Russians Capture Kazan and Advance Southward
Reports from a distant Russian front say Lenine forces have seized Kazan on the Volga, about 30 miles east of Moscow, as western troops reinforce the Murmansk region and push south toward Vologda and Moscow. Finland shifts stance toward Germany, easing entente concerns on the Kola Moncz railroad, while Finnish neutrality strengthens central Russia’s supply lines.
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Sweden
Murmansk
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Murmen
Sanatia
SenSlavae
Kazan
Volga River
Moscow
New Ship Contracts Awarded to Japanese Yards
Washington reports the United States has awarded contracts for 30 ships to 13 Japanese yards. Vessels will exceed 6,500 tons each, totaling 127,000 tons purchased and 150,000 tons chartered. Total cost about 78 million dollars with 20.8 million spent so far.
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D. C
United Ring
Haa
Japan
China
War era candy sales restricted at Spanish Fort resort
New Orleans officials at the request of John M Parker food administrator close candy concessions at the principal lake resort Spanish Fort for the war. Sugar conservation bans street candy sales for benefit funds by lottery wheels or devices. Lafayette Day observed. New York issues Lafayette Day call for Sept 6 with notable signatories including Theodore Roosevelt Henry Van Dyke and Charles W Elliot. Reinhard dies in trial flight as air squadron claims 177 aerial victories per Yake Anzeiger report from Amsterdam.
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John M. Parker
Atete
Spanish Fort
New York
Americas
Battle of the
Maine
National Committee
Theodore Roosevelit
Henry van Dyke
Charles W. Elliot
Reinhard
Amsterdam
Baron von Richtofee
Yokal_ Anzeiger
Einhard
War Casualties Report Reach London Readout
A brief wartime dispatch notes substantial numbers of American wounded being evacuated to London. The report highlights mounting casualties and the rapid arrival of wounded servicemen across British ports, with medical facilities preparing to handle the influx.
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U.S
London
Ondok
Bolshevik Army Claims Victory Over Czecho-Slovaks
London reports a Moscow issued military communique saying Bolshevik forces advanced in the Volga region and captured Syzran Bud Bulga, with Czecho-Slovaks and White guards fleeing toward Rybinsk. The message notes air offensive success and preparations, with detachment actions near Yaroslav and Stavropol and shelling of White-guard towns.
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Volga
Moscow
Siberia
Department of Military Operation
People's Commissariat of War
Syzran
Simbirsk
Bugulma
Ufa
Samara
Stavropol
Ciscaucasia
Yaroslav
Rybinsk
Columbia Floats to Pekin in Historic River Disaster
Peoria Illinois July 18 A ghostly craft rose from the Illinois river grave after days with 600 aboard. The Columbia reached Pekin with 85 lives lost and five more bodies recovered as rescue workers boarded the vessel. Coroner Clary and Sheriff Wilson were aboard and escaped in small boats.
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Peoria
Tenois
Pekin
Clary
Wilson
Taare
Big Round-Up Nets 5000 In Chicago Draft Sweep
More than 5,000 draft age men were seized as suspects by federal agents and Chicago police in a sweeping round-up described as the greatest in the city’s history. Raids began at the Cubs’ ballpark and spread to hotels, barber shops, saloons, and movie houses as officers hunted for registration card holders.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Cubs
Lake Forest sinks Uboat after two hour chase
EX Lake ship Lake Forest reports a German submarine attacked the American steamship 1500 miles off Cape Henry on a farm voyage to Europe. The Lake Forest gunfire sunk the Uboat in a two hour running fight. Captain Herbert R. C. Johnson U S naval reserve officer led the sinking and is commended by naval officers. The Lake Forest, formerly War Fox, was taken by the United States Shipping Board on the Great Lakes after launch.
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Lake Forest
Cape Henry
Farm
Europe
Herbert R. C. Johnson
United States
Nayal
Navy Department
Naval Reserve
United States Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Exchange of 500000+ prisoners of war through Switzerland
More than 500,000 invalid and sick prisoners of war of different nationalities have been exchanged and repatriated through Switzerland since the war began, according to official statistics.
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Berne
Waly
Switzerland
Kuehlmann Plans Swiss Vacation After Berlin Trip
Dr. Richard Kuehlmann plans a long vacation, with Switzerland as the destination, after a prior stay in Berlin. Dispatch from Amsterdam on July 15 notes his intention to rest and recuperate away from recent travel.
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Kuehlmann
Amsterdam
Richard Kuehlmann
Switzerland
Berlin
Dispatch
May Aid The Allies In Russian Intervention Policy
Washington sees Wilson shaping a policy to aid Russia against Germany. He invited Japanese ambassador Ishii to the White House to discuss military assistance, Tokyo’s views on actions possible in Siberia, troop levels, Chinese cooperation, and U.S. collaboration. Grecho-Stovak forces holding Vladivostok and Irkutyk face a critical outlook without relief.
