Meyers Named to Republican State Treasurer Ticket
The Texas Republican convention nominated J. Allen Meyers of Bryan for state treasurer alongside Charles A. Boynton of Waco for state treasurer. The platform endorsed women’s suffrage and postwar regulation of beer and light wines. The gathering chose other officers and discussed ice delivery concerns with county and district officials.
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Houston
Charles A. Boynton
Waco
J. Allen Meyers
Bryan
City
Harmony
H. F. McGregor
Supreme Court
O. Harris
San Antonio
Leon County
Ralph W. Sellers
Val Verde County
United States
J. L. Hickson
C. A. Duck
George F. Rockhold
Ceorge C Hopkins
George W. L. Smith
J. W. A. Clark
Charles Berk
C. A. Boynton
J. Wed Davie
Charles F. Adams
R. Flustein
Roy B. Nichols
Loessin
Twentivth
E. P. Wilmot
Twisnh
Eugene Nolte
Pershing's Army Formed With 1.25 Million Soldiers
Washington reports General Pershing's first field army, 31 divisions and about 1,250,000 men, was organized August 10, per a statement by General March.
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Pershing
Washington
General March Objects to Nickname Sammy for Americans
Washington Aug 14 General March frowns on the nickname Sammy for American soldiers in a conference with newspaper men He notes that French and British soldiers call Americans Yanks and says the term Sammy is not appropriate for American troops He stresses the need for respect in wartime nomenclature.
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General March
Sammy
Washington
War Savings and Thrift Stamps Buy Strong in July
Treasury reports show Americans purchased 580000 dollars worth of war savings and thrift stamps in July reflecting steady public support for the effort.
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Washington
Treasury
Baker Nominated for Democratic State Central Post
Cleveland reports Newton D. Baker secretary of war was nominated for Democratic state central committeeman from the 22nd district in yesterday's primaries.
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Democratic State Central
Two French Steamers Sunk by Submarines
German submarines sank two French steamers in the Mediterranean in mid July. The transport Djemash lost 442 men missing and the Australian torpedoing left seven sailors dead and three passengers missing.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mediterranean
Djemash
Germans Order Finns to Combat Allies
A Stockholm sourced report to the state department says the German government has urged Finland to mobilize its army to oppose Entente forces on the Murmansk coast within two weeks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stockholm
State Department
Murmansk
Allied diplomats seek explanation of Lenine threat amid Moscow incident
Washington reports through Berlin say allied consuls demanded clarification from Tchitcherin after Lenine spoke of a state of war with the allies. The note described it as defense rather than a war declaration. Poole informed the State Department. he has not been heard from since.
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Washington
Berlin
Lenine
Tchitcherin
Moscow
Russia
Trotzky
Kronstadt
Lenine Calls for Annihilation of Counter Revolutionaries
Amsterdam reports a new manifesto issued by Premier Lenine calling for merciless action against counter revolutionaries. It prescribes revolutionary courts to try peasants who keep grain beyond personal needs and cities capital punishment for illicit traders amid ongoing Soviet power struggles.
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Amsterdam
Lenine
Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung
Essen
Russia
New 21 Year Olds Ordered to Register Aug 24
Washington August 14. Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered the registration of all youths who have just turned 21 since June 5 to speed up Army draft calls for September. About 150000 will register. most will qualify in class 1 and be drafted within a month.
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Washington
Crowder
Brazos County Farmers Congress Awards War Savings Stamps
The Brazos County farmers congress at College Station drew representation from over a dozen communities. Edge club won the two war savings stamps for largest attendance at the farmers management association meeting. I M Cook of Steep Hollow was elected president for the coming year. H M Elliott of the college and County Agent Benson will attend Edge club Friday night as Mr. Elliott presents the stamps.
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College Station
Brazos County
Edge Club
Farm Management Association
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
H. M. Elliott
Benson
Elliott
Soviet Leaders Granted Unrestricted Powers in Struggle
Moscow advices to the Zeitung report Premier Lenine Leon Trotzky the war minister and M Zinovieff with full power to take all measures for victory in the Soviet Republic. Kerensky leaders under watch have vanished, believed to have fled abroad.
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Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Miniser
M. Zinovieff
Lenine
Moscow
Zeitung
Kerensky Party
Collision Kills Aviator Over Fort Worth
Fort Worth report says Cadet William R. Turnstall of Brookfield Mass was killed in a midair collision of two planes several thousand feet up. The second aircraft lost its landing gear but its pilot landed safely.
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Fort Worth Fort Worth
William R. Turnstall
Brookfield
Mass
Eleven Killed in Karlsruhe Bombardment
London reports note heavy damage in Frankfort and Karlsruhe from British air raids. Karlsruhe suffered eleven deaths and twenty six injuries according to Swiss sources.
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Karlsruhe
Associated Press
London
Frankfort
Switzerland
Airmen Dominate Front as Allied Forces Advance
From the French front reports say aircrews bomb rear road junctions replacing heavy artillery. They support infantry and cavalry by driving gunners from machine gun nests and aiding rapid Allied advances near the Avre. German aircraft remain scarce and largely unable to retreat.
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France
Avre
Bombing Raid Shuts Lassigny Roads In Major Airstrike
On August 14, 121 aircraft dropped 21 tons of bombs on Lassigny, destroying motor lorries and blocking streets. Observers noted troops and supply trains, with cross roads and railway junctions under continuous attack, delaying enemy movements for hours.
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France
Lassigny
German Air Activity Over Allied Lines Aug 14
London reports ongoing aerial combat as German airmen confront Allied fliers to hinder reconnaissance. Forty-eight German aircraft were claimed as down, while 74 tons of bombs were dropped on military targets behind enemy lines Monday.
