Breach Rumors Rise Over Germany Turkey Ties
Washington hears Copenhagen report that Germany and Turkey severed relations amid strain from Bulgarian and Romanian spoils. Officials doubt a permanent break. German influence persists in Turkish army police and propaganda, affecting potential Allied gains if true.
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Washington
Turkey
Germany
Austria
Copenhagen
London
German
Bulgaria
Rouman
You Turk
Constantinople
Young Turk Party
Adriatic
Aegean Sea
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hamidieh
Dardanelles
Sebastopol
War Stamp Sales Reach New Highs in Treasury Receipts
Washington reports War Savings and Thrift stamps brought 58,055,000 dollars into the treasury last week, surpassing previous records. The weekly yield nearly matches the entire June total, indicating strong demand for war stamps during the period.
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Washington
Treasury
American Flyer Cadet Wallace Killed in Air Accident
Flight Cadet George Ripple Wallace of Washington Pennsylvania was killed July 26 while serving with the British air force in an airplane accident reported from London dated July 31.
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London
George Rpple Wallace
Washington
Forests Packed With German Ammunition North of the Marne
Allied observers report vast German stores found in forests of Fere and Riz north of the Marne. Ammunition depots span acres with shells labeled for immediate use and camouflaged along road edges. Allies plan a systematic assembly of the seized projectiles for use against German forces.
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Marne
Fere
Riz
Epernay
Four Killed by Train Near State Center Iowa
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck an auto at a grade crossing near State Center Iowa killing four people believed to be J P Franke his wife and two daughters of Albion Nebraska. The Franke family identification was via papers found in the man’s possession. The two girls aged fourteen and seventeen were instantly killed while the parents died later.
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State Center
Iowa
J. P. Franke
Albion
Neb
Chicago and Northwestern
Fond du Lac
Wis
J. F. Franke
State Center Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Streator
Ill
Waupun
Twenty-Five Drafted Men Desert at Camp Lewis
Twenty-five selective draft men from Ukiah City Mendocino county California deserted from a troop train here Telegrams notifying the police have been sent to California and Oregon towns where the men dropped off.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Ukiah City
Mendocino County
Cal
California
Oregon
Mackensen to Succeed Ludendorff at German HQ
A dispatch from Berne reports Field Marshal von Mackensen has arrived at the German great headquarters and is expected to replace General Ludendorff. The move signals a major shift in German leadership during the conflict.
Local News and Social Notes From Livingston
Mr. and Mrs. W M Sowder return to Mt Vernon after visit with son G G Sowder. Leaders rally for J M Robston’s Congress bid. Miss Marie Rambo visits relatives in Stanford. Margaret and Angelin Fallas in Louisville. Cottongim, Owens, Black, Warren sail to France. Florida travelers return from Cincinnati. Property bought by George S Griffin. Dr C T Blanford visits Louisville. Rain ends drought relief. crops cheer. Community chatter on drafts, age, and local happenings.
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W.M. Sowder
Mt. Vernon
G.g.sowder
John L. Powers
J.M. Robston
Congress
Marie Rambo
Stanford
Margret
Angelin Fallas
Louisville
Edgar Cottongim
W. H. Cottongim
Walter T. Owens
Charles Black
Robert Warren
France
W.D. Griffin
T. M. Griffin
Alf Griffin
Florida
John Griffin
D. Sharp
Jellico
Tenn
Cincinnati
W. D. Griffin
Sunny South
J. T. Omary
A. J. Rice
Lyda Cook
Mammoth Cave
High Bridge
George S. Griffin
G.T. Jones
Byrd
F.L. Thompson
C. T. Blanford
C.A. Blanford
C. L. Hughes
Alice Niceley
D. B. Rambo
Willie
Lech
Robins
S. C. Franklin
Jane Owens
Pineville
Livingston
Thomas Francisco
J. J. Baker
Alfred Owens
Scaggs Creek
Major Sanford L Gordon Sanford in WWI service and Mt Vernon speech
Major Sanford L Gordon Sanford joined the British Army cavalry in London on August 5 1914 the day Britain entered the war. He served as second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery and participated in major Western Front battles through 1917. He was wounded twice and later commanded the 48th Battery before returning to the United States to support Liberty Loans and Red Cross drives. He spoke at the Mt Vernon War Conference on Tuesday August 6.
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L. Gordon Sanford
London
Great Britain
England
France
Royal Field Artilery
Loos
Somme
Beaumont
Hamel
Ancre
Ving Ridge
Arras
Ypres
The
Ypes
Red Cross
W. S
Douglas Haig
King George
Belgium
48Th Battery
Royal Field Artillery
British East Africa
Uganda
East Africa
Roosevelt
Major Sanford
Mt. Vernon
Georgetown College urges high school graduates enter college
A Kentucky patriotic and educational drive led by Georgetown College urges high school graduates to enroll in colleges or technical schools this fall. The effort, aligned with War Department and Emergency Council on Education goals, aims to ensure a trained workforce for wartime needs and future peace.
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Red Cross
Georgetown College
Department of War
Emergency Council On Education
Council On Education
Wilson
Kentucky
Rockcastle
County chairmen urged to send graduates to Georgetown College
A Rockcastle county appeal instructs chairmen to recruit every high school graduate under 21 for college, stressing patriotic duty and the new military training program at Georgetown College, Ky. The county chairman will provide literature on college advantages and asks for names of graduates to be reported.
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Georgetown College
Vernon
Jonas McKenzie
Livingston
Ben Hillard
Scafford Cane
L. D. Gooch
Level Green
Poplar Grove
W. H. Owens
Brodhead
A. E. Albright
Union
George Roberts
Georgetown
War Department
U. S. Army
Rockcastle County
Rockcastle
A. J
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Frank W. Coe
Rrahk W. Coe
Coast Artillery
Erasmus M Weaver
General Coe
Kansas
R. E. Wood
Quartermaster Corps
General Wood
General Goethals
Franke
Albion, Neb
James Maret
W. F. Baker
Court House
MT. Vernon, KY
Castoria
Enos Spencer
Chas. G. Hargis
R. H. Lindsey
Commercial School
Guthrie Street
Postoffice
Sfia
Wulte Guy
Yarmuvy
John Robins
M. K. Pennington
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