French American advance on Marne front expands gains
July 22 reports say Franco American forces pushed forward on the Marne front from Barbillon to northeast of Chateau Thierry, with about 400 additional prisoners captured and roads cut. French crossed the Marne at Merzy and Courcelles, while a rain covered action near Rheims saw continued local advances and strong German counterattacks. In Albania, Italian and French troops extended gains and seized 100 prisoners and seven machine guns amid ongoing artillery duels in Tonale, Brenta valley, and the Piave river sectors.
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Ourey
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Soissons-Chateau
Quichyle
le Charme
Chateau Thierry
Epides
Cateau Thierry
Charteres
Balkan Front
Rome
Albania
War Office
Tonale
Brenta
Piave River
Germans Cling To Flanks On French Front
Reuters dispatch from the French front reports Germans aim to strengthen lines on both flanks of a salient. Their left reportedly anchors on Rheims mountain with the right against the Soissons plateau. The estimate says a formidable defensive front may run southeast from the Aisne between the Vesle and Crise rivers.
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London
Rheims Mountain
Soissons
Reuter
Aisne
Vsle
Crise
Death of Quentin Roosevelt Confirmed in Front Despatch
Berlin despatch relayed to Amsterdam confirms Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, died in combat near Chambry on July 14 while leading an American squadron over the Marne. The German forces buried him with military honors near the crash site, and his personal effects are to be sent to his relatives.
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Wolff Bureau
Amsterdam
Quentin Roosevelt
Berlin
Roosevelt
Marne
Chambry
United States Army
Pershing Reports U S Troops Advance With Vigor
Washington reports on July 21 that American forces press the advance with undiminished vigor against the enemy between the Aisne and Marne. In recent days they seized over 6,000 prisoners, more than 100 cannon, trench mortars and machine guns. Section B says there is nothing to report.
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U. S
Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Aisne
Marne
Liner's Papers Seized at Atlantic Port
Government search seized books papers and writing material from a steamship of the Olland Lloyds line after more than twenty four hours delay. Among passengers were three Dutch priests en route to Tibet, with the rest of the group consisting mainly of merchants and East Indian planters.
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Pees St
Olland Lloyds Line
Hottest Day of the Year Reported in Town
The thermometer on Main Street recorded 96 degrees at 3 p.m. as the city endured a heat wave. Sunday also saw high heat with Mt Higby at 86 noon yesterday and 90 today. Crowds sought relief at beaches and beaches were busy with automobiles last night.
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Mt. Higby
Iday
Seydler Resignation Accepted in Vienna Dispatch
July 22 reports confirm von Seydler tendered his cabinet resignation. A Copernanen afternoon dispatch quotes Vienna sources and notes Cologne officials under former leadership.
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Rendon
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Copernanen
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Cologne
U boats still at large in Atlantic
Washington reports German submarines remain off the Atlantic coast with no confirmed location. Officials fear further attacks on unarmed ships after yesterday’s sinking of four barges and a tug off Cape Cod. More seaplanes available for patrol and possible multiple subs suspected. mines and San Diego remains under inquiry. Tug Perth Amboy reported sunk remains afloat per Lehigh Valley officials.
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Germany
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Naval
San Diego
Massachusetts
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Naval activity near Nantucket amid U-boat engagement
Heavy firing was reported off Nantucket after 1 p.m. today as naval vessels possibly engaged the U-boat that attacked the tug Perth Amboy and sank four barges. A rumor from Harwich port suggests the U-boat may have been sunk.
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Nantucket
Boston
Harwich
Silent Secrecy May Shape World's Largest Tax Plan
Washington July 22 reports the Ways and Means Committee quietly drafting a record $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. Chairman Claude Kitchin alone will release information as President Wilson endorses secrecy to shield the process from lobbyists during executive sessions.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Claude Kitchin
Wilson
Time Has Come for Congress to Fix Maximum Wage Law
Senator Thomas of Colorado urged the Senate to reconvene and pass a maximum wage law. He warned that strikes are spreading and said legislation should strengthen government power. He denounced 31,000 striking workers in New England and 5,000 in New Jersey, accusing them of aiding the enemy.
