Zapata executes bandit chieftain Enrique Bonilla
Mexico City reports that Enrique Bonilla the Zapata bandit chief in Morelos was executed by order of Emiliano Zapata after Bonilla sought surrender terms with the government Bonilla a prominent newspaperman had presented himself in Puebla and later in Mexico City but produced no credentials for acting for Zapata He returned to Morelos under safe conduct and was shot near Cuautla within days of his arrival authorities say Zapata believed Bonilla betrayed him while other Zapata leaders urged clemency.
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Mexico City
Enrique Bonilla
Emiliano Zapata
Morelos
Bonilla
Zapata
Aguas
Pablo Gonzalez
Carranza
Onilla
Serge Basset Killed as War Correspondent Near Lens
Serge Basset, famed author and playwright, dies while serving as a war correspondent for Petit Parisien. A stray bullet ends his career as he reports on a British attack near Lens at age fifty five.
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Serge Basset
Petit Parisien
Lens
American Ambulance Unit Cited for Frontline Courage
Paris July 8 Gen Mangin cited the American field service ambulance section sent from Stanford University for constant devotion at Verdun and Moronvillers. The unit pushed to battle lines under bombardment to carry away the wounded, earning high praise for its bravery.
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Paris
France
Leland Stanford University
Mangin
Verdun
Moronvillers
Quincy Auto Industry Seen Driving City Prosperity
Quincys prospect-filled future centers on a strong automobile trade. The city, at the heart of a rich industrial region, supports thousands of jobs and a vast car-related market including 2534 registered vehicles in Adams County. The text notes cars as essential to war effort and efficiency, citing 1916 production and a government purchase of 74,000 new army cars.
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Quincy
Adams County
United States
Auto sales surge as wartime rhetoric boosts purchases
President Wilson urged speed in stimulating business and the automobile industry responds. Readers with funds are urged to buy new or used cars, citing health and convenience plus lower upkeep. A Canadian headline notes Canada buying 100,000 cars despite war, with registries showing increases and a wartime surge forecast for the U.S. market.
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New York
Automobile and Allied Industries
Avery Age
Automobile News
Canada
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