Attack on Vaux Portends New German Breakthrough
Allied and German forces clash along a 65 mile front from Chateau Thierry to Massiges as the Germans renew a major offensive. American troops engage along the Marne and in the Chateau Thierry sector while British lines hold and press in Flanders. Meaux comes under heavy bombardment as the struggle shifts across the Marne toward Rheims with Italian units also involved in the broader attack.
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Associated Press
Compiegne
Oise
Chateau Thierry
Maison Des Champagne
Massignes
Rheims
Marne
Dormans
Vaux
War Office
Paris
Cambrai
Flanders
Villers-Bretonneux
Amiens
Arras
la ‘Fere
Chateau
Hierry
Massiges
Champagne
Meaux
Ghateau Thierry
Asine
Chateau ‘Thierry
Aisne
Picardy
Ypres
Verdun
Wuld
St. Mihiel
Mihiel
Chateau, Thierry
Torey
Chgnon
Ward
Jaulgonne
Liggetts
London
Vills-Bretteneix
Ridge Wood
Dickebusch
Fallin
Bmeaux
Scemé
Rublee's Company Expands with New Kansas City Plant
Lakin McKey Manufacturing Co. reorganizes as H J Rublee of Lawrence becomes secretary and general salesman. A new factory will open in Kansas City Missouri. The firm makes overalls and has grown from twenty five machines to about one hundred twenty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakin-McKey Mfg. Co
Kansz—City
Lawrence
Lakin-McKey Manufacturing Company
Fort Scott
H. J. Rublee
Kansas City
Missouri
All Day Meeting Planned by Vinland WCTU
An all day temperance gathering is set for Sunday July 21 on the Vinland church lawn. Organizer Wm Quelch lists morning talks, a noon basket dinner, and afternoon addresses by Mrs. Robinson, Rev Roy Burt, and W C Simons. Everyone interested in temperance is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinland W.C. T. U
Quelch
Roy QO. Burt
W C Simons
Will Help Church Drive At Fort Funston Campaign
The Rev. M. Lee Sorey of First Christian in Lawrence will spend eight days at Camp Funston starting next Sunday to lead a national army camp religious drive. He was certified to assist the eight day campaign representing the Christian church with all denominations involved. Also in town, W. R. Smith, state printer, seeks re nomination after success in office and backing for voters in Douglas county.
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T H
Smith
Douglas County
Gore Attacks President Over Wheat Price Guarantee
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, chair of the senate agricultural committee, attacked the President’s veto of the agricultural appropriation bill today. He opposed the rider raising the Government price guarantee for wheat to $2.40 a bushel, arguing it jeopardizes farmers and markets.
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Gore
Washington
Oklahoma
Senate Agricultural Committee
Falling Boiler Cripples Tongano xie Mill Engineer
Engineer Malcolm G. Merrihugh was severely injured at Kramer Fair Mills Friday when a three ton boiler rolled off railroad ties and pinned him to a steam valve. The boiler was being installed. Merrihugh, guiding the process, suffered crushing injuries and severe scalds before the steam was shut off. A doctor was summoned as workers raised the boiler and attempted to free him. His condition remained uncertain as doctors prepared for grafting skin due to extensive injuries.
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Malcolm G. Merrihugh
Kramer-Fair Mills
Mgr. Merridugh
Merribugh
Post Office to Take Over Telegraph and Radio Systems
Washington July 15 preparations to seize telegraph lines and control cable and radio establishments move forward under presidential authority. Officials expect Postmaster General Burleson to enforce powers. telephone service takeover undecided. Also note Captain C B Francisco to join Thirty Fifth Division and local signs urging food saving in St Louis.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Fee Department
Wilson
House
Senate
White House
Burleson
Classification of June Registrants Announced Today
The registrar announced the classification of June registrants. Eighty-one were placed into Class One following the assessment.
