Great Allied and Central Front Actions Reported Worldwide
Kerensky warns the Great State Council that any attempt to thwart the government will be mercilessly suppressed. Troops guard key assemblies in Moscow while Italy claims major gains in the Verdun sector. Austrian losses near 100 000 include Iron Division casualties. Russians repulse Romanian attacks and Germans push toward Riga. Caucasus activity and heavy artillery battles in Flanders continue as the British advance near St Quentin.
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Kerensky
Great State Council
Moscow
Iron
Verdun
Romania
Teuton
Riga
Caucasus
Flanders
Mile
St. Quentin
Italian Austro battle rages as Italian advance reported
The August 26 dispatches say Italian forces press the front with Austrians retreating at many points including the lower Corso. Count Cadorna comments on progress saying we are doing nicely. Austrian losses near 100000 with many from the Iron Division. British reports two advances near Margicourt and captures at Cologne and Malakoff farms.
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Tome
Lower Corso
Count Cadorna
Carso
World War Fronts Report Drive East As Italians Advance
Morning Journal notes Italian forces secure large prisoner gains including 600 officers and 23,000 men. Italian airmen aid General Cadorna with bombs and machine guns, while French troops push from Fosses to Beaumont wood near Verdun. On the British front Haig conducts trench raids as German pressure shifts toward Riga, with Moscow convening a Great Council as Kerensky warns against armed opposition.
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Monte Santo
Bainnizza
Cadorna
Alsace Lorraine to Be Granted Statehood
Amsterdam reports that Chancellor Michaelis aims to form a new Reichstag sub committee to handle foreign policy and to transform Alsace Lorraine into an independent federal state with crown consent, following remarks by the imperial chancellor.
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NING
Amsterdam
Wester Zeitung
Bremen
Michaelis
Alsace-Lorraine
Roosevelt Endorses War Insurance Plan
Theodore Roosevelt voices strong support for the soldiers and sailors compensation and insurance bill in a public letter to Julian W. Mack. He says the bill marks a great step forward and places the United States at the forefront of nations in honoring its defenders.
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Monaning Journal & Berar
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Julian W. Mack
Judge Mack
McAdoo
Roosevelt
Unitedd States
German Under Secretary William von Stumm Resigns
Amsterdam Aug 26 Dr William von Stumm German under secretary for foreign affairs has resigned The move followed inadequate reply to James W Gerard remarks and occurred after Richard von Kühnmann took office The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung article prompted the departure
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Morning Journal
Amsterdam
William von Stumm
Foreig
Germany
Hichard von Kuehinmann
Foreign Affairs
Nord Duestche Allgemeine Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Weather Brief for New Mexico and Denver Region
Denver forecast notes partly cloudy skies for New Mexico with local thundershowers on Monday and Tuesday. Cooler conditions in the northeast and eastern portions, highs around 89 and a low near 56, with a 33 degree range and southwest winds.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Guardsmen wreck Colorado Candy store in Denver
A crowd of 50 to 100 Colorado National Guard soldiers wrecked the Colorado Candy company storefront at Eighteenth and Curtis streets in downtown Denver by throwing bricks through plate glass windows. The act followed a disturbance at the same site when a guardsman was evicted from the store at midnight Saturday.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
Colorado National Guard
Colorado Candy Company
Eighteenth
Curtis Street
Viscount Visits Tomb of Warrington at Mount Vernon
Head of the Japanese Mission to America places a wreath of roses and chrysanthemums above the coffin in Mount Vernon, as part of a ceremonial visit. The event underscores Japan-U.S. ties during the visit.
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Tome OF
Warrington
Mount Vernon
America
American Down HM Aviator in French Front Air Fight
Sergeant Walter Lovell of the Lafayette flying squadron forced a German aviator to land after a thrilling air fight yesterday. The sky was clear all week enabling extensive aerial operations as American aviators engaged in important fighting actions.
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Morning Journal
Walter Lovell
Lafayette
Japanese Mission Honors Washington at Mount Vernon Amid Naval Pageantry
Viscount Ishii led Japan's special mission to Mount Vernon where a wreath was laid on George Washington's tomb. The party sailed the Potomac on the Mayflower with naval honors, while Prime figures from the US and Japan attended. The exchange reaffirmed alliance, liberty, and world peace as the Isonzo front and prisoner totals were reported from Rome.
