Allies Make New Gains in the Piave Front
Italian forces push along the lower Piave forcing through flooded terrain as they seize two villages and over 500 prisoners. American fliers fail to return after notable air battles while French and American units gain ground near Moulin-Sous-Toutvent and Vaux as German counterattacks are repelled.
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Associated Press
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Aisne
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Bouzincourt
Albert
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Marne
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Vaux
Imliant
Vaun
Paris
Norwegians' beard world record holder draws crowds
La Crosse Wisconsin July 3 Hans Langseth of Barney North Dakota attended the Mijosenlaget convention wearing a 13 foot beard. He claims to have grown it for 506 years and keeps it hidden under his coat by his waist.
Roosevelt Replies To Slander Of His Sons In War Roles
Oyster Bay July 3 Col Theodore Roosevelt denounces a local paper’s slur about his sons, confirming all four serve in combat roles. Theodore is a major in the Twenty sixth Infantry with injuries from gas and praise for gallantry. Kermit commands armored gun battery and holds a Pershing citation. Archie, captain of infantry with injuries and France war cross. Quentin is a second lieutenant in the air service over German lines.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Victor P. Buell
McAlester
Okla
France
Council of Defense
Feta
Cok Roostvelt
Theodore
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Pershing
Kermit
2Td
Archie
Ashkell
Quentin
War relief funds misused in Cook county probe
Chicago July 3 Every war relief organization in Cook county must have books opened and accounts examined by experts by order of the state council of defense. A large sum estimated between 500 000 and 1 000 000 has not been put to proper use. Prosecutions are possible in several cases. The German club of Chicago has renamed itself American Unity club.
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Chicago
Cook County
State Council of Defense
Record of U S Troop Deployments to France for Fourth of July
Washington reports more than one million American troops overseas with 1,019,115 leaving for service by July 1 and 276,372 sailings in June as losses at sea total 294. Secretary Baker notes six months ahead movements, 8,165 casualties to date, and adequate supplies and equipment for France. Marines number 14,644 with about half a division in ChateauThierry combat.
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D. C
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France
America
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Baker
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Crowder
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Bennett Papers as Founder's Memorial to Aid Journalists
New York July 3 The New York Herald and New York Evening Telegram will continue under the Bennett will provisions, placed under a memorial home for New York journalists to honor James Gordon Bennett senior. Washington July 3 Thomas E. Donnelly of Chicago named chief of the pulp and paper section by the War Industries Board, replacing W. B. Colver.
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Bennett Papers
New York
New York Herald
New York Evening Telegram
James Gordon Bennett
Fourth of July exercises to include native and foreign born citizens
At Mon Vernon Washington D C tomorrow American citizens representing three nationalities will take part in Fourth of July ceremonies. President Wilson will speak and has invited native born Americans to join with foreign born citizens in marking Independence Day in what is described as a memorable year.
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Alg
Mon Vernon
Wilson
Call for 3 265 Selected Men Made In Iowa
Des Moines July 2 a new call for 3 265 selective service men was issued by the adjutant general. They will entrain for Camp Forrest within five days. The move comes amid other calls to Camps Gordon and Pike beginning July 22. Local board quotas will be fixed after July 5, with inductions continuing.
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Camp Forrest
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Podar
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Pike
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Logan
Adjutant General's Office
One Thousand Women for Nurses Nation’s Gall
Washington D C July 3 With the nation’s reserve of trained nurses in service in military and naval hospitals a call is issued for 45,000 student nurses for training in American hospitals Enrollment to begin July 29 for women 19 to 35 to April 1919 in civilian hospitals and army nursing schools The appeal urges 25,000 young women between 19 and 30 to enroll in the United States student nurse reserve and to be ready for training and active service by April 1919
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Washington, D. C
United States
W.W. G Gorgas
United States Army
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
Hr. P. Davison
War
Surgeon General
United States Arms
American Red Cross
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
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Army Nursing School
Womanhood of America
Nead
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defene
Wood price and sales service fixed by wartime board
Prices for soft wood lumber fixed by the Price Fixing Committee of the War Industries Board were announced in Washington. The board warned dealers against adding sales service charges to the government price and noted the policy for immediate effect. Also in New York a call for 2,900 female secretaries for service at home and abroad was issued by William J. Muiltban, chair of Knights of Columbus committees on war work.
