Big Developments Impending on Marne Battle Front
The AP War Summary reports impending developments on the Aisne Marne Rheims front with Allied forces driving toward key targets. French troops reach near Fere en Tardenois and British advances push toward Fismes while operations aim to trap a large German force massed near the pocket. Speed is emphasized with orders to ignore machine gun nests and prey units on the American front.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aisne-Marne-Rheims
Marne Salient
Fere En Tardenois
Fismes
Salient
London
Aisne
Rheims
Allied Forces Prepare for Major Counterattack Along Marne
In France on July 25 the German lines along the Marne salient faced strong resistance from French American and British troops. Fresh Allied divisions were fed in as gun duels raged on the flanks. War reports claim about half a million Germans were drawn into a widening battle around crucial rail supply centers.
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Associated Press
France
Marne Salient
War Office
Cases Against Edey Passes To Saturday Hearings
In recorder s court Thursday the cases against A Edey proceed with testimony on reckless art ncing. Judge Edington will decide if a single action case can be sentenced. the matter goes to Saturday for ruling. Foley case stems from a June 3 collision with city police car injuring Sergeant Schreiner, Night Patrol Driver Rabby, and Detective Holmes. testimony confirms injuries and officers appearing in court.
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A. A. Edey
Recorder's Court
Jude ‘Bae
KH. T. Smith
Edington
Foley
Police Department
Government and
Rapier Avenue
Charles Schreiner
Robby
Robert Holmes
Government Street
Schreiner
Mr. Rabby
Mr. Holmes
Alabama Dry Docks Wins Big Repair Contract
The Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company of Mobile secured a large contract to overhaul the oil tanker San Bernardo owned by Anglo Mexican Company. Start of work is immediate. The firm has a strong repair reputation with notable projects including Suan Cristobal and the B L Winchell.
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Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile
San Bernardo
Mobile Company
Alabama Company
Suan Cristobal
B. L. Winchell
Alabama Concern
Atlantic
Gulf
Enemy Observation Balloon Beaten Off on Aisne-Marne Front
On the Cha teau Thierry front the enemy aviator attacked two observation balloons. Anti aircraft fire shot him down as he attempted the lane. Within minutes two French planes rescued the balloons and the intruder fled before French or anti aircraft forces could reply.
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Aisne-Marne
Chateau Thierry
Slayden Quits Nominating Race for Congress
AP reports in San Antonio that James L Slayden, long serving representative of the Fourteenth Texas, has quit the renomination race days before primaries. The administration will still act with loyalty but faces a split among candidates including Barrett and Carlos Bee as the field narrows.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
James L
Texas
Casuapor iSee Nahniaon
Barrett
Carlos Bee
Mobile boy wounded in battle abroad noted in casualty list
Commilee Overstreet of Prichard Alabama son of J H Overstreet a carpenter fore man employed at Chickasaw has fallen in battle on the western front He is listed as severely wounded in overseas casualties The list also reports totals by cause and a long roll of southern state soldiers accounting for killed wounded and missing across US and Marine contingents
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Commilee Overstreet
Prichard
Ala
J. H. Overstreet
Chickasaw
Western Front
Washington
Clarence N. Turner
van Duren
Ark
Chester Melton
Osaka
Erman E. Hale
Altus
Lynn S&s. Holcombe
Box 6
Mascot
Tenn
Leon C. MecCuiston
Puryear
Zollie Davenport
Pinehurst
William A. Jones
Kittyton
John P. Zeigler
St. Matthews
8. C
Moses L. Reynolds
Clinton
Thomas R. Lievsay
Harrison
Thomas Shadrick
Heflin
Harry Stein
Rochelle
Ees
William E. Urquhart
Roanoke
Arthur C. Pugh
Fort Smith
Samuel S. Jones
St. Paultreet
Knoxville
Lawrence T. Stallings
Atlanta
Riley M. Long
Natural Bridge
Grover C. Conrad
Lexington
N. C
Benjamin W. Borg
New Decatur
Wiliam H. Campbell
Birmingham
Eric H. Kitchen
24Th Street
James M. Park
Worthington Springs
Fla
Baseball Scores and Lineups From National League Games
National League results show Chicago and Philadelphia matchups with combined runs, players, and pitching line details. Other contests include Cincinnati versus St Louis and New York facing Pittsburgh with listed pitchers and final tallies.
