Claims U-Boat Gains Daily See Wave of Losses and Doubts
Amsterdam reports Vice Admiral von Kapelle says German submarines are increasing in number and effectiveness. He disputes Allied claims of Lobata losses, cites German wartime figures, and warns that two thirds of U boats may have been sunk, while noting uncertainties in enemy reporting and totals.
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Germany
Italians Break Austrian Hold On Piave Delta Front
Italian Bersaglieri and naval brigades drive Austrians from the Piave delta in a three week clash. They reach a new river line near Grisolera to the sea, pinning the enemy in a bridgehead and preventing crossing. Austrian losses mount as supplies dwindle amid ceaseless Italian bombardment.
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London Times
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Reaisance
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Plave
Venice
Piave
Chaotic WWI memoir fragment of dogfights and sea rescue
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Irsisns
Haugamn
Lee
Ltra
Rmin
Sia
Vilaerth
Reseus
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Platen
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Macedonian Crest Seized by French War Report
French and Italian troops report seizure of the Jasprit crest in the Isritzt region amid renewed fighting on the Varadar line. Vienna cites heavy French and Italian pressure with counterattacks and several prisoners taken. Western front activity includes artillery duels and patrols near the Strumnitza and Tamerca rivers.
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Associated Press
Albani
Adriatic
Vienna
Vinna
Wat
Vardar
Strumnitza
Isritzt
Devolt
Tamerca
Three Die in Arkansas Deserter Battle Near Heber Springs
Two pitched clashes between officers and a band of deserters and supporters left three men dead in a wooded area eight miles west of Heber Springs Arkansas. The incident occurred today as authorities pursued the group amid tense confrontation.
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Little Rock Ark
Heber Springs
Ark
Cannon for Infantry Hun Weapon Proves Heavy
French and German infantry regiments debate suitable cannon ad accom pagnement for rapid advance over cratered ground. Germans favor minenwerfer adaptations but face weight and supply limits. French adopt lighter guns, notably a 37s family, supplemented by a stake gun and a new Deslandre design, with two sections per division and one 37 per regiment.
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Foch
Jolandeau Deslandre
May Yohe on way to France with Capt Smuts
Mrs J A Smuts known as May Yohe the actress travels with her husband Captain Smuts of the British army en route from South Africa to France. He expects active service at the front and she will join the British Red Cross. They married in London four years ago. she was formerly Lady Hope and a noted stage figure.
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Portland
Ores
J A Smuts
May Yohe
Smuts
South Africa
Tao France
Red Cross
London
Louis Botha
Johe
Lady Hope
Lord Hope
Rev George M Searle Dies at 79 in New York
The Rev George M Searle former superior general of the Paulist Fathers in New York died at the Paulista house at age 79. He entered the Paulist order in 1888 was ordained in 1891 and taught mathematics at the Paulist House of Studies and the Catholic University in Washington He authored several works on religious subjects.
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New York
George M Searle
Paulist Fathers
Paulist Order
Paulist House of Studies
Cathlic University
Washington
Sleep Before Attack on Hamel Front by Yankee Troops
An American company described marching into Hamel France with Australian forces under British command. After a night delay, barrages opened, barbed wire slowed progress, a corporal freed himself while cursing the enemy, and green troops joined a relentless assault. The advance cleared dugouts, killed several German officers, and captured sixteen enemies in one stronghold.
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John
Hamel
Ends Frenchs 8 day romance ends
Special to the Washington Post Boston July 7 The romance of Ed ward Tuck French of Newport New York and Tuxedo and his bride of a week Tot Harrington a Manchester NH telephone operator was shattered late last night when Mr French quietly slipped out of her apartment at the Copley Plaza and for the second time left him with no note of farewell nor trace His wife was gone with a girl friend who had called on her care in the evening There was no frantic pursuit no hare tied arrangements for a chase Mr French simply declared that the romance was shattered and ended.
