French Capture Hill Dominates Somme Sector
On the Somme front French troops seize Hill 97 southeast of Biaches and gain ground at La Maisonnette farm while British advances push east of Ovillers and La Boisselle. French and British reports confirm heavy fighting with notable gains and ongoing bombardments from Verdun to the Vosges.
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London
Somme
Biaches
French War Office
Tronea Wood
Ovisiers
la Boisselie
Mametz Wood
Hinchen
Veronne
la Maisonnette
Latte
Verdun
Froide Terre
Fleury
Fumin Wood
Ham
Pocourt
British
War Office
Trones Wood
Mametz
Ovillers
la Boisselle
Hoya Flying Corps
Champagne
Vosges Bight
Offensive front in France shows progress as Germans slow
The Vossische Zeitung reports after the first week of the great offensive that German and Allied lines remain contested. The English attack stalls from La Boisselle to Contalmaison while gains near La Bassée and Anglophone fronts are met with heavy losses. The piece notes German resilience, signs of possible extension of the offensive, and ongoing air and artillery activity amid high enemy casualties.
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Vossiche Zeitung
NEW York Times
West Front
Commecourt
Thiepval
la Boisselle
Contalmaison
Hardecourt
Curly
Hem
Bisser
Pinches
Barleux
Estrées
la Boisseile
Hiem
Champagne
France
England
la Bassée
Lens
Aisne
Priesterwood
Somme
Revenue Bill Passes House by 240 to 140 Vote
The House approved the emergency revenue bill by 240 to 140 with 39 Republicans and one Independent voting yes. The measure aims to raise over 200 million dollars annually, doubling income tax rates, taxing inheritances and war munitions production, creating a tariff commission, and repealing Stamp tax sections. Amendments trimmed bankers tax and tariff commission salaries, with the commission to apply for funds annually.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Longworth
Onio
Congress
Tariff Commission
Wood
Indiana
Filas
Representative Rainey
Representative Green
Iowa
Commission
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Kitchin
Baltimore
Hill
Germany
Representative Mann
Mann
New York Haineis
Pennsylvania
Mansachusetta
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Pee Pet Davis
Ellsworth
Lindbergh
Miller
Schall
Smith
Steenerson
Volstead
Minnesota
Browne
Cary
Cooper
Bach
Stafford
Wisconsin
Dowell
Good
Green
Ramseyer
Sweet
Dillon and Johnson
South Dakota
Helgesen
Norton
Young
North Dakota
Sinnott
Oregon
Copely
Illnois
Elston
Stephens
Nolan
Callifornia
Hawley
Farr
Gardner
Massachusetts
Kinkead
Sloan
Reéavis
Nebraska
Morgan
Oklahoma
Longworth and McCulloch
Ohio
Roberts
Nevada
Kent
California
Wilson Denounces Aiding Mexican Exploitation At Congress
Detroit July 10 President Wilson told the World’s Salesmanship Congress he will not aid those who exploit Mexico but asserts the United States has the right and duty to defend its border. He argued America must finance and guide world trade by selling goods tailored to foreign needs, not forcing tastes.
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Mitchel
McAdoo
Frederick Br, House
Detroit
Wilson
Mexico
America
United States
Congress
India
Subsea Perils Bring Joy to Skipper and Crew
Special to The New York Times from Baltimore July 10 Captain Paul Koenig commands the submarine Deutschland in a remarkable ocean crossing. He praises his crew, discusses danger without surrender, and asserts Germany’s naval aims and visions of postwar ocean trade and American friendship.
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Baltimore
Paul Koenig
Deutschland
Tits New Yorr Times
Koenig
Virginia Capes
America
Thiringen Forest
Bremen
Teutons
Schleswig
Neckar
Rhein
North German Lloyd
Deutschland Returns: Unarmed Submarine Hafen Visit at Locust Point
The 750 ton merchant submarine Deutschland arrives in Baltimore harbor with a million dollar cargo of dyes. Inspectors declare her unarmed, a merchant vessel, and promising a quick departure after a ten day stay. British officials monitor, while Count Bernstorff holds dispatches.
