Allied Push Across Dardanelles and Eastern Front Battles
The report highlights British and French advances in the Dardanelles and major artillery duels between Italians and Austrians on the Isonzo front. It notes Russian protection of Lublin, heavy fighting near Krasnik, and continued German and Allied actions across Belgium, France, and Gallipoli as war strains intensify.
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Russia
Lublin
Poland
Warsaw
Krasnik
Flanders
War Office
Angres
Souchez
Washington
State Department
Ambasssdor
Gerard
Sawville
Heairibhip
Minnehaha
Hafax
N. S
Fleoteo
Ark of
J. E M. Morgan
Robert L. Borden
Liverpool
Adriatic Sea
Amalfi
Trieste
Isonzo
Doberdo
Gorizia
Austrians Repelled the Invaders. the King of Italy and Premier Salandra
Gallipoli
Jan Hamilton
Vistula and
Bug
Belgium
France
Forest of
Apremont
Sirks
Dar
Bomb threat on ships eased by no bombs found
New York reports a wireless from Saxonia captain confirming no bombs aboard the Cunard liner after Frank Holt warned of explosions aboard July 3 ships including the Philadelphia. Officials feared accomplices and dynamite still unaccounted as investigators link Holt to Erich Muenter amid the Morgan case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard Line
Saxonia
Frank Holt
Philadelphia
American Line
Capitol
J. P. Morgan
Liverpool
Holt
Dallas
State Department
Washington
J. S. Cockrell
Navy Department
Mr. Morgan
Glen Cove
Erich Muenter
Muenter
Mineola
Straw Manias Hit Cotton Output Forecast From Government
Washington reports an unofficial Department of Agriculture estimate for this season of 12.5 million 600 pound bales, down 22 percent from last year. Total planted acreage is 31.535 million, with a 80.3 percent normal crop condition on June 25, and declines in several Atlantic coast states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texan Heads National Editors
The National Editorial Association elected officers: Lee J. Rountree Georgetown Texas as president P E H Tomlinson Morristown New Jersey as vice president George Schlosser Sioux Falls South Dakota W R Hughes Sleepy Eye Minnesota treasurer J Clyde Oswald New York William Glenn Kansas Frank Roderus Chicago Homer Harwood Warren Michigan Sam P Harden Richardson Texas as executive committee The next meeting will be in New York in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
National Editorial Association
Lee J. Rountree
Commercial
Georgetown
Texas
P. E. H. Tomlinson
Herald
Morristown
N. J
George Schlosser
Sioux Falls
S. D
W. R. Hughes
Sleepy Eye
Minn
J. Clyde Oswald
American Pinter
New York
H. C. Hotaling
Enterprise
Mapleton
William Glenn
Tribune
Kansas
Frank Roderus
Press Club
Chicago
Homer Harwood
Free Press
Warren
Mich
Sam P. Harden
Echo
Richardson
Association
State Warehouses Bonded Thirty-One Under New Law
The state warehouse department announced four more bonded warehouses granted permits on Saturday, bringing total licensed facilities to thirty-one. Recipients include Sinton Warehouse Company of Sinton, Karnes County Bonded Warehouse Company of Range, Karnes County, and Farmers' Union Warehouse Company of Kemp, Kaufman County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Warehouse Department
Sinton Warehouse Company
Sinton
Karnes County
Bonded Warehouse Company
Range
Farmers’ Union Warehouse Company of
Kemp
Kaufman County
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers end annual convention in Corpus Christi
The twenty first annual Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association meeting in Corpus Christi closed with high attendance. B W Couch of Fort Worth elected president, Charles Dubose named vice president, Major Robert Gibson reappointed secretary, and J A Underwood re elected treasurer. The group praised the Texas Industrial Congress and thanked Corpus Christi. The arbitration committee reported forty cases settled, and storage deterioration of meal and heating discussed by Ek N Barrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
B. W. Couch
Fort 7
Pat S. Grogan
Houston
Charles Dubose
Alice
Robert Gibson
Dallas
J. A. Underwood
Honey Grove
Grogan
Texas Industrial Congress
Henry Exall
J. W. Allison
Ek. N. Barrow
Memphis
Tenn
Barrow Cotton Seed Preserver Company
Conditions in Mexico described as pitiful by relief workers
Washington files report renewed fighting near the City of Mexico with Carranza and Zapata forces. Red Cross describes capital hardship amid food shortages. Charles J. O Connor calls the situation pitiful and worsening. Vera Cruz dispatch adds that relief efforts confirm a deteriorating scene with rural areas affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carranza
