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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
2
French forces retook the Thiaumont fort northeast of Verdun after a day of heavy fighting. The Meuse battles saw intense fire as Germans briefly reentered the fort before French counterattacks regained full possession. Berlin reported Allied attempts repulsed with German gains nearby and 70 officers and 8,200 men captured since June 28.
London reports the capture of Kolomea with its railroad and Obertine south of the Dniester as part of a broader Russian push in Galicia and Buckowina. The Russian war office notes villages near Obertine. Copenhagen mentions a Baltic sea battle with German ships and Russian withdrawals followed by renewed engagement.
In New York on Friday Captain Hans Tauscher was acquitted in federal court of charges including setting on foot and preparing a mobile for a BR military expedition against Canada and conspiring with nun von Papen and Horst von der Goltz. Foreman Hodgeman declared him not guilty and Tauscher relaxed toward his wife Gadski as delays and indictments against others were dismissed.
Four Mexican men who participated in a Columbus related incident in Deming New Mexico were hanged after a show of force by about 40 deputies gathered at an armory to quell an attempted demonstration.
Allied forces employ gas and smoke clouds as bombardments continue along the Franco Belgian front. French losses include 22 French killed in Nesle after bombardment. On the Meuse right bank French attacks near Thiaumont and Fort Vaux yield little progress. Russian Volhynia fronts report successful resistance by Gen von Linsingen’s troops against counterattacks.
Berlin reported that Karl Liebknecht Socialist leader was sentenced to 80 months in jail and dismissed from the army after a trial on high treason gross insubordination and resistance to authorities. He was arrested May 1 during a demonstration and held as the Reichstag previously declined to order his release.
William R. Wilcox, former New York postmaster and public service commissioner, was appointed chairman of the Republican national committee on Tuesday. He was the choice of Charles E. Hughes.
The U S state department released a note to Austria Hungary demanding an apology the punishment of the submarine commander and payment of indemnity for the December 21 1915 attack on the Standard Oil tanker Petrolite in the Mediterranean. Washington says the strike insulted the American flag and rights and rejects Austrian defenses while urging immediate amends.
Berlin reports Russian positions penetrated by German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Linsingen. The war office said on the western front the French renewed attacks in the Verdun sector but were repulsed.
London dispatch reports King George sending directions to Parliament for a public memorial to the late Lord Kitchener. A Bucharest dispatch says Romania’s sole munitions factory was destroyed by a plot linked to German and Bulgarian agents, wiping out machinery and millions of shells.
The National Boy Scouts of America announce nearly 200000 members are prepared to aid in civic needs under civilian service plans if war with Mexico occurs. The policy against military participation remains, with potential support to the Red Cross and municipal authorities.
Washington reports fiscal year end receipts of 383 million and disbursements of 759 million, yielding a surplus of 78.7 million versus last year’s deficit. Income tax take rose to 124.9 million from 79.8 million, with 56.9 million from corporations and 67.96 million from individuals. Prohibition platform planks debated in St. Paul prior to July convention amid cross party criticisms. In Des Moines, Captain J C McGregor reports a hostile telegram from West Branch residents scolding troops.
The senate naval committee approved unanimously amendments to the naval bill. They provide for four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers in 1917 and three years to complete a $500 million building program urged by the navy general board. The house had authorized five capital ships next year and no continuing policy.
The senate committee on public lands ordered a favorable report on the Kinkaid bill granting a one year extension to homesteaders on the old Fort Niobrara reservation to make land payments after Senator Hitchcock presented the case. The bill has passed the house and awaits senate disposition under unanimous consent.
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