British at Gates of Bapaume Base
British gains on the Somme ridge west of Martinpuich now firmly in Allied hands. Australian troops intrench on the newly won heights looking toward Bapaume, seven miles away, as artillery prepare another push along the Bapaume road. Turks trapped at Romani. 3,145 unwounded captured after the pursuit extended 18 miles.
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London
Martinpuicha
Bapaume
Martinputch
Roma
Roman
War Office
Katia
Suez Canal
Romani
Cairo
Exchange Telegram Company
Anmong
Verdun
Paris
Thiaumont
Vaux and
Chapitre
Svar
Somme
Chaulnes
Thisumont
Viaux-Cha-pitre
Petrograd
Stokhod
Volhynia
Russian War Office
Zuyjin
Kostinanlec
Reniny
Caucasus
Open Campaigns in Chicago Headed by National Leaders
In Chicago on August 8, U.S. Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana formally opened western headquarters for the Democratic National Committee. He arrived from Washington to set up the DNC base as Republican chairman Will Cox also reached the city to suppress factional disputes before Charles E. Hughes’s arrival.
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Chicago
Wilson Cin
West
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Willcox
Republian National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Will Not Oppose Report On Army Appropriation
President Wilson will not oppose adoption of the conference report on the army appropriation bill agreed upon by the conferees. Chairman James Kay of the house military affairs committee announced the decision in Cairo on August 8. Nearby, news from Morini reports a Turkish force of 1600 prisoners arriving after attacking British positions and suffering heavy losses.
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Washington
Aug
Wilson
James Kay
House Military Affairs Committee
Cairo
Morini
Iowa News Highlights From Marshalltown and Beyond
The Marshalltown packing line faces suspensions amid heat related losses, while Storm Lake and Des Moines report incidents and inquiries. Authorities pursue Robert Williams for a July murder in Marshall County as Iowa colleges embark on campaigns and building projects. Tax levies rise, farmers seek soil tests, and a large flood-control levee project progresses near Muscatine and Louisa counties to avert future Mississippi floods.
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Writtan & Co. Pork
Lcine
Marshalltown
Storm Lake Endowin
Charles T. Hughes
Ave
Clarke
Robert Wiams
Matilda Steward
Marshall County
Dairy and Food Department
Manchester
Sebast Fund
Kelsty
Penn Col- Jefe
Oskaloosa
Rockwell City
Des Moines
Hugo Johnason
Camp Douglas
Penn College
Igewa State College
Makee County
Iowa
FS. Shaw
Knoxville
Robert Goodwin
State Clay Works
Redfield Brick and Tile Company
Goodwin
J. C. Sanders
Vt Madison Penitentiary
Sanders
P. UW
Cotton
Rusty
Des Moles
Payton
Peter Stormholm
Cunstans Anderson
Gowrie
Albert Swan
Jank
Iiver
Mumpford Holland
Grinnell
Kentucky
Beat
Secretary of State
Iowa Brégade, Artillery and Engineers Company
Government Base
Brownsville
Robert Shaw
Hayesville
France
American Ambulance Service
Shaw
Northern Oratorical League
State Railway Commission
State Automobile Department
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Fort Des Moines
Iowa State College
State of
Logan
Berlin
Tama County
Whale
Reinbeck
Beaman
Gladtroak
A. R B. Corey
Iowa Board of Agriculture
A. J. Corsy
The
Fair Association
Austral
San Francisco
Muscatine
Louisa
Muscatine Island
Mississippi
Illmais
Fifteen Drowned in Multiple States Across Midwest
A string of drownings reported from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Names include Mary and Elizabeth Schroeder both sixteen from Milwaukee who died in the Wabash river. Alfred Adler also died in a Michigan lake near Waterford. Harold Case drowned in the Wolf river. Other deaths cited near Danville Mount Vernon and Streator amid bathing incidents as lifeguards rescued hundreds.
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Lafayette
Ind
Mary
Diizabeth Schoeder
Wabash River
James
Joseph Schroeder
Milwaukee
Wis
Alfred Adler
Michigan Lake
Waterford
Racine County
Harold Case
Wolf River
Mount Vernon
Lester Mowery
Danville
Don Graven
Akron
Isaac Parsons
Glenmont
Rocky Hollow Camp
Bloomington
Willian Warfield
Streator
Chicago
Crisis in Roumania Passes Amid Allied Talks
Reports from Sofia indicate Roumania’s move toward the central powers has cooled. Berlin dispatches say the crisis is passed as Roumania weighs joining the Entente but, given Russia’s eastern front changes and military realities, Roumania’s statesmen seem to postpone any decisive action for now.
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Berlin
Sofia
Roumiauia
Roumania
French Spy Put to Death in Alsace Court Martial
Amsterdam reports via Koelnische Volkszeitung that David Blach, a German subject, was sentenced to death by court martial at Muelhausen Alsace for joining the French army and landing in civilian clothes from a French aeroplane behind German lines for espionage. He has already been executed, the newspaper claims.
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Amsterdam
Koelnische Volkszeitung
Muelhausen
Alsace
David Blach
Markets Report Opens with Grain and Livestock Rates
Chicago August 7 open market report lists wheat with varied bids and futures, refined by grade. Includes prices for rye and oats, hay, creamery products, live poultry, eggs, iced poultry, potatoes, cattle, hogs, and sheep with ranges across classes and regions.
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Chicago
Timothy
Pwlsc
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
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Alles
Martinpuich
Turka
Pozieres
Warther South
Monach Farm
Senator Walsh
Iowa News
Ohio
Thing
Indiana
Illnote
Prima
Prine
Che
Ackley
TON
Aire Merink Sa
Rans State Exchange
Ckley
Iow
Building
FE Townsend & Merrill Lumber
Marshalltown Produce Co
Pekarek, Mer
Saucer
West Main Street
B. L. Trey
Bolt
Reith
H. H. Heetland
Heffelmeier & Kreimeyer
H. E. Cochran
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ackley Real Estate
Old Line
J. A.degunther
Conoway Grain Elevator
G.E
Conoway
Hiungsy
Minois
Frank D. Weaver
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