Czecho Slovaks Advance After Vladivostok Action
Dispatches report Czecho-Slovak troops disarmed Bolshevik forces at Vladivostok, then advanced to Nikolayevsk on the Amur, defeating Bolshevik and allied prisoners and seizing a naval station. Paris notes Kerensky cabinet leaders among those arrested. Tokyo confirms clashes with Red guards as Czech forces gain munitions in Siberia.
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Nikolayevsk
Kerensky
Moscow
Washington
Wilson
Russia
Viscount Ishii
White House
Ishii
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Siberia
Irkutsk
Samara
Supreme War Council
Versailles
France
England
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Shanghai
Nikolyevsk
Amur
Paris
Count von Mirbach
M. Txeretalll
M. Tehernoff
M. Skobeteff
Savinkoff
Havarovak
Red Guards
War Office
Front Dispatch Reports July 4 5 Action Near Picardy and Marne
Berlin dispatch notes occupied Syzran and Mosslim near the Volga 300 miles southeast of Niini Novgorod. Washington says no major news from American front areas with some artillery fighting in Picardy and notable German air activity in the Marne sector during July 4 to 5.
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Syzran
Mosslim
Berlin
Volga River
Niini-Novgorod
Rumely Records Led to Bail Reduction in Perjury Charge
Dr Edward A Rumely publisher of the Evening Mail appeared before U S Commissioner Hitchcock on perjury charges. He allegedly placed all records at the Justice Department during visits to Washington. Bail was set at 35000 rather than 50000 after government assertions. Hearing on the Mail ownership linked to Germany postponed for two weeks.
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New York
Edward A. Rumwell
Evening Mail
Department of Justice
Washington
Doctor Rumely
United States
Hitchcock
Worcester flyer athlete dies in war service
Lieut Warren T Hobbs of Worcester in the American aviation corps was killed by German anti aircraft fire on June 26. A 22 year old noted athlete, he held the world record for the 60 yard hurdles with a time of 6 2/5 seconds set at the Meadenbrook indoor track meet in March 1917.
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Worcester
Mass
Warren T. Hobbs
Armericean Aviation Corps
Hobbs
Meadenbrook
Sugar Famine Fears Dismissed Despite New Diet Rules
Washington reports no sugar famine danger as food administration says stockpiles are healthy and conservation remains. Public urged to follow three pounds per person monthly sugar limit and maintain wheat and meat restrictions during the ongoing war period.
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Washington
Food Administration
America
23 More Ships In Week Reported
Washington reports 23 additional ships completed in the first week of July bringing total new vessels built under the shipping board to 228. The ships average 122771 deadweight tons and aggregate tonnage reaches 1416022.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Wreck Near Nashville Kills 100, Injures 80
A Nashville crash on the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line kills about 100, injures over 80. Lieut Don Lang of the aviation service is seriously hurt. Several dead include Private John P Hussey, Wilson B Harris, and Alexander.
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Don Long
Engieeg
Don Lang
Aviation Service of
Nashville
John PB. Hussey
Uhilan
Wilson B. Harris
Naval
Alexander
United States Marine Corps
Prisoners Returned to Army After Russia Emphasis
Amsterdam reports during a German reichstag budget debate Gen. von Stein, Prussian war minister, stated that prisoners returned from Russia can be re employed in the army. He added that ex changed prisoners from Great Britain and France face conditions making such employment impossible.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Cologne
von Stein
Russia
Great Britain
France
Austria Rejects German Generalissimo for Italian Front
Rome reports Austria refuses to accept a German generalissimo to direct operations on the Italian front. Advices in Rome today confirm Vienna's stance.
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Austria
Rome
Casualties Reported in American Expeditionary Forces
Washington reports 57 American casualties including 13 killed in action and 10 died of wounds. Eleven missing, two slightly wounded, and one prisoner noted. Marines with the AEF tally 52 casualties: 17 killed in action, 10 died of wounds, 13 severely wounded, and 12 missing in action.
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Washington
War Department
Tourteen
Marine Corps Headquarters
Contracts for 92 steamers set by Shipping Board
Washington reports Chairman Hurley says the Shipping Board has awarded contracts for 92 army transports. After the war these ships will enter passenger service. Also Italian revenues for the year ended June 30 rose by 805 million lire to 179 million.
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Washington
Hurley
White House
Shipping Board
Italy
Rome
Austro-Hungarian Troops Desert to Allies Reported
Paris reports an Austrian deputy and the supreme command confirm that over 300000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers deserted since the war began. About 150000, largely Czechs, surrendered to Russians Serbians Romanians and Italians. nearly 150000 Hungarians escaped through Roumania between 1914 and 1916. Doctor Ugren cites non Magyar and non German units surrendering when facing the enemy.
