Allies tighten grip in north Russia advance toward Vologda
British and American troops now control the Murman coast as entente ships advance south along the Kola to Moscow. Czecho Slovak forces seize Kazan on the Volga, strengthening allied position while Lenin denounces actions. Finland’s stance softens German plans, aiding central Russia defense.
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Moscow
Kazan
sWashington
D. C
Russia
Serbia
Arctic
Soa
Kola
Murmansk
Sweden
Finland
Siberia
Lenine
Murman Coast
Arctic Ocean
Volga River
New Ship Contracts With Japan Aid Shipping Crisis
The United States has awarded contracts for 30 ships to 18 Japanese yards as part of a broader effort to ease the shipping crisis in the Orient. The 6,500 ton or larger vessels total 253,000 tons, with 127,000 tons purchased from Japan and 160,000 tons chartered at a cost of 78 million dollars, part of more than 100 million dollars in tonnage spending in Japan and China.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Orient
Japan
Island Kingdom
China
Candy concessions closed at Spanish Fort lake resort
At the request of John M Parker state food administrator police authorities have closed all candy concessions at Spanish Fort, the main lake resort, for the duration of the war. No candy sales on streets for fund lotteries or similar devices will be permitted to conserve sugar.
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New Orleans
John M’ Parker
Spanish Fort
Lafayette Day Observance Reported by National Committee
A fragmented 19th century notice notes Lafayette Day events in New York with references to the American people and a national committee including Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Van Dyke, and Charlestg. The text cites September celebrations and commemorations led by civic leaders.
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New York
Theodore Odsevelt
Henry
van Dyke
Charlegytg
Wilson Greets Pittsburgh Boy Scouts on Bicycle Ride
President Wilson shakes hands with 28 Pittsburgh boy scouts who rode to Washington on bicycles to deliver a greeting from Mayor Babcock.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Babcock
Austro Hungarian peace offer and allied reactions reported
Reports from 1918 note Austro Hungarian foreign minister signaling readiness for peace within territorial limits, praising President Wilson. Other items describe the Japanese battleship Kawachi sinking near Nagasaki, Trafalgar Square protests, and labor dispute proposals in the U S amid wartime unrest.
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Baron von Burion
Austro-Hungary
Wilson
Bombing of Red Cross Hospital and Murman Coast Advances
German aviators bombed the American Red Cross hospital at Jouy France killing two enlisted men and wounding nine others. Miss Jane Jeffery was slightly hurt as the hospital was deliberately attacked. American British troops control the Murman coast in northern Russia after advancing toward Toroki. Four hundred fifty American built battleplanes have been sent abroad for shipment on July 5. An American naval launch aiding a downed seaplane was sunk by German batteries with two crew drowned and two captured. Bastile Day celebrations saw US troops join French units in Paris.
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Red Cross
Jouy
France
Jane Jeffery
War Department
Navy Department
Breakfast guidance during wheat conservation from The Kitchen Cabine
The article promotes economical, nutritious breakfasts using cornmeal and milk, with recipes for fluffy corn flour cakes and fried cornmeal mush. It advises incorporating vegetables, dates, figs, and nuts, plus mindful portions for officers and families to conserve food during wartime.
Hawkeye State News Touches on Wartime Group and Local Jobs
North Dakota based Nonpartisan League renews activity in Iowa with an outdoor meeting near Oska Joosa in Mahaska county amid county defense scrutiny. Hoag Duster factory in Monticello employs older men at 70, facing help shortages as workers enlist.
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North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Iowa
Oska- Joosa
Mahaska County
County Council of Defense
County Defense Council
BE. E. Hoag
Monticello
A. J. Tack
Greene
John Tack
John A. Nelson
Hoboken
N. J
Tack
Muscatine
Frederick Schuchard
Dubuque College
St. Joseph's
United States Court Room
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Mooney
Schuchard
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Hell
Martin Fuhrmann
Salem
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Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
O W. Oberlin
Essex
Isaac Beck
Beck
Deems
Des Moines
Harding
L. D. Sprott
EB. E. Barnes
Cooking in Camp
The article extols camp cooking with simple gear, urging independence from modern appliances. It describes building a stone stove, frying pan cooking bacon or fish, and roasting fowl or game in hot ashes, stressing knowledge of edible mushrooms and avoiding poisonous varieties. It promotes enjoying rustic meals and childlike simplicity.
European War Updates From Berlin and London
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reports Captain Reinhard of the air squadron led by Baron von Richthofen is killed after claiming 117 aerial victories. Belgian civilians are killed and injured in Brussels during a riot over requisitioned vegetables. In Rome a military bulletin annuls several generals and Diaz receives the grand order. London reports British airmen destroyed 4109 enemy machines and 1121 planes lost in the year to July.
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Inte
Baron von Richthofen
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Brussels
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