Assassins Skulking Off Coast Hit Cape Cod Beach
German submarines shelled Orleans Cape Cod and nearby beaches near a camping party. Reports say two Austrians from a tug’s crew were wounded and may lose a leg while the Perth Amboy remains afloat after multiple hits. Officials fear future attacks as U boats lurk off the Atlantic coast.
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Cape Cod
Boston
Mass
Atlantic
Massachusetts General Hospital
John Bergovitch
John Evaneth
Lehigh Valley
Perth Amboy
Bergovitch
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Organ Steamships
Washington
Germany
Senate echoes calls for wage law amid strike unrest
Senator Thomas of Colorado accused 21,000 New England and 1000 New Jersey strikers of giving aid and comfort to the enemy as he urged Congress to reconvene and pass a maximum wage law to strengthen government action against the strikes.
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Washington
Congress
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
New England
New Jersey
American Doughboy Captures German Colonel in Soissons Region
London reports a U S doughboy bragging of bringing in a German colonel unassisted. Two American units in the Soissons district captured 123 officers and 5,027 men. One of two colonels was brought in by the private who spoke boldly of the feat while another lieutenant had eight horses shot as he carried dispatches after lines were cut.
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London
Soissons
Americans and French Use Bridges to Cross Marne in German Retreat
Anti aircraft guns supported pursuit as Germans withdrew from the Marne. French and American batteries moved rapidly to shell retreating forces while bridges laid by the enemy on the river aided field gun crossings. Several light machine guns and other equipment were abandoned. many wounded were found, including Germans and a few Americans and French.
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Maine
Enemy
Henry G. Wales
I. N.S
Marne
Mondar
Fere En Tardennais
Ville En Tardenais
Chateau Thierry
Bouresches
Yanks Direct to Italian Front
American troops will go direct to the Italian front before long according to a Central News Dispatch from Rome. American delegates declared the move in Rome today.
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Yanks
London
Rome
Ten German Aliens Arrested Near North River Front
Federal agents seized ten German men driving milk wagons at a dairy station on the North River front late today. They were charged with entering a barred zone without permits and were locked up.
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New York
North River Front
Americans Help Capture German Guns On Aisne Front
Americans participate heavily in seizing German eight inch guns with dispatches from French headquarters. A fierce fight southwest of Soissons sees an American unit cut off, fed by a food run, and later storm strong points, taking multiple machine gun nests and routing enemy defenses.
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Newton C. Parke
Aisne Front
Soissons
Aisne-Marne
Boche
Aisne
Marne
Germans Again Retreat From Marne As Paris Is Safe
Recounting a 1914 parallel the German retreat from the Marne is duplicated in a current withdrawal toward the Aisne. The article notes Paris was saved in 1914 and again as German forces pull back after American involvement helped repel the invaders.
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Marne
Paris
von Kluck
Boches
Aisne
Cologne paper admits Hun offensive is a failure
Amsterdam report notes the Cologne Volkszeitung calls the German offensive a failure as deserters reveal plans and the Marne victory weakens German resistance. An official explanation claims limited goals and emphasizes capturing prisoners and cannons before any Seine advance.
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Cologne
Amsterdam
Cologne Volkszeitung
Frankfort
Marne
Reichstag
Rheims
Dormans
Seine River
Buckley Survives German Prison Camp to Rejoin Front
Everett Buckley of Kilbourne Ohio survived ten months in a German prison camp marked by hunger torture and solitary confinement. After three escape attempts he fled to Switzerland and was welcomed home at a banquet vowing to rejoin his La Fayette Escadrille comrades at the front at the first opportunity.
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Paris
Everett Buckley
Kilbourne
LaFayette
Buckley
Bocie
Allied Lines Extend as Germans Retreat on a Wide Front
News from the Aisne Marne and Rheims area reports German withdrawal with stubborn flank resistance. American forces advance three to four miles on the Marne front while Franco American troops cross the Marne at Mezy and push toward Rheims amid heavy fighting and gas shells.
Night on the Aisne Marne Front Deluged by Artillery Duels
The report details German retreat on a wide front as French American British and Italian forces launch counter thrusts near the Aisne Marne and Rheims. After loses north of the Marne and Chateau Thierry the Germans stage rear guard attacks at Beau Saint Germain and Grisolles north of Chateau Thierry.
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Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Bezen-St. Germain
Griselles
Aisne-Marne
Frank Charlton Ini
Chateau Thierry
Beau-St. Germain
Grisolies
Fresh German Troops Thrown Into Fray South of Soissons
Paris July 22. As the Allied counteroffensive advances from the Aisne to the Marne, fresh German reserves are thrown into the fight south of Soissons. American and French artillery shell key rail lines while British troops reinforce the eastern flank and air forces support operations amid high heat and clear skies. Since the start of the counteroffensive last Thursday, Gen. Foch’s forces report over 20,000 German prisoners and several miles of ground gained. Premier Clemenceau visited Cha teau Thierry. wounded Americans arrive at St Sulpice Hospital.
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Soissons
Aisne-Marne
Fistnes
Fereen Tardenners
Aisne
Rheims
Marne River
Bouilly
I St. Eurphraise
Marne
Foch
Clemenceau
Chateau Thierry
St. Sulpice Hospital
Mooney Denied a New Trial Death Imminent
The California Supreme Court denied Thomas J. Mooney's request for a new trial. He faces execution on August 22 unless clemency is granted by the governor. Lord Derby warned the war effort shows unity of command and cautioned against overestimating gains.
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San Franscisco
Cal
State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Weather outlook for Lake Erie region after July 22
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures. Forecast covers Washington weather desk remarks noting a cooler spell around Lake Erie and a general relief from heat.
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the Weather
Washington
Lake Erie
American Allied offensives drive deep on western front
Washington reports continued heavy Allied pressure against German lines on the Aisne and Marne with Chateau Thierry in Allied hands and seven miles gained on the Chateau Thierry Soissons front. Officers remain hopeful of further German retreat and rear guard losses as British action potential looms in the north.
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Washington
Aisne
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Chateau- Thierry-Soissons
Assistant Secretary of Navy Roosevelts Overseas Arrival
Washington reports the safe arrival overseas of Assistant Secretary Franklin D Roosevelt aboard a destroyer. He will inspect naval administration abroad focusing on contracts leasing of buildings and lands and other organization matters. Louis McHenry Howe will head the office during his absence.
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Washington
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Daniels
Roosevelt
Naval Administration
Navy Department
Louis McHenry Howe
Vienna cabinet resigns amid renewed ministerial crisis
London dateline July 22 reports another ministerial crisis in Vienna as the von Seydler cabinet resigns amid stormy council sessions. The premier withheld the Reich stat speech draft while Slav ministers threatened to quit.
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London
Vienna
Zurich
von Seydier
Council of Ministers
Primier von Seidler
Reichstat
Americans Shoot Down Two German Planes Saturday
In France on Saturday Lieuts Putnam and Baker Brody Freeman reportedly shot down two German airplanes. Official confirmation had not yet been received.
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France
Lieut
Putnam
Baker Brody Freeman
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Breny
Oulchy le Chateau
le Charme
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