German Dispatches Question U S Troop Arrivals In France
The Hague and Zurich relay news from Berlin disputing American troop landings in France. Count Reventlow calls reports bluff, saying only aviators and medical staff touched French soil. Frankfurt and Hamburg papers discuss delayed Entente offensives and Central Powers’ possible initiative in 1918.
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Hague
Zurich
Berlin
Germany
Paris
Frankfurter Zeitung
France
Hamburger Nachrichten
German Raid on London Air War Diary Narrative
A World War I account describes German air raids on London with anti aircraft fire and pursuit by British fighters. The piece follows a German observer detailing the flight from the edge of the suburbs to the Thames and London landmarks and the bombing impact before turning home.
Niagara plunge wreck kills, pins many in water
A Belt Line Great Gorge Route car left the rails at Niagara Falls N Y plunged twenty feet into ten feet of water near the whirlpool rapids. Conductor Heron died and many passengers were injured or missing with at least two dead and dozens hospitalized.
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Niagara
N. Y
Great Gorge
Goardoniani
Uriea
Cherge
Jezande Maegerman
Lewiston
Asaries
Yoann Cere
Heron
Orward
Tional
Naife Sosas
Food for Kaiser’s Troops Reported in 1916 Figures
Special to The New York Times reports British figures showing Germany imported as much as 1,410,300 metric tons of cattle fat and fodder from the United States and neutral lands. The analysis argues stricter blockade enforcement to curb export to Holland and Scandinavia, citing impact on German rations and calories per person.
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Germany
Washington
Arly Mpouneamants
Itland
Scandinavia
Ewe Essen Ceremenees Ton Beensteainssorte
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Sodeaperonescharecsey Ees
Laceeceeswetessereee
German Empire
United States
Holland
Argentina to seek indemnity from Germany over torpedoed ships
Buenos Aires reports that Foreign Minister Onorio announced Argentina will file a claim against Germany for the torpedoing of the Argentine vessels Oriana and Toro, asserting the Argentine flag was again attacked.
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Buenos Aires
Onorio
Germany
Oriana
Toro
Chinese ruler restored to throne of China
London July 2 General Chang Hsun reports to President Li Yuan Hung that Hsun Tung, the Manchu Emperor, is restored to the throne after retirement. A dispatch says Hsun Tung issued a mandate Saturday announcing his succession to the throne.
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London
Chang Hsun
Reuter
Peking
Li Yuan- Hung
Hsun Tung
China
Boston Peace Parade Rioters Attack Socialist Rally
Riotous scenes police halted after self organized squads fought with marchers on Tremont Street and the Common. Socialist headquarters in Park Square were looted and burned during the parade observed as a peace demonstration.
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Boston
Fork Square
Tremont Street
Thor Ro Soeeton
Rusele
Zell Berty
Naval
National Gum Marines
Eilties
West and
Tret Street
Inter and
Tremont Streets
Scollay Square
Igdavisea
Crowley
Keting
Park Square
Lincoln the Cieator
The
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Workmen
Soldiers
Russians Launch Major Offensive Along 18 Mile Front
Berlin reports a heavy Russian attack along an 18 mile line on the Stripa front. Russian storming units suffered heavy losses and were forced to retire amid strong German defense. Artillery duels extend north to the Middle Stokhod and south to Stanislau as fighting continues across Galicia and the Vardar sector.
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Berlin
London
Stripa
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Narayavka River
Beysyn
Stokhod
Stanstad
Carpathians
Black Sea
Vardar
Altohakmahle
Koninchy
Zlota Lipa
Nafayuvka
Harden Sees Allies United on Democracy Demands
London reports Maximilian Harden in Die Zukunft warns that peace requires Germany yielding to democracy and independence for all peoples. He says the enemy aims to empower courts of justice, disarmament, and world socialism, with peace possible only if Germany accepts these terms.
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Harden
Germany
London
Chronicle
Amsterdam
Maximilian Harden
Russia
Government uses foreign censors to curb U.S. press
Washington reports indicate the United States seeks to suppress American news by enlisting French and British censorship to block dispatches about U S troops in Europe. The tactic faces opposition in Congress as officials deny involvement and debate over the Espionage bill continues. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Times
Europe
Pershing
France
Great Britain
Lansing
State Department
London
Senate
House
Troops Debark in Rain and Mist at French Port
American troops disembark in rain and mist at a French port after crossing the Atlantic. The sailors stand ready on decks as a silent, orderly crowd of yellow docks glows with troops marching ashore. The narrative notes the air of relief and pride at arrival and the disciplined, hopeful mood of the soldiers.
American troops arrive in France as censorship limits details
American regulars land at a French port amid cheers as they begin their first overseas deployment. Censors bar ship routes, port names, and unit identifiers, forcing reporters to omit specifics while noting the parade of Pershing’s soldiers and the new “Bammee Sammee” nickname.
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Washington
Atlantic
America
Germany
France
New York
Paris
Uncle Sam
Pershing
Pershing’s
Oceas
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