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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1916
Page
10
French forces capture heavy artillery and take additional prisoners in the Verdun region as German positions show losses. The report notes ongoing Allied gains and German setbacks amid renewed fighting.
Paris dispatch reports continued Allied pressure on the Somme front with French troops occupying two lines of trenches of the second German position and capturing the village of Herbercourt. North of the Somme German forces offered no new attacks while French artillery shelled and took prisoners. battles stretch from Maricourt toward Rasquillers and Entre with balloon losses noted during preparations.
London reports slow word of Allied progress as authorities warn steady patience is needed. Front lines around Montauban Fricourt Laboiselie Serre Mametz show stiff German bombardment and French artillery activity.
chaotic report from the western front describes French and British forces pressing forward while German artillery and machine gun fire sweep the lines. Belgian coast monitors shell dunes as German bombardments continue along trenches and threaten further attacks near the Somme.
The blockade of Greece instituted by the Entente Allies before Greece yielded on demobilization has been officially raised. Bread riots on the land of Mityleony were reported Monday.
The polio outbreak near New York City grew over the weekend with 61 new cases and 21 deaths reported by Monday morning. Officials said the illness has claimed 76 lives in the region, prompting health actions and warnings for residents.
San Antonio reports Secretary Baker ordered the army to place forces along the Mexican border under three commanding officers. The move reduces General Punston's command to the troops on duty, signaling the administration's readiness to mobilize all available forces to handle the Mexican situation.
The Charkabure Country Club will celebrate the Fourth of July on club grounds with a tew aud contest and a municipal tennis tournament under Mr M Sutton. An eighteen hole panaseup poll tournament is planned with prizes, followed by an evening dance with the Cadonza orchestra. Club meals require early telephone reservations due to expected large crowds.
Federal mustering officers confront Ohio guardsmen who refuse the federal oath. On Sunday muster, at least two men from every company except Company K of Alliance failed to take the oath, shielding themselves from taunts and fears rather than seeking punishment.
A man gave the name George Darrin and forfeited a 6.60 bond after not appearing in police court Monday for a disorderly conduct trial at his home. He was arrested Sunday by officers Dayingon and Gilk.
West Virginia National Guard will not lose voting rights. soldiers in service may vote in state and national elections. Historical battles show volunteers faced varied laws. current statute provides ballots for soldiers, with commanding officers able to apply for their entire company.
The Sixteenth Infantry under Colonel G. C. Rickards is set to depart tonight for the border with ten days garrison rations to prevent shortages after arrival. The Eighteenth Infantry is expected to leave Lomurrow tomorrow, followed by the First Artillery on Wednesday, with other units leaving in sequence until next Sunday when the First Cavalry will entrain.
Reports indicate Major General John J Pershing may be chosen as supreme commander to coordinate U S military efforts on the Mexican frontier amid the Punston led forces. Pending a final appointment the three departmental commands remain under War Department control with Pershing likely to command New Mexico while Funston continues in El Paso. L’abond details describe supply and rainy season concerns, and the possibility of Wood or Bell advancing in rank as broader strategy evolves.
July 3 dispatch reports Second Infantry likely heading to the border with a rain of troops in a siding at the camp. A 2000 pairs of shoes were requested, ten mules at 200 dollars each and a motor rack to be bought. Private Herbert Pran siawa recovered from the Kanawha river will be taken to Buckhannon with a company detail. Soldiers conducted six hours of drill.
The aging tenth regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard moved through Corey at 11 16 Monday morning. Officials announced the unit would travel via Erie but trains carrying the troops were transferred from Pennsylvania line to the Elo railroad at Corey.
A fragment reports the surrender of a remnant of German forces in London on a Monday afternoon, noting an official announcement. The brief item confirms a surrender event but provides few details or names.
In a Monday afternoon meeting at the courthouse the new Democratic county committee organized. Finot D. Lewis was elected chairman over Howard L. Tabingen after it was announced Tubinan would decline to serve. Fred J. Shinn was named secretary and James M. White treasurer. Edgar F. Wood and George N. Holden served as temporary chairman and secretary respectively.
The Tike lodge convenes tonight with initiation at 8 o clock sharp followed by informal refreshments in the auditorium. No formal program is planned, but intrawberrina and cigars will be served as attendants gather. BERLIN July 8 Tassians attack Leopold's army on the central eastern front. Russian advances reported, but repulsed in all sectors.
A garbled local notice states Telegram will not issue on a national holiday. It mentions members of the typographical union and a possible Wednesday publication.
Inenadinesa lays onlotination at A new Tale grounds tomarray. The fro eeu is completed and all ANuAHHIR are prepared to give their boat programe. A small mintsaion foo of 86 apiity for adults and 16 conta for children will be charged to defray exposition costs. Special cars on trolley lines operated by the instruction company. Crowds gathered as plans announced.
National Guard leaders at Fort Sam Houston mobilize Second Brigade members for intense drill to ready them for border service. Heat and fatigue challenged troops as officers push long hours of routing and discipline while supply trains meet arriving guardsmen with meals and coffea.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles G Hunt commanding 1014 Pennsylvania National Guard infantrymen reached Kanawat City Monday and urged Major Guerne H Edwards to supply rations. They had been on half rations since leaving Friday. Mayor Hol wards Brigadier General Cuall Locht min and other citizens continued to provide temporary food for their trip to Bl Pana.
An automobile with eight passengers overturned at a bank corner in Grafton Saturday night. Walter Bailey, a prominent local business man and driver, sustained serious injuries while the others escaped with minor or no injuries by crawling from under the wrecked vehicle.
Fragmentary text references an area in Washington and a population or count near 21,000,000 with unrelated terms mixed in. No coherent events or identities readable.
The Senate military committees revised the appropriation bill to 828 million, an increase of 141 thousand over the House passed version. The measure, reported Monday, guides defense funding and related programs.
Mrs Hetty Green famed as the world’s wealthiest woman died Monday in New York after two months of paralysis. She passed away at 8:00 PM at the home of Colonel Edward H Te Crean on 60th Street in the city.
A disrupted penny dreadful advertisement frames a fraudulent “free votes” scheme in Gallipolis Ohio. The text promises large vote certificates for cashless participation and urges rapid weekly action, while depicting a fatal railroad crossing crash involving local officials. The piece mixes a grim accident report with a nationwide fake voting offer, reflecting chaotic wartime-era fraud tactics.
On the verge of war the call goes out to all to show loyalty to the flag and country. The wartime mood asks citizens at home to homage liberty and display national unity amid many away at fronts and in allied efforts.
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