Yanks Hold Line in Terrific Battle With Picked Troops
London reports indicate American forces face heavy German counterattacks along a broad front from Ille-en-Tardenois to Rheims. American and French units claw forward near the Ardre valley while German assaults drive minor advances and suffer costly resistance. Field reports note British raids near Ayette and Morris with gas shells used by German artillery.
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Marne
Crown Prince
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Ayette
Picardy
Morris
Flanders
Haig
Albert
Ambulance Support and Front-Line Struggles Reported from France
American troops and civilian relief units push forward near the Oureq and Marne as wounded are moved from dressing stations to rear hospitals. Ambulances ferry the injured under bombardment while doctors work 48 hours without sleep. prisoners describe German setbacks and shifting positions near Fismes.
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Army Casualty List Reports Wounds and Deaths in July
Washington July 31 army casualty summary shows 17 killed in action 11 died of wounds 15 died from disease 3 other deaths 96 wounded slight or severely. Included are Merritt Winsell Dexter Iowa Crueld in disease and Frank Pavel Rudolph Pavel and Dav Sullivan Tyndall and Erik Nebraska severely wounded. Marines casualty list notes 6 killed 4 died of wounds 4 wounded severely totalling 14 with no Iowa Nebraska or South Dakota names.
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Germans Use Tricks To Cover Up Facts While Under Drugs
On the Alene Marne front a German captain at a dressing station repeated counting as ether was used for an operation. A nurse explained that Germans under anesthesia often count, causing them to withhold information while appearing to sleep, unlike others who talk.
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Vast German munitions dumps found by Franco American troops
On the Alane-Marne front near Fere and Ris forests American forces uncovered vast stores of German ammunition. Large shells for 210 millimeter guns, smaller shell depots, and rifle cartridges were scattered across the woods. Allies plan to assemble these shells for future use against Germany.
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Siena
Oil Control Plan To Be Made Public Soon
Washington July 31 M A Requa director of oil supply for the fuel administration expects within two weeks to announce a plan for federal control of the oil industry It favors voluntary action by producers and refiners but Lever bill provisions are available If needed The plan seeks to eliminate competition through open crude oil markets set a maximum on bonuses and reserve supplies for military needs of allied nations through priority allocations
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England Seeks Enormous Credit For War Financing
London reports that a government loan of £700 million is requested to fund wartime needs, up from £660 million a year earlier. The appropriation aims to sustain war expenditures through the coming period.
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London
Dividend Declared By Vaulted Glabe Ble Coe
The vaulted Glabe Ble company declares its usual quarterly dividend of 1 percent on common stock and an extra dividend of percent, along with the regular 1 percent on preferred stock for the period ending July 3.
Measure to Enlarge Army Draft Speeds Plan in Senate
Washington July 31 Congress may rush work on a bill to enlarge the army. Senate leaders back fast action as Curtis urges a rally to return to Washington. Draft ages range widely with calls for 18 to 45. goal of 5 million or more. Enrollments exceed 3.2 million, with about 2 million drafted and rest volunteers.
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Navy Reservists Called Into Active Duty
Washington July 31 Orders from the navy department call thousands of reservists into active service aboard ships built under the shipping board and navy programs. The exact number is undisclosed but every man with space in training camps has been summoned.
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Czar Nicholas Executed by Bolshevists Reported
Berlin dispatches in the Lokal Anzeiger claim former Czar Nicholas was awakened at six to be killed four hours later. He remained calm then collapsed in a chair en route, and at the execution site could not stand before rifle fire ended his life.
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German Offensive Delayed by Allied Pressure
Echo De Paris reports a semiofficial note from Hindenburg and Ludendorff stating the German command has postponed its offensive against France and Britain due to a new wartime situation.
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Czechs seize bridge in Volga region
Moscow reports via Central News that Czecho-Slovaks captured a railroad bridge at Syzram in the Volga region in a surprise attack. The action secures communication with Siberia and strengthens their hold in the Ahly region.
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Switchmen Battle In OEMIG Row Leaves Two Injured
William Huff from 1011 Dubuque Street and a second switchman at 1008 Oemig Row were injured in a collision last night. Huff suffered a lacerated head and was taken to St. Seattern hospital. Both men are employed as switchmen and were involved in the altercation that led to the incident. Huff’s condition was listed as stable.
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Drug Stores Given Special Permits in Iowa
Des Moines July 1 permits will be issued to drug store proprietors operating without registered pharmacists due to a shortage of registered pharmacists in service. The move aims to keep stores open where no one else is available to employ a druggist.
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Expect More Work for Pay Increase
Washington July 31. Director General McAdoo announced details of a pay increase for railroad workers over 50 percent. He said the public expected more energy from workers to implement raises and improvements while eliminating labor disturbances.
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Stronger Armies Only Survive In Soissy-Rheims Salient Fight
Washington reports Gen March notes American forces likely faced the third division or the Rainbow in the Ser inges area as Allied and German commands shift aims. The Soissonna-Rheims salient is flattened and aims now focus on inflicting casualties, with U S divisions forming new units and reorganizing to a single army structure.
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Three Grand Dukes Shot by Bolshevists
Dispatches report three Russian grand dukes executed by Bolshevists including a possible Grand Duke Nicholas once commander in chief of the Russian armies. The news comes via Maascow dated July 31 from Amsterdam.
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Hayrlache Landes Zeitung
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Wages for Carmen to Be 42 to 46 Cents an Hour
Washington announces the national war labor board will set Carmen workers wages from 42 to 46 cents per hour based on city size and living costs. Officials say hearings in multiple cities informed the award, with Cleveland Detroit St Louis and Chicago noted among Class 1 cities.
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Turkish Break with Germany Rumor Shifts Balkan Stakes
Washington reports circulate about Turkey veering from its German alliance amid Turkish demands in the Caucasus and potential bargains with the Allies. Officials doubt a formal split but note growing Turkish leverage and anti German sentiment, with Bulgaria and Romania also featured in the shifting Balkan landscape.
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