Great Battle Rages On Sixty Mile Front In War Updates
Washington reports 20,444 American casualties to date in World War I with 4,212 killed in action 1,260 died of disease and 10,476 wounded. Today's list adds 124 names including 9 killed in action 17 missing and 73 wounded severely. Ohio's McKinley Robinson of Wauseon died of wounds.
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Annie
Picardy
Flanders
Washington
United States
Eee
Eelicks
Ohio
McKinley Robinson
Wauseon
Equal Pay Demanded by the Entente Side
London reporters say conductors and conductorettes voted to strike immediately to enforce equal pay for men and women. Munitionettes to gain five shillings weekly. wage ratios in munition factories to be reviewed by the War Cabinet.
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ENTE
London
War Cabinet
British advance widens front in France as towns fall
Aug 24 reports say British troops drove forward between the Ancre and Somme with Bray Becordel Becourt and Ovillers-la-Boisselle captured in rapid succession. River banks cleared and French forces clear south banks of the Oise and Ailette up to Pont Saint March as they establish north of the Ailette.
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Lowell Mellet
France
Ancre
Somme
Bray
Becordel- Becourt
Ovillers-la-Boissele
Paris
Oise
Ailette
Pont-St. March
Locates Ohioans in France in 1919 army plan
General staff backers project a 4 000 000 strong American army by next June and confirm 1 500 000 in service. The 83rd Division from Camp Sherman Ohio serves as a replacement unit in the Fifth Corps and the 37th Division of the Fourth Army is in line near Baccarat. The 83rd trains at Camp Sherman Ohio and the 37th is a National Guard unit trained in Montgomery Alabama.
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Carl D. Great Washington
March
Fifth Corps
Fourth Army
Baccarat
Nation Army
Campman
Ohio
National Guard
Montgomery
Ala
Auto Over Bank Near Chauncey Injures Family
An auto from Lakeside to the county fair went over a steep embankment in Chauncey Ohio. Mr Ballenger Mrs Ballenger their daughter and sister were injured with a dislocated elbow a neck injury and rib injuries. They received medical care from Dr Sprague and were taken to relatives in Albany.
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Chauncey Chauncey
Ohio
Battengerrard
Lakeside
Yankee bomb droppers busy over Conflans France
American airmen dropped thirty six bombs on Conflans this morning with six direct hits. Five hits hit the southwestern railway yards and a military warehouse was blown up. Our planes returned safely after fighting German fighters and heavy anti aircraft fire. Ten direct hits were scored on Conflans railway yesterday.
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France
Conflans
German HQ claims 500 Allied tanks captured or destroyed
Official German statement reports from August 8 to August 123 that more than 500 allied tanks were captured or destroyed on the front between the Ancre and the Ayre. The claim covers battlefield losses in this sector amid ongoing operations.
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Berlin
Ancre
Ayre
Athens county selects 30 limited service men for Ohio call
The Athens county quota in the 2590 limited service men call is 30 with eligibility limited to white men. The local board will pass over registrants who qualify as court stenographers or stenographers or as clerks for state headquarters and medical boards. Inductees will entrain during September 3 to 6.
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Athens County
Ohio
Miners Lose Fight Over Wartime Wage Increases
Washington announces that coal miners will not receive a wage raise in place of bonuses. Fuel Administrator Garfield rejects the proposed substitution, signaling a continuing push to end bonuses. He orders immediate cutbacks in Ohio fields and recalls the Washington wage agreement with the United Mine Workers executives.
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Washington
Garfield
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Workers of America
Fuel Administration
Cambridge
Hocking
Ohio
Eighth
Hayes
Free Rides On Columbus Street Cars After Fare Cut
Columbus Ohio August 24 thousands of residents rode local street cars for free after the company discontinued the eight for a quarter ticket sale under franchise. The firm offers no resistance to riders who refuse the nickel fare and penny transfer. A federal court hearing before Judge John E Sater will decide if the city may intervene. State Fair visitors loom next week increasing tensions over the no pay program. A new coil spring attachment for wash tubs helps hold wash boards in place.
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Columbus
Ohio
John E. Sater
Bavarian Edict Requires Burial in Paper Clothes
Amsterdam reports the Bavarian government orders that the dead be buried in paper clothes. Any breach will lead to stripping corpses of all usable garments.
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Amsterdam
First Gun Fired in Athens Tonight at Court House Steps
The first major event opens tonight at 8 o'clock from the north steps of the Athens Court House. Dr. B L Evans pastor of the First M E Church will deliver the opening address and he will be followed by Dr. E H Curtis of Marietta. The Headley Quartet will perform patriotic selections and a large crowd is anticipated.
