Pershing Reports American Attacks Near Chateau Thierry
General Pershing comments on July 15 16 actions in France describing American counter attacks east of Chateau Thierry crossing the Marne with prisoners taken and enemy forced back. He notes French officers praising American valor and reports in Vosges a 1000 yard front enemy assault repulsed by barrage and artillery.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Genbing
Vosges
Peibeucs
Pershing
Fossey
Hilsenfirst
Vosan
Fossoy
President to take over telegraph lines under wartime order
Washington dispatch reports an executive order will place telegraph lines under government control for the war duration. Postmaster General Burleson is expected to head the system with routing assistants from officials such as former Representative Lewis. Lewis sits on the tariff board and authored the parcel post law and is noted for transportation expertise.
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Washington
White House
Burleson
Aswell
Congress
Lewis
Maryland
Tariff Board
Bryan in Washington Visits White House Over Roosevelt Report
Former Secretary of State Bryan called at the White House today and, after a talk with Secretary Tumulty, left without seeing the president. He expressed deep concern over reports that Quentin Roosevelt had been shot down, hoping later dispatches show he was captured rather than killed.
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White House
Wilson
Quentin Roosevelt
Washington
Bryan
Cotton Workers Earnings Rise Across Years
Washington reports that earnings for cotton workers rose 54 cents weekly from May 1916 to May 1918. The July labor review shows average weekly pay 16 percent higher in 1916 than 1913 and 27 percent higher than 1911, with per capita weekly earnings of finishers up 40 percent between May 1916 and May 1918.
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Washington
Departent of
Labor
Rew
Attorney General Lewis Hurt In Car Crash Near Saratoga
Albany July 17 Attorney General Merton B Lewis a Republican gubernatorial hopeful was injured in a two car collision six miles south of Saratoga Springs just after noon His back was badly wrenched and the other car skidded into his automobile reported the incident officials said News notes Whitman was not mentioned as a passenger or driver in the reports
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Lewis Hurt
Albany
N. Y
Merton B Lewis
Whitman
Saratoga Springs
Lewis
Camp Devens Welcomes Its First War Baby
Camp Devens Mass July 17 Eugene Leach of New Britain is the father. The mother visiting from the 02nd field artillery and baby Eugene Jr. are doing fine.
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Camp Devens
Mass
Eugene Leach
New Britain
Eld Artillery
Eugene, Jr
Yale Professor Wheeler Dies at 82 in summer home
Arthur M. Wheeler, professor emeritus of history at Yale and a nationally known historian, died at his summer home near Connecticut today at age 82.
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Wheeler
Yale
New Haven
Arthur M. Wheeler
Conn
Murder near Bantam Lake rocks Litchfield scene
Saw Mill proprietor George Johnson of Milton shot near his home on Lake Bantam shore just after midnight Tuesday. Uncle by marriage Thomas Williams of Bantam was arrested in Litchfield jail and admits the shooting claiming accident. State police recovered the shotgun as investigators probe motive and alibi involving Mrs Lena Williams and others.
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Bantam Lake
Litchfield
Thomas Williams
Lena Williams
Henry Williams
Bantam
George Johnson
Milton
Robert Wellman
Lake
Williams
Hurley
Turkington
Herman of Winsted
Wellman
Johnson
Frank Jennings
France
NO PLATINUM SHORTAGE CLAIMS DISPUTED
Washington July 17 L I Summers chief of the chemical division testified before the house ways and means committee that there is no platinum shortage in the country He said jewelers statements have pressured Colombian and other producers to hold stocks in hopes of higher prices Summers added platinum is not necessary for explosives and mainly used in TNT which can be made without it though at higher cost.
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Washington
L. I. Summers
Chemical Division
House
Ways and Means
Summers
Steel for War Needs Triggers Car Production Limits
Washington reports the war industries board informed the automobile chamber of commerce that twenty million tons of steel are needed for essential war work through year end. Six month production has reached 16.5 million tons, and officials indicated 20 percent capacity for pleasure cars, far below last year's output, is the maximum likely.
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Washington
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
War Industries Board
Atlanta Car Strike Continues With No Settlement In Sight
Atlanta and suburbs remain without any street cars as of July 17. Despite actions by the war labor board, chamber of commerce, civic groups, and city officials, a settlement remains elusive amid rumors of growing city gridlock and power tensions.
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Atlanta
War Labor Board
Chamber of Commerce
To Reorganize Red Army in Russia
London reports the fifth all Russia congress of councils has ordered a reorganization of the Red army with compulsory service. Autonomous unit formation will be prohibited and veterans from the old army will guide discipline.
