Albert Captured in Haig's Onward Sweep
Allied dispatches report German retreat accelerating across the front in France as French forces under Mangin Humbert and Byng press toward key positions. French operations seize towns along the Ailette and Oise valleys, while Byng advances north of the Ancre with the German line showing signs of withdrawal amid heavy Allied gains and growing prisoner numbers.
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France
Lythe
Chauny
Bourginon
St. Paul-aux-Bois
Quincy
Ailette
Coucey
e-Chateau
Oise
Humbert
Plement
Lussigny
Thiescourt
Divette
Mangin
Walsh Scheduled to Speak Tonight at Bridgeport
Union and non union workers prepare for a large indoor meeting at the Casino in Bridgeport to hear from Walsh on an award affecting 80 to 90 percent of the citys industrial population. Agent Lavit in Washington reports delays and urges Walshs appearance to ease tensions. Eidlitz, the housing bureau chair, refuses conferences and will issue a just decision after study. Cases of discrimination against union workers at Remington Arms and Bullard Machine Took plants are being investigated.
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Casino
Bridgeport
Lavit
Washington
Walsh
Eidlitz
Otto M. Eidlitz
Department of Labor
Housing Bureau
War Board
Hidlitz
Lavie
Remington Arms
Bullard
Phosphate Touted to Help Thin People Gain Weight
An advertisement touts organic phosphate, marketed as ditro phosphate, as a cure for extreme thinness and nervous weakness. It claims rapid weight gain and improved health, urging purchase from druggists with a satisfaction guarantee, and warns against use by those seeking to “put on destt.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirtigan
Escapes Death In Terrific Fall From Bridge Site
A fall at a bridge construction site left Dow with non serious injuries after a steel cable touched a high tension line and toppled him about 30 feet to the ground. Elwood remained at his post, Dow was taken to hospital, and police and officials rushed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
United Tluminating Company
Dow
Lynn
Stratford
Nichols
Queer Bigelow
Bridgeport
Bolsheviki War Declaration Shocks U S Officials
Officials fear Bolsheviki declared war on the United States after Consul Imbrie despatched a cable. Trotsky’s Moscow speech cited as basis for the move, with Finland passage aid questioned. Two US regiments arrive at Vladivostok as civil reestablishment aims to open the way west. All American soldiers are now regulars and ready for duty.
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Imbrie
State Department
Consuilmbiie
United States
Tratky
Moscow
Britain
France
Cherin
Poole
Petrograd
Trotsky
Ameri
Russia
Finland
Ol Ciuls
Cermin
Vladivestotc
Giker
U. 8
Ine Fintry
Vladivestok
William
Graves
Vladiivostok
Vladivostok
Archangel
Irkutsk
Pacific
Thei
Vhidivostok
Passenger Strikes Jitney Driver With Wrench
Jordan Kalendon of 427 Myrtle Avenue was arrested by Patrolman Connolly after 9:30 PM for allegedly striking jitney operator Max Koenig on the head with a wrench following a change dispute. Kalendon is jailed at police headquarters pending charges of guilt.
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Max Koenig
Jordan Kalendon
Myrtle Avenue
Connolly
Giult
Silondon
Koenig
Noenig
Thousands Taken Captive by British
A wartime dispatch reports heavy fighting near Miraumont and Achiet-le-Grand with German counterattacks driven off and British forces advancing. Tanks operate along the front as British air power hammers targets. prisoners, including Austrian officers, are taken in large numbers amid brutal, sun-scorched battles.
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Beauregard
Devecote
Miraumont
Puisigux-An-Amont
Hans Tose
Achiet-le-Grand
Otto von Selow
Seventeenth Army
Mirgmnont
Charles
Otd
Om Manth
Arras
Somme
Dash
Bus
White Sox Fall to World's Champs in Philadelphia
Philadelphia defeated Chicago in a 4 0 game as Adams would have scored if not for two errors in the eighth. Chandil delivered a two-run single after bases loaded with two out, shaping the final score. The report notes Wheezy and Ste Aven among Chicago players, while the German army is described in a separate grand headquarters update.
