Enemy's Counter Blows on Wesle Smashed, 39,000 Germans Taken
Heat kills nine as mercury hits 93 in New York and vicinity. About 250,000 flock to Coney Island. beaches crowded, crowds surge transit, police surgeons busy handling prostrations and heat-related injuries. Dozens die or collapse, including dock workers and residents, as city pools and parks see heavy use.
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New York
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Oak Street
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Peter Romie
Ronard B. Jenks
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Quogue
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Camp Upton
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Hee
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Brooklyn
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Crator
Public Service
Newark
Nelson Paperman
East Nineth Steel
City Hospital
Jersey City
Victor Ke
John Galvin
Dh Street
Hamilton Avenue
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Battery Park
Ardere
Tre Park
Record Atlantic ship output climbs in July tonnage
American ships increased in July with 123 vessels totaling 631,944 tons, the highest July output in pre war history. Sixty seven steel ships, fifty three wood, three composite. Output doubles June, with expectations of new records this month. From 1917 Shipping Board start through Aug 1 this year deliveries and launches include 37 steel contract vessels and 210 requisitioned ships totaling 1,571,856 tons across 247 ships.
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Ashington
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Soviet Bettys Await Declaration Amid War News
A readable fragment notes awaited Soviet declaration on the war with Japan while American reports claim a Bolshevik attack killed a full battalion of the foe. The text mentions public opposition to a declaration and hints at evolving wartime stance.
48 Suffragists Seized Near White House by Police
Linechal Dispatch reports 48 suffragists answering Alice Paul’s call were bundled into patrol wagons across from the White House. They wore white gowns with banners, marched to Lafayette statue, and were later released on bail for appearance tomorrow. Police cited lack of permit for the public assembly.
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Alice Paul
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Philadelphia
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Poli
MalvyBanished Five Years for His Dealings With Foe
Paris Aug 6 Louis J Malvy former Minister of the Interior was found guilty today of holding communication with the enemy and sentenced to five years banishment with civic degradation The judgment bars his seat in the Chamber of Deputies and requires transfer to a frontier chosen by him The High Court rejected treason charges but held him guilty of betraying his office and aiding defeatist press plans and an editor and director connected with the case The verdict notes his subversion of morale and involvement in anti war activities in France London Aug 6 Moscow via Berlin reports Russia may declare war on Japan Lenine reportedly opposed the move but Russia may be compelled to act Vesle front Aug 6 American machine gunners routed a German battalion trying to block bridge builders near Fismes No American casualties The Germans pressed near Vesle with counter measures but US fire stopped them. French and American patrols along the Vesle River continued The weather hindered air operations. allied engineers mobilized for a next advance and German wagon trains were sighted toward the rear
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Berlin
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Associated Press
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Fismes
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Eines
Soissons
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Suppl
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Pismes
Fism
Peace Drive Foreseen as Germans Face Defeat at Vesle
Paris dispatch reports German officers acknowledge retreat after the Fismes fighting as Allied and American forces gain the upper hand. Captured guns augment Allied artillery while German gas and shelling fail to hinder the Vesle crossing. Weather hampers German accuracy. Americans and French counter with heavy fire into night.
Kerensky urges drastic Allied action in Russia
Alexander Kerensky, back from Paris, condemns Entente policy in Russia as too cautious. He says Western Allied statesmen spoke loudly but acted slowly, wasting priceless weeks while the crisis deepens and dangers grow.
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Russia
Arthur S. Draper
Wecias
The
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Tribuine Association
London
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Paris
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Foch Made a Marshal of France For Hurling Foe From the Marne
Paris reports the Council of Ministers elevates General Ferdinand Foch to Marshal of France for halting a major German offensive on a 100 kilometer front. Pétain receives the Military Medal. Poincare presides as Clemenceau lauds Foch’s leadership. Joffre remains the only other living Marshal.
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Paris
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Week
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St. Gond
Yser
Somme
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Marshal Joffre
Joffre
Allies tighten grip after 24 hours of fierce action
Franco Americans press on along the Vesle River as heavy artillery exchanges continue. Allied forces claim 35 000 prisoners and 700 guns taken. Americans seize 17 guns and artillerymen at Fismes. German counterattacks repelled. United States machine gunners wipe out a German battalion near bridge builders. Crown Prince Mangin notes German divisions reconstituting. Paris official reports the Somme river line reached via Braches to Morisel.
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Berlin
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Chemin Des Dames
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la Canal
Ancre
Ayre
Amiens
Paria
Braches
Morise
All German Blows Above Vesle Parried, Allies Strengthen Line
August 6 dispatch: German bombardments north of the Vesle fail to break the Allied front. Allies hold initiative as operations further north near Braches and Morisel threaten the Muller and Rupprecht junction. Critics deem the Vesle-Aisne sector untenable for Germany with French artillery dominating, signaling a strategic retreat trend.
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le Journal
Echo de Paris
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