TWO U S VESSELS SUNK CARRIED CREW OF SEVEN MEN
The torpedoing on July 27 of the American schooner John Twohy is reported. The John Hays Hammond was sunk by a German submarine with all hands saved. 24 aboard the Motana are missing, including six Americans. Names include Stratton, Hansen, Stone, Carlson, Flynn, Feet, McHernn, Quinn, Davis, and De ferre. The John Twohs sailed from Philadelphia June 15 for Algiers with seven crew.
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John Hays Hammond
St. John
N. B
John Twohy
Bay State
London
New York
Standard Oil Company
Ls$ Stratton
Arthur B Hansen
Fred Stone
New York City
Carlson
Staten Island
John Twohs
Phildelphia
Hampton
Algiers
Africa
Moorehouse
Philadelpha
E HaAthes
Massachusetts
Albert Whites
Bof Jones
Berlin
N J
Jonn Twoh
Philadelphia
Newburyport
Mags
Essex
Mase
Serbia's envoy denounces separate peace as German plot
Serbia's minister in Washington, M. Michaislovitch, warned against separate peace talks with Austria. He cited Allied aims, recalled Serbia's sacrifices, and urged continued victory to prevent any peace deals that would betray the Allies. He pointed to rumors spread by neutral agencies as German maneuvers to sow discord.
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Serbia
Skupshtina
M F Pashttch
Austria
Switzerland
Holland
Russian Army In Retreat And Duma Plea For Strong Authority
Russian troops rally and retreat across several fronts while the Carpathians see a Russian counteroffensive. The provisional duma urges a strong centralized government to defend Russia and warns against political chaos. Commanders threaten to quit if the army remains politicized as Austro German forces push toward Kimpelung.
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Perebishovey
Cziorns
Petok
Dabrinosce
Horovhorce
Kuceurmutour
Carpathians
Futna
Moldavica
Provisional Committee of the Duma
Russia
Constituent Assembly
Duma
M. Rouzi-anke
London
Petrograd
Kerensky
Kimpelung
Berlin
British aviator in Flanders far surpasses in combat feats
A World War I airman dominates the air near Flanders in a day of fierce fighting. He bombs German sheds, silences enemy guns, engages two mounted officers, destroys a pursuing plane, and strafes a troop train. He also scouts enemy lines and battles anti aircraft gunners. A chivalrous duel ends with the German officer drawing fire as the pilot fires a pistol when needed.
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Soffi-Cient
Pershing Praises Men as He Inspects American Forces in France
General Pershing led a coast-to-coast inspection of American troops in France, evaluating lodging, feeding, washing, and training. He ordered a smarter setup, noted port and barracks progress, and visited training areas, kitchens, and hospital units while stressing duty, organization, and morale.
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U. S
France
Pershing
United States
America
Gen. Pershing
Paria
Paris
Parshing
Ory
Trooser
War Correspondents
Women Raising Army Kerensky Approves Step in Russia
Petrograd reports a growing women's army movement across Russia. Enrolment reaches 1,200 in Petrograd with 1,500 more applicants. Moscow and Kiev form recruiting bureaus and barracks. Miss Vera Butchkareff leads a battalion as uniforms and arms are issued. Recruits range from 18 to 30, including married women and a widow of a colonel. A U.S. loan of 2.5 million dollars assists Belgian government needs amid ongoing credits to Belgium.
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Petrograd
Vera Butchkareff
Russia
Moscow
Kiev
Kerensky
Ew Women’s Military League
Miss Fromenko
Engineers
Miss Froimenko
Mme
Sofie Vansa
Miss Butchkareff
United States
Germans Pound New Flanders Line In Latest Drive
British and German reports describe heavy fighting along the Flanders front with bombardment, counterattacks, and shifting positions. British artillery and air power supported the defense as weather and mud hindered operations. Germans claim forward movement with heavy losses.
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St Julien
St. Julen
Freytenberg
Crater Position Claims Debunked By Expert
London Times military analyst Repington rebuts Ludendorff on the crater line near Ypres. He notes German forces and guns massed to oppose British attacks, but asserts German divisions and main artillery positions were stronger and overestimated by the German press.
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Ludendorff
Craters
London Times
Washington Peat
Public Ledger Company
London
Repington
Times
Flanders
Hindenburg
Ypres
Galicia
Dys
Ine
Dhe Hnes
Lys
Germany
German forces hold Chemin-des-Dames line gains
After a restless night German crown prince group repelled five French assaults on heights south of Filain and southeast of Cerny. Western Meuse counter thrust failed to recapture taken positions. Prisoners in yesterday’s fighting rose to over 756, with Baden, Hanoverian, and Oldenburg troops noted among the victorious units.
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Paris
Belgium
French War Department
Rheims
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
Apremont Forest
St. Mihiel
War Office
Bixschoote
Cerny
Champagne
Chemin-des-Dames
Filain
Timnes
Oldenburg
Pill Boxes and Concrete Forts Fall in Ypres Area
London dispatch reports no further advance on the Flanders front as Tuesday’s fighting broke the Ypres salient, seized Pilkem ridge, and exposed Rennebeke plateau. Combat saw pill boxes overturned by bombardment with many Germans using gas shells captured. few wounded, many prisoners including younger class of 1918.
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London Times
Washington Post
Conyright
Public Ledger Company
London
Perry Robinson
Flanders Front
Ypres Salient
Pilkem Ridge
Rennebeke Ridge
Red Cross
U. S. Surgical Teams At Work On Flanders Front
American surgical teams attached to the front with British forces in Flanders delivered care to the wounded. Each unit includes a surgeon, anesthetist, nurse, and orderly and has performed well under General Mann’s report. The Third Infantry of the District of Columbia was to be sent to Camp Sevier to join two National Guard regiments from South Carolina.
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Leroy W. Herron
District of Columbia
Cavalry
Unita
District National Guard
Ordway
Maj. Herron
Loula €. Vogt
U. S
Flanders Front
France
Belgium
Associated Press
America
Flanders
Mann
War Department
Hort Myer
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S&s C
National Guard
Bouth Careling
U S Staff Officers Observe Flanders Front Preparations
A large group of American staff officers expected to return to U S headquarters from the Flanders front. They have studied operations in intelligence, operation and artillery roles as preparations for the Franco British offensive proceed. Each officer observed advance artillery firing infantry actions and prisoner examination after battles.
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Paris
Flanders
Salem official touts Acid Iron Mineral as health aid
A Salem Virginia city official, F G Webber chief of police and water superintendent, endorses Acid Iron Mineral as a constitution builder and life prolonger for seniors. He claims it stops blood and heals sores and notes it is not a patent medicine from a natural iron mineral deposit.
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Salem
F. G. Webber
Police
Supt. Water Works
Virginia
Webber
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