Allied Gains Meter From New War Operations Near Roye
Allied offensives push toward Roye and Lassigny as French advance from Lassigny to the Oise valley and northwest of Soissons. German lines collapse eastward under allied artillery while a retreat to new positions east of the Somme and Aisne appears likely. French forces report success at Bradquemont and Fendu woods and gains near Beuvraignes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assigny
St. Fonant
Nancy
Toak
Rheims
Ypres
Lys
la Basse
Roye
Lassigny
Oise
Soissons
Picardy
Somme
Aisne
Bradquemont
Fendu Woods
Beuvraignes
Beuvrai
Sale Notice of Oil and Gas Lease in Pontotoc OK
Guardian I S Wright of Mary Coon Johnson minor invites public sale of an oil and gas lease covering 40 acres in Garvin County Oklahoma. Sale at Pontotoc County Court in 9:30 a.m. August 29, 1918 for minimum $15 per acre plus departmental lease terms. W C Duncan attorney for guardian.
Guardian to Sell Oil Lease for Molsie Johnson Minor
In the Matter of the Estate of Molsie Johnson a Minor guardian John P McKinley announces a public sale of an oil and gas lease on the ward's lands in Garvin County Oklahoma. The lands are 40 acres more or less and the sale will occur August 29 1918 at 9 30 A M at the county office. The sale will be under the terms in the order of sale on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Mary Coon
Johnson
I. S. Wright
Garving County
Towit
Guardian
W. C. Duncan
Molsie Johnson
John P. McKinney
Garvin County
John P. McKinley
Burk rents street across from Reed's site
E. T. Burk has rented across the street where Reed's now is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Burk
Reed’s
British forces strike front near Arras advancing several miles
AP reports dawn attacks by British on a ten mile front from Arras. Forces reportedly push two to three miles capturing Moyenville Courcelles Achiet le Petit and Beaucourt sur Ancre with tanks in heavy mist. Northern Lys sector sees local assault near Locre and Draneutre ridge wrested from the foe. French pressure between the Aisne and Oise continues as they hold a high ridge northwest of Soissons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arras
Moyenville
Courcelles
Achiet-le-Petit
Beaucourt-sur- Ancre
Picardy
Lys
Locre
Aisne
Oise
Soissons
Noyon
French Front Advances Across Oise Aisne Front
Paris reports continued French gains along the Oise to Aisne front. Carlepont and CutZ were captured in an official statement. After sharp fighting near Laissigny further ground was taken west of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Carlepont
Cutz
Laissigny
Men Must Register Saturday August 24
All male persons who have reached 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, must register on August 24. These men should consult with local draft boards as to how and when they should register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoar
Novel coin-diagnosis method for pleurisy described
P Lereboullet proposes using the ear placed on the chest with the other ear closed while coins are clinked at the back. In healthy lungs the sound is distant and dull, but in affected lungs with solid tissue a clear silvery ring is heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lereboullet
Paris
Daily Thought on Waiting and War Savings Stamps
A short, periodic thought notes patience as the secret of success and hints that liberty in purchasing War Savings Stamps reflects personal effort. The fragment emphasizes frugality and civic duty in wartime saving.
British launch major push north of Ancre river
British forces opened a wide front assault north of the Ancre with Field Marshal Haig reporting satisfactory progress. The drive captured Courcelles Achiet le Petit Moyenville and Beaucourt sur Ancre as fronts span about eight and a half miles. Front advances run two to three miles with no prior artillery barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Ancre River
Field Marshal Haig
Courcellen
Achiet-le-Petit
France
Haig
Adinfer
Moyenaille
Puissieux-au Mont
Branoutre
Courcelles
Railroad to keep cotton freight rates unchanged this year
Associated Press reports Washington August 21 that existing cotton freight rates for shipments of any quantity will be continued this year as announced by the railroad administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Railroad Administration
Assassination details of Mirbachet Mirbach in Moscow ambush
Berlin reports from Lokal Anzeiger recount how two Russian gunmen concealed pistols under a marble table during a meeting with General Von Mirbach and German officials. They drew weapons as others distracted, then fired, wounding and killing Mirbach with a back- head shot and a hand grenade explosion as they fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Associated Press
von Mirbach
Russia
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Mirbach
Riesler
Mueller
Count Mirbach
Potato Crop Flourishes in Buckingham Gardens
London Aug 21 The 1918 potato crop in Victoria gardens in front of Buckingham Palace promises a great success. Potatoes grow in beds once used for flowers along The Mall leading to the Palace grounds. King George and Queen Mary take interest, with the Queen inspecting the patch with John Robert Clynes, parliamentary secretary of the ministry of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Victoria Gardens
Buckingham Palace
Mall
Palace Grounds
King George
Queen Mary
John Robert Clynes
Ministry of Food
Palace
All Glass A Men Called The Class 1 Draft List
The adjutant general calls all men in class 1 from 1917 and 1918 to reporting for camp between September 3 and 7. A list of 45 names follows, including Henderson Auten Lynch Smith Pinley Thompson Tucker Buckelew Hammond Colbert Misenheimer Earthman Masson Rhodes Hester Skin Wessen Crumps Summers Bomern Edwards Evans Crossen Bray Timmons Colbert Winters Hutchinson Turner Brandon Philpot Robertson Jobe Drain Poe Edsell Coffman Fox Stringer Johnson Davidson Colbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General
Charles Henderson Auten
Arthur Lynch
Mart Smith
Ira Pinley
Sam H. Thompson
John T. Tucker
Wesley Buckelew
Simmon Hammond
Frank Colbert
Raymond Misenheimer
Louis D. Earthman
Robert Marshall Masson
Charley Rhodes
Birt Hester
Vaux C. Skin
George W. Wessen
Roscoe B. S. Crumps
Charley Summers
Dixon Bomern
Alva Clyde Edwards
Jesse Lee Evans
William A. Crossen
Lilburn Bray
Charley Timmons
George Colbert
Walter B. Winters
Harry Hutchinson
Jim Turner
Jesse TV. Brandon
Samuel C. Philpot
John Bailey
James
Storage battery repair and charging guidance ad
A battery expert explains why storage batteries fail and how proper testing and charging prevent issues such as sulphate buildup, plate hardening, insulation leaks, incorrect electrolyte density, and lead deposits. ADA Battery Hospital owner Ed Haynes offers free battery testing at the rear of Dodge Agency Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Battery Hospital
Ed. Haynes
Haynes
Joe Frank to be tried for burglary in Judge Anderson court
In Judge Anderson's court Thursday morning Joe Frank will face charges of burglary for a March 31 break in at E. L. Mangold's Stonewall store. Shoes, ladies items, suits and dresses were taken. Arrest came August 10 after diligent police work. The case has attracted much attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Joe
Dago) Frank
E. L. Mangold
Stonewall
Acting machine paper at the News office.
