French Troops Gain Ground on Marne Front as Germans Struggle
French forces push forward along a two mile front near Moulin Sous Toutvent between the Oise and the Aisne, penetrating German lines by about half a mile and taking around 200 prisoners. British lines suffer a local reverse near Bouzincourt as Germans briefly regain lost positions.
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Associated Press
Petain
Moulin-Sous-Toutvent
Oise
Aisne
Field Marshal Haig
Bouzincourt
Albert
Moulin Sous
Marne
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Moulin- Sous
Toutvent
Vaux
Moncel
Upper
Alsace
Moulin Sous Toutvent
Million Soldiers Now Landed in France
Chairman Dent reports to the House that more than one million American troops have embarked for France in 15 months of war. The review cites 160,400 officers and 2,010,000 men with the colors, 236 combat airplanes delivered, 2000 liberty motors, and production rates and rifle deliveries sufficient to equip an army division every three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
France
Dent
House
Baker
Army and Marine Casualty Lists Report Fifty-One Deaths
A wartime casualty bulletin lists 85 army names with 18 killed in action 5 died of wounds 6 other deaths 4 disease 12 severely wounded and 36 missing. Notable names include Henry Hoffman Beattie Coffeyville Kansas and Charles L Carlisle Coffeyville area. Marine corps section lists 40 names with entries for killed and severely wounded and others missing.
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Oie
Bretey
Henry Hoffman
Beattie
Kansas
Charles L. Carleon
East
Sterling Street
Coffeyville
George Hughes
Lehigh
Okla
Charles Burkett
Thayer
Claude
E. Tedrick
McAllester
Marine Corps
Arthur Claire Avenue
Fort
Milford Colille
Earl Collier
Lee Grant
Americans Down German Regiment Near Chateau Thierry
Gen Pershing reports heavy American success northwest of Chateau Thierry with one German regiment practically annihilated at Vaux Bois de La Roche and surrounding woods. War materiel includes trench mortars and over 60 machine guns. Three American aviators missing. air victory praised by French commander.
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Washington
France
Chateau Thierry
Lord Rhonda Dies After Pleural Effort in London
Viscount Rhonda David Alfred Thomas British Food Controller died this morning after pleural effusion complications. He earned fame for rationing Britain and curbing food dealer profits, and helped organize British munitions in 1915. Born March 26 1855 in Adare Wales he led Cambrian Combine and was known as the British Coal King. He married Sybil Haig in 1882 and had a daughter Bolsheviki. Arrests of Bolsheviks linked to Archangle government reported from Washington.
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London
Viscount Rhonda
David Alfred Thomas
Lord Rhonda
England
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Rhonda
United States
Canada
Adare
Wales
David A. Thomas
Great Cambrian Combine
Cardiff
America
Sybil Haig
Penithon
Debs Arrested in Cleveland on Sedition Charge
Socialist leader Eugene V Debs, four time presidential candidate, arrested in Cleveland Ohio on charges under the espionage act after a seditious speech at the Ohio Socialist state convention in Canfield. He was released earlier this week on a ten thousand dollar bond.
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Eugene W. Debs
Socialist Party
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Debs
Socialist’ Party
Can‘ea
Fifty Placed in Class One in Douglas County Draft
Douglas County selectives board announces reclassification of fifty men into Class One from Classes Two Three and Four following advisory board recommendations. Ninety two more named for district board review. July calls total up to one hundred including forty one negroes. white calls may exhaust by July. List includes Otis Whitehead Wim Pike Ormal Hodson Harry Price and others.
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Douglass County
George C. Brune
Selective Service Board
Advisory Board
District Board
Brune
Douglas County
Groes
Jocal Board
Otis Roscoe- Whitehead
Wim Ho Me Pike
Italians Hit New Blow Near Piave River
Italian forces along the lower Piave struck hard at Austrian defenses yesterday advancing in flooded terrain and capturing about 1900 Austrian soldiers plus trench guns machine guns and war material. They withstood an Austrian counter attack at San Lorenzo valley in Grappa region and consolidated the new positions. Prisoners taken there reach 621 with additional war material seized.