Zapata
City of
Mexico
State Department
Shanklin
Charles J. O'Connor
Red Cross
John R. Silliman
Vera Cruz
O'Connor
Silliman
City of Mexico
Navy Department
Éfsisal
Progreso
Asal
Yucatan
Texas postmasters see salaries cut and raised in nationwide adjustment
Washington reports 142 Texas postmasters faced salary reductions at the start of the fiscal year based on business volume. Cities listed include Galveston and Tyler with decreases, while others like El Paso and Abilene gained salaries. Oklahoma towns also show mixed changes with several increases and many decreases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Postoffice Department
Galveston
Corsicana
Honey Grove
Longview
McKinney
Navasota
Tyler
Sherman
Stamford
Temple
Wichita Falls
Jaude Weaver
Congress
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Drumright
Okla
Coalgate
Duncan
Durant
Death in Wake of Tornado Hits St Louis Area
A tornado and cloud burst struck St Louis and St Charles counties causing damage possibly near half a million dollars. The storm isolated several towns, knocked a passenger car off the rails, dumped four inches of rain in thirty minutes, and left seven people dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Charles
Montenegrin Officials Arrested in Neutrality Probe
United States officials arrested five Montenegrin officials on charges of conspiracy to violate neutrality laws. The arrests followed information from reservists seized from a train by secret service men on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Secret Service
Border Bandits Escape After Robberies Near Lyford
A gang of about twenty five to thirty Mexican bandits, believed pursued by a posse of thirty five officers and citizens, reportedly fled after raiding several ranches near Lyford forty miles north of Brownsville. Saddles and riding gear were stolen Tuesday night, with sightings and looting reported on the opposite county side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Lyford
Prized Fertilizer Explosion Kills Two at Annapolis Farm
In Annapolis Maryland about 60 000 pounds of rejected government prism powder used for fertilizer exploded at the Naval Academy dairy farm on Tuesday. Two workers were killed and one was badly injured in the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Trolley Wreck Kills Fourteen in Queenstown Ontario
Fourteen people are known dead and more than twenty injured after a trolley car on the Canadian branch of the International Railway derailed on a steep incline from Queenstown Heights and plunged into a fifteen foot ditch beside the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Ont
International Railway
Queenstown Heights
Hessian fly damages wheat across central region
The Hessian fly is inflicting immense damage to the wheat crop from Northeastern Oklahoma and Northern Arkansas northward through Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Southern Iowa and eastward through Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Submarine U-30 Raised After Accident. One Crewman Dead
Amsterdam reports the German submarine U-30 raised after sinking near the Ems mouth. One crewman, trapped thirty six hours on the sea bottom, was found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Ems
Victor Oil Company Brings In Fourth Gusher at Edgerly
Lake Charles La The Victor Oil Company brought in its fourth gusher at Edgerly producing about 2000 barrels daily The company now yields more than half the field total and is the largest producer in Southwest Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Victor Oil Company
Edgerly
Carranza Army Beaten Off In Mexican Capital Campaign
After ten days of fighting to retake Mexico City Carranza troops led by General Pablo Gonzales retreat. Reports say Carranza’s effort to capture the capital is checked for at least another month if not defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puebla
Mex
Mexico
Carranza
Pablo Gonzales
Government to Sell Liquor in War Areas
London says the defense of the realm act allows the British government to take over control of the sale and supply of intoxicating liquors in districts where war material is handled. The order in council was issued Wednesday under wartime authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Mine Reveals Copper Store in Texas
Belton Texas J T Wright examined an ancient Spanish mine along the Bell Williamson county line and found enough copper to justify starting work on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Tex
J. T. Wright
Bell and Williamson Counties
