Russians Halt at the Lomnica River Front
Wartime bulletin notes heavy artillery and aerial activity along the Lomnica line as German reserves rush to the front. Reports describe allied advances near Verdun and ongoing clashes across Galicia, with British motor detachments aiding Russian offensives in Galicia and punitive shelling across Belgian and French sectors.
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Associated Press
Kormiloff
Galicia
Lomnica
Paria
Verdun
Britiew
Washington
Britih
Gateia
Petrograd
University to undergo staff shakeup in physical training department
The University announces major staffing changes as nearly all of last year's physical training staff depart for war or other duties. Dr Dorothy Childs resigns for health reasons, Dr James Naismith leaves to join Y M C A service, L B McCarty enlists in Kansas Engineers, A B Harrison goes to Fort Riley with the YMCA, and Herman Olcott may join government service. Frederick G Fisher dies at 625 Walnut Street. funeral plans pending.
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International Committee
Naismith
Kansas Regiment
Y. M. C. A. Work
L. B. McCarty
Company B
Kansas Engineers
Tony” James
Bill’’ Weidlein
Sam
United States
A. B. Harrison
Fort Riley
H Herman Olcott
University
New York Guardsmen Urged to Train. City Becomes Drill Ground
Anxiety to start for the southern training camp seizes 20000 guardsmen called to the colors on Monday. Officers estimate the new sixth division could be ready to leave by August 1 if muster continues at recent rates. The city resembles a vast drill ground as regiments practice the manual of arms under drill masters.
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New York
United States Army
Manual of Arms
Water scarce as a beverage in France reported by veteran
Charles Griesa of Lawrence describes the scarcity and questioned purity of drinking water in France while serving six months with the American ambulance corps. He explains troops preferred red wine to risky water, noting water was abundant but not trusted. Griesa, back from France in May, is at Ft. Riley training camp.
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France
Charles Griesa
Lawrence
American Ambulance Corps
Griesa
Ft. Riley
Red Cross totals announced today in Lawrence and county
Red Cross drive results show Lawrence pledges and payments totaling $14 609 55 with Douglas county contributions reaching $21 585 60. The county committee tabulated by districts lists captains and amounts plus a Belgian French soldier relief pledge from the Heaper church.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
Plot to spread disease in Kansas foiled by arrests
Three men were arrested in Kansas towns and taken to Kansas City for questioning after authorities said a plot to spread terror via court plaster containing tetanus germs was uncovered. Government tests found germs on the plasters. motives and origins remained unclear.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Fred Robertson
U. S
W.B. Smith
Robertson
Milk Producers Meet In Lawrence For Large Dairy Talk
Dairymen from the vicinity, with the Chamber of Commerce, plan a major dairy meeting in Lawrence next Tuesday noon. Officials note agriculture’s role in milk production as Munn of the National Dairy Council stresses the cow’s feed efficiency and the value of quality cattle for the market.
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Chamber of ‘Commerce
Lawrence
Usbl Syntrks
Tran
Syanty
SGM
Kawe
M.D. Munn
National Dairy Council
Army Ambulance Company Seeks Small, Young Recruits
The War Department calls for men five feet one inch or taller and weighing at least 110 pounds to serve as ambulances in Kansas units. Lawrence sent twenty volunteers to Ambulance Company No. 2 of the Kansas National Guard, with over fifteen students among them. Charles Oehrle, assistant cashier at Citizens State Bank, resigns to join, reporting for duty on August 5.
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War Department
Owser
Lawrences
Lawrence
National Guard of Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas
Oehrle
Army
Charles Oehrle
Citizens State Bank
Kansas National Guards
Instructors Head Home For Summer Break
Instructors Miss Hazel Pratt and Miss Miriam Jones of the University journalism department depart this evening for Columbus Ohio to spend the rest of the summer. The popularity of the swimming beach is attributed to many women learning to swim this season at Y M C A classes conducted for women of all ages and largely attended this spring.
