Russians Still Strike Report 18300 Prisoners
Russians press on in eastern Galicia with Brzezany focus as Gen Brussiloff’s forces throw fresh units at Austro German lines. They report 18 300 prisoners taken Monday and Tuesday along with continued artillery duels across Kontuchy Blochoff Stokhod and Brody fronts as Austrian withdrawal is admitted in Galicia.
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Galicia
Brussiloff
Brzezany
Teuton
Munday
Kontuchy-Blochoff
Stokhod
Volhynia
Brody
Galician-Volhynian
Berlin
London
War Office
Prince Leopold
Kapa Cokie
Koniuchy-Zboreff
Iron Cross for Prisoners Becomes War Policy
Emperor William announces a policy via Amsterdam dispatch that German prisoners of war who did not surrender voluntarily will receive the Iron Cross upon return after the war. The decision is communicated through Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Emperor William
Amsterdam
Obituaries From Washington D C July 1917 Notices
Several funeral notices and obituaries from Washington DC area during July 1917. Entries include Mrs J SitaM Bag Hey aged about 51, Mr Helen Reyl Fox, Mrs McGaffney Burke, Robbru Habsacker, Mrs Kate Mirth, Ernst Oyto Jr, Theodore Smith, J Irving, Arab C Turnbull, and Admiral Upshur widow with funeral and interment details. Interments private or at Arlington and Glenwood Cemetery referenced.
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J. William Les
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Glenwood Cemetery
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Kasis Church
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Turnbull
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington ‘Cemetery
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Marconi unit declares 15 percent dividend
Special cables report from London says the Marconi International Communication Company meeting declared a 15 percent annual dividend. It notes 1,355 ships now wired, 3,347 operators, 333 saved from sinking, 45 drowned, 29 injured, 1 killed, 19 prisoners, and heroic acts by operators keeping boats in touch for rapid rescues. One operator torpedoed three times in three months survived and was reassigned ashore.
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London
Marconi International Communication Company
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Bonar Law Defends Ship Profits Amid Finance Debate
In the House of Commons a sharp exchange over the excess profits duty sparked by the finance bill. Bonar Law cited his own £8,110 investment in fifteen shipping companies to illustrate profits and risks including dividends and a £1,000 liquidation check. He argued the duty is necessary to fund the war, while noting no blame on ship owners.
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Washington Post
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House of Commons
Bonar Law
Duncan
Mr. Law
Radical discusses peace at Schleswig Holstein convention
Dr Bernhard Dernberg once headed German propaganda in the United States spoke at a radical party meeting in Copenhagen on July 4. He rejected annexation of Belgium but supported partition between Flemish and Walloon regions and the restoration of German colonies with terms from the 1914 Anglo German talks, while opposing Paris era entente concessions.
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Bernhard Dernberg
United States
New York
Radical Party
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Dernberg
Belgium
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Walloons
Hoover Receives Legion of Honor Cross in Paris
Paris July 4 President Poincare awarded Herbert C Hoover the Legion of Honor cross at the independence day ceremony in recognition of his services in provisioning Belgium and northern France. Whitney Warren of Boston and Frederick R. Coudert of New York also received the cross of the office of the Legion. Copenhagen dispatch reports the Finnish throne of the late Russian dynasty placed in the national museum in Helsingfors.
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Belgium
France
Whitney Warren
Boston
Frederick R. Coudert
New York
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National
Fourth of July Celebrated by American Units in British Camp
American hospital units attached to the British army held a July Fourth parade at noon with drums, flags, speeches, and patriotic displays. A strawberry festival followed at a base housing two hospitals, plus baseball games and a boxing tournament featuring international bouts. A light-hearted event had two French boys in a glove bout where both sides showered them with coins, ending in a no draw.
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Associated Press
German Food Riots Reported in Silesian Cities
A semiofficial German statement says food riots hit Stettin Dusseldorf and two Silesian towns Gleiwitz and Hindenburg. Troops restored order with no shots fired. Hindenburg dropped its Polish name for loyalty. Dusseldorf riot trials continue with sentences up to six years.
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Copenhagen
Stettin
Dusseldorf
Gleewits
Hindenburg
Salvador Volcano Active Amid Eruptions and Aftermath
San Salvador reports the volcano has erupted for two days with ash and stones expelled from the crater. The crater lake dried by heat. no damage reported this period though earlier earthquakes and eruptions caused great destruction in San Salvador and surrounding towns.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Teuton Attacks Fail Then Capture Enemy Line
British and German forces clash along the Meuse and Aisne fronts as German assaults are repelled and a German salient is captured east of Cerny. The German high command reports artillery activity and prisoner captures while the British say activity remains frequent but no major gains. Deportation of Germans from Liberia to France is announced.