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William P. Ryan
James F. Farrell
F. A. Rouse
Guy W. Breele
Ryan
Mr. Steele
Deutschland
Steele
Division of Customs
Treasury Department
Washington
E. Billings Harris
Department of Justice
Gilbert Fraser
Ile
Joffre's Plan Progress Reported by Temps in Paris
Paris July 10 The Temps reviews General Joffre's strategy in the Somme sector as only the opening phase of a broader plan. The paper says initial results meet expectations and future successes are assured, noting plans evolve with enemy movements and flexibility rather than rigid adherence.
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Paris
Somme
Joffre
Temps
The
Napoleon
Goeben and Breslau Raid Russian Ships
The War Office reports the cruisers Goeben and Breslau attacked a Russian transport squadron off the Caucasus, sinking four ships and burning a petroleum depot near Novorossiysk. An enemy torpedo boat was driven off near Fotche, and a British aircraft bombed Beirut wounding three civilians.
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Yanusz Sultan Selim
Midulla
Goeben
Breslau
Caucasus
Bormba
Puab
Novoroasysk
Fotche
Arrests in fight over infant paralysis outbreak
In Manhattan a surge of arrests accompanies a public health crisis as 103 new cases are reported and 14 deaths deepen concern. A federal aid request seeks $100,000 to bolster health efforts, with Congressman Griffin introducing a resolution for emergency funding.
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Manhattan
Haven Emerson
Emerson
Alvah H. Doty
Physicians’ Committee
Department of Health
Cc. H. Lavender
United States Public Health Service
Totals Reported in Ongoing Case and Death Totals
Totals show 14 cases to date and 238 deaths, with 103 cases and 1,083 deaths overall. The figures reflect cumulative counts in the ongoing health or public safety tally as reported.
German Crops Good Report From Berlin Food Office
The Berlin War Food Office headed by Adolph von Batocki says crop reports across Germany are largely favorable. A good harvest is expected if the weather holds, with hay and fodder improving on last year. Meats and fats will stay scarce, but measures to aid consumers are planned and feed prices may drop.
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Berlin
London
A Drink With A Purpose Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
A vintage advertisement promotes Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a nerve tonic and heat relief drink. It describes the product as refreshing in hot weather and suitable for a bottle format.
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Horsford
Giant U-Boat Held To Be A Trader In Dyestuffs
Fred B. Whitney, general counsel for the Lake Torpedo Boat Company, said private interests offered to build in the United States submarines like the Deutschland. He noted the German sub’s construction and operation resembled the Lake patent and planned a Washington trip with colleagues to decide if the Deutschland would be libeled as an infringement.
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Deutschland
Deutsche Ozean Rhederel G. M. B. H
Bremen
Alfred Lohmann
Bremen Chamber of Commerce
Deutsche Ozean Rhederei G. M. B.H
Germaniawerft
Kiel
Philip Heineken
Nord Lloyd
Kommersienrat
P. M. Herrman
Deutsche Bank
Carl Stapelfeldt
America
Great American Republic
England
Great Britain
Dover
Fred B. Whitney
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
United States
Mr. Whitney
Washington
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British War Office
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Br. Doty
Lavender
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Essex Market Court
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Marsh
Creditor Nation
English Channel
Tella
Poland
Kurland
Austria-Hungary
Hungaria
Turkey
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Belgium
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Prussia
Deutsche Ozean Rhederei
Peer Gynt
North Sea
Krapohl
E. Eyring
Klees
Bernstorff
the Giant
Custom House
Baltimore Harbor
Johann von Bernstorff
Kaiser Wilhelm
Simon Lake
Laxe
Constantinople
Bronx
Sani
Congressman Griffin
Great Health Fund
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Day
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