Front War Rages With Franco Belgian Front And Galicia
In Galicia Russian lines near Lomnica hold against German reserves as Austrian defense stiffens. French on the Verdun front conduct a realignment and push into Avecourt wood near Hill 304. British artillery works heavy in Belgium and aerial activity persists. In eastern Galicia heavy fighting continues near Novica and Kalusz with back and forth fighting.
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Galicia
Lomnica
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Crown Prince
Belgium
Rioters Clash in Petrograd on Nevsky Prospekt
A fresh demonstration by armed sailors soldiers and workers along Nevsky Prospekt in Petrograd yesterday saw stray shots and rifle fire at windows and rooftops. Casualty numbers are not yet known. The disturbance followed a pattern similar to the prior day with protests around 2 PM.
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Petrograd
Nevsky Prospekt
Episcopal Clergyman to Preach at St Marys Tonight
Rev Samuel M Hanif of Wadesboro was appointed rector of St Marys church and will preach to parishioners and the city at 8 o clock tonight. Hanif is noted as a forceful Episcopal clergyman and well liked in the diocese of North Carolina. The public is cordially invited.
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Samuel M. Hanif
Wadesboro
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
St. Mary’s Church
Hanff
North Carolina
Cotton opens steady after rains with mixed intraday swings
New York July 18 cotton opened quiet with 1 to 5 point declines then sharp rallies lifting October to 25.36 and December to 25.17 before settling near best prices. Early quotes showed October 25.20 December 25.04 January 25.10 and March 25.24 as the market opened.
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New York
New Chancellor to Declare for Peace in Reichstag
Basel July 18 The Neuste Nachrichten reports the new chancellor Dr Michaelis will address the Reichstag tomorrow and declare for peace aligning with a Left party resolution. The move signals a peace oriented policy amid political shifts in Germany.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Michaelis
Reichstag
Basel
The
Neuste Nachrichten
Munich
Germany
American Training Camp Post Office Aids Mail Privacy
In France on July 17 soldiers at the American training camp will have a post office to mail letters home or elsewhere without revealing their location by cancellation marks. Return mail will be addressed to the training camp in Paris for forwarding. The system will grow to allow broader mail handling.
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France
Paris
Auditors Study Meat Costs in Fair Price Probe
Federal Trade Commission auditors in Chicago began reviewing books of major packing houses to determine costs of producing and marketing meats. The inquiry aims to establish a fair profit and will include packers, cattle raisers, commission men, and wholesale and retail dealers in the scope.
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Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Manufacturers Meeting Postponed At Commercial Club
The Greensboro Daily News reports a meeting of city manufacturers and business men postponed from last evening due to bad weather. It will reconvene this evening at 7 45 o clock to discuss purchasing space in a special edition. R B Terry, president of the Commercial club, urged full attendance.
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Commercial Club
Greensboro Daily News
R. B. Terry
Baker Leads Government Vessel Tour of Potomac
Secretary of War Baker with senior officers left Washington on a government vessel to inspect military sites along the Potomac. The trip includes Fort Monroe and the aviation training station near Newport News, with Major General Bliss Brigadier General Kernan and Quartermaster General Sharpe aboard. The party is expected back late today.
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Washington
Baker
Potomac
Hampton Roads
Fort Monroe
Newport News
Bliss
Kernan
Sharpe
Richardson Named Rural Letter Carrier at Leaksville
James H Richardson is appointed rural letter carrier at Leaksville route 2. A civil service exam will be held August 1 for postmaster at Granite Falls North Carolina.
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Washington
James H. Richardson
Leaksville
Granite Falls
N.C
New Minister to Japan Named from Philadelphia
Washington July 18 Roland S Mor ris of Philadelphia is chosen as ambassador to Japan to succeed the late Ambassador Cuthrie. It is understood he is a persona vrata to Japan and the nomination will go to the senate soon.
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Washington
Roland S. Morris
Philadelphia
Japan
Ambassador Cuthrie
Persona Vrata
Senate
Plan for training men attacked in Senate debate
Washington July 18 opposition rose over war department aims to train national guardsmen in the south and to estimate draft quotas. Senator Lodge called the method preposterous and questioned why New England guardsmen would go south while northern troops train in Massachusetts. Senate foes of conscription also challenged the 640 million dollar bill for an airplane fleet noting plans to rely on volunteers and a draft of only the round aviation forces.
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Washington
War Department
South
Senate
Lodge
New England
Massachusetts
LaFolette
Watson
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Chamberlain
Soldiers anxious to reach south
New York on July 18 anxiety to start for the Spar tanburg South Carolina training camp seized about 20 000 guardsmen called to colors. Officers estimated the sixth division could leave by August 1 if mustering continued at the recent pace. Few rejections for disability due to careful pre enlistment examinations. Continued today, recruitment to full 175 men per company was expected to take a week before sworn in.
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New York
Spartanburg
U S. C
Sixth Division
United States Army
Activity Reported Today on Romanian Front in WWI
Berlin reports heightened action on the Romanian front with renewed artillery fighting in the Archduke Joseph and Field Marshal von Mackensen sectors. Strikes are noted near Riga Dvina and Dvinsk and increased engagements around Smorgon.
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Berlin
Archduke Joseph
von Mackensen
Riga- Dvinsk
Smorgon
British Armor Detachments Fight in Russian Offensive
Washington reports semi official information from the Russian embassy that British armored motor detachments are taking part in the Russian offensive. The dispatch says the British detachments cooperate effectively with Belgian units sent to Russia after the war began.