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Philadephia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Todiy and
Adams
Wiles
Wagin
Chandil
Higage Goordn
Aso
Dollar Day Bargain Plums At Stores Await Shoppers
A light verse urges shoppers to prepare for Dollar Day next Tuesday when the dollar gains full sway. Women are invited to browse stores seeking best values as prices fade and bargains abound from ceiling to floor.
Racing Entries Hearse First Race Two-Year-Old Fillies
A long entry list for five furlongs includes My Friend 119, Colinella 11Ld, Rose Leaves 109, Pigeon Wing 11a, Uncle's Lassiella 114, Ophelia Aif, Sweethrias 11a, Minuet 109, Auleike 100, Rueli 109, Ambassador 111, Milooney 109, plus numerous other named runners and weights. The second race covers three-year-olds at various weights over furlongs with listed contenders and riders. third race features a one mile maiden and the fourth a one mile and five sixteenths handicap. The program ends with six two-year-olds at six furlongs and a final open handicap with many notable entries.
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My Friend
Colinella
Ophelia Aif
Sweethrias
Auleike
Ambassador
Milooney
Luverne
Chief Lalhy
Arnold
Johnson
Crearge
Douglas S
Flin Firmilers
Tom McTageart
Themas Lodge
Desert
Lin Teller
Texas
Triomphant
Nate
Best Players in Country Entered In Tennis Meet
NEW YORK Aug 22 The war benefit championships at West Side Tennis club Forest Hills begin Aug 26 drawing top American players including 20 khaki clad servicemen. Notables include Kumagae Doyle Hayes Wiles Burdick and Murray with entries across open singles father and son veterans juniors and boys championships, closing elimination events nationwide.
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New York
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
West Side
Forest Hills
L. A
War and Navy Department
Nat W. Wiles
Ralph H. Burdick
I. B. Alexander Harold ‘Throckmorton
Murray
Kumagae
Conrad
Doyle
Washington
Woon
Raed
Corporal Hampton Reports Soccer Match From France
Letter from Corporal George W Hampton, a noted Waverley soccer player, describes an American versus French soccer game in France on July 4. He details heat, crowd presence, team composition including Hartford and Philadelphia players, and a back and forth match that ended tied in the first half as he captained the American side and French defense proved strong in the second half.
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Joe Booth
Connecticut State Football Association
George W. Hampton
Waverley
Hampton
France
Toe
Hartford
Philadelphia
Joe
England
Blue Devils
Belore
Ana
Praise Exceeds Blame In Aircraft Report
A Senate subcommittee report praises some aviation progress while criticizing waste, misorganization, and contractor favoritism in the U S aircraft program. It calls for manag ement reforms including a Department of Aviation headed by a cabinet member. The panel urges streamlined training, stronger inspectors, and tighter controls, with DOJ handling any crimes.
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Washington
Aum
Senate Military Subcommittee
Department of Aviation
Department of Justice Inquiri
Charles E. Hughes
Thomas
Colorado
Reed
Missouri
Smith
Georgia
New
Indiana
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senate
Mooney Must Get Writ of Error for Appeal
Officials say the California Circuit Court of Appeals refusal to grant an appeal in Thomas J. Mooney’s case requires a writ of error from a Supreme Court justice. The request would go to Associate Justice McKenna, while lower courts may withhold enforcement of a judgment during higher-court review.
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Washington
Circuit Court of Appeals of
California
Thomas J. Mooney
Supreme Court
McKenna
Ninth Judicial District
Medfield
Mass
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Albert
Haig
Vance
Sriench
Nuk
Reuters
Margin
Ariiery
Byne
London
Byng
Ancre
Alles
Amiens
Hattla
Bolsheviki
America
White Sox
Ken
Ing’ Eulor
International Film Service
Chateau
BY J. A
Mite
George Hampton
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Newfoundland
Charles Piez
Piez
New England
Maine
Coffin
Self
Palestine
Mooney
Paul Marasco
Anthony Street
Cedar Creek
Bostwick Avenue
Toney Zenkis
Hamilton Street
Hallett Street
Bridgeport Hospital
City
Frenchy
Sam
Connecticut
Jeanue Fooir
J. Ma
CORP
George Ww
Ss. Infantry
A. K
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Golden Armour
Armour Grain Company
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