Australians Capture Two Towns Aided By Americans
Allied forces in France and Italy report major advances with Australian units spearheading a charge from Villers Bretonneux to Hamel and Vaire, aided by American infantry and tanks. British and French forces added gains north of Compiégne and along the Piave line, with thousands of prisoners taken and new ground secured.
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France
Italy
Somme
Picardy
Villers- Bretonneaux
Hamel
Vaire
Haig
Compiégne
Champagne
Antreches
Piave
Adriatic Sea
Cavazaccherina
Brenta River
Australians Crush German Lines in Dawn Independence Day Assault
Australian forces launched a dawn attack between Villers-Bretonneux and the Somme on Independence Day, catching Germans by surprise. They swept Hamel village and surrounding woods, taking about fifteen hundred prisoners as they overran machine gun nests and trenches. Continued on page six.
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Villers-Bretonneux
Somme
Australia
Hamel
Waire
Striking Coincidence in Loyalty Day Editorials
A four page New York American circular reprinted the President's address and the paper's editorial page, noting a striking coincidence between the President's speech and The American's editorial. Hearst papers praised editorial alignment with the President in advance of his July speech to the Diplomatic Corps.
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New York
Hearst
Washington
New York American
Hearst Junketeers Invitees See Washington Guests in New York
Five hundred invitations to Hearst Fourth of July events yielded forty two Representatives six Senators and one Alaska delegate attending. They joined Hearst for breakfast luncheon dinner and entertainment with plans for a city sight seeing tour the next day. The list reads many Democrats including Ashurst Bankhead Curtis King Reed Shafreth Rainey Rainey Crisp Haugen Little and Barkley among others with Chandler representing New York. Continued on last page.
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William Randolph Hearst
United States
New York
Alaska
Mr. Hearst
Fifth Avenue
Pennsylvania Terminal
Holland House
Hotel Astor
Grove
McAlpin
Washington
Hearst
Henry A. Ashurst
Arizona
John Hollis Bankhead
Alabama
Charles Curtis
Kansas
William H. King
Utah
James A. Reed
Missouri
John J. Shafreth
Colorado
America
Greece
Poland
Italy
Palestine
Delaware
Wilson
Summons to Revolt Heard In Reichstag Debates
In the Reichstag debate on the Romanian peace treaty Socialists objected to treaty stipulations and reserved their attitude urging the government to curb air raids on open towns. Scheidemann attacked von Kuehlmann and warned of a government defect in presenting a united stance while calling for action against the budget. A revolution suggestion by Georg Ledebour drew a rebuke from the chair.
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Amsterdam
Philipp Scheidemann
von Kuehlmann
Herr Scheidemann
Georg Ledenour
Chamber
Friedrich von Payer
All South America Hails the Fourth
July 4 celebrations spread across South America with Peru Brazil and Uruguay declaring national holidays. Buenos Ayres and other capitals displayed American and Argentine flags as newspapers laud U S independence. Chilean papers also hail United States stance on independence day.
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Buenos Ayres
South America
Peru
Brazil
Uruguay
America
Santiago
Chile
United States
Britain Celebrates Independence Day With America
Britain marked the Fourth of July as its own holiday with village meetings and parades across the realm. Secretary Baker announced over a million American troops overseas, amplifying celebrations. American soldiers were hosted nationwide as British crowds cheered them, with a major army and navy baseball game highlighted.
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Arthur S. Draper
Tribuns
Tribune Association
London
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Baker
I'm Proud of You War Message to Women
Mrs. Wilson delivers a Fourth of July address to American women, praising their crucial role in the war and moral support for the nation. She says the war centers on humane aims and that women sustain the nation's life through thoughts, aspirations, and efforts in the struggle.
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Mrs. Wilson
Washington
America
Wilson
Hundred Ships Launch On Fourth Of July Nationwide Splash
The Emergency Fleet Corpation of the United States Shipping Board celebrated with about a hundred ships launched yesterday, totaling roughly 470000 tons deadweight across many yards. The day featured launches from Newark Bay to Seattle with 14 destroyers and multiple large cargo vessels, marking a record pace and a resilient push for democracy through shipbuilding.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Shipping Board
The
Republic
Great Lakes
Standard Shipbuilding Company
Shooters Island
New York Harbor
Puget Sound
San Francisco Bay
Los Angeles
Columba River
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay
New York Bay
New England
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Detroit River
Lake Erie
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
Pacifihey
Submarine Boat Corporation
Newark Bay
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Moore & Scott Yards
Oakland
Cal
Los Angeles Shipbuilding Company
Skinner Eddy Yards
Seattle
President Wilson Admits Russia as Ally in War Resolve
President Wilson at Mount Vernon declares the nation will fight to the end for its ideals. He emphasizes consent of the governed, the destruction of militarism, and a league of peace. He notes Russia as an ally in name only, while urging unity with allied peoples against autocracy.
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Washington
Wilson
Mount Vernon
Germany
Russia
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Piave River
Associated Press
Chandler
Oscar L. Gray
William B. Oliver
Henry B. Steagall
Arkansas
Otia Wingo
California
William Kettner
John E. Baker
Edward T. Taylor
Florida
Herbert J. Crane
Georgia
Charles R. Crisp
William W. Larsen
Gordon Lee
Mlinois Henry T. Rainey
J. W. Rainey
Tona Gilbert N. Haugen
Edward ©. Little
Dudley Doolittle
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
J. W. Morris
Maryland
Frederick N. Zihlman
Minnesota
Ernest Lundeen
Clement C. Dickinson
Thomas L. Rubey
Champ Stark
Nebraska
Ashton C. Shallenberger
New Mexico
William B. Walton
Walter M. Chandler
Reichstag
Ledebour
Scheidemann
Dr. Kuehlmann
Britain
England
Lovers of Liberty
William
SRE
Sever Steel
League of Peace
Tomb of Washington
Diplomatic Corps
General Washington
Runnymede
Virginia
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