Americans Score Major Marne Victory In Week’s Fighting
Americans and French push near the Ourcq and Marne lines as artillery advances behind infantry. In the Larne salient the week’s fighting yields significant gains with forces near Soissons and Fresnes, while Pershing reports 72 American dead and 297 total casualties including 38 killed in action and 220 wounded. Casualties also include 25 missing in action and one marine dead from disease.
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Washington
Pershing
Entire Jowa Family perishes in interurban collision near Waterloo
A collision four miles south of Waterloo, Iowa, between an interurban car and a car fatalities: Allen T. Brown, Mrs. Milton T. Brown, Trene Brown, Clifford Bartlett, North Bartlett, with one injured. The Brown family all died. the crash was blamed on a tree obstructions.
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Waterloo
Tuly
Here
Ares Mllen T. Brown
Milton
T. Brown
Trene Brown
Cliford
Ndrth Bartlett
Brown
Land grants split Turks in ministerial crisis at Constantinople
Rome reports a ministerial crisis in Constantinople amid rising tension between Turkey and Bulgaria over territorial adjustment at Bucharest. Two hostile camps form, one led by Talaat Pasha and the other by Enver Pasha, the latter backed by Germany.
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Rome
Constantinople
Turkey
Fulgaria
Bucharest
Athens
Talaat Pasha
Enver Yasha
Germany
Dan Darnla’s Loyalty Question Sparks Public Action
A Hillsboro coal miner named Dan Darnla faced rumors of disloyalty. He reportedly entered the sheriff’s office, publicly declared loyalty, kissed a flag, visited Red Cross to arrange family remembership, bought an American flag at a drug store, and hung it over his front door, prompting local debate.
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Dan
Litchfeld
Dan Darnla
Hillsboro
Red Cross
Italians in Wheeling Refuse Wheat Flour for Patriotism
Italian grocers at Wheeling West Virginia announce they will not handle wheat flour and will sell wheat substitutes instead to show patriotism. The action draws approval, noting Italians in their homeland know nothing of wheat flour substitutes.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Peace terms demand seizure of enemy ships after war
A London committee named by the board of tribes, aligned with the US department of commerce, urges postwar policies to confiscate enemy shipping and punish sea crimes. It warns restoration of the mercantile marine must be prioritized to avoid crippling industry and export trade, advocating distribution or sale of seized ships and equal port access for all flags.
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London
Board of Tribes
United Stated Department of Commerce
Aden
Huns Admit Peace Remote
New York July 28 Berlin Tageblatt reports the Reichstag may extend its life for another year but the extension is now to be four years due to the war not ending. The present legislative period would have ended in January but is prolonged amid uncertainty.
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New York
Tuly
Berlin
Austria Blamed by Swiss Over Sarajevo Cable and War
Swiss press accuses Austria of bad faith and premeditation in the Sarajevo affair as the fourth year of the war nears. Peace talks between Austria and Finland are expected to start next week in Berlin.
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Rome
Malin
Sarajevo
Austria
Finhind
Berlin
Son of Gen Harris Killed In French Auto Crash
Paris reports American officer Harris, son of General Harris who commands American troops in France, was killed when his automobile overturned. A French interpreter who accompanied Harris was severely injured according to the dispatch from an American port.
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Paris
Rifles for Home Guards Authorized in Modified Order
Washington July 29 The adjutant general's order restricting rifle issuance to home guard groups until state National Guard quotas are filled was amended to allow supply where rifles are not actually needed for organized National Guard units.
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Adjutant General
Washington
National Guard
Home Guard
Lake strike off after three hour talks
Washington July 29—Victor A Olander secretary of the sailors union and other union leaders announced the threatened Great Lakes strike was called off after a three hour discussion with Andrew Furuseth Patrick O'Brien and Thomas Conway, representatives of the men, and officials including Chairman Harley of the Shipping Board and Bass, chairman of the board a labor committee.
