Italians Drive Forward as Prisoners Surpass Thirteen Thousand
The Morning Journal Special reports Italian forces from Tolmino to the Adriatic pressing the Austrians amid rugged terrain. More than 13,000 prisoners and thirty guns captured. Trieste shelled as Italian warships shift fire from the line. Canadian and French units repulse counterattacks near Lens and Verdun. German offensives continue near Riga and in northern Galicia with heavy air battles and submarine activity.
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Adriatic
Belgium
Lens
Verdun
France
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Brody
Tarnopol
Galicia
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Trieste
Vienna War Office
Tolming
Selo
Woman Put In Charge Of Food Conservation
The University of Arizona regents appointed Miss Mazel Zimmennan as Pima county Woman agent to lead the local food conservation movement in Tucson. A University of Oklahoma graduate who also studied at California and Kansas institutions, she assumes the role today.
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Tucson
Anna
Board of Regents
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University of Arigona
Mazel Zimmerman
Pima County
University of Oklahoma
University of California
Kansas Agricultural College
Empress Eugenie in England Keeps Watch as France Fights On
Aldershot Aug 22 King George and Queen Mary visit Eugenie of France at Farnborough hill. Despite being ninety one she stays alert and follows war news closely. Her greatest resolve is to not pass from this world until Germany is driven from France with no chance of return.
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Aldershot
England
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Queen Mary
Eugenie
France
Farnborough Hill
Liverpool Post
Russian General Appointed Commander on Northern Front
Petrograd reports General Letchit'sky has been named commander on the northern front replacing Klembovsky. Last year he served as Brussiloff’s chief aide during the summer drive, aiding in the capture of thousands of Austrian troops and occupying Bukowina. In March he took the central front command.
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Petrograd
Letchiteky
Klembovsky
Letchitazky
Brussiloff
Bukowina
Ferguson Eyes Senate Trial On Impeachment Charges
Governor James E Ferguson faces impeachment trials as the Texas House prepared thirteen charges. Testimony concluded and a two hour committee session heard arguments with six more hours planned. Voting on each charge is expected to begin, with final action possible by Friday or Saturday. Ferguson again refused to reveal loan sources totaling over 156000 dollars.
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Horning Journal
EPEC
Austin
Tex
James E. Ferguson
State Senate
House of Representatives
Fuller
House
Weather forecast for New Mexico and Denver
Denver area forecast notes Thursday fair in the west and possible showers with cooler conditions in the east. Friday looks fair and warmer in the northeast portion while the rest remains mild.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending 6 PM
A local weather update reports a maximum temperature of 95 degrees and a minimum of 45 degrees. By 6 PM the temperature was 85 with clear skies and a northwest wind.
Submarine toll slightly up in week reports
London reports a marginal rise in British merchantmen losses from submarines and mines in the past week. Official figures show fifteen ships over 1,600 tons sunk and three under 1,600 tons plus two fishing vessels, compared with fourteen large ships, two small ships, and three fishermen the prior week. The admiralty noting arrivals 2,838 and sailings 2,764.
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Morning Journal
London
Admiralty
Soldier Killed and Prisoner Brought Down Inside German Lines
Paris reports Julian Biddle of the LaFayette aerial squadron was killed in service two days ago. It is confirmed Corporal Harold Willis of Boston, long missing, was brought down inside German lines by a German machine.
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Julian Biddle
LaFayette Aerial Squadron
Harold Willis
Boston
German air raid kills eleven on English coast
Lord French reports bombs dropped by Dover Margate and Ramsgate airships injuring thirteen and killing eleven. A hospital and several houses damaged. One enemy plane downed. another crewman rescued lightly wounded. Royal Navy air squadron pursued remaining attackers, after a lengthy engagement over the sea.
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London
Lord French
Dover
Margate
Ramsgate
Royal Naval Air Squadron
Margate Bombardment Report Suppers Litt Prom
Aug 22 Margate experiences an air raid warning as German planes fly overhead. Two Gotha bombers are hit and fall into the sea after heavy gunfire. other raiders drop bombs, but only one house is damaged. Residents and visitors witness the action in a largely civilian seaside town.
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Margate
Slain Utah Farmer Thought Victim of Chloral Ring
George Morgan a wealthy farmer of Smithfield Utah was found slain today in a downtown hotel in Lake City. Police believe he was victim of a chloral ring that operated last winter. Money and jewelry he had are missing.
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Utah
George Morgan
Smithfield
Morgan
Ramsgate Bombardment Causes Considerable Damage
Ramsgate England was bombarded from altitude by German airplanes on August 22. The attack inflicted considerable damage on the town and its facilities.
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Ramsgate
Eng
Hamburg Offices Sold to P and Steamship Co
London reports the Hamburg American Line offices on Cockspur Street sold for 201000 dollars to the P and Steamship Company. The site was once heavily booked for America in pre war days.
