Marines Awarded Distinguished Service Cross for Bouresches and Belleau Wood Actions
The Associated Press reports 47 Marine Corps personnel earned the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in the Bouresches action and the Belleau Wood fighting on the Chateau-Thierry front. Posthumous awards included Captains John Blanchard and Donald I. Duncan and several lieutenants. Names of recipients span officers and enlisted Marines, with several noted as posthumous honorees.
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Associated Frees
France
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Chateau-Chierry
Pershing
Marine Corps
John Blanchard
Donald I. Duncan
James McCoy
Oviande’ &. Crowther
Clarence A. Wennis
TH Leslie Eddy
Walker JD. Frazier
Thomas UW. Miles
Wil
Private Kakoski Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
The Associated Press reports Private Toba Kakoski receives the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism with the American Army in Brave. He captured a German gun single handed and is praised as a model for hitherto untried troops.
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Ling
Peterson
Robison
Vernon Mors
Joseph OA. Synot
Weeday
Osborne
Necel
Graver
CL O'Kelly
D. Daimlavy
Chateau Whierry
Trisate Kakoshi
Associated Press
Toba Kakoski
Railroads retained for government operation in Washington
Washington July 5 The railroad administration retained to operate and control numerous short line railroads including Abilene Southern Beaumont Great Northern Beaumont Sour Lake Western Beaumont Wharf Port Worth Belt Terminal Blue Ridge Fort Worth Belt Mort Worth Union Passenger Station Galveston Houston Anderson Houston Belt Terminal Traviston Praos Valley Houston Shreveport Rio Grande Southern Rio Grande Southwestern San Antonio Belt Nina Ver nina Texas Midland Rio Grande Pidewater Southern and others The list reflects government control amid ongoing posturing for regional rail management
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Washington, D. C
Amnong
Railroad Administration
Abilene & Southern
Beaumont & Great Northern
Beaumont
Sour Lake & Western
Beaumont, Wharf Railroad
Port Worth
Major Towns to Visit Washington for Draft Conference
Major as in charge of the Lexad selective leaves for Washington tomorrow to confer with Provost Marshal General Crowder about draft pay for draft board members and related draft concerns. The Travelers' Cigar Shop advertises cigars you like.
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Washington
Austin
Tex
S.C
Lexad
Wington
Crowder
Travelers’ Cigar Shop
Avr
Society notes and wedding tale mix in lively social pages
In Society, Friday Night hosts a dinner dance at Kappa Sigma Chi honoring Brooks VDnscomb Orion Foster and Baily Weyton. WOMAN'S AUXILIARY fuses hopes for a federation of evangelical church societies. Country Club hosts the annual Red Cross golf and tennis day with Yale Harvard guests and many notables among the crowds. Carrie Helen Warren family tensions surface over gifts and jealousy as a cape cost far more than expected, testing relations during a train ride home.
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Kappa Sigma Chi
Travis Chub Roof
Brooks Vdnscomb
Orion Foster
Baily Weyton
Red Cross
United States Golf Association
Yale
Harvard
FE. Meredith Sykes
G. Ms. Holcomb
Y. B. Lawrence
How
St. Powell Jr
R. Sedgwick Jr
George BR. Rotan
W. A. Lautman
L. Miy
GM. Ellis
HW. L. Page
Walter D. Clark
Tan C. Pell
T. Y. Lauman
Zeno C. Tose
Noel Armstrong
Remington
Coleman Horwitz
C.B. Alling
Lockwood
G. BoNash
van Meter Jr
Joseph A. Clarkson
Matthews Jr
Stanley Burnham
Green
HY. de Tacour
It. W. Scott
Millis Thum
George CG. Vaughan
Bishop
Williane C. Cavers
Oscar
Meyory
Bogle Pass
Perry J. Lewis
Margaret Lewis
Cornelian Vaughin
Simpson and Liew
Curtis Vaughan
John (. Jenkins
Tuffres
J. Bruce Martindale
J. McMillan
Jank M. Lewis
MM. Nilshee
George Santine
Blakely
T. Prazier
P. FP
Murchison
Lewis Maverick
G. Dorward
John Defon
Abfrad S. Gaze
Carrie
Selen
Ming
Warren
Helen
Fred
Campbell's
Lvew
Groves Baby Bowel Medicine Promoted for Summer Dysentery
An advertisement urges immediate action for stomach troubles and dysentery from water or drafts. It promotes Groves Baby Bowel Medicine as a safe remedy for summer diarrheal issues, claiming effectiveness for both adults and children.
Married life plans and a birthday gift mixup in New York
In a Sunday visit at Carrie's, Helen, Carrie, and Warren discuss shopping. Warren offers Helen a ten dollar bill for gifts, stirring amusement and mild awkwardness over remembering birthdays and the generosity. The relaxed scene shows small domestic tensions and cordial family dynamics.
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Warren
Helen
FIGHT AIR BATTLE NEAR CHATEAU-THIERRY REPORTS
A Special Cable dispatch from the American Expeditionary Forces says five more German planes were downed on Wednesday afternoon, making eight for the day, with two American casualties. An American pilot pursued retreating enemy craft after the Germans broke off, then landed safely after losing his petrol. Another airman dived on four foes and shot one down.
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Herbert Bailey
Batonhoes Services
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pullie Leger Ca
France
Une Chateau-Chierry
Kalil
Dutch general election signals Liberal losses
London reports Liberal losses in the Dutch general election. Heenskerk is expected to form the cabinet, suggesting no change in foreign policy. The San Antonio Light announces W G Linden as a candidate for State Senate from the 4th District, subject to Democratic primaries on July 27, 1918, as political advertising.
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Lonton Times Service
An Antonia
Philadelphia Palette Ledger
The
Publie Ledger Co
London
Heenskerk
San Antonio
W CG. Linden
Sintec
Boyar
Kendall Kery Gillespie
Bandera
Real
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Tiavald Childs
Harald J. Brooks
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Hernan J. Mcleod
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Baylor College For Women
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Criminal District Court
Westminster Presbyterian Church
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May &. Jones
L. W. Alexander
First Baptist Church
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O. N. Johnson
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E. B. Elling
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W. B. Pettus
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