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Washington
Russia
Pratt Succeeds Burwell Cutler as Commerce Chief
Edward E. Pratt resigned last night as chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce at Secretary Redfield's request. Burwell S. Cutler, first assistant chief, was named to succeed him and will serve until an appointment is made.
Turkish department store to hire women only in Constantinople
The Vossische Zeitung reports a large women only department store opening in Constantinople. No men will be employed in any capacity, marking a notable shift in Turkish women's life as of July 18 in Amsterdam development coverage.
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Amsterdam
Constantinople
Vossische Zeitung
Exemption Board Officers Listed and Procedures Issued
The local exemption board confirms A. K. E. Tate as chairman with Dr. H. B. Hiatt as member and R. A. Wheeler as secretary. Drafted men to be notified by Wheeler. registered men to keep previous serial number lists for the June 5 sequence and future drawings. Physical exams to occur at the post office building. rules booklets available at the Bank of Commerce second floor offices.
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R. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
A. KE. Tate
H. B. Hiatt
Mr. Wheeler
Yare
Bank of Commerce
B E. Tate
Revised Food Bill Faces Senate Vote Today
The revised food control bill was taken up in Washington with expected votes on proposals and amendments. A clash over limiting government control and a new administration board sparked a spirited contest, though sentiment favored passage. In Los Angeles Eugene Brady ONeill, a former Rough Rider and Roosevelt confidant, shot himself after writing a note to his wife about impending insanity. He died instantly.
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Nicholas
Russia
Black Sea
Washington
Senate
Los Angeles
Eugene Brady O'Neill
Rough Rider
Colonel Roosevelt
Arizona
Four Rooms Added to City Schools
City council authorized City Manager Murphy to advertise bids to complete four rooms in the north wing of the Elm street building.rooms will be floored plastered and seated creating capacity for about 150 to 200 more pupils. Two teachers were appointed Miss Lettie Smith and Miss Leona Muse at $50 per month each.
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Murphy
Elm Street
Lettie Smith
Park Street
Leona Muse
J Ed Kirkman Chosen Member of City Appraisal Committee
The city council filled a vacancy on the appraisal committee for condemned property of Rev and Mrs Carrick. Fr H C Fields could not serve and J Ed Kirkman was appointed to replace him to decide the value for street opening.
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H.C. Fields
Thomas Carrick
J. Ed Kirkman
Fields
Mexico City police chief proposes restricted district plan
Colonel Gon Zalo de la Mata, chief of police, presents to the governor and the municipal president a plan to establish in Mexico a restricted district regulating the social evil and including gambling houses.
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Mexico City
Gonzalo de la Mata
Federal District
Mexico
de la Mata
Provost Marshal General Sets Draft Order Plan
In Washington on July 18 the provost marshal general began final preparations to determine the sequence in which registered men will be called for service under the selective conscription law, as reports from seven states were incomplete.
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Washington
Wheat strength on prospects of price legislation
Chicago wheat advanced with a three cent rise to 1.96 on September contracts as trade remained limited. Prospective legislation fixing a price supported buying, sending prices toward 1931 amid a cautious session.
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Chicago
Husbands of suffragists to pay fines
The 16 suffragists jailed for the Bastile day demonstration in front of the White House face home and family pressures as some husbands plan to pay fines to free their wives. Married prisoners may be released while single women keep volunteering for picketing and 60 day sentences. Occoquan work house inmates begin sewing work.
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Washington
White House
Woman's Party
Robert Walker
Baltimore
Suffrage
Occoquan
Conference Call Tonight at North Main Street Church
A special quarterly conference meeting is set for this evening at 8 o clock at the North Main Street Methodist Protestant church. All official members and interested individuals are urged to attend as important business will be discussed. chaired by Dr. S. Coe. Discussion may concern Rev. Dixon's successor after his resignation.
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North Main Street
A. G. Dixon
Outsiders To Pay More For City Water And Lights
The city council voted that residents outside city limits will pay 10 percent more for water and electric light services than inside the city. They will also pay 10 cents extra on a minimum charge, moving pricing to a cost basis. The change lowers the previous overcharge of about 33 1 3 percent for outsiders and follows a complaint by outside residents.
French Attack Captures German Positions on Meuse Front
Paris reports a powerful French morning attack on the left bank of the Meuse winning German positions over a mile and a half wide and two-thirds of a mile deep. The war office notes strong German defense and heavy losses, with counterattacks.
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Paris
Meuse
War Office
Tailor Held for Assault on Young Girl
Jake Bernosky proprietor of a South Main street tailoring shop was arrested on a charge of assaulting a Salvation Army worker who entered to sell a tag. He was released on $200 bond to appear before Judge J. Allen Austin as police report the incident sparked local interest.
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Girl
South Main Street
Jake Bernosky
Salvation Army Corps
J. Allen Austin
Municipla Court
Bernosky
Salvation Army
Monthly Merchant Meeting Postponed
The High Point Merchants' association postponed their regular monthly meeting due to bad weather until next Tuesday evening. Secretary C. Seawell urged all members to attend, noting the upcoming agenda items as highly interesting for the group.
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High Point Merchants’ Association
C. Ie. Seawell
Auto Laws Broken On Asphalt Road
A Greensboro High Point highway rider notes July 1b law limits on headlamps are ignored by road hogs. He suggests county officers patrol the asphalt highway and arrest violators, claiming fines up to $1 could fund the road in two weeks.
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Greensboro- High Point
Recruiting Satisfactory Report From London
London reports satisfactory British recruiting results in the United States with high quality of recruits.
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London
United States
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Novica
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Dr. Michaelis
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America
MR. Baker
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Rumanian Front
Pratt
Burwell Cutler
Turkey
Grand Duke
North Main Street Methodist Protestant Church
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