British and French Offensive Advances in West Front
Reports from British and French headquarters indicate substantial gains as Allied forces penetrate German lines five miles east of the old front. They capture La Botselles Sere Mont-au-Ban Curl and Faviere Woods while binding the German trenches along a broad front. Over four thousand German prisoners taken. weather favorable though fighting continues around Thiepval La Boiselle and Montauban.
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Mont-au-Ban
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Friecouct
Gontimie
Montauban
Anglo French Drive Advances with Village Captures
Washington reports marked success on the western front as Anglo French forces push from Fricourt toward Baptme and Perenne. British detachments press to Baptme and clear resistance north of the Ancre while maintaining the initiative along the Somme line.
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Perenne
Clty
Theuat
Fricourt
Baptme
Ancre
Somme
British Bombardment Advances Near Ancre River
British forces east of the Ancre River press forward to higher ground north of Fricourt amid ongoing intense fighting near the front. Weather favors operations as troops advance and consolidate gains in France.
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France
Ancreiver
Fricourt
London Angl o French Offensive Delayed by Fortifications
London reports the Anglo French offensive progressing slowly amid strong German fortifications. Press authorities urge patience as advances remain cautious after Metz and other southern captures by French forces bristling with machine guns.
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London
Metz
Austro German front advances toward Styr in one week
London reports a week of costly onslaughts as Austro-German forces push about five miles east toward the Styr river between Stokhod and the Styr. Russians allegedly hold firm awaiting a possible major sweep through Bukovina while Russians gain fifteen miles southwest of Kolomea.
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iStyr
Styr
Reuter
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Bukowina
Kolomea
Carpathian’ Mountains
Russians Attack Near Central Eastern Front
Berlin reports the War Office says Russians louched an attack against Germans in the central Eastern front. The Russians advanced at one point but were forced to retreat with heavy losses.
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Berlin
War ‘Office
Cotton crop forecast at 14 266 000 bales this year
Washington reports a forecast of 14 266 000 bales for the year, based on June 25 crop conditions and preliminary acreage. Last year’s crop was 11 191 820 bales, with 35 994 000 acres under cultivation this year and state by state figures for crop area and condition. The final production may vary with weather through picking time.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Eabursting
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Russian Submarines Sink Fifty Four Vessels In Black Sea Action
Petrograd reports the Russian Ministry of Marine issued an official statement noting fifty four enemy sailing vessels destroyed near the Anatolian coast in the Black Sea on June 29. The surprise attack highlights new submarine effectiveness in wartime naval operations.
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Black Sea
Ministry of Marine
Hetty Green Dies In New York At Age Eighty
Mrs Hetty Green obituary notes she died in New York at eighty after a year of paralysis and limited mobility. The wealthiest woman in the world, she left an estate near a hundred million dollars and guided her fortune through careful mortgage investments and selective purchases. Her son Edward Howland Green and daughter Mrs Matthew Astor Wilks were at her side.
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China
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Abby
Howland
Hetty Robinson
Cape’ Cod
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Robinson
Sylvia ‘Ann Howland
Hetty
Edward H. Green
United States
Manilla
Green
Hatty
Edward Howland
Texas
Texas Midland Railroad
Chicago
Hetty Greer
Georgia Leads in Lynchings in First Half of 1916
Montgomery Alabama reports Tuskegee Institute records show 23 black and 2 white people lynched in the first six months of 1916. Comparisons note 24 black and 10 white lynchings the previous year. Most cases involved nonviolent offenses or alleged insults. twenty-five leniently counted within Georgia.
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Georgia
Montgomery
Ala
Division of Records
Tuskegee Institute
Fourth of July celebration speakers alter plans
Congressman Frank Park will replace Senator Tom Hardwick as speaker in the morning with Mayor Mitchell introducing him. Judge Cox will speak after dinner as announced. Hardwick cannot attend due to business in Washington.
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Judge Cox
Frank “Park
Commercial Association
Congressman Park
Senator Hardwick
Washington
Mitchell
Jim Burch
Cox
Paradise’ Park
Hardwick
Readiness for Glorious Fourth Celebration in County
The general arrangements for the Independence Day observance are complete with plans for a large parade and public festivities. Senator Hardwick cannot attend. Judge Cox and Congressman Park will likely attend and discuss the Congressional race. Autos are to assemble at the Court House by 9:30, and decorations with U S flags are planned.
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Congressman Park
Court House
United States
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