut, von Arbenne
Dusseldorf
Germain
British Admiral Warns of Submarine Losses Due to Mines
London reports Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British Admiralty, stating that mines are gradually hemming in U boats and that submarines now have less freedom with fewer of them left.
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London
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
French and German Lines Expand Westward Drive
French forces press west of the Marne capturing Corey and St Paul farm and railway area to protect Villers-Cotterets forest while Haig reports British gains east of Vermand and Vers-Bretonneux. Raids dominate on the remaining front as Paris notes gains stretch a 12 mile French line south of the Aisne toward Corey with Germans possibly poised for a renewed offensive.
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Villers- Cotterets
Retz
Whch
Compiegne
Somme
Marshal Haig
V ‘ers-Bretonneux
Am‘en
Corey Ga
Aisne
Marne
Petain
Longpont
Paris
Corey
Chateau Thierry
Commercial Bank Plans Major Remodeling for Expansion
Commercial National Bank will spend several thousand dollars to remodel and expand its quarters. President J Elwood Cox said the lobby will be enlarged, a modern burglar and fire proof safe will be installed in a basement vault, and an elevator will connect basement to second floor. The project adds upstairs offices, a counting room, and women’s toilet facilities as the building grows upward and downward. Work starts immediately with an eye toward several years of adequate space.
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J. Elwood Cox
Ewood
Cox
Seaur
Seventeen Children Die in June and July in High Point
Records show seventeen infant deaths in High Point from 23 days to one year old between June and July 10. Fourteen deaths occurred in June and three in early July, with no single disease blamed. officials report no infantile paralysis or violent meningitis cases. The city physician notes common causes and stresses maternal health campaigns and home sanitation efforts led by local women.
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High Point
Keeper of Fital Statistics
Rains in Oklahoma Spur Selling on Cotton Exchange
Reports of rain in Oklahoma and bearish mid month figures sparked renewed selling at the opening of the cotton market. July futures rose 15 points while other months fell 16 to 26 points. later deliveries traded about 20 to 27 points below last night's close.
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New York
Oklahoma
Austrian Forces Hold Defensive Lines in Albania
Vienna reports Austrian troops in Albania have organized new defensive lines and repelled a French detachment advancing in the Devoli valley, according to the war office.
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Vienna
London
Albania
War Office
Devoli
Favorable Health Report For Army Camps
Washington July 11 The weekly army health report says health conditions at all camps continue very satisfactory. Deaths this week were 112 and last week 1.
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Washington
Army
Bishop Darlington Speaks at Greens Conference Session
The Western North Carolina Conference meeting at Trinity Randolph county drew about 100 ministers. Bishop A. W. Darlington delivered the 11 o'clock sermon and a keynote address, with Dr. W. G. Crampy and a visiting Japanese bishop among expected speakers for missionary work discussions.
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Juilford
Rockingham
Randolph
A. W. Darlington
W. G. Cramy
Korea
High Point
Tapan
Farest
Mehop
Japan
Minsters
Austrians Lose At Least 250000 In Offensive
Italian Army Headquarters reports from July 10 that Austrian prisoners estimate Austro-Hungarian losses at about 250000. Prisoners describe corporal punishment reinstated in the Austria army and confirm reports of poor wheat and potato crops, especially in Bohemia around Pilsen.
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Associated Press
Austria
Charles
Bohemia
Pilsen
Small Blaze at Tate Furniture Factory
The fire department fought a small roof fire at Tate Furniture company around 12 30 p m. near the large smoke stack. Local fire companies quickly extinguished the blaze and prevented damage to the factory.
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Tate Furniture Company
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