British Artillery Presses German Front From Ypres to Somme
Special dispatch notes British gunners shelling the German line along the entire front from Ypres to the Somme. British batteries bombard trenches, destroy ammo stores, and silence batteries. Sightings near Albert describe intense shelling at Thiepval La Boiselle Fricourt and a feeble German response.
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New York Times
Lauridon Daily Chronicle
Ypres
Somme
Neuville-St. Vaast
Ine
Albert
Thiepval
la Boiselle
Fricourt
British and German Raids Reported on Western Front
British patrols penetrated German trenches during raids amid heavy artillery in Champagne and the Meuse Verdun areas. French and German reports claim repulsed attacks and limited gains as Paris and London issue nightly war communiqués detailing mine explosions and counterattacks along the line.
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London
Jampsee
Whiten
Paris
Meuse
Verdun
Berlin
British War Office
Neag Angres
Vermelies la
Neuve Chapelle
Hiulluch
Bethune-La Basséee Canal
War Office
Champagne
Éucin
Ahure Salient
Bia
Avecour Anc Chattancourt
Lassigny
Rumanians See Cabinet Move After Frontier Crisis
Athens dispatch reports Bucharest cabinet meeting where military chiefs joined deliberations following Bulgarian frontier closure and troop concentrations on Romanian borders. decision described as very serious.
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Tus New York Times
Athens
London Daily News
Bucharest
Liebknecht Faces Thirty Months For High Treason
Berlin reports confirm Socialist leader Dr Karl Liebknecht sentenced to thirty months penal servitude and dismissal from the army for attempted high treason and insubordination. The trial, held behind closed doors, drew large crowds and police dispersed demonstrations while newspapers were restricted to verdict reports.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Karl Liebknecht
Pr. Liebknecht
Liebknecht
Dr. Liebknecht
Crowns
Unter de Linden
Beeriln
Germany
Br. Liebknecht
Reichstag
Inp
Oday
Wolff Bureau
Potsdamer Platz
Roosevelt Dines With Hughes Taft and T R to Stump
A crowded long table conference ends quietly with cordial promises as progressives pledge new support. Taft signals willingness to form a unified front, while Hughes wins the Colonel title in a related party event.
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Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
T.R
Carranza frees prisoners as talks regroup in Mexico aid
Carranza orders release of American prisoners and talks with Roosevelt and Hughes in New York aid campaign. Washington signals cautious optimism as Chihuahua City conference shapes stance on Pershing column. Escalating tension eases with prisoner transport to Juarez under guard and mixed Mexican public reaction.
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Mr. Hughes
Mr. Willcox
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Iolea
Liebknecht Sentenced and Socialist Voices Condemn Action
Algernon Lee of the Rand School praises Dr. Liebknecht as a major figure who fought the war stance in Germany. The Call editorial calls the government action brutal, noting Liebknecht will not remain silent in prison and that wartime pressure may backfire on the Kaiser.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Paris
Petrograd
London
Budapest
Daily Chronicle of
Paul Lassen
Liebknecht
Austria
Potsdam
Vienna
Cgber
Wolf Agency
Imperial
German War Party
Krupps
Algernon Lee
Rand School of Social Science
Dr. Liebknecht
Call
Horspord's Acid Prophiate Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Horspord's Acid Prophiate eases nausea sick headache and acid stomach. It urges readers to buy a bottle today.
Mexican commander orders release of American prisoners
General Funston received from General Bell a report that General Treving in Chihuahua ordered the release of American prisoners in Chihuahua City in line with President Wilsons demand. Twenty three troopers remain held in Chihuahua City excluding Lem Spillsbury of Carrizal fame. The information was sent to Washington immediately.
