Wilson Orders Wires Control After July 31
Postmaster General Burleson announces government takeover of telegraph and telephone networks for duration of war. Presidency transfers operation to Burleson and allows renewal, while ensuring service continuity and limited impact on farmers lines. radio and cable systems already under Navy control.
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Wilson
Washington
Tate Tralay
Gene Gal
Aular Miodenes
Burleson
Tr Aent
Congress
Andadio
Navy Department
Navy manpower reaches 903 792, Daniels reports
Washington July 21 Secretary Daniels announced that total personnel in all branches is 903 792. He stated half a million men are now in the Navy and emphasized strong manpower for national defense.
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Navy
Daniels
Washington
Secre Daniele
Rain Revives Oklahoma Crops Across State
Widespread rainfall across Oklahoma last night and this morning totals reach up to an inch and a half in Shawnee and Mangum areas. Weather bureau reports indicate beneficial moisture for crops with statewide coverage and varying amounts through the morning hours.
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Shawnee
Mangam
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Americans Cross Marne Front as Mangin Captures Key Junction
Allied forces push across a 12 mile front near the Marne with Mangin on the left flank seizing a vital junction. A Belgian relief ship towed by a government tug was sighted near an Atlantic port, bearing the name Belgium Relief as observers noted a smokestack and damaged bridge.
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Marne
Mangin
Vital
Atlantic
Fily
Theepman
Belgien Reliel
Navy calls for men to train for commission
A naval recruiting notice urges young men to apply for aviation and engineering commissions. Aviation applicants must be 18 to 35 with strong math skills and training in East. engineers must be 21 to 30 with full high school work or tech school, to receive a month of military training at Pelham, then ship to Saint Stevens for further schooling. Applicants should contact the superintendent in Washington, D.C., or the naval engineering school in New Orleans for details.
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Navy
Wilt Trpin
Engineers
Pelham Thay Park
Toy
United States Steam Sapteering School
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
Nmen
Natation
Washington, D.C
Maval Engineering School
New Orl
Allied Leaders Rally For Counteroffensive To Halt German Drive
A war briefing highlights General Gouraugh and General Mangin directing French forces with Allied strength from Verdun to a renewed push. General Ferdinand Foch leads allied strategy, using attrition and a decisive counterattack to slow the German advance toward Paris.
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Ferdinand Foch
Europe
Joffre
Foch
Doughboys Prove True Blue in Battle Test Against Hun
Edwin L James reports from the St. Sea front south of Soissons as American and Allied forces resist German offensives. The article praises U S shock troops and notes the turning point as fresh American divisions enter heavy fighting, signaling rising Allied resolve and anticipated victory.
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Doughboys
Hun “Finest
Defense Council Member Charged In Coat Graft Case
A Defense Council sub-committee member, Harry E Laeuras, is arrested amid a nationwide graft case over rubber rain coats for soldiers. Justice Department officials are also implicated as the bribery scheme unfolds.
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Defense Council
New York
Eauei of
National Defense
Harry E Laeuras
Hindenburg Reported Not Participating in Military Operations
Central News dispatch from Berne reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg is seriously in and has taken no part in military operations this year. The note says he attended a few imperial receptions but did not speak or engage in functions.
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London
von Hindenburg
Berne
Roosevelt Jr Wounded Leading Soissons Attack
Maj Theodore Roosevelt Jr was wounded by a machine gun bullet behind the left knee while leading an attack on a machine gun nest at Ploisy near Soissons. The Paris edition notes he is suffering from the wound days after the action and was expected to return to duty.
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Paris
Theodore, Roosevelt Jr
Ploisy
Soissons
Chicago Tribune
Typhoid Epidemic Breaks in Berlin London
A serious typhoid outbreak has hit Berlin with suspected links to contaminated milk. The Telegraph correspondent in Amsterdam reports the epidemic is believed widespread, especially in labor districts of the northeast.
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London
Berlin
Exchange ‘Telegraph
Amsterdam
Wts
New ERE’S Comic Strip Joins Features Lineup
The newspaper announces the addition of ERE’S new comic strip featuring Lan Pinch and De Beck as clan members. It hints at familiar clan dynamics and playful peevish humor, noting refreshing trust themes and ongoing lighthearted adventures for readers.
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de Beck
Clan of Benedicts
Cam
Jaulgonne Falls to Yankees in Marne Drive
Allied forces push north along the Marne as French troops expand the offensive against German positions. Jaulgonne falls to American troops with reports of 304 prisoners taken and continued cross-front gains from Montdidier to Reuil amid stiff German resistance.
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Marne
Aisne
Verdun
Paris
Jaulgonne
Montdidier
Aubvillery
Mailly-Raineval
Soissons
Quieq
Oulchy-le-Chateau
Soissona-Chateau Thierry
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Hans
Oureq
Chateau Thierry
Reuil
Grisselles
Marie
Courcelles
Chansons
Treloup
Trefoup
Advices
Pont-a-Binson
Vandieres
Germany
Rheims
Petitchamp Wood
Marraux
Foch Maintains Ground as French Near Marne Victory
AP dispatch reports Allied forces under Foch holding every inch of gains along the Marne front amid persistent air activity. American troops on the Aisne-Marne sector show no major line changes with heavy attacks and counter-attacks anticipated as Pershing’s units counter fierce nest assaults.
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Foch
Marne
Associated Press
Airne-Marnd
Pershing
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