Penistone Sunk as Captain Evans Held by U-boat
Naval reports confirm the Penistone was sunk after a close range torpedo strike. Captain David Evans and 11 volunteers saved ship papers before being captured. engineer Cavivor Howells was killed. Twenty-nine crew landed at Provincetown, nine at another port, others rescued by a tug, exhausted and unable to speak.
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Missing Men Rescued From Torpedoed Schooner
Four crew members rescued from a torpedoed schooner after drifting for 78 hours were landed at Boston Fish Pier. The survivors were picked up by rescue craft and taken ashore for medical checks and identification.
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Progress
Boston Fish Pier
Fishermen From Schooner Progress Recount Rescue
Four missing Gloucester fishermen Albert Porter Arthur Richards Thomas Merchant and George Thomas were landed at the fish pier after the schooner Progress was sunk by German forces. They escaped in a dory as Captain Robert L. Jackson and another crewman followed in a second dory and were rescued. The four survivors were found after three foggy days by a trawler’s crew and were interviewed by naval officials at the Little Building.
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Thomas Merchant
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Robert L. Jackson
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Four Million Yanks Needed to Defeat Germany
Senate military committee details the administration manpower bill extending the draft ages to 18 through 45. General March and Secretary Baker cite plans to move 80 overseas divisions by June 30 and nearly 2,000,000 men in the next year to support Allied efforts.
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Urgent plan to register 13 million for draft
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced plans to register 13 million men under a pending bill extending the age limits to 18 to 45. He expects 2 million to qualify for service and says registration could be by Sept 5 if possible, offsetting results by Oct 1.
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Washington
Crowder
Congress
United States
Othine Freckle Remedy Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts Othine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. Apply nightly and morning with one ounce typically enough to fade dark spots and vanish light ones, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Draft age expansion urged to mobilize 18 million men
War Department officials urge readiness as Congress weighs new draft age limits from 18 to 45. They estimate 13.9 million men must be added to the draft pool to maintain 2 million in Class 1, with registration possible as early as September and state machinery ready for rapid mobilization.
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Registrars Appointed for Precinct Voting Registrations
Notices state that registration will occur in usual voting precincts within each board's jurisdiction. Boards are asked to immediately appoint registrars for each precinct based on about one registrar per eighty registrants.
Raiders of Cruiser Type Submarines Threaten U S Commerce
Washington reports German submarines operating off the Atlantic coast are cruiser type, likely converted merchantmen like the Deutschland. They carry 5.9 inch guns, minelayers, and torpedoes with crews and long cruising ranges, aiming to hinder commerce rather than attack troops.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Germany
Europe
South Penn Oil Co Declares Dividend
Oil City Penn August 15 directors of the South Penn Oil Company declared a dividend at a meeting held here today.
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South Penn Oil CO
Oil City
Penn
South Penn Oil Company
Regular Quarterly Dividend Announcement
A regular quarterly dividend of 5 dollars per share is payable on September 30 to stockholders of record on September 12.
Further Gains by French Reported Near Ribécourt
Paris reports further gains by French forces in the wooded area between the Matz and Oise rivers and just north of the Oise near Ribecourt. Most operations described as minor in scale in the official communique issued this evening.
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Matz
Oise
Ribecourt
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