German Counter Offensive Gains Ground On Marne Front
Berlin dispatch reports a heavy day of fighting on the Marne front. German reserves aided a strong counterattack that recaptured ground southeast of Mareuil and stormed the ridge near Pourcy, taking prisoners and capturing artillery as Twenty three enemy aircraft were shot down. Foreign troops faced decisive French attacks between the Aisne and the Marne.
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Berlin
Sia Tondo
Cerman
Aisne
Maron
Boehm
Moeenmay
Marne
Marevillolo
Pourcy Wa Tookis Defetalora
Alaska potato crop boosts market with low freight rate
Alaskan potato growers report a large crop aided by April steamship service and government freight reductions. Farmers say dockside delivery costs decline to 34 a ton with government subsidies, rail and ship routes to southwestern ports kept affordable. Carriers expect profits rising by 10 to 49 dollars per ton after packing and transport costs.
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Anchonage
Ala
Malanuska
Steamship Companie
Barmers How
Asia
Cail
Hs Government
Casi
Americans Drive Deep Into German Lines in Franks Offensive
Allied forces under American and French command press the advance from Chaudun to Soissons territory. More than twenty villages recaptured, thousands of prisoners, cannon and machine guns taken as the Allies reach lines south of Soissons and Chavigny in a major breakthrough amid cavalry and tank advances.
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Paris
War Offices
Almatha
Saitong
Champagne
Rhelma
Peepch
Aisne
Marne
Ambleny
Longpont
Track Des
Bouresches
Saissons
Salapaoh
Nouthwest
Chaudun
Villerss Helon
Naroy
Sur-Ouren
Ourery
Finn
Marlzy
Gaint Ganeviers
Initngesner
Boltay
Franks
Associated Press
Baileet
Courchamps
Chouy
villera-Helon
Soissons
Thio Man
Hero
Ca Mo
Wiech
Pranch
Y Thas
Chateau Thierry
Chateau Thlurry
Iona
French American Raid Surprises Germans North of Marne
Reports from Paris and London describe a Franco American breakthrough along the Marne front. German officers were captured while many troops were caught at dawn harvest time as tanks supported the assault. Allied forces crossed rivers and advanced with notable stamina, capturing prisoners and equipment as German resistance weakened.
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Pranch
Ta Agsucei Preaa
Brovall
Courelamp
Chatong Thierry
Parks Wye
Lle
Sapvictrk
Her Greater Worry in Detroit Free Press Clip
A fragmented Detroit Free Press excerpt reflects concern over a ambiguous romantic crisis. The text hints at fear of heartbreak and a potential shift in affection, mentioning a male figure’s hesitation and possible feelings toward a woman, in a clipped dramatic style.
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Murse
Misfit Sergeant Seeks Transfer to Wishlanders
A humorous note from a London Opinion piece shows a sergeant in training describing an unstable pair of trousers and declaring a transfer wish to the Wishlanders, illustrating quirky wartime or military humor and local speech patterns.
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Wishlanders
London
Army supply ship sunk near war zone in July report
Washington reports the American steamer Wertover, an Army supply ship bound for Europe, was mined and sunk in the war zone on May 21. Ten officers and crew members are missing including Assistant Paymaster Robert Werlerk and Lead Ralph Titingham among others. Names span Lansing Michigan Woodshairs Maine to Baltimore Maryland and beyond.
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Washington
Wertover
Europe
Navy Department
Sng
Tunnght
Admairal Sims
Robert Werlerk
Lansing
Mich
Enalyn Ralph Titingham Cealdwery
Woodshairs
New Columbia Records Spotlight Met Orchestra Tours Wartime Audience
Columbia announces its July record group featuring the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra exclusive to Columbia. Highlights include Hallet Muste from Faust and Amparite Farrar, with Younes soprano on a Sony-like release. Also included are Josef Hofmann Chopin pieces, Al Jolson ballads, and American Fantasie selections.
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Columbia
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Musteal
Hese Day
Amparite Farrar
Younes
New York Phiharmoni Orchestra
National Army
Newvat Columbia
Philhamone
Victor Herbert
War Comment Of German Press In Amsterdam July 19
Amsterdam dispatch reports German press reaction to the Marne offensive with emphasis on strategic surprise and potential broader attack. Commentators from The Koln Gazette and Vossische Zeitung discuss expected German aims, while Paris papers note German officials withholding facts about American actions and the aura of German military strength amid counterattacks.
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Amsterdam
Germain
Marne
Singukir Vvsizalab
Daron von Atdeone
Alles
Germians
von Ardenne
Rhels
Paris
Ily
South
NHLN
America
France
Thousands of Women Tilling the Land in Britain War Effort
In a Commons discussion on agricultural estimates, ministers report over 206 thousand women actively engaged in farm work in Britain, a large rise from last year, alongside more soldiers and German prisoners assisting in agriculture. Arable area increased by 2,142,000 acres with gains in wheat and barley crops and livestock fodder, while flour shortages imply reliance on American imports.
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Lonthon
Great Britain
Rowland KE
Prothera
Board of Agriculture
House of Commons
Agricultural Department
Ant
America
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