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Congress
Washington
Colorado
Senate
New England
New Jersey
British Munitions Strike Looms After Labor Talks
London July 22 Labour chiefs and government officials continued talks over tonight's munitions workers strike plan. Conferees refused to revoke the Coventry Birmingham and Manchester proclamation. Government agents visited workers at home urging continued labor. Organizers warned the strike would incur very serious consequences.
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London
Coventry
Birmingham
Manchester
Unified Command Proven Right in Liverpool Speech
Lord Derby, British ambassador to France and former secretary of war, told Liverpool Chamber of Commerce that the present conflict marks the greatest modern battle. He praised unified command, cautioned against overestimating gains, and warned that the end may not be near.
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Liverpool
Lord Derby
France
Chamber of Commerce
Lord
Americans Enter Chateau Thierry
On July 21 American and French forces chased retreating Germans from Chateau Thierry after the Marne clash. Anti aircraft guns and mobile field pieces fired on fleeing lines while bridges across the Marne aided rapid crossfire. Civilians endured looting and shell damage as troops advanced through the city.
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Marne
Fere-en- Tardennois
Ville-en-Tardennois
Amany
Chateau Thierry
Bouresches
Hill No. 204
Unclaimed Letters at Middletown Post Office
Uncalled for letters at the Middletown Connecticut post office for the week ending July 20 1918 include Miss Helen Bridge Frank Davis Owen Daley Edward DeSimons George Gray two entries Miss Edna Smith George F. Mitchell Mrs Lenator Mrs Parsons Francis Purdell Fannie Tate Mrs Lape Mrs Lena Waldbusser Westfield Chemical Co. T H Thompson acting P M.
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Connecticut
Helen Bridge
Frank Davis
Owen Daley
Edward DeSimons
George Gray
Edna Smith
George F. Mitchell
Lenator
Parsons
Francis Purdell
Fannie Tate
Lape
Lena Waldbusser
Westfield Chemical Co
T. H. Thompson
P. M
Survivor Albert Kuntz Says San Diego Was Torpedoed
Stamford July 22 Albert Kuntz a San Diego survivor says the battleship was torpedoed He was in the water three hours and recalls danger amplified by sharks while others were rescued in the same incident
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San Diego
Stamford
Albert Kuntz
Fuchs Released from Jail on Suspended Sentence
Stamford July 22 Max J. Fuchs former Baer Brothers factory superintendent was released Friday on suspension of sentence after being sentenced last December to one year in jail for embezzlement. He had about three months left to serve with credit for good behavior.
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Fuchs
Stamford
Max J. Fuchs
Baer Brothers
Death by Own Action Noted In Stamford Residence
Stamford July 22 Paul Cardeline about 50 years old and single was found dead in his room at 29 Bell street this forenoon. An illuminating jet was open beside his body. The cause of the death by own action is not known.
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Paul Cardeline
Bell Street
German Commander Resigns From German Army Corps
The Hague July 22 reports from Berlin state General von Francois, commander of a German army corps, has resigned. The dispatch notes the move as official but provides few details on motives or successor.
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Hague
von Francois
Ened
Berlin
Two German Firms Taken Over in War Crisis
Washington announces the government has seized L. Voegelstein & Co. and Beer Sondheimer & Co. for aiding Germany’s war aims. The firms controlled major metal interests via the American Metals Co. with assets above 14 million dollars. F. Stallsforth, linked with enemy assets, is interned.
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Germany
L. Voegelstein & Co
Broadway
Beer Sondheimer & Co
New York
American Metals Co
Voegelstein & Co
Beer Sondheimer Co
Stallforth & Co
F. Stallsforth
Fort Oglethorpe
Garvan
I. Vogelstein
America
Plan to Abolish Injustice of Draft
Plans to end the injustice of rejecting applicants for regular army entry and later inducting them via draft boards were announced by Surgeon General Gorgas. Uniform physical standards will bar acceptance of men with unrepaired defects, listing needs for regular, national, and guard service and defining general and limited service qualifications.
