French Troops Hold Line South of Marne Amid Fierce Combat
Allied dispatch describes Gouraud’s forces near Rheims repelling German attacks along a 25 mile front from the Marne to surrounding woods. A German officer was captured after a mistaken belief German troops had advanced. Local actions occurred east of Rheims with stubborn resistance and the line remained intact.
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Bodie
Souraud
Champagne
Rheims
Gouraud
Perthes
Marne
St. Agnan
LaChappelle
Penetrat Balourdonnerie
Prunay
Beaumont
The Good Old Days and Modern Conformity
A reflective piece questions modern comforts and social pressures. It contrasts grandfather’s simple life with current “improvements” that people adopt to fit in. The author contends many changes are unnecessary, urging less conformity and a return to simpler living.
British Gain in Picardy Raid Report
British raiding party in the Hulch district near Villers-Brettenneux gains prisoners and two guns. Artillery activity increases in Picardy and Somme sectors as the war office notes raids and repulsed actions while observing enemy fire along the Scarpe and Baillieul areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mdon
Villers-Brettenneux
Ens
Picardy
Hulch
War Office
Atterneux
Somme
Ancre
Scarpe
Tne
Baillieul
Local Heroes Honored With French Croix de Guerre
Lieutenant Christian R. Holmes and Sergeant James A. Murphy were decorated recently with the French Croix de Guerre for bravery. Readers may obtain a photo copy by sending ten cents to the Division of Pictures, Committee on Public Information, Washington, D.C. Enclose this clipping or mention photo No. 10,362.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian R. Holmes
James A. Murphy
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington
1. C
Funeral Services for Bishop Cusack in Albany
The Rt Rev Thomas F Cusack fifth bishop of Albany was buried in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Cardinal Farley and Governor Whitman among officials attending. A requiem mass officiated by Bishop Joseph H Conroy featured a solemn sermon by Bishop Thomas F Hickey and a large crowd viewed the body in state the previous evening.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas F. Cusack
United States
John M. Farley
New York
Whitman
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Joseph H. Conroy
Ogdensburg
Mer
Joseph A. Delaney
Thomas F. Hickey
Rochester
Healy, Bevan
Springfield
Patrick Hayes
Five Navy Men Cited for Bravery in Drowning Rescue
Secretary Daniels commends five sailors for lifesaving actions off shore. Herando E. Allen of Machais Maine Harry Koppel of Revere Massachusetts William H. Kane of Cambridge Massachusetts aided Lighthouse Keeper Austin Foss after his boat overturned. Koppel and Kane hauled Foss to a ledge while Allen sculled to assist. Arthur R. Schoener of New York City saved a shipmate after a launch fell. Charles R. Lyons of Dorchester Massachusetts leapt overboard to rescue a man fallen from a boat on the Mt. Vernon.
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Navy
Washington
Secretary Daniels
Herando E. Allen
Machais
Maine
Harry Koppel
Revere
Mass
William H. Kane
Cambridge
Austin Foss
Koppel
Kane
Holcomb Refuses Suffrage Views Amid War Writ
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb declines to be interviewed on suffrage, through secretary Major John Buckley citing war duties. Connecticut Woman's Suffrage leaders report similar refusals to obtain his stance, while Democratic candidate Thomas J. Spellacy supports votes for women.
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Marcus H. Holcomb
John Buckley
Holcomb
Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Organization
Charles Hopkins Clark
Thomas J. Spellacy
Happenings in 1893 era and coastal notices
A collage of brief 1893 items notes the schooner Gamecock at Essex with coal, Dr and Mrs Frank K Hallock sailing to Europe, and warm weather with 98 degrees near Tyler's drug store. Several local people vacationing or clerking, hay harvest in Wangunk meadows, and cargoes of coal arriving for Roger Kennedy aboard vessels captained by William A Pease and Thomas Stewart. An escaped patient Hendrickson Johnston recaptured near New Haven road. Sub Treasury reports show gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pratt
Essex
Frank K. Hallock
Cromwell
Europe
Middletown
Tyler
Henry A. Mooney
Bacon House
Clinton
Wangunk Meadows
Ward Parshley
James
Parshley
William Hogan
Henry S. Beers
George M. Southmayd
Brookfield
A. W. Hazen
New York State
William A. Pease
David Currie
Thomas Stewart
Sheridan
Roger Kennedy
Gussie Bidwell
Westbrook
J. Prescott Jernagan
H. L. Jacoby
South Church
Tea Co
Frank H. Frissell
Stamford
Hendrickson Johnston
Herbert W. Wiley
Greenwich
New Haven Road
Harlem River
Germans Driven Back South of Marne After Counter Attack
The passage of the Marne was forced southeast of Chateau Thierry, with German forces driven back across the river by American troops except for a small sector between Fossoy and Jaulgonne. From Fossoy to Dormans the enemy lies about a mile south of the Marne.
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Marne
Chateau- Thierry
Fossoy
Jaulgonne
Dormans
Vaux
Chateau-Thierry
Optimistic Over Battle Situation on Western Front
Washington reports high optimism over Western Front fighting. Officials say German gains are temporary and due to numbers, with counterattacks likely to pin them to original lines. General staff praise American forces for open battle success and confidence in future advances under Foch orders. War department to release more details later.
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Washington
Foch
War Department
German plot sought to sway U S by $100 million fund
Federal authorities said Count von Bernstorff and aides planned to finance propaganda to replace Allied sympathy with German sentiment. The scheme aimed to buy American newspapers magazines and books and to influence universities, colleges and major corporations. Proceeds came from German bonds of the first loan shipped to the United States.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
New York Evening Mail
Colege
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Cham.e
Sailant
William Cliff
Entente
Nicholai Lenine
Moscow
Nivelles
Belgium
Homees & Sergt
Salmurpehy
Bishop Cusack
Catholic Church
Daniels
Austria
Italy
Rome
London
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Amsterdam
Paris
David Francis
Boston
Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Gaia Wince
Hamburg
C. B
Bandeaux
Heatherbloom
Copenhagen
Betz
Atta
Bernstorff
Heaven
R. J. Atwell
the Hartman
Arthur B. Jenkins
U. S
Reem
Mutual Building
Hartford, Conn
Bacon Bros
Lyman D. Mills Co
New Perfection
Florence
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