Advancing in Albania How Troops Rely on Machine Guns for Attack
Allied forces in Albania press a coastal push amid reports of French Italian gains near Aviona and Vogusa River. Reports describe American and Australian troops supporting tank assaults, capturing hundreds of enemies, with tanks destroying multiple machine gun nests and aiding rapid advances along the front.
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Albania
Rome
Tralian
Entente Aldied
Paris
War Office
Deiran-Struma
Serese
Death notices collage from early 1900s Washington area
Obituary notices list numerous local residents with family ties, addresses, and funeral plans. Entries include Allen, Katitleen Mpary. Adasa Danity. Akam Arick G.. Boteler. Cannon. Ewing. Humphries. Kimball. Murphey. Radford. Scott. Agower Edward R. and others. Details show ages, relationships, residence hints, and scheduled funeral times across July 1918.
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Allen
Dulz
Ims
Katitleen
Pant
Sadle
Raed
Pugera
Holy Name Church
Porticnaat
Adasa Danity
Oakword
T Pape
Pi Boteler
Juels
Harry
Martha A. Botele- Whitmore
Patriva Toca
Licen
Ewing—O- Santa
Camerors
Cathrine
Walter WW
Cathrine Humphries
Parente
Fanitz Street
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Murphey
M. Raymond
Madeline M. Murphey
Giena
Radford
Rockhiite
Ann Ballart Radford
Joseph Ratford
England
Que Hill Chapel
Wernesaxe
New York
Scott
Sarah C
Braxton & Scott
Edward R
James A
Anerlette
Slain Wife Case Ends as Governor Frees Prisoner
Montgomery June 8 Bill Wilson of Blount county, jailed for life in the Alabama penitentiary for the alleged murder of his divorced wife, is granted a full pardon by Gov Henderson after the woman linked to the case returns and identification is complete. Bones found in a cave and Smithsonian experts' testimony influenced the trial.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Bill Wilson
Blount County
Henderson
Wilson
Smithsonian Institution
Aviators Kiss Mechanic After Heroic Save
Italian commandant praises American flyers on the Italian front for bravery. Lieut Alexander C. Craig braved enemy chasers and downed his attacker. Lieut Harry J. Holtz, hit by shrapnel, guided a mechanic to repair a wing split and safely return to Italian soil. The mechanic’s courage and Holtz’s calmness elicit cheers from Italians and Americans alike.
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Harry J. Holts
Burley
Idaho
Hertz
Holtz
Lieut. Holtz
Leutenant
Americans Fight Well in France Says German Intelligence
A German intelligence report on the Marne describes American troops as a very good attacking division with steady nerves and strong morale. It notes prisoners aged 18 to 28, their defiant attitude of we kill or are killed, and that Americans rarely reveal positions. The Americans are called demi Americans whose spirit and fighting ability impress the Germans. They came as big brothers to aid their European allies and insist they came to fight for their country.
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Hamel
Lie
Lamba
Hamelta
Nesta
France
Associated Press
Marne
Europe
Lloyd George Praises King on Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
London July 8 Premier Lloyd George moved a resolution congratulating King George and Queen Mary on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. He saluted the king for facing grave issues amid a world devastated by war, saying the throne’s stability binds empire and people, strengthening imperial unity.
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London
House of Cartesons
Lloyd George
King George
Queen Mary
Official War Reports From Pershing to Haig and Allies
War dispatches from Rome London and Berlin recount raids, patrol actions, and artillery duels. Reports note successes near Monte Grappa and Monte di Valletta, captured prisoners, machine guns, and flamethrowers, with continued hostilities across the Somme and Lys fronts and British partial attacks near La Bassee Canal.
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Rome
Lagranda
Vallarza
Monte di Valletta
Monte Grappa
Massik
Colla Prible
Berlin
London
Lys
la Basse Canal
Somme
Merris
Chateau Thierry
Clignont
Rheims
la Bassee Canal
Nearly A mile advance by French and Italian gains report
A report from Allied fronts notes tension over a renewed German drive with no major new German push yet. Deserters report harsh treatment by officers while Italian troops push front lines near Colla Prible and Massik. air battles claim eight enemy planes. Austrian and Italian fronts indicate continued activity near Monte Portici and Trent.