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London
Cockspur Street
America
P and © Steamship Company
Teutons Driven From Strong Positions In Ypres Front
Morning report notes British gains along the Ypres Menin road on a broad front with advances on trenches and fortified farms. British HQ says fierce fighting with heavy losses for the Germans, about 250 prisoners taken and multiple machine guns and trench mortars captured. Air activity increased with several enemy aircraft shot down and several of our planes missing.
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Lens
Ypres
Verdun
London
Ypres-Menin Road
Ypres-Roulers Railway
Langemareck
Inverness Cops
Cattle Prices Reach Record High at Chicago Stockyards
Chicago reports record cattle prices with top steers at 15.50 per hundredweight as hog bids soften from 20 to 19.5 amid sparse sales and bids from 19 to 19.25.
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Chicago
Mott Sparks Patriotism in Russian Church Meetings
John R Mott and Charles R Crane of the American mission to Russia held conferences with Orthodox and Old Believer leaders in Moscow. A general meeting of Orthodox delegates approved backing the war and the provisional government, with the archbishop promising echoes from church parishes. Cyrus H McCormick aided discussions urging U S support for the war.
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John Rr. Mott
International Young Men's Christian Association
Charles R. Crane
Russia
Mott
America
Italians Repulsed on Isonzo Front and Trieste Attack
The war office reports repulsed heavy Italian attacks on the Isonzo front. Several civilians were killed in a naval attack on Trieste. On August 19 Austrian forces captured 3,000 prisoners.
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London
Isonzo
War Office
Trieste
Palo Alto Camp for Guardsmen in Bad with U S
Washington August 22 construction work on the national guard camp at Palo Alto California was ordered suspended by the war department after local health authorities insisted on sewers. Army officers call it an unnecessary expense for a temporary camp and the site may be abandoned if sewers are required.
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National Guard
Palo Alto
Calif
War Department
Army
City of Lahore Runs Aground in Thick Fog Off New England
The British steamer City of Lahore from an oriental port with 53 passengers and a $2,000,000 cargo ran onto rocks off the New England coast in heavy fog today. It later floated free and reached port without assistance.
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New England
Innocent Victim Hit By Trap Set For Thieves
Roy Owen of Corona in Tehama County was shot by a rifle trap set by ranchman Lalyh Page to deter thieves. Owen, struck by a bullet through both arms and body, lies in Lucas Hospital in dying condition as Page faces jail.
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Owen
Page
2000 Laborers Dismissed at Camp Fremont
Camp Fremont in Palo Alto California suspended all construction today as orders from the war department targeted more than 2000 laborers including hundreds of carpenters for immediate dismissal. Superintendent John J. Lindley noted sewer preparations had been made while health officials denied sewer complaints and emphasized ongoing encampment plans for National Guard troops from Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
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William Simpson
Santa Clara County
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Wyoming
Lindley
Ovent
State Board Protests Camp Fremont Sewage Plans
The state board of health protests by telegram to Washington against elimination of sewage facilities in Camp Fremont Palo Alto plans. Local report notes the dispute became known in San Francisco on August 24.
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State Board of Health
Department of War
Washington
Camp Fremont
Palo Alto
Man held to Grand Jury for wife killing near Santa Cruz
Isidoro Martines is held to the grand jury without bond on the charge of murdering his wife at their Santa Cruz area home. The proceeding occurred in Santa Fe with August 22 cited in the record.
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Santa Fe
Isidoro Martines
Santa Cruz
Senate votes to raise taxation on big incomes
The senate approves higher taxes on top earners earning over 500000 annually. The measure targets multi million dollar incomes to bolster wartime support and fund government needs.
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Senate
La Follette Plans Big Shift in War Income Tax Proposals
Washington from the Morning Journal Special Lease. Senate debates tax hikes push up individual income levies. La Follette offers substitutes to raise additional revenues beyond the finance committee bill. Debate centers on higher surtaxes for incomes over $60,000 and up.
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Senate
Finance Committee
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Senator Lodge
Townsend
Republican Committee
Michigan
Lodge
Lewis
Treasury
Hiram Johnson's Son Denied Military Exemption
San Francisco reports that Hiram Johnson Jr son of Senator Hiram Johnson was denied exemption from military service on grounds of his wife's dependency. His father in law offered to support Mrs Johnson according to an attorney.
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Calif
Hiram Johnson, Jr
United States
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Johue Bon
Relief ship brings Arctic explorers to Newfoundland
The relief steamer Neptune commanded by Captain Robert Bartlett brings members of the McMillan Arctic exploration party from Greenland. The vessel was reported off Labrador and expected to reach St Johns, Newfoundland, by Sunday.
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Neptun
Robert Bartlett
McMillan Artic
Greenland
Labrador
Neptune
Wilson Seeks Broad Price Controls Across Sectors
At a three hour session with the Federal Trade Commission, President Wilson studied the cost reports on coal steel and other basics and previewed a price policy. Officials expect actions first on coal then steel with a proposed government role in setting production costs and fair profits.
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Trade Commission
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