Kaiser's Men Storm Lines In Delville
British war office reports German forces recaptured part of Delville wood and re established a foothold on the northern outskirts of Longueval after a night of violent bombardment. Fresh troops led waves in heavy fighting near Bazentin, Waterlot farm, and along the Somme front.
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Sidney B. Cave
London
Delville Wood
Longueval
British War Office
Ancre
Somme
Bapaune Bray
Bapaune
Bazentin Village
Austro Attacks on Monte Pasubio Repulsed
Rome July 19 official war office statement reports Austro-Hungarian counter attacks on the northern slopes of Monte Pasubio repulsed as Italian forces capture positions in the Coston sector. Intense artillery duels continue in the Ledro valley.
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International News Service
Rome
Monte Pasubio
War Office
Coston
Ledro
German Losses Near 450 000 Men in World War I
Geneva reports estimates by military experts that German and Austro Hungarian forces have suffered about 450000 casualties since offensives began. About 150000 were on the western front and 300000 on the eastern front, including killed wounded and prisoners.
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Geneva
Magnificent New Home Is Dedicated
Ceremonies witnessed by a great throng of Elks members and visitors from many states mark the dedication of the magnificent new home of Elks Lodge No 69. A banquet is planned for this afternoon at 2 30.
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Biles
New Castle Lodge
North Mill and
Falls Streets
Elks
Elks Lodge No. 69
One Hundred Cars In Auto Parade At Elks Dedication
About 100 decorated automobiles led by grand lodge officers moved through city streets after 2 pm in the Elks dedication ceremonies. Bands from Bessemer and New Castle joined the parade as parasol and Palm Beach attire added color. The route spanned eight to ten miles and lasted over an hour before ending at the clubhouse for a 7 pm banquet.
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Elks
Mill and
Falls Streets
Falls Street
The
Grand Lodge
Bessemer Band
New Castle
Palm Beach
Hold-up Charged to Young Negro on Erie Tracks
Police report Frank Norris of East Main street was held up at gunpoint by a black youth while walking near the Erie tracks north of Washington street. Norris escaped with his money, and detectives Horner and Wysner arrested Al Harold, 19, a city stranger, on a charge connected to the attempted hold-up.
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Frank Norris
East Main Street
Erie Tracks
Washington Street
Norris
Horner
Wysner
al Harold
Pearl Handled Revolver Found. Suspect Identified in City
A pearl handled revolver was found on Harold. The prisoner suspect was identified by Norris. He arrived in the city from New York weeks ago and is believed by police to be involved in other affairs. He was turned over to Alderman Hart, charged with attempted highway robbery.
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Harold
Norris
New York
Alderman Hart
Asquith Promises New Credit Vote and Home Rule Bill
London July 19 Premier Asquith announced that parliament will move another vote of credit next week and that the home rule amending bill will be introduced in the Commons.
Bulgarians Battle Allies on 125 Mile Front in the Balkans
From Bucharest a July 19 dispatch reports artillery duels between Bulgarians and Allied forces along a 125 mile front from the Tscherna river to Fort Rupel. Bombardments rage near Lake Doiran and south of Gievgeli as signs point to a forthcoming Allied offensive and a widening engagement. A small number of Teutonic troops serve with the Bulgarians, with many German officers visible on the Macedonian front.
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Bucharest
Tscherna River
Fort Rupel
Lake Doiran
Gievgeli
Japanese "Morgan" Announces Retirement
Baron Hitchi Shibusawa known as the J. P. Morgan of Japan today retires from business life at age 76. A longtime leader in Japan's financial and commercial sectors he has consistently urged friendship between the United States and Japan.
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Tokio
Hitchi Shibusawa
J. P. Morgan
Japan
United States
British Steamship Adams Reported Destroyed
STOCKHOLM July 19 The British steamship Adams 2223 tons is reported captured by a German destroyer off the Swedish coast while en route from Finland.
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Stockholm
Adams
Finland
U S Troops To Remain In Mexico Finally Denied
Acting Secretary of State Polk denied that Consul General Rodgers had authority to tell Carranza that U S troops would be withdrawn from Mexico. No withdrawal orders were sent to General Pershing, according to the War Department.
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International News Service
Washington
Polk
Rodgers
Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Mexico
War Department
Gen
Pershing
Entire Town Swept Away By Flood
sensational reports from Chimney Rock North Carolina claim the town was swept away by the recent flood and inhabitants are missing Rescue parties could not reach the site due to the Broad River current many houses were swept away with no signs of life found
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Columbia
S. C
Chimney Rock
N. C
Broad River
New Castle Reporter Covers Border Troops From El Paso
C Hugh Blair, the News staff correspondent, travels with the New Castle troop to El Paso Texas to provide frontier coverage. He is not enlisted, yet is maintained by The News to report from the Rio Grande camp and Mt Gretna journey.
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C. Hugh Blair
New Castle
el Paso
Texas
Pittsburg
Blair
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rio Grande
Mt. Gretna
Aviators Bomb Hospital on Dvinsk Front
German aviators dropped 40 bombs on the Empress Fedorovna hospital at Dvinsk, killing several inmates, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd.
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London
Empress Fedorovna’s
Dvinsk Front
Petrograd
Prepartory Service Tonight at St John’s Evangelical
Preparatory service for communion next Sunday to be held this evening at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 8 o’clock.
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St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Infant Allay and Susi Jerso Death Notices
Infant Allay aged 18 months and Susi Jerso age 1 are listed with addresses 217 Mine honing Avenue and 121 Charter Street respectively in a death notice. Further details not provided.
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Mine Honing Avenue
Susi Jerso
Charter Street
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Kaiser
Delville
Mecca OF Elks
Austro
Pasubio
O, Clare Kent
Elks’ Club
B. A. Winternita
Lodge
Morgan
U. S
State Department
Adventure Fine Daily
Hugh Blair
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