French Positions Held Intact in Fierce Battle
Reports say French and American forces held positions around Chatillon sur Marne Rheims and the Marne river while repelling German attacks. In the Chaunty area and Mareuil le Port the defense remained strong with over 1000 prisoners captured and heavy German losses described as enormous. The fighting extended east of Rheims with violent clashes but French lines held intact.
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LaChapelle
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Chatillon-sur
Marne
Rheims - Marne
Chateau Thi
Rheims
Chatillon
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la Chappelle
Odon
Migny Wood
Marequil Let
Cha
Rodemar Wood
Lony
Prunay
Champagne
Suippes
Souain
Selective Service Call Seeks 7116 Mechanics and Gas Enginemen
Washington July 16 Provost General Crowder issues call for 7116 selective service men to serve as mechanics and gas enginemen with entrainment August 15. Volunteering allowed until July 22. quotas listed by state include Connecticut Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Maine Minnesota Nebraska New Jersey Pennsylvania Wisconsin and others. A separate call for 399 limited service men as cooks and bakers was issued with California Louisiana New York allocations and August 1 entrainment.
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Ashington
State Agricultural College
Nebraska
Rahe
Kan City
Carolina
State Agricul College
Rahe Schoolylvania
University Pitts
Erie School Board
Wsconsin
Sweeney School
California
Louisiana
Riley
New York
Germans Raid Brings Fatal Hurt At Hospital
Two men died and an American nurse Miss Jane Sustains injuries during a German air raid at a hospital. The attack disrupted essential work as medical staff persisted through the danger and evacuated patients.
First wooden ship launched in New York by shipyards
July 16 report from Washington states the first wooden ship built in New York for the Shipping Board will be launched at Johnson Shipyards Staten Island. The 3,500 ton Ferris Ls is among seven wooden ships in construction and slated for service on the Pacific coast. Burglars in Stamford rear a break in at Douglas Elliman’s estate, valued around $52 in cash.
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Stamford
Tmmford
Douglas L. Elliman
Collen- Em
Slackers Being Put Into Army Across the Nation
Washington reports thousands of slackers and delinquents of draft age are being inducted into the army as draft boards praise results. Reward money for deserters and delinquents drives up apprehensions, with one eastern city officer earning about 1000 dollars in a week. Officials say no let up in the drive and evaders will find it harder to dodge the draft.
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Washington
Crowder
Army
Selective Service
Kwass to be bottled as dry drink in New York
In a July report from New York the International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers plans to start making kwass and open an aqueduct for its sale. Treasurer Heubner announced a $25,000 subscription as part of the union effort to introduce the brew brewed from stale bread. The item notes kwass is like beer but not syrup sweetened, and claims it could flood the market without violating Prohibition fears.
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New York
Petrograd
Moscow
International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers
Heubner
International Union
United Workers
Kwass
Three Per Cent Rise in Cost of Living Between April 15 and May 15
Washington July 16 Retail prices for food in this country increased three per cent between April 15 and May 15 department of labor statistics made public today showed. A comparison for a five year period May 1913 to May 1918 shows that food costs were 63 per cent higher in 1918. Every article of food in this period increased at least 38 per cent in price and in some instances 100 per cent or more. For the one year period between May 1917 and May 1918 seven of 25 articles investigated declined in price as follows: Potatoes 64 per cent onions 35 per cent flour 26 per cent sugar 9 per cent beans 7 per cent cheese 1 per cent and coffee less than 1 per cent. Tea showed the following increases Beef 32 per cent corn meal 30 per cent hens 29 per cent milk 26 per cent and pork chops 20 per cent. For this period food as a whole increased five per cent in price the department of labor report shows.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Mooney Denied Writ to Stay Execution in San Francisco
The California Supreme Court refused a petition for a writ of probable cause to keep Thomas J. Mooney in jail pending Governor Stephens’s review. Mooney is condemned for murder linked to a bomb blast and an appeal on perjury claims awaits July 22. If denied, Mooney’s fate moves from state courts to the governor for decision.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Stephens
Supreme Court
Mooney
Two Drownings Reported On New Haven Waterfront
Two drownings occurred near New Haven on July 15. Louis Domino, married, fell overboard from a Mill River dock during a fishing trip return. Hugh Short Jr., 16, drowned when a canoe with six boys overturned at Mortis Cove. Admiral Hintze to meet King Haakon in Oslo to discuss Germany Norway ties. Sub Treasury reports cash gain of $1.856 million since Friday after $79,000 from banks on Monday.
