One Way Street on Dauphin Delayed To August
City commission adopts resolution delaying enforcement of the Dauphin street one way west from Commerce to Dearborn until August 15. No arrests until final passage. Officials discuss exemptions for Royal to river front and add street intersection signs.
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Dauphin Street
Commerce Street
Dearborn
City Commission
Harry Pillans
Royal
River Front
Commission
Germans Bring Up 72 Divisions as Offensive Opens
Washington July 30 The Associated Press reports German forces in a giant attack between Soissons and Rheims with about seventy one divisions engaged. Allies resist in a shifting line along the Marne area as American troops retreat and counter blows push from Cierges and Beugneux toward Grand Rozoy.
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Washington
Associated Press
Soissons
Rheims
Allies
Marne
Buy
Fere
Beugneux
Hic
Grand Rozoy
Robbery on Chesapeake & Ohio Express Train
An unidentified white man bound and gagged an express messenger on the westbound Chesapeake and Ohio train near Charlottesville. The bandit entered the car after leaving Rouplesville, tied the messenger, opened the safe, and took valuables as the train stopped at Staunton. The robber fled with a haul estimated in value but a precise amount was not released.
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Associated Press
Charlottestille
Sotingtee
Staunton
Rottesville
Banatt
Negroes Arrested as Labor Agitators
Two men identified as labor agitators were arrested near a Henderson plant by Frank Jeson of the shipbuilding firm. Bob Wilkerson and another man, aged 57 and 34 respectively, were detained and charged with labor agitation and interfering with operations. The case was turned over to the Department of Justice for further action. One suspect posted $123.50 bail. Both men deny the charges.
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Bob Wilkerson
Sonnrs
Agusta
Pitas
Henderers
Iine
Terfering Wit
Department of Justice
Frank Jeson
Shipbuilding
Wilkerson
Taxicab Operator Fined After Street Collision
A taxi driven by Frank Finley from the Floride Fish Company era collided on Conti and Fumanuel streets at 6:45 this morning. The Brock suffered heavy damage. no passengers were injured and the chauffeur faced a docketed charge.
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Frank Finley
Floride Fish Company
Aca
Conti
Fumanuel
Brock
Ither
Bone
Wes Hurt
Any
Enlisted Men Sentenced for Refusing Minor Operations
Two Camp Wadsworth soldiers were sentenced by a military court for refusing minor operations after being informed the procedures would not endanger their lives. Private Frank P. Attanasio received five years’ hard labor, later reduced to two years at his command post. Private Francesco Monte was sentenced to three months at hard labor.
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Associated Press
Spartanburg
S. C
Camp Wadsworth
Frank P. Attanasio
58Th Pioneer Infantry
Carleton
Francesco Monte
Field Bakery Company No. 2
Pegues seeks federal adjusters to study Mobile rental rates
U S district attorney candidate Harry T Pegues says a board of adjusters should be sent to Mobile to review rental practices affecting local shipbuilders. He plans a meeting with James Oorth of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to assess local conditions and 1000 pending cases for investigation.
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Harry T. Pegues
U. S
Sipping Board
Mobile
Pegues
James Oorth
Wood and Composite Shipbuilding
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Board of Arbitration
U S Casualty List Totals 145 With Southern Names
Washington July 30 The army casualty list shows totals by status and includes named personnel from the South. Killed in action 17 died of wounds 11 died of disease 15 died from accident and other causes 3 wounded severely 95 wounded slightly 1 missing 3. Marine corps casualties total 14 with 6 killed 4 died of wounds 4 wounded severely.
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Associated Press
Washington
George W. Berriman
Tampa
Fla
Frank Deaton
Clarendon
Ark
Amsterdam L. Davis
Harry M. Duplantis
Montegut
Harry M. Joyner
Concord
Marine Corps
Abrams Docketed Under Liquor Law In City Court
William Abrams grocer at Franklin and Knox streets was arrested Monday afternoon on order from Chief P J O Shaughnessy by Detective Steve Touart for violation of the prohibition law. The case was continued to August 2 in recorder's court. Earlier, D W Jordan was found intoxicated by Officer Charles Schenker at Royal and St Francis streets and had liquor on his person. he accused Abrams of selling it, and Abrams was later docketed for alleged disordery conduct.
