British Gain Ground in Delville Wood After Heavy Fighting
British forces advance in the Somme sector recapturing portions of a key German trench near Pozieres and Longueval while French troops push east of Estreux. In Champagne German raids near Prosse are driven back and Verdun sees continued bombardment. The war office reports hard infantry fighting, terrain tests, and renewed attempts to hold Delville Wood with high shellfire and encirclement pressure on both sides.
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Somme
Teuton
Champagne
Verdun
Kaiser
London
France
Longueval
Delville Wood
Bazentin-le-Petit
Toutons
Estreus
Prossa
P Sieres
Posieres
Bervilte Wood
Four Neutral Ships Sunk By Submarines
Report states four neutral ships were sunk by submarines in the North Sea area. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text but include ships possibly called Maria Stebrid, Juno, and others. Members of the crew recount the event and some survivors were rescued before the ships burned.
Paris court declares death sentence for treason spy
Berlin dispatch says a French military court at Marseille on May 18 sentenced a woman named Pfait to death for treason and espionage. The supreme court rejected the appeal and the death sentence is now valid.
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Berlin
Wireless To Say
Hey
Marseilla
Saya
Pfait
Supreme Court
Bremen Taken by British Patrol in Halifax Harbor
Special to The Washington Port New York July 27 The New York Herald will publish word that the German merchant submarine Bremen has been captured by British patrolling ships and is tied up in Halifax Harbor's Northwest Arm. The letter from a Canadian official to a New York business contact was written in Buffalo and refers to the Bremen being secured and watched by patrols.
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Washington
New York
New York Herald
Heralt
Supersubmarine
Bremen
Britsh
Arman
Halifax
Warr
Northwest Arm
Buffalo
Dominion
Submarine freighter move sighted near Chesapeake Bay
Report notes Deashhland in possession with readiness for departure as Bremen An indicates homeward subs are under guidance. Tug Thomas Forms to tow Deute while Pauly Koenig waits for further news from another subsea vessel. Vessels near the bay prepare to dash out the capes.
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Baltimore
Deashhland
Pauly Koenig
Bremen
Thomas Formmans
Retreat Near Brody In Northeastern Galicia As Russians Close In
Russian forces push toward Brody from the north and northeast, with Gen Sakharoff extending his front toward the Brody Lemberg line. Austrians withdraw behind Boldurka as Russians ford the Slonevka and threaten German positions northwest of Liachovichy. Russian war department reports 12,000 prisoners, 5 banners, and 22 machine guns captured.
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Brody-Lemberg
Teutons
Leszniow
Brody
Boldurka
Radziviloft
Shara
Liachovichy
Bereatechka
Petrograd
Rusalan
Russian War Department
Slonevka
Whch
Dubno
Dubno-Lemberg
Brussiloffs
Galluian
Radavilag
British Officers Die in Three July Weeks Casualty Total
War Office reports three weeks of July on the Western Front show 108 British officers killed, 2,834 wounded, and 431 missing, bringing overall casualties to 4,433. The aggregate reflects sustained combat losses since the offensive began, with 21,250 wounded and many missing.
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London
Western Front
War Office
Vss
War not to end in fall, says general
Petrograf duis og wiscuaaing the energeti preparation of the Russians for the contin ane of the war Gen Shou vate nuster of war in an interview with Ramsky Simoo pays 'TE is neces sary to dispel the lussot that the war on end in the autumn The breaking down of the enemy forces had already begun- a fact as well known by the Germans as by the entente allies-but Germanys technique to so high that in spite of her economic weakening and the lowered morale of her troops Germany still has the power to resist and we must look forward to a further struggle before the final victory Thia explains the recent orders call ing men ordinarily exempt to the colors Russia already has a large reserve, but it is our intention that his reserve shall not diminish.
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Petrograf Duis
Germany
Thia
Russia
US Envoy Back in Rome after US leave
Ambassador and Mrs Page return to Rome from a two month leave of absence in the United States. They arrived via Paris and are resuming duties in the Italian capital.
