Allies Make Gains in West Near Soissons and Amblemy
British and French troops launched two offensives on the Western Front south of Soissons and near Nieppe Forest advancing on a front totaling about eight miles. Australian forces struck west of Morris and east of Montgomer, taking prisoners and machine guns as the allied push yielded 1,060 captives so far with light losses for the attackers.
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London
Nieppe Forest
Bailleul
Bethune
Morris
Soissons
Amblemy
Montgomer
Lys
Aisne
United States
Czar Nicholas II Reported Shot After Brief Trial
Lausanne based Ukraine Bureau confirms dispatches from London that Bolshevik authorities in Yekaterinburg condemned Nicholas Romanoff former Russian Emperor to death after a short trial and shot him. Unconfirmed details and rumors place Alexis Romanoff deceased in Petrograd.
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London
Ukraine
Lausanne
Switzerland
Yekaterinburg
Nicholas Romanoff
Petrograd
Alexis Romanoff
Nicholas
Copenhagen
Senate Defeats Draft Age Extension Amendments
In Washington the 21 to 31 year draft age extension was decisively defeated in the senate. Senator Fall’s plan to set limits at 20 and 40 years and other proposed compromises were voted down, clearing the way for the passage of the $12 billion army appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Typhoid Rumors Hit German Units in Northern France
The Echo Belge reports rumors of a typhoid epidemic among German soldiers in Northern France. It claims entire units were affected, contributing to delays in resuming the offensive after recent losses.
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Amsterdam
Echo Belge
France
Control Aircraft Production
Washington approves creation of a $100 million aircraft production corporation without debate. The body must dissolve within one year after a peace treaty with Imperial Germany. The Secretary of War gains authority to assign all personnel needed for the operation.
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Washington
Senate
Revolt Hits Austrians and Hungary Sweeps Europe
Zurich dispatch reports Dr. von Kuehlmann resigns as Foreign Secretary with belief the Emperor will accept. Rebel outbreaks in Gyor and Pecs Hungary lead to 2000 mutineers condemned to death. Austria and Hungary face a spreading revolutionary movement.
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Paris
von Kuehlmann
Zurich
Gyor
Pecs
Hungary
Austria
America Assists Russia Without Military Involvement
Washington outlines plans to aid Russia's rehabilitation through American business leaders, with police protection and no military display. Experts will advise on Russian economic and transport conditions, export licensing will be used, tonnage provided for Siberian ports, and Red Cross relief ready. United States consuls will assist in reconstruction under an unofficial framework.
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Washington
Russia
Wilson
America
Germany
United States
Siberian
Red Cross
Congressmen form committee to spur gold mining push
A conference of Western Congressmen and notable leaders at the Capitol created a committee led by Representative Taylor of Colorado. The panel will devise a plan to present to the treasury and railroad administration to encourage gold mining and uphold the international standard of value.
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Washington
Capitol
Representative Taylor
Colorado
Treasury
Railroad Administration
Shipping Board Head Describes Tonnage Strain
Washington. P. A. S. Franklin, chairman of the board's ocean traffic committee, told the Senate Commerce Committee that meeting wartime tonnage demands is like trying to pour five gallons into a pint pot. He outlined the difficulties faced by the Shipping Board in managing scarce shipping capacity.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
P. A. S. Franklin
Senator Revises Draft Age Amendment in Senate Debate
In Washington the Senate debated an amendment by Senator Fall to set 18 to 45 as draft ages in the army appropriation bill. The discussion led to a revised proposal of 20 to 40 years and removal of a clause barring youths under 21 from active service.
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Washington
Senate
Fall
New Mexico
National Draft Lottery Sets New Order for 21-Year-Old Registrants
Washington held a two hour ceremony at the Senate Office Building to fix draft class order for about 800,000 men born in 21 who registered on June 5. 1,200 slips were drawn from a glass bowl to assign additions to the bottom of their respective classes, finishing faster than last year's 17 hour process.
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Washington
Senate
Policing Panama Cities Ordered by U S Authorities
Secretary Baker ordered Major General Blatchford to take over policing in Panama City and Colon to preserve public order amid fears of disorder tied to the postponement of national elections from June 30. The delay was decided by Panama’s government due to vice conditions in the canal zones and a boycott by American army authorities.
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Washington
Baker
Blatchford
Department of Panama
Panama
Colon
State Department
Panama Canal
Fake war charity schemes defraud New York public
Backers of alleged fake war charity enterprises and soliciting schemes defrauded the public of between 2 000 000 and 3 000 000 in New York City last year. District Attorney Swann presented evidence to a special county grand jury. Investigations broke up gangs of fifty fifty solicitors and one hundred per cent boys with wifty fifty workers who kept half or all donations.
