Haigs Troops Push Toward Bapaume After 4000 Prisoners Taken
Haig's forces advance north of the Somme with more gains south of the Ancre. British troops approach within four miles of Bapaume after another day of fighting. Over 4,000 prisoners were captured yesterday and 1,700 more today as counterattacks were repelled. The campaign marks a widening offensive and the fall of several defensive lines is noted.
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Cxpie
Tribune
London
Haig
Somme
Ancre
Bapaume
Posieres
Combles
Rowamal
Ber- Gnudelts
Flers
Martinouien
Courcelette
Fayelle
Sane
Bouchavennes
Krip
Bapa
Friday Is Lucky Day for British in West
Fragmentary war dispatch notes British gains in the West front with mentions of Guillemont and ongoing operations. Text references officers speaking and extended weeks of passes, but details are incomplete and continued on another page.
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West
Guillemont
German Retreat in West Sure, Russian Chief Says
Russian General Lochwisky and staff say Hindenburg faces moral doubt over shortening German lines on the Western front. They predict a possible wide movement or voluntary retreat as German manpower dwindles under heavy Allied pressure.
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West Sure
Somme
Hindenburg
Lochwisky
Russia
Thie
Ieall
Ein Prussia
Ludendorf
Germany
British Orders May Speed Up Repisal Action
The article notes that new British orders restricting American trade with Holland and Scandinavia could push the United States to accelerate reprisal powers granted by Congress. Officials including Secretary Lansing discuss possible procedures as Washington watches the situation closely. American protests against limiting European neutrals’ imports persist, yet overall trade has not declined. carrier shortages curb commerce more than restrictions.
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Boreas
Washington
Congress
Holland
Dinasin
Great Britain
Lansing
van Rappard
State Department
United States
S Lansing
Germany
Basi
Gaynor Sails to Drive Ambulance for Allies
Rufus W. Gaynor, son of the late mayor, sailed aboard the Touraine to drive ambulance units at the front. Mrs. Gaynor saw him off at the pier. Also aboard were Mire Gertrude Smith and other passengers including Sir Charl the London artist and Joseph Das yen, as the voyage departs for wartime service and related logistics.
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Rufus W. Gaynor
Touraine
London
Joseph Das ‘Yen
Thin City
St. Louis
Marble House Saga Reaches Denver Courtroom
In Denver a fifteen year old girl Helen Phipps listens as a judge explains guardianship amid matrimonial disputes involving Lawrence C. Phipps and his first wife Genevieve Chandice Phipps. Separately workmen near Brentwood Park in Los Angeles finish a marble house intended for the girl, who asks to return to her mother.
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Los Angeles
Denver
Andy [Ro
Helen Phipps
Lawrence C. Phinpe
Pittsburgh
New York
Genevieve Chandice Phipps
Brentwood Park
Phipps
California
Gag Rule Victim Transferred to Coast Duty
Washington reports Secretary Baker transferred Colonel Richmond V. Davis assistant chief of coast artillery to San Francisco after Davis admitted discussing army legislation with Senators and Representatives. He warned others they may face similar discipline as a wider cleanup targets officers in Washington.
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Washington
Baker
San Francisco
Richmond V. Davis
Coast Artillery
Davis
Congress
Davie
Senate
House
Davi
Comet ‘Artillery
Serbs Advance Six Miles in Dobrudja and Macedonia
Telegraphed reports say Mackensen’s forces push Rumanian lines in Dobrudja with a sweep to the north and Serbs drive Bulgars from Florina and Monastir, encircling troops and capturing numbers of unwounded prisoners as battles unfold along the trenches and rivers.
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Tena
London
Mackensen
Danube
Dobrudja
Teutonic Wilvices
Ferdinand
Silistria
Mackennen
Sofia
Trernavoda-Medjiale- Constanza
Kubische Volkezeitung
Rumania
Frankfurter Zeitung
Black Sea
Mangalia
Dobric
Zavitchikowsky
Macedonia
Enewh
Erday
Rhs
Lake Ostrov
Peter
Florina
Monastir
Struma
Vardar
Eolume
Love and Hunger Spur Bank Theft by Desperate Husband
William Brennan, living with wife at 479 De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn, steals $50 from Battery Park National Bank after a life of poverty and eviction threat. He flees toward South Ferry as hundreds pursue. money dropped, recovered, and returned. Brennan receives unexpected sympathy from Detective Bureau official. Annie Knapp vows to aid Mrs Brennan until husband is freed and employed.
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New York
William Brennan
Brennan
Battery Park National Bank
B Broadway
South Ferry
de Kalb Avenue
Brooklyn
Battery Park National Hank
Bertram Gumpert
Gumpert & Co
Gumpert
Stone Street
Bate Tery Park
Roth
Trafic Squad A
South
Annie Knapp
Hrooklya
Sneak Thief Plunders Jersey City Home Of Jewelry
Police chase leads after thieves steal about 50000 dollars in gems from Mrs. E. Young in Jersey City while guests dined at Fiberon Nod. Items include diamond neck chain and brooches as detectives monitor trains for suspects amid a later move to prosecute bakers for short weight bread in New York City.
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Jerary City
E. €. Young
Jersey City
Fiberon
Nod
New York City
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Measures
Mr. Hartigan
Hartigan
England
Germany
Eit
Fire at Paterson dyeing plant causes $75,000 loss
An explosion fire destroyed the Wei derman Sik Dyeing and Finishing Company plant on River Street Paterson N J early today. The loss is estimated at $75,000 and the fire threatens supply of the Hiquil dye trade produced at the plant.
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Weiderman Sik Dyeing and Finishing Company
Paterson
River Street
Mitchell and Union Leaders Set Talks Amid Strikes
Labor leaders planned meetings with Mayor Mitchell and union heads as sympathy strikes by longshoremen tidewater boatmen and teamsters were expected but not yet decided. Officials reported mixed signals from car men and maritime unions while committees prepared for picketing and coordinated actions.
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James P. Holland
State Federation of Labor
Tidewater
Twenty-third Street
Mitchel
Ernest Bohm
Woods
William B. Fitzgerald
Theodore P. Shonts
Death Breaks Wilsons Plans in Wake of Sister's Death
President Wilson cancels a St. Louis speech and delays campaigning after learning of his sister Mrs Annie E Howe’s death in New London. He travels to Columbia to attend the funeral with Mrs Wilson and Dr Cary Grayson, returning Tuesday.
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Long Branch
N. Jn
Wilson
Columbia
S. C
Annie E. Howe
New London
Conn
St. Louis
Newton D. Baker
Varee McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Myers
Montana
Howe
Cary T. Grayson
White House
Trenton
N. J
Joseph BR. Wilson
Baltimore
Margaret Wilson
Wilton
National Grain Dealers’ Association
British Censors Expand U S Navy Mail Crackdown
Washington reports British censorship now extends to official letters to the Navy Department from Far East sources. The note replying to State Department protests notes selective censorship and protests filed with London while mail to Hong Kong officers may have diplomatic status.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
Far East
Great Britain
State Department
Reil
Vancouver
B.C
Navy
Hong Kong
Benson
Jute
London
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