Heavy guns playing overture to Dane
Allied fronts show heavy artillery action across France Flanders and Italy with long range guns hammering positions. British Macedonia operation near Doiran targets rail lines north of Salonika as French and Italian forces push in Albania toward Lake Ohrid with several villages captured. Weather remains cloudy with a possible major German offensive anticipated but not yet begun.
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Ypres
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Channel
Macedonia
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Doiran
Saloniki
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Uskith
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Narta
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Lake Ochrida
Demand peace with A S Parla Vienna July 14
A Havas dispatch reports Arbeiter Zeitung Vienna urges Austrian government to seek agreement with President Wilson. Germany bans the paper as “perverted” per Reichstag notes. German forces strip copper from public buildings, including Brandenburg Gate, palaces, churches, museums, hotels and stores for munition needs.
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Arbeiter Zeitung
Germany
Brandenburg Gate
Amsterdam
Prince Albrecht's
Germany's peace push praised over Belgium pledge
Stockholm reports Berlin signals readiness for peace talks and a clear German stance on Belgium. Articles cite Chancellor von Hertling’s statements as advancing peace by understanding and urge President Wilson to begin negotiations. Swedish and Dutch papers quote reactions, noting confidence the war may end without further entanglements.
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Wilson
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Engagement with German submarine near Irish coast
An Atlantic ship reports an encounter with a German submarine on July 6 in mid ocean between the Irish coast and Cape Race. The British armed merchantman was attacked, the submarine surfaced two miles astern and opened fire but was driven off. no confirmed hit is recorded.
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Midecean
Allies Drive Aims in Albania to Weaken Austria
Bayley Grannon reports that allied forces led by France and Italy plan a Balkans offensive starting in Albania and Macedonia to topple Austria-Hungary. Italy’s Sonnino faced scrutiny over pro-Austrian sentiments, while Greece gains supplies and could field up to 250,000 soldiers. Serbia is to be restored with Bosnia Herzegovina and Dalmatia joiners.
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Herzegovina
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Dalmatia
Austria to state foreign policies amid parliaments
Amsterdam reports Vienna announced upcoming foreign policy statements by the government ahead of Austrian and Hungarian parliamentary sessions. Paris routed papers say Premier von Seydier may resign soon with successors seen as acceptable to both Germans and Poles. Polish deputies Bilinski and Keritowski are named as possible candidates.
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Berna
Paris
Universal-Service
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Reichsrath
Billinsky
Keritowski
Government Prepares to Quit Moscow Amid Threats
London dispatches report British forces occupy Kem port on the White Sea after landing on the Murman coast. Moscow is said to be abandoned for Murom amid rumors of Bolshevik moves, insubordination, and the Czecho Slovak threat with counter revolutionary forces. Continued on fifth page.
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London Times
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Don
Soviet Congress
Social Revolutionary Party
Count von Mirbach
Andrelemm
Eslumkin
Osborn Enters Dem Governor Race as Tammany Fights
William Osborn announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor from Garrison New York as upstate Democrats form their line against a Brooklyn publisher, while Tammany leaders say they will block him. Gov Whitman holds GOP advantages as three major contenders enter the primary fray including Merton E. Lewis and William M. Bennett who begins circulation of his ballot slate.
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New York
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Garrison
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Tammany
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Syracuse
Whitman
William M. Bennett
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Cholera Reported Aboard Swedish Steamer Angermanland
Six cases of what the medical board pronounces Asiatic cholera are on board the Swedish steamer Angermanland, which arrived from Petrograd on July 1. Crew members claim cholera is epidemic in Petrograd, where rioting and machine gun use were reported as the vessel sailed.
