Allies Advance as French American British Take Key Towns
French American and British troops report gains along the Aisne Marne front with multiple village captures and about 1,800 German prisoners. American forces seize Jaulgonne while French forces take Oulchy le Chateau and Aubvillers Sauvillers Mailly-Raineval, as fighting along the Marne and Vesle continues with heavy counterattacks and river crossings.
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Paris
Aisne- Marne
Marne-Aisne
Vesle River
Soissons
Buzaney
Gerwean
Oulchy-le “Hateau
Marne
Jaulgoune
Oulchyle Chateau
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Vicardy
Montedider
Aubvillers
Sauvillers
Mailly- Raineval
Soissons-Chateau Thierry-Reims
Vesle
Aisne
Salient
Sheult
Win
Red Cross Workers Wounded Near Front Lines
Three American Red Cross workers wounded while carrying wounded soldiers from advanced fighting lines. J. L. Butterfield of New York W. A. Fox of Buffalo and George B. Carr were injured Butterfield and Fox hit by shrapnel Carr by a bomb fragment.
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Red Cross
J. L. Butterfield
New York
W. A. Fox
Buffalo
George B. Carr
Butterfield
Fox
Carr
Army of 5 Million Plan Outlined by War Department
Secretary Baker announced plans for a large mobilization with a draft age modification likely to lower. The initiative aims at an army probably exceeding five million, with shifts to redeploy American troops from training camps to the Italian front and a Franco American offensive managed "entirely in the factory."
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Washington
Baker
Congress
War Department
Pershing
Bliss
United States
Europe
Rome
Tralian
Call for colored men to enter military service
Washington July 24 60 000 colored men with general military service qualifications are called up by Provost Marshal General Crowder. They will entrain between August 1 and August 5 in a nationwide mobilization effort.
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Crowder
Washington
War Bill Sets Near 30 Billion for U S Expenditures
Washington July 24. A Sherley compiled report shows Congress authorized 29.79 billion for war efforts in the second session with larger future needs as America maintains a vast European military establishment. The Army and fortifications are largest items with loans and revenues supporting the huge outlays.
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Washington
Sixty Fifth Congress
America
Europe
Sherley
Kentucky
House
Congress
Three American Aviators From Chatham Found Off Halifax
Three Massachusetts airmen from Chatham station W C Briscoe W B Griffin and C A Upton were rescued ten miles off Halifax after drifting three days along the North Atlantic in a dirigible balloon. The craft ran into fog soon after departure and the men, apparently unharmed, were brought to Halifax. the estimated course if straight was about 400 miles.
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Halifax
Chatham
Mass
North Atlantic
W. C. Briscoe
W. B. Griffin
C. A. Upton
Massachusetts
American Casualty Lists From the American Expeditionary Forces
The War Department announces 105 casualties among American expeditionary forces on July 24. breakdown: 24 killed in action 23 died of wounds 5 from disease 5 from accident and other causes 67 wounded severely 1 missing. Marines totals include 23 casualties with 4 killed 3 died of wounds 15 wounded severely 1 missing. Navy reports personnel over half a million.
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Washington
War Department
Marine Corps Headquarters
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Wilson directs war time control of telegraph lines
President Wilson takes possession and supervision of all telegraph and telephone systems effective at midnight. Postmaster General Burleson to manage operations through owners and managers with no change to press wire service. Regular dividends and bond obligations may continue until further orders.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Navy Department
Burleson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Albert S. Burleson
Raincoat graft probe swells with national scope
New York reports a wide bribery scheme in military raincoat contracts. Harry Lazarus, defense council subcommittee member, and Charles Fuller, chief NY inspector, are jailed. Dozens of officers and manufacturers face charges or investigation as DOJ details claim millions involved.
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New York
Council of National Defense
Harry EB. Lazarus
Defense Council
Department of Justice
Charles L. Fuller
War Department
Army
District of New York
Torpedoed Off Ireland Coast Report Appears
A submarine incident off the coast of Ireland is reported with details unclear. Navy sources confirm a torpedo attack and ongoing salvage and investigation efforts.
Ten of Crew Lost in Justicia Sinking Near Ireland
A report from New York states the liner Justicia was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland early today. Ten crew members are unaccounted for though overall loss of life is described as light. The Justicia belonged to the White Star fleet and was noted for alleged bribe schemes involving inspectors and decoy officials tied to quartermaster contracts.
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New York
Justicia
Ireland
Quartermaster’s Department
France
Washington
Turkey Promises Action Over Tabriz Seizure Evidence
Washington reports the Turkish government pledges to do its full duty in the dispute over the seizure of the American consulate at Tabriz and looting of the American missionary hospital. The State Department received the note via Sweden, with Turkey saying it is investigating though difficulties in Tabriz hinder fact gathering.
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Tabriz
Washington
State Department
Turkey
Food and bullets by air aid French battalion
Paris reports a French battalion cut off near Pourey was supplied for three days with bread beef and cartridges dropped from aircraft. German planes used Allied markings to mislead air forces with one observation plane attacking Americans before fleeing and a pursuit plane duplicating the ruse.
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Paris
Pourey
Marne
Reims
Congressmen Visit Vatican and Meet Baron Sonnino
Rome hosts visiting American congressmen who tour Vatican sites and meet Baron Sonnino the foreign minister who welcomes the first Italian visit by a U S congressional delegation. In New York a sealed verdict finds Frank O Neil Thur Oswald Strepeen and Samuel Reichbach not guilty of obstructing the draft in federal court.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Baron Sonnino
New York
Frank
O'Neil
Thur Oswald L. Strepeen
Army Quartermaster’s Department
Samuel Reichbach
Martin J. Hanton
Federal District Court
British Destroyer Maine Sinks German Submarine
London July 24 The British destroyer Maine has sunk a German submarine according to an official statement issued by the British admiralty.
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London
Maine
Admiralty
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