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Hazel Pratt
Miriam Jones
The
University
Miss Pratt
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence Forms Home Guard Unit in Kansas
Lawrence plans to form a civilian Home Guard unit to guard against disturbances while national men are away at war. Former National Guard officers will drill the group across the county. Enrollment, led by P. H. Peirce, follows state by‑laws, with papers sent to Topeka and details noting the unit is not part of U.S. or state military forces.
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Home Guards
P. H. Peirce
Peirce Music Store
Peircey
Home Guard
State of
Kansas
United States
Topeka
National Guard
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
France
Sueh
W. W
Gan Club
Lawrence
Krag
Bite Cleland
Evans Receives Conflicting Army Orders For Duty
W R Evans of Evans Metcalf firm received two war department orders to report for cavalry service at Ft Leavenworth and Ft Riley. He is slightly over military age with no army ties and suspects the orders target another W R Evans. Readers with information urged to forward the notices to the proper lieutenant.
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Cavalry
W. R. Evans
Evans-Metcalf
War Department
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Riley
Evans
Army
W. St. Evans
A Few Stogies at Front for Troops
Chicago dispatch reports letters from American soldiers in France asking for tobacco and pipe items. They say a good old U S nickel cigar would be greatly appreciated by the men at the front, noting pipe tobacco cigarettes and pipes are available but scarce.
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Chicago
France
U. S
Laborers Seek Peace as Riots Lead to Sentences
Reports from Dusseldorf indicate the siege state ended after riots. 185 individuals received sentences averaging over eighteen months. Clergy urged mercy while protests over bread ration cuts and child labor penalties drew crowds at key industrial centers in Westphalia. authorities faced calls for leniency and relief measures.
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Copenhagen
Dusseldorf
Seige
Ata Big Kibor Meeline
Muate
Ch'ldan Ami Ytarantess
Aarphe
Pecatee
Farm Exemption Rules Tighten for Farmers in War Effort
A farmer faces strict scrutiny to prove he has done his best on the farm and kept land free of weeds to qualify for exemptions. Exemption boards will probe alleged farm loafing, and those found neglecting crops face removal from the farm and possible conscription. The policy targets ensuring food production remains steady as young farmers must demonstrate diligence or lose exemption.
Cat Kills Rat but Loses Nine Lives in Metro Incident
Oklahoma City July 18 Interurban and street car service stalled for ten minutes when a cat chased a rat up a car frame near a substation. The cat touched two charged wires causing a short circuit and the loss of one of its nine lives. Linemen removed the lifeless animal as service resumed. Olin Deibert, nephew of Dean Olin Templin, has enlisted in base hospital No 29 and will serve as a laboratory assistant.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma County
Aung
Kitty
Liefless
Cus
Olin Deibert
Army
Olin Templin
Kansas Weather Report Sees Warmer, Fair Conditions Ahead
A Kansas weather note reports yesterday’s conditions and a forecast for today. It notes generally fair skies tonight and Thursday with a somewhat warmer trend, and details temperatures around 68 degrees in the morning.
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Beateges
Train Service Cuts and War Support From Railroad Chief
Bairlay Harrison, rail chair, says duplication in eastern trains is ended and unique savings of coal and manpower will aid war needs. Union Pacific denies service cuts, plans to boost east to Fort Riley travel for Y M C A work. Edward Dahlene to lead camp secretaries in Linda Vista. Governor Capper spoke at Summit on state obligations and opportunities. Hugo Wedell travels to Emporia then Fort Riley for Y M C A duties.
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Bairlay Harrison
Washtington
Union Pacific
New York
Philadelphia
Union Pacific Railroad
E. E. Alexander
East
Fort Riley
Fort
Dahlene
Edward Dahlene
Lawrence
Army
Linda Vista
California
San Francisco
Mr. Dahlene
Carrie Dahlene
Indiana Street
Governor Capper
Arthur Capper
Wedell
Hugo
Emporia
Douglas county adds 32 to tuition aid list for high schools
Thirty two names were added to the Douglas county student list receiving tuition paid to high schools in county and neighboring areas this fall boosting total to 252 from an earlier 200. Names include Ethel Axe Arthur Halloway Doris Hughes George Butell Solon Markley Mae Meeder Edna Blayver Hazel Dear and others. Report errors to County Superintendent O J Lane.
