Allied Advances Slow But Steady Across Front
London staff report Franco-American troops regain Griselles area and reclaim ground near Jaulgonne on the Marne with about 300 Americans taking prisoners. French push north of Courcelles while crossing the Marne at Pont a Binson and Buzancy falls to Americans. British seize Petitchamp wood near Martaux with 200 prisoners and 14 machine guns as Marne fighting continues.
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London
Ourcq River
Marne
Griselles
Chateau Thierry
Jaulgonne
Courcelles
Chassons
Treloupe
Pont-a-Binson
Reuil
Rheims
Petitchamp
Martaux
Aissne- Marne
Pershing
General Petain
Epids
Mont St. Pete
Allies Hold All Advances
Allied forces report steady progress as ground gains continue in multiple sectors. Casualties and strategic objectives remain unnamed, with commanders optimistic about pushing forward before any counteroffensive.
Frontline Update on Pershing and Petain Forces
July 23 report states Pershing and Petain troops hold gains across the front with ongoing attacks and counterattacks. Artillery dominates action, a mountain of captured material grows for the Allies, and prisoners increase as British efforts north of Rheims yield guns and prisoners.
Set Prices On Flour And Milling Products
Washington announces fair prices for flour and milling products at all plants to curb profiteering. Seaboard prices establish the base for 1918 1919 crop years with local prices at a deduction from seaboard. Jobbers capped 25 to 50 cents above delivery costs and detailers limited to 1.20 dollars over cost.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Seaboard
Burleson To Operate The Wire Systems On July 31
Washington July 25 President Wilson issued a proclamation taking over control of telegraph telephone cable and radio systems for the duration of the war. The postmaster general will operate the wire systems effective July 31 1918 and full details are to be announced later today.
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Washington
Wilson
President Wilson Takes Control Of Cape Cod Canal
President Wilson uses proclamation to assume control of the Cape Cod canal in Massachusetts and orders the railroad administration to operate it.
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Washington
Wilson
Cape Cod Canal
Massachusetts
Railroad Administration
Casualty List Totals From Army And Marine Reports
Washington reports the army casualty list totals 105 with 24 killed in action 3 died of wounds 5 died of disease 5 other deaths 67 severely wounded and 1 missing. The marine casualty tally shows 23 with 4 killed in action 15 severely wounded 3 died of wounds and 1 missing.
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Washington
Five Children Die in Went Juvenile Home Fire
Five children aged two to twelve died when a fire swept the Went juvenile home on the outskirts of Grand Rapids Michigan early today. One other child suffered probable fatal injuries and seven were less seriously hurt as alarms and confusion at wake time led to chaotic egress from the third floor.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Went
Red Cross Chapter Reports Yearly Work in High Point
The High Point American Red Cross chapter releases its year ending June 50 11s report detailing extensive activity mainly by a small group of women who work daily in the chapter workrooms on the second floor of the government building. The report notes reliance on moral support from some sources while seeking tangible contributions and mentions challenges in collecting annual dues to avoid remaining an auxiliary.
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High Point
American Red Cross
Governent
Hearst Gums Slate of Democrats Out for Governorship
Democrats in Saratoga Springs plan a convention to pick a gubernatorial candidate as overnight moves complicate the race. A Hearst representative announced plans to run in the primary regardless of the convention choice, prompting intensified efforts to oppose Hearst.
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Hearst Gums
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Roosevelt declines New York governor nomination
Oyster Bay July 23 Col Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement saying under no circumstances would he accept the Republican nomination for governor of New York.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Arrests widen drive to root out raincoat graft
New York reports Edward Lazarus a Council of National Defense subcommittee member was seized for allegedly bribing a government inspector. DOJ agents also detained Charles L. Fuller chief inspector for the New York district who confessed to a broad bribery scheme involving raincoats and other soldiers clothing.
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New York
Council of National Defense
Edward Lazarus
Council
Department of Justice
Charles L. Fuller
Dangerous Corner at Main and Montlieu To Be Remedied
Authorities report a settlement on removing a dangerous fence south of Monthenu Avenue placed by Rev Thomas Carrick. The city will cut back the fence and trim trees to create a safe approach from all directions, improving the Main Street to Greensboro route.
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Monthenu Avenue
Thomas Carrick
Main
Montlieu
Conacil
McGee
Aid Planned to Avert Russia Disaster
Washington reports starvation and financial ruin threaten Russia with a poor 1918 harvest. Central government agriculture is in a pitiable state. Preliminary relief from the American Red Cross will supply food clothing and medical supplies through a direct economic aid commission of business men.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
American Red Cross
Sugar allotment strict in High Point warns hoarding
High Point food administrator L. I. Ingram urges strict sugar accounting on certificates. Families may only use three pounds per month per member and must await the next ninth for more. Hoarding excess sugar is prohibited and purchases require administrator approval.
