Germans prepare for new retreat as allies push north of Marne
German forces retreat preparations reported north of the Marne amid heavy Allied pressure. Franco American troops advance south of the Ourcq and across the Marne as Bezu Epieds and Charteres are taken. Americans also cross the Marne north bank, while French and British push from La Croix to Mont St. Pete. Crown Prince calls for Bavarian reserves. Haig shifts British divisions into the fight. Berlin claims complete success, yet Allied gains continue on the Aisne Marne front with Americans taking Barbillon wood and multiple towns near Soissons and Rheims as Germans destroy materiel and withdraw northward. Reports note German gas shell use and persistent Allied artillery pressure as the front shifts east and north.
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Marne
Crown Prince
Haig
Berlin
Oureq River
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Ourcq
Clisnon
Pershing
Bezu
Epieds
Charteres
Ottawa
Paris
Oureq
War Office
la Croix
Griselles
Mont St. Pete
Picardy
Rheims
London
France
Soissons
Aisne-Marne
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Bates
Chavtaadt Thierry
Privsone Las
Sossons
Chareves
Gland
Barbillon
Barbillon Wood
Vetorisun
Salien
Marraux
Chalilon-sur-Marne
Pershing Reports Allied Advances Near Marne and Ourcq
Official war bulletin details American and French forces crossing near the Ourcq and Ourcey, seizing Epieds, Bezu and Charteres while holding gains against German counter attacks. British troops take 200 prisoners and 40 machine guns north of the Ourcq as artillery activity rises on the Champagne front. Local fighting persists between the Aisne and Marne with minor engagements south of Ourcq.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Aisne
Marne
Ourcq
Hebuterne
Villers-Bretonneux
Neuville-Vitasse
Calonse Sur- La-Lys
Bailleul
Locre
Allied and German offensives tracked in daily war reports
Day reports from American and allied headquarters detail continued Allied gains between the Aisne and Marne with 6 000+ prisoners seized and numerous weapons captured. German statements claim heavy fighting, successful counterattacks repulsed near Oureq, Marne, and Soissons corridors, plus raids and artillery activity along multiple fronts.
France's Spirit Upheld by Allied Entry and War Unity
George Rothwell Brown surveys French morale in 1918, praising rise in spirit due to America's entry and French resolve. He warns of German propaganda attempting to sow distrust and labor unrest, urging firm action to "clean out poison spots" and preserve Franco American solidarity against deceitful plots.
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Clemenceat
George Rothwell Brown
Washington Post Co
America
Paris
Trance
Republic
Berlin
France
Germany
Dierman
England
Allies Reach Soissons to Chateau Thierry Main Line
Gen March announces Americans now hold part of the Soissons to Chateau Thierry railway, depriving Germans of a crucial supply artery. Baker says Marne crossing confirmed and line broken from Scissors to Chateau Thierry, with large war material likely captured and thousands of prisoners estimated, though no official American losses reported.
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Consright
Washington Bost Co
Foch
March
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Baker
Scissors
Pershing
Revolts Shake Bohemia and Hungary Amid Slavic Desertions
British dispatch reports serious mutinies in Bohemia and Hungary with 150 owners and 500 Czecho-Slovaks shot at Manaros-Szjet, 3,000 more arrested. Jugo-Slavs desert by wholesale across Dalmatia and Austria, with organized bands operating in districts. Officials say Slavs could join Allied forces. census data show large Slavic populations in the empire.
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London
British Wireless Service
Bohemia
Hungary
Manaros
Austria
Adriatic
Italy
Iar
Austrian Empire
Siberia
Ausy
Irian
Acenor
State Department
Herzogoxina
Army graft charged in rubber raincoat contracts
New York reports a Justice Department probe into bribery and graft in army rubber raincoat orders sent to soldiers in France. Seventeen executives and employees from fifteen firms in New York and Brooklyn were arrested on bribery, fraud or conspiracy charges. Army quartermasters officers are under scrutiny and may be arrested soon. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in tainted raincoat contracts are cited, with further related disclosures anticipated. Most accused officers are lower ranks, though a few majors and colonels are under investigation.
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New York
France
Department of Justice
Brooklyn
Quartermasters' Corps
Washington
Army
Government to Take Cape Cod Canal Under Federal Control
The Cape Cod Canal will be operated by the railroad administration as part of its system to guard coal shipments to New England from Southern ports. The canal, seven miles long and 25 feet deep, connects Cape Cod with Buzzards Bay and is owned by the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Company.
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Cape Cod Canal
New England
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Boston
Cape Cod
Nintucket Shoals
Massachusetts
Tokyo Opposition Yields and Plans for Intervention
Tokyo reports Setsukai party yielding to government proposals on intervention in China. Extraordinary diet session expected. Government orders ban on troop movement publications. Army navy and finance ministers to meet to finalize financing and provisioning Japanese forces. General proclaims to ministers he seeks understanding with the Czechs to prevent western advances.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Tokyo
Setsukai Party
Rhia
Associated Press
London
Ger Jiols
Siberia
Daily Mail
Harbin
Paris repulses daylight raid over city skies
Paris reports a German aircraft attempted a daylight raid on the Janus region. It was driven off by French anti aircraft fire. The incursion, the first over Paris since September 1914, began before 10 00 am and was frustrated by additional barrage fire from French aircraft.
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Paris
Janus
Ship in Distress Off Nantucket Reported Near Great Round Shoals
An airplane landing at Wauwinet brought word that a steamer was in distress about five miles east of Nantucket near Great Round shoals. The aviator said immediate assistance was needed but details were unclear. Coast guard crews were alerted and began rescue efforts.
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Nantucket
Mass
Wauwinet
Great Round Shoals
Iar
Mary Department
Coast Guard
Wau
Coaat
Will Act in Siberia to Aid Slavs and Allies
Japan and the United States plan joint intervention in Siberia with Britain and France, accompanied by an economic commission. President Wilson to announce United States support to Russia, stressing democracy and unselfish motives while outlining economic aid and a combined expedition. Separate note on Finland Germany ties and troop movements south of Kola.
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Britain
France
Economic Commission
London
Japan
United States
Siberia
Tokyo
Russia
Wilson
Great Britain
Walsers
Tokio
United
Derson
Finland
Pays penalty in eight days near Rose Hill
Dallas July 22 Will Jones a negro received the death penalty here today for assaulting and murdering Mrs Eugene Wolford at Rose Hill near Dallas on Sunday night July 14 A mob attempted to take him when he was jailed here early last Monday
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Dallas
Tex
Will Jones
Eugene Wolford
Rose Hill
Here
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War Department
Courton and
Ros Woods
Bezu- St. Germaine
General Headquarters
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