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New Haven
Conn
Louis Domino
Hugh Short, Jr
Mortis Cove
Sub-Treasury
New York
Clearing House Statement from New York
Sub-treasury debit totals 2,640,727 with balances listed as 666,703,911 and 881,70,952 in the July 16 report. The fragment notes nenets and mentions balances, indicating a financial statement snapshot from the New York clearing house.
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New York
Sub-treasury
Allied forces on Murman coast prepared for German assault
Washington reports no new operational details from the American Anglo French force along the Murman coast of Russia. It is understood the landing parties are strong enough to hold positions, while German landstorm troops outnumber them. State department notes the forces are present but official counts remain withheld. The president and officials push anti German aid across Russia, aiming to field a formidable anti German, anti Bolshevik movement backed by conservative revolutionists.
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Washington
Murman
Russia
State Department
Wilson
Entente
Social
Happenings in Middletown 25 Years Ago June 1 1883
Highlights from the June 1 1883 Middletown item: Leo Santangelo to wed Zillah Eastwood at Holy Trinity at 2 30 PM. Robert Weller heads to Germany as heir to a fortune. Stevens Foote install electric wiring in Hotchkiss block. Salvation Army barracks gain electric lights by Francis Mack. Austin Hazen sails for Germany on the 19th for two years. Middletown Business Men's Association adopts name constitution by laws. S N E T Co strings Main Street poles. Washington Park restricted from site for new high school by donor conditions. City plagued by many dogs. 15 observed at one corner. Bicycle trip to Stony Creek with dinner at Three Elm house. W G Spencer enters Portland undertaking business 29 years ago prior to G M Southmayd in Middletown.
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Leo Santangelo
Zillah Eastwood
Holy Trinity
Robert Weller
Hennigar Block
Germany
Stevens & Foote
Hotchkiss
Salvation Army
Francis & Mack
Austin Hazen
A. W. Hazen
Middletown
Stony Creek
Three Elm House
W. G. Spencer
Portland
George M. Southmayd
War Over By January 1 Predicted By London Talks
A leading exporting firm received a London cable advising against marine insurance contracts on overseas tonnage beyond year’s start. London bankers and merchants reportedly expect hostilities to cease before January 1 and for the allies to win. The American principals’ name was withheld.
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New York
Wall Street
United States
London
Italian Generals Reported Dismissed Not Accurate
New York July 16 reports of General Cadorna Pero and Capello being dismissed from the Italian army over the Isonzo disaster last autumn are inaccurate. A statement from Dr Felice Ferrero, director of the Italian bureau of information, says the officers have only been granted leaves of absence while retaining rank and pay.
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New York
Cadorna
Pero
Capello
Isonzo
Felice Ferrero
Italian Bureau of Information
Rome
Washington
Two Killed in Sunnyside Railroad Accident at 82-foot Drop
Fireman Chas Lamakre died instantly and Engineer Neil Madison died later after an empty troop train failed to stop at a blind switch in the Sunnyside yards. Third crew member Nilkin Barte escaped injury as the train plunged 82 feet into the Pennsylvania cut. In a separate note, Thomas Ols eh, chief boatswain's mate of the U S S Wakiva, was commended for bravery after assisting in rescues during the May 22 collision.
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New York
Chas. Lamakre
Neil Madison
Sunnyside
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Nilkin Barte
Washington
Thomas Olseh
Brooklyn
U. S. S. Wakiva
Navy Department
German-born New York salesman held on espionage act charge
Hans Heydemann, a New York salesman and native of Germany, was held in United States court in Boston on July 16 under $500 bail for trial in September on violations of the espionage act. He has begun naturalization papers. Oes Eats Dries
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Boston
Hans Heydemann
New York
United States
Germany
Collision at Sea Reports Danish Vessel News of Ocean Collision
A Danish steamer brings word of a sea collision between the Wossbereyk and the San Racingo. The San Rocingo rescued all hands from the Wossbereyk and steered toward an Atlantic port. No lives are believed lost. The Wossbereyk was owned by Holland-Nie.
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Ocean
Atlantic
Wossbereyk
Mallory Line
Holland Ne
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Standard Oil Company OF
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