Contingent of U S Infantry Arrives in Italy at Piave Front
About five to six hundred American infantrymen marching through wet Italian roads toward the Piave front. The 332nd Infantry, largely composed of Filipino and rice boys, inspires strong cheer as veterans spread flowers along the route. Special correspondent Ansel Mowrer notes the late July arrival of American units at the Italian regimental headquarters.
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Rkee
Italy
332Nd
Piaveet
332Nd United Ites Infantry
Pigar Ansel Mowrer
Chicago Dailys
American Regioal
Pershing Estimates 12000 Casualties in Current Drive
Gen. March told the senate military committee that General Pershing estimates American casualties at about 12,000 in the current drive. He noted the rate per thousand has risen from 17 to 20, and that over 1,300,000 U.S. troops have shipped overseas.
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Washington
U. P
Pershing
Senate Military Committee
March
Allies advance as eight divisions surge west in offensive
General March announces eight divisions of American troops in the western offensive. Rainbow fighters defeat Prussians as July passes. Troop shipping records show more than 300,000 men crossing.
Yankees Advance Toward Chamery After Roosevelt Death
American forces report Fismes within artillery range and Chamery, the town of Quentin Roosevelt سقوط, is in American hands as troops search for Roosevelt's grave. German statements confirm progress along the Soissons Rheim front as forces push back the Germans.
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France
Chamery
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Americans Close on Fismes and Soissons Front Near Vesle
Allied forces push toward Fismes and Soissons as Americans take Cohan and Mareuil en Dolé within six and seven miles of Fismes. French cavalry reach Jonchery and Champigny on the Vesle south bank. Germans burn villages and destroy bridges as they retreat toward the Aisne and Chemin des Dames ridge.
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Aisne
Soissons
Teutons
Vesle
Chemin-Des-Dames
United Press
Chemin Des Dames
Fismes
Champigny
Jonchery
Rheims
French War Office
D’orillon
Cohan
Mareuil-En-Dole
Prench
London
U. P
Joneberg
Chemin-Des-Dames Ridge
St. Hilaire
Army unit moves to new camp behind firing line in France
A letter from Capt H W Miner to his wife describes Co C, 5th Infantry, now stationed in a rear camp behind the firing line in France after three days of travel. The troop transport included 46 soldiers per car with American and French escort, and Gen Volrath of Bucyrus was seen along the route as the Red Cross camp cared for the troops.
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Anion
Co. C
Fth Infantry
France
H. W. Miner
Apt
Miner
Les
Ugh
Volrath
Bucyrus
Tath
Eighth
Red Cross
Weather Forecast for Ohloeht and Sunday
The forecast calls for showers. Expect variable clouds with periods of rain or drizzle. Winds come from the northwest at moderate speeds. Highs around the mid 60s, lows near the mid 50s.
Two big boosts to sit on war board in rents
O W Renkert vice president of Metropolitan Brick Co and Marshall J Jeannero a Socialist were chosen Friday night in separate meetings of Canton employers and city labor organizations as tentative candidates for the community-priority committee to supervise unskilled labor recruitment for war industries under the federal plan. Selection awaits Croxton approval. a third member to chair will need his OK.
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O. W. Renkert
Metropolitan Brick Co
Marshall J. Jeannero
Canton
Fred C. Croxton
Ohio
United States Employment Service
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Croxton
Protests Rise Over Canton Rent Hikes in Probe
Canton tenants report steep rent increases amid a rental probe. Letters describe 100 percent hikes in just over a year, with landlords citing higher taxes as a pretext while tenants face eviction options. The Chamber of Commerce calls tax increases nominal and subterfuge. Walter McClatchy may join the inquiry after completion of current investigations.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Walter McClatchy
Thief Steals U S Flag From Porch in City Stroll
A thief climbed the porch of Mrs. Robert Shandberg at 2502 Tuscarawas St W and took a 3 by 6 foot U S flag. Police report filed Saturday detailing the patriotic theft and location.
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Robert Shandberg
Tuscarawas St W
U. S
Tire thieves strike across city targets cars and pulls
Auto tire thieves were active Friday night. W. M. Fox reports two young men stole a tire and rim from the rear of his Pullman car at Fifth Street and Cherry Avenue SW. Earlier at Meyers Lake Park a tire was taken from L. A. Schroder’s auto, a Courtland Hotel guest. The thefts were reported to police.
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W. M. Fox
Fifth-st
Pullman
Meyers Lake Park
L. A. Schroder
Courtland Hotel
Barbers Picnic August Seventh Prompt Closure
A barbers picnic leads to all barber shops closing for the day on Wednesday August 7. The advertisement notes the townwide halt in shaving and grooming services for the event.
Trunks Go On Sale At Arthur's Leather Shop
Arthur's Leather Shop at 204 Market Ave N advertises 200 trunks in a sale with special prices from 7 to 18 dollars and up. The notice emphasizes rapid price increases and urges immediate purchase.