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London
J M Peters Dies in Texas Move
J M Peters died Wednesday in Hondo Texas after moving from Marathon. He is survived by a wife two children a brother E Peters of Harvey and a sister Mrs A W Buchanan of this city. Funeral set for 5 PM Thursday at H P Dansbys home in Bryan with burial in City cemetery.
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J. M. Peters
Hondo
Texas
Marathon
E. ©. Peters
Harvey
A. W. Buchanan
H. P. Dansby
Bryan
City Cemetery
German submarine sinks tanker near New York harbor
A German U boat approached the New York harbor area and sank the oil tanker Frederick R Kellogg off Ambrose channel last night. Thirty five crew members arrived reporting seven missing while survivors were rescued by an American steamship.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Harbor
Frederick R. Kellogg
Ambrose Channel
Submarine off Cape Cod Fires At Walrus. Captain Warns Fleet
An Associated Press report from Atlantic Port says a German submarine sighted near Cape Cod fired at the steam trawler Walrus but missed by a narrow margin. Captain Clayton Morrissey, arriving today, said heavy fog helped him escape and enabled him to warn other ships of the danger.
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Cape Cod
Associated Press
Atlantic
Clayton Morrissey
Morrissey
French capture Lassigny on Picardy battle front
The Pall Mall Gazette reports, unofficially, that Lassigny in southern Picardy has fallen to French forces after persistent assaults on hills to the west and south.
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London
Lassigny
Pall Mall Gazette
British Prisoners Slip Past German Guard to Rejoin U S Forces
Two exhausted British soldiers who escaped a German prison near St. Nazaire reentered American lines north of the Vesle after seven days of evading pursuit. They had been captured on the Marne and survived a German barrage during their final escape stretch.
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Bv Associated Press
Vesle
Marne
King George Bestows Bath Crosses at Front
British Headquarters in France Aug 14 King George, who arrived before the offensive, left the front after surveying battlefields and visiting Amiens Villers Bretonneux. He conferred decorations on several officers including Generals Byng and Plummer with the great Cross of the Bath.
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Associated Press
France
King George
Amiens
Villers Bretonneux
George
Byng
Plummer
German to Be a "Dead" Language
The article argues German will see little school instruction as a language. It predicts demand will vanish if Germany is wiped out as a nation, leaving German taught only to scholars as a study aid, similar to Greek. It asserts the Allies’ actions will shrink Germany to a nonviable nation, with no military power.
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Germany
Greece
Noyon Held By Germans With Stiff Resistance
Paris Aug 14 Germans stiffen defense to halt allied drive toward Chaulnes Roye road and retain Chaulnes Heights. Artillery clashes thread Avre Oise sectors Roye Sur Matz Conchy Les Pots as Vesle front raids yield no gains. French take prisoners in Mesnil Les Murles area.
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Paris
Noyon
Chaulnes-Roye Road
Chaulnes Heights
Avre
Oise
Roye Sur Matz
Conchy Les Pots
Vesle
Mesnil Les Murles
Germans Hold Plemont After French Advance
German forces occupy Plemont one mile southeast of Lassigny after a French advance. Trenches and wire entanglements abandoned by the French provide solid defensive positions for the Germans.
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London
Plemont
Lassigny
French advance toward Noyon near Belval
British dispatch reports at Belval near Lassigny the French have been checked by German forces. On the east bank of the Oise the French move one and a half miles toward Noyon, marking a notable but cautious advance amid contested positions.
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Belval
Noyon
Preas
London
Lassigny
The
Oise
British troops gain ground at Lys apex in Flanders
British forces advance at the Lys salient east of Metre with a slight push of the line. Patrols east of Vieux Berquin and south of Metre establish a new line as positions shift.
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Lys Apex
Associated Press
London
Lys Salient
Flanders
Metre
Vieux Berquin
Germans Raid in Vain Reported Near Vesle Front
Paris reports only artillery active at night between the Avre and the Oise. German raids along the Vesle were repulsed by French and American troops. French forces captured prisoners in a raid at the Champagne front.
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Associated Press
Paris
Avre
Oise
Vesle
Champagne
No Infantry Fighting Reported on Picardy Front
British forces saw no infantry fighting during the night on the Picardy sector. German artillery remained active, according to the official Haig statement.
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Associated Press
London
Picardy Battle Front
Marshal Haig
Marines Casualty List Reports 10 Casualties
The Marine Corps casualty list shows 4 killed in action 3 wounded severely 1 wounded undetermined 2 missing in action for a total of 10. The notice is dated August 14 and released in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marine Corps
Army casualty list totals 101 in Washington report
The daily army casualty list reports 69 killed in action 21 died of wounds 10 died of disease and 1 died of accident or other causes totaling 101. The figures reflect casualties across several theaters and confirm the ongoing human cost of service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germans Thrown Back at Lys Salient Action
London reports British forces repelling German local attacks on the Lys salient's northern side. German artillery remained active throughout the night as fighting continued in the region.
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Associated Press
London
Lys Salient
French Army Advances Secure Thies Plateau Hold
Paris August 14 The French army led by General Humber advanced two miles and captured St. Claude farm. The move secures French control of the southern Thies court plateau.
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Paris
Humber
St. Claude Farm
Thiescourt Plateau
No Americans Landed in Siberia, General March Says
Washington reports General March states no American soldiers have landed in Siberia as of today. The statement clarifies U S forces status in the Siberian intervention amid ongoing Allied actions and policy.
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Siberia
Washington
March
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