Names of American soldiers wounded in Marne drive released
Washington reports 706 officers and men named in the first casualty lists from the Marne Aisne offensive. Acting Secretary Crowell says Pershing will provide complete verified casualty lists as quickly as possible, with next of kin notified before public release.
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Aus
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War Department
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Heean Buty Tay
Weix
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Anatase
Crowe
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Defencelde
Crowell
Marne-Aisne
American’ Expeditionary Forces
Germans Hold Roads Supplying Territory Near Vesle
War dispatch from Aul describes German artillery and machine gun positions north of the Vesle as American and French patrols cross the river. American forces advance toward Fismes with French units across the river, facing strong enemy resistance and enfilading fire as they push into the town and secure surrounding roads and positions east of the Vesle.
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New York Times
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Aisne
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Fismes Fe
Titory
Hold Fast Message From Premier to Empire
London august 5 premier David Lloyd George calls on the British empire to hold fast at the hour of 9 tonight in theaters halls and cinemas. he says the war is for freedom not selfish aims and urges victory to secure a lasting world settlement against militarism and autocracy. the premier praises allied bravery and warns the autocracy of prussia remains a threat while urging unity across nations and peoples.
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London
British Empire
David Lloyd George
Promus
Empire
Germany
Teussia
Romania
Prussia
German submarine activity widens in Atlantic and near coast
Washington reports German submarines operating widely along the Atlantic, with one raider near the Virginian coast where the tank Jennings was sunk and another sighted off mid Atlantic waters. A patrol boat rescued a Norfolk crew, but a second boat from the tanker remains missing. Mines believed of foreign manufacture were found off Long Island, linking to the Fire Island cruiser loss. Five ships total blamed on external mine explosions, including four small fishing schooners and the Nova Scotia fishing vessel Nelson A, while the submarine pursues a large steamer. No lives reported lost amid the depredations.
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Washington
Germamarines
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Virgin
Ste Jennings
Sumnadian
Middle Atlantic
Norfolk
Camas Man
Long Island
A Diego
Fire Island
New York
Naval Court of Inquiry
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Yarmouth
Dores
Port
Nova Scotia
Anadian Port
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Mcaughlin
Astanes
Depredas Sons
Copper producers weigh new maximum price
Washington on August five copper producers will meet with the war industries board price fixing committee tomorrow to consider a new maximum price for the period starting September first. Other copper producers will meet the committee on Wednesday.
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Torpedoed British Ship Hale Disaster with Hundreds Lost
A British liner was torpedoed early today with about 130 dead and over 650 survivors. The ship carried 600 sick members, many wounded, as nurses and crew aided victims. Survivors were placed on special trains to capitals as rescue work continued amid darkness and chaos. Knights of Columbus plan a $50 million wartime drive in January.
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Warlda
Hymillion
New York
Knights of Columbus
Stil pursuing the Huns and British premier to the people
Fragmentary war brief from the Butte era notes British efforts against the Huns, a sinking ship, and casualties. It mentions a temporary chair of a silver committee, a farewell dinner for B H Dunshes, student nurses campaigns, and fringe items on Congress Manpower bills, Anaconda city notices, and a gas-victim at Howell McKay chautauqua.
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Herman Seawolf
War Development News
Butte At
Butte News
S—Cron and
Business Review
Butte
J. Pe Lorens
Sliver
Mantle
B. H. Dunshes
Young Ivan
Hennessy
S—Hunsanigey
American Manpower
Congress
Wilson Christens
Anaconda
Luz Blanca Sunk by German Submarine West of Halifax
The Standard Oil tanker Luz Blanca was torpedoed 40 miles west of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew abandoned ship and survived, though the chief cook and chief steward were killed when the torpedo exploded, rupturing the tanker’s stern. The vessel sank shortly after.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Ndard Oil Company
Ute Marine
Allied Forces Rain Shells Across German Front in Saeems
Allied troops push along a lengthy sector east of the Aisne and near the Somme as French and American forces gain ground at several points. German defenses stiffen around key towns including Rhein and Mutigny while Crown Prince Rupprecht reassesses strength and positions to blunt Allied advances toward the Channel.
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Dickent
Mondements
Hed
Sern
Soisons
Fismes
Mulzon
Hedernd
Jowes
Pigny
Havarians
Rupe
Bavaria
Soimeons-Ithelms
Bermee
Marshal Hale
Rupprecht
Americans in Britain say war effort now underway
Nine U S representatives in the British Isles issue a statement declaring American preparation finished and the United States must fight to win the war. They warn that daily war effort will intensify as America engages more fully. Also a Montana weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with showers possible and a warming trend into midweek.
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London
British Wireless Service
House of Representatives
British Isles
United States
America
British air war trends weigh on supremacy claims
London reports Sir Robert Borden echoed Royal Navy forecasts that losing one British plane could mean two lost for the British due to air warfare. Despite rumors of German efforts to counter Allied air power, authorities say British losses at Saarbrucken reflect urgent machine shortages rather than a decisive shift, with defence of bases and industrial centers cited as priorities.
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Robert Borde Eck
America
Germany
Swarbruckern
Rawle Llan
Garmany
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