Italians Penetrate the Albanian Front in Major War Push
Italian forces advance across a 30 mile front from the Adriatic inland expanding nearly to the Serbian border and involving French troops in the Up Devoli valley southwest of Monastir. British monitors bombarding Austrians while Serbian troops may enter the war as half a million Italians move supplies via mountain roads to Monastir.
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Albania
Adriatic
Devoli
Monastir
Italian Comunique
Salonika
Tokyo’s municipal systems pry open private monopoly
Tokyo owns and operates street railways and the water system and, with a municipal light plant, has broken private monopoly in seven years. What American city can claim the same? The era marks Japan’s industrial ascent and a basis for a new democracy.
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Tokyo
Lenine Arrests Kerensky Men
London reports Premier Lenine ordered the arrest of former labor minister M Skobeleff former minister of post and telegraph Teeretelli and other Kerensky nine members. Savinoff, minister of war under Kerensky, was also arrested. The move supports Bolshevik claims of a suppressed counter revolution in Moscow and implicates social revolutionaries allied with Kerensky.
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London
Lenine
M. Skobeleff
Labor
M. Tchernoff
Erest Teeretelli
Post and
Telegra
Kerensky
Moscow
M. Savinoff
Olga Petrova to Plead for War Savings Stamps Saturday
Polish actress Olga Petrova known for green eyes will travel to Seattle to appeal for thrift and the purchase of War Savings stamps this Saturday. The exact location and time are not yet set. Petrova, born in Warsaw and educated in Brussels Paris and London, rose to fame in Shakespearean roles before focusing on the photo drama.
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Olga Petrova
Seattle
Mme. Petrova
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
London
Europe
America
Wilson to ask cabinet for Russia aid mission lineup
President Wilson plans a cabinet discussion to select the personnel for a mission to assist Russia. An allied police force will protect supplies, with Britain and France suggesting candidates. The size of the force remains undecided, and Japan may offer aid if needed.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Washington
Daly
Russia
Wilson
East Front
Martial law declared in Moscow amid unrest
Basle dispatches report martial law in Moscow after the assassination of Ambassador Mirbach. Several arrested individuals allegedly admit the act was intended to force annulment of the Brest Litovak treaty.
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Basle
Switzerland
Moscow
Mirbach
Czechs Advancing Toward Nicolaievek and Havarovak
Tokyo reports Czhecho-Slovak troops advancing toward Nicolaievek and Havarovak clashed with Red Guards. The Japanese war office says Czechs gained bulk Bolshevik provisions and munitions in Siberia, strengthening their position.
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Tokio
Nicolaievek and
Havarovak
Red Guards
Japanese War Office
Siberia
Adda
Stroebel urges German drive as soldiers suffer heavy losses
Independent socialist Stroebel told the Prussian landtag via Zurich dispatch that spring drives killed more than 100,900. He warned the next phase will be worse and cited about 900,000 Americans in France balancing Allied losses with German manpower gains from drafts and releases. He urged removing war politicians to avert further chaos.
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Paris
Herr Stroebel
Landstag
Zurich
Stroebel
France
Stroebe
Eastern Front
Teuton Writer Demands Peace in Open Discussion
G Bernhard writes in Vossrache Zeitung calling for open discussion of peace. He says unity should back Wilson’s demand for self government of small nations and reasonable disarmament in Germany.
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Copenhagen
G. Bernhard
Vossrache Zeitung
Wilson
Germany
Stringer Returns From Detroit Without Logan
Stringer comes back from Detroit Monday night and learns Logan Rillingsley is not in custody. A mistaken wire claimed Billingsley was arrested in Seattle. Instead Ora Billingsley is in Detroit with the Billingsley family as three men named Paul Allen run separate businesses. Logan, registered as Paul Allen, was reportedly in a top Detroit hotel. Stringer will resume action Tuesday with governor issued papers for Billingsley’s arrest in Ohio. Toledo reports him there.
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Shreiff
Jack” Stringer
Detroit
Logan Rillingsley
Seattle
Billingsley
Logan
Ora
Stringer
Paul Allen
Lister
Billlingsley
Ohio
Toledo
Wets Gain Senate Delay In Prohibition Fight
July 9 Wets temporarily block Senate consideration of prohibition through a point of order by Senator Penrose against the amendment to the emergency food act. The move stalls debate on broad legislation attached to an appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
British Air Raid on Cablena Severe War Strike
London reports that a Friday morning air raid on Cablena was the severest attack of the war. Twelve people were killed and 23 injured. The northern station section suffered heavy damage along with hits to the Rhine and Moselle bridges and the royal palace.