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Douglas County
O. J. Lane
Ethel Axe
Wesley Feity
Arthur Halloway
Doris Hughes
George Butell
Solon Markley
Mae Meeder
Edna Dpavyer
Hazel Dear
Kizzie Brubaker
Lillian Smith
Marie Husted
Adah Earl Chadwick
Elizabeth Shannon
Janie Button
Elsie Jordan
Clyde H. Freeze
Philip Brecheisen
Esther Boland
Kathrine Morehouse
Margaret Balmmaier
Ethel Shearer
Jiffie Fetty
Elsie Custard
Mary Rock
Pauline Myers
Viola M. King
Nannie Meeder
Gertrude Brecheisen
George Boland
Mabel Fishburn
Helen Hurshberger
Picnic Outing Delights Playground Boys At Brown's Grove
Mrs J C Ecke hosted a large playground field day at Brown's Grove for thirty six boys plus twelve adults. Last week's winning teams led the group with guests, enjoying shooting galleries games and a grand picnic supper. A campfire concluded the evening before the return to the city.
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J. C. Ecke
Brown’s Grove
Foud
Playerounds
South Park
Amd
Harial Ye Raown
Jean
Parise
Establish Post Office for American Troops in France
The July 17 report notes a new post office at the training camp in France enabling soldiers to mail letters home or elsewhere without revealing whereabouts. Mail should be sent to the Paris training camp for forwarding. Supplies returning from base will boost distribution, including tobacco and other scarce luxuries, improving daily order.
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France
Paris
Quartermasters Departments
Farmer reports wheat fair and cotton prospects good in Oklahoma trip
Wilson Schneck returned from southern Oklahoma where his Tilman county farm near Fort Sill was visited. He says the local wheat crop is fair and cotton prospects look good, while corm from Herington Kansas to the Texas line is burned. Fred Kelley and George Myers left for Chanute on a business trip.
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Wilson Schneck
Oklahoma
Tilman County
Fort Sill
Mr. Schneck
Herington
Kansas
Texas Line
Mr.Schneck
Rural tolls and exchange consolidation plans discussed
Reports that rural tolls would be dropped and a unified exchange in Lawrence would keep current service while expanding to Eudora and other towns were denied by WEA official Nottorf. The consolidation of Home and Bell lines is postponed until city lines finish, with rural customers to see minimal disruption and a full switch to a consolidated system by September. Merchants formed a committee to ensure fair rates and best service for farmers and rural patrons.
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Consolidated Exchange
Lew
Lrence
WEA. Nottorf Mmn
of &W
E. A. Nottorf
Kansas Telephone Company
Chamber Commerce
Nottomt
Complete Road Plans Favor Seventh Street Route Choice
The Good Roads committee in Gos ter Beltway Lloyd Daf mr, county highway engineer, announced he completed a survey and will present recommendations for a district road. A proposed Seventh street route edged out California Tom s road as more convenient, with signs to join Douglas county lines before August 1. Uhrlaub Wins In Kansas City Tennis, Advancing to Fifth Round on Rockhill Courts.
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Goster of Comer Beltway
Lloyd Dafmr
Seventh Street
Rock Road
Jority
Missioners
New County
Douglas County Concrete
Uhrlaub
Butch
Kansas City
J. G. Uhrlaub
Great Plains
Rockhill Club
J. E. Challinor
Rockhill
Abbay
Kenneth Uhis
K. U
Upland Wheat Yields Strong At J R Hefty Farm
A Franklin area report notes upland wheat yields were robust this year. On the J R Hefty farm a forty acre field yielded a little over 22 and a half bushels per acre, with twelve acres of oats averaging about fifty bushels per acre. Hefty, a farmer, cites steady work and transportation as factors. A separate court note mentions a spaniel fined in court and a single speeder arrested last.
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J. R. Hefty
Franklin
Mr. Hefty
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