Russians Capture 7000 More Men Near Stanislau
Petrograd reports Russians have taken more than seven thousand prisoners west of Stanislau in Galicia. The war office says forty eight guns and many machine guns were captured as Russian cavalry pursues retreating Germans. Also noted is a Russian withdrawal on the front near Persia and Mesopotamia with Turks pressing.
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Petrograd
Stanislau
Galicia
War Office
Lukva River
Der
Persia
Mesopotamia
Panjwin
Khanikin
Kasr-I-Shirin
Halicz
Lemberg
Guards guard Cantonment as I W W agitation arouses workers
Federal authorities guard Camp Wilson cantonment construction with two companies of soldiers. Four Mexican I W W agitators arrested after urging workers not to join unless paid well. Union activity denied by officials. Ten hour day begins, rail spur and large material deliveries surge into the site.
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Camp Wilson
Employment Bureau
Stone & Webster
Thomas A. Carr
Army
Federal Authoriies
J. W
Police Department
Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Barnes
Congress
Carr
Southern Pacific
Cantonment
Wilson Street
Magazines at Mare Island Explode in Yard Fire
Mare Island navy yard in Vallejo California faced an explosion that damaged a storehouse and caused a blaze under control. Army officials began wreckage surveys while officials withheld details pending casualty and damage assessments. Five men were killed and thirty one injured as two storehouses were wrecked at Mare Island Navy Yard per commandant reports to the Navy Department.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Farmers forecast record three billion bushel corn crop
The Department of Agriculture projects a 3 124 000 000 bushel corn crop this year, with sixteen million more acres planted than last year and land under cultivation rising past 1901 records. White potatoes also rise to 452 000 000 bushels, rye at 56 100 000, and wheat at 678 000 000 bushels amid better June weather.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
America
Department of Agriculture
Tts
Gerard resigns from diplomatic post in private life
James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany resigns from the diplomatic service and returns to private life. The resignation was accepted some time ago but not made public until today.
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Germany
Washington, D. C
James W. Gerard
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Tonight and Tuesday
For San Antonio and vicinity, the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with no significant precipitation or storms expected. Temperatures are not provided in the fragment.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather bulletins for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee and more
NOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS. Forecasts from The Light. St Louis 78 clear NE 8 mph cooler low 74. Chicago 70 clear W 12 mph cooler low 66. Milwaukee 66 clear N 18 mph, Tuesday fair low 66. Kansas City 74 clear N 4 mph probably fair low 70. New York 64 cloudy NE 8 mph rain low 62. Washington 70 cloudy SE wind rain low 68.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Emperor William calls neutral envoys to meeting in Berlin
Reports from Rotterdam via the Exchange Telegraph say Emperor William invited neutral ambassadors and ministers to a conference in Berlin on Saturday. The aim is debated as possible peace proposals or coercive action against neutrals over food and raw material supplies to Germany.
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London
Rotterdam
Berlin
William
Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Wilson
State Department
Peace Demand Seeks Universal Disarmament and Self Rule
International Proletariat German minority Socialists call for immediate peace conditions including a general disarmament convention and compulsory arbitration. They demand equal rights for all inhabitants, abolition of secret treaties, referendums on frontiers, and independence for Serbia and Belgium with reparations and colonial policy rejection. They urge autonomy for Alsace Lorraine and unity for Polish aspirations tied to self determination. They warn that peace requires socialist party independence from imperial governments.
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Stockholm
Serbia
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Navy seeks 45 million for naval aeronautics
Secretary Daniels asked Congress to provide 45 million dollars for naval aeronautics in addition to the current appropriation. The Navy plans a sizable air program separate from the defense council’s 625 million dollar military aircraft project. Miss Katherine Abbot Sanborn dies in Holliston at 79.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Daniels
Naval Aeronautics
Navy
Defense Council
Katherine Abbot Sanborn
Holliston
Mass
Kate Sanborn
Penrose Seeks Gleaves Report On Submarine Attacks
Senator Penrose introduced a resolution to demand the official report of Rear Admiral Gleaves on submarine attacks against the American expedition to France. He seeks details on Bureau of Public Information personnel salaries and regulations amid nationwide criticism of the bureau. The measure also requests Gleaves’ report and the committee rules and the causes for frequent rule changes including cable messages.