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London
Cablena
The
Express
Rhine and
Moselle
Royal Palace
Mayor Hanson Calls for Federal Probe on Seattle Coal Prices
Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson urged the federal Trade Commission to investigate coal prices amid citizen complaints of profiteering and high costs. He argued an impartial federal inquiry would restore public confidence and expected relief within ten days after findings.
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Hansen
Federal Trade Commission
Ole Hansen
Seattle
Washington, D.C
Hansone
Hanson
Tuesday Rain Fails to Break King County Drought
Drought threatens crops in King County, with Tuesday rain only partially helping. Weatherman Salisbury notes insufficient rainfall overall. June saw small totals on the 21st and 10th, and May and April were well below normal, leaving drought conditions persistent.
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King County
Salisbury
Althe
May
April
U S Issues Sub Warning From Navy Dept
The Navy Department warns all shipping to be alert along the Atlantic coast from Virginia Capes to New York and out to sea. Officials say German U boats may strike again, despite recent inactivity, based on confidential information indicating a new attack is imminent.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
New York
Eleven German Planes Shot Down in July Air Fights
London reports that eleven German airplanes were shot down on July 7 during air fighting and three British aircraft were lost. The air ministry says sixteen tons of bombs were dropped on enemy targets that day and the following night.
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Air Ministry
Sun rising in the west claim by Burton Knisely
Burton Knisely, a veteran Ohio journalist and city editor, asserts the sun rises in the west. He has worked 15 years in newspapers including The Cleveland Press and Canton papers and will publish his articles in The Star tomorrow.
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Burton Knisely
Curton Knoisely
Ohio
Scripps
Cleveland Press
Canton
Pacific
Japan
Star
Typhoon Sweeps Guam and Ladrone Islands
A typhoon swept Guam and the Marianas on July 6 causing heavy material damage and injuries. About half the population is destitute and homeless, with crops destroyed and food scarce. Navy relief is feeding destitute natives from commandeered supplies as the governor reports.
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Washington
Guam
Marana Islands
Smith
U.S. N
Marana
Ladrone
Honolulu
Philippines
Navy
Pershing Indicates New German Offensive
General Pershing reports show sustained German buildup behind rear areas with heavy movements of men, supplies, and ammunition. Indications point to a continuation of the major plan to reach the channel ports in a renewed offensive.
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Washington
Germany
Italians Advance in Albania Press Austrian Lines
The Italian war office announced gains in Albania with British monitors aiding bombardment. Italian cavalry disrupted Austrian positions and captured Fieri, Cafaglava, Coroccof, and Tomorica valley head while taking over 1,300 prisoners and numerous weapons. Vienna acknowledged French and Italian advances along the Upper Devoli and toward Volutsa.
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Rome
Albania
War Office
Coroccof
Tomorica
Cafadeuris
Vienna
London
Austrian War Office
Devoli
Volutsa
Austria Balks at Hmn Leader On Italian Front
Rome reports Austria refuses to accept a German generalissimo to direct operations on the Italian front. Earlier rumors placed Gen Von Below as commander in chief, with Gen Ludendorff hastening to finalize Von Rkelow's Austrian appointment.
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Austria
Balks
HMN
Rome
von Below
Ludendorff
von Rkelow
Austrians Lose 20,000 Men in Piave Fighting
Rome reports that from July 2 to 6 the Austrians suffered about 20,000 casualties, half of their engaged forces, in mountain region clashes and near the Piave river.
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Rome
Piave
French Troops Advance Near Compiegne With 450 Prisoners
French forces aided by tanks advanced over a mile on a 2 1/2 mile front northwest of Compiegne. The French war office reported gains were held, 450 prisoners taken, and a counterattack repulsed near Les farm as artillery pounded south of the Aisne.
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Paris
Montdidier
The
Oise
Com
Aisne
Chivgny
Solo Sons
Trains Collide Near Nashville Killing and Injuries
Nashville reports indicate two Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad passenger trains crashed near Bosley Springs shortly after 7 am. Deaths are estimated between 25 and more, many of them Black passengers, with 75 to 100 injured and a fire breaking out among the wreckage.
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Nashville, Tenn
Bosley Springs
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