French advance near Roye and Lassigny push gains
French forces report progress in Picardy with Roye and Lassigny in sight, capturing camps and trenches while tightening the crescent around the salient. Reports say Germans plan evacuation and reinforce lines as Allied artillery and infantry push forward near Avre and Oise rivers.
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Associated Press
France
Autreches
Soissons
Oise
Roye
John G de Gandt
Unites Press
Paris
Avre
Montdidier-street
St. Denis
St. Mard
Loges Wood
Roye- Lassigny
Roye and
Lassigny
Decar
Midian Trench
Plessis de Roye
Roye- Lassigny-Noyon
Hindenburg
Havas
Roye-Lassigny-Noyon
Echo de Paris
Peronne
Nesle
Noyon
War Office
Royse
Ribecourt
Mentholtiths
Carnoy
Rheims
Avré
Bois Des Loges
Matz
San Nuevillette
Marshal Haig
London
Picardy
Field Marshal Haig
Amiens- Roye Road
Ancre
Vieux Berquin
Lys Salient
Roye Road
Fectors
Morris
Mount Rouge
Scherpenberg
Zillebeke Lake
Vesle
Fred 5
Ferguson
United Press
Orat
Austria Replies to the Kaiser and Polish Question
The Daily Mail correspondent in The Hague reports Germany seeks 15 divisions from Austria to the western front while Austria demands concessions on Belgium, Polish independence under Austrian influence, and a path toward peace. Emperor Charles’s advisers warn against troop transfers without Polish backing and public assurance of German peace efforts.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Charles
Daily Mail
Hague
Poland
Austria
Aussia
Belgium
Gert Vy
Boy Drowns. Calhoun Family Tragedy Deepens
Eleven year old Jack Calhoun son of Fred Calhoun former Antigo mayor was drowned in Lake Michigan last night. His grandfather also drowned at Benton Harbor last summer and the father resigned as Antigo mayor to join the family business here.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan
Jack Calhoun
Fred Calhoun
Antigo
Lake Michigan
Benton Harbor
Strikers Return to Work After 1-Day Yard Sitdown
Striking employees at the stock yards in Pawl Minn return to work after a 24 hour walkout. They plan a vote next week on adopting the Chicago plan of payment for stock yard workers, tying their outcome to the poll.
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iBy United Press
Pawl, Minn
Chicago
Poole Stays In Moscow To Aid Consular Officers
American Consul General Poole in Moscow reports intent to stay and aid British and French consuls under threat. He helped secure release of several hundred civilians, mainly Britons and French, held hostage by Bolsheviks. He declined safe conduct to depart, stating duty keeps him in place.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Poole
Moscow
State Department
Irkutsk
Lake Baikal
Siberian Peoples Army
Morris
Trkutsk
Peking
Exalted Elks Leader Seeks Devil Dog Service
Chauncey Yockey exiled ruler of the Elis and former district attorney, applied for the Marine Corps Devil Dog service after completing a physical examination at the Milwaukee recruiting station. He is past draft age and seeks to be placed on a waiting list to be sent to Paris Island, SC, once Congress resolves the call method.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Chauncey Yocker
Elis
Miks
Marine
Yockey
Paris Island
Congress
Marine Corps
Government rests in long trial after three month case
Attorney Frank K. Neheker summed up for the government and urged the jury that their duty was as vital as soldiers in war. Attorney George F. Van derveer offered no closing points, leaving the defense scarcely more than implied. The government contends the evidence supports the defense documents and the case spans beyond wartime concerns.
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Prev Chiengom
Frank K. Neheker
George F. Vanderveer
Neheker
Army chaplain leaves for Camp Wheeler to serve
Rev W M Czamansko of St Mark's Church Sheboygan departs for Camp Wheeler in Macon Georgia to serve as an army chaplain. He is succeeded by Rev H E Braver from Milwaukee.
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Sheboyacan
W M Czamansko
St Mark’s Church
Camp Wheeler
Macon
H. E. Braver
Milwanker
One surname command debated on central powers fronts
The report from German headquarters cited by Thaus Freie Prensa discusses the advisability of a single surname command across central Powers fronts. The claim highlights centralized leadership as a potential strategic move amid war strains.
