Aisne Front Push Across Champagne Fronts
Allied and German forces clash across the Aisne and near Champagne with renewed attacks west of Mont Camillet and southeast of Tahure. French artillery targets German trenches near Hill 304 while Verdun area guns stay active as Britain and Russia report movement on various fronts.
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Chemin- Des-Dames
Aisne
Champagne
Crown Prince
Mont Camillet
Tahure
Paris
Verdun
Petain
London
France
Macedonia
Doljeli
Lake Doiran
Promise Free Poland And Wider Self Government
Washington reports Ambassador Bakhmetiff outlined Russia’s goal of complete independence for Poland and broad self government for Finland Ukraine and other nationalities within Russia. A commission in Petrograd is seeking the best way to implement Poland’s independence and Poland may gravitate toward Russia without coercion.
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Washington, D.C
Poland
Finland
Russia
Bakhmetiff
Ambangador
Petrograd
CENSOR THE CABLES Washington censoring cables tightens control
Washington July 6 report says censorship of cables will be stricter to block enemy spies. Officials fear German commercial messages leak shipping and troop dispatch data. Secretary Redfield supports close scrutiny of German insurance firms active here.
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Washington
Germany
Redfield
Riot spreads as guards ordered to Bloomington Illinois
Guardsmen from National Guard units were ordered to Bloomington Illinois to restore order after rioting sparked by a strike against the Bloomington and Normal Railway and Light Co. A man was shot during clashes and authorities worked to disperse the mob. Separately painters along the Golden Belt Route marked lanes in Lawrence County and two German suspects were arrested in New York by the Justice Department, including a man suspected as a paymaster for a German spy ring.
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Bloomington
Ill
National Guard
Illinois
Chicago
Peoria
Richie
Bloomington & Norwe Railway & Light Co
Monet Jones
Hotnee Poe
Jas County
Lawrence
New York
Mt of Justice
Artered mm
Orth Ca
Rane Ve von Papen
Tine
Cause of Chinese Royalists to Fail
Reports from Pekin describe intensified fighting near Lung-Fang and Lang Sang as royalist Chang Shun mobilizes 3,000 troops against 10,000 Republican forces led by Tsao Kun. American and Japanese units rush from Tientsin while rail traffic ferries fleeing civilians. Tuan Chi Jui vows lenient terms for Manchus, urges arms surrender, as 50,000 Republican troops converge on Pekin and the palace dynasty teeters on collapse.
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Lung-Fang
Peking
Chang Shun
Tiensin
Lang Sang
Shang
Chang Hsun
Juan Chi Jui
Chang Tsun
Tuan Chi Jui
Tsao Kun
Peking- Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Tein Ysin
Hankow
Hsun
Move Nearer Front of American Troops in Paris Camp
Paris reports the battalion of American troops has moved to a permanent training camp with others at a French port to follow for camp instruction. The full expedition is expected to be encamped by July 15 under Major General Wm. Seibert. Events at the Invalides on July 4 honored American and French ties with descendants of Revolutionary and 1870 veterans present.
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Paris
French
Wm. Seibert
French Territorials
United States Infantry
French Foreign Legion
Aict
le Puy
Lafayette
German Activities Report Delayed by State Dept Confab
Washington officials downplay Mexico joining the Allies and note skepticism about German activity in Mexico. Henri Fletcher met with Secretary Lansing aboard a train en route to Henderson Harbor for a three week vacation to discuss the German influence and export tax decrees affecting mining and foreign holdings. Harvest time at the University sees war garden produce canned and preserved under home economics guidance with beans drying and canning led by Miss Ethel Lofin.
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Washington
Henri P. Fletcher
Mexico
Mexico City
State Department
Lansing
Henderson Harbor
Germany
University
Jof
K. U
Department of Home Economics
Ethel Loflin
American Ship Orleans Sunk by Submarine
On July 6 the American steamship Orleans of the Oriental Navigation company was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Four crew members drowned while naval gunners on boats were saved. The state department withholds the sinking’s location and time.
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Washington
Orleans
The
Oriental Navigation Company
State Department
Central school repairs and remodeling planned
Central school improvements proceed this week with a new chimney cap and a stair access to the basement for the new manual training quarters. Remodeling bids for basement windows may be sought again soon as plans are adjusted to reduce cost with minor appearance changes. The work aims to add light and ventilation, oil floors across school buildings starting Monday.
