Fronts near Chateau Thierry hold as Haig advances
The American line on the Marne region remains quiet with intermittent artillery fire. Haig reports a slight British gain near Morris improving Nieppe wood access and continuing rail junction control at Hazebrouck. French fronts show limited activity with artillery duels north of Montdidier and in the Marne. Franco American troops have taken 5100 prisoners since June 15 while German offensives appear delayed.
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Ancre
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Field Marshal
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Morris
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Hazebrouck
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Longpont
Cantigny
Kidian
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Aisne
Noyon
Berlin
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Milady's Shoes to Be Cut Lower By Makers’ Decision
Washington July 10. Milady’s high shoes to be cut down as war industries board and manufacturers agree to ease spring 1919 styles. Beginning Oct 1, expected maximum heights for women 8 inches, misses 6 1/2 inches, children 6 inches, boys and youths 5 1/2, and women overgaiters up to 8 inches. Government leather needs drive the change.
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Washington, D. C
Milady
War Industries Board
American aviator Buckley escapes from Germany
Corporal Everett Buckley of Kilburne Illinois an aviator in the French service was reported captured by the Germans at Verdun. He escaped and reached Switzerland Tuesday morning according to Zurich dispatches to Le Journal. Buckley belonged to the Lafayette Flying Corps and had been missing since last September with initial reports of his death later denied.
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Associated Press
Paris
Everett Buckley
Kilburne, Ill
Verdun
Germany
Zurich
le Journal
Switzerland
Buckley
Lafayette Flying Corps
AERO
Havas
Lieut. de Gramont
Academy of Science
Forest Fires Ravage Montana and Washington Districts
Dry electrical storms worsen fires in Clearwater Montana and Cispus Washington. A Rainier reserve edge blaze threatens 150 square miles with 3,000 acres of timber burning as 185 and 100 firefighters battle the flames.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Clearwater
Montana
Cispus
Washington
Rainier National Forest Reserve
Clearwater Forest
Rainier Reserve
Putnam Becomes Top American Ace After Tenth Victory
Paris reports Lieut. David E. B. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts has become the leading American ace, succeeding Lieut. Frank Baylies missing since June 17. Putnam’s tenth victory on June 30 is officially confirmed, with seven German aircraft down that day, tying monthly records set by the late Captain Guynemer.
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Paris
tLieut
David EB. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Frank Baylies
Putnam
Guynemer
Bolsheviks Resisted as Czecho-Slovaks Capture Nikolsk
The Czecho-Slovak forces seized the town of Nikolsk and about 600 prisoners after heavy fighting with Bolshevik red guards and German Austrian prisoners. Bolshevik authorities hanged several Nikolsk officials and railway workers as investigators seek the arms source.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
United States
West
France
Belgium
Siberia
State Department
Vladivostok
Nikolsk
Haborzsk
Amur
No Hun Commander for Austria
Austria declines to appoint German General Otto von Buelow as commander for the Italian front after Germany refused to send 12 divisions. Epoca, via a Swiss source, reports the move follows Austria’s temporary decision to avoid seeking revenge for its recent defeat by Italy.
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Rome
Austria
Otto von Buelow
Germany
Epoca
Italy
Meissner Becomes Ace in France Combat
Lieut. James A. Meissner of Brooklyn earned ace status by aiding Lieut. Hamilton Coolidge of Boston to down a two seated German aircraft over Chateau Thierry. The enemy plane burst into flames and fell, following a brief but sharp engagement confirmed by official reports.
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Associated Press
France
James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
Hamilton Coolidge
Boston
Chateau Thierry
Coolidge
Meissner
Finland Orders Jew Expulsion From Country
Stockholm reports that Finland orders all Jews expelled by September 30 and directs communities to deny food to Jews afterward. Finnish Jews issue an appeal for aid. The senate may grant naturalization to only a few, favoring White Guards veterans. General Mannernheim sought food from the Entente, but the American envoy warned of slim chances while Germany controls Finland.
