Hindenburg Reported Dead by Belgian Sources
Amsterdam dispatch from July 13 states Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is dead per Les Nouvelles after a stormy interview with Emperor Wilhelm at Spa. The illness and death are linked to a brain congestion and an apoplectic stroke following the dispute over the western offensive.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Les Nouvelles
Spa
Paris
Wilhelm
Belgium
von Hindelburg
Strassburg
Tribune of
Geneva
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Ludendorf
Pauli Beneckendorff
Old Hindenburg
Les Nouvellés
The
Hague
Harvest Journey of a Septuagenarian Douglas County Farmer
Shree Weeks notes J. Longanecker returned to field work at age seventy five in Douglas county after living in town as a retiree. He worked from morning till night during a blistering June week for Grover boys, earning four dollars a day and giving his wages to his employers.
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J. Longanecker
Douglas County
Longanecker
Grover Boys
Dar
Kansas
Tourists Will Dine With Indians At Haskell Institute
The Good Fellowship Tourists plan a dinner at Haskell Institute for 125 boosters as part of a Kansas City ede district event. They depart from Kansas City Friday morning and return Saturday night with Lawrence among the final stops.
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Good Fellowship
Haskell Insitute
Home Economics Department
Institute
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Lawrence
Scaamber Et Commerce
Thei
Haskell
Rail company seeks to raise interurban passenger rates
The Kaw Valley and Western Railway Co. filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission today an application to increase passenger rates to three cents per mile. The move aims to align its fares with the general increase order affecting steam lines.
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LC. C
Washington
Kaw Valley and Western ‘Railway Co
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Stramn
Adva line north of Avre for mile on three mile
Fragmentary OCR item reports a military maneuver near the Avre front with lines advancing along a three mile stretch and a one mile push noted in the distant front. Names or precise units are not readable. Further details are unclear.
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ADVA
Avre
Allied Advances Endanger German Positions in Picardy
Allied forces break into German lines between Ypres and Rheims as French troops push near Montdidier and the Avre river, capturing prisoners. Bad weather hampers British bombing. Italian gains in Albania extend a 200 mile connect between Salonika and the Adriatic as British and French actions continue on multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
Ypres
Rheims
Picardy
Avre
Montidier
Astriché
Somme
Ameins
Castel
Mailly- Jaineval
Flanders
Germany Uses Belgium as Pawn in War Negotiations
Count Von Hertling declared to the Reichstag that Germany does not intend to keep Belgium. He said the occupation is a pawn for future negotiations and that there are no plans to retain Belgium in any form. Copenhagen reports this denial from the German chancellor.
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von Hertling
Germany
Copenhagen
Belgium
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Man Pleads Guilty to Adultery Charge in Draft Disruption
Jesse Leo Bass admitted guilt in a policy court on a charge of violating while disturbing the draft. He was fined one dollar and costs after the judge accepted his explanation that officers did not confirm his identity. The report notes confusion over aliases and name usage. Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith and daughter Mary returned to Kansas City after a visit, while Mrs. S J Mushy and Misses Alice and Henrietta Murphy spent the day there.
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Jesse Leo Bass
Jonata
Okla
Bass
Arrail Od
Handel J
Jesse le Bass
W. Smith
Mary
Kansas City
S.J. Mushy
Allice and
Henrietta Murphy
Weather Forecast for Lawrence Area
Partial cloudy night and Sunday with warmer temperatures. Forecast shows gradual temperature rise through 8 p m yesterday to 3 p m today, with minimal dust impact on brick pavements.
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Lawrence
Federal fuel control debated over Kansas gas supply
Emerson Carey at Hutchinson reports a letter from State Fuel Administrator Douglas County indicates the Federal Fuel Administrator has not yet claimed jurisdiction over gas distribution. Lawrence businessmen urge federal action noting higher Kansas gas rates would raise coal use and railway demand during wartime.
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Emerson Carey
Hutchinson
Douglas County
Kansas
Mitchell
Lawrence
Salvation Army Sends Soldiers Savings to Home
Headquarters report seven thousand twelve dollars in one day from soldiers in a French sector. Allotments for dependents and liberty bond payments deducted, funds transmitted to families by Salvation Army lassies in the front line area.
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New York
Salvation Army
France
Harry Sheets to attend reserve officers school at Camp Sheridan
Harry Sheets son of George Sheets of the Kaw Kash store announced he will attend a two month reserve officers school at Camp Sheridan. He will return to resume studies at KU in the fall. Get ready for fair premium lists for Lecomp ton Fair will be ready by August first. The fair will be on September 5 and 6.
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Harry Sheet
Camp Sheridan
Harry Sheets
George Sheets
Kaw Kash
K. U
Lecompton
Three Army Corps Now In France Says Gen March
Gen March announces that three American army corps are organized in France with 225 000 to 260 000 men each. The Second Army Corps includes the 35th National Army division from Kansas and Missouri troops. Over 90 000 troops were transported last week as the war department notes ongoing small raids and steady Allied gains in Italy while waiting for the next German push on the western front.
