Baltic and Arctic Front Shifts in Russian Turmoil
Stockholm reports Arctic bases reinforced as British aid arrives for a likely campaign against Bolshevik forces in Siberia and Murman. Bolsheviki red guards are routed by counter-revolutionaries near the Mormon region. 2,000 red guards are surrounded and captured. Provisional Siberian ruler Horvat pledges renewed allied treaties and rearmament while property seizure and chaos loom in Moscow amid cholera spreading.
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Arctic
Mormon
Moscow
Siberia
Horvat
Pogranitza
Russia
Esbelic
M. Alexandervitch
Mirbach
M. Bloomkin
M. Kamkoff
Madame Sparidonva
Petrograd
Parshky
Red Guards
Ensey
American aid muddled as Congress debates Russian problem
In Washington the American allied aid plan for Russia sparks division. Senators press for action while the Russian embassy urges open allied assistance to prevent a Bolshevik victory. Reports of muddled plans, conflicting motives, and calls for immediate aid dominate discussions as Congress weighs intervention and trade revival ideas.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Imal
Russia
Ger- Tvs
Borah
United States
Moscow
Siberia
Wilson
Wilson Greets France on Castile Day Unity
President Wilson sends greetings to the French republic as Castila Day is celebrated in France and America. He notes the comradeship of arms, shared sacrifice, and mutual resolve to advance right and justice among free peoples. The French flag flies at the White House in honor of the alliance.
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Washington, D.C
America
Wilson
French Republic
France
Jis
White House
Amerie
WoorRay Wilson
Government Move To Control Wire Lines In Senate Debate
The Senate debated government control of wire lines with amendments on press access and loyalty. Arguments centered on restricting telegraph and telephone use by the press and applying wartime tax rules to wire systems under federal control. Voting showed a split with numerous affirmative and negative ballots recorded.
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Reed
Gore
Senate
Ashurst
Bankhead
Bonnet
Volt
Curtis
Fletcher
Wenderson
Titeheark
Dolingon
California
Tones
New Mexico
Janes
Washington
Nendii Kenyon
King
Knox
Lemont
Lewis
McKellar
Martin
Myers
Nelson
Narvis
Nugent
Overman
Owen
Phelan
Wittmin
Poindexter
Punerene
Balusdell
Saulshbury
Shafrath
Sheppard
Shields
Simmons
Sith
Arigone
Smith
Georgia
Smitty
Sterling
Swanson
Thompson
Thomas
Branmwell
Underwood
Vardamann
Foran
Branidegee
Fernald
France
Prolinghuysen
Ilale
Harding
Kellogg
McCoomber
Nea
Vonvoge
Sherman
Michigan
Smoot
Wadsworth
Watson
Carlton Disputes Western Union Policy Under Federal Telegraph Control
Denver July 13 The 40 000 Western Union employees will serve the avertment itriatically under Federal control of telegraphs President Newcomb Carlton stated in a private car interview The change will make little difference with the company except one salary will be cut the president Carlton attacked Postmaster General Turley's political moves and criticized the Commercial Telegraphers Union He said the company must govern trouble among employees through the Chicago based organization and would abide by the war administration plan if the Senate passes the wire control resolution.
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Denver
Olo
Western Union
Federal Control of
Telegraphs
Newcomb Carlton
Buto
Carlton
Union Pledges Help Wire Telecommunication Work
President S J Monenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers Union pledges union cooperation to support government control of telegraph services. He says Congress empowering the President precludes strikes and expresses confidence in the President and a desire telegraphs not return to private control.
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Chief
First Army Corps Commanders Named and New Corps Formed
Announcement in Washington names Major J Dickman and General Hunter Lignett as temporary commanders of the first army corps with three American corps to be formed in France. The second corps and others await selection as the new formations are organized to include about 225 000 to 250 000 men. General Bullard commanded the first division of the first army corps during the Cantigny battle.
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Robert
Washington
March
Cormier LA
Joseph
J. Dickman
Hunter Lignett
France
Leutenant
First Army Corps
Regu
Bullard
Cantigny
Peace bid meeting German war debate broadens
Amsterdam reports July 13 that Germany's political war widens as Socialists and Poles oppose the ruling military government Aimed at replacing Von Kuehlmann with Von Hintze and detailing peace aims the Reichstag budget passes amid dissent Von Hertling plans a new course while foreign policy ministers face resignation chatter and Belgium's postwar status remains a focal point
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Amsterdam
Germany
Richard von Kuehlmann
Admiral von Hintze
Reichstag
Sadinus' An
Doles
von Hertling
von Payer
Chinvellay von Payer
von Hintar
von Tiertling
von Mintze
von Herthing
von Uintze
Christiania
Norway
von Hertting
Eichstag
Whatyday
Phillip Scheidemann
Socialiata
von Kuehmann
von Kuchmann
Belgium
Germany seeks peace while pressuring Belgium
Mason cites new German effort to placate world with Hertling claims of no conquest yet German diplomacy continues to press for Belgium's future terms. Von Hertling is urged to negotiate Belgian independence while militarists demand a role in postwar decision making.
