German Resistance Hardens As Allies Advance On Aisne Front
Allied forces push along a 25 mile front from the Aisne to the Vesle as German defenses concentrate on fortified positions south of Fere en Tardennois and Ville en Tardennois. Scottish troops enter the western flank, capturing Buzancy park and chateau while British reserves reappear southwest of Rheims.
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International News Service
Teutons
le Front
Buz
Soissons
Ville En Tardennois
Salient
Aisne
Aisne-Vesle
Fere-en-Tardennois
Crise River
Qureq
Ardre
Aubility
Villers-Agron
Grand Rozoy
Oureq and
Vesle
Oulchy le Chateau
Fere En Tardennois
Buzancy
Aisne-Marne
Rheims
Marne
British Raids in Ayette and Merris Net Prisoners
British raiders entered German positions in the Ayette village and Merris sectors during the night and captured several prisoners. Australian patrols at Morris likewise seized prisoners, while German artillery shelled British positions near Albert with gas shells. The war office noted heavy fighting near the salient's western and southern flanks and said German forces may retire from the area in an orderly retreat.
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Ayette Valley
Merris
London
Ayette
War Office
Albert
Morris
la Bassee Canal
Ypres
Prince Rupprecht
Germany
Aisne
French Take Romigny In Aisne Battle Near Ville en Tardennois
French forces reported to have captured Romigny about one and a half miles from the German supply center at Ville en Tardennois. The relay from London notes heavy fighting with stubborn German resistance along the Jaulgonne Fismes road while battle lines shifted slightly. Amsterdam dispatch says all German air matériel was destroyed before the action at Terden and Ville en Tardennois.
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Villers En Tardennois
London
Romigny
Ville En Tardennois
Aisne-Marne
Remigny
Dormans-Rheims
Gierges
Jaulgonne-Fismes Road
Amsterdam
Terden
Acd
Berlin
RENTIM PREEN WANTO LOUD SEARCH FOR 3 TIMES
A cryptic classified item requests a rentim preen titled wanto appearing three times. The fragment hints at a listing need but provides no clear details on item type, period, or location. Further readable context is required to construct a proper notice summary.
Draft Treaties Are Ratified By Three Nations
Washington, July 36. The British Canadian United States draft agreement became effective today after ratification of related military service conventions in London. The pact covers drafting of British subjects aged 20 to 44 and American citizens aged 21 to 31, with exemptions for Australians and Irish, and allows 60 days for affected residents to return home to be drafted or volunteer.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Great Britain
London
Ambassador Page
British Foreign Office
City Court Nolls Breach of Peace Case At Y M C A
City court this morning nolled the breach of peace case against Eugene Carter and Mrs Iva Smith after conflicting testimony. Police said both were drunk. William Smith testified he found his wife with Carter and tried to take her home. The quarrel arose in front of the Y M C A and ended with a nol pros.
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Eugene Carter
Iva Smith
Kincaid
Linus Baldwin
Long Hill
Washington Street
Carter
William
Smith
Labor Leaders Urge Federal Handling of Mooney Case
Led by W Rourke Cochran and Frank Morrison, a delegation of labor leaders from the American Federation of Labor called at the White House to request President Wilson to transfer the Mooney case from California courts to federal status. A miscommunication left no appointment, and the group departed without meeting the president.
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Mooney
Washington
W. Rourke Cochran
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
White House
Wilson
California
Fanny Brice Sued for Alienation of Affections
New York July 30 Fannie Brice a widely known actress was made defendant in a suit seeking 100000 damages for alleged alienation of Jules Arndstein a Broadway figure. Mrs Arndstein says Brice wilfully gained his affection and destroyed her marriage. The Arndsteins have been married for 12 years.
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Fanny Brice
New York
Fannie Brice
Jules Arndstein
Broadway
Arndstein
Miss Brice
No Peace Note From Pope Declared by Italian Paper
Paris July 30 reports Austrian and German papers claim a new peace note from the pope. An authoritative Italian newspaper says those claims are unfounded and fool the public. The 1917 Benedict peace note anniversary falls next month.
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Pope
Agence Radio
Paris
Pope Benedict
Haircut Trend Reaches Front Lines As Darrel Nichols Reports
Darrel Nichols, youngest of three sons of Charles M. Nichols, writes from Mansfield, Ohio, July 30. He notes the fashion at the western front where men clip hair then shave their heads, joking that his head now looks like an egg while keeping up with the trend amid wartime letters.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Darrel
Charles M. Nichols
Darrell
Verona Seeks Postmaster in Sutter County
Verona California seeks a postmaster or postmistress in Sutter County. After repeated calls to neighboring towns no applicant has appeared to shoulder the responsibility.
