Russian Forces Hold Lomnica Front Amid Reinforcements
Official dispatch from Petrograd reports continued Russian engagement in the Lomnica region with reinforced foe. Korniloff’s counterattack recaptured a south Novica position after Austrian advances. Frontal actions also unfold in eastern Galicia as German reserves bolster defense along the Lomnica. Verdun operations shift ground northwest of the city as French counter-attacks retake near hill No. 304. British and Belgian fronts feature notable aerial activity.
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Lomnica
Kalusz
Novica
Korniloff
Galicia
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Belgium
German Flotilla Hit As 30 Steamers Laid Up At Rotterdam
Dutch reports say Germany laid up 30 coal steamers at Rotterdam fearing British action. The Magdalena Blumenthal ran ashore at Zandvoort while trying to break the blockade from Rotterdam to Germany. crew members were landed after a wreck. Several German merchantmen from Rotterdam were stranded sunk or captured by British forces.
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Germany
Rotterdam
Yumiden
Holland
Magdalena Blumenthal
Zandvoort
Blumenthal
Aritieh
British Destroyers Clash With German Merchantmen Near Rotterdam
London reports dispute over Monday encounter as British destroyers clashed with German merchant ships attempting to run the blockade from Rotterdam. Naval officials seek fuller Admiralty details from field transmitters. aims to curb German efforts near Dutch coast and Rhine communications.
British Admiralty Reports German Steamers Captured
The British admiralty says four German steamers fled toward the Dutch coast after light forces opened fire near the North Sea at 4:30 am Monday. Two ships reached safety, four were intercepted by destroyers and brought to harbor with crews aboard. all four hulls are now in British waters. Names listed include Eliworm, Tirletgix, Marie Hom and Jeluz Blumberg.
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Chitehenayt
Diritish Admiralty
Raya
North Sea
Thore
Prioners
Eliworm
Tirletgix
Marie Hom
Jeluz Blumberg
Great factory blast damages town. widespread destruction reported
Amstendan reports a large explosion at the Wil gelea Weiffenbach factory on a Saturday. The building was destroyed and neighboring homes suffered heavy damage with many windows shattered in the surrounding area.
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Amstendan
Wilgelea Weiffenbach
Fuedheim
Wile Guiteras Leads War on Yellow Fever
Dr Juan Guiteras head of sanitation for Cubs under the Rockefeller Foundation is tasked to lead a campaign against yellow fever. While targets are unnamed, his work is expected to focus in the Balkans after his recent mission in South America with the International Health Board.
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Juan Guiteris
Cubs
Rockefeller Foundation
Balkans
Guiteras
Rockefeller Foundatio
U-Boat Strategy Gains Steady German Support
Amsterdam dispatch reports General von Stein says many Germans are faint-hearted but urged confidence in Germany’s future greatness. The General Anzeiger quotes him calling for self renunciation and sacrifice to bolster resolve. Admiral von Tirpitz adds the U-boat is highly effective but requires time.
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Amsterdam
von Stein
Anzeiger
Dusseldorf
German National Union
Germany
von Tirpitz
Germans Given Severe Sentence Shocks Dusseldorf
From Dusseldorf advices say 85 persons were sentenced after food riots with average terms of about eighteen months. A large antiwar rally in Bielefeld drew twelve thousand workers who urged peace and no indemnities, pressuring the Reichstag to back a government with clear declarations.
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Copenhagen
Dusseldorf
Bielefeld
Bielefeld, the Center of the Wortphalia
Retchetag
Disorders at Russ Capital Spark Civil Unrest
At Petrograd on July 1 clashes erupted along Nevsky Prospekt as armed demonstrators confronted authorities. Cossacks patrolled streets for the first time since the revolution, machine guns mounted on saddles, and workmen and peasants warned against attempts to influence the revolutionary army.
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Russia
Petrograd
Bris Riding Russian Forces in Offensive Report
Washington dispatch reports Miltiah Wmorel motor detachments taking part in a Russian offensive in Galleta. The note cites semi official information from Seloe srad via the Russian embassy. It mentions British forces in Russia and armored car operations with Belgian detachments joining soon after the war began.
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Galicis
Washington
Miltiah Wmorel
Galleta
Seloesrad
Mussia
Maya
U S Takes Over French Railways For War Use
Paris reports United States transport service now controls rail lines from port basin to permanent camp with tracks fastened and sidings enlarged. American locomotives and gauge equipment to be used. supplies largely imported from the United States. A French state section is handed to U S control with lumber and timber imports slated for barracks and roads.
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Paris
United States Transport Service
Lnes
United States
Foresta
America
Cabinet Papers Stir Debate Over Posts In New Government
Newspapers report mixed editorials on appointing Sir Eric Geddes to head the Admiralty and Winston Churchill as minister of munitions. Reaction ranges from bold endorsement to harsh critique of officials including Talwin Macee for India and Christo Addison’s successor.