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Rome
Lower
Piave
War Office
San Lorenzo
Grappa
Fourth of July Address by Gen Metcalf to Be Delivered
Hand bills from Quenemo announce a Fourth of July address to be delivered by Gen Wilder S Metcalf, noted as a brilliant Kansas military figure. The notices praise his career from pre Spanish-American War service to brigadier general in the present conflict and urge support from patrons.
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Wilder S. Metcalf
Quenemo
Frederick Funston
Kansas
Metcalf
20Th
Philippines
Senator Tillman Dies After Stroke in Washington
Senator Benjamin A Tillman of South Carolina died at 4:20 AM after a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered last Thursday. A veteran of the U S Senate since 1894 his term would have ended in 1919. Both houses planned adjournment to honor him and accompany the body to Trenton South Carolina.
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Washington
Benjamin A.tillman
South Carolina
Merning
Tillman
U. S. Senate
Congress
Conn
Tillman Hone
Trenton
Democratic Party
Tillan
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Naval Committee
Tillman Sfiad
Hits
Frozen meat solves problem as South America boosts beef export
The article notes a world meat surplus and a shift to South American producers led by Argentina and Uruguay. It details 1916 output by country, explains refrigeration spurred growth, and cites government support and subsidies in Colombia to expand packing houses and cattle breeding.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Argentina
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Uruguay
Brazil
Paraguay
Columbia
Venezuela
Austria
Canada
Amerian
Oklahoma
Douglas County Exceeds Liberty Bond Quota by Fifty Five Percent
Final report shows Douglas County oversubscribed its Third Liberty Loan quota by 55 percent. The county’s quota was 436300 and subscriptions reached 3674300, with every bank oversubscribing and Lone Star Bank showing a large excess. Four more local entities have completed their War Savings Stamps purchases, and holders of First and Second Liberty Bonds may exchange for bonds of the Third issue bearing higher interest rates.
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Douglas County
Liberty Loan
J. D. Bowersock
County Liberty Loan
Lone Star Bank
Bowersock
Era
William’ Altenbernd
Roger Stanley
Kudora State Bank
Kudora LO
Mike Ther
Nurses Call Issued for 25000 Student Recruits
On July 3 1917 a nationwide call urged 25 000 student nurses aged 18 to 30 to enter training in American hospitals. The plea came from Surgeon General W C Gorgas Dr Rupert Blue H P Davison Franklin Martin and Anna Howard Shaw among others as military and public health needs grew.
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France
Washington
United States
W. C. Gorgas
U.S. Army
Rupert Blue
Sergen
U. S. Public Health Service
H- P. Davison
War Council
American Sted Cross
Franklin, Martin
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
Anna Howard Shaw
Woman's Committee
Corn Crop Injured Wheat Harvest Nears Finish Across State
Topeka July 3 A federal report by Kansas meteorologist S L Flora says the corn crop escaped serious damage from the drought with only light breaks in eastern and south central counties. Wheat harvest is nearly complete in the western half, threshing is general there, and oats are being harvested. Potatoes likely suffered the most among crops.
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Topeka
S. LD
Flora
Kansas
War Savings Stamp drive achieves 100 percent district participation
Washington Creek Over Every Family in School District No. 22 buys War Savings stamps. With a quota of 32 985, patrons raised $3 100 at the school Friday night. All families represented subscribed after a house to house campaign. The committee reported full participation.
Lawrence merchant announces Democratic bid for county commissioner
Wm. LaCoss Wall, longtime Lawrence merchant, declares himself a Democratic candidate for county commissioner from the first district encompassing Lawrence and Grant township. The Democrat party would honor itself by nominating him. Also note Rotterdam reports Dutch cabinet to resign and place resignation in Queen Wilhelmina's hands.
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Wm. LaCoss
Lawrence
Grant Township
LaCoss
Rotterdam
Wilhelmina
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Kansas University plans full ROTC quota for Fort Sheridan camp
Fran Strong says KU will send a full quota of men and four faculty members to Fort Sheridan for the College Reserve Officers Training Corps program. The exact number depends on War Department guidance, with the initial quota switching to one student per fifty men enrolled. A committee will meet Friday at 10 30 in room 202 Administration to finalize selections.
