Allied drives push Germans back. 8400 prisoners taken
Washington reports Franco American forces advanced on July 18 cutting through German lines to Vesle. Section A notes 8400 prisoners and 135 guns captured. British front reports Germans retreating from Montdidier to Moreau and to Avre slopes with Hamel and Dernancourt under Allied control.
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London
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Moreau
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Hame
Dernancourt
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Mrarce
U. S
Ayre River
Castel
Aubvillers
Ancre
Hamel
France Prays for Victory Observed Across France
Public prayers for Allied victory were held Sunday nationwide in France marking the fourth anniversary of the war declaration. Citizens gathered in churches and public squares to reflect on the conflict and call for victory.
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France
Paris
Ay . Sme
Pershing Receives Grand Cross of Legion of Honor
Paris reports General John J. Pershing commander in chief of American forces in France has been awarded the grand cross of the Legion of Honor by the French government. Premier Clemenceau telegraphed, praising his troops who aided the cause during the bitter struggle.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
France
Legion of Honor
Clemenceau
General Pershing
French Republic
Vesle River Crossed by Frenchmen in Key Push
Allied forces press on the Vesle crossing as French and American troops seize Fismes on the Aisne-Marne front. German rear guards retreat to the river’s north bank with stubborn resistance and house to house fighting reported near Reims. Allied patrols link flanks and push to widen the breakthrough.
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War Office
Anccre River
Dernancourt
Hamel
Bethune
Ypres
London
Ancre
Albert
Paris
Fismes
Germany
Aisne-Marne
Vesle
France
Avre
Bourges
Braches
Montdidier
Reims
Soissons
Large U. S. Casualty List and Spanish War Debt Paid
Washington reports the largest Sunday casualty list yet issued by the war department with 91 killed by wounds 5 dead of disease 1 dead in an airplane accident 4 from other causes 162 wounded and 12 missing. A marine was killed and another wounded bringing total names to 285. Also noted the final redemption of 864 million dollars of Spanish war bonds part of a 198 million block issued June 13 1908 seven weeks after war was declared and total Spanish war cost 1.9 billion. current war costs stand at about 1.0 trillion.
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Washington
War Department
Roe
Big Company Ordered to Dissolve Under U S Trust Ruling
The International Harvester Company must dissolve after a government agreement and court decree finding it an unlawful combination. Related machinery lines Osborne Champion and Milwaukee plus Springfield and Auburn plants will be sold. A one year period allows compliance. failure leads to auction. The case marks a major antitrust action during wartime.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
United States
Supreme Court
Springfield
Auburn
N. Y
Department of Justice
Harvester
Minnesota
Allies Cross the Aisne and advance in Soissons area
Allied forces push forward in the Soissons region with a rapid left wing advance and crossings of the Aisne at multiple points between Soissons and Venizel. German resistance weakens on the left while stiffening on the right with fighting near Champigny Jonchery and the Vesle north of Reims.
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Venizel
Vesle
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Jonchery
Reims
Train Hits Cars Kill Five In Argo Crossing Disaster
Five people died and more than fifteen were injured when a Belt Line freight train collided with an Argo trolley car attempting to beat a crossing near Sixty-third Street and Archer Avenue. The dead include a baby and two unidentified victims. the motorman and conductor of the streetcar and the freight engineer were detained by Argo police. The car stalled as the freight struck it, throwing the trolley car and trapping passengers for hours.
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O'Brien
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Coul
Roosevelt Visits Marines on Western Front Front
Franklin D. Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy travels to the western front sector occupied by U S Marines. He expresses hope to witness the grand fighters in action as he departs Paris on August 5.
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Paris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Japan and U S Agree to Help Save Russia
Washington plans show the United States and Japan will send a joint force to Vladivostok to aid Russia in Siberia while avoiding interference in Russia's sovereignty. France and Britain back limited action near Murmansk and Archangel with Czech and Slovak forces.
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U.S
Russia
Washington
Siberia
United States
Germany
France
Great Britain
Murmansk
Archangel
Vladivostok
Eight Hour Day Granted to Bethlehem Steel Workers
The national war labor board ruled to grant an eight hour day and recognize collective bargaining at Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem Pa affecting about 28 000 workers. It orders wage revisions piece rate reforms and a new local mediation board with company and worker representatives to settle future disputes. Specific raises include 67 44 cents per hour for first class electricians 62 44 cents for second class electricians and 40 cents for helpers with other wages to be set through bargaining.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
War and Navy Departments
Colles
Bethlehem Company
Ordnance Department
War Labor Board
Yank boys cover selves with glory in final tilt
The Cans take a leading role as the Yank boys cover themselves with glory in a dramatic basketball finish. Strong defense and clutch plays shaped a decisive win for the home team.
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Yank Boys
British in Albert as long range bombardment resumes
The report notes British forces in Albert in full possession as German long range bombardment of Paris resumes. American troops in Fismes fight street battles and dislodge German forces, earning high esteem from allies and enemies. The U S steamer O B Jennings is sunk by a submarine off Virginia coast.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Fismes
the Vesle
Albert
Washington, D. C
O. B. Jennings
Virginia
Hindenburg and Ludendorff Admit German Setbacks
Copenhagen reports that Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff told German correspondents their strategic plans failed this time. They claimed Germans still controlled the situation and that territories lost were disposed of per plan. They dismissed enemy progress as irrelevant to the war’s outcome.
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von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Copenhagen
Missouri Defense Council Denies Folk Charge
W H Lee treasurer of the Missouri state council of national defense says the council is not responsible for a recent statement by secretary W F P Saunder of Jefferson City. The council will not pay expense vouchers until all senatorial candidates issue statements absolving the council from the charge linked to former Gov Joseph W Folk.
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W. H. Lee
Missouri State Council of Defense
St. Louis
Missouri State Council of National Defense
W. F P. Saunder
Jefferson City
Joseph W. Folk
United States
Isguri
Lee
Navy reports death of electrician Charles E. Kruger in seaplane crash
The Navy Department announced the death of Charles E. Kruger an electrician with A N E P in a seaplane accident on July 50 Kruger listed Newport News Virginia as his home address
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Navy Department
Charles E. Kruger
Kruger
Newport News
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