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EL Paso
Texas
Wilson
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Commandancia
Juares
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Lem H. Spillsbury
Juarez
George Bell, Jr
Jacinto Trevino
Northeast
Chihuanhua City
San Antonio
Frederick Funston
Treving
Chihuahua
Bell
Andres Garcia
Lol Paso
Lem Spillsbury
Scout Lemuel Spillsbury’s Carrizal Fight Statement
A signed statement by Lemuel Spillsbury, captured with American troops after the Carrizal clash, is transmitted from Chihuahua City. He says he served as Pershing’s interpreter, details the sequence with Captain Boyd and General Gomez, notes casualties including Boyd and Adair, and claims Americans bore responsibility for the fight while seeking to escape custody. witnesses Felix Pagira and L. Floys corroborate.
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New York Time
Mexico City
Lem A. Spillsbury
Carrizal
General Trevino
Chihuahua City
Felix Paglia
L. Floyd
Lemuel Spillsbury
General Pershing
Mexico
Stone
Pearson
Casas Grandes
Captain Boyd
Tenth Cavalry
Rivas
General Gomez
Trevino
Americana
Boyd
Villa Ahumada
Gomez
Adair
Morey
Villa
Lem A. Spillbury
Felix Pagira
L. Floys
Carranza Stands Firm on Troop Withdrawal
General Carranza remains inflexible on removing American troops from Mexican soil while yielding on some U.S. requests. Spain’s mediation and a Spanish ministerial audience are noted as confidential matters. Mexican leaders in Costa Rica and Honduras offer to fight, while Villista figures offer services. In El Paso, Mexican Consul Andres Garcia urges peace and warns war would devastate both nations.
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Mexico City
United States
Aguilar
Spain
Costa Rica
Honduras
Mexico
Villistas
General Maytoreana
Villa
Sonora
Diaz Lombardo
Buenos Ayres
EL Paso
Texas
Andres Garcia
Twelfth New York Regiment Leaves for Mexican Border
Crowds line Lackawanna Avenue in Hoboken as the Twelfth New York Regiment marches to a ferry amid cheers. Families carry gifts and anticipate battle service while police manage a multi thousand spectator scene before the 7 A.M. departure time.
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New York
Crack Bowery Regiment
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Columbus Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Draft authorization clears National Guard for federal service
Conferees strike dep ent families aid and married exemptions from duty. The measure authorizes the President to draft National Guard members who take the federal oath and allows consolidation of scattered guard units. Debate centered on relief funds and exemption terms with action expected in the Senate.
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Washington
National Guard
Senate
House
Hay
War Department
Madden
Illinois
Hil
Connecticut
J. Hay
Clark
Heed
National Guard Willin
Outpost Fired On Near Brownsville
Two Mexicans fired on a U S military outpost at an irrigation plant two miles west of Brownsville at midnight. American forces returned fire, exchanging about fifteen to twenty shots. The two attackers fled and were not pursued. No Americans were harmed.
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Sixtieth Street
Columbus Avenue
Brownaville
Relief at Washington but he must grant more
Confidence grew in averted war with Mexico after reports that General Trevino ordered the release of American prisoners from Chihuahua. Officials cautioned no official confirmation, while cautious optimism held that Liberated troopers could ease tensions if Carranza signals a conciliatory policy toward the United States. The nation prepared for possible diplomacy and continued border mobilization.
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New York
Jmes
Washington
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Willison
Lansing
War Department
Baker
Carranza
Wilson
Lansigg
Carrizal
Congress
Trevino
Pershing
Funston
Mexican soldiers plunder Sonora town near Nogales
Nogales Sonora witnesses looting of shops and homes by Mexican troops. A $25000 shipment of silver bullion from Wells Margo Co was seized and sent to Magdelena. Eight Mexican soldiers were driven back by an American sentry as tensions rise. Major Brooke warns to act against suspicious crossers. General Orsagaray seeks talks amid border cross dispute. Sentry line extended after horse raiding fears.
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Nogales
Arle
Sonora
Wells, Margo& Co
Magdelena
United States
William Brooke
General Orsagaray
Brooke
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