Stubborn Russian Resistance Across Front Reported
London reports from the Baltic to the Bug show Austrians and Germans not pressing major offensives except near East Prussia. The stand at the Lublin Chelm railroad, rail lines to Ivangorod, and the Nerev front yields mixed outcomes with Russian defense cited as stubborn. Minor Allied gains noted in Mesopotamia and Dardanelles amid limited Franco-Belgian and Italian front activity.
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Baltic
The
Bug
East Prussia
Mazui
Kovno
Germain
Ivangorod
Lublin
Chelm
Sokal
German War Office
Warsaw
Vistula
Silesian Landwehr
Ihgir
Lublin-Chelm
Nerev
Koyno
Warsiw
Dardanelles
No Change Reported in Gallipoli Situation
Nayinns states Constantinople July 23 There has been no change in the situation on the Gallipoli front in the last week Both allies and the Turks have confined their efforts to desultory small arms fire and sap ping operations Weather has been excessively warm Turks concentrate many troops near the Gallipoli theater They have placed plants for ammunition production for heavy artillery There is slight foundation for famine or disease reports in Constantinople The city is well provided with moderately cheap food There have been no disturbances in the streets.
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Nayinns
HOS
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Russian Army Fails in Final Effort Near Warsaw
A Vienna dispatch reports the Russian army’s last bid to halt the enemy advance along a new line south of the Lub titin Chelm railroad southwest of Warsaw ended in failure. The likely decisive action will occur between the Vistula and Bug rivers as the campaign continues.
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Oiece
Berlin
Vienne
French War Operations Report From Front Lines
Paris dispatch of July 23 cites a disturbed night along multiple fronts. Artois sees heavy cannonading. Oise to Aisne and Mouyrpn plateau report artillery actions. near Soupert an a trench seized by our forces. Argonne reports rifle and gunfire. Bagatelle region notes a companion’s success. Arrycth repels a hostile recon force supported by artillery. Vosges sees a failed German attack south of the Faye. Morceral east of Barrenkopf reported bombardment successes by our lines.
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Paris
London
Pranch War Office
Artois
Oise
Aisne
Mouyrpn
Souprtan
Champagne
Argonne
Bag
Annual State Convention of Christian Endeavor in Wheeling
The annual convention of the Christian Endeavor societies of West Virginia will be held in Wheeling from August 3 for three days at the First Christian church. State President Louis A. Blackman urged large attendance as delegates from across the state gather under notable speakers including Karl Lehman, Charles F. Hyant, and Miss Pearl Smith. Music will be directed by Homer W. Welch and Evelyn Shaw with ties to Evangelist John Hamilton.
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Christian Endeavor Societies of
West Virginia
First Christian Church
Louis A. Blackman
Christian Endeay
Laura Graves la
National
John Temple
Karl Lehman
Boston
Graves
Ton
Gates
Chicago
Adirondacks
Italy and Turkey Relations Tense Over Travel Ban
Rome July 23 report Italian Turkish diplomatic ties grow more strained as Ankara reportedly bars Italian subjects from leaving the Ottoman Empire. A war declaration by Italy is considered highly probable in the near future.
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Associated Press
Rome
Vie
Paris
Italy
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
British admiralty asked to respect Norwegian waters
Reghet my associates raateo Christiana via London July 23 the British government through Sir Edward Grey secretary for foreign affairs expresses regret to Norway over the violation of Norwegian territorial waters by a German steamer seized by an auxiliary cruiser and states the Admiralty has been asked to respect the three mile limit in the future
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Raateo Christiana
London
Britihh
Sir Edward Grey
Three Mille
Mit
Sullivan Resigns as Dominican Republic Minister
American minister to the Dominican Republic Sullivan resigns after a State Department inquiry led by Senator Phelan of California. Findings were unfavorable to Sullivan and the resignation has been accepted by President Wilson.
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Wa - Aeoe
Washington
James
Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Wilson
State Department
Phelan
California
Striker Quiet Tragedy Ends in Double Murder Suicide
In Grand Rapids a visiting relative shot and killed his wife and his 48 year old stepson before taking his own life. A family quarrel over unemployment preceded the shootings and the subsequent deaths.
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Hall of
Grand Rapid
Pay Day Uneasiness Sparks Bayonne Tense Scenes
Crowds in the streets as Federal conciliators arrive at Bayonne plants amid a 1000 strong strike at Standard Oil and Tidewater Oil. Police and sheriffs keep order while wage protests threaten further violence. Several injured, authorities fear potential shootings during wage collection day.
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Reon
Henry Wilson
Bayonne
John A. Momt
Jamil al Smyth
Secreta Gabor
Wilson
Mott
Bayonne Hospital, It Waa Sal
Lyon
United States to probe Orduna submarine attack with Germany
Washington July 2 The United States will make diplomatic inquiries to Germany over the Cunard liner Orduna attack while carrying a score of Americans home A Car tonia Colrector Malone report in New York Friday cites sworn statements by at least one American passenger that the ship was attacked without warning Officials will withhold contents of the report while US officials weigh how to address Germany and await its version of events
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Washington
United States
Germany
Cunard
Orduna
Cuatonia
Malone
New York
State Department
Serlin Foreign Office
Publisher Buys Printing Plant For Clarksburg American
C C Flaharty former Exponent American publisher now trustee owner plans to resurrect the Clarksburg American. Presses and equipment are en route and will be installed next week in new quarters in the Destetter building on North Third street. The revived paper will be a regular eight page daily morning Democrat-leaning newspaper.