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Washington
Etrikea
Great Lakes
Victor A. Olander
Anflers
Olander
Andrew’ Furuseth
Patrick O'Brien
Thomas Conway
Harley
Shipping Board
Bass
Allies Break German Base Rout In Aisne-Marne Front
Paris reports French and American forces crossed the north bank of the Marne and seized the German supply hub at Fere-en-Tardenois. French and American troops chased retreating units as cavalry and planes attacked lines, with several towns including Freshes and Courmont captured and German positions abandoned along the center of the Marne salient. Paris notes Allied pressure extends from Soissons to Reims with ongoing British front activity and high morale.
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Paris
Quieq Moet
Fere-en-Tardenois
Aigne-Marne
War Office
Anthenay
Clery-et-Violaine
Belma
Champagne
Pere-en-Tardenois
France
Triebler
America
Aisne-Marne
Foch
Marne
Soissons-Reims
Villere-sur-Irere
Fereen-Tardenois
Sergy
Vinlers-sur- Fere
Reims
Ville en-Tardenois
Tol
Kampvinsy
Dormany
Inger
Qured
Freshes
Courmont
Tour Aniles
Vesle
Reiras
Soissons
Recall of Captain Boy-Ed Reported in New York
New York reports that Captain Boy-Ed, former German naval attaché in Washington, was recalled after the American government demanded action over his Germany propaganda in the United States. The Cologne Gazette cites his speech naming him a naval captain and refers to him as Von Boy-Ed, with the Emperor William granting recognition.
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New York
Cajtan Boy- Ea
Washington
Thta
William
Foch Blocks Flanders Drive In Muted War News
Military experts debate potential British offensives as Crown Prince Rupprecht’s forces face manpower limits near the Marne salient. Reports claim only thirty fresh divisions available, with no reinforcements expected until October 1920. Heavy fighting disrupts supply roads and farmsteads near Lyden dorf as Allied air and ground forces press. British raiders in Flanders claim several prisoners and machine guns seized in night patrols near Arns and Ypres.
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Paria
Trupprecht
Rupprecht
Marny
Marne-Aisne
Lydendorf
German Crops Suffer in War Weakened Germany
Washington reports indicate German crops are uneven by region. Southern and western areas enjoy favorable conditions while central Mecklenburg and Posternmannn face severe drought damage to vegetables and staple potato crops. Insects weaken production across drought zones and cabbage crops are heavily hit.
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Washington
Soissons-Reims
Germany
Middle Germany
Mecklenburg
Government to Take Over Oil Industry From Well to Consumer
Washington July 28 complete governmental supervision and control of the oil industry from the well to the consumer is foreshadowed by Mark L. Requa head of the oil division of the fuel administration in a statement.
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Washington
Mark L. Requa
Oil Division
The
Fuel Administration
Cowa Drunk on Apple Pulp Shocks Dairy Herd
Apple pulp from Yakima cider mill fed to dairy cows at a Tieton ranch caused intoxication, leaving most unable to grind feed and many animals staggering. The incident, described by observers, involved drunk dairy cows reacting to the experiment.
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Yakima
Wash
Tieton
British Casualties Fever In The Past Week Report
London reports British casualties for the past week totaling 12 897, compared with 16 981 the week before. Figures show officers and men killed or wounded, with 123 officers and 1 764 men killed and 304 officers and 10 697 men wounded or missing.
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London
Prohibition Order Bans Rice Imports in U S
In a directive from Rice Washington dated July 28 the War Trade Board forbade importation of rice for commotion in the United States after July 31. The measure declares all rice imports absolutely prohibited effective immediately under wartime controls.
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Washington
The
War Trade Board
United States
Record W Svoq Sales Sets Daily War Bond Peak
Receipts of 16431,933 on July 9 from war savings and thrift stamp sales were the largest single day total since offering began. First nine days of July brought sales totaling 46,552,529. The note urges patience over hustle in a lone class.
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
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White Cross Farm
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Jowa
British Board of Trade
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M. Harris
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Ypres
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Swift & Company
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Thin Bank
First National Bank
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