Yank Riflesite Down German Flyer Near Soissons
An American soldier in a mess unit shot down a German aviator during the Franco American offensive south of Soissons hitting the enemy in the head with a rifle bullet. Commissary wagons faced attack as the plane strafed a wagon train and mule panic ensued. A German lieutenant and eighteen men were captured and questioned with the officer noting the Americans’ speed and surprise.
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Aisne-Marne
Soissons
Dier
Foch Tightens Pincers on Forces Between Aisne and Marne
Allied forces push to close the German triangle between Aisne and the Marne. British advances north of the Ardre threaten the German left flank while Franco American troops move on the Marne front. About 400000 Germans are said to remain in the pressurized pocket around Rheims and Soissons.
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London
Ottawa
Foch
Aisne
Marne
Fere Tardenois
Paris
Chateau Thierry- Soissons
Oulchy le Chateau
Fere En Tardenois
Rheims
Ardre
Wrigny
Fismes
Soisons
Soissons
Colleges to train 100 or more male students in ROTC plan
Washington plans to establish student army training corps in every college with 100 plus male enrollment. Secretary Baker selects President McLaurin to organize the scheme with regional advisers. Presidents Payne Graham Vinson Wilber attend the conference and will lead regional efforts in multiple southern and western states.
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Washington
Army Training Corps
United States
of Is
War Department
McLaurin
Boston School of Techo
Baker
Bruce Payne
George Peabody College
Nashville
Persident Payne
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Graham
Vinson
Mysterious armed ship sighted near Nantucket sparks U‑boat fears
An unknown armed vessel reported 20 miles south of Nantucket, with guns fore and aft and heavy wireless gear, was feared by naval officers to be a mother ship for German U‑boats. Captain William Price watched it approach the Elizabeth King at 100 feet and the vessel fired no hail. An officer spoke in a foreign tongue when asked.
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Boston
Nantucket
William Price
Elizabeth King
Gloucester
Maine
New England
Perth Amboy
Orleany
Nantucket South
First Naval District
Price
Ruling on Baseball Expected of Baker Not Forthcoming
Secretary Baker did not announce his expected decision on whether professional baseball would continue or suspend operations. No indication of timing or outcome was given by press time.
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Baker
War Board Sets Cotton Goods Prices for Oct 1 Period
Washington announces six base prices for cotton fabrics through October 1 with ground differential from market levels. Drills and uniform cloth fall from 69.79 to 57.46 and 60.90 cents per pound respectively while four leaf twills vary 83.81 to 56.84 cents. Sheetings range 13 8 to 11 7 8 cents per yard with enameling duck at 64 to 61 cents per pound and three leaf twills from 64.59 to 60.4 cents.
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Washington
War Industriee
Concrete ship yard ready by October
Mr. R. C. Studley, in charge of the southern division of Fred Ley and Company, contractors for the concrete shipyard at Mobile, stated that after three to four weeks of work the project is becoming organized and the plant would be complete around October 1. About 450 men are at work now and 1,260 will be employed by October 1.
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R. C. Studley
Fred Ley and Company
Mobile
Sta
Strikers Ordered to Return to Work at International Paper
The War Labor Board in Washington directed striking employees of International Paper to return to work pending adjustment of their differences. President Carey of the International Paper Makers Union received the directive, but the exact status of the order was not stated.
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Associated Press
New York
International Paper Company
War Labor Board
Washington
Carey
Internat Paper Makers’ Union
Destroyer Built in Seventy Days Sets New World Record
On July 25 a new world record for destroyer construction was set after 70 days from keel laying to launch. Previously the U.S. Navy built destroyers in about twenty four months, marking a dramatic reduction in construction time.
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Navy
Arbitration talks on Mobile clerks closing hours
Retail clerks of Mobile seek arbitration with the Defense Council over closing hours and a weekly half holiday as arranged by J C Rich chairman. A meeting is planned after a letter from Ernest J Grove president of the Retail Clerks Association. The Merchants Association opposed changing current hours 8 to 6 with Thursday half holiday.
