Somme Breakthrough Threatens Hindenburg Line
Allied forces crossed the Somme south and west of Peronne as Haig announced a breakthrough. The move flanks the city from the south and may force a northern thrust toward Ham, pushing German positions toward St. Quintin and the Hindenburg Line fifteen miles west. German lines held Buscourt to Noyon with suburbs captured.
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Hindenburg
Haig
Peronne
Ham
St. Quintine
Hindenburg Line
Buscourt
Noyon
Guiscard
Chauny
Croat Canal
Allette
Coucy Forest
St. Gobain Forest
West Front
Congress to Launch Counter Propaganda Against Hun Peace Move
In Washington on August 30, lawmakers from both parties initiate a broad counter campaign to thwart a German peace offensive. They urge Americans to stay vigilant, redouble efforts, and not feel secure as Germany fights to divide Allied resolve.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
America
United States
Germany
Persia to Declare War on Turkey Soon, Diplomats Say
Rome reports the Epouca cites a diplomatic source stating Persia will declare war on Turkey in a short time. The claim follows regional tensions and expanding hostilities in the area.
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Rome
the Epouca
Persia
Turkey
British advance near Queant within a mile of Hindenburg Line
London reports British forces pushed 200 yards on a seven mile front between Bullecourt and the Scarpe and near Queant, where they now hold a junction area of the Siegfried and Wotan lines. Riencourt village was captured two miles southeast of Bapaume as Allied troops advance.
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Arras
Hinden
London
Bullecourt
Scarpe
Queant
Riencourt
Bapaum
Germans Raid Vosges as U S Fighters Hold Line
In France Aug 30, German raiders targeted no man’s land in the Vosges with trained units trying to reach American lines. Doughboys trapped guerilla fighters, while deserters, including Prussians, Alsatians and Poles, crossed into American ranks. American flyers shot down a German Fokker in Lorraine. Paris said counterattacks northwest of Soissons were repulsed. no change in Somme and North Canal areas.
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Vosges
No Man’s Land
Lorraine
Paris
Sissons
French War Office
Somme
North Canal
Canal
British crossing the Somme near Peronne in August push
The report states that British troops crossed the Somme river south and west of Peronne. German counter attacks east of Passy near Soissons were repulsed, preserving French gains. Raids on the Vesle and Champagne regions were repulsed.
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Champagne
London
Somme River
Peronne
Haig
German Morale Now Down to Stay Says British Officer
United Press reports from Aug 29 near Harcourt during the Canadian advance quote a German officer saying Canadian actions have panic effect on prisoners and that German morale is beaten and down to stay. He recalls orders to withdraw to intermediate lines and then the Drocourt-Queant line as fighting continues at Greeland Mill and Barry.
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Lowell Melrett
United Press
France
Cambrai
Harcourt
Hoplees
Horne
Drocourt-Queant
Drocourt- Queant
Greeland Mill
Barry
Canal-du-Nord
Germanys World Domination Dream Outlined by Nat Geographic
The National Geographic Society in Washington warns of Germanys ambition for global dominance. It cites plans to seize vast swaths of Europe South America and Africa and presents figures of continental areas and populations to illustrate the scale of the pan German dream.
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Washington, D.C
National Geographic Society
Washington
Germany
Older Men Can Enter Service In Some Work
The War Department approves enlistment for men aged 45 to 65 in the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Medical Corps and certain Signal Corps branches. Minor disabilities may be waived. A release from current employers is required for each applicant over 45 to prevent disruption of industrial work.
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Washington
War Department
Ordnance Department
Quartermaster and Medical Corps
Signal Corps
Air Flare Aids Allies In Bomb Targeting
A 490000 candle power air flare perfected by General C. Williams chief of ordnance lights the land below from an aircraft and activates a fuse mechanism to aid the bomber. Swiss scientists have carbonized condemned flour to obtain a usable coke.
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Washington
C. Williams
Ordnance
Young Soldier Edward Brooks Honored by Friends
About sixty people gathered at Sandusky Woodyard’s home near Albany on Saturday evening August 24 to honor Edward W. Brooks who leaves for Camp Taylor Kentucky on Monday August 26. A three hour reception followed. Edward, a progressive young farmer, will be missed but friends wish him luck and expect him to do well “Over There.”
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Sandusky Woodyard
Albany
Edward W. Brooks
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Edward
Lee
Plumbago Mining Hub Dominates Ceylon Industry
Plumbago is described as the principal mineral product of Ceylon with about 1,009 mines in operation.
