Army officers assigned and transferred in July orders
Major Wad ham heads to Fort Sam Houston for southern department duty. Captain Vedder ships to Nogales Arizona to head laboratory No 3. Captain Sulian Dodge detailed for service and to fill Quartermaster vacancy. Major Smith and Lt Griffith face examinations for transfer. Several resignations and revocations noted with various transfers.
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Wadham
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department
Edward B. Vedder
Medical Corps
Nogales
Ariz
Sulian L. Dodge
Robert T. Phinney
Twentieth Infantry
Iowa State University
Hamilton A. Smith
Infantry
Inspector General
Ajor Smith
Charles T. Griffith
Fourth Infantry
Edward A. Miller
Eagle Pass
Samuel Frankenberger
First Field Artillery
Frederick A. Wells
Twentythird Infantry
National Guard of New York
Meriwether L. Walker
Corps of Engineers
James S. Parker
Fourth Cavalry
G. Soulard Turner
Third Infantry
Seventh Infantry
Harold Geiger
Coast Artillery Corps
Edward R. Millar
Field Artillery
Thomas J. Hanly, JR
Twenty-third Infantry
Aviation
Signal Corps
Ace
San Diego
Uty
Johnson Hagood
Sheldon H. Wheeler
Frederick 8. Foltz
Douglas
George P. Pullipier, JR
Second Infantry
Charles §. Stern
Medical Reserve Corps
Mexicans in Pursuit of Border Bandits Halted at Ranch
General Bell reports two Americans killed Private Towney and Robert Wood and Inspector Thompson commands eight Troop F soldiers plus two customs officers and a hospital attendant. Four bandits die with some escaping back to Mexico after a dawn raid on a ranch house. Mexican Carranzi troops reinforce as Americans surround the house and regain control. Funston says pursuit will not be carried into Mexico.
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Bell
John Towney
Robert Wood
Lewis Thompson
Mexico
Inspector Wood
Cee Corps
Inspector Bean
Funston
México
Bliss Completes Border Guard Inspection Tour
Major General Bliss wrapped up his review of national guard troops along the Nogales Arizona border. He reported California Connecticut Idaho and Utah contingents in good to excellent health with unusually few cases on the sick list.
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Washington, D. C
Bliss
California
Connecticu
Idaho
Utah
Nogales
Ariz
Volunteers Meet to Plan Red Cross Rally at Landa’s Park
The Volunteer Circle and Junior Volunteers will meet at Highland Park school house at 3 PM Wednesday to finalize rally plans for Red Cross at Landa’s Park Saturday. A 100-voice chorus will rehearse the song The Volunteers. New committee members include Mrs. Edwards Comstock Kanatzer Felthouse Hamilton Edwards Crosswell Flack Gortex and Julia Gortex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park School House
Red Cross
Landa's Park
O. D. Edwards
A. B. Comstock
J. J. Kanatzer
Horace Felthouse
Lettie Hamilton
Jessie Edwards
Thurma Dillehut
Ena Comstock
Annie Ray Crosswell
Clyde Flack
Carmen Gortex
Julia Gortex
A. L. Matlock
Ray Carson
Matlock
Fire Victims 240 Acts of Heroism From Woods of Ontario
Haileybury Ontario reports recount heroism during Northern Ontario fires. Prospector William Fairbank organized a rescue in Matheson guiding villagers by freight train to safety. At Nushka ten miles north residents chose to fight the flames. smoke and wind proved fatal. Death toll may reach 240.
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On- Re Odtario
Haileybury
Ont
Ontario
William Fairbank
Matheson
Nushka
French Commemorate War Anniversary Messages
On August 1 in the French lines Vouay marked the second anniversary of Germany’s declaration of war on Russia. Messages from rulers and leaders across allied and neutral nations were printed, including Serbia’s and Montenegro’s kings, Albert Jellicoe General Sam Hughes Elihu Root Nicholas Murray Butler Cadorna Romanones and the Russian and Belgian premiers.
