World News Highlights From the War Front and Diplomacy
Guglielmo Marconi predicts aviation will dominate modern warfare and cites a need for 100000 flying machines. Goethals and the shipping board urge immediate commencement of all shipbuilding contracts. Pershing arrives in Paris to a celebratory reception as Wilson declares war was forced by German aggression. The Kroonland sinks a German submarine after ramming and repelling two U-boats.
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Guglielmo Marconi
United States
Chicago
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Kroonland
Russia
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Kerensky
Roumanian
All-Russian Council of Peasants
Kronstadt
Wilson
America
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Great Britain
France
Italy
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Italia
Siberia
Greece
Balkan
Herr Heydebrand
Mr. Root
American Railway Engineering Commission
Petrograd
Pacific
Boris A. Bakhmetieff
General Pershing
London
Boulogne
Paris
Europe
Trieste
Trentino
Trent
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Messines
Women enlisted in food administration to fight waste
Washington plans enlistment of housewives as food administration members with registration from July 16 to July 15. Wartime measures include air defense funding, army budget approval, and push for conservation amid global war. Proposals also cover Arm y arms standardization and labor diplomacy in Russia.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Washington
The
Food Administration
War Department
Defense Councils Aircraft Board
Wilson
Senate
Secretary of War
War Emergency Committee
Baking Industry
Chicago
British Forces Take Major Trench Advance at Monchy Le Preaux
British troops seized three quarters of a mile of trenches on Infantry Hill east of Monchy Le Preux in a two minute assault. The operation began at 7 25 with rockets signaling success at 7 27 as all objectives were reportedly taken.
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Infantry Hill
Monchy le Preaux
Greece Abducts King Constantine and Names Alexander
Constantine I of Greece abdicated under Allied pressure and named his son Alexander as successor. The change could shift Balkan alliances, with Venizelos’ supporters forming a large fighting contingent. The entente asserted influence as en tente forces seized control, while Greece’s new king pledged to cooperate with the Allies.
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Quartermaster’s Department
United States Marine Corps
Sir Herbert Plumer
Ypres
Armentieres
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Alexander
Greece
Constantine
Edward W. Pickard
Constantine I
Hellenes
Jonnart
France
Zaimis
Venizelos
Turkey
Balkan
Germany
M. Jonnart
Washington
United States
Larissa
Liberty Loan
America
Wilson
Wives of Nation to be Enrolled in Food Administration
Washington reports the food administration will enroll housewives to form a national food conservation army. Hoover leads four advisory divisions and five administration lines including domestic science and publicity. New York City offers cooperation using health and police departments. motion pictures to teach conservation. state defense councils to handle registration.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Wilson
Congress
Hoover
Council of National Defense
State Defense Councils
Mitchell
New York
Mitchel
New York City
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
Associated Motion Picture Advertisers
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Education
Baptism near Rossburg nearly ends in drowning
Greensburg Indiana reports Reverend W A Pavy and Mrs Sadie Clark narrowly escaped drowning during a baptism at a Rossburg pond when the Rev slipped and both plunged into twenty feet of water. Bystanders rescued them after they sank twice. The incident was witnessed and later narrated.
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Greensburg
Ind
W. A. Pavy
Sadie Clark
Newpoint
Rossburg
Indiana Gas Light officer surrenders local franchises
Noblesville Indiana June 19. C B Heath manager of the local plant of the Indiana Gas Light Company admits failure to supply consumers and states erection of an artificial gas plant for next winter is impossible. He surrenders all city franchises and the company will buy gas from Central Indiana Gas Company at Muncie and operate under Public Service Commission orders until adjustments are made.
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Noblesville
Ind
C. B. Heath
Indiana Gas Light Company
Central Indiana Gas Company
Muncie
Public Service Commission
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