British Germans clash as Somme battle resumes
Paris dispatches report heavy fighting north of the Somme after a German bombardment and advance on Longueval and Delville Wood. French gains include trench captures south of the Somme, with Verdun bombardments and renewed infantry pressure noted on Hill 304 and nearby sectors. Berlin confirms Longueval and Delville Wood recapture by German troops after fierce combat.
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Steenstradte
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Hellas
Villa bandits raid train as court martial awaits eight
Telegraph reports from Juarez and Chihuahua describe Villa outlaws attacking a Mexico Northwestern train near Sana Ysabel west of Chihuahua. Eight were captured for court martial, claiming they aimed for Texas Big Bend after recent battles, while six Carranza soldiers died in Palomas.
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German air raid hits Reval harbor in bombing raid
German forces attacked Reval harbor last night dropping bombs on ships and docks. Reports say several warships sustained damage, a submarine was seen hit four times, and fires broke out along the dock area as German raiders withdrew under heavy anti aircraft and Russian air attack.
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Asquith to Seek 1.5 Billion More for War
London. Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that a new vote of credit for the war would be asked next week. It would be the eleventh such vote since the war began and expected to be 1.2 billion pounds, matching the prior sum, bringing the total war credits to about 1.34 billion pounds.
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Russia Drives Into Hungary From Galicia Front
Russian forces advance toward the Carpathian passes and into Transylvania, threatening Lemberg and Kovel while probing German lines. In Galicia and the Caucasus, infantry gains, river disruptions, and elevated activity mark a broad push as Russia presses defenses along Riga and mounts attacks on Hindenburg’s front. The London report notes reinforcements and strategic movement, with a growing sense of a widening war front.
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War Office
Turks Rout Italians Gains in Western Egypt
Constantinople releases a long list of exploits by Mostem Regulars and volunteers. Seven British provision vessels are sunk in the Euphrates. The report notes other English defeats.
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Mostem
Euphrates
Turkeys claim surprise attack on British in Mesopotamia front
The Turkish war office reports a surprise attack by volunteers and flying columns on an enemy camp along the Euphrates. They say seven canoes full of provisions were captured, and British troops were defeated near Basrah. Reports also claim successful operations against Italians in Tripoli and against British forces in western Egypt.
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Euphrates
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Bassarah
Basra
Tripoli
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Misratab
Taf
Aix-la Chapelle
Rockefeller Fortune Tops One Billion, Hinted in Balance Sheet
A balance sheet prepared for John D Rockefeller's seventy seventh birthday reportedly shows his private fortune, excluding endowments, surpassing one billion dollars. The document, found by Cuyahoga county officials, is tied to a tax dispute before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals after an earlier injunction blocked tax collection on Rockefeller holdings.
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Washington Post
Cleveland Ohip
John D
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cuyahoga County
Rockefeller
United States District Court
Cleveland
United States Court
Lansing Returns From Fishing Trip at Henderson Harbor
Secretary of State Lansing returns to his Henderson Harbor cottage after a week long bass fishing trip on Galloup Island in Lake Ontario. He is in good health and plans to stay about two more weeks at Henderson Harbor. The readable text also includes stray garbled characters and unrelated fragments from 1997 Niagara ballad lines.
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Lansing
Henderson Harbor
Galloup Island
Lake Ontario
Local News In Brief Highlights From The Turf And Markets
A compact digest notes brief items across sports results on the turf and financial updates. It mentions draft and harmony themes within political frames and reports on regional standings, with readers guided to sections 6 7 8 and 12 for sporting results and local briefs.
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Kenyon Ty
West Border
Hughes
Harmony Hanis
Swiss Recall Reserves Orders to Return Home
Swiss government directs consulates in Italy to compel all Swiss subjects of military age residing there to return home immediately. The move signals heightened mobilization as tensions affect Milan and rest of Italy, per The Chronicle Milan correspondent.
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Washington
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Mystery in Dr Harris death tied to poison and motive
Boston police issued a bulletin after the shooting of Dr Wilfred E Harris president of the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy. Autopsy on Dr Atwood's fiancée Dr Celia Paine Adams found death from a mouth administered poison of undetermined nature. Police say suicide, while Dr Atwood claims motive tied to alleged relations with Harris and Adams. Harris remains critically ill as his wife stays at his side.
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Ambassador Gerard Plans Vacations in Scandinavia and Germany
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin informed the State Department he will soon depart for a vacation in the Scandinavian peninsula with brief calls at Munich and nearby Berlin resorts. A department official said no special instructions or sign signals accompany the trip. He has been on duty continuously since assuming his post.
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England to Seize Ship Profits Amid War Profiteering Crisis
English authorities announce a plan to take 77 percent of excess ship profits to fund wartime needs. The move targets profiteering during the conflict and aims to redirect gains to national efforts. Authorities stress urgency and national solidarity.
Germans to Begin Large Scale Synthetic Rubber Production
A special cable from London reports that Germany will start large scale synthetic rubber manufacture early next month. The information comes via a Washington Poor correspondent and indicates substantial industrial efforts to expand rubber output.
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Washington
London
All Ready On U Liner TLU Timmins Submarine Spars Taken Down
Baltimore July 19 11 pm the two spars of the German merchant submarine Deutschland were taken down and its conning tower closed near the tug Thomas F Timmins. Crew fear Allied cruisers and ask friends to pray for safety or return to Germany while more than 40 tons of fuel were aboard late afternoon.
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Thomas F Timmina
Deuschland
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Offer on U Boat
American insurers rate odds at four to one that the submarine Deutschland will reach its destination on return voyage. A portion of cargo for the vessel was insured at twenty six percent and shipped to Baltimore via American Express Company. insured by a New York underwriting firm.
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Columbia University
Amos F Eno
Irrogate Cohalan
Ino
Eno
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Submarine sighting off Watlings Island near Bahamas
Norwegian steamer Terrier reports a submarine sighting off Watlings Island in the Bahamas area. The sub dived then resurfaced farther away near Cape Mays as the Descartes questioned for sightings.
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Watlings Island
Descartes
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