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Washington, D. C
Penrose
Secretary of the Navy
Gleaves
France
Bureau of Public Information
Daniels
Admiral Gleaves
House to Concur in Whiskey Prohibition Act
Senator backed prohibition measures on future whiskey production and imports. Representative Garner predicts House passage with minimal debate despite President Wilson’s request to exempt wine and beer. Fort Worth bankers and the Chamber of Commerce urged Wilson to oppose the Senate plan.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House of Representatives
Garner
House
Wilson
Representative Wilson
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Aerial Raids Stir British Public and Government Critics
London July 9 many papers center on Saturday's air raid with anger at the government. Critics call the display disgraceful and demand heads roll for incompetence as Britain faces potential London devastation from German aircraft. Haig notes increased German activity while MPs press for overhaul of air defense. Dozens more homeless as hospitals report no further deaths. families of front-line men bear the heaviest losses.
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London
Chatham
War Office
Admiralty Air Service
Great Britain
Haig
Koelnische Zeitung
House of Commons
England
Secret session to discuss air defenses in Commons
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law announced a secret session would be held this evening to discuss the country's air defenses. Members are being cared for by charitable institutions, and the session aims to address national defense matters.
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Ing
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
American Troops Set For Front Training Camp Move
July 8 reports Major General William L. Sibert completed arrangements for moving the American contingent to a permanent training camp near a French seaport. Sibert will depart by car and occupy quarters in a village near German guns as troops anticipate closer action and upbeat crowds gather to witness the departure.
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William L. Sibert
France
Longest Army Air Squadron Flight Reported
Chicago July 9. Twenty three airplanes under Capt Roy S Brown of the Signal corps took the air at 6 am from Ashburn Illinois and flew to Rantoul near Champaign in 1 hour 35 minutes at a pace near a mile a minute marking a likely record flight for army aircraft.
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Chicago
Roy S. Brown
Signal Corps
Ashburn
Rantoul
Champaign
Mediation Talk Set on Globe Copper Strike
The state and Federal mediation board and strike elements in Globe-Miami were to meet for a third conference today to seek settlement in the copper miners dispute.
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Globe
Arizona
State
Federal Mediation Board
Globe-Miami
Russian Offensives Push in Galicia and French Front
Russian forces break line west of Stanislau and advance toward Halicz with 7000 prisoners and 48 guns seized in a major drive. Brussiloff holds near Brzezany and Koniuchy as Austro German attacks fail. In France, Crown Prince pressures Chemin-Des-Dames while French counter offensives reclaim trenches near Aisne.
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Stanislau
Brussiloff
Brzezany
Koniuchy
Lemberg
France
Crown
Chemin-Des-Dames
Pantheon
Aisne
Many Saloons to Go in Chicago as Dry Legislation Passes
Chicago reports Charles H. Herrmann of Chapin and Gore predicts at least 2000 saloons will close in Chicago within sixty days under new laws. He warns national closures on pace with Chicago and says current U S whiskey stocks may exhaust in a year.
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Chicago
Charles H. Herrmann
Chapin and Gore
Germans Make Strong Attack on Aisne Front
German forces launched a large assault on the Che Des Dames sector near Bovette and Chevregny ridge. Paris reports a successful attack by the Germans while French counterattacks reclaim trenches near Froidmont farm.
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Paris
Che Des-Dames
Bovette
Chevregny Ridge
War Office
Hindenburg Returns to Headquarters From Kaiser Visit
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff have returned to headquarters after visiting Kaiser. An official announcement says they will report to Emperor William on the military situation.
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Headquarters
Kaiser
Berlin
London
von Eee
von Ludendorff
Emperor William
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