Son of Roosevelt’s Son Missing After Aerial Battle
Reports from Paris and London confirm Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of former president Theodore Roosevelt, was killed or missing after an air fight near Chateau Thierry on July 14. Dispatches say his aircraft fell inside German lines after being attacked from behind during a patrol of American planes.
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Stars And Stripes Fight Back At French Pressure
A World War I report details American forces resisting French counsels to retire. General in command orders a counter attack after dialogue with a French commander. The counter moves reverse the advance, regaining ground and gaining roughly half a mile from the Germans.
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Roosevelt Son Reported Missing After Chateau Thierry Fight
Paris dispatches say Lieut Quentin Roosevelt, youngest Roosevelt son, was killed when his airplane went down near Chateau Thierry amid a running fight with German planes. Cousin Capt. Philip Roosevelt saw him fall. father Theodore Roosevelt received the news by wire but would not comment until official notice. The brief roster lists other Roosevelts in service, including Archie wounded and Theodore Jr. gassed during testing.
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Liberty Loan Installment Due Tomorrow in Washington
Washington reports the third installment on the third Liberty loan is due tomorrow totaling about 1.5 million dollars. Officials say 35 percent will be paid but expected receipts may exceed that by around seven percent amid ongoing public finance efforts and exhortations.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Bolsheviki Flee Toward Mongolia
London reports in Tokyo state Bolshevik leaders in the Irkutsk region alarmed by the Viladivostok coup prepare to move toward Mongolia. Trans-Baikal town Vlatshevek occupied by Czech Slovak forces. Bolsheviks concentrate at Verhenudinsi. Premier Lenine may break relations with Britain over Allied landings on the Amur coast. Ukraine peasants revolt and seize Lipowce Tarnschtscha and Bialocerkien while farming halts. Czecho Slovaks defeat Bolshevik force west of Irkutsk. U.S. and Japan exchange views on the Russian problem to clarify positions.
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Verhenudinsi
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Tlenine
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Moscow
Ukraine
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Polish Women Riot at West Boylston Factory
Polish women rioted at the West Boylston Manufacturing Company plant as striking weavers challenged replacement workers. Massachusetts State Guard was d oupled out after police failed to quell the disorder. Guards charged the crowd with fixed bayonets. one woman was hurt and thirty three arrested.
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Germania Retracts Germany Criticism in Milwaukee Issue
The Milwaukee Germania, a leading German language paper, issues a strong rebuke of the German government over the war. It retracts earlier statements and acknowledges it had echoed the regime’s newspaper Völkischer Beobachter, admitting parrotlike repetition of official lines.
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Associated Press
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Wilson expected to take over lines by executive order
Washington D C reports an executive order by President Wilson to take over trunk lines telephone and telegraph systems and delegate control to Postmaster General Burleson. Arrangements for government operation are virtually complete though no details will be announced until the order is issued.
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Associated Ress
Washington, D. C
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Coal Ship Maroga Sunk by German Submarine
An Atlantic report says the Norwegian coal ship Maroga of 1882 tons was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The crew landed safely at Canso Nova Scotia yesterday after the attack about 50°N 50°W off Newfoundland. The Maroga sailed from port on June 34 and is part of wartime naval actions noted alongside a separate incident involving the Norwegian ship Manx King captured July 6.
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Associated Press
Canso
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Labor Pledges War Arouses Racine Labor Convention
At Racine Wisconsin the State Federation of Labor opened with Secretary-Treasurer J J Handley presiding before 160 delegates Frank J Weber of Milwaukee elected chairman and delivered a spirited address pledging the federation to all war efforts Charles H Govan of New York spoke on patriotism and loyalty in support of Secretary of Labor Wilson at the gathering
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United Press
State Federation of Labor
Wis
Federnation of Labor
Trea Urer
J.J. Handley
Milwaukee
Frank J Weber
Milwauukee
Eluorman
Mide
Charles H. Govan
New York
Wilson
Minnesota Labor Federation adopts caucus plan for separate party
The Minnesota Federation of Labor votes to call a St Paul caucus on August 24 to organize a separate labor party and nominate a statewide ticket. It condemns Gov Burnquist and Democrat Wheaton, discusses potential alliance with the Non-Partisan league, and urges federal rather than state dispute handling. Prohibition favored, woman suffrage approved, and calls for shorter hours and equal pay for women are noted alongside a stance against Burnquist’s administration.
