Wage Grim Battle for Foe Road
The Franco American offensive seeks control of the Soissons to Chateau Thierry highway as Germans reinforce. American and French units clash with heavy shellfire. one American brigade reports grave losses while airmen down two German planes. Fighting centers south of Soissons and east of Courchamps near Dormans with local scale actions north of Chateau Thierry.
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Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Courchamps
Rheims
Dormans
Continuca
Japan Discusses Russ Intervention
In Tokyo an extraordinary diplomatic council met after a cabinet session to consider Japanese American intervention in Siberia. Officials expected a final settlement of the issue to be announced soon.
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Tokyo
Siberia
Best Bays in Seattle Homes and Automobiles Listed
The notice highlights top bays in Seattle for homes and automobiles as detailed on pages 10 and 11. It directs readers to those pages for the full listings and context.
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Seattle
Rail Chief McAdoo Tours Seattle to Assess Railway Needs
William G. McAdoo arrives in Seattle to review rail facilities with plans for two days of meetings with railroad men. He notes government control has cut fruit shipping times and that profits rose 16 percent in June 1918. He cautions about rates and cites wartime wage costs while his son serves in the armed forces.
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Seattle
William G. McAdoo
Railroads
New York
Railroads of America
McAdoo
Oscar Price
Spokane
Washington
Oregon
Price
Navy
M Adoo and Wife to Head Seattle Victory Parade
William G. McAdoo and Mrs McAdoo will march in Seattle's Victory parade at 4 p m Saturday. An escort of sailors and bands from local shipyards will participate as units form along Railroad avenue and Second Avenue. The event is backed by the King County council of defense and urged for wide participation.
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U.S. Marine
Seattle
William G. McAdoo
Railroads
United States Treasury
McAdoo
Wilson
Naval Training Station
Duthie
Skinner & Eddy
Montgomery Lynch
Bert Swezen
No. 2
Railroad Ave
Yesterway
Second Ave
Virginia #1
Fort Lawton
Bremerton
Victory Girls
King County Council of Defense
French take three towns in late July fighting
After heavy combat French forces recaptured Marraux near Rheims Bois de Missy and Porta Binsen, authorities announced. In separate reports Romf said Italians retook Mount Stabel and reoccupied Corno di Cavento with enemy casualties and prisoners noted.
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London
Marraux
Rheims
Bois de Missy
Porta Binsen
47 Die As San Diego Sinks Off Fire Island
The navy reports 3 identified dead among the San Diego sinking crew. Total casualties likely 47 with missing and injured. The cruiser was attacked ten miles southeast of Fire Island, 50 miles east of New York harbor, amid heavy gunfire and submarine patrols.
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Washington
San Diego
Navy Department
Thomas FE. Davis
Canton
Ohio
Frazier C. Thomas
Charleston
W. Va
James F. Rochet
Blue Lake
Cal
Fire Island
Gleaves
New York
Portsmouth
New York Harbor
Long Island
Seattle Proclaims Victory Demonstration Saturday
Seattle acts to celebrate Allied success on the western front pledging a 4 p.m. city celebration with whistles bells and a parade. The Acting Mayor T Harry Bolton urges individuals and organizations to join in spontaneous community celebration at that hour.
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Seattle
T. Harry Bolton
French and American Forces Press Soissons Suburbs
French and American troops push toward the Marne front near Chateau Thierry and Rheims. Forces threaten to render Chatillon-Sur-Marne untenable and force a river recross. Fighting remains fierce as troops cling to suburbs two kilometers from Soissons.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Fossoy
Oeuilly
Chatillon-Sur-Marne
Rheimsa
Marne
Dormans
Rheima
Aisne
Noeuilly-St. Front
Ouchy le Chateau
Soissons
Bombing of Heidelberg by British aviators hits Mannheim and stations
London dispatch reports British aircraft bombed the Benz works at Mannheim and the railway station at Heidelberg along with nearby blast furnaces on July 18 and 19, signaling intensified Allied air action over German industrial sites.
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London
Benz
Mannheim
Germany
Heidelberg
Allied Troops Push Forward on front in Flanders drive
Franco American forces repelled violent counterattacks from Soissons to Chateau Thierry and advanced more than a mile on a 20 mile front. Prisoners total over 18 000 as of this afternoon. Allied gains extend from Souain to Auberive and northwest of Main de Massiges they reestablished the old line.
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London
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Souain
Auberive
Rheina
Main de Massiges
A Thrift Stamp Message Against the Hun
A wartime thrift stamp slogan urges daily savings to aid the war effort. The terse line promotes purchasing stamps to support national defense and bolster morale during the conflict.
Torpedo Cause of Sinking Believed by San Diego Captain
The captain of the San Diego reports to the Navy that he is inclined to believe the ship was sunk by a torpedo. The Navy Department issues a statement confirming the captain’s belief.
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Washington
San Diego
Navy Department
Yankees Advance Steadily Between Aisne and Marne
Report from July 2706 at 2 pm describes bitter fighting along the Marne front and around Soissons. American and French forces push back German resistance as towns change hands, with a three kilometer advance south of the Marne. Notable American captures include 91 officers and 2,798 men, plus 31 officers and 2,229 men, and a colonel among others.
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Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Foch Evades Trap and Saves Troops in Aisne Marne
Gen. Foch avoids a major offensive and preserves Allied forces between Soissons and Chateau Thierry. The sensational German attempt to draw a costly attack is rebuffed as Foch pursues a cautious, humane strategy. The key objective, control of the rail line between the Aisne and Marne, is secured, hindering Von Hindenburg’s Paris assault plan.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
New York
Foch
Aisne-Marne
von Hindenburg
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Aisne- Marne
Aisne
Marne
Aisne Marne
Paris
Crowder Calls 10,000 Limited Service Men
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 10,000 registrants for limited service to entrain July 25 to August 2 from Washington.
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Crowder
Washington
Foe Rushes New Attacks Along Marne River
Dispatch from Lowell Mellett reports intensified enemy assaults along the Marne as Allied forces brace for renewed pressure. The battle fury grows with operations near Soissons in question, and frontline observers note rising danger to advancing units.
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Marne River
Allies Press South Of Marne In Final Drive At German Lines
French and American forces push toward the Marne from the Soissons area as the front shifts with rapid moves. The Paris communique and Allied staff report captures at Licy-Clignon and Vierzy while planning to force the Germans off the south bank and clear the last major obstacle across the river.
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Marne
Aisne
Marne River
Soissons-K
Ch Thierry-Soissons
Soissons
Paris
Ture
Waington
Chateau Thierry
French War Office
Licy-Clignon
Ame
War Office
Viergy
Confirmation of Quentin Roosevelt’s Death in Air Battle
Paris reports a German note dropped over the Chateau Thierry aviation camp confirms Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was killed in an aerial battle on Sunday. The message arrived as authorities announced the death.
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Paris
Quentin Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
W S S PLEDGES Urges Immediate Stamp Purchases at Designated Places
Pledged signers of the W S S Pledge are urged to buy stamps at designated locations without waiting for notice from the committee. Notices will only be sent in cases of manifest neglect by the signers. War Savings Committee.
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WAR Savings Committer
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Segye
Dispatch
Frank J. Taylor
the Star
Japan
Rail Chief of America
M’adoo
Wife
Mia
United Preas
Botar
J. A. Westrom
Pacific Waters
Bureau of Navigation
The
Star
United Presse
Yankees
Lowell Mellett
Roosevelt
W.S.S
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