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Belgium
von Kuehlmann
Germany
von Hertling
von Kuclmann
Mason
New York
Hohenzollern Empire
Eaxtern
Europe
Knixer
von Mertling
ALL TESTS WELL MET With American Armies in France
General Pershing praised the first and second divisions for valor in recent operations in France. The first division of regulars is led by Major General Butler and the second division of marines by Major General Dundy.
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France
Pershing
Mareh
Butkud
Restialrs
Dundy
Two Die as Train Hits Motorcycle in Houston
Mrs Ieva Graham and her 4 year old daughter Mary Katherine were killed when their motorcycle was struck by an outbound Gulf Coast Lines train in Houston. J A Graham injured. he is a shipyard engineer at Universal Shipbuilding Company.
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Houston
Vox
Ieva Graham
Mary Katherine
Graham
J. A. Graham
Gulf Coast
Lnes
Aj Aide
Universal Shippbuilding Company
Five Would Be Kings Dispatch Names Polish Throne Candidates
A Hague dispatch reports Berliner Tageblatt listing Archduke Stephan Prince August Wilhelm Prince Friedrich Christian Duke Albrecht Eugene Wartemberg and Prince Cyril of Bulgaria as candidates for the Polish throne in the ongoing king business as described by ambassador Gerard.
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Tandon Times Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Who Public Ledger Co
London
Gerard
King
Hague
Berliner Tageblatt
Archduke Stephan
Prince August Wilhelm
Kaiser
Friedrich Christian
Saxony
Albrecht Eugene Wartemberg
Albrecht
Prince Cyril of
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Seven Die In Wreck On San Francisco Streetcar
Seven men were killed and over 50 injured when a streetcar overturned on a down slope at a sharp curve. Motorman-conductor George W Sweetman said the air brake failed. he was arrested and later released under $1000 bail on manslaughter charges after conferring with a United Railroads attorney.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ofea
George W. Sweetman
United Railroads
Americas Answer to Hertling Peace Proposals Reported
Washington reports 1,100,000 American troops overseas with three corps organized around 240,000 men each. General March confirms ongoing Allied offensives and details corps compositions including regular, National Army, and National Guard units under Bundy, Duncan, and Read. Liggett, slated for lieutenant general, leads initial corps as plans expand toward a field army.
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Taly
America
Marek
United States Army
Hertling
March
France
National Guard
Bundy
New England
Bdwards
Rainbow
Menoher
Sunset
Hunter Liggett
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hann
National Army
Seventy-seventh
New York
Duncan
J. Franklin Bell
van M. Johnson
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Burnham 3
Cansas
Missouri
Cameron
Regular Army
Rd Reemar
Dickman
McMahon
Delaware
McRae
Bighveth
Cronkbite
Illinois
George Gell
O’ryan
Rumors swirl over Hindenburg's fate and command
Dutch and German reports claim Field Marshal von Hindenburg died or is ill after clashes with the Kaiser. An earlier Cologne Gazette note quotes him urging patience as battles extend eight days. Subsequent dispatches say von Jadendorff may lead German forces if Hindenburg is unavailable.
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Amsterdam
Derlin
Hague
Ley Neveelleg
Marshal van Hindenburg
Kaiser
Fac
Hindenburg
Mt Germana
Waris
Cologne
von Hindenburg
von Recht
Naumburg Fatherlanders
von Jadendorff
Train Hits Switch Near Ford Plant. Driver Held
In Kansas City a local Wisco train crashed into an open switch at the Ford Assembling plant in Sheffield killing engineer Charles W. Waits and injuring several passengers lightly. A Kansas City laborer was detained at the police station with officials not releasing details.
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Kansas City
Charles W. Waits
Wisco
Ford
Sheffield
Guiet
Edmond Genet’s Great‑Great Grandson A Soldier Hero
A Kansas City Star feature recalls Edmond Genet’s descendant a brave 16 year old who failed Annapolis exams, enlisted as a seaman, served in Vera Cruz and Haiti, deserted to join the French Foreign Legion, then Lafayette drill, and died in battle. Letters compiled by Grace Milery Channing tell of his journey, family, and a girl who did not care. The obituary‑style tribute urges reading of war letters for American youth.
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Annapolis
Cireams
Navy
Kansas City
Vera Cruz
Haiti
Ivar
Hampton Roads
Rnnes
Foreign Legion of Prance
Edmond Genet
Genet
France
United States
Washington
Jefferson
New York
Grace Milery Channing
Charles Scribpers
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