Allied progress report from Peyton C. Marck briefing Senate
Agton July 27 Senator Marck, chief Z, told the senate military committee the latest dispatches show French American forces still holding positions near Soissons and Epieds. He said the Marne front remains difficult with terrain delaying movement as Allied and German lines shift, while British artillery gained a temporary edge on a 8 mile front. Paris remains 49 miles away with German forces observed in retreat toward the Marne salient as the offensive continues.
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Agton
Peyton C. Marck
Senate
Tran
Eral
Geneatch
Department
Soissons
Hance
Soissons Te Fms
Ater
Salient
Slies
Epieds
Marne
Dormans
Fijs
Fere de Nois
Paris
Butes
Germans Face Setback in Marne Drive Report
Dispatches from Berlin claim the German advance on the Marne failed in its initial phase and required retreat daily for over a week. Kaiser allocated troops under his eyes but German reverses, blamed on Hindenburg’s illness and death rumors, sparked public concern.
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Marne
Jerdam
Karl Rosner
Berlin
Lokal Anand
Pet” Corres
Kaiser
Tod
Rosner
Germany
Hindenburg
British Official Reports Raids and Artillery Activity
London reports show only raids and artillery fire today with raiding parties entering enemy lines near Sailly Lourette Vitasse Arleux en Gohelle Lens and returning prisoners. Hostile artillery was active in the Somme sectors and German gunfire occurred near La Bassee canal.
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London
War Office
Somme
Ancre
Ween Sailly
Lens
Borhood
Sailly
Lourette
Vitasse
Arleux-en-Gohelle
Sommer
Artill
la Bassee Canal
Overuiling A Court Custom in Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield Republican notes a pending Illinois Supreme Court decision on prosecutorial discretion. It concerns whether prosecutors may nolle prosequi cases without prior hearings or consent, following Chicago saloon violations under the Sunday law. The State's Attorney's authority to dispose of cases without consent is in dispute.
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Springfield
Premier Lloyd George orders workers to return to work
Premier Lloyd George denounces strikes as an effort to force a national policy change and warns that those absent from work risk dismissal. The Trades Union Advisory Committee appeal to resume work shows effect in Coventry and Birmingham. Strike pay will not be distributed, and discharged service members pledge loyalty to the minister.
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Lloyd, Georgé
Cer
Trades Union Advisory Committee
Coventry
Birmingham
Joint Committee of the Engineers’ and Trades’ Unions
Churchill
NOT ENTITLED TO BONUS War Labor Seathh Rules Against Paper Makers
Washington July 27 paper mill workers not entitled to the 10 percent bonus allowed by the International Paper company before the wage award took effect. The War Labor Board interpreters ruled the bonus a voluntary contribution by employers, not a fixed entitlement. Production loss due to walkouts cut news print output by about 75 percent. employers must pay May and June bonuses as originally stated.
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War Labor Seathh
Washington
Paper Mill Workers &Régiot
International Paper Company
War Labor Board
T. N. Guetin
C. A. Crocker
Crocker
Mr. Guerin
Mr. Crocker
Real Estate Dealer Held for Selling Unpermitted Oil Stock
New Haven July 27 F Henry Monroe real estate dealer of Monroe Brothers was arrested by state police for attempting to sell oil or mining shares without a permit from the state bank commissioner The 1917 statute requires sanction by the bank commissioner for such sales An inquiry into up river residents stock dealings led to the arrest.
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New Haven
F. Henry Monroe
Monroe Brothers
Connecticut
Theun
Up River
Monroe
Rabbi Wise Works as Day Laborer for War Effort
Dr Stephen Wise of New York, a prominent rabbi, is laboring at a Stamford marine construction plant to contribute to war production. His 17 year old son also works there. They moved from New York to spend the summer at Shippan Point and began early work each morning.
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Stamford
Stephen Wise
Free Synagogue
New York City
Wise
New York
Shippan Point
American Accomplishments on Film in London
London July 27 America s answer to the Hun depicts General Pershing s forces in France with rail lines built by Yankees and fighting around Chateau Thierry. The graphic film attracted a great audience at its fret showing under the committee on information and will be exhibited throughout the British Isles.
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London
America
Hun
Pershing
France
B. B. Hatrick
Committee On the Information
Chateau Thierry
British Isles
Urge Workers in Kaleer Meeting Push Siege Work
Several thousand munition workers at shipyards gathered in Wilmington Delaware on July 27 urging immediate siege work. The rally pressed workers to settle demands and begin production without delay.
