Mighty Allied Hammering Drives Germans From Amiens to Montdidier
Allied forces in the Amiens to Montdidier line drive deep into German positions amid heavy artillery and tanks. Australians Canadians English and French reach seven and a half miles at the deepest point, taking numerous prisoners, seizing guns and materiel, and reoccupying several villages as the center advance threatens the crown prince and Rheims front.
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Associated Press
Amiens
Montdidier
Braches
Morlancourt
Pellmell
Villers-Bretonneaux
Framerville
Albert
Pleardy Dush Review Heads by British and French Powers
Confusing telegraphic items describe British and French involvement in Pleardy Dush. Mentions review by supreme court authorities and minerals matters. References to Finland, Russians, and Columbus appear in scattered notes with unclear context.
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Supreme Court
Separas Telegraphic
Bolt
Butte
Finland
Columbus
Butte News
Draft call expands to sixteen hundred men this month
Washington dispatch reports calls for 130 207 draft registrants to join the colors before month end. White registrants from four states are ordered to train between August 26 and August 29, with 30207 negro registrants to entrain August 22 to 24. The total called rises toward 300000 under the present military program, listing camps such as Camp Lewis Camp Grant Camp Funston and others across Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Washington
Ken
Columbia
Isvag
Camp Lewis
Jesota
Camp Grant
Lewis
Dakot
South Dakota
Camp Funston
Declaration of War England and Russia Reported
A dispatch from Berlin summarized by the Lokal Snzeiger claims England and Russia are declared to be enemies. The notice notes political tension spreading across Europe as Bolshevik forces are cited and weather forecasts mention clear conditions into the weekend.
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England
Russia
Stockhol
Lokal Snzeiger
Berl
Fess
Tus- Izky
Ten thousand prisoners reported in Paris battle front
Paris reports reveal that ten thousand prisoners were taken by French forces along the battle front conscripting large caches of guns and material as echoed by recent dispatches from the Echo de Po.
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Paris
Marcel Hu
Echo de Po
British and French push into Somme front lines
AP report from France dated Aug 8 describes dawn fighting along a 15 mile Somme front as British and French forces advance five to six miles beyond prior enemy lines. Artillery harasses German positions while reinforcements move up. Casualties among the van guard are relatively light, with reports of two to 15 men. The advance includes the captured towns of Morevit and Vitertatudrabier as enemy resistance stiffens, and a four minute bombardment followed by infantry assaults roll toward the enemy lines.
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Associated Press
France
Somme
Morevit
Vitertatudrabier
Berlin
Wilstance
Nelgibors
Storfances
Atrane
Hem
Ines
Rmans
Hindenburg
Paris
Fifth Guard
Berlin Admits Cheering News 8 London Connection
Berlin admits cheering news from London amid confusion over positions and a forced attempt to reach Montdidier after an afternoon front. The report notes a conflict between rivals and a contested march toward 100.
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Berlin
Army of United States All Elements Merged
Washington reports a general army order creating the army of the United States merging all existing forces. Army and reserve corps are abolished for all purposes and insignia beyond the plain C monogram previously reserved for regulars are removed.
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Army OF
United States
Washington
Army of the
Montana Bankers Gather for Meet in Billings
Upward of 100 Montana bankers arrived in Billings for the opening day of the annual Montana Bankers association convention. The session continues through tomorrow with speeches planned and policy matters to be adopted, signaling a potentially historic gathering.
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Billings
Hullings
Monana Bankers’ Association
Supreme Court to review Montana patent royalties case
Washington. The Supreme Court was asked to review federal decrees in Montana awarding Minerals Separation owners of a flotation patent about $10,000,000 from Mutt Superior Mining. The case involved injunctions against alleged infringement and potential royalty damages totaling about $60,000,000.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Montana
Minerals Separation
Iied
Mutt Superior Mining Company
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Iioe Wed
Petain Drives Ahead as German Front Pressures
Reports from Francs dated August 8 say General Petain refuses to let the enemy recover after blows on the Somme Rheims front. The advance continues despite weather and mud with bridges held on the right bank. Captured letters describe American dash and bold tactics across the Vente river, while a London ruling limits parliamentary candidacy to those meeting law criteria.
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Reuter
Francs
Petain
Rman
Veteral Petain
Prise Boners
New Army Forms Amid War Talk Aims at Paris
The piece discusses talk of a new allied army being formed to strike at Paris, with American and French-British cooperation. It notes US strength, French aid, and the German challenge as troops and reserves shift, highlighting Foch’s initiative and potential for future moves this summer.
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Jamesable
New York
Xu Propecers
Paris
Rhine
Almee-Lorraine
Germany
Kaluer
Fatherland
Nimsett
Foch
Hindenburg
Americans Hold Ground As Aisne Front Stays Fluid
Western French divisions stabilized the line near Bascoches as Germans retreated east of Fismes during a night of shelling and counterfire. US artillery targeted North Fismes and other pockets while German positions beyond the Nisne appeared prepared. Allied forces pressed to hold and probe possible breaches along the Rien Rheims road.
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Torward Tod
Veste
Msn
Rien Rheims
Bascoches
Fismes
North Fismes
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