Allies Drive On Soissons and Soaring Front From Aisne to Marne
Allied forces push a 25 mile front from the Aisne to the Marne capturing thousands of prisoners and numerous guns as American and French troops advance toward Soissons. Soissons is reported in flames with French and American troops closing in. Scottish units seize Meteren as the wider offensive nets 20 towns and major rail centers.
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Soissons
Foch
Paris
Aisne
Marne
War Office
Reims
Montvoisin
Rip Wood
Courton Wood
Moulin a@'Arde
Marraux
Pourcy
Deuilly
Sfiume
Gain
Meteren
London
Bailleul
Vierzy
Oureq
Prunay
Chouy
Neuilly-St. Front
Belleau Wood
France
Belleau
Torey
Givray
Crise
Buzancy
Kontenay
Mont de Paris
Chateau Thierry
Chateau Vhierry
Paris-Soissons
Paris-Soissons Road
Berlin
Lawyer Pleads Leniency for German-Linked Clock Theft Case
Geneva officials report attorney Auberson urged mercy for a client accused of stealing clocks, citing long residence in Germany. German envoy Baron von Romberg prompted the federal attorney general to consider action against Auberson as the trial neared verdict. The defense framed the case around perceived anti-German sentiment in western Switzerland.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
M. Auperson
Baron von Romberg
Confederation
Auberson
U S World Leader Praises American Schools
Tung Hua Lung former Chinese minister of education and later interior minister in the new republic admires U S schools and hopes China imitates them but criticizes American anti Chinese legislation. He travels unofficially with secretary Liber T Ho and Ling Fu visiting the Blackstone hotel and University of Chicago while studying the American educational and political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jay
Tung Hua Lung
China
America
Tung
Blackstone
Liber
T. H. Ho
Ling Fu
University of Washington
University of Chicago
U S and Japan Discuss Siberia Troop Proposal
Tokyo reports note Japanese papers publish terms of an American plan to send troops to Siberia. The Japanese government reportedly accepts the proposal with plans for Japan to send forces as well. Washington officials refuse to comment while noting impending Siberian developments.
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Tokyo
U. S
Siberia
Japan
Yoshihito
Great Britain
France
Siberian
United States
Washington
Westover Sunk in War Zone. Ten Navy Crewmembers Missing
The Westover, an army supply steamer manned by navy personnel, was torpedoed and sunk July 11 en route to Europe. Of 92 aboard, ten officers and men are listed as missing, including Robert Halstead, Ralph Caldwell, Frank Holloway, James Eitis, Austin Wilson, Harvey Harrison, Edward Griffin, John Cole, Wilfred Serey, with their hometowns noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Westover
Europe
Navy Department
Sims
Robert Herbert Halstead
Lansing
Mich
Ralph Dillingham Caldwell
Woodsfords
Frank Willard Holloway
Washington, D. C
James Brown Eitis
Hartwell
Austin Clyde Wilson
Muncie
Ind
Harvey Harrison
Noblesville
Edward Lewis Griffin
Baltimore
Mid
John Cole
Brentwood
Wilfred Joseph Serey
Ashland
Wilson to Stay in Washington Through Summer
President Wilson will not take a vacation this year as matters of tremendous importance demand his attention daily. The White House announced on Tuesday that he will remain in Washington throughout the summer to handle pressing duties.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
French steamer sunk by Uboat. only one survivor
A French steamer was attacked and sunk by a Uboat off London on July 19. The crew escaped in two boats but both were rammed by the submarine. Only one crew member survived after 14 hours in the water.
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London
Reuter’s
Stop Air Raid Over London Halted by Anti Air Guns
A German plane appeared over the Isle of Thanet at the northeast Kent coast last night. Anti aircraft guns opened fire, the aircraft veered west and headed out to sea.
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London
Isle of Thanet
Kent County
Arrest Former Congressman in Bond Sale Espionage Case
Pittsburg Kan July 20 Former congressman and wealthy Kansas farmer K R Ridgely was arrested on charges of violating the espionage act by attempting to obstruct the sale of government bonds.
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Pittsburg
Kan
K. R Ridgely
Kansas
American Crew of Former Great Lakes Steamer Rescued
Thirty five Americans, crew of the former Great Lakes steamer George L Eaton, were saved after their vessel foundered in a sea storm. They arrived in London aboard a warship.
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U. S
London
Great Lakes
George L. Eaton
Platinum supply not in crisis claims government witness
Washington July 13 L L Summers of the war industries board testified before a house committee that there is no crisis in the platinum situation in this country to justify commandeering all the stocks.
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Washington
L. L. Summers
The
War Industries Board
House
Occupy Russian Port as Allies Push Inland
American and British troops have occupied the Murman coast in northern Russia after capturing Kem and advancing toward Toroki while Bolshevik authorities retreat to Nirok. An entente appeal urges population aid against Germany as German forces seek Baltic harbors for submarines. Czecho-Slovak troops reportedly take Kazan amid bolshevik resistance.
