Warship Seizure Angered Porte
London dispatch reports Germany Turkey relations severed per Constantinople sources. German claim Hamidieh seized as Breslau compensation departs for Sebastopol under German flag amid protests. Ferdinand reportedly in poor health as Bulgarian public tired of war and harvest prospects noted by Neue Freie Presse in Vienna.
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Constantinople
Copenhagen
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Dardanelles
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Ferdinand
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Bulgaria
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Germany Failed as Mediator Between Turks and Bulgars
Washington officials viewed a Copenhagen dispatch that Germany and Turkey severed relations while Austria remains involved. The split arose over spoils from Romania’s repartition, with Turkey and Bulgaria clashing over the Adrianople to Dedenghatch railway and German favoritism claimed by Bulgaria. Constantinople shows growing anti German sentiment amid food shortages and mutinous ripples.
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Austria
Copenhagen
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Rumania
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Adrianople
Dedenghatch
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Young Turk Party
Washington Doubts Turkey Will Break With Berlin
Washington doubts Turkey would risk breaking with Berlin despite a Copenhagen dispatch reporting a potential rift. The July 29 dispatch emphasizes the dispatch’s claimed gravity and notes further details continued on page six.
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Washington
Turkey
Berlin
Caproni predicts airliners to carry 100 men within years
Paris dispatch reports Caproni declaring future bombers will dwarf current planes, with 100 passenger capacity and engines rivaling medium steamships. He foresees cross Atlantic flights feasible in summer months, proposes an aerial code and international signals, and says America will lead in large commercial and military aviation as war shifts to the air.
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Cianni Caproni
Caproni
Signor Caproni
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New York
Adores
Portugal
Liberty Motor
England
America
Ignor Caproni
Pride of Hun Bouts U-Boat Transports Battle Near Cape Cod
A U-boat and a U.S. naval patrol clashed off Highland Light, Cape Cod, in a several minute engagement. The submarine, about 300 feet long, fired from a bow gun as a collier dodged submarines. An airplane appeared, the sub submerged, and the collier departed. German admiralHoltzendorff explains why U boats avoid sinking American transports due to multiple debarkation points and convoy protection.
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Control of Town Changes Six Times Allies' Path Cluttered by Enemy Dead
American forces held the apex of their Marne advance after a day of back and forth fighting at Sergy on the Oureq. German reserves, the Fourth Guards and Bavarians, joined the action as they moved north with the retreating main body, threatening to alter the line. A prior German withdrawal around Vincelles exposed mass casualties and ruined villages as French artillery and cavalry pressed forward while patrols recaptured key positions along the Paris Chalons railway corridor.
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Sosons
ie-Chateau
Butte Chalmont
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Rheims-Dormans
Villers-Agron
Ville-en-Tardenois
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Liners Report Fight With U Boats During Atlantic Voyage
Three transatlantic liners arriving at an Atlantic port report engaging U boats and escaping after a 200 mile sea chase. The vessels describe tense encounters and safe arrival, detailing navigation, damage, and crew response amid wartime patrols.
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Hintze and Hertling To Discuss Policies
Special Dispatch from Berne reports German Foreign Minister von Hintze and Chancellor Count von Hertling plan to meet at General Headquarters July 27 to discuss various political affairs, signaling a shift in Germanys foreign policy focus.
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Washington
Germany
Berne
von Hintze
Jeff Reelin
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Count von Hertling
Foch Drives Forward Across Salient in French Counteroffensive
Allied forces push through the Salient with heavy fighting near Sergy and Buzaney as American units hold Sergy after six exchanges. French troops seize Butte Chalmont and Grand Rozoy, taking about 650 prisoners in the region while mounting assaults east of Chateau and along the Ourcq line.
French Gain on Right Flank As Ludendorff Stiffens Defence
French forces pushed ground between Soissons and the Ourcq on the German right flank near Grand Rozoy advancing about a half mile as high ground shifted to French control. They surrounded Buzaney taking 200 prisoners before losing it, while German retirement continued along the eastern wing toward Chamberey and Ville-en-Tardenois amid village fires. The Allied line from Bligny to Grand Rozoy shows a rapid German retreat, with only a few guns reported captured.
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Buzaney
Ater
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Ville-en-Tardenois
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Chambrocy
Ville en-Tardenoi
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Alguiy
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Labristerin
Wales
Outehy
le-Chateau Roncheres
Cierges
Sergy
Meuroy Farm
Fere-en-Tardenois
Givray
Walow
Spieson
Fere-encTdenois
Allies Advance North of Oureq in 1500 Yard Breakthrough
The Allied forces under French command launch a dawn assault north of the Oureq River and push toward the Grand Rozoy hills. They seize Corbeny Farm near Suponay and cross the Cureq at multiple points, with Sergey changing hands four times as American troops reinforce the gains amid German counterattacks.
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