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C. C. Flaharty
Exponent-Americam
Clarksburg American
Detstetter
North Third Street
Germans in United States not subject to extradition warns
Washington officials said Germans in the United States who might be prosecuted in Germany for working in ammunition plants supplying Germanys enemies were in no danger of extradition. They noted that if such Germans become naturalized Americans and return to Germany after the war they are protected by the naturalization treaty.
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Cer Agnocinras
Reas
Washington
United States
Berlin
Germany
Vices Come With Western Ideas Says Chinaman
Kee Owyang, former San Francisco consul general from Tientsin, told the ninth International Purity Congress that China’s adoption of Western ideas brings new vices such as cigarette smoking among youth. He charged Britain promotes opium exports while China fights to stamp out the drug, noting capital punishment for opium crimes and calls for English aid to end the curse.
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Peas
San Francisco
China
Kee Owyang
Tietsin
Jiil
West
Wu Ting Fang
England
Ittelf
Citina
Dr_ Cantilean
Ching
Great Britain
Local Photographer O. O. West Dies After Illness
Local obituary notes the death of photographer O. O. West age 33 from stomach disease. Survived by father W. L. West Auburn two sons Forest and Osear West and two daughters Bentah and Nellie West, all at home. Funeral Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Lynch-Osborn mortuary chapel, burial Green Lawn Cemetery.
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O. O. West
Ion ‘Bmilford Street
Stealer Heights
W.l.west
Auburn
Forest
Osear West
Bentah
Nellie ‘West
Atv Home
Lynch-Osborn Mortuary
Greenlawn Cemetery
Globe Store Sale Ends After Big Credit Relief Push
Globe department store wraps up its creditors relief sale with strong crowds and large stock remaining. Thousands of dollars of merchandise still available as buyers flock to last minute shopping tonight and Saturday. Store owners say cash has been raised to meet obligations and place orders for fall and winter goods. Washington notes the new American note to Great Britain, nearly finished at a Wilson Lansing conference, aiming to curb commerce interference with neutrals, and expected to go to London next week.
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Globe Department Store
Clarksburg
Janee Washington
Great Britain
United States
Wilson
Lansing
London
Boy Hurt With Pitchfork At Maxwell Farm
Eight year old Porter Maxwell, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Maxwell, suffered a painful but not serious facial wound from a pitchfork at the Maxwell farm near West Milford. A prong penetrated just below his right eye. In Escanaba Michigan Mrs Neva Lipman of Powhatan West Virginia drowned. her body recovered after workers formed a human chain to reach the swift river.
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Porter Maxwell
Lee Maxwell
Maxwell Farm
Milford Round
Mines Closed and Church Reports Amid Ohio Strike
Three east Ohio coalfield mines closed after a settlement, with workers at risk if provisions are unmet. Rev C B Mitchell reports readings from Christ Episcopal and Central Christian churches as families attend services. Oscar Goodlaw, a Black man, sentenced to four years in the penitentiary at Moundsville for related crimes.
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Central Christian
Huntington
Oscar
Goodlaw
Moundsville
Stexz
George Dye
Aees Sr
Ship Sinks After Collision Near Berlin Harbor
Despatch from The Hague reports that the British steam ship Therese, while navigating through the Danish straits, struck a Turkish mine and sank. The incident is traced to reports from Cairo detailing the collision and loss of life.
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Berlin
Hague
Cairo
Therese
Taioe Abd
House of bad repute arrest and sentence in Kan dell case
Robert Kandel of Riverdale reported a theft of 50 dollars from his home. Ernest Brady admitted involvement after intoxication and whiskey on his person led to a 60 day county road sentence plus a $100 fine. He began serving Friday morning. The note includes unrelated wartime commentary.
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Ernest
Brady
Robert Kandellj
Riverdale
Adkinston
Jackson
Carter
Kandel
President to visit Cornish for unspecified days
President Wilson plans another visit to the Waite House in Cornish New Hampshire within 24 hours as Germany developments may extend his stay. Secretary Lansing will travel to Manchester to discuss the Mexican policy and Britain protests.
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Washington
Wilson
Waite
Cornish
N. H
Itis
Great Britain
Lansing
Manchester
Mars
Col
B. M. Howse
Woson
No Need for Troops at the Strike Says Official
Trent on the state scene where General Sadler of the National Guard told the governor that action is within authorities. He conveyed there is no need for state troops at Bayonne as of today and an interview suggests civil authorities can handle the situation.
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Trenton
Suly
Goretagg Pielder Camie
Bayonne
Sadler
3 National Guard
Agreement Signed In Bridgeport Labor Settlement
Bridgeport July 23 with the arrival of Sam Gompears, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Johnston, vice president of structural workers, informing that a tea agreement will settle all labor trouble and bring a settlement to Bridgeport. The officials indicated the matter is nearly resolved and aligned.
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Bridgeport
Conny
Sam Gompears
Ame Federation of Labor
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Johnston
Tron
Local legal figure Lauded Amid Turbulent News
A garbled notice mentions a well known lawyer and long time advocate in the area, with references to a deacon and labor, and a brief anecdote about a white person, all amid chaotic phrasing and unclear event details.
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Witsahs Tyins
Ivins
Bir
Barnes
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