French Hold New German Drive on Fifty Mile Front
Paris reports say the French army of Champagne resists a new German attack along a 50 mile front from Chateau Thierry to Main de Mansiges. Germans crossed the Marne near Dormans to Rheims area while French post zones hold. a secondary push toward La ferre Milon failed under crushing barrage. The overall objective appears to be converging on Charons from multiple points as part of the Paris campaign, with Khelmay also threatened.
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Paris
Champagne
Dormans
Rheims
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Main de Mansiges
Oureq
la Ferre-Milon
von €Itz
Charons
Americans Meet Foe Assault By Starting Hot Counter Attack
Allied news reports describe a fierce German crossing of the Marne near Chateau Thierry and Mezy Jaulgonne Fossoy as American and French units counter attacked from noon onward. The fighting saw heavy shelling and strong infantry assaults with gas masking needed.
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Marne
Chateau Thierry
Mezy
Jauigonne
la Fretoniere Farm
Fossoy
Jaulgonne
Paroy
Courtemont
Varennes
Reuilly
Parroy
Fossey
Allied Americans Hold Front As German Drive Advances
United Press reports a German offensive along the Champagne front pushing toward Chateau Thierry and Main de Massiges with Marne crossings and village captures. American contingents on two fronts are said to be under pressure while holding portions of the southern Allied line.
Move Government From Moscow to Murom
Stockholm July 11 The soviet government is to be moved from Moscow to Murom according to Moscow dispatches. War Minister Trotsky has declared a state of war along the Murman coast and railway due to insubordination among soviet troops. Murom is an old Russian city on the Oka river with about 13 000 residents.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Murom
Trotsky
Murman
Russia
Oka
Italians and French push in Southern Albania amid enemy retreat
A dispatch from the Italian front in Albania reports further Italian and French advances disrupt enemy lines in Southern Albania and threaten a northward retreat. Austrians retreat in disorder, burning depots and villages as Bulcher village burns, while Italians and French reach Glunaka pass.
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Rome
Albania
Macedonia
Adriatic
Bulcher
Glunaka Pass
Shells Again Strike Paris In Long Range Bombardment
Paris reports resumed long range bombardment this afternoon after weeks of quiet. The battle front gunfire has been audible since early today as shells strike the city in renewed attack.
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Paris
Germans Lose 16 Planes in British Air Raid
London dispatch reports sixteen German aircraft were shot down by British airmen on Saturday while Britain lost three planes. The air ministry says over 23 tons of bombs were dropped on enemy targets day and night.
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London
Air Ministry
Berlin Front Moves as Von Hindenburg Attacks
United Press War Expert T Mason reports indications of Von Hindenburg's renewed offensive being checked at key points. American counterattacks near Vaux and along the Marne lessen fear for Paris, while a narrow German crossing creates a risky local salient. The push appears aimed at shifting the front eastward away from Paris and the channel ports.
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Namuire
Rheims
Aisne Marne
Paris
Channel
British Enter Arctic Harbor Kem on Murman Coast
Rotterdam dispatches report British forces have occupied Kem the key port on the White Sea Murman coast about 275 miles south of Kola and 375 miles north of Petrograd. German and Finnish troops had reached the area in the Murman march against the allies and anti Bolshevik forces. The enemy appears to have retreated or been driven back by the British advance.
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Meaux
Chateau Thierry
Flanders
Dickebusch Lake
Lake Doiran
Germany
von Dem Pusche
Russia
Alexieff
Omsk
Kem
White Sea
Kola
Petrograd
Murman
Haig’s Troops Gain in North Dickebusch Lake Sector
British forces advanced on a 2000 yard front east of Dickebusch lake in Flanders taking a ridge and wood. The operation yielded 296 prisoners, several machine guns and much other material, with all objectives achieved.
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London
Dickebusch Lake
Flanders
Haig
British Capture 350 Germans in Palestine Fight
British troops repelled attacks north of the Jordan river and Abu Tellul ridges taking 610 prisoners, including 350 Germans, as a counterattack failed to break lines. In San Antonio Lieut. Alexander H. Santos of Baltimore was badly injured when his airplane crashed at Kelly field during a flight.
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Palestine
San Antonio
Tex
Baltimore
Kelly Field
Mayor Takes Over Tons of Fish From Neah Bay
Mayor Hanson buys catch from Neah Bay trollers for Seattle public market. Two and a half tons inspected and placed on sale at 15 cents a pound. Health inspectors oversee the sale as the plan aims to cut living costs and keep fish in city reach.
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Neah Bay
Hanson
H. H. Gibson
R. A. Smith
Sompedon
Asc
Seattle
McBride
Denver
Pauline L
Deserters surrender as U S troops pressure Arkansas band
In Little Rock on July 15 four members of an alleged draft resistance band surrendered to Cleburne County officials after troops with machine guns blocked their hideout. Officials said other band members would soon follow.