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Cerny
Aisne
Joly
California
American Rail Commission to Russia Reviews Rail System
The Stevens commission met with Petrograd officials on July 4 to discuss aiding Russia by expanding railway capacity. It praised Russian technical staff, urged 24 hour repairs, larger locomotives and freight cars, accelerated car exchange, and a new state department to manage material supplies. A cable to Washington seeks immediate production of locomotives and cars, potentially boosting U.S. credit by 750 million rubles. The report notes possible further material shipments.
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M. Stephanoff
Trade and Industry
John F. Stevens
Ameriacan Railroad Commission
America
Russia
Stevens
M. Paitchinski
Stevens Commission
State Department
Washington
Equal ballot demand gains conservative backing in Prussia
A public declaration signed by prominent conservatives including Hans Delbrueck Alexander Dominque and Emil Fischer calls on the Prussian government to enact election reform. The document advocates general direct secret ballots and a universal voting franchise, stressing faith with the German people and urging immediate legislative action.
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London
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Diet
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University of Berlin
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Schosneberg
Emil Fischer
Adolf von Harnack
Friedrich Meinecke
Count Monte
Walter Hrnst
Paul Rohrbach
Friedrich Thiame
Turn Over Mines to Americans Is Advice of Russian Commission
A Russian mining commission in Petrograd recommends transferring key mines and deposits to American capital. The plan proposes Sakhalin Island for petroleum and coal, and transfer of Altai gold mines, Caucasus copper mines, and Ural railroads, with employment of Russian laborers and experts. The move aims to counter Japanese influence and is tied to Elihu Root’s visit and Russian experts’ departure.
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Elihu Root
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M Matlavkin
Commission
Sakhalien
Siberia
Altai Mountains
Caucasus
Urel Mountains
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Maliavkin
Russia
M. Paltechinski
M. Malavkin
Germans Plan Export Bank
A German export bank to aid restoration of trade with Central and South America and promote export trade was launched at Hamburg. The bank will set up branches in key trade centers including Central America, West Indies, East Asia and Australasia, offering credits on acceptances to German import houses to reduce reliance on British banks.
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West Indies
East Asia
Australasia
Four Pillagers Slain in Amsterdam Riot
Amsterdam reports four youths killed and nineteen injured as police and troops fired on a mob pillaging shops after a workers parade. Rioting followed a protest meeting denouncing police and military in potato shortages. Fresh troops summoned. riots also in Kattenburg. crowds seized pig carcasses from cold storage. market plunder and street clashes continued.
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Marketa
Germans Seize 23 Belgians in German Camps
A Hague dispatch to The Times reports Germany has seized 23 Belgians as reprisals for alleged mistreatment of Germans in German East Africa. The men, with durable or other connections, include Jean d Outremont aged 70, and Leopold’s old chamberlain aged 67, among others sent to punishment camps in Germany.
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Don
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Mrasl
Doubts on Austrian pardons spark political tension
Amsterdam reports Vienna's reading of Emperor Charles’s amnesty proclamation faced vigorous protests from German radicals while other parties applauded. London notes Benes claims the move arose from Russian offensives and will likely backfire, failing to calm parliament and revealing Emperor Charles’s attempt to win broad support amid crisis.
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Vienna
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House of Deputies
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Radicala
London
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Austria
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Central News
German Imports Curtailed
In the House of Lords Viscount Milner says America’s entry into the war considerably checks leakage of commodities to Germany via neutrals. He asserts that imports into Germany from neutral countries, once routed through those neutrals from overseas, have been completely stopped by the blockade and Allied pressure.
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Germany
Allos
Germans Retire in German East Africa
London reports that under British pressure German forces in German East Africa evacuated positions south of the Ngara River. The withdrawal stretched 7 to 9 miles from Kimamba Hill to Makangagi, with a broader retreat noted in other operations. Petrograd announces the new Russian dreadnought Volia commissioned for Black Sea service.
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Tuesaday
London
Galicia
War Office
Koniuchy
Hrzezany
Kilwa
German East Africa
Ngara River
Saya
Kimamba Hill
Beaver Hafen
Makangagi
Petrograd
Volia
Liberty
Alexander TI
Black Sea
Public mood in Germany doubts large American forces
A Berlin dispatch quotes officials and newspapers saying reports of large American landings in France are exaggerated. They claim only a small contingent has landed and is being shown to bolster French morale, while suggesting no American danger within measurable time. In Sydney, Australians celebrate the Fourth of July and America’s entry into the war with a dinner at the Australia Hotel led by Philip B. Kennedy, marking observance of the national holiday.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Dusseldorf
Anzerger
France
Germany
Sydney
New South Wales
America
Australia Hotel
Philip B. Kennedy
Melbourne
Australia
U-Boat Chasers for Europe Soon
Navy plans to deploy lighter submarine chasers to European waters after successful trials. Hundreds are under construction in navy yards and private plants, with new orders expected to nearly double output. Officials say sufficient Austable engines are largely secured, accelerating readiness for overseas deployment. Paria reports July 8. Chamber of Deputies sits behind closed doors with secret session ahead of ambulance service and French resource interpellations.
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Navy Yards
L Tg
Paria
Chamber of Deputies
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