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Rome
Page
America
Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
United States
Ambassador Page
Russians Reach Erzingan After Rapid Turkish Retreat
Fetrograd dispatch reports Russian forces covered about 100 miles in seven days as Erzingan fell. Turkish 25 to 30 divisions faced capture of Trebizond Baiburt and Cumish Khaneh while Mamakhatun was abandoned. Galician advance forced German redeployments in the Balkans.
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Erzingan
Fetrograd
Armenia
Russia
Trebisond
Black Sea
Mush
Erzerum
Eudenich
Caucasus
Mamakhatun
Trebizond
Baiburt
Cumish Khaneh
Balkans
Chilean Heiress Seeks Divorce From Yale Quarterback
Blanca Frrazuriz Ver garra, Chilean heiress and wife of John I Desaulles, sues for divorce in New York supreme court. She accuses him of numerous affairs across the United States and seeks custody of their child. Desaulles, once a Yale quarterback and diplomat, left public life for real estate after a political career linked to Wilson.
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Yale
New York
John I. Desaullea
Supreme Court
Blanca Frrazuriz Vergarra
Chile
Deaaulles
Willam F McCombs
Wisons
Wilsons
Wilson
Desauling
Rival Republicans Split Over Hughes Campaign Tactics
New York dispatch reports deep Republican dissension over campaign control amid Bull Moose influence and old guard leadership. Leaders claim energy gaps at headquarters, while T R Roosevelt associates push a heavy state organization to back Hughes. Debate centers on who directs strategy and how much credit goes to campaign managers.
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Washington Post
New York
Old Guard
Hughes
Fairbanks
New York Republican State Central Committee
Whitman
National Campaign Committee
Col Roosevelt
George W Perkins
Million Dollar Fire Ruins New York District
A major blaze in New York caused an estimated one million dollars in losses. Fire crews battled late into the night, with authorities reporting extensive damage across multiple blocks. No injuries reported at this time, and investigations continue.
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New York
Bronx street car crash after transport strike
Three men died when a Bronx street car struck an elevated rail pillar during a surface line strike. A guard policeman was among the victims as ambulances moved injured to hospitals. Debris filled the scene and cars were derailed in the fatal crash amid the strike actions on Bronx and Westchester lines.
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New York
Bronx
Westchester
Army Bill Surpasses House Aid Record in Massive Defense
Senate approved a broad army appropriation totaling about 314.9 million dollars for fiscal 1917, with 2 million dollars earmarked for relief to dependent families of National Guard and regulars in the Mexican emergency. The measure, still subject to conference, increases many military pay and supply items and creates a national defense council to coordinate industry and resources.
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Wilson
House
Secretary of War
Council of National Defense
State
War and Navy
Army
Navy
National Guard
Fragmented index items for today’s issue tease varied notices
The page presents an unreadable OCR collage with headings like Society Sports Results and Local News. It hints at conferees, Mexican topics, a board, swelters, a plea, and pension law notes within a chaotic mix of garbled fragments and stray proper nouns.
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Ae Agios Russis
Hani
Bena
Mexico
Urge Kiremens
Eths
Roumania May Aid Foes Berlin Thinks
American correspondent William Bayard Hale reports from Berlin that Roumania may rejoin the entente print, though not immediately probable. The decision hinges on next fortnight's military events, with Austro German views deeming recent weeks unsatisfactory and Serbia's fate looming as a reference point.
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Serbia
T. DY Whiliam Bayard Hale
Berlin
Roumania
Germany
Punitive Expedition Stays Put as Hunger Rages in Mexican Streets
Washington dispatch reports Col Joseph A Ashton of the Sixth US Cavalry indicating Pershing's forces remain stationary at Colonias Dublan. The border is secured with units at Presidio Terlingua Glenn Springs Boquitas Marfa Alpine Marathon. News notes no Mexican approach and streets in Casas Grandes district show civilians starving.
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Honger
Moxicas
Washington Post
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Terlinaula
Glenn Springs Deemers
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Sixth Cavalry
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Marathon
Pershing
Bell
Colonia Dublan
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Torreon
Atreeta
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