Americans Raid Foe Line In The Vosges Front
Allied reports describe American troops along with French forces conducting raids across the Vosges front. Italian and British actions are noted with gains and patrol activity. Austrian withdrawals from the Piave delta are reported as Rome notes mixed success for Italian troops. overall battle lines show shifting positions and continued combat across multiple sectors.
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Brenta
Frenzera
Hamel
Rome
Piave
War Office
Vienna
London
Germans to Send Three Army Corps to Aid Austria
Paris reports Germany will dispatch three army corps to aid Austria on the Italian front under General Otto von Below. The Trentino railways are placed under German control for use by German troops, with regiments assigned to other sectors to support Austrian forces.
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Paris
Havas
Germany
Austria
Rome
Otto von Below
Alps
Trentino
Tanks Crush Gunners in Australian Hamel Offensive
Allied tanks and infantry operations at Hamel resulted in heavy German losses as tank guns rolled through fields, forcing surrender and driving snipers from cover. Reports describe tanks as effective morale boosters for Australian and American troops with significant enemy machine gun destruction.
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Hamel
Slight Enemy Resistance Makes British Suspicious
London dispatch reports British concerns after Australian and American success in the Villers Bretonneux region. The write says the quick victory in terrain previously fiercely contested should raise suspicion, noting how the British could now command a long slope line and questioning the ease of the German defense despite praised planning.
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London
Villers Bretonneux
Reuters
Somme
Allied Aid to Auggia Not Military Intervention
Allied aid to Russia aims to bolster loyal Russians and Czecho Slovaks rather than intervene in Russia. A Murman revolt against Bolsheviks, plus arming and supplying anti Bolshevik elements, shapes a plan to form a Russian nucleus for fighting Germany and traitors, with Archangel and Vladivostok as key routes.
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Russia
Wilson
Peyton C March
Baker
Siberia
Paris
Supreme War Council
United States
Murman
Entente
Zecho Sloviks
Germany
Archangel
Vladivostok
Kola
American Plane Battles Seven to One in Front Line Skirmish
Special correspondent recounts an American observation plane fending off seven enemy airmen in ten minutes over the western front. The crew downed at least one foe as bullets pierced the machine and fuel supply, yet they landed within American lines after a dramatic crash. The pilot and observer survived with minor injuries and continued local patrols despite heavy odds.
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Don Martin
Washington Post
New York Herald
France
Tange
Max von Richthoffen
Russian Constituent Assembly Denounced After Bolshevik Coup
A July report details the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia. It describes the constituent assembly as a dream of Russians seeking liberty, disrupted by red guards and force. The piece condemns Brest-Litovsk viewed as a betrayal and warns of continued clashes and new wars.
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New York Herald
New York
Constituent Assembly
Russia
Lyoff
Free Russia
Zemstvo
Kerensky
Red Guards
Bolsheviks
Tavrishesky Palace
Dybenko
Seaman
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Committee For the Defence of the Constituent Assembly
Anticipated German Offensive Near Allied Lines in France
Allied dispatch notes a near term German offensive with 30 to 40 divisions likely to take part. Three probable attack points are Chateau Thierry, north of Chalon, and near Abbeville, while American forces rest and await action. Two enemy aircraft were shot down by U S fliers and Hill 204 actions praised.
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Associated Press
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Rheims
Chateau Thierry
Hull 204
Vaur
U. S
France
Chateau Therry
Chalon
Abbeville
Flanders
Chalong
Hill 204
Royal Palace Hit in Coblenz Raid
Basel Switzerland July 7 The bombardment of Coblenzy on Friday by British airmen was the most severe of the war. A bomb struck the royal palace and another hit the bridge across the Moselle. The northern railway station also suffered serious damage. German papers report 12 killed and 23 wounded in Coblenz with no fortress Ehrenbreitstein casualty details. London July 7 The air ministry reports squadrons attacked Metz Sablons and dropped two and a half tons of bombs on these targets.
