Charmel Falls to American Forces at Chateau Thierry Front
American troops captured Charmel after a two hour fight amid bombardment that left the village ruined. Beavardes and Charmel lie about three miles apart, with Beauvardes later pinched off from the west by American advances. Germans fled as patrols assessed damage and the pace of the advance slowed by dense forests and new defensive positions along the Marne front.
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N. C. Parker
Charmel
Riz Forest
Chateau Thierry
Jaulgonne
Marne
Fismes
Fere Forest
Beauvardes
Beaves
Charme
H. G. Wales
Birating la Tourneile
Ferewood
Ludendorff
Arrow
Bazoches
Vesle
General March
United States
Washington
No German Troops to Murman Coast
A German source informs that Germany will not send troops to the Murman coast to fight Allied forces. The Murman coast borders Finland in northern Russia where an Allied force had landed to assist anti Bolsheviki factions. A cablegram says General Gurko may command the allied soldiers.
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Agence Radio
Berne
Germany
Murman Coast
Murman
Finland
Russia
International
Gurko
Order Cans and Jars Now
Washington reports United States Department of Agriculture urges housekeepers to stock canning supplies immediately due to shortages of tin cans glass jars and rubbers and delayed shipments. Local extension agents and county agents provide information on canning equipment orders for the next two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Wom- 1
Western Union Indicted In U S Rail Message Case
Federal indictments were handed down against Western Union Telegraph Co for transmitting 246 417 messages by rail. The charge carries 50 dollars per message, totaling 17 500 000 dollars. Two indictments allege the company as a corporation carried messages via private express and messengers within mail zones under U S Post Office monopoly.
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Western Union
New York
Western Union Telegraph Co
United States Post Office Department
United States
Draft age debate signals universal training plan
Washington reports that Congress and military affairs committees back a draft age of 21 for wartime service with strict training in the interim. The policy may evolve toward permanent universal military training within six months, while amendments from the floor could lower the limit to 19 if needed. Labor questions rise as wage and strike concerns loom amid the cost of living, with officials weighing conscription of labor as a potential remedy.
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Washington
Congress
Baker
Senate
War Department
Wilson
Camp Devens Notes Transfers and Trials
Camp Devens Mass July 26 Col George L Byroade acting commander issued a list transferring depot brigade officers to organized infantry regiments for the new Twelfth division replacing the 76th Major George C Donaldson to organize the 74th infantry regiment Both majors to command until field officers arrive Private Joseph Larochelle tried today by court martial on charges of breaking and entering at the restaurant of Arthur Manistis Lawrence on June 9 Three conscientious objectors accepted service in non combatant departments Aga ra Taski Worcester to medical Selden P Knight London NH former Melrose sanitarium employee to hospital corps Hyman Farrell New York to quartermaster department
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Camp
Joseph Larochelle
Quartermaster’s Corps
Arthur Manistis
Lawrence
Agara Taski
Worcester
Selden P. Knight
Seventh Day Adventist
London
N. H
Blood drop cable from French troops cheers US aid
Washington officials paused over a July 4 cable gram from 315 blind French soldiers and officers near Tours. The message says they are "consoled and utterly happy" knowing America is fighting for France amid the Allied counter offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
France
Tours
America
Health In Camps Good Says Surgeon General Report
The weekly health report for July 19 notes general good health of troops in U S camps and cantonments. Hospital rates remain high due to many newly inducted men arriving with diseases and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Gorgas
Public Service Conference in Boston Over Freight Rates
Public service commissions of the six New England states met in Boston to decide on a coordinated protest plan against new freight rates that threaten to burden New England industries. Every state was represented at the conference.
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Boston
Public Service Commissions
New England
Clearing House Statement figures and balances cited
New York July 26 Clearing house at a ent Sub-treasury debit 400 ages and balances reported totaling 596,053,773 with details on unsettled items and daily monetary movements across institutions.
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New York
Treasury
British Hold Hebuterne As German Attacks Fail
London reports German assault in Hebuterne sector driven off under heavy barrage. A second attack north in Meteren was repulsed. British forces took 30 prisoners around Hebuterne with night artillery activity in the Somme valley and near Boyelles. Merries saw a German machine gun post rushed.
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Hebuterne
London
War Office
Meteren
Albert
Arras
Flanders
Somme
Boyelles
Merries
Double death by own action mystery in Macedon area
Coroner Killip and county authorities seek motive after the bodies of Elmer Fish, Macedon police chief, and Mrs Esther Phelps were found in woods near Spencerport. A bullet in each temple led to a suspected death by own action. Fish, married with two sons, represented Standard Oil. Phelps, mother of two, lived nearby. They disappeared July 8.
