Germans Battle Madly for Verdun in renewed assaults
German forces push toward Verdun in a heavy frontline clash. Reports say a major push west of Dead Man Hill penetrated French lines but was largely repulsed by counterattacks. French and British troops, led by Petain and Haig, renewed attempts to hold positions along a 4 mile front near Dead Man Hill and on the Aisne.
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the Somme
Sir Douglas Haig
Lenser
Verdun
Brussioff
Dead Man Hill
Paris
Petain
Masa
Lune
War Office
St. Quentin
Gricourt
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
Aisne
Cerny
Aisne Front
Bovelle
Avecourt
Dead Man’s Fil
Verdun Front
Dead Man's Hill
Shipwreck Tragedy as Whale Back Christopher Columbus Crashes Dock
Milwaukee on July 30 reports say a whale back steamer named Christopher Columbus struck a Milwaukee River dock causing a five story warehouse water tank to topple onto the deck. At least thirteen killed and more than twenty injured as rescue teams pull bodies and survivors from wreckage and hospitalize the wounded.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee River
Yahr & Lang
Thera
University of Chicago
James Brody
Moody
Christopher Columbus
Rmin
Thomas HL Creal
Parkeraburg
Can the Kaiser Is Slogan of Americans In Pershing Army
London dispatch reports Pershing's soldiers and marines have adopted the slogan Can the Kaiser The Daily Express analyzes the word can as sealing the Kaiser’s fate The piece notes American slang spreading to British troops and likely to reach the home front as American expressions influence British usage
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Pershing
Washington Post
London
The
Daily Express
Russians Press on Eastern Front as German Fortifications Grow
Berlin reports a strong Russian destructive fire from the Lemberg Brody line to Brzezany with attacks feared in eastern Galicia. Soviet dispatches note intensified artillery battles near Kontychy Lutsk and Zlota Lipa, while Minsk sources say Germans fortify trenches 20 miles behind the front amid talks of possible separate peace.
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Berlin
Galicia
Lemberg-Brody
Brzezany
Prince Leopold
Brzerany
Kontychy
Lutsk
Stripana
Zlota Lipa
Petrograd
British Admiralty
Russian War Department
Caucasus
Senna
Priept
Slades
Zlochoff
Caucasian
Garvan
Minsk
Birzheviya
Parlementaires
Russia
Riga
Milan
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Copenhagen
Ruseia
Vienna
Brazesany Koninchy
Koninchy
Wreckers derail express near Beeville in Ontario
Canadian Northern Express from Ottawa to Toronto derailed near Thurlow five miles east of Beeville. An attempt to wreck the train was reported. No injuries. William MacKenzie, president of the road, was asleep in his private car at the rear of the train.
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Toronto
Ontario
Ottawa
Thurlow
Beeville
Biz William MacKenzie
the Road
Pershing's Army At Home Greeted in French Camp
American expeditionary force lands at a French port and fans flood the scene with cheers. Pershing’s veterans settle in with brisk efficiency as a baseball game and a grand parade thrill the town. French officials welcome the troops amid the day’s bright skies and eager crowds.
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Pershing
America
Goldiers
Germany Fears Separate Peace Drive By Austria-Hungary
Berlin and Amsterdam reports discuss fears that the United States loan to Austria-Hungary could enable a separate peace. Count von Reventlow warns such a move would signal a victory for anti-allied elements and ruin the monarchy. The Copenhagen Rundschau notes German pressure to prevent Austrian diplomacy from breaking with Germany.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Count von Raventiow
Tages Zeitung
Berlin
United States
Europe
Austria
Germany
Count von Reventlow
Copenhagen
Prussia
Austria- Hungary
Teacher Drowns With Three Girls Near Leonardo
Edith Putney of Elmhurst New Jersey, a Newton High School teacher, died trying to rescue three students Katherine Halloran 16 Meta Janquagki 17 and Kathleen O Connor 14 all from different areas who drowned after a small raft drifted to the pond center in Leonardo New Jersey during a Kwanty school trip.
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New York
Edith Putney
Elmhurst
N.J
Newton High School
Leonardo
N. J
Miss Putney
Katherine Halloran
Meta Janquagki
Zimburst
Kathleen O'Connor
Astoria
Kwanty School
German Methods Denounced at Scandinavian Congress
At the Nordic parliamentary gathering in Christiania on June 2, delegates condemned German methods in the Norway clash. President Montacher criticized Allied blockades as uncivil compared to German tactics. Branting, the Swedish socialist leader, agreed, while Hildebrandt harshly attacked British broadcasts from Sweden.