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Arthur’s Leather Shop
Marketav N
Wheeling and Lake Erie Leads In Car Supply
The Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad topped mine car supply in Ohio district reports for the week ending June 27. It delivered up to 82 percent of mine capacity while rival lines Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio supplied 80 percent and 75 percent respectively. Overall, car supply this week fell short of the prior week’s average.
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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Ohio
Wheeling Road
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Hoover and Party Narrowly Escape Bombing in France
Paris report says Herbert Hoover and his party narrowly escaped a German air raid on Bolongne when a bomb exploded and shattered the windows of their private car. The incident underscores the danger facing Allied officials touring wartime France.
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Hoover
Paris
U. P
Herbert Hoover
Bolongne
The Making of a Nurse at Windsor Today
The Windsor screens The Making of a Nurse presented by the Women’s Committee Council of National Defense. Adv.
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the Windsor
Women's Committee Council of National Defense
Adv
Eight American divisions join west front offensive in France
United Press reports General March confirms eight divisions in the push including the 32nd. He notes the objective remains the German army as Allied forces advance and supply lines tighten. Major deployments shift generals among posts while the Rainbow division earns renewed distinction. Embarkations exceed 1.3 million men under Pershing's direct control as battles progress near the Vosges and Soissons.
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Washington
March
Muir
Fere-En-Tardenois
89Th National Army
France
Hornbrook
Southern Department
Kutz
Humphreys
Saffarans
Sheridan
Ala
Hickok
Funston
McArthurt
Meade
Hodges
Devens
Vanderbilt
Lewis
Jesse Mel. Carther
War Department
Soissons
Pershing
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Guards
J. L. Hines
Vosges
Frease Merkel Saywell Bond Form Patent Practice
New patent law partnership effective October 1 1918 includes Harry Frease and Bond of Canton Arthur E Merkel and Geo W Saywell of Cleveland. Offices in Canton First National Bank Building under Frease Merkel Saywell and Bond. Cleveland Engineers Building under Frease Merkel and Saywell.
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Harry Frease
Bond
Canton
Arthur E. Merkel
Geo. W. Saywell
Cleveland
First National Bank
Cantona
Frease, Merkel
Saywell
Engineers
Frease, Merkel and Saywell
Adyv
State of siege declared in Ukrainia and Rumania after murder
Zurich dispatches report Ukrainia and Rumania declaring martial law after the assassination of German Dictator Eichhorn. In Ukraine crackdowns follow attacks on Germans, with 500 arrests including M Milukoff's secretary and other cadet party members. Rebellions, German reinforcements at Warsaw, and fears of plots against Hetman Skoropadski accompany the turmoil.
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Rome
U. P
Ukrainia
Eichhorn
Zurich
Rumania
von Mackensen
Kieff
Odessa
Black Sea
Cracow
von Eichhorn
Winnischenko
M. Milukoff
Ukraine
Warsaw
Pelliura
Hetman Skoropadski
Archduke William
Archduke Charles Stephen
U-Boat Sinks Schooner Off Briar Island
Nine survivors in a dory landed at Gannet Rock reporting a submarine 2600 feet long sank a schooner 35 miles west southwest of Briar Island near Nova Scotia at 11 35 a m. The sub took provisions then set the vessel on fire as naval patrols pursue the trail. It is unclear if this is the same submarine active off Massachusetts and Maine last week.
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Washington
U. P
Briar Island
Nova Scotia
Navy Department
Gannet Rock
Massachusetts
Maine
Atlantic
Tractor Demonstration Near Canton Draws Crowd
Two miles west of Canton on Lincoln Highway at Whipple Rd stop by N. T. Interurban. Ten tractors displayed. August 7th at Frank Bordner Farm. Everyone welcome. Also an ad seeks a first class car washer at Canton Buick Co. for good wages and steady work.
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Canton
Lincoln Highway
Whipple Rd
T. Interurban
Frank Bordner Farm
Canton Buick Co
J. D. Moore
Clevelanday SW
State
Bell
Ady
Barbers Union Shops to Close for Anniversary Picnic
The Barbers All union barber shops will be closed on Wednesday August 7 to celebrate the anniversary and hold a business men’s picnic.
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Barbers All Union
Barbers
Retreat Gains Momentum on 45 Mile Front Across France
Allied pressure pushes Germans back along the 45 mile front from west of Soissons to Rheims. American troops advance toward the Aisne through the Dorillon valley within seven miles of Fismes with Cohan reportedly captured nearby. Cavalry and tanks harry retreating forces as Hartennes table land falls triggering the wider German withdrawal.
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United Press
Paris
Soissons
Rheims
Aisne
Dorillon
Fismes
Cohan
Vesle
Launoy-Aux-Croutes
Venizel
Fere-En-Tardenois
Mareuil-En-Dole
Hartennes
Yankees Push Huns by American Armies in France
American forces press advance along multiple sectors in France as the push toward German lines continues. Reports indicate steady gains by American units under Allied command with advances across frontline positions and consolidation of captured terrain.
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Fred
Ferguson
United Press
France
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Tony T
Ohlo
Eht
Sanuay
PURE
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Columbus
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W &L E
Carl D. Groat
Federal Motor Trucks Canton Motor Car Co.—Adyv
John Degandt
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