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Red Army
London
all-Russia Congress of Councils
Moscow
Arad
Navy selection board in session to name top officers
In Washington on July 17 a naval selection board led by Admiral Henry T Mayo of the Atlantic fleet is in session to choose 26 rear admirals 104 captains and 243 commanders. Secretary Daniels announced the move this afternoon.
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Naval Selection Board
Washington
Henry T. Mayo
Atlantic
Daniels
Cholera Counts Rise in Petrograd and Stockholm
Cholera cases increase in Petrograd with hundreds of new infections. Stockholm reports additional cases as July 17 data emerge, highlighting the spread of Asiatic cholera in European ports and cities.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
New Haven Rumors On Army Camp At East Haven Range
Reports from New Haven and East Haven claim the state rifle range at East Haven could be taken for a military camp, with 7000 to 10000 troops. Adjutant General Cole denies official plans and says he would be consulted. Navy interests reportedly involve the 137 acre tract and naval reserves use.
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New Haven
East Haven
George M. Cole
Hartford
Navy
Newark Machinists Strike Seeks Higher Wages
Seven to eight thousand skilled machinists tool makers and apprentices walked out across Newark district plants including Splitdorf Westinghouse Edison Orange and International Arms Bloomfield. Demands: 85 cents an hour for tool makers 75 cents for machinists 65 cents for specialists and 50 cents for helpers. Employers report 10 to 25 percent staffing loss while union leaders claim 190 percent of skilled men out. A mass meeting was set for late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Varman
Splitdorf Co
Westinghouse Co
Edison
Orange
International Arms & Fure Co
Bloomfield
British honor Americans receive top Bath and St Michael orders
London on July 17 awarded General John J. Pershing the grand cross of the Order of the Bath. General Peyton March and General Tasker H. Bliss received the grand cross of the Order of St Michael and St George for their roles with the American army at Versailles. These honors allow the recipients to be styled Sir.
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London
Order of the Knights of the Bath
John J. Pershing
King George
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Peyton March
Tasker H. Bliss
Versailles
Japanese battleship Kakachi sinks after explosion
Tokio reports the Japanese battleship Kakachi of 21 420 tons displacement blew up and sank in Tokayama bay 150 miles northeast of Nagashi on July 12. Five hundred crew members lost their lives. Kawachi, built at Kure in 1912, carried 960 officers and men, was 500 feet long with 84 feet beam and 28 feet draft, armed with 12 12 inch guns, 10 6 inch guns, eight 4.7 inch guns, 12 12 pounders and five 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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Tokio
Tokoyama Bay
Nagashi
Kawachi
Kure
Strike Causes Big Loss in Lynn Plants
War contracts valued at several million dollars were taken from General Electric Co. and awarded to other firms due to a strike that has tied up the West Lynn and River plants. Government agents are on site as labor leaders and company officials predict an early settlement of the dispute.
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Lynn
Mass
General Electric Co
West Lynn
River
German Chancellor Von Hertling Sparks Flemish Question Clash
Amsterdam July 17 The pan Germans demand further Belgian policy changes after Chancellor von Hertlings second statement denying annexation of Belgium triggered heavy criticism. Berlin sources say the Flemish issue especially weighs on demands for a clearer explanation from Germany.
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Amsterdam
Gount. von Hertling
Belgium
Berlin
von Hertling
Germany
Haying For Dan Ends On Haddam Farm Amid Shower
Friends and neighbors of Daniel W. Prior of Haddam road gathered to finish cutting and suiting his hay on his large farm. After two weeks of hospital treatment he returned to the fields, with Samuel Crowell directing workers including several who had not pitched hay in years. The load was completed just as rain began, and the hay was described as sweet as a rose.
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Dan
Daniel W. Prior
Haddam Road
Middlesex Hospital
Samuel Crowell
Housing For War Workers In Washington District
The president announced by executive order this afternoon the setting aside of lands in the District of Columbia for housing government war workers. This action aims to provide adequate living quarters for personnel supporting the war effort.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Metal Prices Move Quietly in New York Spot Quotes
Lead was quiet with spot and July at 805. Spelter showed limited action in East St Louis with July August September and October at 845 to 855.
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New York
East St. Louis
Wage Hearing Resumes in Bridgeport War Board
The Bridgeport wage hearing reopened before a new section of the war labor board with examiners led by W J Stoddard. Hearings focus on alleged union discrimination and wage changes at Remington plants, with witness James Gavigan recounting discharge after resisting orders during a strike. New delays arise as officials miss sessions due to duties in Washington.