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Switzerland
Coblenzy
Moselle
Royal Palace
Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Rhine
German General Upholds Wilson in Harsh War Critique
Paris July 7 4 second Lachnows sky The Temps reports Gen Count Max Montgelas in the Ber liner Tageblatt condemning German war practices he witnessed in Belgium and occupied regions He retired after urging humane civilian treatment and sought refuge in Switzerland where he studied the war origin and its devastation aligning with Wilhelm Muhlen and Friedrich Foerster Montgelas article openly criticizes militarism and echoes Grey and Wilson on war limits The Temps notes a German general validating von Efflu hmann about no exclusive arma solution
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Paris
Lachnowsky
The
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Berliner Tageblatt
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Belgium
Switzerland
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Krupp Works
T’rol Friedrich Foerster
University of Munich
Tage+blatt
Count Grey
Wilson
von Eruehlmann
Arma
Propaganda Rifles and Balloons Deployed by Allies
Paris reports thousands of special rifles to project propaganda over the enemy. Each device discharges grenades of pamphlets with precision beyond 200 yards. Smaller balloons carry lit literature across 25 miles, delivering 0.25 pounds of leaflets every 15 minutes.
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Paris
James Kerney
Hamburg
Berlin
Vienna
Triesty
Index to Today's Issue ZeKe 1-Americans Raid Hun Lines
Americans raid Hun lines as tanks crush gunners amid war news from Russia and Europe. Allied aid backs Russia while Italian flyer's death, wire strike hearings, and Kerensky on envoy killing frame a broad wartime update. Turke stans ready to revolt and U boats advance are noted with domestic politics and society items.
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Russia
Bill Kerensky
Turkestan
Capelle
Flier Dives to Death Two U S Aviators Killed
At Ardmore Oklahoma Lieut E B Sullivan and Mechanic Doyle died when their aircraft went into a nose spin during ascent. The wreck burned for about twenty minutes with both men strapped in their seats.
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Okla
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Mear
Mitchel safety belt evidence ties to fatal crash at Gerstner Field
Lake Charles July 7 official inquiry into Maj John Purroy Mitchel death at Gerstner Field advances as cadet fliers and civilian workers provide new evidence. belt unbuckled, buckles unused. plane wreck shows no belt wear. Mitchel's body shipped to New York and he had left for New York last night. In New York city hall plans call for Mitchel to lie in state, followed by burial at Woodlawn Cemetery with military honors.
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Anautics
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Gino
Kenly
Caproni
Ugo d'Annunate
Jaccut Teston
Royal Italian Flying Corps
Fifth Avenue
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
Lake Charles
Gerstner Field
Kuirhy
Mitchel
May Mitchel
City Hall
Woodlawn Cemetery
Three Killed as Roller Coaster Falls in Akron Park
Akron authorities report three killed and many injured when a roller coaster derailed at a park. Four cars plunged about 40 feet to the ground after a wheel in the first car broke, causing the train to jump the track.
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Akron
Ohio
Writing Thought Provokes Precise Craft
A crisp reflection on how writing discipline shapes clarity and impact. The author highlights careful word choice and structure as essential tools for communicating ideas effectively. The piece advocates deliberate editing to sharpen message and engage readers.
Telegraphers Strike Delayed After Wilson Gompers Appeal
Indefinite postponement announced as Secretary Wilson and Samuel Gompers urged delay to avert wartime disruption. Western Union had refused to accept the war labor board ruling, and union leaders had threatened a walkout effective today.
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Western Union
Labor Board
Wilso O
Konenkamp
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Konnenkamp
Union Weighs Wires Control At Telegrapher Meeting
New York July 7 telegraphers union district meeting recommends delaying strike until Congress decides government control of all wires. Resolution urges President Wilson power to take over wires if granted and asks Senate to follow House in granting such power. Representative David J Lewis of Maryland proposed as telegraph administrator over Bureaus. President Carlton offered no comment on action to defer strike.
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Telegraphers Union
Konenkamp
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House of Representatives
Wilson
United States
Burelaon
McAdoo
David J Lewis
Maryland
Carlton
Tomien Ne Pesse
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