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Washington Post
Boston
Edward Tuck French
Newport
New York
Tot Harrington
Manchester
French
Copley Plaza
Typhoon Hits Philippines Shuts Manila Wires
A typhoon struck the Philippines sinking into Manila causing widespread damage as wires were blown down and communications interrupted. A Japanese steamer en route to the United States from Japan was driven ashore at a Philippine port and embedded in mud.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Japan
Philippine
Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front
Casualty list reported by the American expeditionary forces commander covers killed in action and died of wounds with a long roster of names from multiple states and service ranks. It notes severely wounded personnel, deaths from aeroplane accidents, disease, and other causes, plus previously missing and prisoners now returned. The detailed names span Lieutenants, Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates across numerous towns and cities, reflecting broad Allied front losses.
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Newark
John W Shumate
Charlestown
Lyndley T. Spencer
Canutilla
Tex
Floyd H Wood
San Francisco
Cal
Joseph Zboran
Dunkin
Deed
Charles Abbott Dean
Chicago
Harold Lloyd Pinkham
West Medford
Mass
Cyril Mosher
New Haven
Boyd F Mulligan
Topeka
Olite Ralph Hatcher
Boston
Edward D Prichard
Geneseo
Ill
Oswald E Apttz
Lawrence Masa
Chester A Fleet
Lynn
Mase
Barney Ginsberg
New York
Wesley Heffner Chanceford
Pat Bart Horton
Cincinnati
James H Hurd
Florida
Ohio
George Macinnis
Wrentham
Manswyne V McCauley
Summerville
Otuls Morris
Montezuma
Ind
Adolf W Mueller
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Ben Nudd
Seattle
Wash
Corp
Dennis Falvey
Edward Daly
North Troy
Frank M Hensley
Wash Barney C Ivey
Decater Nelson
Rosa Ark Lyman
Payne Portland
Conn
Tinsley Rucker
Oglesby
Robert Ho Schaich
Talmage
Clifford A Smith
Brockton
Elliot P Hinds
McGraw N
Marine Corps Casualties and Woundings Reported by General
The commanding general of the American expeditionary forces lists Marine Corps casualties by rank and location. First Lieut Edmund L Reisner and several corporals and privates are cited as killed in action or wounded, with names from Texas Oklahoma New York Ohio and other states.
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Helled
Edmund L. Reisner
Houston
Willam E Scott
Tippecanoe City
Ohio
Elwood L. Colby
New York
Claude M. Deyaumont
Tex
Ira L. Spring
Jamestown
Léalie A Corn
Okmulgee
Okla
Curtis E
Memphis
Tennorge
N. Erlando
Mt Vernon
N. H
Allied and Central Powers War Reports Summarized
A compilation of daily war office communiques from Paris London Vienna and Berlin detailing patrol captures at Chateau Thierry and Vosges, renewed riverline actions on the Piave, Italian and French counterattacks on Asiago and Brenta regions, Haig and Field Marshal reports of raiding and artillery patrols near Lacre Hamel and Bethune, and a delta Piave withdrawal with reasserted positions on the eastern bank amid hand to hand fighting in Albania and Alpine fronts.
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Osum
Americans and French Pressed In Vosges And River Actions
Allied forces in France report heavy fighting with repeated French and American assaults. Upper Vosges clashes near Hilsenfurst ended only at nightfall, with heavy enemy losses claimed. Australians and Americans push new lines near Wathe Wood, expanding gains along a 2000 yard front.
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Upper Vosges
Hilsenfurst
Shot in dash for freedom at Fort Oglethorpe
Chattanooga Tenn July 7 an interned enemy alien named Petar Czan was shot in the back while fleeing across an open face outside the gate at Fort Oglethorpe. A guard fired buckshot after he refused to halt, wounding the prisoner as he was moved toward liberty. Officials offered no details on Czan’s home or background though rumors labeled him Prussian and dangerous.
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Petar Czan
Fort Oglethorpe
Czan
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