U-Boat Bases in Peril Rally by Loyal Russians
Loyal Russian forces fight to check German advance as 2,000,000 Slavs march rearward. British French pressure on the German right flank signals a potential turning point, with warnings that naval cooperation could stamp out North Sea U-boat bases and threaten the German line in France.
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North Sea
Holland
Germany
France
London
Front
I Saga
Dorochouc
Zastavna
Uverezezanka
Orochepy
Legge Peck Wedding Notice at Peters Crawley Gardens
On Monday July 30 1917 at Peters Crawley Gardens the Reverend Penitent? W 8 Swayne rector of the parish Joan Douglas Legge Lieutenant Coldstream Guards to Harold Dine Peck of Chicago CG S&A.
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Legge-Peck
Peters Crawley Gardens
Swayne
Joan Douglas Legge
Coldstream Guards
Haroldine Peck
Chicago
CG S& A
Death notices from Washington area re open August funerals
Obituary notices list multiple local deaths on July 31 to August 1 1917 in Washington with funeral details. Names include Margaret Allen Charles Beach George Dean Alice Leggett John Loge Ade ld Lovish Octavia Morgan Rob ert Simpson and others. Interment locations include Glenwood Arlington Red Crook and private arrangements for family services.
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Inth
Arlington Cemetery
Leggett
Treorgia Atenue
Alice Meadow
Joseph Ro Leggett
Fstelle
Maine
Thureday
Chapel of the Hole
Red Crook Cemetery
Georgetown University Hospital
John Francis
Thurader
Speares Chapel
Morea
Adeld Lovish
Thomas McCrea
Morgan
Hfe
Octavia Morgan
Collins Morgan
Joseph Vincent Winn
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Simpson
Normar Bia
Robert Simpson
George B. Simpson
Janesville
Sloan
Key
WG Franke
Victoria
Fourteenth
Clifton Streets
Helfn Moore Sloan
John E Sloan
Smith
Emerency Hospital
Wight Gordog Smith
Emily Reed
Irs
Isabella Hallen Smith
Irwin CG Smith
St Lonts Mo
Steypens Episcopal Church
Stocketon
Eivene
Stockton
Thirteenth Street
Chicago
Atlante City
Warie
University Place
July casualty figures reveal British losses in July
England reports total British losses for July as 71 889 including killed wounded and missing across forces. The breakdown lists 4 679 killed 52 766 wounded 2 705 missing with officers and men noted in the casualty list. An adjacent item reports a murder threat accusation against an unknown individual.
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London
England
Koodimopf Threats Against Morgan and Rockefeller Names
Police say a man claiming to be Eric Koodinopf threatened the lives of J P Morgan and John D Rockefeller and his son. The suspect, a naturalized citizen born in Russia, was arrested after a week of police scrutiny. The report notes references to travel routes and locations, with details reflecting the period’s style.
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New York
J F Morgan
John TD Rockefeller
Joh D Rockefeller
Eric Koodinopf
Russia
German Lines Smashed as Allied Offense Rages Along Aisne Ypres Front
Photographs from behind German lines show widespread devastation as British and French forces advance. Bridges across the Yser number in the dozens under heavy under-fire construction. Allied artillery unleashes unprecedented barrages, while German morale declines and heavy fighting continues along the Lys and Ypres sectors.
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Reuter
France
Yser
Fife
Debate on Day Nation Prohibition Measure Affects States
Senators debated a proposed constitutional prohibition amendment with emphasis on state submission by July 1923. Supporters argued public sentiment must back the law while opponents warned of federal overreach and potential revolution if Washington enforces nationwide prohibition.
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Sheppard
Harding
Lodge
Hardwick
Jones
Washington
Thompson and
Sherman
Stone
Senate
Penrose
Ater
United States
British bear burden in the noon battle and night bombardment
Weather broken by heavy storms hindered air observation but our guns roared all day. A massive bombardment blossomed at 4 o clock as thousands of guns fired, lighting the horizon from the sand dunes to Measines ridge. The night’s bombardment continued with frenzied flares, loud shells, and continuous thunder.
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Measines Ridge
Missing American Girl Sought by Film in Havana
Havana July 31 American consulate to air photographs of Ruth Armstrong after police fail to locate the missing American girl. Arrangements underway to display images on moving picture screens to aid search and publicity.
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Havana
Ruth Armstrong
Ploodocetethe Etna
Balfour Speech Sparks Talk of Dual Empire Peace
The British foreign secretary Arthur J Balfour suggested that Austria could seek a separate peace on favorable terms, delaying Austro-Hungarian settlement until war’s end. Officials in Washington warn Germany must not be treated as victor, while U S policy remains to aid France and oppose German gains.
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Netherlands
Germany
Balfour
Hungary
Austria
House of Commons
Arthur J Balfour
England
Washington
Sterlin
Dual Empire
Rome
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Switzerland
Spain
Sweden
Cuba Gifts U S Five Ships In War Aid
Five ships were added to the government fleet as a gift from Cuba. The German vessels, interned when Cuba allied with the United States, were presented to the American Minister at Havana. The ships were damaged by their German crews.
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Cuba
United States
Habana
Shipping Board
Vessels to be brought to United States for repairs
It will be necessary to bring them to the United States for repairs before they are fit for service. All are excellent seaworthy cargocarrying vessels and form a welcome addition to the comparatively small merchant fleet the government is utilizing.
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United States
Slacker Kills Wife Then Self in July Tragedy
William Tyson, a young farmer, killed his wife and then himself following a call to appear before the draft exemption board. The couple had been married only a few weeks.
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Washille
William Tyson
Mayor Pierce Dead After Red Wing Launch Fire
Winona Minnesota July 31 A Pierce mayor of Red Wing lost his life yesterday in the St Croix River when he leaped into the water from his burning launch on the return trip from Stillwater with his wife and friends. Fire caught in midstream and all were rescued except Pierce who was unconscious when brought ashore.
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Winona
Minn
E A. Pierce
Red Wing
St Croix
Fie
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