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Little Rock
Ark
Clybourne County
Tobacco Fund Auto Numbers Highlight Totals
Readable figures show totals 27,680 11,075 21,592 24,377 with Marmon Buick Maxwell listed amid the numbers.
Star Tobacco Fund Drive Raises 31986.32 in Seattle
The Star reports a two and a half week drive led by manager Hazen J. Titus and assistants raising 31986.32 for the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. In a 15000 to 25000 crowd at Woodland Park a child winner decided prizes from numbered tickets with the bar draw supervised by Chief Warren. The distribution plan involved winners calling for prizes such as a Mormon auto and Buick, with numbers cycling to the next in line if not claimed.
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Star
France
Hazen J. Titus
Seattle
Titus
W. S. King
George Dowling
National Cash Register Co
National City Bank
Maxine Worthen
Er. H. Worthen
Fairview Ave
Our Boys In
Woodland Park
Ralph A. Harr
J. Hazen Titus
Warren
Six-Cent Fares Begin In Kansas City Missouri
Kansas City Railways started collecting 6 cent fares today after a Public Service Commission grant. The move, announced in Kansas City Missouri on July 15, follows prior pilot testing and affects riders citywide.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Railways Company
Public Service Commission of
Mis Vouri
Tobacco Fund Statement Snapshot of Receipts and Expenditures
A tobacco fund report shows total expense 6916.28 with entries for tickets issued and returned unsold, tickets sold, and net proceeds. The document lists net proceeds figures around 32 thousand to 39 thousand dollars, including a 40,000 figure and a final negative balance of 31,986.32.
German Fifth Drive Opens West Front in World War II
Washington reports that a major new German offensive on a 60 mile western front opens today against Franco American forces. Military men foresee a tough battle, expect some ground loss, but believe the Germans cannot win a strategic victory and will eventually be defeated as American strength grows.
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Washington
Germany
Channel
Five Phases of Big Hun Offensive
A dated military roundup describes five German offensives on the Western Front. Picardy, Flanders, Marne, Oise, and Champagne drives are dated from March to July with fronts, initial gains, and stopping points noted. The reports track German advances and Allied countermeasures across Arras to the Oise and Hazebrouck to Chateau Thierry.
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Picardy
Arras
The
Oise
Amiens
Flanders
Ypres Comines Canal
Labassee
Hazebrouck
Marne
Coucy le Chateau
Rheima
Chateau Thierry
Montdidier
Champange
Main de Mansiges
U.S. Moves Toward Wire Control After Senate Action
The article reports that President Wilson is expected to announce a policy to seize telegraph lines and unite major telephone firms in the nation under a single directing head after the wire control bill passes and is signed. Officials say operation agencies would remain largely intact under centralized control.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Senate
Telegraphers to demand wage rise and reforms on government control
Chicago July 15 union telegraphers announce they will press for wage increases shorter hours and reinstatement of discharged workers once the government takes control of wire systems. President J Konenkamp stated the plan today.
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Chicago
J. Konenkamp
Germans Start Attack Along Fifty Mile Front
Paris reports Germans launched an assault along a 50 mile front from Chateau Thierry eastward to Main Massiges with heavy artillery. French forces are defending on a broad arc from Chateau Thierry to De Massiges as the drive centers near Rheims and includes forces around Butte Mesnil and Main Massiges.
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Paris
Mans
Chateau Z
Chateau Thierry
de Massiges
U S Front Hit By Enemy Near Marne
The German attack struck American positions near Vaux and Jaulgonne at dawn after a heavy bombardment with gas and high explosives. American artillery replied. the situation was reported well in hand as the shelling continued. In Iowa City, Andrew C. Wright, commandant at Iowa State University, died after a stroke, leaving a widow and four children.
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Marne
Vaux
Jean Thierry
Jaulgonne
Iowa City
Andrew C. Wright
Iowa State University
Philippine Islands
German Drive Presses American Lines Near Chateau Thierry
The map outlines a German offensive aimed at the American and French forces from Chateaudun to Main de Massiges. Vaux now lies two miles west of Chateau Thierry after its capture by American troops, while Jaulgonne sits seven miles east of Chateau Thierry on the Marne. The attack extends 32 miles eastward toward Rheims, threatening the sector from Chatesul Thierry to Main de Massiges.
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Main de Massiges
Bagne
Rheims
Thierry
Butte Mesnil
Main Massiges
France
Vaux
Jaulgonne
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Chatesul Thierry
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Frankfurter Zeitung
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Eee
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Tobacco Fund
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Maxwell
Hagen J. Titus
Elliott
Tobaccco
Main
Harr
H. A. Chadwick
Pioneer Printing Co
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U.S
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