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Bridgeport
War Labor Board
W. J. Stoddard
H. S. Hannon
J. H. Nelson
J. T. O’brien
Hannan
W. Yett Lock
Washington
Wallace
Remington Company
James Gavigan
Remington
Gavigan
Ashcroft Mfg. Co
Gates Swing Both Ways in Deportation Threats
A Minneapolis Journal editorial argues gates at Castle Garden may swing inward as needed to deport disloyal naturalized citizens. Citing a Seattle case, it endorses internment for the duration of the war and warns such actions could set a legal precedent. It condemns dual loyalty and urges those opposing the United States to reassess.
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Minneapolis Journal
Castle Garden
Seattle
United States
Germany
Gregory
Tgaat Bai
Quentin Roosevelt Reported Killed in War Action
Paris and London report Lieut Quentin Roosevelt son of former President Roosevelt was shot down and killed on the Chateau Thierry front. Dispatches say Philip Roosevelt in the trenches witnessed him fall to a German air squadron. Roosevelt had earned his aviation commission on July 14 1917 after Mineola training and this was his third frontline flight.
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Paris
Quentin Roosevelt
American Air Service
Chateau Thierry
Philip Roosevelt
London
Roosevelt
Marne Front
Lieut. Roosevelt
Aviation Service
Mineola, N. Y
Quentin
Death Not Confirmed: Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Report
Washington reports no official confirmation of London dispatches that Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt was shot down behind German lines. Officers expect hours to pass before final word as General Pershing awaits complete details. Roosevelt, Harvard sophomore in 1917, enlisted after letters from Longworth and Lodge, trained at Mineola, earned sergeant, then commissioned lieutenant, and soon sailed for overseas service.
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Washington
War Department
London
Quentin Roosevelt
Pershing
Air Service
Roosevelt
Harvard University
Longworth
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Signal Reserve Corps
Walter Reed Hospital
Mineola
L. L
Col Roosevelt learns Quentin is reported dead in France
Col Theodore Roosevelt was informed by telephone that his son Quentin Roosevelt was reported by a German aircraft as a casualty on the Chateau Thierry front. He was stunned, ate breakfast, then silent, and afterwards departed for New York. He said nothing further to the press.
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Col. Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin
Chateau Thierry
France
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Statement on Quentin Roosevelt’s Death at Front
Col Theodore Roosevelt confirms in Oyster Bay that his youngest son Quentin Roosevelt has been killed while flying over the battle lines near Chateau Thierry. He says he and his wife are glad Quentin reached the front to render service to his country and demonstrate the stuff in him before his fate.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin
Chateau Thierry
Induction Call for Orono Ends Soon for 106 Men
Induction call 989 states completion required for entrainment at Orono on October 1 for 106 men with grammar school education or higher and aptitude for mechanical work. Training for chauffeurs blacksmith carpenters electricians gas engineers and machinists. physically fit for military service. End of course assigns to service branches. voluntary induction urged. Registrants from June 1916 may volunteer by July 20.
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Orono
Induction Call 983 For Syracuse Recruiting Camp
Governor Holcomb orders a five day period starting July 29 to enlist two hundred men for guard and fire service at embarkation ports. Only white men physically qualified for service to be inducted and capable of writing and speaking English.
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Guernor Holcomb
Syracuse
Embarkation
Salesman Samuel Isaacs dies by self harming at Grey Towers
Stamford reports that Samuel Isaacs a four year old salesman living in New York City committed suicide at Grey Towers sanitarium on July 7. The death was disclosed when a certificate was filed with the town clerk, but information from the sanitarium was refused.
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Stamford
Samuel Isaacs
New York City
Grey Towers Sanitarium
Germans Using 600,000 In France Offensive
With American forces in France the night of July 16 the estimate states Germany has committed about 50 divisions or 600,000 men to their current offensive.
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France
French Statesman Barthou Elected to French Academy
M Louis Barthou ex Premier of France is elected to the French Academy. The academy limits membership to forty with thirty three already in. Current members include Marshal Joffre President Poincaire Pierre Loti Henry Bergson and Edmont Rostand. Barthou helped extend French military service from two to three years and is an author and journalist.
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M. Louis Barthou
France
Marshal Joffre
Poincaire
Pierre Loti
Henry Bergson
Edmont Rostand
M. Barthou
Stock Market Irregular Start at Opening in New York
The New York Stock Exchange opening is irregular with small price shifts. American Sumatra falls to 119 1-2 after earlier losses, steel issues slide about a point, with Bethlehem Steel B at 80 7-8 and Republic Iron & Steel at 91. Marine preferred dips to 97 5-8, Reading down 5-8 to 88 1-8. overall forenoon shows continued volatility. Butte Superior rises to 30 1-2. American Sumatra tumbles to 177 1-4, a drop of eight points for the day.