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London
Murman Coast
Russia
Moscow
Central News Agency
Amsterdam
Kem
White Sea
Toroki
Nirok
Germany
Murman
Murmaan
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Atlantic
M. Tehiteherin
Great Britain
Kazan
Copenhagen
Responsibility Assigned for Sinking of Columbia Steamer
A government report blames Captain H F Mehl and Pilot George T Williams for the July 6 sinking of the excursion steamer Columbia on the Illinois river between Peoria and Pekin, which killed 92. Charges include inattention to duty and negligence, with loss of license as the possible penalty. No fault found with the vessel's seaworthiness.
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Washington
Columbia
Illinois River
Peoria
Pekin
H. F. Mehl
George T. Williams
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Reese V. Downs
George R. Bower
Mehl
Williams
Haiti Declares War on Germany in World War I Context
Haiti’s council of state, wielding legislative powers under the new constitution, unanimously votes to declare war on Germany at Port au Prince on July 17. This follows a presidential demand as Haiti joins the global conflict.
Start Big Shipyard Formed at Quebec Remains Large
A new shipbuilding company with capital of 5 million dollars has been formed to operate one of the largest shipyards in America on the St Lawrence river opposite Quebec.
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Quebec
America
St. Lawrence River
Rail Crash in France Kills Fifteen Near Vierzon
Fifteen people died and about fifty were injured when a passenger train derailed near Vierzon in central France on Wednesday. Twenty of the injured are reported seriously hurt.
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France
Paris
Vierzon
Bourges
Germans in United States pondered buying fifty American papers
Federal building sources report that in a past plan Germans in the United States considered purchasing 50 American newspapers across as many cities to publish material favorable to the central powers.
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Fee
New York
United States
Federal Building
Mooney Sent to Prison for August Execution
Judge Franklin A. Griffin issues an order sending Thomas J. Mooney to San Quentin to await execution on Friday August 23, with the sheriff in San Francisco carrying out the commitment.
Austria-Hungary open to peace on 1918 borders
Baron von Berian announced Vienna is ready to peace within its 1918 territorial limits. He praised President Wilson and said his four points align with common aims, urging allied powers to seek mutual agreement rather than peacemaking based on earlier eastern treaties.
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Amsterdam
Baron von Burian
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
French Traitor Executed for Treason in Vincennes
Paris reports the execution of M. Duval, director of the Bonnet Rouge, for treason. The German propaganda case follows the earlier execution of Bolo Pasha, with Duval dying almost instantly after the command. The trial of Duval and six others had begun shortly after.
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Paris
M. Duval
Bonnet Rouge
Vincennes
France
Bolo Pasha
Duval
Food Prices Rise 3 Percent In 30 Days
Washington reports retail food prices in the United States rose 3 percent from April 15 to May 15, with a 5 percent rise over the prior year and an average 68 percent increase over the five-year span. Vegetables largely declined.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Statistics
Japanese Battleship Kawachi Blows Up and Sinks
The Japanese battleship Kawachi of 21 420 tons displacement exploded and sank in Tokyoma bay 150 miles northeast of Nagasaki on July 12. Five hundred crew members died in the disaster.
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Tokyo
Tokoyama Bay
Nagasaki
Germany Denied Request to Send Troops to Moscow Embassy
A Russian wireless dispatch reports Germany asked to send a regiment to guard the German embassy in Moscow but the request was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Moscow
Malvy Charges Modified in Paris Case
Paris July 20 state prosecutor Merillon has modified charges against Louis J Malvy former premier of the interior. The punishment most likely to be imposed is life imprisonment according to the report.
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Malvy
Paris
Louis J. Malvy
Interior
Merillon
Hfe
Strike Off Alien Names Warned By Post Office
Washington July 20 warning that all business firms in the United States should strike from their mailing lists names placed on the enemy trading list was given by the post office department.
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Washington
United States
Post Office Department
Crowder orders 7000 draftees sent to schools
Washington reports Crowder calls 7 000 draft registrants fit for military service from fifteen states to be sent to schools for special training between August 1 and 15.
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Washington
Crowder
President Wilson greets Pittsburgh boy scouts in Washington
President Wilson shakes hands with 23 boy scouts from Pittsburgh who rode to Washington on bicycles bearing greetings from Mayor Babcock. The group toured the capital on Tuesday to deliver a civic message.
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Wilson
Boy Scouts
Washington
President Wilson
Pittsburgh
Babcock
Lieutenant Roosevelt Killed in Battle Over French Front
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt son of former President Roosevelt was shot down and killed near Chateau Thierry on the Marche front during a Sunday aerial engagement. He led a patrol of 18 American planes. two German aircraft fired on him from behind as the squadron closed in. one of his planes reportedly tumbled, and the search party found no trace. Evidence in New York suggested he was missing and possibly captured, though a cable from Paris indicated he landed unhurt.
