War News Briefs From Across Fronts And Home Front
The British attack southeast of Langemarcke on the St Julien Poelcapelle road advances despite bad weather. Italian Austro-Hungarian fronts see Monte Santo evacuated. France gains near Verdun with over 1100 more prisoners and Hill 304 captured by French forces. In the north, Russian positions near Jacobstadt and Riga to Dvinsk are reported. Wilson rejects the Vatican peace proposals and tightens export controls. Fort Sill injuries, farm inventories, and tax debates also appear alongside reports of riots, arrests, and military dispatches.
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Langemarcke
St. Julien- Poelcapelle Road
France
Verdun
Petain
America rejects Pope Benedicts peace plan
President Wilson rejects the papal peace proposal, arguing it relies on the German rulers and would renew world domination. He calls for a just, lasting peace based on the rights of peoples and firm evidence of German intent. The note is transmitted through Secretary Robert Lansing.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Germany
Pope Benedict
Benedictus XV
United States
Pope
Russia
Robert Lansing
The
United States of America
Watching Lobsters Tails
To determine if lobsters are cooked, examine their tails closely. If the tails are tightly curled to the body, it indicates they were properly cooked.
Simple Cure for Hiccoughs by Eye Pressure
Dr P B Aquinto of Buenos Aires treated a man with severe hiccoughs for 24 hours without relief until his eyeballs were pressed. The hiccoughs stopped at once.
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P. B. Aquinto
Buenos Aires
Wilson's rejection of pope peace proposals signals Allied leadership
Washington notes view the president's rejection as the war's high water mark and the allies' selection of Wilson as world spokesman. The piece suggests the United States will answer before the world and that Entente replies may largely endorse his reasoning.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Fires claim about 9000 lives annually in the United States
The National Fire Protection Association estimates about 9,000 people die each year in fires or burn injuries nationwide. Property losses from conflagrations run into the millions.
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The
National Fire Protective Association
United States
Four year old Walter makes a brief call home
A four year old Walter, granted leave by his mother for a short call, returns with a cryptic message stating that “they have one child and a baby that dsen't a child yet.”
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Walter
Dsen
Allies Discuss Wilsons Answer To Peace Proposals
Washington August 30 discussion in diplomatic circles centers on President Wilsons quick rejection of the popes peace plan. Allies expected more deliberation but conclude the move aims to impress the Moscow Russian conference and preempt pacifist opposition in Congress. No immediate Vatican reply anticipated. European press reaction awaited with Germany likely to rail at the note once censored.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Entente
Moscow
Congress
Vatican
Europe
Germany
Austria
Storms Hit British Crops In August Deluge And Gale
London reports reveal severe August weather battering British crops with heavy rains and a savage gale at times of up to a hundred miles per hour. Widespread damage across the country, especially in western areas with tangled grain and sprouting ears.
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London
Rail Crisis Reported in Russia Amid Transport Disarray
Moscow reports at a national conference third sitting that railway leaders say disorganization could halt transportation by November if not fixed. Warn of dire domestic and front line consequences and possible army action, with railway workers urged to put country before personal interests.
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Moscow
National
M. Froloff
Engineers’ Alliance
Pleces
Favor the Risk Bill Favorable House Committee Report
Washington August 30 The administration Soldiers and Sailors Insurance Bill, set to replace the pension system, was favorably reported today by a House committee.
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Washington
Administration
Soldiers’ and Sailors
House
Berlin Torpedo Works Destroyed by Weekend Fire
Copenhagen reports the Schwartzskopf torpedo works foundry in Berlin burned Sunday. Rumors indicate a considerable loss of life may have occurred in the blaze.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Schwartzskopf Torpedo Works
Ica
Versatile Household Salt Uses Across Daily Life
A list of salt uses including thawing frozen drains, removing stains from china and enamel, killing beetles, cooling snow mixtures, easing neuralgia, extinguishing fires, preventing clothes from freezing, protecting oven tins, cleaning baths, keeping drains clear, preventing grease sputter, promoting hair growth after illness, easing curtain creases, stopping towel dye runs, reducing soot buildup, strengthening weak ankles, improving potato texture, repelling moths, removing ink stains, shaping briquettes, and preventing carpet marks when sweeping.
Twelve Big Ones Growing Shipyards on the Seattle Ways
Twelve 10 000 ton ships are under construction at a Seattle company using standardized plans and mass production. Parts are prepared for all ships on the same lines and moved by aerial tramways, with most work done by machinery. The rivet heavy method is replaced by assembling large sections in shops and lifting them into place, enabling launches in about 90 days. If eastern yards keep pace, American merchant shipping will become a major world force.
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Seattle
Nebraska State Journal
Raise Turkeys on Ranches
Exclusive turkey ranches are found in the unsettled foothill regions of California and in parts of Arizona and other Western states where a thousand or more turkeys are raised each season. Large flocks forage on unlimited range with natural food and acorns, then roost at night, herded by men on foot or horseback and trained dogs.
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California
Arizona
Alaska Coal Helps in War Railroad Links Seward to Fairbanks
The Alaska railroad, completed enough to use by 1918, runs 470 miles from Seward to Fairbanks and taps the Tanana river region coal mines at Matanuska and Nenana. It will bring coal to tidewater for naval bases in the Pacific, freeing thousands of cars for other coal transport and aiding war logistics.
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Alaska
Seward
Fairbanks
Tanana River
Yukon
Congress
Matanuska
Nenana
Tidewater
Pacific
Promotion for Rear Admiral Draws Curiosity
The Springfield Union notes the unusual title Rear Admiral appears odd to laypeople and emphasizes its wear by a commander serving at the front. The piece reflects on naval ranks and public perception of senior promotions.
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Springfield Union
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