Teutons Make Halfhearted Advance on Trieste Front
A London dispatch reports comparative calm on most fronts with Italians claiming a substantial advance to invest Triest. The Russian front sees limited gains near Lublin while Austrian efforts against the Warsaw railroad are checked.
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London
Triest
Petrograd
Lublin
Warsaw
Galicia
TeutonicalHes
Bug
Zlotnipa
Krasnik
Kraanik
War horses reach Hinton for escort to seaboard
Fifty men were added to handle war horses being shuttled from the West to the seaboard. Horses arrive via Chesapeake and Ohio rail road, with about 200000 handled since the European war began. French and English veterinarians inspect each horse at pens before sending to Newport News.
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Associated Presa
Hinton
Seaboard
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Russian Troops Sailed To Gallipoli Route Dardanelles
Manila dispatch reports that Messageries Maritimes ships in Far East service are being converted into transports for Russian troops. Vessels reach Saigon, passengers and freight are removed, carpenters convert ships, then they head to Vladivostok for troop loading. This signals potential significant Russian deployment to the Gallipoli peninsula and Constantinople.
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Ey Aepocjarsa Press
Manila
Vladivostock
Desperate French Battle Report From Front Lines
Paris July 12 The French war office announces heavy nighttime activity across multiple fronts. In Arras region German attacks failed but gained a cemetery sector. fierce fighting with bombs and mines occurred near Neuville St. Vaast and in We dare region with repulsed assaults and prisoner captures.
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Ay Associates
Paris
French War Office Today
Arras
Souchez
Srith Granades
Neuville St. Vaast
Oise
Argonne
Frennes
Saulox
Apremont
Vaux Fery
Cow's Head
Vosges
Allertsviller
Maroeuil
Belgium
France
Lemberg Campaign Goal Attained by Austrian Forces
An Austrian Army dispatch from Galicia dated July 11 reports the main objective of the Lemberg campaign achieved with the recapture of the city and the securing of strong defensive lines to the east and north along the Zidta Lipa and Bug rivers.
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Galicia
London
Lemberg
Kraan
Ausilene
Allied Bombardment Again Futile Near Gallipoli
Constantinople reports that a Turkish war office statement says an Allied cruiser and four torpedo boats bombarded Gabateps near the Gallipoli peninsula. The attack fired about 200 shells but caused no damage. one Turkish soldier was killed and two wounded as several Turks hit the attacking ship, forcing its withdrawal.
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Berlin
London
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Gaba Téts
Buckhannon and Northern Rail Company With $200,000 Claim
Attachments on all Buckhannon and Northern Railroad property in West Virginia are filed by Overholt Coal and Coke Company to block transfer to Monongahela Railroad until a $200,000 claim is settled. The Buckhannon and Northern was once tied to Overholt stockholders as an outlet for coal lands totaling 8,000 acres in Taylor and Barbour counties.
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Fairmont
Buckhannon and Northern Railroad Company
West Virginia
Overholt Coal and Coke Company
Buckhannon and Northern
Monongahela Railroad Company
Overholt Corporation
Buckhannon and Northern Company
Overholt Company
Taylor and
Barbour
Australian Prize Brav es War Divers
Dimmed lights mark the night as the crew aboard the British steamer Captain J J Avern arrive in San Francisco from Australia. The vessel reports a naval blockade scene and interaction with the Oberhausan steamer as tension persists in maritime operations.
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Neay
J. In J. Avern
San Francisco
Australia
Saecneeeny
Thean
Oberhausan
Ogden Contempt Case Sits for Trial in West Virginia
Wealthy West Virginia publisher H C Ogden faces a contempt charge in federal court tied to the Manufacturers Light and Heat Co rate case in Pittsburg. A Leo Weil, city officials, and Judge Dayton are named in the probe while Master J W Vandervort gathers testimony in Wheeling.
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Ser Associated Raumay Elkins
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
Pittsburg
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
H. C. Ogden
Federal District Court
A. Leo Weil
Wadd
H. D
Hatlel
Light Company
A. G. Dayton
J. W. Vandervort
West Virginia Officials Meet in Washington D C
Washington, D C July 12. Huntington postmaster Jerry W Dingess arrived for several days of conference with postal officials to arrange for carrying mail in his city. Judge and Mrs J Robert Anderson hosted Reverend Dr Donald C McLeod who visited Huntington. Fourth class postmasters for West Virginia were commissioned. A large group from Washington attended the marriage of Mrs Emmie Thomas Pleagents and Dr Morris Hawes in Richmond. Nathan Ray Scott hosted his fourth annual outing at Chesapeake Beach. Miss Anna Kraft left for Baton Rouge to care for her ill sister Mrs Dan W Weller.
