Allied Offense Initiated on Somme Front For 25 Mile Front
Allied forces led by British and French launched a morning assault along about twenty five miles of the Somme front after six days of heavy bombardment. French and British troops captured multiple villages including Montauban Mametz Serre Contalmaison La Boiselle Fricourt and Dompierre with thousands of prisoners reported.
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France
Somme
Mont Auban
Albert
Montauban
Mametz
Serre
Contalmaison
la Boiselle
Dompie
la Boisselle
Fricourt
Terrific Artillery Fire Wanes and Allied Drive Five Miles
London reports from July 1 note a morning offensive in France gaining momentum with fierce fighting north of the River Ancre. Frincourt and Mametz fall under Allied control as about 1500 prisoners are reported and Lille air raids see limited German opposition.
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Teuton
London
France
River Ancre
Frincourt
Gommecourt
Mametz
Monteban
Lille
Wilson says no war with Mexico unless Carranza attacks
President Wilson indicates there will be no war with Mexico unless Carranza attacks the American army and then he will avoid general conflict. He plans to ignore Carranza’s statements and act on his military moves. Congress action is unlikely unless 15,000 U S troops are attacked, with mobilization and reinforcements on the border ongoing.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Carranza
Wilson
Mexico City
Trevino
Pershing
United States
Congress
White House
Illinois Militia Arrives at San Antonio for Border Reserve
Two additional Illinois regiments reach San Antonio joining the First Infantry in camp at Fort Sam Houston as part of the border reserve force. Wisconsin and New York regiments begin moving to border stations while Texas crowds watch trains roll through. Citizens plan to greet troops with lemonade as censorship limits news of movements.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Border Reserve Force
Wisconsin Infantry
Wisconsin National Guard
Union
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
New York
Seventh
Seventy-first
Fourteenth
Brownsville
Empire
McAllen
Mission
Pharr
Laredo
Eagle Pass
New York National Guard
First Illinois Infantry
Illinois Militia
Chicago
Joseph RB. Sanborn
James M. Eddy
Abel Davis
John V. Clinnin
Herbert E. Algoe
Wm. H. Troxell
Howard H. Williams
Charles B. Brien
Charles F. Tapper
Adolph J. Borgmeier
Frederick E. Haines
Charles L. Wagner
Robert H. Smith
Hamlet
Ridgeway
Bertram
Buchanan
Edwin
Hopes
Paul C. Gale
Michael L. Hickey
Cecill. Boman
John M. Richmond
Frank M. Allen
Friendly Mexicans Flee Near Namiquipa and Las Cruces
Reports from Columbus New Mexico say Mexican civilians who had aided American forces fled from Namiquipa and Las Cruces. Confirmation of occupation by about 1450 Mexican troops came with word more troops moved into Las Cruces as Pershing withdrew. Posters denounce occupation of Mexican soil by gringoes. A new spur track work began to expand rail yards and plans for larger depots were announced.
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Columbus
N. M
Namiquipa
Las Cruces
Pershing
Senate Extends Market News to All Farm Products
Senate adopts amendment to agricultural bill extending market news service to all farm products. It also approves a $20,000 appropriation for the Agriculture Department to exhibit farming processes in arid and semi arid regions at the International Soil Products Exposition in El Paso.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Today
Sheppard
Agricultural Department
el Paso
Explosion Kills Eight at Aetna High Explosives Plant
Eight people died and at least ten were seriously hurt when several tons of gun cotton exploded in the drying house at Aetna High Explosive Company in Emporium. Rescue crews searched for missing workers as the blast damaged surrounding buildings.
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ST. Mary’s Pa
Aetna High Explosive Company
Emporium
Weather forecasts by city indicate unsettled and warm conditions
The report forecasts unsettled and warmer conditions for Sunday and Monday across regions including northeast Texas. It lists city by city temperatures and winds with mentions of clear or cloudy skies and high temperatures for Saturday, covering St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Poston Washington and more.
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Texas
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Troops May Pursue Bandits Into Mexico
American forces consider pursuing eight Mexican raiders who attacked Fort Hancock near El Paso and took horses. General Bell reported efforts to locate the bandits while cautioning Captain LeRoy Eltinge to avoid Mexican troops if he crosses the border.
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Mexico
Fort Hancock
el Paso
Bell
Funston
Edwin N. Hardy
Eighth Cavalry
Rio Grande
General Bell
LeRoy Eltinge
Fabens
Eltinge
American Commander Considers Boundary Crossing in Pursuit
General Funston states the American commander may cross the Rio Grande within orders to capture raiders. He awaits further advice from General Bell on the affair’s outcome. General Pershing reports an aerial reconnaissance found no large Mexican concentration at Guzman as rumored.
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Rio Grande
Funston
Bell
Pershing
Guzman
Mormon scout Lem Spillsbury returns from Carrizal battle
Lem Spillsbury, the Mormon scout who was captured at Carrizal with Captain Charles T. Boyd, returned to the American base in Mexico with his rifle that was returned by the Mexicans. Twenty-one of the twenty-three Negro troopers of the Tenth Cavalry captured there are to return to Colonia Dublan Tuesday. Two wounded troopers remain at Fort Bliss hospital.
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EL Paso
Tex
Lem Spillsbury
Charles T. Boyd
Carrizal
Mexico
Tenth Cavalry
Spillsbury
Colonia Dublan
Fort Bliss
Censorship Tightened on Border News From Columbus
Official announcement tonight restricts all reporting on troop movements from Columbus and other border points. No word will be permitted to go out regarding prospective or actual troop movements.
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Columbus
N. M
Sheppard Repeats Offer to Volunteer for Front
Senator Sheppard renewed to President Wilson his offer to go to the front if volunteers are called. The move could cost him his Senate seat if the judiciary committees rule as did the House. Wilson replied that he is touched but hopes the offer will not be needed.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Sheppard
Wilson
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Sheppard
Woodrow Wilson
Private Bill Dockery Fails To Return From Border Patrol
Douglas Arizona July 1 Private Bill Dockery of Company B First Arizona Infantry said orders were to patrol the border until relief arrived, but no relief came and he kept going. Cavalry squads scour the border for him since Thursday night after he failed to report back, feared killed by Mexican bandits.
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Douglas, Ariz
Bill” Dockery
First
Arizona Infantry
Ben
Bill
Army plane reports large Mexican force near Guzman
El Paso July 11 Army aircraft patrolling south of the border returned word of a sizable Mexican concentration mobilized near Guzman. The report notes heightened activity along the frontier and marks a potential escalation in border tensions.
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EL Paso
Guzman
London Celebrates British War Victories July 1
London erupts in joy as British and French forces seize a string of towns villages and fortified positions. Crowds flood the streets and newspaper extras strain under the weight of news of large prisoner takes as German defenses crumble before the Allied attack.
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London
Th Veaders
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Hardecourt
Curlu
Dompierre
Becquinecourt
Amiense Peronne
Bussu
Fay
French War Office
Illinois Regiment of Infantry
Smith
Reene
Petrograd
Rome
Athens
Pesina
Barcola Pass
Monte Maggio
Monte Toraro
Monte Mangno
Mr. Wilson
Ray
Guzmar
Wild With
Western Front
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