German press portrays United States as peace spoiler
Vienna reports German press after four years of war depicts the United States as a ruthless peace blocker. It claims President Wilson will fight Germany to a drawn-out war, while England and France become American vassals, with vast dominance over Europe if the conflict continues.
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England
France
Irenzie
Tondon Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
I. E. MelkKenzie
Berlin
London ‘Limes
United States
Wilson
Germany
America
Vassasls
Frankfurter Zeitung
Auriga
Maerope
Daighind
Magland
Far East
Droyd Taeorge
Vienna
Zeitung
New Freie Presse
Austria
Tanks advance as British and French break German lines
Allied forces press the Somme front with tanks and infantry, driving Germans from trench positions and capturing guns and prisoners. Reports say Whippet tanks chased a German general while weather and night operations aided the advance across Avre and toward Covisy.
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France
Lacebrook
Somme
Relling
Mannever
Avre
Ancre
State of War Declared by Bolshevik Chief Amid War Rumors
Washington reports that Lenin announced a state of war between the Russian government and the entente allies. Tehuteherin stated the remark is a defense stance, not a formal declaration of war. Dispatches note Allied troops in action and Arctic port news amid global conflict. General Rikuzo Otani named to command Japanese expedition forces in Siberia. US mail from soldiers in France continues to move within 24 hours of arrival.
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Washington, D. C
Poole
Moscow Bay
State Department
Lenine
Moscow
Tehuteherin
Comisary of Foreign Affairs
Russia
Germany
London
Great
Britain
ML. Totte
Herlin
Amsterdam
Daily , Express
Washington, D.C
Rikuzo Otani
Japan
Siberia
France
Atlantic
Post Office Department
Foch
Davis
America
Panev
French Advance Breaks German Defenses Along Avre Front
Allied forces strike a fresh front against Germany pushing toward the Peronne loÿe highway and retaking Moreuil Morizele and La Neuville. The rapid crossings of the Avre and swift railway gains ease Amiens threat while press praise lauds the bold maneuver and its potential strategic impact.
Weather Roundup Across Cities
San Antonio and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Saturday with a high 64 to 100 degrees and light southerly winds. East Texas sees fair conditions, temperatures around 74, with southwest winds and a low near 24 hours ago of 24.7 and a high 92. Chicago reports 61 degrees with rain and north winds, low 64 and high 92. Kansas City 7 degrees with rain and southeast winds, low 68 and high 84. New York 78 degrees partly cloudy with southwest winds, low 78 and high 94. Washington damp and cloudy with southwest winds, low 30 and high unspecified.
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Texas
WOME
St Toute
Laust
Chicago
Miehest
Kansan City
New York
Kaiser Forms Large Army to Defend the Rhine
Special cable reports Kaiser Wilhelm forms a new army of up to half a million officers and robust troops drawn from German reserves to stand behind the Rhine in defense against a potential Allied invasion. The move signals a shifting tide, with Germans counting on a delay before any new push and the Allies gaining numerical superiority in France.
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Edwin L. James
San Antonio
Rhe
New York Times Co
Paris
Rhine
Alsace-Lorraine
Osneh
Germaun
Sext
Joch
Russia
France
Tsuta
Hindenburg
Tham
Fifth Guard
Foch
Germany
Mindenburg
Bulgarian King Ferdinand Arrives Secretly in Germany
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, with the Crown Prince and Princesses Eudoria and Nudes, arrived unexpectedly at Narhem Germany. He is incognito at Nitsheim as our von Nurang and is believed to have left Bulgaria due to internal conditions. German papers cite no known reason for the sudden visit.
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London
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Eudoria
Nudes
Narhem
Germany
Copenhagen
Nitsheim
von Nurang
Sinking of Diamond Shoals lightship and Merak by U boat
The German submarine sunk the Diamond Shoals lightship and the American steamer Merak after nighttime pursuit. It also disabled the lightship wireless before sinking both vessels. A lumber laden schooner and a tramp steamship of about 7000 tons fled the area as the sub targeted them. Meanwhile two sailors were killed and three injured aboard the U S Nepatin in a boiler explosion.
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New York
Diamond Shoals
Destruction by Huns in Retreat From the Marne
The Associated Press reports German troops ordered to destroy property during the retreat from the Marne. The measure targets chateaus and well kept houses. prisoners say the retreat order was welcomed by many German troops including Saxons who hope the failing Marne push speeds peace as American forces advance on the Vesle.
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Vesle
Marne
Paris
Allied forces push on Somme front with heavy cavalry action
The Associated Press reports Canadian horse troops aiding French cavalry cut off a large enemy force on the Somme. Franco-British troops gained early favorable progress on the front south of the Somme with powerful cavalry in action. French forces northwest of Montdidier advanced four miles, capturing nearly 8000 prisoners and important materiel with light losses.
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London
Montreal
Somme
Paris
France
Montdidier
Germans Lose 17000 Prisoners and 200 Guns
Allied forces report capturing more than 17 000 German prisoners and over 200 guns in the Somme drive up to noon. British and French advances extend along the front from Fresnoy en Chaussee to Lequesnel Caix, with cavalry and tanks forging ahead toward Chaulnes, Lihons, and Framerville.
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London
Somme
Fresnoy-en-Chausse
Lequesnel and
Caix
Lys
Flanders
Kemmel
Lacon
Lecornet
Malo
Quentin
le Petit Pacauta
Lesart
Chippley
Morlancourt
Chaulnes
Framerville
Lihons
Menaricourt
Boisieres
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