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Mobile
J. C. Rich
Council of Defense
Rich
E. J. Grove
Retail Clerks’ Association
Defense Council
Ala
Jacob Reiss
Retail Merchants’ Association
Moile
Rotary Discusses Support Of C Ofc At Meeting
Rotary Club voted 35 to fund a smoker for the United States Army 1st Division at Camp Upton New York where 214 Mobilian soldiers serve. Richard Gibson, a former Mobilian, spoke of his wish to return home. Judge W H Sanford also attended as a guest.
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International Association of Rotary Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Rotary Club
Rotary Room
Cawthon
EF. C. Grace
J. A. la Valle
Dye Wood Products Co
W. M. Clemens
Chamber
the &Let
U. S. Army
Camp Upton
N. Y
Richard Gibson
John White
Mobile
W. H. Samford
Court of Appeals
J. O. Smith
Brewton Residents Seek Rabies Treatment at Pasteur Institute
Eleven Brewton, Alabama residents arrive at the Alabama Pasteur Institute in Montgomery for hydrophobia treatment after exposure to a six week old pup that died soon after. Four victims are the children of Probate Judge L. R. McClellan who played with the dog. Patients will stay twenty one days under observation.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Brewton
Alabama Pasteur Institute
L. R. McClellan
Institute
Guns Reach Paris As Battle Front Roars In July
Paris reports that heavy artillery on the main battle front could be heard in the city again. The roar came from the Dormans Marne region where the enemy pushes to widen a salient as Allied forces press their advance. The Soissons Marne Rheims triangle area remains defensible but hard to keep communications intact.
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Paris
Dormans
Marne
Soissons-Marne- Rhei
Allied Victory Feels Favorable at Paris Front
Reports from Paris on July 25 indicate the afternoon battlefront favored the Allies as enemy resistance diminished amid successful Allied assaults. The dispatch notes reduced enemy efforts and strategic gains in the ongoing confrontation.
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Paris
Stop Them At All Costs Reported Orders
July 25 dispatch says Ie PARES received orders to resist the allied advance at all costs amid mounting wartime pressure. The fragment notes insistence on steadfast defense as forces approach.
Allies Make Advance Near Guex and Mery Premecy
British and French troops advance in the sector west of Guex and Mery Premecy, according to late afternoon front reports.
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London
Guex
Mery Premecy
Brit troops make significant push near Fismes and Aisne-Marne
The Pall Mall Gazette reports a large British advance toward Fismes between Rheims and St Mihiel and notes French forces have gained ground in the Aisne Marne salient. It also states that the armies' prince have been put in a position from which escape seems unlikely.
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London
Pall Mall Gasette
Rheims
Stji
Aisne-Marne
French Troops Close on Fere en Tardenois
Ottawa dispatch reports French forces within three miles of Fere en Tardenois in eastern France during July 25 operations. The town, a hub of eight roads and a key German communications center, endures heavy shelling and aerial bombing by Entente units.
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HMS
France
Ottawa
Fere
Tardenois
Americans Gain on Marne Front as Germans Reserves Arrive
Franco American troops press north of the Marne while German forces pull back in retreat. Allies make gains along a fifty five mile front as German reserves flood in Paris reports. Observers expect Ludendorff to launch a counter attack to reclaim initiative and encircle Oulchy le Chateau.
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Marne
HMNS
Paris
Oulchy le Chateau
Fere En Tardenoia
Ludendorff
Soissons
Rheims
Vesle
Germany
Germans abandon land as front line shifts on Aisne Marne
On the Aisne Marne front dated Wednesday July 24 the German line weakens under French and American pressure. German rear guards are harried as the enemy retires under pursuit with German communications strained and their rear north of the Marne under constant attack. General von Hindenburg signals the German retreat as they fall back to new positions.
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Aisne-Marne Front
Marne
Allied Advances Near Marne After German Retirement
The report notes Allied forces pushing along the front near the north bank of the Marne as German resistance at Treloup and Chassins falters. Allies press forward, gaining about three miles while German withdrawals are described as deliberate rear guard actions.
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Treloup
Chassins
Atte
Sons
Marne
Rman
Chasain
New Offensive Planned on Italy Reported in Dispatches
A terse Allied bulletin notes a new offensive planned on Italy. The report cites movements and strategic aims but provides limited details on timing or forces involved.
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Italy
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