19 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
1
Markell and Ford advertise roofing and spouting repairs and painting at reasonable prices with a phone contact. The notice also mentions a full hardware line and enamel ware and references a local sale of old news items and tins with various weights listed.
The Frederick Town Savings Institution promotes travel cheques for vacations across the United States and Canada. Denominations offered are 10 20 50 100 and 200 dollars. The notice emphasizes safety and reliability of this funding method and invites customers to use the bank for this and other banking needs.
A Russian victory in Southern Volhynia drives Teutonic forces across the Lipa as retreat becomes disorderly. German attempts to retake lost trenches fail in the Riga area while Russian general Sakaroff’s forces claim 13,000 prisoners on July 16 and push the enemy beyond the lower Lipa.
Virginia Congressman James Hay named to the Court of Claims as Russian forces gain ground toward Kovel and Lemberg while Teutons retreat to the Lipa. A Latrobe Guardsman drowns on the Rio Grande near Boguitlag. Dr Wilfred E Harris shot in Westminster hotel. suspect flees. Dr L Eldridge Atwood named possible witness. Local help wanted ad noted.
British thrusts north of Ovillers advance along a front of about a half mile aided by mist and rain. UK gains threaten Passeres area while French actions southeast of Verdun and near La Maisonette and Biaches show mixed results amid ongoing shelling and counterattacks. Prisoners and guns reported captured as heavy Allied activity continues in Picardy and along the Somme.
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