Four Relinquents Fail to Send Questionnaires in Draft Shuffle
Douglas County draft officials, led by George C. Brune, report 81 men placed in Class One A and One I, with 73 already classified. About 202 men total now exist in Class One after adding 129 new registrants, though July calls may exhaust the supply as 44 leave the county. Delinquents include four unreturned questionnaires now set for arbitrary Class One placement. district board action in Topeka may affect deferments for agricultural claims.
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Doulas County
George C. Brune
Selective Service Board
Eal Héarnd
District Board
Topeka
Brune
Chiss
Haiti Declares War On Germany In Unanimous Council Action
July 15 report notes the Council of State in Haiti, with legislative powers, unanimously declared war on Germany per the President’s demand. Also in news: a new wheat record from Wakarusa Valley with 50. to 60 bushels per acre on 15 acres by Charles Boone for John A. Garrett, plus an attempted car theft at 728 Ohio Street foiled by Dr. A P Hultz who lives nearby.
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Council of State of
Black Republic
Germany
Paps Prince
Haiti
Council of State
Ation
Republic
Charles Boone
Wakarusa Valley
John A. Garrett
Boone
D.ie. R. Keith
Ohio St
A.P. Hultz
Hultz
Tennessee Street
Rawugartner
Harvey County
Seven men leave Lawrence for national service draft calls
Seven Lawrence men depart for draft service. Six head to training for technical and regular military roles, with five bound for Kan State Agricultural College Manattan and one to Camp Funston. Draft board clerk George Brune cites no training details, as county totals reflect the July call.
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Lawrence
Kanax State Agricultural College
Manattan
Edward W. Peters Droy A. Lathrop
Ralph G. Achning
A. Wulfkuhle
Herman K. Sohelthorn
Carl A. Peterson
Hays
Kansas
Childe.n. Gor‘ston
Camp Funston
George Brune
Anasual
Douglas County
Ix County
Towo
Aleady
Weather outlook and shipbuilding orders reported
Forecase notes partly cloudy nights with cooler Tuesday in the north. Washington reports contracts for eight ships yesterday with eight additional steel cargo ships let by the Shipping Board to Japanese gas and 0.27 inch rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamsas
Washington
Shipping Board
More Soldiers Sent to Guard Harbors and Russian Front News
American and British troops occupy the Murman coast in northern Russia, protecting rail links to Petrograd as Germans press to seize harbors for submarine bases. Total German and Austrian divisions in Russia total 32 and 15 respectively, with forces spread from Petrograd to the Black Sea. Czechoslovak troops reportedly capture Kiawan, east of Moscow, after Bolshevik resistance. Ed Anderson appointed receiver for A. D. Carroll store. An ancient residence in Guruiaty is noted as the oldest inhabited mansion in the world.
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Teulon
Russia
Petrograd
Black Sea
London
Murman
Moscow
Agisterdam
Kem
White Sea
Toroki
Holshevik
Nirck
Germany
Finland
Murmain
Hans
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Tehitcherin
Great Britain
Amsterdam
Kiawan
Kazan
Kayapka
Siberia
Ed Anderson
Germany to unleash Baltic fleet in North Sea assault plan
The article asserts Germany is poised for a major naval dash into the North Sea. It describes the Kaiser's reinforced Baltic force, boosted by captured Russian ships, ready for a supreme test against British and American fleets. A map illustrates possible use of the Baltic fleet to strike via Kiel Canal, the Kattegat, and Skagerrak in a simultaneous offensive.
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North Sea
Kiel Canal
Baltic Sea
Russia
Germany
Cattegat
Skager Rack
American Counterattack Halts German Drive Near Marne
American and French forces repelled a German assault in the Vaux region and east of Rheims, advancing several hundred yards before withdrawing to line for strategic reasons. American machine gunners and infantry fought hard, taking prisoners and preventing a breakthrough as heavy shelling and gas persisted along the Marne front.
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Marne
Vaux
Rheims
Chateau Thierry
Dorimars
Conde
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