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Woodland
Cal
Verona
Sutter County
German Press Now Hopes for Success
Washington reports that German press prophecies of success are shifting to pious hopes. The state department received a dispatch from a foreign capital this afternoon noting the change in tone and outlook.
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Washington
State Department
Record Mackerel Price Reaches $29.75 a Barrel
Gloucester Massachusetts on July 20 reports salt mackerel selling at a new record price of 29.75 dollars per barrel. The prior record was 27.10 dollars per barrel set recently, with a steady advance since then.
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Gloucester
Mass
Coal price fixed at $10 a ton in Portland region
The local advisory committee fixed coal at ten dollars per ton for Portland and surrounding area. A four percent discount applies to bills paid within five days, effective immediately.
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Maine
Portland
Nerve Tonic Mistaken for Corn Cure Leads to Hospital
Miss Olga Pitt, nineteen, of St Louis, Missouri, mistook a bottle labeled torn cure for a nerve remedy and drank a large dose. She was quickly rushed to City Hospital in serious condition for treatment and observation.
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St. Louis
Olga Pitt
Australians Surround Merris Front in France
Australia’s forces ring the ruin area of Merris near the front as operations press east of the village. A dispatch from London notes troops tighten positions around the town, signaling significant activity on the casualty‑scarred front.
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Merris
London
Éip
TurK Berlin Break Not Yet Confirmed
Washington reports indicate no confirmation of a Copenhagen claim that Germany and Turkey severed relations. Officials doubt the break and call it likely propaganda aimed at neutrals. Turkey remains under German influence with officers and ships partly German. Bulgarian ties favored by Berlin noted.
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Washington
State Department
Copenhagen
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Four Rescued From Storm Off Lake Michigan
Four men and two women from Portland Maine were rescued from a schooner in one of Lake Michigan s heaviest storms. A forty mile wind drove the vessel toward Chicago harbor where a United States coast guard crew towed it to safety after a risky long tow and near misses.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Portland
United States Coast Guard
Hand Grenade Production Surges At Rapid Rate
The ordnance department announced Washington July 30 that four types of hand grenades are being produced at two million a month and will be doubled next month. Rifle grenades are made at one million monthly and will increase within six months. Orders nationwide total sixty million grenades, with about eighteen thousand workers currently employed in the program.
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Washington
Ordnance Department
Stalin Line Seeks 25 Percent Freight Rate Hikes
Washington July 30 The Stalin line asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 25 percent rise in class and commodity rates between New York and New Haven and for higher transfer rates at New York as part of its freight tariff request.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
New Haven
No Agreement With Siberian Government Announced
London July 30 Lord Robert Cecil of the British foreign office announced in the house of commons that there is no agreement between the allies and any factional government in Siberia.
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London
Robert Cecil
British Foreign Office
House of Commons
Siberia
Rockville Baptist Church Calls Rev R W Ferguson
Rockville Baptist church unanimously called Rev. R. W. Ferguson of North Abington Massachusetts to succeed Rev. C. W. Turner who resigned. The call is expected to be accepted.
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Rockville
Drowned man near Mianus River bridge at Greenwich
Frank Gria drowned late yesterday while swimming near the Mianus river bridge in Greenwich. Authorities investigated the incident as an accidental drowning and recovery of the body was reported.
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Greenwich
Frank Gria
Mianus River
Clearance House Statement
A brief clearance notice from the sub-treasury office records a statement tied to a York location with date designation 30 and reference 37. Details are fragmented, but the entry indicates an official financial or administrative action requiring attention.
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Clearance House
Amas York
Treasury
New booze substitutes spark fake kick in Texas soft drinks
In Laredo on July 30 amid new prohibitions, saloons closed or stayed, while some drinks remained legal. Investigations reveal that drinkers inject alcohol into lemon extract Jamaica ginger and raisins to create a “kick.” Techniques include adding high alcohol content extracts or fermenting raisins in soft drinks, producing beer-like effects.
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Jamaica
Texas
Laredo
Wisconsin Rye Plentiful In Victory Bread Substitutes
Wisconsin officials allow rye flour or meal as part of substitute for wheat flour. Rye may comprise up to one fifth of substitute needs for victory bread. The policy limits include five pounds of rye per batch, twenty pounds of other substitutes, and seventy five pounds of wheat flour.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Food Administration
Victory
Frisco Grates Spark Citywide Disapproval
San Francisco officials unanimously condemn the use of the offhand name Frisco on grates as an aesthetic insult. The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, meeting here recently, joined in voicing disapproval of the epithet.