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Tay
Wells
Jndge
J. Robert Ander
Dingess
Ofson
Parkersburg
Donaldfort
C McLeod
Springfield
Ill
First Presbyterian
Huntington
McLeod
West
Samuel P. Sheets
Huntersville
First Presbyterian Church
Mollie Koight
French City
Cooper
Rich Mountain
Peter H. Fskin
Skyles
James W. Bayn
Hawes Ia
Richmond and & Son
Percy Hawes
Hawes
Maine
Nathan Ray Scott
Continental Trust Company
Trust Company
Chesapeake Beach
Anna Kraft
West Virginia
Baton Rouge
Dan W. Weller
Kraft
John S. McKee
New York
Washington
Martinsburg
Lottie McKee
Martins
Nere
Congressman Cooper
Hattie Kernan
Fourteenth Street
Banka
Fairmont Race Week Sets Four Day $1,000 Stakes
The Fairmont fair runs August 24 to 27 with four days of racing including a $1,000 stake race each day and a jointly funded $1,000 drivers prize with Clarksburg. Entries closed August 17 and the program lists trotting and pacing events led by fast national runners.
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Fairmont
Clarksburg
Bryan Address Key in Peace Talk Debate
In St Louis a heated debate arose over whether William J Bryan's address, priced at 500 dollars plus a guaranteed 50 000 attendance, would focus on a US embargo on ammunition exports. The Neutral League sought certainty on the topic before finalizing terms and planned a committee to define the speech’s content.
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ST. Louis
Jety
Wiliam J. Bryan
Hig League
Bryan
United States
United States Deliberates Policy Toward Germany
Washington officials say the United States faces a serious crisis with Germany. Secretary Lansing and President Wilson plan to draft a note together, with potential memoranda and independent notes. The aim is to define U S position clearly whether diplomatic relations continue.
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Germany
United States
Stery
Lansing
Cornish
N. Hi
Wilson
Mr. Lansing
Sr. Banasing
von Bernstorff
White House
Grievances At B&O Railroad Meet Apparently Settled
Grievance committee representatives from Glrkeabure returned home after a week of talks with the Baltimore and Ohio officials. The session adjourned Saturday with both sides reporting a satisfactory settlement and a cooperative spirit. No major issues or changes were seen to result.
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Glarkabure
Baltimore and Ohio
Sayer
B and O Plans Major Equipment Buy About 2 Million
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad seeks new equipment costing about 2 million dollars. It includes 2,000 steel hoppers likely to be ordered soon. Shops are busy repairing cars and aim to improve car availability and throughput in the coming fiscal year.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Buays
Baltimore
Ohio
Lgre
Baltimore and Ohio
Gscal
Centennial-age resident honored at Cumberland area reunion
LACKS ONE OF CENTURY, CUMBERLAND, Mx, July 12. A. I Wilson of Wilson in this county near Keyser W. VI turned 99 yesterday. The family reunion drew guests including Mrs. C Hepburn and her daughter Miss New Hepburn of Piedmont.
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Cumberland
A. I Wilson
Wilson
Keyser
W. VI
C. Hepburn
Mias
New Hepburn
Piedmont
Funeral for Lucile McKinley Held at Home
Relatives and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. George C. McKinley’s Maple avenue home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon for the funeral of Lucile McKinley, two years old, who died Saturday morning after six weeks of meningitis. The Rev. Dr. W. C. Taylor officiated at the First Baptist church service. Interment was at the Odd Fellows cemetery with many floral tributes.
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George C. McKinley
Maple Avenue
Lucile
W. C. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Cenetery
Methodist Church Ice Cream Social To Aid Mrs
Mrs Marie Gott will serve ice cream in the dining room of the Methodist Protestant church on Lomumt from 6 to 10 o’clock Tuesday. Attendance expected to aid in a worthy cause with many helpers. Charleston July 11. miner from Creek dies after April 23 hospital stay due to a mining accident.
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Marie Gott
Mathos Protestant Church
Lomumt
Charleston
Yarmobowitec
Creek
Governor Pardons Man In Charleston Case
Governor grants clemency to a man in Charleston amid a disputed grand jury case. The pardoning action ends a pending sentence for a prior conviction, with the individual returning home after a period of confinement. Local officials and family statements accompany the news.
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