Foch’s rapid tactics loom in new Picardy battle
Paris reports a fresh French corps under Humbert entering the Oise front, expanding the battle across 40 miles. Observers praise Foch’s swift, linked maneuvers that disrupt German plans, with British and French forces pressing toward Amiens and the Vesle. The report notes heavy German losses and continued Allied momentum.
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War developments and local notes from today's Standard
Highlights include rapid troop manpower changes, a possible Roll of Honor entrant Horoscone, and a British officer in Butte. Reports mention a foot injury to avoid service, a state meeting in Tutte, a lawsuit paused by attorney and client, and miscellaneous telegraphic updates along with Anaconda and Butte items.
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Fishing Schooners Sunk by Two Divers
Two submarines attacked the Georges Bank fishing fleet Saturday sinking the schooners Old Time Cruiser and Mary Sennett. Crews reported being fired on without warning and the Mary Sennett crew rowed for two hours before rescue miles off Highland Light.
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New York brewer proclaims loyalty after return from Germany
George Ehrer, a New York brewer aged unknown, says he is loyal to the United States after returning from Germany. He seeks to reclaim his $40,000,000 estate from the alien property custodian, claiming American citizenship and no longer residing in Germany. His daughter Anna von Zedlitz accompanies him. they were registered as enemy aliens in Berlin. He left Berlin June 1 and says militarists held power in Germany, while civilians lacked food, but troops had plenty.
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German Submarine Actions Threaten Allied Fisheries
Hoston August 12 report warns the fish supply may shrink due to a German submarine activity off George's Bank. The notice cites multiple vessel losses in a raid, with Andrew St Croix stating he witnessed seven schooners sunk by bombs and heard explosions for over half an hour, counting eleven more vessels going down.
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Speed Up Passage of Manpower Bill The Vet Measure
Washington August 12 The administration’s manpower bill raising minimum ages from 18 to 45 for military service moves toward rapid passage. Senate leaders agreed to set aside the Aug 24 consent rule and take up the bill next Monday. The military committee opposed lowering the minimum to 18 or 21, while supporters expect quick action after a period of debate and possible rider linking to national prohibition.
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Lenine and Trotsky Flee to Kronstadt Naval Base
A Havas report via Welt bureau says Premier Lenine and his chief assistant Leon Trotsky have fled to the Kronstadt naval base near Petrograd. The dispatch notes the flight was reported from Berlin sources.
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Montana Soldier in Canadian List
Ottawa reports the casualty list includes L. A. Merryfield of Maiden Mont and Thompson Linfield N D among Americans aboard the Katie Palmer schooner sunk by a German submarine Saturday evening 100 miles east of Nantucket. Survivors landed at New Bedford and were said to have been taken aboard the submarine. The Taider captain claimed capacity to stay on this side of the Atlantic for six months.
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Prisoners Go With British Armies in Aug Through Strife
Report from Aug 12 notes 2,000 prisoners and 30 guns added to Crown Prince’s forces. Part of his effort to hasten retirement of armies, as reserves are diminished and reinforcements strengthened.
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Allied advances widen front in Somme Oise region
German reserves are used to stem pressure as American British and French forces push from the Somme to the Oise. Allies capture Gury and other points near Lassigny with gains toward Noyon while heavy fighting yields hundreds of German prisoners and high casualties. Reinforcements pour east of Chaulnes Rove and Neyon as the pocket tightens.
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Eastern Front Developments Influence War Outlook
Reported shifts show allied troops in the north and Vladivostok aid to Siberian forces signal a potential eastern front threat to Germany and Austria. Bolshevik power weakens as German embassy departs Moscow amid arrests. aviation crew killed in Pensacola Bay training crash.
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Lull in Fight as British Press Reports Somme Front Action
British and Allied forces shell German positions along the Somme front with Haig’s troops recapturing Lihons. Royal aircraft bomb bridges at Bethencourt while German defenses and pill boxes threaten Roye road advances as air combat reports circulate from the battle.
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Berger Silent at Wisconsin Senator Campaign Meeting
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee, socialist candidate for U S senator, attended election events in Chicago but the socialist party chairmen adjourned a meeting without action. The St Louis Platform spurred indictments against party leaders and caused intra party debate over platform adherence. In Europe, a German official reported a quieter day along the Avre near the Ancre front as Allied attacks there faltered.
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Submarine Raider May Be At Bottom Off Virginia
A German submarine off Virginia was attacked by an American destroyer with depth charges. Oil surfaced after the engagement and three large oil patches drifted toward Smith Island near Cape Fear, gas discharged but no fatalities reported among crew.
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