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Athens
Court House
B.L. Evans
M. E
E. H. Curtis
Marietta
Headley
British Advance Closes On Bapaume in Quick Push
British troops moved within fewer than two and a half miles of Bapaume as of this afternoon. The Third Army continued its advance, pushing to depths of up to four and a half miles in some sectors.
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Washington
Bapaume
Third Army
Fall of Noyon Expected as German Holdout Fades
From London dated August 24, reports say Noyon may fall within hours. German defenders remain in the town but are in a desperate position as French heavy guns control all rail lines and highways out of Noyon.
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London
Noyon
Spain Faces Collision Over Interned German Shipping
London dispatch reports Germany warned Spain that seizing interned German ships to replace Spanish tonnage lost to U-boats could rupture good relations, signaling a potential strain in wartime alliance.
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Spain
HMS
London
Germany
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
British Forces Take 14,000 Prisoners in Three Days
General Haig reported that the attack resumed this morning in the Albert sector and British forces gained additional progress overnight. In the last three days of fighting 14,000 prisoners have been taken.
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London
Haig
Albert
British and French Press Forward on 60 Mile Front
British and French forces strike on a 60 mile front with Byng and Rawlinson attacking near Arras Chaulnes and Piomieres Hum bert and Mangin advance near Noyon Soissons. British troops advance up to two miles and seize villages Harleville Chuignes Chuignolles while taking several thousand prisoners and inflicting heavy casualties.
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London
Byng
Rawlinson
Marcapel
Arras
Lihons
Chaulnes
Humbert
Mangin
Evricourt
Noyon
Pommieres
Soissons
Harleville
Chuignes
Chuignolles
Somme
French Push on Noyon and Soissons Fronts
Webb Miller reports renewed French advances toward Noyon with gains along the south bank of the Oise and Aillette rivers. German resistance stiffens near the Divette and north of Soissons as French forces near the Soissons Chauny highway and threaten a flank at Chavigny. Amsterdam dispatch notes German fears of invasion and preparations as Meuse fortifications and trench works expand between Dinant and Givet.
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Noyon
Webb Miller
Paris
Mangin
Oise
Aillette
Divette
Soissons
Chauny
Chavigny
Amsterdam
Rhine
Empire
Meuse
Dinant
Givet
Vesle Front Infantry Clashes Signal Possible German Withdrawal
A World War I era report notes the Vesle and Aisne fronts showing slackened bombardment and fires as American rear areas burn stockpiles. Several sharp infantry skirmishes in 24 hours involve German and American units fighting in the open, with signs suggesting a prelude to withdrawal.
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France
Veste Front
Vesle
Aisne
Retirement of Hun Has Become Real
United Press War Expert notes German retreat from the Hindenburg line is set to move eastward to shorten the front and ready reserves. Foch’s hammering slows Hindenburg’s retirement, forcing heavy artillery shifts and brutal rear-guard defense while risking a potential Allied breakthrough.
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Hun
Mans
Hindenburg Line
Marshal Foch
Hindenburg
Germany
Rhine
America
Draft call to 99 men for general service amid county moves
The local draft board issued Call No 1231 for 99 men to begin service between September 3 and 6. Among them a 21 year old from June 6 will be sent to Sherman. Next Monday 60 Athens county men depart for Camp Kentucky while 30 limited service men and several colored recruits proceed at around the same time.
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Sherman
Athens County
Camp
Kentucky
Cameral
Local Gardener Births Heaviest Tomato Yet This Season
Athens resident H. B. Finney of R. D. 1 6 weighed a garden tomato at exactly one and a half pounds this morning. The weigh occurs after a prior claim by Willi Graham who removed a larger specimen from Wolfe Street.
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H. B. Finney
Athens R
Willi Graham
Manpower bill push to end draft exemptions in wartime
Washington reports Congress moves to strengthen the draft with no slackers to be tolerated. Measures include replacing meat service clerks with women and tightening deferred classifications. Names show thousands of draftable men in safe jobs. 18 19 year olds disputed. Senate action pending on anti strike and France amendments.
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L. C. Martin
Washington
America
Navy
House
Senate
France
Chamberlain
Submarine to Be Laid Between Den and Hong Kong
One of the world’s longest submarines is planned to be laid between Den and Hong Kong at a cost of 8 million dollars.
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War Department
Old Hindenburg Line
STPOL
Doullens
Avesnes
Arieux
Amiens
Stuust
Hindenburge
Tsep
Fred
Ferguson
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Foch
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