Belgium Policy Shifts Highlight Hertling Speech
London dispatch reports German Chancellor von Hertling stated Belgium’s possession is only a pawn for future negotiations and that Germany has no intention to keep Belgium in any form. He emphasized defending future Belgian independence and security, with future talks determining details amidst broader West Front diplomacy.
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London
Marta Count von Hertling
Belgium
Owe Tiertling
Jiassa
Reichstag
Memorial notices of 1918 deaths and funerals listed
A jumble of death notices and funeral details from 1918 lists names such as Arles F. Bressell Lorne J. Bassell and Davies with ages and addresses. The entries mention surviving relatives, dates and times of death, funeral arrangements, and burial places including Confederate cemetery references.
Air War Update From July Front Patrol Activity
London and Berlin reports summarize Allied and German air actions across front lines from July 8 to 16. Royal Air Force and naval airmen claim higher enemy aircraft destruction with substantial losses on both sides. Detailing battles near Belleau Wood Chateau Thierry and multiple fronts, the dispatch notes German patrols, artillery shifts, gas use, and intermittent air activity, with emphasis on the Marne and Lorraine sectors.
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Associated Press
London
Royal Air Force
Navy
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Belleau Wood
Belleau
Lnes
Tercy
Voie du Chatel
Lorraine
Munster
Woevre
Thanno
Captain claims sinking the Deutschland in 1917
New York July 13 Captain John Thompson of the British merchant marine says he rammed a large submarine in the Mediterranean in June 1917 believing it to be the Deutschland. He received the Distinguished Service Order from King George for the act and refused to provide further details. Bloomington labor strike and wage demand follow report of McAdoo committee review.
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New York
Mediterranean
Deutschland
John Thompson
British Mercantile Marine
Mariner
Thompson
Baltimore
New London
Germany
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton
McAdoo
Dr Newton to Visit U S on British Mission
London reports Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton pastor of City Temple plans a trip to the United States on a special government mission. Newton, who began his tenure at City Temple last January, hails from Iowa.
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London
Joseph Fort Newton
City Temple
United States
Pall Mall Gazette
Newton
Iowa
British Efforts Praised for War Tank and Air Progress
Paris July 13 The Petit Parisien front correspondent lauds Britain for sacrificing soldiers and workers alike, noting regular contingents sent to the front and many discharged into factories and services. He says Britons, like Americans, strive for victory and have applied themselves to mechanical work, producing tanks and advancing aviation as key factors delaying Germany.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Great Britain
Women can outvote men in Texas primary
Amarillo, Texas reports a larger female voter pool for the July 27 Democratic primary as 2,112 women registered versus 2,072 men. The registration completes under a restricted suffrage act from the last Texas legislative session, enabling women to vote in primaries.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Harbor Workers Get Raise Increase to 15 a month for 15000 men
New York harbor craft workers will receive a wage increase of about 15 dollars per month, announced by the board of arbitration. The change is expected to affect about 15,000 men.
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New York
New York Harbor
Board of Arbitration
Aviators Lose Lives In Seaplane Crashages in Ontario and Elsewhere
A series of wartime aviation accidents reported July 13 in Chatham Massachusetts Picton Ontario Lake Charles Louisiana and Toronto Ontario left several cadets dead and others fatally burned or seriously injured. Ensign Andreaus and Ensign Parks were aboard a seaplane that crashed on a beach at Chatham with both burned and Parks possibly dying. Sidney Dodd a cadet filer was killed at Gerstner Field after being struck by his propeller. Cadets G J White and J F Buchanan from Deseronto camp perished when their planes collided near Picton. Lieutenant A W Hin of Mien Man under training in Toronto was killed during a practice sharp turn when his aircraft fell 200 feet and burned.
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Chatham
Mass
Andrewas
Parks
Coast Guard
Lake Charles
Sidney 3. Dodd
Dubuque
Iowa
Gerstner Field
Picton
Ont
G. J. White
J. F. Buchanan
Deseronto
Cadet-White
Ontario
Buchanan
New York State
Toronto
Joond
A. W. Hin
Mien
Maan
Royal Air Force
Armour -Heights
Hila
High Court Action Over Burnquist Contempt Proceeding
In St Paul the Minnesota Supreme Court seals a writ of prohibition delaying contempt proceedings against Gov Burnquist and other officials and schedules a Friday hearing to decide if District Judge Dickson overstepped jurisdiction in allowing the reopening of saloons in Blooming Prairie after safety orders closed them. In Port Richmond a fire damages Gill & Company Storehouse, injuring two and causing $100,060 loss.
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St. Paul
Got
Burnquist
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Dickson
Blooming Prairie
States Safety Commission
Philadelphia
Gill & Company
Port Richmond
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Naumburg Fatherlanders
Washington
State Department
Holland
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Tannenberg
Hackenson
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Henry
Mes
Tena
Lorne
J. Bass
Asa
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Momtas
Mel
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Orgel HS
Chamberlin
Feneral
Chambers
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William A
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William O
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Sal
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Adat
John
Luzia
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Resinenes
Rhode Island
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Stem
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Tate
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Elizabeth Kate
John Q. Will
Willson
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William Lee
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Main
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Thos. M. Hindle
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Willis B. Spears
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George P. Zurhorst
J. H. Small & Sons
Waldorf-Astoria
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HUN Aeros
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Thierry
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Italien ‘Front
Saloniki
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Palestine
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Jaulgonne
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DR. Newton
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