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London
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chatéau Thierry
Marche Front
Paris
Philip Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Saratoga
Richard Derby
Quentin
Draft Call For Aug. 5 Mobilization Quotas Named
Washington reports General Crowder ordered 46 000 men from all states and D C to move to camps between Aug 5 and 9 with a plan to entrain 300 000 during August. Quotas include Illinois 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks Missouri 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks Indiana 1 000 at Fort Thomas Iowa 800 at Jefferson Barracks Kansas 1 000 at Fort Riley Kentucky 800 at Fort Thomas Michigan 1 000 at Fort Thomas Minnesota 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks Nebraska 100 at Camp Fremont Montana 800 at Camp Fremont Ohio 2 500 at Columbus Barracks Oklahoma 1 200 at Camp Fremont Texas 1 800 at Camp Cody Wisconsin 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks and 850 at Camp Shelby.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Crowder
Illinois
Jefferson Barracks
Indiana
Fort Thomas
Iowa
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Camp Fremont
Montana
Ohio
Columbus Barracks
Oklahoma
Texas
Camp Cody
Wisconsin
Camp Shelby
McAdoo Moves to Curb Italian Exchange Speculation
Rome reports that Treasury Secretary McAdoo advised the Italian ministry that measures are in place to curb speculation in Italian exchange in the United States. Italian purchases in America are settled long term, with US credits to absorb Italian life offers under agreed rules.
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Rome
Stefani
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Ministry of Finance
United States
America
Four Hundred Fifty Battleplanes Shipped Abroad
Secretary Baker announced that 450 American built battleplanes were sent abroad or loaded for shipment on July 5. He also noted that deliveries of Liberty motors of all classes on the same date reached 2 514.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Liberty Motors
Assails Irish Petitioners in Senate
In Washington on July 20 Senator King of Utah denounced as traitors the persons signing petitions by the Friends of Irish Freedom calling the United States to secure independence for Ireland.
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Washington
Friends of Irish Freedom
United States
Ireland
Senate
King
Utah
Airplane Crashes Between Vienna and Budapest
A biplane cargo aircraft traveling from Budapest to Vienna collapsed from about 2000 feet. Both occupants were killed according to reports received here.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Budapests
Air commander Reinhard killed amid Luftwaffe record
Amsterdam reports Captain Reinhard commander of the air squadron of the late Baron von Richtofen has been killed. The Lokal Angeiger states the squadron claimed 117 aerial victories under Reinhard.
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Hun
Amsterdam
Reinhard
Baron von Richthofen
Lokal Angeiger
Fertilizer Plant Explosion Damages Jacksonville Facility
A July 18 blast at the American Agricultural Chemical Company fertilizer plant near Jacksonville Florida destroyed the facility and caused about 1.25 million dollars in losses. Fire followed the nitrate explosion and the incident disrupted local operations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Here
U. S. Cruiser San Diego Sunk Off Fire Island
The armored cruiser San Diego was sunk ten miles off Fire Island New York with 1187 sailors saved and no known deaths reported. Survivors described torpedo impacts and a submarine sighting as rescue vessels converged to search for survivors. Navy warning to shipping followed the loss.
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Washington
San Diego
Tire Island
New York
Navy Department
Fire Island
United States
New York Harbor
Long Island
U. S
Baseball Law Expands Draft to Entertainers
Secretary Baker ruled baseball a nonproductive occupation and said draft rules should broaden to include other professional entertainers. The decision came as Eddie Ainsmith, Washington American catcher, faced a local board order to work.
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Washington
Baker
Eddie Ainsmith
Orders 2 lightless nights begin July 24
The fuel administration on Friday night ordered lightless nights in effect beginning July 24 prohibiting any light for illuminating signs or displays on Monday to Thursday nights in New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia and on Mondays and Tuesdays in other states.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Three Die In Blast At Aetna Nitrate Plant
Three men are killed in a blast at the Aetna Explosives nitrate plant near Ishpeming Michigan causing extensive damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Marquette
Mich
Aetna Explosives Company
Ishpeming
Deporting Belgians Again In Ghent District
German authorities resume deportations in Belgium with 10,000 slated from Ghent district. Daily removals range from 500 to 2000 as word of the action spreads.
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Amsterdam
Ghent
Treasury Announces New Loans to Italy and Belgium
The treasury department reports a new loan of $100,000,000 to Italy, raising total credits to $760,000,000, and a loan of $9,000,000 to Belgium, bringing its total to $145,250,000.
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Italy
Washington
Belgium
Treasury Department
Quits Trade Board for Army
W T Chantland of Iowa resigns as chief examiner for the federal trade commission to accept a commission as major of infantry. He previously held the rank of colonel in the National Guard.
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Quits Trade Board
Army
Washington
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