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San Francisco
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Kansas Oil Man Theo dore Johnson Dies at 69
Neodesha Kansas July 30 Theo dore Johnson sixty nine youngest member of the Neodesha G A R known as the Kansas Oil Man died at his home. The first wells in Kansas were drilled on his land over twenty years ago and at his death he still received royalties from the first well drilled on his farm.
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Kansas
Neodesha
Kas
Theodore Johnson
Neodesha G. A. R
Italian Army Replaces Desk Grenadiers with Wounded Officers
Rome cables report Italy shifts all officers and men in desk roles into active service. Replacements will be drawn from officers and men wounded in action, according to a July 30 dispatch from Washington based on Italian HQ orders.
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Washington
Rome
U. S. Steel Declares Extra Dividend and Regular Shares
United States Steel Corporation declares an extra dividend of 3 percent on common stock, in addition to the regular quarterly 1 1/4 percent. The quarterly dividend of 1 3/4 percent on preferred stock is also declared.
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U. S. Steel
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Bull Kills Farmer in Alabama Auction Incident
Frank Gill a Blount County farmer was attacked and trampled to death by a Jersey bull being moved to Oneonta for auction. The bull was killed and the proceeds were to go to the Red Cross.
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Gadsden
Ala
Frank Gill
Blount County
Oneonta
Red Cross
Four Killed at Grade Crossing Near Center Louisiana
Four people believed to be J. P. Granke his wife and their two daughters from Albion Nebraska were killed when a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck their automobile at a grade crossing near Center Louisiana on July 30.
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Rossing
State of Center
J. P. Granke
Albion
Neb
Chicago & Northwestern
Ban on Icing in St Louis Aims to Conserve Sugar
Food Administrator Gephart of St Louis issues notices to city bakers to conserve sugar by eliminating icing from cakes baked in their establishments.
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St. Louis
Gephart
Bertha Sherry Dies of Heart Exhaustion in Norwalk
Mrs. Bertha Sherry of 110 Taylor Avenue Norwalk died yesterday from heart exhaustion. She is survived by her husband and six children. The body was found lying on the floor. Local authorities notified.
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Norwalk
Bertha Sherry
Taylor Avenue
Haviland Fours Not Being Made For U S Forces
Washington July 30 Production of the de Haviland four for American forces in France has been halted though not officially abandoned. The de Haviland nine remains in production. Defects are structural, not from Liberty engine. Pilots said the aircraft is obsolete and dangerous, designed without consulting fliers, prone to collapse under strain. Senate committee to review whether rapid standardized production can prevent obsolescence and evaluate improving plans.
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Washington
France
Senate
Bristol
de Haviland
General Pershing
Promises Bill's Helmet For Stew Pot
Negro conscripts and families crowded Cortlandt Street ferry in New York for departure to camp. The mood was festive with laughter and farewell gestures as drafted men await service. One roysterer joked about bringing the Kaiser’s helmet for stew pot while his sweetheart teased about a new razor.
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Bill
New York
Cortlandt Street
Fights Reported in Albania and Rome Cables
Rome cables to the Italian embassy report lively fighting around Arce Devoli in Albania with French and Italian troops engaged in desultory actions. Austrian forces are active but not achieving results, leaving prisoners in Italian hands in several instances.
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Albania
Washington
Arco Devoli
Rome
Arce Devoli
Brothers Held for Assault in Mattatuck Co
Michael and Louis Arberelli of Harpers Ferry road are held at police headquarters on assault with intent to kill. Daniel Carenzelo lies in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospital, severely mutilated by a razor and club alleged to have been used by the brothers. The attack occurred in a department of the Mattatuck Mfg Co. this morning. Circumstances remain unclear.
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Waterbury
Michael and
Louis Arberelli
Harpers Ferry Road
Daniel Carenzelo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mattacuck M’s’g. Co
Trustee Appointed in Zulak and Zwyne Bankruptcy Case
At a hearing before Referee in Bankruptcy Gustav B. Carlson this morning Thomas F Griffin was appointed trustee of the bankrupt estate of Zulak and Zwyne corner of Main and College streets on a bond of 2000 dollars. Thomas F Spain Charles A Chafee and Avery T Elmer were appointed appraisers.
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Gustav B. Carlson
Thomas F. Griffin
Zulak & Zwyne
Main
College Streets
Thomas F. Spain
Charles A. Chafee
Avery T. Elmer
Germans Use Guns to Suppress Kalb Strike
Amsterdam dispatch reports German authorities used machine guns to quell a strike at Kalb near Cologne. Leaders were arrested as authorities cracked down.
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Amsterdam
Kalb
Cologne
Echo de Belge
Hunger Rioting Breaks Out in Bohemia
A Vienna dispatch reports furious hunger riots in Pilsen and Pardubitz Bohemia. Soldiers fired on mobs dispersing them, per Arbeiter Zeitung.