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Wilson
Russia
Viscount Ishii
White House
Ishii
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Siberia
Vladivostok
Irkutyk
Seutara
Roosevelt son downs German plane over Marne action
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, son of former President Roosevelt, shot down his first German aircraft during a patrol north of Chateau Thierry. Flying with three other pilots at 5,000 yards height, they chased suspected allies, then engaged the German machine after misidentification. Roosevelt fired about 50 shots, critically damaging the closest craft as it spun and plunged 2,060 yards, falling from the sky.
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Marne
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
Lnes
Tracera
Train Collision Near Nashville Kills 100
A head-on wreck seven miles west of Nashville kills about 100, most of them Black passengers, with 80 injured. One train allegedly ignored orders. Among the seriously hurt is Lieut. Dos Long. Deceased include Private John P. Hussey, Wilson B. Harris, and Alexander, all U S military personnel.
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Louisville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Here
Dos Long
Aviation Service of
Nashville
John P. Hussey
Uhion
Wilson B. Harris
Naval Reserves
Alexander
United States Marine Corps
Cubans Save Yank Officers After Boat Trouble
Two American army officers are rescued by Cuban gunboat crew after their motor boat engine failed and left them three miles offshore near Santiago during heavy seas. The Cuban vessel towed them to safety as rescuers.
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Havana
Santiago
Rail Strike in Russia Spreading in Paris
A Zurich dispatch reports Russian railway men striking in several districts as of July 15, spreading unrest noted from Paris. The item cites I agency attribution and details remain incomplete.
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Russia
Paris
Zurich
I the
Senate backs nationwide wartime prohibition rider
Washington July 12 The Senate voted 36 to 33 to attach a universal wartime prohibition rider to the agricultural extension bill. The measure would ban manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor in the United States for the war’s duration, effective January 1 unless President Wilson vetoes. House concurrence is expected as the move had broad initial support.
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United States
Wilson
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Senate
Sugar Conservation Aims To Prevent Famine
Washington July 11 The food administration assured there is no danger of sugar famine and the broader food situation is better than at any time since America began aiding the Allies. The public will be asked to observe sugar limits and maintain conservation measures.
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Washington
Food Administration
America
Nurses slain in La Panne bombing raid
Fifty four nurses and women ambulance workers were killed when bombs dropped by German airmen struck an ambulance station at La Panne Belgium. The attack involved about fifty bombs and La Panne lies on the North Sea coast a few miles behind the fighting front.
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London
la Panne
Belgium
Ssgns & Dispatch
Amsterdam
North Sea
German Foreign Chief Out Resigns in Germany
Wolff news service Berlin reports Dr Richard von Kuehlmann resigns as German foreign secretary. Admiral von Hintze, minister at Christiania and former envoy to Mexico, expected to succeed him after Wilhelm consents to the change.
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Denmark
Wilhem
Richard von Kuehlmann
Wolff News Bureau
Berlin
Admiral von Hintze
Christiania
Mexico
Hin
Hog Island Shipyards Progress in Philadelphia
Rapid progress toward Hog Island shipyards completion. Thirty five keels laid and 28,300 workers employed as of July 15, with total staffing near 28,500.
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Hog Island
Philadelphia
Hog Sland Shipyards
Turk Capital Hit by Sudden Incident
London reports air force contingents with the British navy dropped half ton of hazardous devices on the city of Constantine on July 15. The incident prompted emergency responses and raised alarms over security and defense measures amid ongoing tensions.
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London
Constantine
Wilson vetoes 2.40 wheat price in bill
President Wilson rejects the agricultural appropriation with the 2.40 per bushel wheat price provision. He warns the rigid minimum price would raise costs, curb supply, and lift living costs, noting the move would impact the crop, hours, and wages nationally and internationally.
Air Instructor Killed in Flight Crash at Scottfield
Deloth Minn instructor Lee G. Giddings died when the airplane dropped from about 800 feet near Belleville Ely on July 13. Cadet Edward G. Darlington of Washington DC was severely injured. Edison Jr. joins tank forces as Morristown reports.
Wartime Iowa News and War Department Reports
Iowa items report overseas casualties and wounded. Davenport and Marshalltown soldiers named. Camp Dodge letters surge. Camp Funston arrivals boost Highty-eight division strength. Infant paralysis measures tighten in Dubuque. health board curbs children leaving city. Goose Lake potash mining touted as state asset. Wheat harvests, farm voices, and Five O’Clock habit noted amid wartime economy.
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Cedar Falls
People’s Union
United States
Iowa
War Department
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R. ‘Cg. Harter
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Cantonment
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Towa
Guilford B. Sumner
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St Health
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Goose Lake
Greene County
Goose ‘Lake
P. & MacCienahen
Iowa City
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