Huns Face Epidemics Amidst Flanders Fever Complaints
A London Times cable to the Washington Post reports German commanders blaming epidemics and leniency for crippled units as British bombardments strike up to 28 miles. Gen von der Marwitz complains officers shield breaches while intense shelling and unsettled weather hinder operations across the front.
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Funeral Designs by Gude and Sons Florists
Funeral designs offered by Gude and Sons Florists at 4 F Street and 1Bth and H Streets Washington and branches in Astoria and 505 Madison Ave New York. Moderately priced funeral flowers advertised with emphasis on specialization and broad availability.
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Frontline World War I Reports Highlight Gains and Casualties
Allied dispatches from July 9 detail limited advances and significant artillery activity on multiple fronts. French and Italian forces report captures at Ferme Porte and Loges, 450 prisoners, and 14 officers, with continued pressure near Chavigny farm and Hill 204, while British raids east of Arras yield a few prisoners and a machine gun.
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Shell descriptions for 14 inch guns and ferry ranges
The text details long shells with a 12 inch breach and five foot total length, two feet shell proper, three feet false nose, plus rifled steel extensions for driving bands. Similar German 14 inch gun shells use a six foot length with two feet shell proper and a three foot false cap, three delicate bands, earth and fuse components on the nose base, targeting about 25 miles.
Austrians Learn of U S Entry in War From Prisoners
Austrian prisoners in a Titan army line were surprised to learn the United States is in the war. An American mission automobile halted before the line and a prisoner asked the chauffeur in English what he was doing there. He then said he hopes the Americans keep coming strong to win the war so he can go back to America.
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Austrian War Office Report on Albanian Front and French Attacks
Vienna reports continued enemy pressure in Albania with fighting near Berat and French gains on the Upper Devoli. Berlin confirms French attacks repulsed southwest of Noyon and west of Chateau Thierry, with repeated partial attacks near La Bassee Canal and Somme, an intense artillery duel, and eighteen enemy aircraft shot down yesterday.
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British Labor Told Of U S War Work
London Monday July delegates from the Social Democratic League of America spoke with Associated Press about their conferences since arriving Tuesday with British labor and socialist groups There have been misunderstandings to clear up and these are not wholly on this side of the Atlantic They stated Americans preparation for war and labor solidarity behind the nation in winning the war have encouraged. The committee included A M Simons John Spargo Louis Kopelin Alexander Howat Charles Edward Russell George D Herron and Frank Bohn from Wisconsin Kansas and the United Mine Workers.
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New Appeal
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France
Hungarians Protest Huge Losses in Italy Campaign
Hungarian deputies in Budapest protested to the parliament over heavy casualties on the Piave front. They denounced the Austrian general staff for annihilating five Hungarian regiments and claimed hundreds of thousands of Hungarian soldiers were sacrificed in the campaign against Italy, a stance echoed by the Hungarian press.
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Deserter Toll Reaches Over 300000 in Austro Hungarian Army
Report from Paris notes more than 300000 Austro Hungarian troops deserted since war began. An Austrian deputy from Temesvar and the supreme command corroborate the figure. About 150000 Czechs surrendered early to Russians Serbians Roumanians and Italians. Nearly 150000 Hungarians escaped via Roumania from August 1914 to June 1916.
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Austria Balks at German General Command on Italian Front
Rome reports Austria refused two German generals directing operations on the Italian front. Vienna denies any change in command and counters Germanization rumors. Italian authorities say Austrian opposition signals desire to avoid further offensives and blames Germans for the Piave defeat.
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Dowling's Trial Ends in Court Martial Verdict Pending
London July 9 Corps Joseph Dowling's court martial closed after he declined to testify or call witnesses. His attorney argued Dowling sought to desert Germany by urging men to join the Irish brigade to fight Germany, with no evidence of contact after landing in Ireland. Dowling had fourteen years service and no prior convictions.
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Pershing Reports March German Activity in Alsace Front
Pershing notes heavy German troop movements near Labouge in Alsace with unusually active German air forces on the front. The Monday-dated report details July 4 to July 6 artillery exchanges in Picardy and Lorraine, increased German patrols, and notable air action over the Marne and Mulhouse sectors.
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Allies Launch Swift Attack in Albania and Italy Fronts
Allied and Austro Hungarian combat operations spread across Albania and northern Italy with renewed artillery exchanges. French forces report gains along the upper Devoli while Italian patrols clash along the Frenzela valley and Brenta area. Air warfare and reconnaissance also feature in the broader front, with Entente airmen credited for disrupting German movements. In Paris a U.S. officer, Capt Drew Webster, dies in a car collision near Villers-sous-Grez and ten French officers are injured.
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Madrid to Barcelona and Balearics air mail link proposed
A newly formed company proposes an airplane service linking Madrid Barcelona and the Balearic Islands. The plan aims to start a mail service at once and later carry passengers. Initial routes focus on rapid mail delivery with eventual passenger use.
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German Air and Artillery Activity Described in Sector
The report notes German artillery fire scattered over the sector with small to medium guns. German aviation and balloons performed their duties while red message balloons appeared above lines. Night flares and rockets were observed as usual and our patrols carried out their routine duties without incident.
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Bribe Paid for Destruction of Italian Battleship Benedetto Brin
Rome reports testimony at a trial of four Italian sailors and a soldier alleging Germany paid 85 000 Hifre or 16 405 to blow up the Benedetto Brin in Brindisi harbor in September 1915. Cesare Modotta testified the plot began in Venice with German agents supplying bombs. The vessel of 12 215 tons was sunk with 456 officers and men killed.
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Seaplanes Bomb British Submarine Off English Coast
A British submarine was attacked off the east coast of England by five German seaplanes on July 6. One officer and five men were killed and the vessel, slightly damaged, was towed back to harbor. Berlin reports claim German seaplanes damaged two submarines near the Thames mouth, with C-35 seen sinking.
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