Vaux Village and Heights Near Vaux Captured by Allies
Paris July 2 The village of Vaux west of Chateau Thierry and nearby heights were captured by American and French forces on the Marne front. Over 300 prisoners taken, including five officers, with French artillery aiding from Hill 204. Haig's troops hold new lines northeast of Amiens after repulsing German counterattacks near Bouzincourt.
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Paris
Vaux
Chateau Thierry
Marne
War Office
Associated Press
Aisne
Chateau -Thierry
Farne
Cliqnon
Haig
Picardy
Marshal Haig
Amiens
Bouzincourt
Toert
Germany
Brents
Mennonite Draft Registrants Pass Through Sioux City
Six Mennonite draft registrants from Han Ron county South Dakota wore traditional garb and long beards drawing attention among 1000 selectees stopping in Sioux City en route to Camp Funston Kansas. Ranchers joined the contingent hoping for service. Supper was served at First Methodist church by church women. The group was among the largest to pass through Sioux City. Nearly 2000 parsons gathered at Northwestern station to bid farewell.
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Sioux City
Parsons
Northwestern
Dr Washington Gladden dies after stroke at 82 in Columbus
Renowned Congregational minister and author Rev Dr Washington Gladden of Columbus Ohio died this morning after a second stroke. At 82 he led reforms and opposed tainted money notably in 1903 over John D Rockefeller’s gift to foreign missions. His stance sparked national discussion within the church.
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Columbus
Washington Gladden
Gladden
First Congregational Church of
United States
Althout
John D. Rockefeller
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Congregational Church
Dr. Gladden
Mr. Rockefeller
Board of Missions
Hospitals At War Fuel German War Crimes Debate
London papers condemn the sinking of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle as a grim, deliberate atrocity. Editorials in Daily Chronicle and Daily Mail denounce the attack, criticize German officials, and call for accountability for the German government’s actions.
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London
Llandovery Castle
Daily Chronicle
von Kuehlmane
Llandovery
Daily Mall
Rude Prisoners Escape From Hammond Police Station
In Hammond Indiana on July 2, guards were awakened by saw and hammer noise as five prisoners escaped by sawing and beating through a cell window bars. The noise disrupted the night shift before the escape was completed.
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Hammond
Ind
Tommy Larson Co. G oNGER dead in France
The Rainbow division soldier Tommy Larson of Co G 6 is killed by a German gas attack in France while resting in a dugout. A letter from friend John Frenzel confirms the death and notes Larson had been moved to a telephone unit before the fatal gas bomb.
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John Frenzel
Jolly
Tommy Larson
Co. 6
France
Edy
C. V. Frenzel
Mullan Avenue
Frenzel
Waterloo
Tommy
Thomas Larson
Sioux City
Co. G
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Towa Telephone Co
Yanks Honored For Standing By Sinking Ship
Washington July 2 Secretary Daniels commended the naval armed guard of the U S 3 William Rockefeller for remaining at their posts as the ship was torpedoed on May 18 Letters were sent to Gunners mates Huston Moorehead Burke Kasper Mimms Mulligan Burch Behroeder and Seaman Burke for their actions and Moorehead ensured ammunition stayed at the guns until ordered to evacuate.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Naval Armed Guard
U.S
William Rockefeller
Myron
Huston
Gault
John Robert Moorehead
Hartwell
Raymond P. Burke
Boston
Carl C. Martin
Two Harbors
Minn
Ladislaus J. Kasper
Cleveland
Sam Mimms
Dallas
Texas
Arthur J. Mulligan
Lowell
Mass
William E. Burch
Washington, D.C
William H. Behroeder
Cincinnati
Moorehead
Paper delivery notice by carrier error or other cause
A delivery notice instructs readers that the paper should not be delivered by 6 o'clock due to a carrier error or other cause and asks them to phone 3380. A copy of the paper will be sent, and calls should reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Society Man Refuses Army Commission for Marine Service
Preston Gibson, nephew of Chief Justice White and noted author and playwright, declines an army commission to enlist as a private in the Marine Corps. He has notified Col. E. Lester Jones in Washington. Gibson previously joined the French army as a volunteer last August and was cited twice for bravery.