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Kaleer
Wimilngten
Del
Silent on Russia as Wilson and officials stay mute
Washington July 27 the administration maintained silence on the Russian situation today despite Tokio's report that Japan assented to Wilson's proposal. Officials said further negotiations with Japan are in progress and until completed the allied policy cannot be made public. They would not discuss whether Szecho-Slovak forces in Siberia are to be fully utilized and urged newspapers to refrain from speculation until an official announcement is possible.
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Wilson
Washington
Tokio
Japan
Siberia
Germany
Senator Ollie James In Hopkins Hospital
In Baltimore on July 27 the condition of United States Senator Ollie James of Kentucky was described as serious. Doctors say he remains weakened by a blood transfusion given at Johns Hopkins two weeks earlier, though he is conscious.
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Senator James Seriously III
Baltimore
United States
Ollie James
Kentucky
John Hopkins Hospital
Kentucky Statesman
James
Stamford Boy Killed in Action in France
Lieutenant Robert Crandall of Stamford, serving with Company A, 38th United States Infantry, was killed in action in France on July 14. He is survived by his wife and two children. Crandall, a Plattsburg graduate, had been overseas several months and seen extensive fighting.
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Stamford
Robert Crandall
United States Infantry
France
War Department
Crandall
Plattsburg
American mill ionaire James Slater coerced in France
In Moulins France on July 27 James Slater a Webster Massachusetts clothing magnate testified he was held in chains for three months and bled of money by two men and a Parisian woman. Swiss chauffeur Andre Biscaye beat him during captivity and Slater’s $33000 missing funds were largely recovered. Aimee Roosemale-Nepveu eloped with Biscaye while Slater was captive.
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James Slater
France
Paris
Webster
Mass
Moulins
Andre Biscaye
Slater
Anna Aimee Roosemale-Nepveu
Biscaye
Hats in the Water at Paris Island Marine Custom
Port Royal reports a new Marine Corps tradition where recruits cast their hats into the sea for luck. A gust snatched a recruit’s hat as he crossed the bays off Paris Island, and the habit spread as a playful ritual among the trainees.
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Port Royal
8. C
U. S
Paris Island
S.C
Helfferich Leaves for Moscow to Guard Embassy
Amsterdam dispatch reports Dr. Karl Helfferich, newly named German ambassador to Russia, departing for Moscow with a battalion of German troops to guard the embassy. The piece ends with a wry aphorism about marrying for money.
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Helfferich
Moscow
Amsterdam
Karl Helfferich
Russia
Berlin
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
A July 27 1888 column from NY reports gusty weather with wind and a hot day ending in a storm. The City of Springfield grounded at Naubuc and reached at 11 pm. Clinton Yacht Club to hold annual races Saturday. Middletown manufacturing dull. Clergy and local residents noted. notable items include a fatal accident on the Shore Line near Branford, a horse placing in a Hartford race, a Portland bass catch, and local business ads. Mansfield Post G A R plans a steamer excursion to Pawson Park Tuesday.
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Springfield
Naubuc
Clinton Yacht Club
Congregational Church
Durham
Christian Berg
Shore Line
Branford
Stamnal
Air Line Stock Farm
Hartford
Nellie J. Weed
Portland
East Hampton Lake
Middletown
S. N. Brainard
Fast Hampton
Berlin
O. Offrell
Charles Brainerd
C. M. Newton
Vermont
Charles Chapman
New York
T. Chapman
Mansfield Post
Sunshine
Pawson Park
Afterwar Prosperity and America’s Advantage in Global Trade
The text argues that amid war chaos both evil and good exist and foresees a postwar era of prosperity. It cites America’s advantages including a large gold reserve, a robust banking system, stable government, lack of territorial ambitions, and strong inventive capacity. It predicts Europe’s debts will spur quick rebuilding and foreign trade expansion, while America will leverage its resources to extend its merchant marine and financial reach abroad.
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America
Canadian General Praises American Troops in France
A Canadian division commander of the Overseas Forces lauds American troops in France, saying there is no finer body of men anywhere. He notes that, in the past week, they have justified the highest hopes set on them.
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France
Last Saturday in July Special Offerings
Advertises a July sale of household textiles and linens with emphasis on bleached and unbleached sheets, pillow cases, bolster cases, towels, damask cloths, crash, and glass towelings. Lists sizes, former prices, and sale prices per item, with mentions of quantities and weekend dates.
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Dwight Gael Searels
Harvard
Fruit of Loom
É&Eh
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