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Marne
Associated Press
Rome
Colla Prible
Italian War Office
Monte Grappa
Massik
Vienna
London
Monte Portici
Paria
Havag
Trentina Front
Ludendorff
Matin
Switzerland
Innsbruckland Trent
French Give War Cross To Two American Negroes
Henry Johnson and Robert Robinson, New York City Negroes, received France’s War Cross for valor in the Argonne forest. They manned an outpost under attack, used rifles and grenades to drive back Germans, with Robinson wounded. Johnson then carried a wounded comrade to shelter and returned to hold the post despite injuries.
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International News Service
New York City
Henry Johnson
Robert Robinson
Argonne Forest
Robinson
Johnson
Italians Halt Austrian Push Across Piave River
Special cable from London reports Austrian and German press suppression of defeats as Austrian forces withdraw under heavy Italian fire. The Piave front shifts to Italian control with many deaths, including Bosnian troops in the Austrian ranks, and the retreat marks a grim, costly admission of failure for Vienna.
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Vienna
London
Athanca
War Office
Voorvea
Palestine
Asia Minor
Crack Infantry Corps
Company of Death
Viennese
Malin Piave
20,000 Lost by Austrians In Effort to Take Venice
The Italian front near Venice saw intense fighting as Austrians defended a delta frontline. About 20,000 Austrian officers and men were killed wounded or captured amid heavy canal and urban combat. Italian navy gunboats aided by sailors and soldiers blocked a dangerous flanking move. The battle yielded roughly 40 square miles of new Italian territory. James H. Morrison, an American Red Cross worker in an refugee camp, reported widespread bombardment of the villa housing wounded and noted morale tied to the presence of “Americans” symbolizing aid.
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Associated Press
Army
Fiers
Remai
Victor Emmanuel
Lieut
Craig
Holtz
Venice
Trieste
Ofustrian
St. Mark
Piave
Lagoon
James H. Morrison
New York
Red Cross
Mestra
Tian
House Members Absent During Midsummer Recess
Nearly 200 of the 238 members who answered the roll call were absent as the midsummer recess plan ran into trouble Saturday night. The Western Union strike postponement sparked renewed debate and attendance fluctuations among members returning home.
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Western Union
Kuehlmann Resigns as German Foreign Secretary
Berna July 8 report says Richard von Kuehlmann has resigned. Amsterdam July 3 says Kaiser, von Hertling and von Indendorf discussed appointing Albert Ballin as foreign secretary. Ballin led Hamburg America Line and helped expand German shipping before the war.
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Berna
Vila
Paris
Universal Service
Muellchner Zeitung
Richard von Kuehlmanna
Amsterdam
Kaiser
von Hertling
Gen
Von|imdendorf
Albert Ballin
von Kuehlmann
Swiss Intern U and Flier Interned After Forced Landing
Lieut. James C. Ashengen of the American expeditionary forces has been interned in Switzerland after forced landing on June 25 when he ran out of gasoline. His home is listed as 1123 Albion Avenue, Chicago.
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James C. Ashengen
American Expeditionary Forces
Switzerland
War Department
Lieut. Ashengen
Albion Avenue
Chicago
Intern Aliens to Save Ships in London Report
A parliamentary committee recommends immediate internment of enemy aliens over eighteen, discharge of those in government service, and winding up enemy businesses within three months. Lord Beresford cites danger from uninterned aliens and claims ships were torpedoed partly due to spies, noting sinking tonnage trends and hope for relief when fleets of destroyers join.
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London
Lord Beresford
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London Times
Washington Post
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Germany
Austria
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Comort
Member
Federal Reserve System
Continental Trust Co
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H Street
Kuehlmann
Ballin
Man Foreign
Herr Ballin
Hambureg- American Line
Swiss Intern U. &. Flier
National Radio School
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