Japan's Approval and Murman Coast Developments
German plans on the Murman coast changed with no troops sent to battle Allied forces. Japan accepts Wilson’s Russian plan but urges unity and military focus amid Bolshevik threats. Red Cross aid flows from Japan and the United States, while discussions continue between Tokyo and Washington.
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Finland
Russia
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Gurke
Washington
Japan
Wilson
Tokio
Murman Coast
Germany
Red Cross
Vladivostock
Mar- Man Coast
First Part of Foch's Plans Reported Successful
The Hague July 25. Gen Foch's plan to halt the German offensive succeeded, says a military critic of the Frankfurter Zeitung. The attack is described as more than a response to Rheims actions, aiming to disrupt Hindenburg's overall strategy by seizing strategic reserves from German command.
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Zeitung
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Zeppelin Burns Near Holland German Frontier
London reports a Zeppelin fell in flames near Deiheim close to the Holland Germany frontier. The Central News dispatch from Amsterdam notes the dramatic airship disaster with uncertain casualties.
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London
Deiheim
Amsterdam
Retreat Fast But Ordered Says Aisne Front Dispatch
Saff correspondent Newton C. Parke reports American forces at the Aisne describe a rapid German retreat near Chateau-Thierry. German “sneeze shells” failed to halt the advance, and two enemy planes bombed from the air while our troops moved forward and captured a 10 inch howitzer and an 8 inch piece.
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Newton C. Parke
I. N
SAFF
Aisne
Chateau-Thierry
Evacuation orders cancelled by Earle P Reeves
London dispatch reports the Franco American offensive on the Aisne Marne front forced German plans to attack the British front. Germany planned a sixth western assault last week targeting Paris but Allied gains removed the threat. Estimates say fewer than thirty divisions remain fresh under Prince Rupprecht with reserves exhausted.
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Earle P. Reeves
SAFF
London
Aisne- Marne
International
Western
Paris
Rupprecht
Aisne
Marne Sailent
Germany
Verification letters to kin of soldiers in France
Washington July 26. Chaplains and Red Cross nurses will send verification letters to relatives of soldiers in France who have been killed in action wounded or who have died from disease or accidents an order by Gen Pershing issued and released here today.
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Wshington
Red Cross
France
Gen. Pershing
Allies tighten grip near Soissons in Aisne Marne push
Frank Chalton III reports German center now in Allied hands as Franco American forces push toward Fere en Tardenois. Villemontoire and Ouichy Le Chateau retaken in a brilliant storm attack. Allies extend lines around the Ourcq Aisne and press toward Soissons and Chateau Thierry with gains north of the Ourcey and further advances southwest of Rheims.
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Quichy-Le Chateau
Aisne
Marne
Fere-en- Tardennois
Villemontoire
Ouichy-Le Chateau
Soissons
Foch
Ourcq
Villemontoire-Ourchy-Le Chateau
Ferean-Tardennois
Ourcey
Chateau-Thierry
Aisne- Marne
Soissons- Chateau-Thierry
Rheims
President Wilson denounces mob violence in moral appeal
In Washington on July 26 President Wilson denounces lynching and mob rule as a betrayal of democracy. He singles out anti-German sentiment and urges officials and citizens to actively uphold law and justice to protect the weak and preserve national honor. The address follows recent lynchings including Robert P. Praeger in Collinsville Illinois.
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Wilson
Robert P. Praeger
Collinsville
Ill
America
Wilson on mobs and the danger to democracy
President Wilson denounces mob violence as a betrayal of democracy and law. He warns that lynching harms the United States image, contrasts mob zeal with lawful justice, and urges communities to rise above the mob spirit to protect the nation’s honor.
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América
Germany
America
Charmel Captured by Yankees After Two Hour Fight
American forces captured Charmel after a two hour battle that saw the village change hands twice. American artillery bombarded German positions, destroying machine gun nests and clearing the edge of the Rib z forest as troops advanced and Germans fled toward nearby routes toward Fismes and Jaulgonne.
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Yankees
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Ribz Forest
Chateau-Thierry
Jaulgonne
Marne
Fismes
Amercan
Naval Affairs Committee Arrives Overseas for Inspection Tour
Thirteen members of the House naval affairs committee arrived safely overseas led by chairman L A Padgett. Secretary Daniels announced the trip to inspect operations abroad visit naval bases and hold conferences with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. They may visit battlefields.
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House
Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
L. A. Padgett
Roosevelt
Fatal Curtiss field crash in Buffalo Wyoming
Pilot J Lawrence Dunham of Brockville Ontario was killed and James Ralph Doolittle, a resident at the University Club, was probably fatally injured when a Curtiss airplane crashed at about 10 am at the Curtiss flying field above Buffalo Wyoming. The machine is said to have malfunctioned at about 1 000 feet.
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N. Y
J. Lawrence Dunham
Brockville
Ont
James Ralph Doolittle
University Club
Curtiss Flying Field
Ukrainian peasant uprising reported near Kiev forces
London July 26 German forces in Ukrainia have fallen back on Kiev under pressure from counter revolutionaries. A widespread revolt by Russian peasants is said to be forming an army of 75 000 men with officers, amid reports from a Central News dispatch.
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London
Ukrainia
Kiev
Paris Reports Gorky Death By AGENE Radio Tot
Paris reports the death of Maxim Gorky the famous Russian novelist according to advices from Berne today. The dispatch notes the report originated in Bern with no additional context from other cities.
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Paris
Maxim Gorky
Agene Radio Tot
Berne
Allied Drives Force German Positions On Multiple Fronts
Washington reports Pershing says American troops advance between the Oureq and Marne. Paris notes recapture of Oulchy le Chateau and Villemontaire with prisoners and guns taken. London describes German attacks repulsed with British prisoners taken and continued artillery action on the Somme and Boyelles sectors.
Prisoners and machine guns captured in port area clash
Reported action describes Beauvardes and La Tournelle units pinched off by Infu forces from west and Fere Wood from the east. Prisoners taken along with multiple machine guns in the engagement.
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Beauvardes
la Tournelle
Fere Wood
Allies Close on German Second Line at Marne Front
American and Allied forces press the Berlin defense along a 55 mile front between the Aisne, Marne and Rheims. French and American troops seize key locations, encircle positions near Fere-en-Tardenois, Oulchy, and Tournelle woods as heavy artillery pins German lines.
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Ernest P. Orr
SAFF
Paris
Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Ludendorff Sei
Aisne Ami Ourcq
Aisne-Marne
Sailent
Oulchy-LaViller
Oulchy-LeChateau
Oulchy Aville
Fere-tm- Ardennois
Armentieres Secteur
Nenteuil
Health of Troops in Camps Remains Generally Good
Washington July 26 health of troops in camps and cantonments across the United States remains generally good according to Surgeon General Gorgas. The weekly report issued today notes a high amount of inductives arriving at camps bringing diseases and illness, reflecting the large influx.
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Washington
United States
Genesel. Gorgas
Weather outlook for Washington and Lake Erie area
Partly cloudy tonight with a cooler feel expected Saturday. Light winds and patchy cloudiness persist near Lake Erie as temperatures ease from today.
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Lake Erie
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