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New York
American Sumatra
Steel
Baldwin
Bethlehem Steel B
Republic Iron & Steel
Marine
American Steel Foundry
Butte Superior
Steel Common
Marine Preferred
Grain Market Ends Mixed as Corn Falls and Provisions Rise
Chicago July 17 corn closed slightly lower across contracts while oats edged higher and provisions posted gains. Close values show modest declines for July corn and gains for oats with steady overall tone. Steel common rose to 104 7-8 after opening 104 1-8 and Baldwin locomotive climbed to 88 1-8 following an earlier 87 3-8. Copper issues remained active and strong amid lower prices elsewhere.
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Chicago
Baldwin Locomotive
Clearing House Statement
New York July 17 sub treasury debit 2229326 exchanges 718083674 balances 75679608 figures reported for the banking ledger.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Heavy Rain Storm Hits Waterbury Business District
A severe afternoon storm drenched Waterbury and surrounding areas with heavy rain and hail. The business section flooded as sewers overflowed, cars stranded on East Main Street, and traffic halted. Crops in rural districts suffered damage.
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Waterbury
East Main Street
Molders Will Not Strike In Fort Wayne War Time
Fort Wayne Indiana July 17 That there will be no strike of iron molders here in sympathy with the molders striking at Lynn Massachusetts was assured today by the president of the local molders union in this city All labor organizations here are pledged to remain at their jobs until the end of the war he pointed out.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lynn
Mass
Molders’ Union
An Old Grudge. What a conductor thinks of streets
A Kansas City Star item questions why the average street car conductor avoids mentioning the streets in any friendly way, hinting at long held grievances or practical complaints about street conditions and urban transit.
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Kansas City Star
Germans Claim 3000 Prisoners In Marne Drive
London reports German forces on the Marne Champagne front claim 3000 prisoners captured and extensive bombardment. German bridges over the Marne are cited as intact while the figure of 13000 prisoners is deemed exaggerated. The plan allegedly aimed to push toward Chalons sur Marne and Rheims with multiple divisions.
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London
Marne-Champagne Front
Marne
Chalons-Sur-Marne
Rheims
Festigny
Dormans
Our Multi Millionaires in Brooklyn Eagle Voice
The piece questions wealth concentration in America with figures showing many millionaires and high earners. It argues the nation remains sound amid prosperity, praising wartime sacrifice, navy strength, and workers, and cites quotes from figures like Old Hickory and Woodrow Wilson to assert the system’s resilience.
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Brooklyn
Eagle
America
France
Dent Wilson
Tree Marked Way of Heroes in Cleveland Plan
Cleveland plans a living monument for fallen soldiers by dedicating Victory Oaks along a renamed Park Boulevard in Shaker Lakes. Each tree will honor a service member with a bronze inscription, funded by city officials and families, to begin planting next fall with military tributes at ceremonies.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Parks Waite
EB Is
Ff Park Boulevard
Shaker Lakes
Cleveland
Cedar Road
Miss Yellowleaf Affair Sparks Public Curiosity
A fragmented notice hints at a local social matter involving a woman named Miss Yellowleaf. The brief text suggests questions about age and expectations, leaving many details unclear in this historical clipping.
Probate Court Notice in August Jose Estate
In the Court of Probate holden at Dietown on July 17 1918 Curtiss G Bacon probate judge presiding the executrix of August Jose late of Middletown deceased exhibited her administration account for allowance The court orders July 20 1918 at ten oclock a noon at the Probate office to hear the account and fixes public notice of the time and place in the district at least five days before the hearing for interested parties to appear.
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Holden Dietown
Dietown
Curtiss G. Bacoh
Jose
Middletown
de Ae
Hevie
Allowanc
Curtiss
Bacon, R i
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John A. Mendenhall
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington, D. C
Dzouls Par vHouw
Richter & Company
Bankers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Con
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AtG&wi
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Amer Tel & Tel
Can Pac
Erie
Gt Northern
Kennecott
North Pacific
Nynh&h
Press St Car
Penna
Repub 1 & 8S
Reading
Chie RT & Pac
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
St Paul
UN Pac
US Steel
Titan- Copper
Westinghouse
Patterson
Makean
Grand St
A. Brazos & Sons
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