Allied Forces Break Through On Aisne Marne Front
Allied troops advance along a ten mile front from Buzancy toward Seringes near Soissons and seize Craim sole, Cramille, Clerges, Mauniere wood, and Reomigny as prisoners flood in from July 15 to 31 totaling about 33 400 with fresh German divisions redeployed in the Jeune front.
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Paris
Aisne-Marne
Cramoiselle
Cramille
War Office
Clerges
Mauniere Wood
Reomigny
Dormans-Reims
London
Buzancy
Soissons
Seringes
Fereen-Tardenots
Oulchy-le-Chateau
Evening Standard
von Eben
Soissons-Kelus
Soissons-Kelms
Peho de Paris
Germans issue orders for retrograde advance to Fismes Vesle
German forces issued orders for a series of retrograde movements toward the town of Fismes on the Vesle river. They employed a new gas with a white flame and smoke during the retreat.
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Vesle
Lloyd George Sees Victory For Allies
British Premier Lloyd George told manufacturers in London that the war favors the Allies and warned that longer combat will bring sterner economic terms for the enemy. He cautioned against boasting until victory is assured and urged patience for another month.
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London
Lloyd George
Aviation ace totals rise in Paris air war summaries
Paris reports Sub-Lieutenant Roy al adds five more serial victories, three in ten minutes, bringing his total to 20. Lieutenant Madon increases his string to 38, reflecting a surge in air combat successes.
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Paris
Royal
Madon
Appointment of Irish Chief Justice Molony
Lord Justice Thomas Francis Molony, who has served as lord justice of appeal in Ireland since 1915, is appointed lord chief justice of Ireland according to an official notification.
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Thomas Francis Molony
London
Lord Manetice
Apprent
Ireland
Italians Drive Back Enemy. Brisk Front Fighting Reported
Rome reports brisk fighting along the Italian front with reconnoitering parties in Ledro valley taking prisoners. Austrian preparations for a Albania counter offensive and Italian long range bombardment behind Austrian lines are noted from Rome and Washington dispatches.
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Rome
War Office
Ledro
Mont Corne
Cornone
Unes
Albania
Dloua
Vilanderbaltin
Hohenkampfe
Cile
Kuchi
Seveni
Balkan Zone
Washington
Italy
Montello
Montello Heights
Ekaterinburg Captured by Czecho Slavs Report
Amsterdam reports that Ekaterinburg in Perm near the Siberian border has fallen to the Czecho-Slovaks per Isvestin of Moscow. Pravda warns the counter revolutionary danger grows like an avalanche as Bolshevik presses raise alarm.
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Amsterdam
Ekaterinburg
Perm
Siberian
Isvestin
Moscow
Bobshevik
Pravda
American Congressmen See Proud War Effort in France
Nine U S lawmakers and naval committee members toured the Maine front in France and Italy. They praised American troops' sacrifice and spirit, saying the nation is in the war and determined to crush the German military machine.
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UU. S&s
Pershing
France
London
Naval Committee
House of Representatives
Congress
Italy
Maine
America
Cassius C. Powell
Des Moines
United States
Dowell party admires naval committee at Buckingham Palace
Several members of the Dowell party joined the naval committee for an audience with King George at Buckingham Palace. The event conveyed strong feelings of appreciation and comradeship among attendees.
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Dowell
Naval Committee
King George
Buckingham Palace
Captain Vauban pleads guilty in raincoat graft case
In New York on August 2 Capt Aubrey W Vauban a quartermaster corps official pleaded guilty to charges tied to an army raincoat graft conspiracy. He agreed to testify for the government after previously pleading not guilty. Paris also reported Cénamenceau's government winning a confidence vote 312 to 144 in the chamber over recruiting policy for 1920.
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New York
Aubrey W. Vauban
Quartermaster Corps
Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Draft age expansion eyed by staff and president
Army General Staff and the administration plan to ask Congress to extend the draft age to nineteen through forty. Leaders expect the limit to be set with input from House and Senate military affairs committees, though some members seek an upper age of forty-five. Plans to expand forces have Wilson approval and will be sent to committees when Congress reconvenes to accelerate action and avoid calling more men with dependents.
