French gain three miles and seize five towns on Somme
Under Gen Foch, French and British forces advance along the Somme as five towns are captured and French lines approach Peronne. Paris reports 32 miles of advance across multiple sectors with 4300 British and 8090 French prisoners and substantial artillery and machine gun captures.
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Peronne
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Mereaucourt Woods
Feuilleres
Feige
Tre Tek
Hughes in Movie Role Rain Delays Golf During Campaign Prep
Republican nominee Charles B. Hughes, secluded at a temporary summer home in Bridgehampton, begins detailed study for the campaign. He plans to assemble files and read clippings to prepare “the case of the Republican party against Woodrow Wilson.” The day featured a rain delay in golf, then photos with his family before returning to his library. He will travel to New York for two days early Wednesday.
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Republcan Party
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V. S
Charles B Hughes
Bridgehampon
Hughes
Picara
Wushes
New York
TAB ON ARMS TO MEXICO
Government inquiry into arms shipments to Mexico described in fragmented report. Incomplete OCR text mentions treasury, examination and last year, with unclear names or dates.
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Mexico
Two Spies Seized On Big Troop Ship Olympic
Reported discovery of two German agents carrying explosives on the British troop ship Olympic as she prepared to depart Halifax for England with about 6 000 Canadian troops aboard The two men were taken ashore and placed in jail The Olympic, a White Star Line liner of 22 000 tons, has long served the government and earlier struck a mine at the start of the war
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Olympic
York
Flochzel
Halifax
Nova Scotia
England
White Star Line
On Eve of Big Battle Preparations In Paris Front
An eye witness describes the eve of a French offensive with columns of infantry and supply wagons moving toward trenches and a perfected air battle. Generals review troops and awards, while air service neutralizes observation balloons as preparations near completion.
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Aero Corps
Paris
Tonigh
Russian torpedo attack sinks 54 ships near Ava altar
Petrograd reports that on July 3 Russian forces torpedoed and sunk 54 enemy sailing vessels near the Ava area. Official statements confirm significant losses with naval actions continuing along the front.
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Petrograd
Santaatrogead
Ava Altar
Russians Attack Leopold Front as German and Austrian Fortunes Shift
The July 3 report details Russian assaults along Prince Leopold’s eastern front with mixed gains and heavy losses for the Russians. German forces under von Hindenburg repelled several advances while counterattacks near Lutsk and Gorodische yielded prisoners and casualties. Austrian forces launched a heavy but unsuccessful offensive. German reinforcements and cavalry actions led to further engagements with significant losses on both sides. In a separate note, American Marines clashed with revolutionaries near Santiago and Monte Christi with several wounded and one Marine killed.
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Prince Leopold
War Office
von Hindenburg
Courland
Faggasem
Niki
Smorgen
Gorodische
Baranovich
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Count von Bothmer
Fiumacz
Petrograd
Shara
Kovel Vladimoir Volynski
Sokal
Torchin
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Aries
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Navy Department
Caperton
Mills
Col Pendleton
Caminoreal
Santiago
Monte Christ
KB Roben
Janus Goldsmith
Fernando Barrier
Monte Christi
Turks Lose Battles at Four Positions in Caucasus
Petrograd reports that on Saturday dawn attacks by Turkish forces west of Platana were repulsed with heavy casualties. Turkish efforts near Djivizlyk Gur mish Khaneh and Upper Choruk were thwarted by fire and counter attacks. Allied forces claimed several Turkish positions, guns, machine guns, and prisoners captured.
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Petrograd
Caucasus
Platana
Djivizlyk
Gurmish Khaneh
Wounded Troopers Found at Carrizal
Mexico City July 3 Gen Trevino reported to the war department that a number of wounded American soldiers from detachments engaged in the Carrizal fight have been found in various parts of Chihuahua state. They are being returned to the American side as soon as encountered.
