Allies Break German Front in Aisne Marne Offensive Reach Fere en Tardenois
Paris reports French and American troops push to the north bank of the Oureq and storm Fere en Tardenois with other towns like Anthensay Clery et Voilne captured. German retreat widens as cavalry and tanks pursue, many bridges destroyed and enemy losses described as heavy.
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Paris
Oureq
Fere-en-Tardenois
Aisne-Maarne
War Office
Anthensay
Clery-et-Violaine
Reims
Champagne
France
America
Aisne-Marine
Poet
Aisne-Marne
Marne
Prench
Soissons-Reims
Villere-sur-bire
Sergy
Villers-sur- Fere
Villeen-Tardenois
Champinosy
Liermans
Fresnes
Courmont
Reims-Soissons
Vesle
Relins
Solssons
Evenine
London
Soissons- Rheims
Y M C A Orders Vast Quantities for U S Troops
Paris reports the Y M C A has placed enormous orders for soldiers including 840 million cookies, 750 carloads, 3 750 000 sticks of gum, 112 500 000 bars of chocolate, 1 850 000 000 cigarettes and 7 500 000 jars of jam and marmalade to be consumed before Christmas. Soldiers also request small bags for checkers.
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Paris
Red Triangle
Uncle Sam
United States
Strike Sit Uation Improves, Ministry Reports
London reports on July 20 that the ministry of munitions says the strike sit uation has improved.
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London
Ministry of Munitions
Ministerial Crisis Over Turkish Bulgarian Tensions
Rome reports a Constantinople crisis as tensions rise between Turkey and Bulgaria over Bucharest era territorial adjustments. Two hostile camps form, led by Talant Pasha and Enver Pasha, with Enver backed by Germany.
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Rome
Constantinople
Turkey
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Athens
Talant Pasha
Enver Pasha
Germany
Entire Iowa Family Killed in Waterloo Car Collision
Five persons died and one injured four miles south of Waterloo in a collision between an interurban car and a car. The Brown family was wiped out. the series of deaths followed when the view was blocked by a clump of trees. The article also notes a War Trade Board order banning rice imports for US consumption after July 31.
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Waterloo
Here
Milton T
Milton T. Brown
Lrene Wh. Clifford
Edith Bartlett
Brown
Washington
The
War Trade Board
Unite Rtates
Hunger Peace Boomerang Threatens German Gains in Ukraine
London dispatches report Ukrainian anger at German control grows as Kiev sources warn a hunger peace could backfire on Germany. A rising monarchist current seeks Austrian union with Ukraine, while a railway strike paralyses Ukraine's transport as Germans confiscate food stocks. Only one train ran in 48 hours amid threats to crews.
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London
Ukraine
Germany
Kieff
Berlin
Russian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Berliner Zeitung
Wiliam
Austria
Russia
Kiev
American base mayor receives relief gift for French poor
Paris July 20 The mayor of an American naval base in France received a donation of 1600 dollars from Admiral Wilson intended for the relief of the poor.
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Paris
France
Admiral Wilson
Yankees Win Big Victory at the Marne
The French and Americans advance in the Marne salient near Fresnes and Soissons with artillery in action behind infantry. Pershing notes progress from July 28 as Americans reach the Oureq and seize positions including Red Cross farm and Champvoisy amid heavy shell piles and 72 American deaths among 227 casualties reported.
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Soissons
Marne Salient
Pershing
Washington
War Department
Oureq
Marnelle
French War Office
Gureq
White Cross Farm
Lavelle
Ville-sur-Fere
Red Cross Farm
Fresnes
Forest de Fere
Courtmient
Riz
Champvoisy
War Insurance Exceeds 25 Billion Dollars
Secretary McAdoo released figures showing about 3,000,000 soldiers and sailors have applied for government war risk insurance totaling over 25 billion dollars. Applications surpass 2.95 million with an average per man of about 8,500. The program writes rapidly, aiming for nearly 4 billion in July, with certificates delayed but not needed for protection to take effect.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
McAdoo
Military experts clash over possible Crown Prince offensive
Paris dispatch notes German manpower dwindling with no reinforcements until 1820 class in October. Analysts caution a northern push unlikely while Luden-dorf’s Marne salient battles rage and Allied air and ground forces foil German machine gun nests amid ruins and a child’s doll amid debris. London reports British raiding units scoring successes offshore of the front.