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Rochester
N. Y
Killip
Elmer Fish
Macedon
Esther Phelps
Spencerport
Fish
Standard Oil Co
Oppenheim Freed in Amsterdam Bank Case
Baron Eugene F. Oppenheim and Dr. Henry J. Rogers of New York were freed from conspiracy and embezzlement charges in the First National Bank of Amsterdam case by Judge Edwin Thomas in Auburn. Richard Murphy of Amsterdam remains on trial as the third defendant. a year earlier the conviction was set aside and a new trial ordered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Eugene F. Oppenheim
Henry J. Rogers
New York
First National Bank of
Amsterdam
Edwin Thomas
New Haven
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Spruce Prices Raised in New England Timber Trade
Washington July 26. An average increase of four dollars per thousand feet in New England spruce lumber was approved by the War Industries Board after talks with New England lumber men and board representatives. The new prices, effective July 19 to November 1, range from 38 to 60 dollars per thousand feet depending on size and finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
War Industries Board
Print Paper Makers to Appeal
Washington reports print paper manufacturers will appeal to the federal trade commission on Monday seeking higher paper prices. They argue wage increases granted by the national war labor board and freight rate hikes by the railroad administration justify the raise.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
National War Labor Board
Railroad Administration
Revolutionaries Force Germans Back in Ukrainia
London reports that German forces in Ukrainia have been driven back toward Kiev by counter-revolutionary pressure. A Central News dispatch says widespread peasant uprisings there and a 75,000 strong army forming, well supplied with officers.
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London
Ukrainia
Kiev
Letters of Verification for French WWI casualties
Washington July 26 Letters of verification from chaplains and Red Cross nurses will be sent to relatives of soldiers in France who have been killed in action or wounded or would have died from disease or accidents, according to an order by General Pershing.
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Washington
Red Cross
France
General Pershing
Germans Drop Plan to Attack British Front
London reports that after Franco American gains on the Aisne Marne front the Germans abandoned a planned sixth offensive on the British front. The German army group under Prince Rupprecht now holds fewer fresh divisions, and an orderly withdrawal from the Aisne Marne salient is considered likely or already attempted.
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London
Aisne- Marne
Western Front
Paris
Prince Rupprecht
Flanders
Rupprecht
Aisne-Marne
Aisne
Salient
Mizy
Bazeches and
Fismes
Fere
Tardennois
Germany
Dining Cars to Save Sugar Under 90 Meal Rule
Dining car service across railroads agrees to two pounds of sugar per 90 meals, in line with the food administration pullback. Officials say portions must cover cooking needs, so each meal gets either two half lumps or one spoonful of granulated sugar.
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Washington
Food Administration
Appointment of Rainey and Bush to Fuel Production Bureau
The United States fuel administration announces Roy A. Rainey of New York and David D Bush of Chicago are appointed to lead mine supplies priorities. They will coordinate with the war industries board to prevent coal production from being hampered by material or equipment shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuel Production Bureau
Washington
United States Fuel Administration
Roy A. Rainey
New York
David D Bush
Chicago
War Industries Board
Urge Men Not To Strike At Woolwich Arsenal
London July 26 union workers at the Woolwich arsenal the largest in Britain were urged to meet Sunday to review a report from Coventry workers The arsenal association of discharged soldiers at Woolwich and at Birmingham called on men to stay at work and refuse to strike
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London
Woolwich Arsenal
British Isles
Coventry
Arsenal Association
Woolwich
Birmingham
Trade With South America Furthered
Eighteen Latin-American diplomats visited the Hog Island shipyard in Philadelphia as guests of Charles M Schwab to advance trade relations and unify nations, marking one of the first big efforts by the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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South America
Philadelphia
Hog Island Shipbuilding Yard
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
No Place for Indolence in Crimson Gulch
Washington Star excerpt notes a speaker chiding men who play poker day and night. Three-finger Sam philosophically replies that playing poker may be non-essential but contends personal interests justify it, hinting at a Western frontier tone and dialogue about leisure versus duty.
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Washington Star
Crimson Gulch
Sam
Safe Overseas House Military Affairs Panel In Abroad Tour
Thirteen members of the House Naval Affairs Committee arrived safely overseas on an inspection tour led by Chairman L A Padgett. They will review naval operations abroad visit bases and confer with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt with potential battlefield visits. The delegation includes D J Riordan Walter L Hensley J R Connelly William B Oliver W W Venable James C Wilson Thomas 3S Butler William J Browning John R Farr Sydney E Mudd John A Peters and Frederick C Hicks.
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House
Washington
Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
L. A. Padgett
Missouri
John R. Connelly
Kansas
William B. Oliver
Alabama
W.W. Venable
Mississippi
James C. James C. Wilson
Texas
Thomas
Butler
Pennsylvania
William J. Browning
New Jersey
John R. Farr
Sydney E. Mudd
Maryland
John A. Peters
Maine
Frederick C. Hicks
New York
German drive on war savings cashing at post offices
Information from Washington says efforts to cash in war savings certificates are spreading in many areas. Officials suspect German propaganda behind the movement and are tracing the organization. Postmasters are instructed to report any indications to Washington and district inspectors promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Ball Team Jumps To Shipyard In Baltimore
Binghamton leaders in the New International League are moving to Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. A telegram from pitcher Sam Frock says he will arrive with six or seven teammates to play here Sunday. The note ends with a sharp personal barb about ego.