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St. Paul
Labor Party
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Fred EE. Wheaton
Labor
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North Dakota Federation of Labor
Arthur G. LeSeur
Victor Power
Hibbing
Michael Boylan
Virginia
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Burnquist
State Labor Board
National War Labor Board
Red Cross Salvage Department
Frank Hoffmann
Minnexpulls
Urs Tenders’ Union
Minesute State Federation of Labor
Federation
J. A. A. Burnaylet
Enlargement of War Program Could Halt Other Industries
Washington reports drastic curtailment may follow as war needs expand. War board says six month steel demand will reach about 20 000 tons, with peak output previously at 16 500 000 tons. Plans include consolidating telegraph and telephone systems and using stamps to pay for telegrams, reducing bookkeeping.
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Associated Prouu
Washington, D. C
War Industries Board
Moving a Pest House in Janesville Sparks Suit
Janesville Wisconsin residents protest a city council move to sell the detention hospital grounds and relocate the pest house sixty rods. The council ordered the house moved despite petitions threatening legal action.
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Janesville
United Press
Wis
Relty
War Bulletins From Front Amid Augmented Allied Efforts
War text reports the Allied improvement in intelligence and renewed American pressure on the Marne front. German losses include prisoners’ camp hits near Troyes and air combats over Dormans, with several piloted aircraft downed by American crews. East of Rheims American troops hold positions as artillery remains heavy along the Marye front.
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Washington, D. C
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Pershing
London
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Rheims
France
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Woorster
Charles Porter
New Torchelle
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Federal labor bureaus to open in Wisconsin
A conference between George I Itenbegeht and Faweld Perit led to establishing federal labor bureaus in Wisconsin cities over 16 000 population. An organized union of seventy five will assist job seekers, with private labor agencies ending August 1 and bureaus taking their places under the Wisconsin Industrial Commission.
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Associated Press
Wiss Canain
George I Itenbegeht
Wiaconsin Industris Commission
Faweld Perit
Federal
Receive Labor Bureau
Organlsa Ubon
Thhe
Wisconsin Industriel Cuimmixeion
Hoay
Yellow signs removed in capital protest
Workmen began removing yellow paint over name boards in the state capital today. Signs read To hell with the Hansehearted Inn Change the name of this city to something decent. The demand to rename the city has grown for a year but was blocked by clerical and land transaction costs.
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United Press
Hiamarck
Thin City
Austrian Fleet Object May Target Straits Barriers
Prisoners report the Austrian fleet aimed at destroying anti submarine barriers in the Straits of Atlante after storming from Pole. Italian dispatches say German pressure pushed the fleet from harbor and two Italian motor boats sank two dreadnoughts with torpedoes during the engagement.
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Vonsela Salter
Dune
United Press
Krome
Pole
Straits of Atlante
Peace emissary von Burian signals possible talks
Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister Burian’s remarks were treated as Teuton propaganda. Officials indicated the note aimed to pave the way for negotiations as German drives along the Marne and toward Rheims wane, while Vienna and Berlin pressed for peace talks if the war’s momentum shifts.
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Belgium
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Geremany
United Press
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Burian
French Train Wreck Near Vierzon Kills Fifteen, Dozens Hurt
An Associated Press report states a passenger train derailed near Vierzon, twenty miles northwest of Bourges, resulting in fifteen deaths and about fifty injuries, with twenty seriously hurt. The chaotic scene drew heavy emergency response and widespread devastation.
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Associated Press
Vierzon
Bourges
German Offensive Shifts to Tactical Front Actions
The Metz and Rheims front reports show the German offensive entering its third day has devolved into a series of localized clashes rather than a single grand assault. French reinforcements hold key crossings south of the Marne while German progress stalls near Veuteni and Rheims. Casualty estimates from Monday night reach around 200,000, underscoring ferocious combat as both sides contest forested sectors and river lines.
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Italian Ship Napoli Sunk Near Genoa in Collision
New York reports say the Italian steamship Napoli of 9210 tons gross, long engaged in American-Italian trade, was sunk in a collision near Genoa. The Napoli reportedly served the Italian government transporting arms from the United States.
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Tilia Povernments
United States
Germans Hold Marne Front as Allied Resists Bold Offensive
Reports from Paris and London describe German forces launched Monday on the Marne front being checked by fresh Allied troops. Casualties are placed around 199,000 for the German offensive so far, with French counteractions driving bridges at Mirne under heavy fire. General Gouraud’s leadership is credited with blunting the German push and restoring line stability.
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