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Paris
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Marne
Harry
Marines suffer heavy casualties in war action tally
The report records 11 killed in action and one more marine killed in action, 18 died of disease, eight from accidents and other causes, 119 severely wounded, one additional wounded, 235 missing in action, and one marine died of disease.
Rifles for Home Guards Policy Modified
Washington July 20 The adjutant general altered the rule prohibiting rifle testing for home guard groups until state National Guard quotas are met The change allows home guards to receive rifles where they are not needed by organized National Guard units.
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Washington
Adjutant General
Night Raids Yield Prisoners and Guns on Flanders Front
British reports say successful raids last night southeast of Aras and north of Sucre near Ypres, with prisoners and machine guns captured. In Givenchy sector patrols also took prisoners and a machine gun.
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Flanders
Aras
Haig
Sucre
Planders
Ypres
Givenchy
German Crops Short in Parts of Germany Amid Drought
Meager harvests plague southern and western Germany while central districts like Mecklenburg and Pomerania face ruined vegetables. Insect plagues hit potatoes and cabbage suffers heavy losses, forcing imports to cover shortages.
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Washington
Sesssons-Relmns
Germany
Mecklenburg
Pomerania
Liner Fights U boat Off New Jersey Coast
Passengers aboard a British liner arriving at an Atlantic port report engaging a German U boat 750 miles off the New Jersey coast last Friday. The liner fired three shots at what was believed to be a submarine on Saturday night. No hits were confirmed.
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Atlantic
New Jersey
U.S. Troops Reach Italian Front Under Ovations
American forces depart Rome for the Italian front amid large public ovations and more American troops arriving in Italy.
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Italy
Rome
England Plans to Seize Enemy Shipping After War
A British board of trade committee urges seizing and dividing enemy ships among allied nations to rebuild Britain’s mercantile marine. It warns Britain could decline to a second rate power if shipping recovery is delayed and favors universal freedom of the seas after the war.
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London
Board of Trade
United States Department of Commerce
Allies Close On Heels Of Teutons
Allied forces press the Germans toward a salient as frontline action tightens and mobility increases. Reports indicate advancing units pushing from key positions with mounting pressure on German lines.
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Teutons
Italian Boat Sunk by German Bomb in Garibaldi Case
The Giuseppe Garibaldi was destroyed by an Italian bomb hidden by a German spy in Rio de Janeiro. Six crew members died and valuables were lost. The same date reports on Allied pursuit in the Soissons Rheims area and a severe New York heat wave with thirteen deaths in twenty four hours.
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Hvening
Rio DE Janerio
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Evening Journal
New York
New York City
Honor to Boy-Ed Receives Imperial Recognition
Captain Boy-Ed once a German military attache in Washington and linked to German propaganda is praised by Emperor William for his activities in the United States. The Cologne Gazette cites a speech in which he is named a naval captain and called Von Rew Ba.
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New York
Boy- Ed
Washington
William
Cologne
Boy-Ed
von” Rew Ba
Eighty Thousand Men Trained At Camp Grant
July 20 report states more than eighty thousand soldiers trained at Camp Grant in the past year. Most serve in France, while others finish military education at other camps. The force at Grant represents the third increment sent here.
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Camp Grant
France
Son of Gen Harris Killed in Automobile Crash
Paris report says M. Jean Harris, son of the American commander in France, was killed when his automobile overturned. The French interpreter said other Harris family members were severely injured.
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Gen. Harris
M. Harris
France
Paris
M. Jean Officer
Ame
Acau
Harris
British Casualties Reported for Week in London Totals 12,898
British casualties reported in the past week total 12,898, compared with 16,08) the previous week. Breakdown shows killed on duty officers 128 and enlisted 1,764, wounded or missing 804 and others 10,09T.
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London
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