Famous Buffalo Sells for 700 Dollars in New York
Black Diamond, the famous Central Park buffalo whose image graces the nickel, has been sold to a poultry and game dealer for about $700. He weighs over a ton, is 19, and has outlived his usefulness. his head will be mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Insurance permit filings target Texas market
Applications for permits to do business in Texas were filed this week with the department of insurance and banking by the Western Mutual Life Insurance Association of Los Angeles California and the People s Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Western Mutual Life Insurance Association of
Los Angeles
Cal
People’s Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Wilmington
Del
Britain to Stop Export of Metals
London reports British authorities have taken steps to prevent further export of lead spelter antimony nickel or other materials necessary for the manufacture of munitions of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Great Britain
Speaker Clarks Daughter Weds in Bowling Green
Genevieve Clark daughter of Speaker Champ Clark married Wednesday at the family home in Bowling Green to James M. Thomson editor of the New Orleans Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
James M. Thomson
New Orleans Item
Government Loses Railroad Suit in Reading Case
United States district court ruled for the defendant in a suit to dissolve the Reading Company and to separate the New Jersey Central railroad from the Reading, a decision issued Monday in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States District Court
Reading Company
New Jersey Central Railroad
Reading
Liberty Bell Starts Journey to Panama-Pacific Exposition
Philadelphia halted to bid farewell as three state militia regiments escorted the Liberty Bell onto a specially built car. The relic began its trek toward the Panama-Pacific exposition amid cheers and ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marble slab marks Mary Phagan grave in Marietta
A marble marker honoring Mary Phagan was unveiled in Marietta on Friday. The marker commemorates Phagan, whose murder led to Leo Frank's conviction and subsequent life imprisonment at the Georgia State Penitentiary farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Mary Phagan
Leo Frank
Georgia State Penitentiary Farm
Elberta Peaches Shipped From Winnsboro
Elberta peaches grown by W. A. Nabors were shipped from Winnsboro Texas to Kansas City Missouri. This week marked the first shipment of the season with 125 solid carloads already shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Tex
W. A. Nabors
Kansas City
School Bond Issue Carried in Palestine Texas
A school bond of 100000 dollars was approved in an election held Friday with a 2 to 1 vote in favor. The bond issue will fund school needs in Palestine Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Tex
Spy Muller Executed at Tower of London
The moat of the Tower of London hosted the execution of the alleged German spy F. R. Muller who was found guilty of sending information to the enemy using invisible ink messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tower of London
F. R. Muller
District Judge Appointed for Sixty Seventh District
Austin Texas Ben M Terrell of Tarrant County was Friday appointed district judge of the sixty seventh judicial district to succeed Judge Marvin Brown, who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ben M.terrell
Tarrant County
Marvin Brown
Cornell Professor Frank Holt Shoots J. P. Morgan
Frank Holt a Cornell University instructor shot J. P. Morgan at Morgan’s Glen Cove home and later died by apparent suicide in a Mineola jail. He confessed to planning to seize Mrs. Morgan and the children to pressure Morgan to stop war munitions exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
Frank Holt
Cornell University
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Holt
Cleghorn
Jeremiah O'Ryan
Glencove
Texas
Oklahoma
East Isle
Morgan
United States Capitol
Washington
Capitol
Mrs. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Commissioner Woods
Huerta and Followers in Jail in El Paso
General Victoriano Huerta and five Mexican officers were jailed in El Paso on federal warrants for conspiracy to violate U S neutrality laws by seeking to renew the revolution in Mexico. Bonds set at 15000 dollars each left them in custody as Pascual Orozco reportedly crossed into Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Ignacio Bravo
Eduardo Caus
Jose Delgado
J. B. Ratner
Enrique Gorosta
Huerta
San Antonio
United States
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