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L 1. Ingram
High Point Township
High Point
Ingram
Belgian relief vessel sighted after sub attack off New England coast
A large steamer with damaged bridge and missing stack was seen near a government tug off the New England coast. The captain’s report suggests the disabled ship is a Belgian relief vessel in distress, with the words Regian Relief visible on its side. The tug and tow were near the German submarine operation noted Sunday nearby.
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Atlantic
New England
Big Timber Boundary Sold to New Yorkers
Fifty thousand acres of timber in North Carolina and South Carolina counties were bought by Jonathan Starr of New York and partners. The timber will supply the emergency fleet corporation and the federal railway administration for ships and rail repairs. Over 300 men will work on 20 to 30 pieces of work beginning around August 1, with shipments from Brevard and Toxaway.
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Asheville
Transylvania
Jackson Counties
North Carolina
Racburn County
George
Oconee Country
South Carolina
Jonathan Starr
New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Federal Railway Administration
Brevard
Toxaway
Fifty Thousand Negro Draft Registrants Called to Colors
Fifty thousand colored draft registrants qualified for general military service were called to the colors today by Provost Marshall General Crowder. They are to be inducted between August 1 and 5, drawing from 41 states and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Crowder
District of Columbia
England to Take Over Milk Cow as Utility
London reports the milk cow will be classified as a public utility and placed under government control. Reorganization of the milk trade aims to remove inefficiency and shift distribution wholly to government hands.
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England
London
Germans Destroy War Material On Aisne Marne Front
Reports from the Aisne Marne Front indicate German forces are destroying military stores between Soissons and Rheims as they retreat northward. Allied air and artillery harassment disrupts their rail links while several German counterattacks fail to halt retreat. Separately Boston outlines a draft order for physicians and surgeons of class one to report August 11.
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Aisne- Marne
Associated Press
Marne
Soissons
Rheis
Boston
Dnduc
Crowder
British make small gains on Arras Albert fronts
British war office reports advances south of Hebuterne and north of Albert in the Arras Albert sector and the Flanders front. German artillery active with gas shells east of Amiens. French capture Aubullers Sainvillers and control the Mailly Rainvel crest.
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Hebuterne
Arras and
Albert
Morris and
Teren
Flanders
Hamel
Amiens
Montdider
Aubullers
Sainvillers
German forces around one million men since March twenty one
Paris reports from a Clemenceau newspaper review put German strength at about one million troops since March 21. The figure highlights the scale of German forces contending on multiple fronts as World War I progresses.
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Paris
Havas
Clemenceau
Josaea
French Forces Move on Montdidier Front Take Villages
Official war office report from Paris notes artillery activity through the night north of Montdidier in the Somme. Local French operations enabled capture of Mailly Raneuval Sainvillers Anbrillers and 350 prisoners were taken.
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Paris
War Office
Montdidier
Somme
Erfort
Mailly- Raneuval
Sainvillers
Anbrillers
Garfield Permits Half Cent Rise in Gasoline Prices
The fuel administration grants a half cent a gallon price increase to gasoline naptha and refined oils to boost production and reflect higher railroad freight rates. The new rates apply nationwide and to all safe tank products as of the date in Washington.
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Garfield
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Railroad Administration
SASTON MEANS TELLS OF GERMAN INTRIGUE
Chicago July 23 Gaston B Means testified about 25 900 000 worth of American securities the German government sought to convert to cash after the war began Means a former German government financial agent said Rudolph Otte a German agent in New York sent the securities to him in Chicago via another agent Schwartz or Witte He noted German interests before the United States attorney general were in abeyance then allowed to stop.
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Chicago
United States
Gaston B. Means
Means
Rudolph Otte
New York
Chcago
Schwartz Or Witte
Local Merchants Reach Record Thrift Stamp Sales
Merchants in High Point report a strong push in selling thrift and war savings stamps totaling an allotment of 48000 dollars. Chairman EB Freeze urges weekly agency reports and favors buying stamps from local stores to speed purchases amid crowded baths and post offices.
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W. S.S
EB. W. Freeze
Freeze
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Oulehy le Chateau
General Pershing
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Rhems
Burleson
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RED Cross
Roosevelt
Renote
Covrarrea
York Manufacturing District
Main Street
Greensboro
Belgium
Sive
Germany
Saston
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