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Baltimore
Binghamton
Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co
Sam Frock
Stowaway John Macarthur Aims to Fight Kaiser in France
John D. Macarthur stowed away on a U S transport bound for France seeking to battle the Kaiser. He had joined the British Royal Air Force at the war’s start and was injured in Fort Worth Texas last April with a fractured vertebra. Recommended for discharge, he has appealed twice while joining Canadian flying officers to board the ship and delay the voyage.
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Kaiser
John D. Macarthur
U. S
France
Macarthur
Royal Air Force
Fort Worth
Texas
Famous Russian novelist Gorky dies in Berne report
Paris reports Maxi m Gorky the renowned Russian novelist is dead according to advices from Berne. Born Aleksei Maximovitch Preshkov in 1868 in Novgorod he trained as an ikon painter and as a baker before self education. He visited the United States in 1906 and later served in the Russian army during the war. Known works include The Orloff, My Childhood, Foma Gordyeff, The Devil and The Outcasts. He long suffered tuberculosis and fled Russia for his radical writings.
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Agence Radio
Paris
Maxim Gorky
Berne
Gorky
Petrograd
Alecksei Maximovitch Preshkov
Niji Novgorod
United States
Switzerland
Russia
Orloff
Malva
Foma Gordyeef
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Hartford
Stock quotations are listed by Richter & Company bankers and brokers of the New York Stock Exchange. The brief notice notes the firm at Central Row Hartford Connecticut and provides contact by telephone Charter 2600 for market updates.
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Richter & Company
Bankers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Con
Charter
Stock market opens quiet with steel leads gains
New York July 26 The stock market started quiet amid uncertainty over war reports. Steel common opened up 1 4 at 107 1 4 and climbed to 108 later, with Republic Iron & Steel and Baldwin showing notable moves. Afternoon buying pushed prices higher across steel issues. total stock volume reached 333,000 shares with bonds $5,008,000.
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New York
Steel Common
Baldwin
Republic Iron & Steel
Marine Preferred
United Cigar Stores
American Sumatra
General Motors
Stock Exchange
Bethlehem Steel B
American Car & Foundry
Baldwin Locomotive
St. Paul Common
Grain Market Report from Chicago on July 26
Corn closed higher with July at 152 1-2 and September near 154, August around 153. Oats advanced with July at 75 1-4 and September near 69 7-8. Pork and lard futures mixed with steady to lower tones. Sept pork at 45.00 and Sept lard at 24.70.
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Chicago
New York Market Update on Spelter and Lead Prices
New York reports spot and forward bids for spelter and lead with July and August values. July bids at 825 to 835 with outlooks for October. Markets show easy demand and steady activity across spot and forward contracts.
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New York
Three Navy Casualties Named In Navy Department Records
The Navy lists Henry B. Valpey of Everett Massachusetts from U S 8 Warrington and Fred L. Holder of Switz City Indiana from U S S Von Steuben as lost overboard. John J A Maline of New York from U S S Granite State drowned canoeing in New York.
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Navy
Washington
Henry B. Valpey
Everett
Mass
Warrington
Fred L. Holder
Switz City
Ind
U. S. S. von Steuben
Navy Department
John J. A. Maline
Eighth Avenue
New York
Granite State
Bennie Learns Harp While Trombone Master Marches
A Boston Transcript piece notes a musician praising his son Bennie as clever yet lazy. The elder explains Bennie will sit while he marches in parades, since Bennie learns the harp and cannot keep time by marching.
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Boston Transcript
Bennie
Packers Indicted for Big Swindle in Federal Case
New York July 26 A federal grand jury indicted twenty packers on charges of participating in a scheme defrauding the government of more than 1,000,000. The group allegedly shipped supplies to American expeditionary forces in France with deliveries failing to reach depots. Confessions were reported and more arrests were expected as all defendants, except a millionaire packer, were in custody awaiting arraignment before Judge Han.
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New York
Frank
United States
C. Paul Vaselli
Americ
France
Packer
Han
Wool Consumption Falls in June Compared to May
Department of Agriculture reports June wool consumption at 65.2 million pounds grease equivalent, down from 74.0 million in May. Breakdowns show stocks by class and state totals for all wool types, with Massachusetts and several northeastern states among the top consumers.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Bureau of Markets
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Ohio
Maine
States
The Community Spirit in Doing Things Together
Portland readers explore the value of shared tasks and communal effort. E Woodbridge argues that collaboration restores pleasure and responsibility in daily life, noting the happiness found in united work from bandages to thrift sales. The piece celebrates democratizing civic labor and the uplift from collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Oregonian
E Woodbridge
Ting
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Joneses
Munitions Workers Return to Posts Amid Union Plea
London July 26 Large numbers of munitions workers are returning to work after a unions advisory urged a pause in strikes. The Evening News reports that many workers who were idle are resuming duties as the advisory continues to guide attendances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ple
Trades Unions
Evening News
For Sale and Lost Notices in Classifieds
For sale Maxwell five D touring car late 1917 model in a condition. Jersey cow 11 quarts a day. Rent furnished room post office address P. O. Wanted two experienced makers references required J. Lambert 333 Main St Lost on Main 7ts ne a jewelry box marked containing a pair of c a please leave at Atwell's Jewelry
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Maxwell
Jersey
J. Lambert
Main &T
Atwell's
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