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Bohemia
Berne
Pilsen
Pardubitz
Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
Turkish ambassador to Germany dies in Amsterdam
Hakki Pasha, Turkish ambassador to Germany and representative at the Brest-Litovsk peace conference, has died in Amsterdam. The report was received today, confirming his death.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Hakki Pasha
Hakki Pacha
Turkey
Brest- Litovsk
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Bankers
Stock quotations from Richter and Company bankers and brokers on Central Row Hartford list figures and prices for listed securities. The notice indicates NYSE membership and provides contact details with a telephone line for inquiries.
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Richter & Company
Bankers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Con
Charter
Stock Market Opens With Mixed Tone on July Day
New York trading began with a strong tone among numerous issues but soon showed wavering. Steel Common rose briefly to 108 5-8 before retreating. Tobacco Products reached a new high around 72 but tightened. American Sumatra fell. readings of General Motors and Mexican Petroleum moved amid volatility as the market closed unsettled.
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New York
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
American Telephone & Telegraph
General Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Baldwin
Reading
Canadian Pacific
Grain Market closes higher on corn and oats
Chicago July 30 corn higher by 2 to 2 1-2 cents and oats up 3 to 4 cents while provisions finish higher. Close shows July corn at 154 and August 154 1-4 to 3-8, Sept. 155 1-2 to 5-8. Oats July 74 3-4, August 69, Sept. 68 5-8 to 3-4. Park at 45.35 for July and Sept. Lard July 26.82, Sept. 26.57. Ribs July 24.65, Sept. 24.90.
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Chicago
Park
Metal Market Leads Quiet Spot in July Bid Range
In New York on July 30, lead trading remained quiet with bids around 805 in July and 805 to 815 for August, September and October. East St Louis spot activity noted with similar ranges.
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New York
Spelter Weax
East St. Louis
Advertising The War on Broadway Sky Signs
The New York Tribune argues sky signs on Broadway should promote the war effort and condemn waste. It dismisses talk of hardship while urging restraint, noting Broadway’s dazzling displays could be redirected to support national purposes during wartime.
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New York Tribune
Broadway
France
Two Aviators Rescued After Shark Attack at Sea
A US naval aviator and his mechanic were rescued about 17 miles off Ocean City New Jersey after an hour long battle with seven man eating sharks. They had been searching for German submarines when engine trouble forced a water landing. A Cuban fruit steamer picked them up as they neared exhaustion.
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New York
Ocean City
N. J
Government blocks rail upgrades during national stress
Washington on July 30 announced that all municipal and state improvement projects costing more than 500 dollars and involving railroads under federal control must receive consent from the railway administration. The director general stated officials oppose nonessential improvements that would divert labor and materials during this period of national strain.
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Washington
Railway Administration
Double Tax on Amusements and Tobacco Plan
Washington July 30 the house ways and means committee approved doubling the amusement admissions tax and the club dues rate. Present rates are ten percent for admissions and five percent for dues. The panel also proposed heavier tobacco taxes to raise about 500 million dollars annually, aiming to adjust inequalities between retail cigarette prices and manufacturing levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Way Means
Treasury
Marines First In Mortality Rates In War Records
A New York Evening article argues Marines show lower deaths from disease and accidents than the Army, citing 14,000 Marines with zero accidents and disease deaths in one list, and 174 killed in action with 969 wounded. It claims Marines lead in fitness and morale, while the broader Army shows higher disease and accident fatalities.
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New York
Cena
Army
Marine Corps
Another Road To Bertin
Analysis suggests multiple Allied strategies shape the war, with Italy and the Piave front, Balkans, and Balkans shifting pressure. Germany must respond as Allied success in Serbia and Russia consolidates, possibly altering Berlin’s plans and triggering German redeployments to critical fronts.
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Bertin
Baltimore Sun
Rome
Italy
Austria
Albania
Rumania
France
Germany
Balkans
Serbia
Rusa
Berlin
Boston 9s Phrase Sparks Street Sign Anecdote
A fragment from a Boston scene mentions tramps and a street sign. The speaker recalls past trouble and asserts a cautious approach with a witty dog and a farm help sign. The wording evokes a humorous, period voice.
Voters Told to Attend Town Caucus Lists in Aida Town Hall
Notice says registrars and Town of Aida voters meet in Town Hall on Fridays August 2 and August 5 from noon to 6 PM to declare participation in party caucuses. Middlefield, Conn. registrars A D Emmons and G F Good serve as election officials.
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Aida
Middlefield
Conn
A. D. Emmons
G. F. Good
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