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Washington
Visecount Iehn
Japan
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Daniels
Potomac
Sato
Lansing, Redfield
Baker
Burleson
Clark
Senate
House
Ishii
Marine Guard
Arlington
Durham White Stevens
Korea
China
San Francisco
National Cemetery
Congress faces pivotal week on war bills and taxes
Washington outlines a busy war session week with a Senate vote on wealth conscription in the war tax bill, House passage of a 11.5 billion dollar war credit bill and soldiers insurance, plus a large deficiency appropriation. Leaders expect action on war profits, postal tax, and a Japanese mission address.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Portage and Publishers
Viscount Ishii
Central Powers to Answer Pope Benedict Peace Proposals
A Vienna dispatch to the Wiener Zeitung reports the central powers will reply to Pope Benedict’s recent peace proposals within a few days.
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Amsterdam
Weter Zeitung
Premen
Vienna
Benedict
Chinese Gunman Noted Head of Hop Sing Tong Killed in Tong War
In Seattle on August 26 a Chinese gunman identified as Lee Bing, alleged leader of the Hop Sing tong on the Pacific coast, was shot dead in the Chinese quarter by two men linked to Ing Koone and How Leong tongs. A Japanese bystander, Yee Bing, was wounded. Police fear renewed tong warfare along the coast.
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Seattle
Wash
Lee Bing
Hop Sing Tong
Pacific
Ing Koone
How Leong Tongs
Yee Bing
Two Carnegie Explorers Face Death in Amazon Jungle
Morning Journal reports Bradley Jones and Daniel M Wise of the Carnegie Institute, who left the United States last year for South America, are reportedly stranded in the Amazon near the Magdalena and facing fatal odds. A Lima mailed letter describes dwindling supplies, a capsized canoe, and a plan to cut west through deadly terrain while awaiting possible rescue or death. The note hints at prior expeditions that never returned.
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Carnegie Institute
Amazon Jungle
Morning Journal
San Francisco
Calif
Bradley Jones
Daniel M. Wise
South America
Amazon River
Lima
Peru
Uehiea
Magdalena River
Danny
Voteno
French Army Advances in Verdun Sector on Two-Mile Front
French forces push advance across a two and a half mile front in Verdun, carving in a depth of about two thirds of a mile as reported. The operation marks a significant gain in the sector amid ongoing fighting.
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Verdun
French gain near Beaumont in Verdun front
The Paris Herald reports Aug 26 that French forces on the right bank of the Meuse in Verdun captured about two thirds of a mile of ground along a two and half mile front. Fosses and Beaumont woods fell and the French reached the outskirts of Beaumont village amid strong artillery fighting.
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Verdun
Fosses
Beaumont Wood
Beaumont
Bethincourt
Meuse
Paris
War Office
Artillery Engagements Mark Russian Front Activity
Hertin August 6 reports limited military activity on the Russian front with artillery engagements and small infantry clashes as stated in today’s official announcement.
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Hertin
London
British Forces Recapture Trench North East of Gillemont Farm
British troops attacked last night and recaptured a trench northeast of Gillemont farm, restoring their former positions after the Germans had captured it in the morning. A German counter attack was repulsed, according to the war office.
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London
Gillemont Farm
War Office
Russians Repel Austro German Attacks on Fronts
Petrograd reports that Russian forces repelled attacks at several points on the Russian and Roumanian fronts. A further advance on the Caucasian front is also reported as ongoing offensive operations continue.
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Petrograd
War Office
Caucasian
German says French attack on Verdun repulsed
Berlin reports strong French forces attacked along the Verdun front east of the Meuse near hill 344. The German war office says the assault was repulsed in hand to hand fighting.
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Berlin
London
Verdun
Meuse
German War Office
Verdun Front Battles End as French Recapture Key Positions
French forces regain several Verdun footholds after four days of fighting despite German bombardment. A captured August 17 order by General von Dietrich refutes claims of voluntary withdrawal and highlights the heavy toll and long campaign. French aviators aided the assault with machine guns and rapid field reports supported the attack.
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Verdun
Prine
Dead Man's Hill
von Dietrich
Mexican Laborers Deported After Labor Troubles
Twenty two Mexican laborers taken from Orange county sugar beet fields in California were brought to Nogales Arizona and deported to Mexico. HP Migration officers said more workers may be sent back for the same offense.
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Nogales
Ariz Rus
Orange County
Calif
Mexico
Soviet Texts Warn of Mortal Danger at Assembly
Kerengky addresses a grand assembly denouncing internal traitors aiding Germany. He claims dangerous plots within national boundaries threaten the state and urges vigilance.
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Olavg
Kerengky
Threats Against Restorers as Kerensky Addresses Moscow Council
Premier Kerensky speaks at the Grand Opera in Moscow amid tight security as Bolshevik dissent and counter revolutionary fears loom. He warns armed forces will crush attempts to overthrow the revolution while contending with secessionist nationalism and looming military actions.
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State Council
Russia
Volga
Ecumenical Church
Council
Kerensky
Duma
M. Kerensky
National Conference
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