Rain and British Aid in Drive Behind Rheims
Special Cable from British Headquarters July 24 reports heavy rain in northern France altering war plans as Allied forces press the German line between the Aisne and Marne. Gibbs notes British and Scottish battalions attack east of Rheims, breaking strong German positions near Ardre and vicinity, with rugged ground and woods hindering movement. The piece highlights weather’s impact on operations and praises the English and Scottish troops without naming individuals.
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Philist Gibbs
New York Times Co
San Antonio
France
Aisne
Marne
Prince Hupprecht
Bavaria
Rupprecht
Foch
Paris
Stupprecht
Merville
Estaires
Ancre
fPod
Megren
Rheims
Rheius
Moernay
Ardre
Rheims Woods
Contton Woods
Kings Woods
Margaux
Upwelly
St. Euphrasie
President Wilson Tags Slayden as Not Supporting His Admin
President Woodrow Wilson states that James L. Slayden has not supported his administration. The message, received at a San Antonio address, notes from the White House in Washington DC dated July 24, 1918, that no one can claim Slayden has given administration support.
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Wilson
James L. Slayden
White House
Washington DC
Auly
King Inspects Largest Fleet of Ships Ever Assembled
London on Tuesday July 23 the British and American warships were inspected by King George marking the occasion as the biggest and most powerful naval force ever assembled. The fleet would stretch over twenty one miles if lined end to end and featured modern design and armament with crews earning praise. The king decorated five American officers, including Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman and Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, naming them Knight Commanders of orders of chivalry.
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London
King George
Hugh Rodman
Joseph Strauss
Rodman
Order of the Path
Strauss
Red Cross Funds Fight Spanish Flu in Switzerland
Geneva reports the American Red Cross donated 500,000 francs to assist in battling the Spanish influenza outbreak in Switzerland. The contribution supports relief efforts and medical aid for affected populations.
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Geneva
American Red Cross
Switzerland
Weather snapshot for major U S cities and regions
San Antonio and vicinity fair tonight and Thursday with mild temperatures. Other cities report varying conditions including cloudy skies in St Louis Chicago and New York and partly cloudy in Kansas City Washington and New York with light to moderate winds from the southwest or south. Temperature ranges noted include upper 70s to mid 70s with lows in the 60s across several metros.
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San Antonio
Waria
St Louis
Sourthwest
Chicago
Inet
Kansan City
New York
City to Acquire West End Lake for Park in San Antonio
The city plans to take West End Lake and surrounding land as a gift with the city assuming back taxes and dedicating the area as a park. Deed terms were approved for legal review, aiming to close soon. About $1,000 in back state and county taxes may be due, with possible tax remission by the county. The tract spans roughly eighty acres with most of it lake, bounded by Cincinnati Avenue Alexander Avenue Lake Avenue Woodlawn Avenue and related lines.
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West End Lake
San Antonio
Lell
Bell
Cincinnati Avenue
Alexander Avenue
Lake Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue
Bolsheviki Execute 200 Revolutionists Over German Death
Amsterdam reports that by July 10 more than two hundred social revolutionists on the Left have been shot by the Bolsheviki for involvement in the von Mirbach incident and the counter-revolution. Alexandrovich, vice president of the plot directing committee, is among those executed. An additional hundred suspects await mobilization, while Germany names Karl Helfferich as envoy to Moscow with two battalions to guard the German embassy.
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Amsterdam
Bolsheviki
von Mirbach
Tehieherin
Berlin
Alexandrovich
Velferich
London
Karl Helffer
Chanich
Germa
Germany
Moscow
Wersterdam
Helferich
CALL IS HEARD S O S IN DISTRESS BRITISH STEAMER REPORTED
Boston Mass July 24 Official investigation is begun after a report that a British steamship off the North Atlantic coast is sending S O S signals. The distress vessel is said to be far at sea and unreachable by wireless from the New England coast. A fleet of war vessels was readied to render aid.
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Boston
Mass
North Atlantic
Jesser
New England
Treasury Plans Liberty Campaign In September Oct
Washington reports the Treasury intends to hold the fourth Liberty Loan drive in a three week span from Saturday September 28 to Saturday October 19, as the campaign proceeds with a schedule virtually decided.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Scarcity Leads to Shilling Sniffs of Scotch in England
London reports high grade whiskey scarce after a country rain left sellers asking one shilling per sniff for pre war Scotch. The unusual price highlights dwindling supplies and renewed demand as scarcity drives higher street value.
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London
England
Justicia torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast by Germans
The White Star liner Justicia was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast after a 24 hour battle with submarines. All passengers survived and only ten crew members were killed. About four hundred of the crew were rescued at Belfast docks amid praise for anti-submarine efforts and British naval defense.
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Irish
Justicia
Statendam
Belfast
White Star Lines
White Star liner Justicia sinks off north Irish coast
A Halifax dispatch reports the White Star era liner Justicia with a crew of 600 to 700 sunk off the north Irish coast on Saturday morning. Ten crewmen are reported dead. The sinking was announced by the Evening Telegraph. One crew member is quoted as saying ten torpedoes were fired. Continued on Page Four.
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Justiein
Helfast
eBerfast
Evening Telegraph
Justicia
London
Germany proposes postwar peace terms in Vorwaerts report
Amsterdam reports Germany has floated a six point peace program via the Berlin Vorwaerts. It calls for no western annexations or indemnities, protects Russia and Roumania, supports self determination later, settles the Balkan issue at the next conference, guarantees freedom of the seas and canal access, and bases colonial questions on status quo.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Vorwaorts
Berlin
Russia
Roumania
Neves
Balkan
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Vorwaerts
German peace offer seen as pacifist appeal to entente
Washington reports Berlin Vienna proposals viewed as an effort to push a round table peace conference with terms already defined by Wilson and the Entente. Officials say Germany seeks to appease pacifists and socialists, while Britain and France insist on accepting exact terms before any conference. Washington notes Germany’s stance clashes with Wilson’s insistence on territorial reversals and reparation under Alsace Lorraine and Belgium issues. London censors say the Vorwaerts claim is an old offer repackaged and of little consequence.
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Washington, D. C
Pesce
Berlin
Wilson
America
Germany
Powes
Polk
Russia
Roumania
Drest-Litovsk
Jassy
Great Britain
Rusia
France
Alsure-Lorraine
Belgium
London
Tinea Service
Vorwaert
Gorky
Enemies Mass 15 Fresh Divisions To Halt Foch Drive
Allied forces on the Aisne Marne front push north of Chateau Thierry driving Germans from most of the Chatelet forest and beyond Epieds. American cavalry operates north of the line as weather improves aiding air battles and artillery observations amid continued German resistance.
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Aisne-Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Chatelet
Epieds
Pursuit of Germans Around Aisne-Marne Presses On
Washington reports steady Allied advance around the Aisne Marne salient as 15 fresh German divisions join battles near Soissons and south of there. Pershing notes continued pursuit of retreating forces south of the Ourey and gains north of the Marne. Germans defend to hold a single rail outlet from Fismes to Fere En Tardenois, aiming to pocket remaining forces if reached. The Rheims front shows German lines pushed back about a mile and a half over a ten mile stretch amid wooded terrain and high ground.
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Washington, D. C
Aisne-Marne
March
Soissons
Ourey
Pershing
War Department
Marne
Fismes
Fere-En-Tardenois
Salient
Rheims
Flanders
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