Teutons Renew Verdun Assaults In July Front
Allied and German forces clash across the Somme and Verdun sectors. British advances include a wood capture north of the Somme and La Boisselle recaptured by Germans. French Nivelle troops advance near Fumiga Woods and Damloup Works. A heavy barrage and repeated assaults are reported with ongoing trench fighting.
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London
la Boisselle
Somme
Verdun
Thiaumont Works
Paris
Nivelle
Fumiga Woods
Damloup
Petrograd
Lutzk
Carranza Note Hints Amicable Path After Diplomatic Talks
The Carranza government sends a conciliatory note to Secretary Lansing signaling a basis for peaceful adjustment with the United States. Officials anticipate resumption of diplomatic relations while U.S. troops are withdrawal from near the border and National Guard mobilization continues.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
United States
Lansing
Mexico
Allied Attacks Around Somme Repulsed by Germans
Berlin reports renewed Allied assaults on the German lines north and south of the Somme failed. Heavy forces were used by the Allies but all attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. The War Office announced the day of July 4.
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Berlin
Somme
War Office
Russians Break German Lines Near Baranovichi
Petrograd dispatch says Russian troops pierced two German defenses around Baranovichi in an assault on Prince Leopold forces. They report 72 officers and 2700 men taken, plus eleven guns and several machine guns.
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Prince Leopold
Baranovichi
Petrograd
Leopold
War Office
No Attacks On French As Germans Hold Quiet Front
Paris reports quiet night along the Somme as French consolidate captured positions. French artillery proves destructive with three additional batteries seized, two of them heavy guns. A dugout wreck yields forty corpses. Heavy fighting continues at Verdun with six successive attacks.
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Paris
Somme
Herbecourt
Verdun
Siege fighting resumes as British take Foodle Bottom woods
British forces extend their advance beyond Fricourt as siege operations continue toward the German second line. AP correspondent reports positions captured west of Mont Auban through the Dantzig alley and Mametz Fricourt now under shelling as German resistance tightens.
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London
Fricourt
Foodle
Associated Press
Mont Auban
Dantzig
Mametz
San Antonio July 4 Parade Showcases Patriotism Across City
San Antonio's Independence Day parade drew crowds as city and county officials, veterans groups, Knights of Columbus, G A R and Confederate veterans followed Battery B in automobiles. The Stars and Stripes rose at Koehler park noon and reunions of Alamo Rifles and Zouaves were announced. Catholic societies planned a park picnic with athletic events and prizes for winners.
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San Antonio
Brown
Alamo Plaza
Commerce Street
Grand Army of the Republic
Knights of Columbus
Boston Lodge
Degree of Honor
Eagles
Daughters of the Confederacy
Alamo City Rifle Club
Boy Scouts
Shriners
Rotary Club
Koehler Park
J. Q. Nankervis
Spanish War Veterans
Alamo Rifles
The
Zouaves
Brackenridge Park
Ancient Order of Hiberniany
W. J. Pyne
H. H. Batchelor
J. R. McComber
T. C. Nelson Sr
Ed Burda
Albert Cody
E. M. Rowley
Fourth of July salute marks army holiday at front
General Pershing's army will celebrate July 4 with a simple salute to the flag. From the general to every mule driver, troops will stand at attention as bugles sound to the colors and then spring to life in a united salute. Field games will be omitted.
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Washington
Eli Arredondo
Inshe
Lansing
Mex
Columbus
Pershing
Pacific Aero Club Volunteers for California Guard Service
Flyers from the Pacific Aero Club in California propose forming a state squadron to join the National Guard at the border. They offer eight airplanes and three observation balloons with pilots, led by J. C. Irvine and Guy T. Slaughter, who spearhead the volunteer effort.
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National Guard
California Guard
J. C. Irvine
Pacific Aero Club
Guy T. Slaughter
Texas Leads In Available Army Members In 1910 Census
The 1910 census estimate shows 828 756 able bodied men ages 18 to 45 in Texas available for military service. National totals: South 6 006 139. North 13 094 615. United States 21 071 076. Texas ranks fifth behind New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.