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Paris
Vouay
Germany
Russia
Serbia and
Montenegro
Albert Jellicoe
Sam Hughes
Elihu Root
Nicholas Murray Butler
Gener Cadorna
Romanones
Spain
Tide Turns for Allies in Great War Headlines
General Sir Douglas Haig states the tide has turned in favor of the Entente on all fronts as Britain enhances land power. He emphasizes patience, ongoing offensives, and stronger morale from gains at Pozieres and Delville Wood amid continued German resistance.
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London
Douglas Haig
France
England
Itill
Sir Douglas
Associated Press
Marne
Mons
Channel
Belgium
Servia
Italy
Austria
Verdun
Ypres
Pozieres
Delville Wood
Allied Losses On Somme Placed At Three Hundred Ninety Thousand
Berlin reports a cautious German army headquarters statement estimating Anglo-French losses in the Somme offensive at 350,000 officers and men. The dispatch notes the figure as a preliminary valuation issued today by German authorities.
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Somme
Berlin
Sayville
Germany
Steamer Clodmoor Fights Submarine in Mediterranean
The British steamer Clodmoor, arriving from Genoa, reported a half hour battle with a submarine in the Mediterranean. Captain Charles Hunter said the submarine was left sinking and the Clodmoor showed gunfire marks after shelling with its defensive gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Genoa
Italy
Mediterranean
Charles Hunter
Hunter
Oklahoma voters weigh nine constitutional amendments in primary
Oklahoma City Aug 1 voters consider nine constitutional amendments including a literacy test for voters and employer compensation in death cases. Democratic Republican Socialist and Prohibition tickets field candidates for corporate commissioner presidential electors and judges. Four hundred candidates compete. contest expected in corporate commissioner race as twelve nominees run. Kansas primary also underway with anticipated light turnout and four tickets in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Criminal Court of Appeals
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Bureau of War Risk Insurance Earns Over 2 Million
The bureau set up two years ago to back marine insurance has yielded a profit exceeding $2,000,000 for the government. It issued 1639 policies covering $138,392,389 on American cargoes and ships carrying non contraband goods. It will expire September 2 unless Congress extends its life to the war’s end per Secretary McAdoo’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
McAdoo
Congress
Acid Phosphate Water Health Claim
A small dose of Mors ford's Acid Phosphate mixed with water is said to neutralize acidity and make the drink refreshing and healthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morsford
Gaitskill Lansdon Face Democratic Governor Nomination Battle
The passage notes a likely high profile contest for the Democratic nomination between Ben S. Gaitskill and W. C. Lansdon, with Governor Capper on the Republican ticket and E. N. Richardson and H. R. Ross representing Socialist and Prohibition states without opposition. It also mentions a woman suffrage question posed to a congressman and a French chemical refrigeration method using sulphur dioxide expansion to reach low temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben S. Gaitskill
W. C. Lansdon
Governor Capper
E. N. Richardson
Girard
H. R. Ross
Sterling
Y W C A Names New Supply Secretary In San Antonio
Miss May Howard, former assistant secretary in Houston, is appointed supply secretary at the San Antonio Y W C A. Miss Etta Pickering departs for Omaha to become secretary there. The local staff includes Mrs L Broaddus, Miss Belle Graves, and Miss Edith Jimison. the pool remains a busy hub with daily hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Howard
Young Woman's Christian Association
Houston
San Antonio Association
Etta Pickering
Ohio
Omaha
Neb
Howard
L. Broaddus
Belle Graves
Edith Jimison
Tor
Gravey
Association
Estes Park
Colo
San Antonio
Jimison
Cool Winds Bring Relief From Peak Heat Across Regions
Cool winds from the Great Lakes cooled the nation today after a week of sweltering heat. Temperatures dropped notably in the valley and lower lake region as cooler air spread across sections, easing the heat wave for many areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Lake
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Geo. B. Taliaferro
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Jack W. Neal
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Hc, Feldman
Mrs. Jot Gunter
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