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New York
Preston Gibson
Justice White
Marine Corps
E. Lester Jones
Signal Corps
Washington
Gibson
United States
Railroads Under U S Control See Five Month Income Decline
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports a $108 thousand drop in operating income for 123 large railroads in the first five months under government control, despite higher revenues. May figures show operating income near last year's level but rising expenses cut net gains. eastern and western regions fared worst while Southern roads surpassed prior year figures.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Roads
Commission
Truck overturns injuring Phi Phi sorority sisters
July 2. Twelve girls from the Great Lakes naval training station bound for Chicago were injured when a truck overturned, pinning them beneath. The glare of a headlight caused the driver to swerve off the road, tossing the group into a ditch. Rescue squads lifted them from beneath the vehicle. Hospital reports said none of the injuries were likely fatal.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Phi Pty Phi
Thhe National Station
Benneath
One Man to Be Division In N Y Fourth March
New York July 2 One of 40 national divisions in the Independence Day pageant will be a single marcher led by Dinshal P Ghadinidi who says he is the only Parsee Zoroastrian citizen in the United States The mayor's committee on national defense granted permission for him to march as a national unit in civilian garb while other nationalities appear in civilian dress or military uniform
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New York
Committee On National Defense Today
Marrch
Dinshal P. Ghadinidi
United States
Washington
DC. C
Bethlehem Union Plant
San Francisco
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
William Cramp and Sons, Company
Philadelphia
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Boston
Ghadiald
Toulon
Huge Cotton Crop Forecast and Shell Factory Explosion
Washington reports a projected 15,345,000 bale cotton crop this year, a potential third largest ever, with June condition at 55.8 percent of normal and area around 37.1 million acres. London notes a Midlands shell filling factory blast on Monday, with 60 to 70 lives lost.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture Studes
London
National
Midlands
Wilson to Be First Doctor honoris causa at Paris
Paris July 2 President Wilson will be the first person to receive the new degree of doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris. A government decree authorizing the title has been published in the Journal Official. The Fourth of July was considered but time was too short for that ceremony. a suitable later occasion will be found.
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Paris
Wilson
Universi of
le Journal
Journal Official
Lucien Poincare
Public Instruction
Siberian Reprisals Threaten Czech Prisoners in Siberia
London reports Col. Hurban, Czech leader, says he is in contact with Prof. Masaryk about Austrian killings of captured Czechs. Czechs in Siberia vow reprisals and will not allow 200,000 Austro-German prisoners there to escape unless shootings cease.
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London
Col. Hurban
Tokio
The
Times
T. G. Masary
Washington
Siberia
Germans demand new national anthem to replace God Save the King
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger argues it is absurd for Germans to use God Save the King as their patriotism tune. The paper calls for a new national anthem, criticizing the long standing association with the British monarch.
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Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
British to Be Banished From Finland
Stockholm reports from Helsingfors that a high military authority says it has decided to expel all Englishmen from Finland. The decision was made on Monday.
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Finland
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Work or Fight Plan Aims to Free Essential Labor
Washington July reports Provost Marshal Gen Crowder clarifies the new work or fight order applies only to draft ages. Non-draft, deferment groups are unaffected except for more job opportunities. He says the aim is to mobilize the fit for combat while freeing others to perform essential civilian work.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Gen. Crowder
Army
Navy
Redfield Orders Strict Coal Use to Guard Shortage
Washington July 2 Government imposes strict coal economy after a letter from Secretary Redfield to lighthouse, fisheries, and related services urging maximum conservation. The fuel outlook warns of possible winter shortage while Geological Survey shows bituminous coal production at 12,016,000 tons for the week ending June 22, down 610,000 tons from the prior week.
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Washington, D. C
Redfield
Lght House
Fisheries
Geological Survey
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