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Easy Money
New York
New York City
Special County
Swann
Italy to Celebrate Fourth of July Citizenship for Wilson
Florence prepares a national holiday marked by the conferment of citizenship on President Wilson. Tuscan municipalities will be represented as Italy proclaims the day a holiday, a first in the nation.
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Italy
Florence
Wilson
Tuscany
French Ace Wounded in Air Battle
Paris reports Lieut Mezergues a prominent French ace wounded seriously after a clash with an enemy airplane. Mezergues had previously escaped from German captivity and resumed flying with the Air Service.
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Paris
Lieut. Mezergues
The
Air Service
Germany
Havas
Warning Issued to Auto Owners in Ohio
Columbus Ohio reports a statement from Mark I Requa Director of Oil for the Federal Fuel Administration urging gradual public preparation for gasoline conservation in pleasure motor cars and motorboats. Plans are under study to determine the best conservation method with no expected restriction on freight vehicle use if general saving occurs.
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Columbus
Requa
Federal Fuel Administration
Ohio
Troops Ordered to Italy to Join Italian Front
Washington reports a regiment from General Pershing’s expeditionary forces is ordered to Italy as an advance guard for further Allied troops. Pershing to select a France training unit. its replacement will come from the United States. Direct US movement not planned soon.
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Washington
Pershing
Italy
Baker
France
United States
General Pershing
Foch
France Declares Fourth of July a Legal Holiday
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies announced that the Fourth of July would be a legal French holiday. Cheers swept the amphitheater as all parties united in a remarkable wartime display of support.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Snow and Frost Hit Germany Amid Economic Woes
Amsterdam dispatch reports one to three inches of snow in parts of Germany with frost damaging fruit trees. The cold wave is described as an economic catastrophe as Berlin and Hamburg endure four days of continuous rain.
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London
Germany
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Hamburg
Two Men Killed in Sawmill Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion at an Alton Lumber Co sawmill in Shelbyville Upshur county Buckhannon West Virginia killed two men and injured five others, two of whom may be fatally hurt. The blast wrecked the portable saw mill.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Alton Lumber Co
Shelbyville
Upshur County
Resignation Accepted of Frederic A Delano from Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson accepts Frederic A Delano of Chicago resigning from the Federal Reserve Board to join army engineers for railway work in France. Delano will leave to report for duty in France soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
The
Army Engineers
France
Indiana's Dry Law Upheld By Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds the state-wide prohibition law enacted by the 1917 Legislature and effective on April 2, confirming the policy remains in force across Indiana.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Ruins of Ruff Building Claim Dozens Dead in Collapse
Thirty nine bodies recovered from the Ruff Building ruins in Sioux City with fire and debris. Rescue teams say about 50 may have died as the adjacent Chain Grocery Co and Beaumont Meat Market structures were buried. Thirty three injured, none fatally. 25 bodies identified. 14 unclaimed. Investigation ongoing into cause and blame.
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Western
Union News Service
Sioux City
Iowa
Chain Grocery Co
Beaumont
W. J. Becker
Short Shrifts For Idlers Warning To Ablebodied Men
New York authorities plan a broad sweep against idlers and nonessential workers. The message targets men 18 to 50 including those in minor service roles and those benefiting from unearned wealth. The “fight or work” law offers a choice between work, prison, or detention by federal state and city authorities.
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New York
Crowds greet first American fighters in Rome
Large crowds cheered American officers and men arriving in Italy. Citizens thronged streets near barracks, surrounding and cheering the contingent as they passed, with traffic halted in parts of the city. The contingent commander thanked Rome for the hospitality.
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Rome
Italy
Survivors Landed After Dwinsk Sinking Near Delaware Capes
Twenty men rescued after the Dwinsk, a British transport steamship loaned to the U S, was sunk by a U boat 700 miles off the Delaware Capes on June 18. They were afloat ten days in an open boat before being picked up by a naval vessel and landed at Hampton Roads on June 28.
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Washington, D. C
Hampton Roads
America
Delaware Capes
Call For Strike By Telegraphers In Chicago
S J Konenkamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America orders a general strike against Western Union Telegraph Company on July 8 at 7 am Eastern time. The strike follows months of negotiations with the National War Labor Board whose organizing decision was rejected by Western Union.
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Chicago
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Western Union Telegraph Company
National War Labor Board
Western Union
Police Sergeant Killed in Ohio Street Collision
Police Sergeant Robert Francis, 37, of Newark, Ohio, was instantly killed when a motor truck he rode with two brothers was struck by a B and C train at Wellston. His skull was fractured and his head crushed. The two brothers escaped with minor injuries.
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Wellston
Robert Francis
Newark
Ohio
Street Cars Cease Running After Union Strike in Columbus
Street cars ceased operating in Columbus following a strike vote by members of the newly organized Street Car Men's Union. The dispute centers on the discharge of seven union members with wage adjustments being handled by the National Labor Board.
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Columbus
National Labor Board
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