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Gorgas
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C H I Boys Fall In Heat A Close Russell Co Triumph
In extreme heat on Saturday the Russell Co defeats the hospital team 7 to 5 on the C H I field. Strohla pitched for Russell Co until Krauth finished the seventh. Van Dor had control issues for the hospital and Demers closed out the last two innings. Russell Co shows stronger offense with eight hits and four walks, while the hospital team struggles with fielding and pitching consistency. The Russell Co upbeat about future games at their new Mill Hollow field, seeking local support.
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Demers
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Diamonds Lost on Lusitania Found
Bangor Maine July 22 Thirteen thousand dollars paid out two years ago by two local insurance companies as their part of a risk on a package of diamonds shipped from New York on the submarine Lusitania believed lost beyond recovery was returned today. An Irish fisherman picked up the package on his trawls and sent the diamonds to their London destination. The London firm was overjoyed and returned the insurance money. The local insurers covered only a small part of the total value. Investigators seek how the heavy package, locked in the purser's safe, was released and reached the fisherman's trawls.
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New York
Lusitania
Union and Merchants Insurance Companies
London
British Officials Report Small War Gains in France
London reports that British forces advanced southeast of Hebuterne near Arras after a successful Anglo-French raid south of Villers-Bretonneux opposite Amiens. Prisoners were captured in raids near Neuville Vitasse and Chalonne Sur Lys, and a German raid north of Bailliu was repulsed amid artillery activity around Locre.
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War Office
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Ypres
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Baillieux
Stock market in Hartford July 22 shows firm opens then mixed
New York stocks opened firm near weekly highs but soon quieted with fractional recessions in many issues. Steel common slipped early then recovered, while American Sumatra, Industrial Alcohol, Corn Products, Anaconda, United Cigar stores, and Tobacco Products moved variedly. Afternoon gains appeared but overall market remained quiet as total shares traded reached 355,400 with bonds at $4,620,000.
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Bethlehem Steel
Reading
Steel
Canadian Pacific
New Haven
Tmeem
Welfare Work Among Draft Men Organized in New Haven
A conference of YMCA Knights of Columbus Hebrew Welfare League and other groups joined with draft board representatives from New Haven Hartford Bridgeport and Waterbury to organize welfare work for draftees. The effort under draft board direction aims for government sanction soon and has begun preliminaries in Pennsylvania and New York with plans to expand nationwide.
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Knights of Columbus
Hebrew Welfare League
Selective Draft Boards
Hartford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Pennsylvania
New York
Price Fixing Board Adds Virginia Governor
The government nears a price fixing program for consumers with the appointment of former Governor Henry C. Stuart of Virginia to the war industries board price fixing committee. His role will represent about 50,000 consumers and advocate for farmers in the national scheme.
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Washington
Henry C. Stuart
Virginia
War Industries Board
Stuart
Ten Enemy Aliens Arrested in New York Front
Notable raid on the North river front ends with the seizure of ten enemy aliens, all German men, held on a barred zone charge after federal agents acted on a tip. Most were milk wagon drivers taken from their wagons at a dairy station. Also notes the Puglisi family planning a summer trip to Coney Island.
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New York
North River Front
Ban Johnson Told To Hold Off Suspension Of Schedule
In Cleveland on July 22 Ban Johnson said it was up to Washington regarding the major league season. He noted advices to delay any suspension decision until federal officials rule if leagues will close or continue to finish schedules possibly through Labor Day. American league magnates meet to respond to Baker's ruling that baseball is non essential as Crowder’s stance looms.
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Cleveland
Washington
Johnson
Baker
Crowder
Tufts A C Defeat Pioneers In One Sided Game
The Tufts A C nine defeated the Pioneers 18 to 4 on Sunday. Suciansky started for the Pioneers and lasted four innings as Tufts piled up 10 hits. Jim Dillon replaced him with no better result. White, Skinner and Skinner led Tufts with multiple hits, Winner and Skinner collecting several doubles and singles. Wilson pitched a steady game for Tufts A C. Teams wishing games should contact A Strichert Jr at 83 Hubbard Street, city.
