German War Outlook Improves Amid Food and Front Shifts
Berlin dispatches report the Reichstag main committee will review military and economic gains since six weeks of political crisis. Improved food supply with new potato crop and vegetables coincides with a decisive eastern front rout of Russians and Romanians. Western front halts entente advance as U boats defend Belgian coast. Papal peace efforts spark party politics debates as ADK and Hindenburg face protests from annexationists.
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London
Reichstag
Germany
Actal
Entente
Flanders
Releme
Keelt
Food Bureau
Dmi
Deco
Leaders under military ar Reichstag to talk peace again mean Siberia
In Today's Standard Page a garbled item cites W. W. leaders under military rule seeking peace talks, with notes on war losses, defense changes, and partial references to Butte plays, Anaconda news, and mining items. It mentions Siberia for the czar era and lists various other local notes including Red Cross work and four years in Germany.
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Siberia
Butte
W. W
J.D. Ryan
Red Cross
Germany
Ntana Conference
German Talks of Next War Predicted by General Von It
A speech attributed to General von It at Rathe Prussia, cited by the Deutsche Zeitung, claims Germany will not sign peace without control of the Flanders coast, a colonial empire, and maritime bases. He warns preparations for a postwar struggle and a possible future conflict to achieve those aims.
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von It
Rathe Prussia
Deutsche ‘Taxes Zeitung
Flanders
Veterans Gather for Fifty-First Grand Army Encampment
Boston hosts the fifty-first Grand Army of the Republic encampment with leaders including Commander in Chief W. J. Patterson and officials from Alaska and Washington. About 19 000 veterans are expected to attend as 12 delegates arrive, while Col Orlando A. Somers faces limited opposition for commander in chief.
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Grand Army of the Republic
W. J. Patterson
Pittsburg
W. H. Wormstead
Cis City
Alaska
Washington
Unp
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War For Freedom, Corp
James Tanner
Washington, D. C
Gand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Orlando A. Somers
Kokomo
Ind
Grand Army
American cyclist Bobby Walthour injured in Paris race
Bobby Walthour fell from his wheel during a Paris race and fractured the base of his skull. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition after a burst tire caused the accident.
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Bobby Walthour
Paris
Home in Siberia for former czar
Aug. 19. It was officially announced today that the former Russian emperor Nicholas II and his family will reside in Tobolsk, Siberia, with guards and a retinue. The move marks their exile destination after removal from Tsarskoye Selo, Tobolsk being a distant administrative center for exiles on the eastern side of the Ural mountains.
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Nicholas Romanoff
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Wad
American aviators in thick of air battles
Paris Aug 19 The Lafayette squadron of American aviators staged air raids dropping 28000 pounds of bombs on German targets. Corporal Harold Willis of Boston remains missing after a combat over enemy territory. Lieuts Luthery and Masson led chasers protecting the bombing machine while another squadron followed from behind. Aviator Dudley Hilt of Peekskill escaped a German incendiary attack with minor damage. Courtney Campbell Jr. of Kenilworth survived losing a wing in midair and returning to base safely as his plane tore apart.
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Conn
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Didier Masson
San Franscisco
Dudley Hilt
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Masson
WTA
Courtney Campbell Jr
Kenilworth
German Workers Strike Threatened Over Potato Supply Near Dutch Frontier
London reports a threatened strike by workers in the Essen and Düsseldorf districts due to potato shortages. They demand 1 million pounds weekly, with a possible eight pounds per worker for the next 20 weeks. Labor delegates discuss minimal bread and meat rations. Meanwhile, bombings by Entente airmen target Zachs and Ghent near the Dutch frontier.
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Easen
Dusseldorf
Amsterdam
Exshange Telegram Company
War Food Department
Weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday
Partly cloudy with no decisive change in temperature. The outlook notes light conditions and similar daytime highs across the period, offering a stable pattern for the early workweek.
Explosion at Harvey Cog plant injures workers in Regau
A catastrophic blast at the Harvey Cog Limited powder plant near Regau yesterday caused extensive damage and left several workers severely injured. About 250 people were at the site. many fled as the explosion and ensuing fire ripped through the facility and surrounding area. Investigators say the cause appears accidental, linked to a chemical reaction in a mill section, with no clear culprit identified.
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Harvey Cog Limited
Regaud
Ste
P Ulcholot
Pnetary
Dragon
CALL OW GOVERNMENT TO REITERATE ITS WAR AIMS
Merlin aug 19 via London reports social democrats urge the government to reiterate war aims at the Teichstag Aus meeting set for Aug 21. Chancellor Michaelis will speak at Tuesday's session on general discussion and reference the papal peace note. Foreign Secretary von Kuenimann delays Munich visit to attend the committee gathering.
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London
Teichstag Aus
Nordeutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Michaelis
von Kuenimann
Munich
tHaivarka
Germans Alter World War I Defenses On Northern Front
The British report from August notes Germany shifting to dispersed deep defense across Northern France and Belgium. Strong outposts concealment in shell craters and woods, with interconnected underground passages. Dugouts hardened with timber and concrete host machine gun nests awaiting raids, as heavy British artillery reshapes the frontline.
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Belgium
British Battle
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