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Jandos
Eric Campbell Geddes
Hildah
Edward Carson
Winston Spencer
Churchill
Christopher Addison
Nowhera
Erle Campbell
Talwin Samuel Maneeu
India
Aye
Petiticien
Conceli
Cornerstone laid for United Society of Christian Endeavor HQ
Doaton July 18 cornerstone ceremony for the international headquarters of the United Society of Christian Endeavor on Beacon Hill. The new Abstory structure is funded by thousands of youths from around the world, marking a historic milestone.
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United Society of Christian Endeavor
Doaton
United Society of Christen Endeavor
Beacon Hill
General Fight Reports Increased Activity on Romanian Front
Berlin reports heightened action on the Romanian front with renewed artillery duels near Archduke Joseph and Field Marshal von Mackensen. Northern sectors around Riga Dvinsk and Amorgon see intensified artillery engagements amid ongoing war.
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Berlin
London
Archduke Joseph
von Mackensed
Riga
Dvinsk
Amorgon
U-boat Attacks Aboard Atlantic Liner Hit by Two Encounters
An American liner reports three encounters with German submarines during an Atlantic crossing. A U-boat fired as the liner dodged, and on the return voyage wireless warnings sent the ship to safety as destroyers drove off subs. A second pursuit yielded a near-miss when a torpedo passed twenty yards astern.
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Atlantic
Asbeste
New York Doctor Leads American Women’s Hospitals
Dr. Rosalie Slaughter Morton of New York chairs the American Women’s Hospitals, an organization formed by the Medical Women’s National Association’s war services committee. Headquarters are in New York.
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Rosalie Slaughter Morton
New York
American Women's Hospitals
War Services Committee
Women's National Association
Organisi An
New Or
Socialists Oppose Von Hintze In Copenhagen Candidacy
From Copenhagen July 18 advices from Berlin show no successor to Foreign Secretary Zimermann has been chosen. German papers debate candidates including Admiral von Stintze and Count von Reventlow. Socialists attack Von Hintze’s record dating to Russia 1905 while criticizing other potential picks as war advocates or peace proponents.
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Copenhagen
Zimermann
Berlin
Admirral von Stintze
Midater
Norway
Sanfierman
Navy Land Funker Elementa
von Hlotze
Nicholas
Count von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
Count von Ternatort
Washington
Outret
Wireless Tower 5 Destroyed by U S
The destruction of a tower erected here years ago for experimental purposes has been completed. Dynamite charges were placed under the foundations and the tower toppled. The 100 foot structure, abandoned earlier, was razed to prevent use by German forces.
Financiers Try to Bribe Tradford Councilmen
In Piqua Ohio on July 18 two financiers from Richmond Indiana and New Paris Ohio were arrested on charges of attempting to bribe Tradford city council members to secure a power and light franchise and contract. They were released on bonds of 5009 each. Also Chicago shopmen totaling about 1000 agreed to a posturing agreement not to strike while seeking wage increases.
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PIQUA
Onla
Tradford
Ohio
Aah, & Traction
Richmond
Ind
Timothy E Glean
New Paris
Chicago
M Bhour
Kansas City Plaster Disease Plot Shocks State
Kansas City authorities disclose a plot to spread disease via court plaster inoculation. Fred Robertson reports three men have been arrested in separate towns and a chemist led the probe. Names withheld. enemies origin speculated but unclear motive. Ongoing investigations continue.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Fred Robertson
United Listen District
Atorney
Kanto
W. A. Builth
Felanua Kerma
Miti
Gelling
New Chancellor Mere Stop Gap Sets Path for Dictatorship
July 18 dispatch from Berlin notes liberal speculation that Chancellor Michaela Mere will serve as a stop gap to pave the way for a future dictatorship with General Tadendorf in supreme control as the central figure.
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Assteauvam
Berlin
Michaela
Gap
Gener Tadendorf
Mercantile Fleet Under One Head Steps Up
Paris reports Anatole de Menzle has won cabinet approval for general control over mercantile fleets. The decree cites shrinking tonnage from submarine warfare and calls for rationalization of the mercantile fleet amid wartime pressures. Paris and Petrograd dispatches note ongoing heavy actions and territorial shifts in the Verdu sector and eastern Galicia.
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Paris
Anatole de Menzle
New Ambassador to Japan Named
Washington July 1 Treland S. Maria of Philadelphia was chosen to succeed Ambassador Wuthrie as ambassador to Japan. The appointment is expected to go before the Senate. July 18 Albert Achoonaver of Los Angeles was nominated by President Wilson as United States attorney for the Southern District of California.
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Treland S. Maria
Philadelphia
Japan
Wuthrie
Mt Fa
Senate
UN B
Albert Achoonaver
Angeles
Wilson
United States
California
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