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Kansas University
Fort Sheridan
W. C. Hamilton
Te'errams
War Department
Post Office to Display the Flags of Our Allies
The Lawrence post office will decorate for the Glorious Fourth with the flags of eight allied nations alongside the American flag. Local women funded and assembled the flags with Postmaster Seewir and gifts of rope and tackle, to be displayed tomorrow at the Lawrence federal building.
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Post Office
Lawrence
Seewir
Federal Building
Para
Law-rence Federal
Allied Nations
Scewir
William Hohen- Modern
Postal Department
Hime
Win Newmark
Uraz's
Serbia
Tomrrow
Italy
Win Neimark
England
T. H. Chalkley
Belgium
Fred Morris
Canada
Japan
Lloyd Ware
France
Satie Dorsey
Panama
Hazel Wiggens
Australia
Troogy One
Lawrence Girl Scouts
Triniprotoloukg plant blast kills dozens at Split Rock
Syracuse reports 45 dead and 80 injured after a massive explosion at the Semet Solvay Triniprotoloukg plant at Split Rock just west of the city. Initial recoveries reached 42 by morning with 15 more bodies later located in the ruins. Estimated damage exceeds one million dollars as ten buildings were destroyed.
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Ser
Semet- Solvay Company
Split Rock
Babel Cle
Treasury Grants $10 Million Credit To France
The Treasury today issued a $10,000,000 credit to France as part of ongoing wartime aid. The cumulative French advance reaches $1,765,000,000 while total allied credits amount to $6,081,590,000.
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France
Washington
Treasury
Pershing Powders On Parade At Woodland Park Carnival
Woodland Park hosts a military themed Fourth of July with the K U cadets state guards and University National Army units. Boxing bouts and base ball games fill the day while a recruiting station and speeches aim to spark enlistments. Captain Waters of Fopela delivers the principal address as the Chamber of Commerce and coffee service back the event.
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General Pershing
Lawrence
State Guards
Chamber of Commerce
National Army
S. Blyne
Dodds
Insmoor
State Guards’ Company
State Guard
Woodland Park
H. W. Holtz
Allie Carroll
Z. O. Hamilton
Joseph G. Waters
Fo~ Peka
National Guard
Topeka Preacher Proposes Replacing Tobacco With Potatoes
Dr. Chartek M. Sheldon leads a union service urging use of all U S land now in tobacco for potatoes. He cites 1 368 000 acres of tobacco yielding 109 000 000 bushels of potatoes enough to feed every family four bushels. He notes Americans spent 1 200 000 900 on tobacco last year and argues no one must forgo tobacco to grow food.
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Topeka
Kans
United States
Barnum and Bailey Circus Cancels Lawrence Show
The Barnum and Bailey circus canceled its Lawrence show scheduled for July 18 after reserving a lot. Management cited a combination of circumstances that forced a route change making the Lawrence appearance impossible.
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Barnum ‘and Bailey
the Journal-World
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Lawrence
Cus
Every Family Buys in District for War Savings Stamp Drive
Patrons of the school district gathered at their meeting last evening and subscribed liberally to the War Savings Stamp fund. Every family in the district was represented and met its full quota with extra to spare. The scene reflects strong community support for the government drive.
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Apple Pie
Weather fragment hints at warm night and tomorrow
Fragmentary forecast notes a faint night with continued warmth. Temperatures listed as 8 p m yesterday 8 am today and 8 p m today accompany unclear terms. No clear location or full details available.
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Seys
House Committee
HMN
Pershing
Pat Drake
Archangle
Francis
Alogda
State Department
Duma
Valogda
County Draft Board
Ormal J. Hodson
Harry Alva Price
John Perkins
Theodore Hamilton
Sylvester Orr
Edwin “Wesley Ott
Henry W. Christinsen
Howard Bright
Fred Allen
Price
Jas
Edward Wigton
James Uttinger
Roy Raymond
Porter
Chas
Wa Kasinger
Oscar O. Kitterman
Marvin E. Forth
Jesse M. Fisher
Geo
W- Shuck
Fred B. Shimmons
Edgar Salisbury
Frank B. Skofstad
Edward
Piave River
Gen. Metcalf AT. Quenemo
Houses
Kansas Uraln
Washington Creek
University
JO Camp
University Cadet Regiment
Lawren CH
Haskell
K. U
Pascal
Senate
Carl
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