Germans Launch Powerful Attacks In Flanders Front
British lines in Monchy were pressure tested as German forces mounted a counter attack. Crown Prince Rupprecht ordered Britons to hold at any cost amid savage artillery and close combat north of Ypres. Recapture talks followed as Austrian advances near Bukowina were reported. American troops to march through London with bands and flags anticipated.
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Rupprecht
Bavaria
Flanders
Brussels
Amsterdam
Ypres
Daily Express
Daily Mail
England
Turkey plans September push to recapture Bagdad
Athens dispatches report Greece’s consul in Constantinople says Turkey, aided by Germany and Austria, is preparing a large campaign to retake Bagdad and push the British Mesopotamian army toward the Persian Gulf with operations set to begin in September.
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Austria
Turkey
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Persian Gulf
Athens
Constantinople
Evacuation of Kimpolung Reported as War Office Admits
Aug 3 in Petrograd reports the evacuation of Kimpolung sixty miles south of Czernowitz and the southern key Point of the Russian line in Bukowina. Russians continuing retirement in Galicia as war office confirms.
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Petrograd
Cznernowitz
Bukowing
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Galicia
Altoona Votes 42 1 to Incorporate as Town
In Gadsden on August 3 residents of Altoona adopted incorporation by a 42 to 1 vote after a supreme court ruling voided the former charter. A second election will occur in 30 days to choose town officers.
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Gadsden
Altoona
Supreme Court
First Man in New York City Draft Passes Without Exemption
Joseph Edward Silliman became the first man accepted in New York City for the draft. He did not claim exemption and met all physical requirements.
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Joseph Edward Silliman
New York City
Fields Lee Foundry Opens in Anniston
A new Fields & Lee foundry starts operations at Sev enteenth street and the railroad in Anniston. The plant makes iron brass and aluminum castings and offers general jobbing on orders. Owners are step-brothers sons of Mrs J A Lee, previously operating a Thomasville Georgia foundry before returning to Anniston. Mr Fields leads the foundry, while Mr Lee handles pattern work, signaling capable management and promising success.
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Anniston
J. A. Lee
Ger
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Lee
Senate Responsible for Food Control Bill
House leaders said the senate bears responsibility for further delay in enacting the food control bill. The house met again and determined to adopt the conference report, Chairman Lever said there is no doubt of its passage.
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Senate
Washington
House
Lever
Maryland Men Placed On Aug To Anniston
Washington July 3 The War Department faces questions on negro soldiers fate as nearly 5 000 National Guard Black troops will enter federal service soon with housing in separate barracks. A District of Columbia and an Ohio unit will be sent to Anniston and Montgomery. Maryland militia expected to start Camp McClellan duties around August 12 or 13, but full equipment delays push back earlier dates.
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War Department
National Guards
National Army
National Guard
District of Columbia
Anniston
Ohio
Montgomery
United States
Maryland
Real estate in Calhoun County valued at over 165 million
The Calhoun County Board of Tax Equalization has completed a county wide re valuation of real estate including Anniston Piedmont Oxford and Jacksonville. The total taxable value now exceeds 165 500 000 with plots showing owner names and values. Board members are L F Greer Dave Goodlett and Cooper Whitesides with Goodlett replacing the late Joan F Cook.
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Calhoun County
County Board of Tax Equalization
Anniston
Piedmont
Oxford
Jacksonville
L. F. Greer
Dave Goodlett
Cooper Whitesides
Mgr. Goodlett
Joan F. Cook
Railroad valuation is a failed nation project
Washington August 3 the railroad valuation begun under a four year old act of Congress is a failure. Railroad men shippers and even Interstate Commerce Commission officials say the valuation act is unworkable. No progress has been made and its value is nullified.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colonel Screws Ordered to Rejoin Regulars
Montgomery Aug 3 Special Colone William P Screws commanding officer of the fourth infantry Alabama National Guard since the unit returned from the border is ordered by the War Department to rejoin his regular unit from which he was detached last year to become lieutenant colonel. The move faces opposition from higher ranking captains and may prompt a new national guard appointment as the guard merges with the regular army.