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Washington
D. C
Texas
Bureau of the Census
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Santo Domingo Restored Order Reported by Admiral Caperton
Washington July 4 rear Admiral Caperton commanding American forces in Santo Domingo said order was gradually returning, especially around Santiago and Puerto Plata. He noted advance into the region continued without opposition except for snipers and small revolutionary bands.
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Washington, D. C
Caperton
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Santiago
Puerto Plata
War Dept Responds On Guard Transportation
The War Department bulletin states that accommodation for mobilized troops at the border is superior to that provided by any other nation in similar circumstances, addressing complaints about transportation facilities for national guardsmen.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Troopers Found in Mexico Return to American Side
General Trevino told the War Department that several American soldiers from detachments engaged at Carrizal have been located in various parts of Chihuahua. They will be returned to the United States as soon as they are found.
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Lansing
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Trevino
War Department
Carrizal
Chihuahua
Mystery in Girl's Death in Richardson Case
Coroner jurors ruled Miss Jean Richardson death by own action in Chicago after leaping five stories to the Federal building rotunda floor. The Houston art student had recent art studies at the Art Institute and was to marry a New Orleans man. her mother cited a shift toward music and a postponed wedding.
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Chicago
Jean Richardson
Houston
Tex
Federal Building
Archaic lynching case leads to murder charges in Raleigh
Archie Frizzelle and Samuel Stocks, farmers, arrested in Greene county on murder charges tied to the April lynching of Joe Black. Warrants issued for over forty others. Hearing set for Kingston following Governor Craig ordered investigation.
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Raleigh
N. C
Archie Frizzelle
Samuel Stocks
Greene County
Joe Black
Kingston
Craig
Bankers Probably Dead In Long Canoe Expedition
Search ends for James G. Hurley and Charles Marcelle, New York bankers missing after a 10,000 mile canoe trip. George A. Hurley left Cheboygan after locating the men near Albany Island, Black Lake, where they wintered. Last sighting was June 4 as they left Cheboygan for the Elks convention at Soo.
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Cheboygan
Mich
James G. Hurley
Charles Marcelle
New York
George A. Hurley
Albany Island
Black Lake
Hurley
Marcelle
Soo
Hay Resolution Signed Raises National Guard Into Army Service
President Wilson signed the Hay resolution to bring National Guard members into regular army service. The action formalizes integration of state militia into federal forces. The move affects defense staffing and mobilization readiness nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Hay
National Guard
Portland Salute Fatalities From July Fourth Shell Incident
W D Burnell the Boston coxswain was killed and Frank Trul ship’s blacksmith was injured by a premature explosion of a six pound shell during a Fourth of July salute in Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
W. D. Burnell
Boston
Frank Trullinger
Withdrawal From Mexico Again Heard
Columbus New Mexico July 4 Reports at the Pershing base indicate the punitive expedition in Mexico may be withdrawn once border national guard movements finish Fifteen truck loads of surplus kits arrived from General Pershing's headquarters in Mexico on Monday Rumors of two cavalry regiments being ordered to Columbus were not confirmed locally or at the southern end of the line
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Columbus
N. M
Pershing
Mexico
National Guard
General Pershing
Border tensions ease as guard movements continue at El Paso
Bewilderment marked Independence Day as national guardsmen streamed to border posts while rumors of Pershing’s withdrawal circulated from Columbus. Officials blamed the calm on troops along the line and a planned artillery unit, with Chihuahua and Juarez authorities signaling potential compliance rather than conflict, preserving peace on the Fourth.
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Border Authority
Funsion
Pershing
Bell
Mexico
el Paso
National Guard
Juarez
United States
Chihuahua City
Trevino
North
Washington
Carranza
Labor Urges Peace Plan From North American Labor Groups
Labor leaders in the United States and Mexico issue a joint statement calling for a popular movement to avoid war. They propose both governments appoint commissions of representative citizens to study differences and propose adjustments reflecting the highest ideals of citizens worldwide.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
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