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Central School
Resignation Demanded From East St. Louis Police Chiefs
East St. Louis July 6 The mayor is urged by the Chamber of Commerce to demand the resignation of Chief Payne and night chief Cornelius Hickey following Monday’s race riots that left thirty seven dead.
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East St. Louis
Payne
Cornelius Hickey
Mollman
Chamber of Commerce
Submarine Sighting Report Declared Unfounded
Naval patrol boats searched Chesapeake Bay for an enemy submarine reported submerged yesterday near Fort Monroe Virginia. Marine observers doubt any sub could dive in the lower Chesapeake due to shallow waters.
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Fort Monroe
Chesapeake Bay
Argentine Note Demands Apology and Indemnity from Germany
Buenos Aires dispatch reports the Argentine Government demands an immediate apology and indemnity from Germany over the torpedoing of the vessels Oxnia and Torre. It also seeks a pledge that the Argentine flag will be respected in the future. The claim was to be filed after a note was sent the previous day. Delegates to Kaw Valley Producers Association district meeting to elect and set attendances. Mrs Kaffty and Miss Mary Lee to guest of Mrs Wilhelmi.
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London
Buenos Aires
the Times
Kaw Valley Producers Association
C. O. Groves
Chamber of Commerce
Fonganoxie
E. L. Kaffty
Gaupette
Mary Lee
Max. Wilhelmi, Jr
Leavenworth Hiker Sets Pace At Five Miles In Fifty Minutes
Kirby McRill of Leavenworth gains fame for extreme hiking speed. On July 4 he traveled from his home to Six Corners in fifty minutes, an average pace of five miles per hour, despite deep sand and dust near Mud Creek bridge. He reached Lawrence while still moving strongly. He noted districts unfit for floor surveys and ordered new machinery in Law rence after floods affected his binder and mower.
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Kirby McRill
Leavenworth
Uncle Sam
Mr. McRill
Heavenworth County
Lawrence
Mud Creek
Nine Mile Creek
McRill
Sweden Faces Famine As Crops Drop Below Average
Stockholm reports a grave food crisis with crops under the average, scarcity of raw materials halting manufactories, exhausted coffee stocks within a month, and rising living costs. Government measures aim to curb unemployment if the war continues, with shortages blamed on exports to neutrals and ongoing global disruption.
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Stockholm
Washington
Dispatches
America
Bewaine
Keeps a Sailor Warm Gift to Navy League Delivers Comfort
Lawrence resident Mrs. F. H. Snow knitted a muffler for Richard Stevens who enlisted in the navy this spring. The muffler was sent to Navy League HQ and delivered to Stevens, who later reported it kept him warm during night watches. Meanwhile lightning struck S. B. Hines’s home at 506 Eighth St North demolishing the chimney and blowing up the kitchen stove, though Hines slept nearby and was unharmed. City Y M C A magazine donations for training camps overflow, with Secretary Boltz unable to process further until camp needs are confirmed in September.
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Lawrence
Navy League
Naval Service
F. H. Snow
Lawrence Boy
W. C. Stevens
S. B. Hines
Eighth Street North
Ig Tning
Hines
Lincoln School
Bolto
Boltz
Kansas Weather Report Predicts Warm Weekend
Kansas weather report indicates fair skies and continuing warmth into Saturday. Local forecaster JMccnray notes mild temperatures and light winds helping outdoor plans.
Local Y M C A Fund Over Subscribed in Douglas County
Douglas County has raised more than 1200 toward a 2500 goal as part of a national Y M C A war fund campaign praised by Clifford Pierce. The drive aims for 3 million dollars, with Kansas contributing over 75 thousand. Oversubscription will support troop deployment costs, while additional solicitations await a new headquarters call.
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Lawrence Committee
Lawrence
Army Y. MI. C. A
Clifford Pierce
Kansas
Pietvre
France
VY. M.C. AL
Chemistry in the War: F B Davis on Destructive Power
Prof F B Davis of the University chemistry department lectures on chemistry shaping modern war. He cites attacking gases like chlorine used by English troops, notes up to twenty tons in a day, and argues fats are plentiful in Germany due to munition production. He says bravery remains high, German chemists were initially ahead but Allies now equal or better, and Americans invented many deadly machines. Lectured with lantern slides on submarines planes and turrets.