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Mexico City
Trevino
War Department
Carrizal
Chihuahua
Troops Guard Elephant Butte Dam In New Mexico
Columbus New Mexico July 3 troops of the New Mexico National Guard have been ordered rushed to guard the Elephant Butte dam 125 miles northeast of Columbus The dam is the second largest artificial body of water in the world and irrigates a valley for 150 miles to the south
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Columbus
Mex
New Mexico National Guard
Elephant Butte
Columbua
Girl’s body found in river after elopement pact
The badly decomposed body of Helen Hepler a 11 year old schoolgirl of remarkable beauty was found in the Schuylkill River at Landingville. Clayton Mengler the man she eloped with was found in the river four miles away. Authorities believe the couple, unable to obtain a marriage license due to their ages, formed a death by their own action pact.
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Pottsville
Helen Hepler
Schuylkill River
Landingville
Clayton Mengler
U S Army of 21 Million Estimated by Census Table
A Census Bureau estimate released yesterday puts the number of able bodied men of military age in the United States at about 21 million. The estimate assumes a 10 percent population increase since 1910, with 18 to 44 year old males totaling 19,183,000. Regional totals show Northern States at 13,094,600. Southern States at 6,006,133. Western States at 1,970,322.
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Census Bureau
United States
Wreatern States
Epidemic of Infantile Paralysis Claims 92 Lives in New York
The New York epidemic of infantile paralysis has caused 92 deaths to date with 24 more reported since Saturday noon. Health officials intensified warnings urging the public to avoid streets with high case counts and to follow preventive measures across the city and suburbs.
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New York
Department of Health
City
Suburpa
Promotions in Army Mills for Major General and Brigadiers
Five colonels promoted to brigadier generals under the army reorganization act led by Brig Gen Albert L Mille who becomes a major general. Promotions to colonel major lieutenant ranks cover Charles G Morton Granger Adams George A Dodd Edward H Plummer and Clarence P Townsley. Veterans and notable deeds accompany the nominations, with retirements planned for several officers in 1913.
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Division of Militia Affairs
Senate
Wilson
Charles G Morton
Infantry
Granger Adams
Artilery
George A. Dodd
Cavalry
Edward H Plummer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Clarence P Townsley
Coast Artillery Corps
Rebel Leader Quits Carranza Praises Troops
Mexico City reports July 3 government moves to form three new diplomatic legs in Central America to handle Mexican interests in Costa Rica Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua and Guatemala Gen Carranza attends volunteers exercises and praises wartime service while rebel forces surrender and key figures are noted as not wanted in the constitutional army.
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Mexico City
Central America
Costa Rica
Honduras
Secon
Mexico
Salvador
Nacaragua
Guatemala
Carranza
Border-bound troops depart Washington on six oclock trains
Capt Terry leads the signal company and the field hospital corps to the border by six oclock tonight from Roslyn. The First separate battalion also leaves at two, with a total of at least 200 men. Trains carry officers, wagons, cars, and full ration loads, aiming for Bisbee as destination pending delays.
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Field Hospital Corps
Washington
Roslyn
Uncle Sam
Terry
Tenta
Feld Hospital Corps
Signal Company
Bisbee Aziz
War College Division
General Staff of the Army
Senora Coachuila Chihuahua
Russell Mclennan
McLennan
Walter Head
Department of the East
Thing
Cield Hospital Corps
Radical Changes 1 Command or Brance on Border
War plans for a reorganization of the border patrol divide the 1500 mile frontier between Eastern and Western departments. Maj Gen Frederick Funston remains Southern department commander after self requested relief from supreme command. Brig Gen John J Pershing offered department chief post as the expedition fights nearer the border. No definite word from Pershing on accepting combined command. questions about headquarters placement and coordination persist.
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Frederick Funston
Franklin Bell
Western Department
San Francisco
Douglas Aziz
Pershing
el Paso
Douglas
Colorado State
Department of New Mexico
Mexico
Columbus
Mex
John J Pershing
Pershing Yeatemias
War Department
Local News in Tirief and Sports Events Summary
A partial index page shows sections for sports events results and local notices. It lists Turf results, theater listings, and financial notices with brief summaries and category labels. The legible items reference local teams, venues, and schedules while other text remains garbled.
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