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Pioneers
Suciansky
Tufts
Jim Dillon
White
Skinner
Wilson
A. Strichert, Jr
Hubbard Street
City
Giants purchase Fred Toney amid league vote
In Winchester Indiana on July 22 Fred Toney the Reds pitcher was bought by Giants manager McCraw. The deal hinges on a National League vote to decide whether the league will continue operating. The purchase was arranged last week while the Reds were in Cincinnati.
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Toney
Winchester
Ind
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Cincinnati Reds
McCraw
New York Giants
Reds
Cincinnati
William Scott Dead in New Britain at 70
William Scott, 70, chief engineer for the P. F. Corbin division of the American Hardware Corp, died in New Britain on July 22. If he had lived to December 1918, he would have completed 50 years with the company.
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New Britain
P. & F. Corbin
American Hardware Corporation
The Metal Market Report In New York July Prices
Lead and spelter prices show quiet trading with spot and futures bids. East St Louis spot and several futures months move in narrow ranges around 3.40 to 3.50, with activity centered on July August September and October contracts.
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New York
East St. Louis
Grain Market Snapshot From Chicago Trading Floor
Grain prices closed lower in Chicago with corn losing 2 cents. July corn at 147 1 2, August 148 1 2 to 148 1 4, September 149 3 4 to 150. Oats declined, July 72 3 4, August 67 7 8 to 68 1 8, September 67 7 8 to 68. Park 45 50, July and September. Lard July 26 20, September 26 20. Ribs July 24 42, September 24 72.
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Park
Honduras Declares War on Germany Joins Allies
Washington reports that Honduras has declared war on the central powers, confirming press dispatches. Honduras had earlier severed relations and becomes the twenty second nation to take action against Germany, aligning with the Allies.
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Honduras
Washington
Germany
No New Trial For Mooney Denied by State Supreme Court
San Francisco July 22 state supreme court denied Thomas J Mooney's application for a new trial. This means Mooney will go to his death August 22 unless pardoned by Governor Stephens.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
Stephens
Turkey Joins Moral Cast of Unlikely Alliances
A brief, puzzling note from the Ohio State Journal reflects surprise that Turkey could engage with a group deemed morally questionable, a situation once deemed impossible just a few years ago.
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Ohio State Journal
Turkey
German Plot to Invade Canada Uncovered in New York
Federal raids on an apartment of Friedrich von Strensch disclosed a plan to mobilize 200000 Germans in the United States and dispatch them to Canada and Mexico to aid enemy activities. Letters mention Canadians near Bridgeburg seeking help as Germans near the border and a woman linked as the scheme’s brains is being sought.
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United States
Ada
Mexico
Friedrich v
Richard von Strensch
Strensch
Washington
Germa
Canada
von Strensch
New York City
Ingla
Trea
Bridgeburg
Jitney Driver Bandit Holds Up Passenger to Danbury
Bridgeport July 22 Nathan 5B nk 542 Putnam Street was wounded with a shoulder wound and head lacerations after a jitney driver robbed him on the road toward Danbury. Besnik hired the jitney for four dollars to visit his ill father. the driver struck him with a wrench near Stony Hill, seized his money, and fled as other car occupants pursued briefly before stopping at the hospital.
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Bridgeport
Nathan
Nnk
Putnam Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
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Stony Hil
Besnik
Besni
Italian reports claim 300000 troops in Roumania order
Washington dispatches say 300000 German troops are in Roumania to preserve order amid food shortages and unrest. General Ferrero, Italian commander in Albania, visited Berat as cables say, and Albanian assurances state troops are to protect people from oppression rather than nation-building.
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Rome
Ferrero
Albania
Berat
Thinking of Number One He Marry Me
In the Boston Transcript note, one person asks for marriage with the line Thinking of Number One. The reply explores mutual happiness and concern for the other’s feelings in a compact exchange.
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Boston Transcript
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