Allies Press Balkan Front as Serbian Gains Reported
The French war office reports: in Struma region skirmishes and artillery actions continue. Serbians advance northwest of Lake Ostrovo with several hundred prisoners taken. British cavalry cross Angista, destroy bridges, and Greek defense of Kavala and Drama remains unprobed. Western front action centers on St Mihiel with limited gains.
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Wavela
Drama
Greece
French War Office
Balkan
Kavala
Struma
Beles
Lake Doiran
Vardar
Ljumnica
Kukuruz
Lake Ostrovo
Lake Tahinos
Angista
Valry
Paris
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Armenia
Lake van
Petrograd
Vance
Asia Minor
London
Berlin
Gers
St. Mihiel
Verdun
France
Turkish Campaign Collapses Against Russians Near Lake Van
London reports that Grand Duke Nicholas’s forces halted the Turkish left flank near Lake Van after Mush and Bitlis fell back to Russian hands. Turkish efforts to reach Erzerum and threaten Asia Minor were thwarted, with Mush and Rivandoues expeditions failing and two Turkish regiments captured near Rachta.
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Petrograd
London
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Lake van
Erzerum
Armenia
Mush
Asia Minor
Persia
Turkey
Bitlis
Hamadan
Melasguerd
Gniskala
Rivandoues
Rachta
War Office
Serbian Front Advances in Macedonia Report
A Serbian official statement dated August 22 reports success against Bulgarian forces along the Macedonian front. It notes the Bulgarian center yielding, new Serbian occupations being seized and held, artillery duels on the right wing, and 208 enemy soldiers from the Third Bulgarian division captured. The Bulgarians’ counterattacks are said to be repulsed as Serbian headquarters positions are occupied.
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London
Macedonia
Buln
Ontier
French Gains on Somme Area Faced by German Counterattack
Paris and London official dispatches report heavy German counter-attacks on the Somme vicinity of Maurepas and near Lassigny and Roye after French gains. Verdun saw a German assault on Fleury repulsed, while a Zeppelin raid killed eight and injured 36, with one airship reaching London outskirts. British advances on the Longueval Bapaume road were noted, and Turkish withdrawal with Russian progress on the Asiatic front were reported by officials in London and Petrograd.
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Somme
Maurepas
Paris
Lassigny
Roye
Verdun
Fleury
London
Longueval - Bapaume
Bittis
Petrograd
German statement on Maurepas capture and front actions
Berlin reports French attacks on the Somme front near Thiepval Highwood and Maurepas. gains for the enemy at Maurepas and limited Meuse fighting. Aerial losses tally four enemy planes, with bombs on Mons. Reports no major changes on the Balkan front.
Russians Renew Allied Push Across Asiatic Front
Wireless dispatch reports Russian forces resuming advances along the entire Asiatic front. Bitlis evacuated as Mush is recaptured. West of Lake Van the offensive continues with pursuit toward Mosul. Simultaneously Austro German troops fail to break defenses near Kovel and Baranovichi after gas attacks and artillery bombardments.
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Petrograd
London
Bitlis
Turkish Armenia
War Office
Lake van
Mush
Mosul
Kovel
Volhynia
Sabilki
Lida-Molodechno
Tsirin
Baranovichi
Velick
British Take Kilossa in Germany
British forces occupy Kilossa in Central German East Africa after a two day battle led by Lieutenant-Colonel Vandeventer. An accompanying column attacked Mkata 20 miles east to support the operation, aiding the map marked advance on Kilossa.
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Kilossa
Germany
Africa
London
German East Africa
Dar-Es- Salaam
Indian Ocean
British War Office
Vandeventer
Mkata
Italian War Bulletin Reports Progress in Alps and Valleys
In the Fassa Alps a dense mist hindered artillery work but Italian detachments advanced on Monte Cauriol taking about 40 prisoners. In upper Degano and But Valleys batteries were active, a small attack at Valle di Inferno Pass was repulsed, and in Gorizia area and on the Corso the situation remains unchanged with enemy shells on town and Isonzo bridges.
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Rome
Fassa Alps
Monte Cauriol
Degano
Valle di Inferno
Gorizia
Corso
Isonzo
Zeppelin Raid Leaves London with Casualties
London authorities report eight killed and 36 wounded in last night’s Zeppelin raid. One hundred bombs fell and a Zeppelin reached the outskirts of London before retreating.
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London
Airship Raids Hit English Coasts As Bombs Fall
Reports say five or six enemy airships raided England's east and southeast coasts. Bombs dropped across London outskirts and seaports with civilian casualties and limited property damage. Fire brigades extinguished small blazes as airmen pursued raiders. In total about 100 bombs were dropped.