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Washington
March
Army Co
France
National Guards
National Army
Hunter Liggett
Ome
War Department
Tthe Army Corps
National Guard
Kansas
Missouri
Seatane
Tale
Iman
First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence observes sixtieth anniversary
A 33 page booklet celebrates the church founding on April 5, 1858 with 25 charter members. Current membership stands at 172 with 67 new since January 1, 1917 after Rev. Eric A. Bleck became pastor. Carol J. Dodds authored the history. committee members included W. H. Johnson and C. J. Dodds among others.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Lawrence
Eric A. Bleck
Carol J. Dodds
W. H. Johnson
George Innes
E. H. S. Bailey
C. J. Dodds
A. Becker
J. W
Battery B Boys in France Welcomed by French People
Harry Martin reports Battery B is now in France and the soldiers are well and happy. He notes they have plenty to eat and drink and that their health is good while they enjoy French hospitality.
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France
Harry Martin
H. T. Martin
Battery B
Provost Crowder Calls 12 143 Registrants for Training
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a draft call for 12 143 registrants qualified for general military service. Of these, 154 are Black. Entrainment occurs August 1 to 28 to enter schools for special occupational training to prepare them for army service.
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Washington
General Crowder
Grmmar
British Troops Sent to Siberia Amid War News
British reinforcements are dispatched to Siberia to aid Russians and Czechoslovaks guarding allied stores from Bolshevik forces. The Times and Frankfurt papers discuss Czecho Slovak advances and possible entente intervention with Moscow brinkmanship. Leon Trotzky reports Bolshevik desertions from the front as Anglo French propaganda impacts unity.
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Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Washington
Siberia
Vladivostock
London
Russia
Times
Japan
the Times
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
England
Leon Yrotzky
Twenty Five Killed Casualty List Issued Today
Washington July 13 The army casualty list today shows killed in action 14 died of wounds 1 died of other causes 2 wounded severely 46 missing 8 total 71 The marine corps casualty list lists in action 11 died of wounds 4 wounded severely 17 and evaded in action severely Lawrence Schettler St Louis Mo
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Washington
Marine Corps
Lawrce Schettler
St. Louis
Mysterious marauder visits suburban homes
A masked prowler seen near midnight by Mrs. Melville Wood at 1000 Missouri Street is described as a medium height negro in a dark coat. Police W D Schneck and Fred D Logan searched the area but found no trace, with reports linking him to other Lawrence dwellings this week. Another resident, Mrs. Mary Mayer at 1812 Maine, encountered the same man early Tuesday morning as he fled after a brief confrontation. Funeral announced for James W Alexander in Easton Kansas tomorrow.
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Melville Wood
Missouri Street
French Flag Flown At Post Office For Bastille Day
The Lawrence Post Office will display a French flag beneath the Stars and Stripes tomorrow honoring Bastille Day. J H Moyle acting secretary of the treasury ordered the action by telegram to Postmaster C C Seewir to honor the president's wishes. No funds were available for buying flags, but local women contributed foreign flags for the display, a project led by Miss Julia Dorsey.
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Lawrence
Falls of Bastife
Post Office
J. H. Moyle
Secretary of the Treasury
C. C. Seewir
Focal Post Office
Julia Dorsey
Millers Say There Is Little Margin for Grinding 1916 Wheat
Millers report margins for grinding 1916 wheat are tight with limited seed margins. Officials warn of marginal profits as costs rise.
Wheat farmers rush grain as millers brace for price shifts
The article notes 12,000 bushels of this year's wheat received at local mills in ten days as farmers move grain to market. Millers lose about twenty cents a barrel grinding flour under government fixed prices, holding off on production until a new maximum floor price is set.
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R. C. Jackman
Bowersock Mills
Jackman
K. C
Kansas City Board of Trade
Othel Food Administration
Congress
Wilson
Bowersock
Kansas City
North Dakota
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Aged Riley County Man Found In Pitiable Condition
Charles McCoy an elderly man about eighty is held at the police station awaiting care arrangements He wandered from Union Pacific station and was found too feeble to walk Officer Will Hayter rescued him in a patrol car McCoy had been in St Marys hospital in Kansas City and wished to reach Riley county to visit friends He formerly worked for the Rock Island railroad Chief Monroe will seek relief transportation from the commissioner of the poor.
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Riley County
Charles McCoy
Coy
Union Pacific
Elija Patchen
Will Hayter
McCoy
St Mary’s Hospital
Kansas City
Rock Island Railroad
James H. Monroe
Health officers appointed as county appoints Dr J B Henry
County commissioners appoint Dr J B Henry to succeed Dr Rudolph as county health officer. Henry, a Lawrence native son of J M Henry, will work with city health officer Dr A W Clark to improve sanitary conditions. Salary set at 50.4 per month.
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J. B. Henry
Rudolph
Board of County Commissioners
Jnc. C. Rudolph
Dr. Henry
Lawrence
J. M. Henry
A. 'W.'Clark
Henry
Josephine Harris Dead at 67 in Nashville
Josephine Harris died yesterday at her home on Tennessee Street. She was 67. Burial is planned Sunday at 2 30 PM from the Christian church at 19th and Tennessee streets. Reverend M32 Hancock will conduct the service. Miss Maud Gar City to attend.
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Josephine Harris
Tennessee Street
The
Christian Church
Tennessee
Hancock
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