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Ceylon
Church Services Resume After Vacation Ends
The Presbyterian Church will resume services and the pastor will begin another year of work. All church activities except the Sunday school have been discontinued since July, and the hope is that many will return to attend and participate next Sabbath.
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Presbyterian Church
Wounded Civilians in Paris May Wear Yellow-Blue Ribbons
A new French law allows any civilian wounded by the enemy to wear a yellow ribbon bordered with blue and bearing a five pointed star. The public shows full consideration for wearers of the ribbon.
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Paris
Induction Notices Mailed for Athens County Draft Quota
Notices went to ninety nine men to fill Athens county s 10 000 man quota for Camp Sherman in September. They depart by special train on September 5, drawn from the June Class 1. Some appeals on industrial grounds may be denied while a few registrants await physicals by the district medical board. Names include James Newton Phetteplace Leonard Adams Charles Everett Dowler Delno Claude Bretz John Gilbert Love Lewis Vernon Powell Ted Hobert Wolfe Edward Tanner Joseph Everett Jewett Jesse McKinley Marshall William Everett Saulers and Clarence M Hoodlet among others.
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Athens County
Camp Sherman
District Board
District Medical Board
James Newton Phetteplace
Stewart
Leonard Adams
Hollister
Charles Everett Dowler
Nelsonville
Delno Claude Bretz
Guysville
John Gilbert Love
Lewis Vernon Powell
Ted Hobert Wolfe
R. D
Millfield
Edward Tanner
Glouster
Joseph Everett Jewett
Athens
Jesse McKinley Marshall
William Everett Saulers
Albany
Clarence M. Hoodlet
Hagenau Bombardment Battle Aerial Raid Destruction
Sam Sommer recalls a British air bombardment over Hagenau Alsace where British flyers met a German air fleet. The airdrome at Hagenau was destroyed before the Allied planes returned to base.
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Sam Sommer
Hagenau
Alsace
Retail stores to close Labor Day Monday
All stores of the Retail Merchants' Association will be closed all day Monday September 2 in observance of Labor Day.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Allies Sweep Ver Picardy Strongholds
London reports Allied forces captured Bapaume Ginchy and Gillemont west of Combles and outflanked Combles, with the French taking Noyon and Morlincourt. British patrols reach Maurepas Les Bouefs and Morval near Combles as the town nears encirclement.
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London
Bapaume
Ginchy
Gillemont
Combles
Noyon
Morlincourt
Peronne
Maurepas
Les Bouefs
Morval
Former Chief Under Grant Dead in East
James McDonald Cameron, 86, former United States Senator and Secretary of War in Ulysses S. Grant's cabinet, died at his Middletown home near Lancaster. He had been ill for some time.
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Lancaster
James McDonald Cameron
United States
Grant
Middletown
Here
Spade on Warship Aids London Potato Harvest
At a British naval base an aging warship awaits break up yet helps WWII era potato production. In the spot where a famed admiral once paced the quarter deck, soil now grows potatoes and the crop thrives on the ship’s deck.
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London
Invention: self unlocking handcuff guarantees ready use
A new handcuff design eliminates accidental locking, ensuring immediate operability. Invented to remove delays in arrest situations, it promises reliable, one finger release in emergencies and standard use.
Plans to call miners and workers into service for war effort
Washington reports that Provost Marshal General Crowder will press deferred classifications to keep essential mines and war industries operating. A National Coal Association representative says coal operators must persuade workers to cooperate, with a target of drafting at least 1.6 million men aged 19 to 34, date to be set after further talks.
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Washington
Stuborn
National Coal Association
Crowder
Agreement on Bone Day Bill Marks National Prohibition Fight
Washington reports Senator Sheppard offers a compromise prohibition amendment. It bans import or sale of intoxicants after July 1, 1919 and bars use of grain for intoxicants after May 1, 1919. The president would establish dry zones around munitions plants and shipyards with penalties up to $1000 fine and one year imprisonment.
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Washington
Sheppard
Senate
United States
Englishman Invents Interlocking Hairpins That Prevent Slipping
Hairpins with interlocking points to stop slipping have been invented by an Englishman. The device aims to improve hairpin reliability and security in styling and industrial uses.
Armless man ends life by gas in Chicago
Harry N. Nolan, 45, armless and despondent, suffocated himself by biting a knife to open a wall and connecting to a gas jet in a neighbor’s room. He left a wife and five children in Cincinnati after the government declined his artificial arm design.
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Chicago
Harry N. Nolan
Nolan
Six Nations oppose Canadian draft plans
The Council of the Six Nations, allied with England, says Canada cannot compel Indian conscription and will register at the Brantford reserve.
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Ottawa
Council of the Six Nations
England
Brantford Reserve
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