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England
London
London Fire Brigade
Germans Rebuffed After Assault at St Mihiel Salient
Paris reports Allied lines repelled a German push at the St Mihiel salient after the attackers gained a foothold in French trenches. The French war office addition notes heavy enemy losses and hundreds of prisoners taken north of Maurepas and in other sectors along the Somme and Meuse fronts. A German biplane was shot down near Gremecy northeast of Nancy.
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Paris
London
St. Mihiel
French War Office
Somme
Maurepas
la Croix St. Jean
Bois d’Ailly
Roye
Lassigny
Moulin-Sous-Toutvent
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont
Fleury
Apremont
Chauvoncourt
Gremecy
Nancy
Orthodox Mohammedans Declare Break With Turkish Leaders
The grand sherif of Mecca proclaims independence from Ottoman rule supported by Arab tribes and denounces Enver Pasha Talaat Bey and Djemal Pasha. He says Islam must be preserved and the unionist government of Turkey has led the state to ruin and war.
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Grand Sherif
Mecca
Holy City
Committee of Union and Progress
Turkey
Cairo
Reuter
Enver Pasha
Talaat Bey
Djemal Pasha
Germany
British World War I trench action near Ginchy and Delville Wood
London reports a nighttime German assault west of Ginchy repulsed by British machine gun fire. The war office notes heavy artillery activity, bombing of rail sidings, and multiple mine explosions near Hulluch and Cuinchy. Eight officers and 179 other ranks taken prisoner, with further advances along the Somme including Delville Wood and Longueval Flers road sectors.
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London
Ginchy
War Office
Delville Wood
Moquet Farm
Leipzig Salient
Somme
Maurepas
Longueval-Flers Road
Thiepval
Leipsiz Salient
Hulluch
Neuville-St. Vaast
Aubers
Cuinchy
Zeppelin raid on southern England reported by Berlin
Berlin cites a London bombardment claim from last night as naval dirigibles attacked the English coast. The statement says the raid hit London and the southwest district, with Harwich Folkestone and Dover naval vantage points involved. All airships reportedly returned after anti aircraft fire and shelling.
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Berlin
London
Harwich
Folkestone
Dover
Deutschland Captain Koenig Receives Large City Purse
Nearly 100000 marks have been contributed by several wealthy residents of this city to present to Captain Koenig and the crew of the Deutschland. A book detailing the voyage to the United States and back is being written by Captain Koenig.
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Deutschland
Bremen
London
Koenig
United States
New York Smuggling Ring Tied to Jewels 25000
Fred Uffelman and Hans Edward Thompson, a New York landing baggage agent and a company employee, were arraigned on jewel smuggling charges valued at 25000. Authorities also probe an alleged underground mail route between the United States and Germany. Bail set at 7000 each, hearing postponed two weeks.
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New York
Fred Uffelman
Hans Edward Thompson
United States
Houghton
Department of Justice
Germany
William D. Offley
Bureau of Investigation
Port Smyth
Deutschebank of
Berlin
Copenhagen
Denmark
Eight More Child Plague Cases Reported in Massachusetts
Eight additional cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state health commissioner, bringing Massachusetts totals to 191 since August 1. Cambridge health board placards homes with cases. Medford closes a fruit store linked to a patient. Schools facing extended openings remain in Medford and Cambridge, while Boston plans a normal start.
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Massachusetts
Cambridge Board of Health
Haines
Medford
Cambridge
Boston
Steam Engineers Adopt Wage Scale At Local 16 Meeting
Steam Engineers Local 16 adopted a wage scale at a meeting last night at 724 Washington Street. The schedule, sent to the international headquarters for endorsement, sets eight hour day rates including 33 for the chief in first class plants 28 for operating and 25 for the chief in third class plants 21 for operating.
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Local 16
Washington Street
Indorsement
Republicans to Hear Lodge Today in Medford Meet
Senator Lodge and Congressmen Dallin and Rogers will speak at the Republicans of Medford and nearby towns gathering at the Hotel Brenton Nahant. Attendees include prominent Republicans from Arlington Winchester Reading Woburn Wakefield Stoneham North Reading and Wilmington.
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Senator Lodge
Congressman Dallinger
Congressman Rogers
Medford
Brenton
Nahant
Arlington
Winchester
Reading
Woburn
Wakefield
Stoneham
North Reading
Wilmington
Inside the Sunday Post on crisis diplomacy
Tomorrow's Sunday Post promises an inside look at diplomatic maneuvering during crises. It will reveal what statesmen say and do as major powers contend under pressure.
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Sunday Post
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
America
Ireland
Sunday Post Series Promotes Exercises Correcting Faults
Miss Gibson, holder of several New England championship records, gains attention for an audacious Nahant to Revere ocean swim. Her forthcoming Sunday Post piece offers a breezy personal story of experiences and practical advice on corrective exercises.
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Sunday Post
Gibson
New England
Nahant
Revere
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
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