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Stockholm
Finland
Jewish Press Bureau
Mannerheim
Morris
Sweden
Germany
Iowa Republicans Brace For Battle Over State Superintendent Nominee
Des Moines July 10 Republicans begin the Iowa state convention to choose a candidate for state superintendent of schools. With no clear favorite, multiple ballots are expected as A M Deyoe, W F Barr, Frank D Joseph, and P B McClenahan vie for support. Delegates also appoint central and resolutions committees as Gov. Harding’s forthcoming speech is noted for page 2.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
W. F. Barr
IBO
Frank D. Joseph
Manchester
P. BE. McClenahan
Iowa City
State c Central Committee
Central and Resolutions Committee
Central Committee
W.W. Copeland
Burlington
Secland
E. D. Brigham
Nowa City
iThird
Lars Bladine
Cedar Falls
J. B. Whitnes
Decorah
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Listh
F. Huebner
Albia
Charles Rawson
Eighirth
J. W. Calvert
Centervill Minth
William L. Stern
Loga
B. B
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Council Bluffs
J. Hammill
Hancock County
B. I Salinger
Sioux City
Makers to Have Fuel Priority List Agreement Reached
Washington July 1 a agreement between shoe manufacturers, the war industries board, and the fuel administration sets a fuel priority list. The terms are not announced but reportedly require elimination of many fancy styles. No price fixing is alleged.
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Washington, D. C
War Industries Board and Fuel Administration
His Air Machine Better Than All Armies From Cedar Falls
An Iowan invention by a Cedar Falls creator is sent to the government by Senator Kenyon for consideration. The inventor claims an electric, self-sustaining air machine could outpace armies, fly globe‑wide, and use gravel shot to destroy targets within 160 miles, with uses including mail delivery and travel.
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Cedar Falls
Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Kenyon
Tom
Army and Navy
Soviet Ally of aatoch in Ghat
Amsterdam July 10. A Moscow wireless message printed by Vienna Neuste Presse quotes a Berlin Lokal Anzeiger undated dispatch stating the Soviet government would immediately ally with Germany if Anglo Japanese forces occupy Russian territory. The message suggests a pact in event of intervention.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Vienna
Rockford Man Alive After Death Notice Correction
Ivan C. Walker of Rockford Iowa was reported dead two weeks earlier but is now alive and well. A War Department communication to his parents says Walker, listed as previously killed, has rejoined his Marine unit. His death had been tied to June Marine engagements with the enemy.
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Ivan C. Walker
The
War Department
Rockford
Walker
U. S
Czecho Slovakia Pleads For Front Shift To France
Czecho-Slovak troops in Russia seek to join the western front and avoid Russian internal affairs. Col. Vladimir Hurban delivers a memorandum to Japanese foreign minister and allied ambassadors in Tokyo outlining the plan to move forces from Russia to France. The memorandum stresses the volunteers fight Germany and Austria to liberate a free nation, and condemns Russian protectionist policy as unsustainable. Sunday the evangelist is operated on for hernia at a Rochester sanitarium. operation successful.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Tokio
Vladimir Hurban
France
War Revenue Bill Drafts Taxes on Luxuries and Necessities
House Ways and Means quietly advances a proposed war revenue bill listing taxes on jewelry watches clothing all sportswear items and luxury goods. The treasury suggests 60 percent on retail jewelry 20 percent on cars motorcycles and music gear 10 cents a gallon on gasoline paid by wholesalers plus 5 percent on movietheatre rentals and higher admission taxes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. ,C
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Treasury
Siberia Adopts Assembly Plan of Government
A new provisional government for Siberia, with unanimous popular support, will fight central powers. It plans to summon a constituent assembly, abolish Bolshevik control, promote universal suffrage, establish provincial councils and a labor bureau, and distribute land to the landless while avoiding foreign intervention.
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Siberia
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Tokio
Viadivostok
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Russia
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