Third Year Of War See Allied Strength Rise Across Fronts
The Allies gain in manpower and momentum after three years of war. Germany faces shortages of shells coal and wool while the Entente powers press on in the west and east. Russian actions improve, Roumania falls, and British forces retake Mesopotamian and Palestine gains as American troops prepare for the western front.
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Germany
New York
Roumania
United States
Brussiloff
Bukowina
Galicia
Hungary
Transylvania
Hermannstadt
Kronstadt
Kaiser
von Falkenhayn
von Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Bucharest
Walachia
Sereth
Danube
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Romani
Palestine
Holy City
Jaffa
East Africa
West Front
Rescue at Sea Involving Fluff and Bazata
In a perilous night incident Fluff lunged for air and torpedoed underwater trying to reach his master. Arthur Bazata dived after the elder brother’s cries and brought Joseph’s body to shore despite continued dives by Fluff.
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Arthur Bazata
Joseph
Bazata
Dog Rescues End Alas in Westfield River Tragedy
In Westfield Massachusetts seven year old Joseph Wrogow drowned in the Westfield river near Red Rock after his collie Fluff twice tried to pull him to shore. His nine year old brother William watched as the boy slipped and the dog plunged in to grip the lad. The desperate effort to paddle the current failed.
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Westfield
Mass
Joseph Wrogowsky
Red Rock
Joseph
William
Hearty Breakfast Proposed For France By Doctor Bergonie
In Bordeaux France Doctor Bergonie of the local medical faculty urges a hearty American style breakfast for France. He argues it would ease the economic strain by providing rational nourishment and reducing waste. He says nourishment is needed most at the start of the day when effort begins and Europe’s main meal comes late, reducing digestibility.
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Bordeaux
France
Doctor Bergonie
Bordeaux Medical Faculty
Europe
Instructions for mailing to U S soldiers in France
Washington cautions that letters to American soldiers in France must show only the soldier’s name, unit, and the words American Expeditionary Force. Do not include unit locations or movements. Envelopes must have sender’s name and address. Similar rules apply to communications from expeditionary forces to the U S. Money may be sent by postal order.
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Washington
France
War Department
United States
State council of defense backs direct selling of produce
The Indiana State Public Service Commission sets August 20 for a consolidated hearing on the surcharge case. The state council of defense proposes markets for direct producer sales to consumers, promoting food peddling to homes to curb waste and keep prices stable. Volunteers will assist county councils, with 20 total needed, while plans hinge on the national food bill.
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State Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
County Councils of Defense
State Council of Defense
Statehouse
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Will H. Hays
A. W. Brady
E. M. Wilson
Evans Woollen
County Council of Defense
George Ade
Council
Booth Tarkington
Meredith Nicholson
Gene Stratton-Porter
Indiana Electric Light firms face separate petitions for rate hikes
The Indiana Public Service Commission ruled that the Indiana Electric Light Association cannot petition for a 380 percent rate increase on behalf of its members and urged each company to file its own request. A consolidated hearing set for August 20 will examine the abnormal costs driving the proposed temporary rises, with commissioner Edward Carr delivering the decision amid city official input led by Richmond city attorney William A. Bond.
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Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana Electric Light Association
Edward Carr
William A. Bond
Richmond
Bond
Marine corps recruiting office to appoint new chief in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis branch office of the United States Marine Corps will fill the vacancy left by Sergt George C Wright who has led the office since September. Sergt Thomas A Miller will take command with Sergt Earl Bostick assisting. Wright departs for a Marine Corps assignment and will be away briefly.
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Indianapolis
United States Marine Corps
George C. Wright
Thomas
A. Miller
Earl ‘Bostick
Wright
Marine’ Corps
May Call Session In August
Governor Goodrich outlined hopes for federal direct control of coal prices and distribution via the food control bill after returning to Indiana from Washington. He said he would wait a reasonable time for action and warned the legislature may reconvene in Indianapolis in August if federal intervention does not curb prices and service.
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Woman’ S Franchise
League of Indiana
Indianapolis
Richard BE. Edwards
Peru
Goodrich
Woman’s ‘Franchise League
Legislative Council of Women
Franchise League
League
Legislative Council
Edwards
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman’s Suffrage Association
Washington
United States Senate
United States
Indiana
Mrs Born Named Chair of Marion County Defense Council
Mrs Isaac Born appointed a member and chairman of womans work for the Marion county council of defense. She will organize distribution of national food conservation cards and registration of women for war work through the National League for Womens Service. Registration runs until August 15 labeled food conservation day.
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Born
Isaac Born
Marion County Council of Defense
National League For Woman’s Service
Richard E. Edwards
State League
Indiana drys plan fight against wets in next campaign
The Anti-Saloon League of Indiana says it will wage an open battle in the next campaign to elect men pledged to prohibition. No liquor group has moved to attack Indiana’s prohibition law which starts next April. Wet hopes rely on post enactment sentiment to seek repeal. League officials say 25 state senators can block repeal, aided by dry holdovers in the senate. house control is not feared.
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Anti-Saloon League of
Indiana
Nquor
Congress
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
House
Shirts for Soldiers workshop expanded at Jeffersonville depot
The Indianapolis shirt for soldiers workshop will become a substation of the quartermaster depot at Jeffersonville. The enlargement delays the opening until next Monday. By then all arrangements will be completed to make Indianapolis the central supply shop for Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
Indiana
Arminius Lures Rome into German Mosss for Final Victory
Arminius, a German by birth and Roman citizen by conquest, engineered a trap that destroyed Varus and 14 000 legionaries in the marshes of Germany. The defeat ended Roman rule in the region, freeing Germany to determine its own fate.
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Arminius
Hindenburg
Rome
Germany
Vercingetorix
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Augustus
Tiberius
German
Quintilius Varus
Syria
Westphalia
Europe
Weser
Ems
Varus
Lippe
Word for the Dog
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times correspondent notes letters about dogs and sheep and argues that shepherds and trained dogs guard flocks worldwide. He warns drastic bans could let thieves raid crops and fruit, and that women may turn to firearms if dogs vanish.
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Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Europe
Asia
United States
Mike Sighs at Rustic Move Seeks Broadway Home
In his third year, Mike is transplanted to the country by cautious parents. The city life is deemed unsuitable for a growing boy. Rain confines him indoors as he gazes out the window, asking when anyone will pass by and pleading to return to Broadway.
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Mike
Broadway
Jenkins Marries Lobelia Genoff for Love?
A humorous antiquated exchange shows Jenkins marrying Lobelia Genoff, with a friend quipping beauty is skin deep and suggesting a cheeky retort about skin. The tale highlights lighthearted views on marriage and appearances.
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Jenkins
Gum chewing stays strong despite hard times
The public remains fond of chewing gum as manufacturers report steady output. Popular Science Monthly notes annual imports around four million pounds, with a 1913 peak near fourteen million pounds, implying roughly thirteen dollars spent per person each year.
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Somme
Douglas Haig
Verdun
Paris
Teutons
Vimy Ridge
Tein
Ypres
London
Champagne
Aisne
Nivelle
Petain
Gorizia
Isonzo
Corso
Trieste
Italy
Balkans
Monastir
Constantine
Greece
Kavala
Silesia
Venizelos
Albania
Sarrail
Balkan
Riga
Pinsk
Carpathians
Stanislaus
Korniloff
Halicz
Kalucz
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Bagdad
Erzerum
Trebizond
Mush
Armenia
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
Collie
Vanily
U. K
Vala
Creasy
Him
Lobelia Genoff
Lobelia
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