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United Press
Kurich
Caneral
Thaus Freie Prensa
Ig Ber
Farmers seek reversal of 25 percent freight hike on grain
National Council of Farmers Cooperative Associations filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore old freight rates on corn, oats, rye, and barley. The complaint names Director General McAdoo and all railroads under federal control as defendants. It claims the June 25 increase boosts coarse grain prices by 35 to 50 percent and harms farmers by reducing net returns at primary markets.
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Eral MeAdon
Associated Tress
Washington
Ty C
Meades
National Council of Farmers Coopernilya Associations
Inierstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Inoels
Michigan
Iowa
Colorado
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Central McAdoo
Crentting Railroad Administration
Japanese government to revise religious administration law
Tokyo reports the education minister Rokuda says the old codex has governed religion for over thirty years and should be updated as foreign ideas worsen the religious climate. Okada notes a new bill will be introduced to the imperial diet at year end.
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Associated Presa
Tokyo
Rokuda
Itso
Okada
New President Pro Ally in Colombia Named
Dr Marco Tiedel Suarez, elected president, is viewed as anti-German and pro-American. He belongs to a nationalist party that split from the old conservative party. The clergy are described as largely poor.
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Associated Press
Kagoda
Colombia
Marco Tiedel Suarez
Suarez
Nationalist
Old Historical
Bond-jumper Donohue Surrenders to Enter Atlanta Bridewell
Edward Donohue, alias Doc, sought on a $14009 bond jumping charge in Atlanta, surrendered to authorities in Chicago seeking a drug care opportunity. He had prior blackmail convictions and was wanted for the bond jump.
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Br United Press
Chivrage
Edward
Doc" Donohue
Atlanta
Local Draft Board Seeks Oshkosh Registrants for August
Oshkosh young men born before August 24, 297% must register at the city hall third floor Saturday August 1. Registration runs from 5 a m to 1 pm as the board coordinates with Congress pending legislation. Board plans daily registrations in September with multiple locations and appoints registrars to manage the process.
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Altamendt
Draft Board
Oshnosh
Bey
Ind Board
Crowder Tatal
Neresaury
Haeddan
Rafe Ager
United States
Great Baltuin
Butter and eggs in famine era amusements
In Petrograd a note on butter and eggs as gifts to courting couples amid near famine. Young men, facing shortages, attempt to present butter and chocolate drops despite show windows full of candy and flowers, achieving the gesture only with great difficulty.
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Associated Prean
Petrograd
Peteroxiad
Larry
Sermons Seize Kronatudt Port And War News
A garbled index item lists sermons in Kronatudt Port and war reports. It mentions gasoline saving, church services, a Milwaukee letter, and terse notes on fishing, labor, and air fighting. Names and places are unreadable, but the page centers on religious discourse, wartime coverage, and societal briefs.
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Kronatudt
Ushars Milwauker
Senate
Mirlo Torpedoed Off Cape Hatteras. Nine Missing
The British tanker Mirlo was torpedoed by a German submarine off Cape Hatteras. Nine crewmen are missing. survivors say the explosion of gasoline after the hit set the ship ablaze and forced jumps for life. Coast guard crews rescued the remaining sailors. the cause remains unclear.
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Preas
Afort
N. C
Famker
Cape Hatteras
Milo
Aboeve
Washington
Navy Department
Minto
Cane Hatters
N.C
Navy
Shth Naval District
Charleston
New York
Madras Rade
Bravihiin Frm
Santos
Brasil
Mexico Reaches Accord as Carranza Drops Seizure Decree
Washington reports a possible crisis with Mexico eased as President Carranza’s new decree substitutes for the July 31 seizure order. The government will abandon plans to seize lands for nonpayment and excessive taxation after owners submit to dedications.
