Battle of Marne enters new phase with American force
The Marne battle shifts to a tougher phase as Germans contest Allied advances toward the Fismes line. General De Goutte, commanding Sixth French army north of the Marne, notes German redeployment and prepares for fierce defense while praising American troops serving under his command. He confirms one American regiment fighting on the left was cited in a French divisional order.
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Ourca
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DeGouette
China
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Nicholas Romanoff Execution Tale From Berlin Paper
Berlin based Lokal-Anzeiger reports Nicholas Romanoff endured a collapse before execution, aided by guards and a priest, after two hours’ notice. Separate items note Falkenhausen to meet Kaiser, predicted destruction of the British fleet, Bulgarian typhoid casualties, and a Paris service head appointment.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Lokal-Anzeiger
Nicholas
von Holtzendorff
Hezekiah F Porter Dies in Action in WWI
A war department telegram to Whitney Porter of Higganum confirms Hezekiah F Porter was killed in action July 22. Yale class of 1919 student, he served in the Machine Gun Battalion, went overseas from Niantic, and left a wide circle of friends. He leaves brothers Whitney and Philip and sisters Mrs. C. W. Walker and Adelaide and Esther Porter.
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Whitney Porter
Higganum
Hezekiah F. Porter
Wallace Porter
Hezekiah Scovil
D. & H. Scovil Company
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Niantic
Philip Porter
Aviation Service
Texas
C. W. Walker
Stratford
Adelaide and
Esther Porter
Wilson Urges Suffrage With Letters to Senators
President Wilson wrote to Senator Shields and others urging, in letters from Washington, that the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment be submitted to the people. He asks Senator David Baird of New Jersey to support the measure, noting the late Senator Hughes was a strong suffrage advocate. Other southern senators were also reportedly urged to back the amendment when the senate resumes business.
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Senate
Shields
Wilson
David Baird
New Jersey
William Hughes
Baird
Latest Pacifist Letter Greeted With Ridicule by British Press
London observers in August commentary criticise Lord Lansdowne’s pacifist letter. The Daily Mail denounces the missive and warns a broad peace offensive may grow from pacifist activity. Rumors link the Lansdowne letter to simultaneous appearances by Dr von Kuehlmann and Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg in Holland.
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Bakie Mail
Lord Lansdowne
Daily Mail
Lansdowne
von Kuehlmann
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Holland
Henry Shaler Williams dies in Havana at 71
Henry Shaler Williams of Ithaca New York dies in Havana aged 71 from pleurisy. A renowned geologist and author, he influenced Cuban oil field development through his research. Born in 1847 in Ithaca, he graduated Yale 1868 and held geology professorships at Kentucky Cornell and Yale, becoming emeritus at Cornell in 1912. He authored numerous geology works.
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Henry Shaler Williams
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Ithaca
N. Y
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Cuba
Island
Yale
Mutual Science
University of Kentucky
Cornell
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Precautions Against Cholera In France
Paris August 1 Precautions against cholera spread into France were announced by the French minister of the interior as told by Prof Roux director of the Pasteur Institute. Quarantine rules have been set and all prisoners of war are carefully examined before leaving zones behind the Allied front.
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France
Paris
Roux
Pasteur Institute
Y M C A Worker From North Brookfield Held Prisoner
Carl D. Lytle a Y M C A worker with the American army from North Brookfield Mass has been missing since June and is now reported a prisoner in the German Limburg detention camp according to an authoritative source dated August first in Paris
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Carl D. Lytle
North Brookfield
Mass
Jane
Limburg
Ly Sig
Sub-Treasury Gains From Banks in New York
The Sub-Treasury in New York reports an $187,000 cash gain on Wednesday and a total net gain of $7,738,000 since Friday.
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New
York
The
Sub-Treasury
AGT IN RUSSIA
Washington reports rapid procedural adjustments in a plan of U S aid to Russia while allied powers position forces. Japan and China mobilize units, France and Britain prepare troops for Siberia, and the United States offers potential protective military support. Bolshevik rule is portrayed as limited, with Germany eyeing annexations in the Baltic region.
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Japan
United States
Wilson
Russia
Ste
China
Vladivostok
Hongkong
Siberia
Esthenia
Livonia
Germany
Zurich
Baltic
Murman Coast
von Bhichorn
von Dressler
Kiev
Moscow
Gun Emplacements Found On Marne Front
H G Wales reports on July 31 night discovery of two long range 15 inch naval type guns emplaced between Armentieres and Nanteuil Notre Dame on the Aisne Marne front. The 60 by 20 foot concrete steel structures with turreted carriages mirror prior German bombardments and reveal bases left behind after removal of the guns.
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Marne
Armentieres
Nanteuil Notre Dame
Aisne- Marne
Paris
Meaux
Dunkirk
Epernay
Furnes
Brecy-Armentieres
Prussians Barred By Bavarian Health Resorts
Zurich reports August 1 that the Bavarian government issued a decree prohibiting Prussians from staying longer than three weeks at Bavarian health resorts.
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Zurich
Weather Forecast for New Haven and Connecticut
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity fair tonight and Friday with slight warming Friday. Connecticut generally fair tonight and Friday, warmer Friday, moderate west winds. Showers occurred along Gulf and Atlantic coasts last 24 hours, interior districts east of the Rockies report pleasant weather. A low pressure trough extends from Colorado to upper Michigan this morning as temperatures rise west of the Mississippi and remain cool east. Observations list various cities with conditions and temperatures including New Haven 66 clear and Hartford 64 cloudy.
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