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William Abrams
Franklin
Knox
P. J. O'Shaughnessy
Steve Touart
Abrams
Recorder’s Court
D. W. Jordan
Charles Schenker
Royal
St.Francis Streets
Jordan
T Abrams
New Strike Breaks Out in Prussia
A new strike erupted at Kalk near Cologne, Prussia, reported by Echo Belge. Machine guns were used to suppress the movement, leaders arrested, and police continued dispersing crowds as they gathered in the streets.
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Amsterdam
Kalk
Prussia
Cologne
Echo Belge
Weather forecast fragment from Washington dispatch
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers across several states. Alabama expects fair skies tonight with some showers on Wednesday. Mississippi shows partly cloudy conditions tonight with possible showers in the south by Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Germans Lose Heavily as Fourth Guard Attacks Americans
London AP dispatch from July 30 reports the fourth guard division landing a fierce assault on American lines near Sergy and Oureq. The Americans, outnumbered at first, retreated then counterattacked, driving the Germans from ruins and hill beyond a day long engagement. German dead lay in heaps despite new equipment entering battle.
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Associated Press
London
Fourth Guard
Rétiter
Sergy
Oureq
American Troops Praised by French Leaders in Dinners
At a dinner at American University Union French high commissioner Anne Osbertier praised American troops fighting in Europe. Yale's George Nettleton moderated as representatives of American universities attended. Paris and Washington applauded the first million American troops in France and pledged continued effort under Clemenceau's leadership. Ambassador William Sharp noted American bravery and renewed commitment to democracy and victory.
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Paris
Anne Orerties
United States
American University Union
George Nettleton
Yale University
Tardieu
France
Clemenceau
William G. Sharp
Sugar price rise eyed after Cuban ministerial talks
A Cuban official stated sugar prices may rise one cent per pound. Cuban and United States authorities will meet in Washington next week to set 1919 prices. The report notes higher production costs and proposes fob prices of 5.60 for north ports and 5.56 for south ports.
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M. Rolph
Penal Sugar Committee
Rolf
International Sugar Committee
Cuba
South
Washington
United States
Yankees Given Warm Welcome in Italy
American combat troops arriving in Italy for action on the front were met with ovations in Turin and Milan. Princess Laetitia and civil and military authorities greeted the troops as they paraded through the streets amid a nationwide demonstration for the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
Italy
General March
Turin
Milan
Laetitia
United States
Fire department answers four calls amid small-house blazes
Fire crews answered four calls including fires at Sipanan Street addresses No 207 Bloodgood and 212 South as sparks caused minor roof damage. W. A. Cra area noted as occupied with limited effects.
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McCosker
Sipanan
Bloodgood Street
W. A. Cra
U S England Canada draft treaties ratified in London
Ratifications of the draft treaties between the United States and Great Britain and Canada were exchanged today in London, official statements said at the state department. The action makes the agreements effective from the stated date.
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United States
Great Britain
Canada
London
State Department
Kearns Case Delayed to August 2
The R. G. Kearns case regarding charred area conduct and carrying conceal ed rt continues to August 2. A. A. T. Parker at Hamilton and streets alleges Kearns abused him and police report a concealed pistol found on Kearns during a search.
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R. G. Kearns
Recorder
A. A. T. Parker
Hamilton
Streets
Kearns
Women Arrested on Assault Charge in Prichard
Buia Harris and Mattie Harris, residents of Prichard Alabama, were arrested on assault charges by Deputy Sheriff Moses Bernstein and docketed at the local court. The report provides limited details and mentions a small incident context.
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Buia Harris
Mattie Harris
Prichard
Ala
Moses Bernstein
Harris
House Ways and Means Debates War Tax Hikes on Amusement Admissions
The committee discussed doubling the war tax on admissions to places of amusement and club dues as part of an eight billion dollar revenue plan. Members favored more than doubling tobacco taxes, but the decision was postponed pending Treasury input recommending a twofold increase.