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Carranza
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Alles
United States
Carranzo
Wowie
Mey
New South American Olympic Federation Formed
Following the Buenos Aires Olympiad, the athletic federation of South America established a regional body with headquarters in Santiago Chile. Leopoldo Leant serves as president and Ja Carlow Panta as secretary. The marathon event of 2200 meters drew entrants from Chile Uruguay and Argentina. Jorge Molias of Chile won in 2 hours 23 minutes 5.6 seconds, a noted performance. The federation plans the next Olympiad in Montevideo in April 1919.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. G
Aires
Athletic Federation of South
Buenos Paserea
Santiago
Chile
Leopoldo Leant
Ja! Carlow Panta
Santage
Montetifen
Olympiid
Uruguay
Argentioa
Jian Jorquemn
Jorqueris
Milches
Buenos Aires
Republic
Rent Protests Hit Berlin As Tenants Demand Relief
In Greater Berlin the association of state employees and teacher groups representing 25 000 members urges the high command to curb a steep rent surge. Berlin tags report landlords are seeking increases up to sixty five percent, sparking protests and calls for action.
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New York
Leacher
Greater Berlin
Frandenhire
Hay
Stearty
Igerlin
Taga
Tickets While You Wait on Trang-Giberian Line Delays Trains
Station monitors on the Trang-Giberian railway issue printed tickets for each passenger when tickets are out of print. This leads to delays and trains can be held for up to an hour while conductors fill out the Tat ticket forms.
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Associated Press
Fetrograd
Trang-Giberian
Arbitration Treaty Rumor Reported From South America
Washington reels with unconfirmed word of a proposed arbitration treaty among Uruguay Bolivia and Peru. Reports say adoption probability appears favorable, signaling a possible formal pact in the near future.
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Associated Tress
Washington
Uruguay
Boliva
Peru
Allies Move Three Pronged Actions in Russia
United Proas War I reports Western Allied forces begin independent actions in Murman Baku and Vladivostok to aid non Bolshevik regions. Each expedition has distinct aims: guard northern stores, protect offields from Germans, support non Bolsheviks and workers, while avoiding direct interference with Moscow. The piece argues decentralization must yield to a unified approach for Russia’s sovereignty and a broader democratic influence.
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J. W.T. Masom
New York
N.avy
Rusa
Russia
Moscow
Old Haasla
Domos- Eney
Marmaan
Baku
Viadivestok
Dleetly
Moorman
Hotly
Heerlen
Vladivostok
Murman
AL Bu
Vindivestek
Last of Selectives Depart for Camp Custer
Four Oahkosh young men entrained at 6 06 o clock from the city hall district for Camp Custer Battle Creek Mich. They gathered at the draft board headquarters at 5 30 to receive final instructions and were escorted to the station by the Elks drum and bugle corps. This quartet forms the first quota of selectives to leave the city, with further calls possible later this month.
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Oahkesh
Camp Custer
Kevin
Geofgea Tifton
Seven
Oshkosh Board of Review to Meet for Annual Session
The Oshkosh board of review will begin its annual meeting in the city clerk office at 9 o clock Monday morning and will continue daily sessions until work is completed.
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Board of Review
City of
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Woman Commissioned Major in Judge Advocate Dept
Jane McGovern of Wisconsin has been commissioned as a major in the judge advocate general's department. Announcement made today notes her new role and shifts within the military legal service.
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United Press
Washington, DD
Gav
Jane McGovern
Wisconsin
Judge Advocate General
Nations mobilize amid front line moves and troop plans
Washington reports 4,000,000 men under arms as the U S military leadership outlines manpower goals for June 1918. General March cites 3.1 million in theater or on the way, with 1.65 million in cantonments at home, and announces assignments including Major General Henry McCain to command the 12th Division at Camp David.
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Washington
Eral March
senate _ military committee
France
March
Germany
Mod. of ‘Press
Ife
Picardy
Aisne-Weste
Lie
Senate Military Committee
Henry RB. McCain
Camp Davion
Mass
Peter C. Harris
George
Duncan
Duncas
General March
Konnote Military Committee
Feeney
Italy
Siberia
War Department
Pennsylvania
Oureq
Ine
Vesle
Vasle
Second Artllery
Chauteau Thierry
Virginia
Flanders
Sith
North Dakota
Minnesota
Alameda
Georgia
Tennessee
Toul
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