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Washington
Army General Staff
Administration
Congress
House
Senate
Army
United States
Wilson
Military Affairs Committee
Government Takes Charge of Unskilled Labor Recruiting for War Work
Federal employment service will recruit unskilled labor through state and community boards to support war industries and coal mining. Shortages are estimated at 500000 locally, with final figures expected near 1000000. Railroads and farms are excluded from federal recruitment. Private agencies are barred. John E. B. Densmore named director general.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Federal Employment Service
Employment Service
John EB. Densmore
Wilson
Government directs continued duties of company staff
The directive states that all officers and employees of the companies under Mr. Burleson will remain in their present duties and terms of employment, despite government actions. The intent is to preserve current operations and personnel as the situation develops.
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Burleson
Typhoid Outbreak Roils Bulgarian Army near Sofia
Amsterdam dispatch reports a serious typhoid outbreak in Bulgaria affecting the army and Sofia, with casualties said to reach thousands. Medical service is said to have collapsed as King Ferdinand reportedly left Sofia after two royal palace cases.
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Ferdinand
Sofia
Amsterdam
London
Bulgaria
Exchange Telegraph Company
Royal
U S Citizens in Canada Register Under Draft Treaty
Toronto announces that the treaty allowing Canadians in the United States and Americans in Canada to be drafted has prompted many to register. Chester W. Martin says over 2,000 Americans in Canada have enrolled, with districts stretching from Ontario mining areas to Hudson Bay. Nevada candidate Anne Martin seeks Senate as an independent.
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Toronto
Ont
Chester W. Martin
United States
Canada
Ontario
Houdson Bay
Nevada
Reno
Nev
Anne Martin
National Woman's Party
Wilhelm Tries Some More Camouflage
In a proclamation to the German army and navy Emperor William asserts submarines will win the struggle, praising the navy and colonial troops and vowing continued sacrifice to break the enemy's will. Washington reports Secretary Daniels says the submarine theory has been exploded after reviewing the German emperor's message.
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Amsterdam
France
Germany
William
Washington
Paniels
French Breakthrough Narrows Gap as Allies Advance
Allied forces push forward three miles to tighten the neck of a pocket of resistance. French troops seize strategic positions, consolidating gains and threatening encirclement of opposing lines.
Allied Advance on Marne Turns Summer Campaign Point
British dispatch from London reports the French have captured the Ourcy Aisne watershed and pushed three miles on a five mile front, tightening the pocket through which German forces retreat. The action is described as the turning point of the summer campaign and possibly the war.
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Myventoe Journal
London
Marne
Ourcy-Aisne
Allied encircling move seals German position near Rheims
Special to Evening Journal reports North of the Marne the allied army completes an encircling maneuver at Villa En Tardenvis, a German pivot on the Rheims front. The setback to German forces grows as the retirement slows under the new pressure, promising a strategic advantage to the allies.
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Marne
Villa En Tardenvis
Rheims
Seissons
No American troop transports sunk in Europe combat
Mr. Daniels noted that not a single American transport carrying troops to Europe had been sunk, while attacking and fighting the vital forces streaming over seas.
Plan for new Department of Aeronautics proposed in Senate
Washington August 2 centralization of aircraft production in a new executive department to be known as the department of aeronautics is proposed in a bill introduced in the senate by Senator New of Indiana. He says the plan is supported by army officers and members of the aircraft board and is based on testimony before committees.
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Washington
Department of Aeronautics
Senate
Senator New
Indiana
Senate Aircraft Investigating Committee
Francis Leaves for Murmansk From Velogda
Ambassador Francis and leaders of British French and Italian missions departed Velogda for Murmansk on the Arctic ocean on July 8. The State Department reported via cable from Mr Pronets noting the departure details.
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Washington
Ane
Francis
Kandalaska
Reussian Lapland
Velogda
Murmansk
Arctic Ocean
State Department
Pronets
Milwaukee Shipyard Revived With 6000000 Capital
Milwaukee reports the Fabricated Ship Corporation organized with 600000 capital and government contracts for 18 steel ships. Most vessels will be 172 feet long and 82 feet wide. The yard will feature 2000 feet of water frontage and specialized launching ways and wharves. London dispatch notes Hoover leaving for Paris after a two week stay in London.
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Milwaukee
Wis
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