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F. B. Davis
Thhe
Department of Chemistry
Fraser | Chapel
University
Davis
Germany
Dans
Chile
Food Bill Debate in Senate Over Prohibition Compromise
Washington July 6 final disposition of the Prohibition issue was predicted as the food bill was taken up in the senate amid a likely clash between wets and drysts. The administration compromise would be adopted by a large majority. Debate to determine final vote by next Wednesday or Thursday. Also in Washington eleven of thirteen suffragists arrested near the White House chose three days in jail over a $25 fine.
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Administration
Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Marshal
Cuutty
Kansas
House
White House
Veteran Buick Car Hyatt Roller on Exhibit in Lawrence
A 1909 Buick veteran car on a nationwide tour stops in Lawrence next week at the Buick Sales Rooms. The Hyatt Rollers Bearing company sends the car to test bearing wear, after starting from Detroit on June 4 to span the continent twice. It has traveled 261,800 miles on one set of Hyatt bearings.
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Buick
Lawrence
Hyatt Roller
United States
Detroit
Hyatt Rollers Bearing Company
Hyatt Bearings
Hyatt
KU May Change to Four Quarter Plan
University of Kansas officials consider replacing two semesters with four quarters to extend the academic year. Chancellor Frank Strong supports the idea, noting a continuous year aids wartime students and saves time, citing Kansas as nearing a 48 week year versus 46 weeks now.
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University of Kansas
University of Washington
University
Frank Strong
PLAN HUGE AIR WAR
Washington announces hearings to start Monday on an administration bill for aviation spending exceeding 639 million dollars to acquire and build 622625 airplanes along with engines, personnel, ammunition and support, with a plan to report the measure by late next week. Premier Lloyd George says the Irish convention will meet July 24 to handle preliminary business and Henry Duke may act as temporary chair.
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Dent
Public Military Committee
House
London
Livya George
Lease of Commons
Lloyd George
Henry E. Duke
Ireland
Lone Star Bank Opens In Douglas County
The Lone Star State bank opened for business with W H Ulrich as cashier and George Kreeck a director present at the event. J M Flory is president FE Lutz vice president and W H Ulrich cashier with D L Burton and G Kreeck among the board of directors. Forty nine stockholders. capital $10,000 surplus $1,000. A reception is set for Saturday July 14 at Lone Star.
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W. H. Ulrich
Lone Star State Bank
Dofiglas County
George Kreeck
Lawrence
J.M. Flory
FE. Lutz
D. L. Burton
Lone Star
Ulrich
Varsity Theater Benefit Boosts Social Service League
The Social Service League of Lawrence will gain over 150 dollars from a benefit picture show at the Varsity theater Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ware funded the donation which will cover all pending accounts and allow workers to extend their efforts. Dr E B Stauffer, the league president, thanked the benefactors and said the city’s support, though irregular, helps the cause and promises broader work ahead.
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Varsity Theater
Lloyd Ware
Ing
Social Service Leagua
Rathig xi
Ware
BE. &. Stauffer
Th League
Lawrence
League
Congo Talks by Dr L F Jaggard At Christ Church
Dr L F Jaggard, visiting Lawrence, will lecture at First Christian Church next Sunday at 10 30 AM and again Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock His talks on Africa focus on the Congo and equatorial regions He is a brother of Guy H Jaggard and spent fourteen years in Monrovia on the Congo Lectures are free with a special offering expected Sunday morning.
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L. F. Jaggard
Lawrence
Hee
Guy H. Jaggard
Our
Africa
Monicka
Congo
TWO APPEAL BOARDS TO HANDLE DRAFT APPEALS IN STATE
Topeka July 6 draft exemption work in most cities now underway. Two appeal boards will handle nationwide districts with eastern board in Topeka and western likely in Wichita. Hearings planned in Topeka Kansas City Pittsburg Winfield Emporia Wick Hutchinson Dodge City Salina Belton Goodland. Applicants must file affidavits and causes for appeal with hearings at convenient points. Governors to submit names from classes for board selections.
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Kansas
Topel
Chiison
Kansas City
Kan
Pittsburg
Winfield
Emporia
Wick Hutchinson
Dodge City
Salina
Belville
Goodland
Ose
War Department
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