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Washington, D.C
The
War Industries Board
New York
William J. Muilt- Ban
Knights of Columbus
Delivery problem notice urges phone contact for replacement
If the paper is not delivered to your home due to carrier or clerk error, please phone 33960 and a copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
Pershing Decorates Grimy Yank Officer In Person
Lieutenant Christin Holmes receives the Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing in a field ceremony near Montdidier. Uplifted veterans Sergeant Patrick Walsh and James A. Murphy also honored, along with Corporals Ernest Birch Henry J. M ongano and Edward V. Arma and Corporals A. M Quick Louis Liberman Rexford S. Dettro for bravery under fire.
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Associated Press
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Mesday
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Pershing
Lieut
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America
Hines
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Corporal Dettro
Ay School For
WAR MEASURES HINDER CONGRESS ON WHEAT PRICES
Washington July 2. Congress faced delays as leaders anticipated a recess this week while key measures moved slowly. The fight over raising the government minimum wheat price and funding for the army and war-related needs stalled progress, with hearings on the revenue bill nearing completion.
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Senate
Dendotk
Washington, D. C
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House
Means
Clark
Wilson
Army
Agriculture Department
House ’ and Means Committee
Flag 160 by 80 Hung as 500 Young Women
Chicago July 3 An American Lag containing 12 800 square feet of hunting and Measuring 160 by 50 feet was unfurled today by a firm occupying a building in the Wholesale district. A chorus of 450 young women sang patriotic airs and 150 jackies assisted in the unfurling.
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Chicago
Cnorus
Baker to Speak at Chicago Independence Day Celebration
Chicago observers expect a grand Fourth of July in parks across the city with foreign born residents organizing events. A large public meeting is planned for the evening where Secretary of War Baker will deliver the speech.
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Baker
Chicago
German trainee pilots flee to Holland in mass defections
June 22 report from London says young German flier trainees are fleeing across the Dutch frontier after being driven by coercive training. British officials note pilots at Nivelle Belgium hid petrol and escaped, leaving Dutch authorities to intern them. Defections attributed to intolerable training, high accident rates, and army coercion.
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London
Correspondmre
Associated Press
Holland
Nivelle
Belgium
Terrifying blast at Semet Solvay plant near Syracuse
Fires and explosions ripped through the Semet Solvay munitions complex near Syracuse on July 3, killing at least 65 and injuring around 80 as a swift exodus ensued. Firefighters fell, 15 buildings were destroyed, and damages exceed 1 million dollars. Six patrolmen among the dead were identified by revolvers and keys.
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LUX
DEA
E.L. Hierce
Semet-Solvar Company
T.N. TP
Hane
Garbage Saving to Extract Glycerine Is Chicago's Plan
Chicago officials plan to conserve garbage rather than discard it. A conference with public works and health commissioners and a federal representative outlined saving trash for glycerine extraction used in explosives. The city would collect discarded garbage to supply glycerine under federal guidance.
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Chicago
Chieago
Commissioners of Public Works and Health
Federal
Aod Administration
Iowans Awarded Rank in Service
Iowans commissioned by the war department include second lieutenants in the quartermaster corps Blackman Blumfeld of Waukee Humphrey Catlehan of Fort Dodge Fred Weller Scharf of Newton first lieutenants in the medical reserve James H Bruce of Dickens and Fred H Dierker of West Point second lieutenant in the adjutant generals department John A Johnson of Low Moor plus news from Montpelier Vermont reporting Mrs Mary Greeley 79 sister of Admiral George Dewey died at her home last night.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Blackman Q. Blumfeld
Waukee
Humphrey JL Catlehan
Fort Dodge
Fred Weller Scharf
Newton
James H. Bruce
Dickens
Fred H. Dierker
West Point
Lewtenant
Adjutant-Sen‘eral’s Department
John
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