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Christiania
Germany
Norway
Montacher
Branting
Hildebrandt
Brockads
Swedan
Peace Door Opened By Lloyd George
London reports that Lloyd George's Glasgow and Dundee speeches are seen as a frank outline of allied peace terms. A possible start to German negotiations depends on Germany accepting substantially these terms, with the Glasgow speech viewed as opening discussions in press and parliament for an extended period.
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London
Paris
Lloyd George
Glasgow
Dundee
Germany
England
Bartlett Sails North Today for Etah Relief Mission
New York report states Robert A. Bartlett, heading the relief expedition to Crocker Land led by Donald B. McMillan, telegraphed that the steamship Neptune will depart St John’s Newfoundland for Sydney Nova Scotia to pick up supplies from New York then proceed to Etah. The Wrangton auto rents note follows.
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New York
Robert A. Bartlett
Etah
Greenland
Crocker Land Exploration
Donald 8. McMillan
American Muaeum of Natural History
Neptune
St. Johna
Newfoundland
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Senate Prohibition Debate Tightens On Distilled Liquor
The Senate weighs a substitute prohibition section limiting manufacture to distilled beverages, excluding malt and vinous drinks. Leaders push to curb President powers over stocks, while reformers urge rapid passage of food control amid war urgency and anti-saloon league responses.
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Senate
Wilson
Chamberlain
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bower
Lewis and
Reed
German air star killed in aerial combat
Copenhagen report says Lieut Almanroeder a leading pilot in Baron von Richthofen's squadron was killed in aerial combat. The ace had thirty victories and only gained pilot status in January.
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Copenhagen
Almanroeder
Baron von Richthofen
Cabinet Split Over Coal Prices Signals U.S. Policy Rift
The document lists key figures in the U.S. government and coal sector, noting a cabinet split on coal pricing amid the war effort. It names War Secretary Baker Interior Secretary Lane Navy Secretary Daniels and others, alongside the Coal Committee of the Council of National Defense chaired by Frank S. Peabody with members including E J Berwind John Mitchell and James J. Storrow, among many prominent operators.
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War
Baker
Interior
Lane
Navy
Daniels
Commerce
Redfield
Labor
Wilson
Coal Committee
The
Council of National Defense
American
Frank S. Peabody
Chicago
E. J. Berwind
New York
W. W. Keefer
Pittsburgh
John Mitchell
C. M. Moderwell
E.L. Pierdé
Syracuse
Erekine Ramety
Birmingham
H. N. Taylor
Kansas City
James J. Storrow
Boston
D. Warriner
Philadelphia
F. Welborn
Denver
Daniel B. Wentz
George W. Heed
Dan H. Manning
Washington
George Otie Smith
Argentina defies Germany with tougher stance on ships
Buenos Aires cabinet meeting declares no more indemnities or explanations to Germany and demands a definite pledge that Argentine shipping will not be interfered with. Martial lawlike security surrounds antiwar demonstrations as 30 men guard a national newspaper office. senate approves welcoming American warships and patrol vessels may use Argentine harbors without 48 hour departure.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Goard
A Nacion
Argentine Senate
Trigaven
German War Bill Huge Approves New War Credit
Berlin reports say the reichstag will next week back a budget supplement authorizing the chancellor to mobilize a new war credit of fifteen million marks, raising total wartime appropriations to twenty three and a half billion marks. Scattered reports from Stettin describe riots, a disrupted potato rumor crowd, and brief factory strikes quelled without gunfire. Authorities later used force to break a shipyard strike in Stettin, threatening to muster workers as soldiers to punish mutiny if work did not resume.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Stettin
Stattin
Petwee
England
Arettin
Copenhagen
Anril
Fletcher Leaving Mexico for Washington Tour
Mexico City June Henry P. Fletcher the American Ambassador to Mexico will depart tomorrow via Laredo to confer with Secretary Lansing on affairs between the United States and Mexico before his vacation in July He plans to reach Washington on July 6 No significance attached to the departure at this time
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Mexico City
Juneson
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
United States
Laredo
Lansing
Washington
Ex Senator Chace Dead in Providence After Illness
Jonathan Chace former United States Senator from Rhode Island who served from 1885 to 1889 and was long associated with New England cotton manufacturing died in Providence after a long illness at age 72.
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Providence
R. L
Jonathan Chace
United States Senate
Rhode Island
New England
Coal price sparks cabinet split and navy pact
In a disputed sequence of letters and statements Secretary Baker rebuffed coal price fixes as beyond the Defense Council's authority while Secretary Daniels asserted navy buys would stay at 2.33 a ton. The controversy centers on a proposed 3 a ton price for bituminous coal, with officials arguing legality and powers, and operators fearing antitrust action. A final conference produced price determinations to await production costs and potential future government action.
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Baker
Daniela
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Mriffford
Defense Council
Trade Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Coal Committee
Fort
Public Information Committee
Gifford
Washington
Council
Coal Production Committee
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