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Paris
Temesvar
Roumania
Ugren
Doctor Ugren
French Drive Germans Back at Montdidier Front
Paris reports French troops attacked German lines west of Antheuil and between Montdidier and the Oise, penetrating defenses and advancing up to a mile at points. They repulsed a counterattack at Loges farm and took 450 prisoners, including 14 officers, with tanks aiding.
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Paris
Antheull
Montdidier
Oise
War Office
Loges
Long Pont
Retz
River
Ferme Porte
Ferme Des Loges
Aisne
Chavigny Farm
Chateau Thierry
Champagne
Marquises
Butte Cho
German Offensive Preparations Reported On Western Front
The article notes German forces behind the lines training for a major attack while front positions remain guarded by weaker troops. German aerial activity has declined as they ready for a possible surprise blow, with artillery fire increasing in some sectors and no defensive works in place between Soissons and Reims.
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Chemin Des Dames
Soissons
Reims
German foreign secretary to resign. Kuehmann likely next
Copenhagen reports Emperor William consents to Richard von Kuehlmann’s resignation. Wolff agency says the appointment of Admiral von Hintze may follow. London notes Von Kuehlmann as the first non-Prussian foreign minister in Germany, with Hertling retiring as Bavarian chancellor and hints that Berlin’s militarist bloc will push to keep Kuehlmann as the last Prussian in the post.
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Denmark
William
Richard von Kuehlman
Wolff News Bureau
Berlin
Admiral von Hintze
Christiania
Mexico
London
von Kuehlmann
Germany
von Hertting
Kuehlmann
Foreign Office
Vienna Reports Albanian Front Shifts Near Berat
Vienna says Entente pressure on Austrian lines in Albania continues with forces advancing across the Vogusa River. French gains are noted along the upper Devoll, and fighting also occurs southwest of Berat as the war office briefs.
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Vienna
Albania
Vogusa
War Office
Devoll
Berat
U S Crops for 1918 to Be Over Top With Records
The July crop forecast from the Department of Agriculture predicts corn at 3.1 billion bushels the largest on record. Wheat is projected around 800 million bushels with higher five year averages. White potatoes at 406 million bushels and tobacco at 1.87 billion pounds are also forecast to exceed long term averages.
Czechs Capture Nikolsk Northwest of Vladivostok
In a July report from Vladivostok the Czech forces defeated Red Guards and enemy prisoners in a battle near Nikolsk, eighty miles northwest of Vladivostok. About 600 prisoners were taken along with armored trains bearing supplies. The Bolshevik leadership warned of possible German alliance if Anglo Japanese intervention occurs.
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Vladivostok
Germany
Russia
Red Guards
Kikolsk
British advance on Merris Front reported in Flanders
Special to Evening Journal. London July 10 British forces carried out a successful operation near Merris northeast of Nieppe Wood advancing their lines and taking prisoners. German bombardment targeted positions newly won by French and American units in the Marne salient while local Austrian attacks near Villers-Bretonneaux were repulsed. West Front activities were comparatively quiet.
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London
Arras
War Office
Somme
Flanders Front
Merris
Niephe Wood
Marne Salient
Villers-Bretonneaux
Crop prospects show sharp rises in flax and rice output
The report notes flax at 15.8 percent of normal and rice at 484 production, nearly double 1916 figures. Acreage announced includes corn 113,885,000 acres, white potatoes 113,000, sweet potatoes 950,000, tobacco 1,452,004, tax 167,000, and rice 1,120,300. Wheat prospects down 40,000,000 bushels, with June deterioration cutting winter wheat by 30,000,000 and spring wheat by 10,000,000 bushels.
Four More Columbia Dead Amid River Search
Peoria Illinois July 10 reports list four more bodies from the steamer Scotia disaster bringing the death toll to 84. Additional victims are feared as many as 15 remain in the river. Recovered are Harry Brown Pekin Jerry Chiollis Pekin George Schuster Kingston and Rudolph Poebel Pela. State attorney plans inquiry with federal inspectors while twenty two funerals are set for the day.
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Peoria
Tigers River
Harry Brown
Pekin
Jerry Chiollis
George Schuster
Kingston
Rudolph Poebel
Pela
Tazewell
U. S. Controls All Sulphur
The sulphur industry will be administered by the War Industries Board under the approval of the president due to wartime demand. Production and distribution shift to government control to support explosives needs and strained rail and water transportation networks.
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Washington
Mme
War Industries Board
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