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Fourth Infantry
Leon McCord
J. H. Graves
Screws
Alabama National Guard
Regular Army
War Department
National Guard
August Rainbreaks Records Across City
Heavy August rainfall floods low areas and shatters drought norms. In three days the city logged four and a half inches, taxing sewers and flooding roofs while Snow's Creek carries sand and debris. Fire crews worked to prevent mill fires as showers persist with more in the forecast.
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Snow's Creek
South Anniston
Glen Addie
Weather Bureau
Showers Bring Relief Across New York Cities
Cooling showers began yesterday afternoon and continued today bringing relief from extreme heat that caused 300 deaths and over a thousand prostrations across many cities in New York.
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New York
Deserted Navy Seaman Joins Army in Newport News Arrest
Willis R. Taylor, who enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., was taken to Newport News under arrest today charged with desertion from the Navy. Officers say he deserted because he feared his ship would not see action and he joined the Army.
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Chattanooga
Willis R. Taylor
Fort Oglethorpe
Newport News
Taylor
Future all officers will be named by the department
A terse note states that future officer appointments will be handled by the department and no additional elections will be conducted. The statement implies centralized naming authority and the cessation of electoral processes for officer positions.
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Department
England Near Momentous War Aims Crisis
London Aug 3 Rumors say England faces a potential political crisis over war aims as belligerents demand clear peace terms. Growing pressure hints at a pivotal moment in Allied strategy and diplomacy during the war.
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London
England
Veteran dentist and Civil War veteran Dr W A Skelton dies in Jacksonville
Dr W A Skelton long time Jacksonville resident and Calhoun county dentist dies at his home at seven thirty Thursday evening. A Civil War veteran and prominent Mason, he guided inventions in later years and traveled the countryside on horseback with dental instruments. He leaves a large family including Mrs T W Ayers and grandchildren. Funeral reported with Masonic honors at two o clock today.
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Jacksonville
Skelton
Alabama
Baptist Church
T. W. Ayers
Harry M. Ayers
Leather Mine Treasure Found Behind Cotton Oil Mill
August 3 Cullman report notes a land purchase near the cotton oil mill led to digging by Fed Boub who uncovered vast acres of leather buried in eight vats, a treasure hidden about 39 years ago. The discovery occurred on a tract long used as pasture, with the old German citizen the only likely witness.
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Cullman
Fed Boub
Mr. Doub
New Orleans Tragedy to Be Investigated
New Orleans August 3 Officials announced a rigid investigation into yesterdays deadly shooting in which Superintendent Reynolds was killed Captain Murray wounded Detective Dillman and Secretary George Vandevoort injured by Patrolman Terence Mullen Mayor Behrman arrived to oversee the inquiry and assess the incident.
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New Orleans
Reynolds
Murray
Dillman
George Vandevoort
Terence Mullen
State Department Keeps Silent On War Aims Or Peace Talks
Washington reports no statement from the state department on rumors of a separate peace between Austria and Russia or Lloyd George’s speech in Parliament. The department reiterates America’s war aims are unchanged and the war will continue until those aims are accomplished.
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Washington
State Department
Austria
Russia
Lloyd George
America
Royal welcome for Belgian mission in Boston
On the third anniversary of Germanys invasion Belgian mission led by Baron Moncheur arrived in Boston to a cordial welcome. The day’s schedule included breakfast with the governor, a visit to Bunker Hill Monument, Lexington Concord journey, Emersons home, Harvard and Boston College visits, the Museum of Fine Arts and Public Library, plus a Faneuil Hall reception and a Boston Common patriotic demonstration.
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Baron Moncheur
Copley Plaza
State House
Bunker Hill Monument
Lexington and Concord
Ralph Emerson
Harvard University
Boston College
Museum of Fine Arts
Public Library
Faneuil Hall
Boston Common
Official to Open Immediate Investigation into Case Facts
A government figure announced an investigation last night and said it would begin at once. He suggested the inquiry could show that the case facts may differ from initial reports.
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Eity
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