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Nordk
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Mobile grain elevator ready for cargoes at Mobile port
Federal Manager R V Taylor notified Wash that the Mobile and Ohio grain elevator at Commerce and Bloodgood has been rehabilitated and inspected. He said the port can handle carloads of grain with thirteen cargoes storage and dredging of 25 000 cubic yards planned. The upgrading makes Mobile's facility rival any wooden elevator in the United States and will allow up to four vessels at once.
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Mobile
Ohio
R. V. Taylor
Washiga
Taylor
United States
Steeger Company Wins Libel Suit Over Damaged Cargo
Judge R T Ervin in federal court ruled for Steeger Trading Company of New York in a libel case against the three masted schooner W H Davenport. Damages to the Mobile cargo will be determined by a special master with costs to the vessel and based on delay and market depreciation. The case stems from the schooner's distress at Progreso Mexico on September 19 1916 and the subsequent handling of the dyewood cargo.
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R. T. Ervin
Federal District Court
Steeger Trading Company of
New York
W. H. Davenport
Admiralty Division
Mobile
Ervin
Progresso
Mexico
George R. Crist & Company
Mallory Line
Steeger
Railroad workers raise on Thursday
The Railroad Administration issued guidance for a new wage increase for shop employees to take effect Thursday. Some complaints say the raise is inadequate and will be referred to the Railroad Wages and Working Conditions Board, which may suggest changes. No strike threats were reported.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railroad Administration
Board On
Thirty Killed as Munitions Explode in Japan
An Associated Press report from Tokio states thirty people were killed and sixty injured by a munitions explosion at Shimonoseki harbor. The blast occurred as munitions being moved from the railway station exploded while a crowded train waited in the harbor yard.
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Associated Press
London
Shimoseki
Japan
Cen
Tokio
Shimonoseki
Czecho Slavs Take Schmakova Town
Czecho Slovaks occupy the town of Schmakova as reported from Vladivostok. They seized several machine guns with shells and gas apparatus, plus Sro.000 cartridges.
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Schmakova
Vladivostok
Severe fighting after fresh enemy counter at Ourcq line
The War Office reports severe fighting beyond the Ourcq line following heavy counter attacks by fresh enemy troops. Sergy was taken yesterday after intense combat. it remains in Allied posession. There is nothing to report in Section B.
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Washington
Ourcq
Pershing
War Department
Sergy
Night Front Quiet North of the Marne Report
The French war office reported no significant events north of the Marne during the night. The statement notes that no important incidents occurred on the front in that sector.
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Ay Associated Press
Paris
Marne
French War Office
Australian Troops Enter German Lines in Morris Region
Australian forces raided German positions near Morris in the Morris region of the Flanders front and captured forty prisoners. German artillery with gas shells was active northwest of Albert and between La Bassée canal and Ypres, according to the war office.
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Associated Press
London
Morris
Flanders Front
War Office
Albert
la Bassee Canal
Ypres
Ayette
Officer's Wife Aged in Espionage Case
Greenville police report Elsie V. Sirgs, 60, wife of a division officer, charged in an espionage case. Local authorities state the investigation centers on suspected information leaks.
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Greenville
Elsie V. Sires
B. Sirgs
Ith
Fighting Rages Near Buzancy and Aubilly Drives
The report describes heavy fighting around Buzancy near the Crise river about five miles from Soissons with artillery and counter moves near Aubilly and the Aisne valley. It notes German repositioning along the Vesle front and indicators that allied lines may be under pressure as both sides push strategic advances.
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Buzancy
Crise
Soissons
Wood
Vesle
Heroe
Deak
Center Attack on VA i Americans Give Up London
Allied reports describe a heavy German counteroffensive driving back forces and forcing a retreat from a village southeast of Rozoy. The clash involved intensified fighting as German troops pressed toward and beyond the sector, with Allied units yielding in the face of determined assault.
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J. Howard Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
P. J. Lyons
George E. Crawford
Fire Department
Fire
Police Department
Lyons
G. J
K. I
Crawford
Southern
Pillans
Government Street
Louisville and Nashville
James E. Duggan
Piflans
Messenger
U.S
YANKS
U. S.-England
Steeger Company
Tersey
Tor
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