The note promotes obtaining an acting machine paper from the News office, urging readers to visit for the latest edition and related information.
Man Power Bill Reported With Classifications and Commissions
Washington Aug. 21 A favorable report was voted by the house military committee on the administrations man power bill An amendment provides youths eighteen to twenty will be placed in a separate class called after men twenty to forty five Another amendment allows commissions for men under twenty one
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Military Committee
Fur Trader Learns of War After Arctic Gratitude
Frederick Smithern, a fur trader just unhpened after five years in the Granland Arctic circle, has reached civilization in Montreal and learned there is a war. He plans to enlist in the United States Army and return home to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montreal
Civilization
Granland
Arctic Circle
Frederick Smithern
New York
United States Army
Arrests and shootings reported in Moscow letter
In a letter dated August 14 and cited by the Frankfurter Zeitung, Dr. Alfons Pauquet claims several hundred officers in Moscow have been shot. He adds that several hundred British and French business men have been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Moscow
Alfons Pauquet
Frankfort Zeitung
Dr. Pauquet
Germans Raid Fishing Vessels Off Nova Scotia
Canadian port report dated Aug 21 says the steam trawler Triumph, armed with two guns and wireless, manned by sixteen Germans from a U boat, raided the fishing bank off Nova Scotia. Crews from sunk schooners have reached port. Vessels known sunk include Una P Saunders, E P Hyatt of Gloucester, and Francis J O Hara of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candian
Triumph
Nova Scotia
Una P. Saunders
E. P. Hyatt
Gloucester
Mass
Francis J. O’hara
Boston
Good Alibi for the Bee and orchard pollination claim
A text from Popular Science Monthly argues against a belief that bees injure fruit. It states investigations in Italy show bees cannot perforate fruit skin and that damage stems from birds, wind, hail, hornets, wasps, and other insects. Bees benefit orchardists through cross pollination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Popular Science Monthly
England bans gold lace and embroidery for civilians
London announces a sweeping order from the Board of Gold prohibiting all gold lace embroidery and gold thread on civilian attire. The restriction also applies to uniforms of His Majesty's services and to officers in the mercantile marine, with limited exceptions indicated by the incomplete source text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
The
Board of Gold
His Majesty’s Services
Mercantile Marine
Ada County Fair Cancelled This Fall
Ada directors cancel the county fair due to bad season and war needs, noting typical exhibits would be meager. Boys and Girls Clubs exhibits will proceed in Ada on September 13 and 14 with entries by 10 a.m. on the 14th and judges to begin then. Premiums will be paid for these works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Council of Defense
French ace Fonck downs four planes in twenty seconds
Paris reports Lieut Rene Fonck, famed French aviator, shot down three German planes August 14 and four in twenty seconds on August 21 after ten minutes of cruising. He has sixty enemy kills, including six in one day, and is hailed as a premier French air fighter at 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rene Fenck
Fenck
Fonck
Guynemer
Caruso Weds Dorothy Park Benjamin in New York
Opera star Enrico Caruso obtained a marriage license in New York and married Dorothy Park Benjamin, daughter of a patent attorney, at Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue. Mrs. John S. Keith served as matron of honor and Bruno Girata acted as best man. The couple will stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruso
New York
Enrico Caruso
Dorothy Park Benjamin
Fifth Avenue
John S. Keith
Bruno Girata
Brothers In Army Meet Behind Lines In France
Lieut E P Ledbetter of the aviation corps and Sergt Robert Ledbetter of the hospital corps, sons of Judge W A Ledbetter of Oklahoma City, recently met by accident in a large concentration camp behind the lines in France, a letter to Judge Ledbetter says. The brothers sat together in a tent and spoke of home, agreeing that their meeting would have been complete if their father had been present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
E. P. Ledbetter
Aviation Corps
Robert Ledbetter
Hospital Corps
W. A. Ledbetter
Oklahoma City
France
Judge Ledbetter
Lieut. Ledbetter
Notice of Account for Final Settlement in 1918 Ada case
Final report and account in Elmer L. Crabtree case number 1557 has been presented for settlement and distribution. The September 5, 1918 hearing at 9:00 AM in Ada County Court room is fixed for settlement and to allow interested parties to show cause why accounts should not be approved and distributions made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer L. Crabtree
Ada
Bosby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vesle
Rear Admiral
Griffin
Robert $. Griffin
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Navy Department
de Maitre
Marshal Haig
the Ancre
Mirbagets
Buckingham Gardens
Ernest Chapman
Nicholas O. Wolfe
George Sellers
Willis A. Stringer
Eddie Johnson
Smoker
Davis William Floyd Davidson Manuel Colbert
House Committee
Qlans Spreckels
Clause A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!