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Stockholm
Medical Board
Angermanland
Petrograd
Cut in German meat ration sparks city disparities
Berlin dispatch reported by Frankfurter Zeitung says the present meat ration of 250 grammes will run only until mid August before dropping to 200 grammes for all German towns with populations over 100600. Smaller towns, expected to have access to vegetables from surrounding districts, will receive even smaller rations.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Greeks Enter Trebizond After Encounters
Telegraph dispatch reports 200 Greek soldiers, serving forces, and a day after encounters near Trebizond. Details are limited in the fragment, but the note confirms movement and engagement context involving Greek forces and the city’s area.
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Trebizond
State Sells Liquor and Uncle Sam Holds It
Virginia, strict about liquor import, enacted a sale of confiscated stock to out-of-state drinkers. A Baltimore dealer bought it as tax free, but internal revenue halted the shipment for higher tax. The state faces a tax, license and freight quandary with $6,000 worth of rye. Federal Reed amendment blocks shipment to dry territory.
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Virginia
Prohibitionista
Internal Revenue Office
Norfolk
Suspect pilots of sinking ships in River Plate
Buenos Aires reports say two British steamers were sunk by collisions in River Plate waters. Clan Robertson of 4826 tons gross and Induna of 4426 tons were lost after crashes with Italian and other ships. Newspapers demand government probes into frequent River Plate collisions and pilots blamed for enemy origins.
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Argentina
Clan’ Robertson
River Plate
Montevideo
Beaxilian Comat
Rio Grande
Coronilla
Clan Robertson
Western Front Inertia Holds As German Pressure Fades
Paris July 14 There is no change on the western front as Allied local operations take the initiative. German leaders including Ludendorff and Von Kuehlmann face internal pressures and questions about peace talks while American aid and air power threaten German superiority. Submarine and aviation losses mount, and the Allies increasingly dominate daytime operations despite German efforts to resume momentum.
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Sacre
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Ypres
Neuter
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Hertzling
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Seaman's Fists Kill Organist in Harlem Incident
Walter A. Hughes a 19 year old seaman and survivor of the President Lincoln torpedoing was held without bail in Harlem court on a homicide charge after allegedly striking August Kimmell the 39 year old organist of the Church of the Incarnation. Kimmell died at Bellevue Hospital after being knocked from a Third Avenue car and falling at 1135 Park Avenue. Hughes allegedly followed Kimmell after an insulting remark and the collision occurred near the man’s home.
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Tay
World War II Fronts and Peace Moves Dominant in Page Scene
The issue highlights German blow thought near and back up Hun peace move, Austrian goal of Allies, Sovieta to quit Moscow, Teutons fell in sea and air, and Allied trade union activity. It notes Bastile Day, Pershing reports, French keep Huns on jump, pacifist Teutons' hopes, and Poincare greeting America as Paris cheers Allies. Funeral of Gen. Davis mentioned among notes on society and sporting events.
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Moscow
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Pershing
Lennne
Poincare
America
Paris
Herons
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Allies In Trade Union 24 Countries Are Members
London reports an economic association of 24 Allied nations already exists. Lord Robert Cecil says Germany may join only if Wilson’s test is met, namely ending German interference and economic oppression. He cites Wilson on removing barriers and ensuring equal trade, while allowing some tariffs for defense of national interests. The aim is a postwar economic partnership for reconstruction and prosperity.
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Lord Cecil
Associated Press
London
Robert Cecil
Germany
Wilson
Lord Robert
Economic Association of Nations
Arctic Ocean
Black Sea
Free Association of Nations
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Inter-Allied Labor Conference
Spain Can Furnish Potash Foe to German Prices
Amsterdam dispatch notes Spain has entered the potash market as a major producer, challenging the idea of German fertilizer dominance. The report to the Reichstag warns German mine owners to mobilize against this new competition, signaling that Germany’s claimed price independence is undermined.
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Amsterdam
Germany
America
Spain
Germania Gaya
France and United States Unite in World Freedom Rally
Speech and ceremonies in Washington celebrate Franco American friendship amid World War I victory talk. M de Billy lauds US France alliance, noting 16 000 attendees on the White House Ellipse, flag rising, military honors, and shared dedication to liberty.
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White House
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