Allied Drives Push on Fronts in East and West
Allied forces press eastern and western fronts with gains in Flanders Somme and Ar regions as British French and Russian units advance. German counterthrusts slow but yield losses including hundreds of prisoners. West Flanders described as a furnace of cannon fire as skies glow with flares and shell bursts.
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Flanders
Somme
Beljn
Arras
Ndon
Rus
Paris
Nct
West Flanders
Slick thiefs nabbed. Mary Sheehan recovers valuables
In Cleveland two light fingered thieves lifted a $150 diamond sunburst and $15 purse from Mary Sheehan at the Interurban station. A chase led by a policeman secured the culprits and Mary retrieved her property.
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Cleveland
Ashtabula
Mary Sheehan
Light Fingered
Mary
Fire destroys ships at Brooklyn docks in $1 million loss
Two steamships the Baron Jedburgh and the Christian Baros and ten smaller vessels loading sugar and glucose burned at Congress Street docks in Brooklyn. Firefighters fought the main blaze for about an hour aided by reserves. damage includes the Baros and Jedburgh nearly total, while the Ward liner Esperanza suffered minor damage. Investigators searched for causes amid reports of spontaneous combustion and unsubstantiated incendiary theories.
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New York
Congress-st. Brooklyn
Baron Jedburgh
Christian Baros
Furness, Withy and Co
Esperanza
Brooklyn
Long Island College
Tunney
Manhattan
Baros
Jedburgh
Platt River
Petain Visits American Training Camp in France
General Petain and General Pershing inspected an American training camp at Rance France on Sunday. Petain was impressed by the appearance and spirit of the American forces and leaders Army.
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America
Rance
Petain
Tench
John J. Pershing
Merican
Weather Outlook with Cooler Temperatures Ahead
The forecast shows cooler air moving in and a chance of rain. Expect a drop in temperatures Tuesday with upper teens and lower twenties in some areas.
Speeders and suspects face court and fines in Canton blotter
Thirteen speeders were fined ten dollars plus costs in police court Monday after pleading guilty to traffic offenses. Additional cases include George Nelson fined one dollar for driving through a funeral procession and Harry Fisher charged with drunken driving, case continued. Snor and Avery to perform at the Canton Automobile Club lunch on Tuesday. Kenny's piano department advertises used upright pianos with EZ payments.
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Wogley and
Ritchey
E. L. Huston
Irene Blake
M. H. Lenley
George Miller
Otto Knepfer
John Jacob
Edward Garaux
F. W. Kuntz
F. G. Marsch
Paul A. Krumlauf
F. B. Kelley
Paul R. Rohrbacher
Fred Miller
George Nelson
Harry Fisher
Canton
Fisher
Snor and
Avery
Canton Automobile Club
Bender’s
H. B. McMaster
Bener’s
Canton approves seven man water board to study shortage
Canton council will pass an emergency ordinance creating a seven member water commission to investigate the citys water shortage and propose relief. Members will be drawn from a 55 name list by the ten council members. The panel may include one or two engineers. Water receipts in July reached a record 61691.16, driven mainly by flat rate customers.
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Canton
Water Advisory Board
Homer Heingartner
Swiss chef held for investigation on arrival in New York
Geo Jehley claiming Swiss chef identity is in custody with nine bags after immigration authorities questioned him on arrival. He stated he traveled in Central American countries where German propaganda has circulated, and presented a Swiss passport in German. He had earlier claimed to be Scandinavian.
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New York
Geo. Jehley
Jehley
Masonic Notice for Canton Lodge Special Communication
A special Communication of Canton Lodge will be held Tuesday evening August 21 at 7 o clock. The F. C. degree will be conferred. W P Beardsley W M C E Norris Sec Adv Walter H Double Jeweler and Optician Hall Mark store 123 125 Tuscarawas St Adv
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Canton Lodge
W. P. Beardsley
W. M
C. E. Norris
Walter H. Double
Hall Mark
Tuscara-was
St E
Navy plans to build greater destroyer fleet for U boat war
Secretary Daniels met with 25 shipbuilders in Washington to outline plans to double destroyer production. He urged expanding yards and equipping plants for engines and forgings to speed up deliveries amid labor and supply bottlenecks. Training schools for mechanics were proposed to ease shortages.
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Washington
Navy Department
America
Daniels
Navy Yard
Navy
Planes eye Canton for plant and Massillon air school
The Benoist Aeroplane Co of Canton, recently incorporated for 500000, has optioned land in Canton for a plant and 545 acres near Massillon for an aviator training land school. J A Bernower will brief Washington officials on government needs, with Canton site details dependent on those outcomes. The Sandusky aviation school will continue operation on the waterfront.
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Benoist Aeroplane Co
Canton
J. A. Bernower
Marketav N
Massillon
Bernower
Washington
L. E. Double
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
New Industries Committee
Sandusky
Fearful discovery near Silver Lake sparks murder hunt
Akron dispatch reports Summit County investigators puzzled by a complete outfit of a young lady’s clothing found bundled in a tree top near Silver Lake. The set includes hairpins and other items of good quality. Police fear a murder. Also noted is the sale of an 88 note player piano. Ad appears for a Winter Garden Dance tonight in Lake.
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Akron
Summit-co
Silver Lake
Cantons Bars Socialists From Public Meetings
Canton officials revoke permits for Socialist meetings on city streets and Nimisilla park until further notice after antiwar remarks prompt safety concerns. A Monday meeting will discuss action to preserve order following a near riot last week at Tuscarawas and Walnutavy. Police guarded intersections as Socialist speakers faced crowd opposition and detentions.
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Canton
Stolberg
Nimisilla Park
M. Jeannero
Canton Socialist Party
Tuscarawassi
Walnutavy E
Socialista
Slacker Hunt Under Way In Cleveland Community
Police and federal authorities plus 500 volunteers launched a drive to locate 5400 slackers. Draft officials reported 2500 men failed to answer summons for examination, with many arrests anticipated as Tuesday noon approached beyond Benner's and Kenny's advertising listings.
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Cleveland
Wilson to reject Pope Benedicts peace plan
President Wilson will certainly reject the pope’s peace proposals according to administration officials. He remains open to the idea but will issue a definite terms rejection. Officials say Austro Hungary aims to end the war on its best terms, while Turkey and Bulgaria back Germany.
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Washington
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Austro-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Germany
Japanese steamer Kotchra Maru wreck confirmed
Coast guard wireless from the cutter Unalga reports Kotchra Maru lost off Anchioka island on July 27. Survivors landed at Unalaska last Thursday with one lifeboat still missing. shore boat carried one officer and 27 men.
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Washington
Coast Guard Service
Unalga
Unalaska
Anchioka Island
Kaiser Helmet Threat From Homeward Soldier
Private Carl Rosher, just transferred from Canton Company C to the Fourth Infantry Rainbow division, heads to France, promising to return with the Kaiser’s helmet. He plans to carry messages sent by Co C boys and deliver a symbolic trophy to his former home in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Carl Rosher
Co. C
Canton
Fourth Infantry
France
Dusseldorf
Germany
Carl
Boys of
Kaiser
Rosher
Food Hoarding in Ohio Bared by Fire Inspectors
Ohio fire marshal inspectors report large quantities of food stored in barns and sheds awaiting higher prices. They filed produce notations with the state, sent copies to the federal government, and plan continued war period inspections to reduce fire hazards. The effort targets grain elevators flour mills and later industrial plants with watchman service required on all plants.
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Columbus
Fleming
Ohio
Army muddle up Bucyrus
Aug 20 Much interest here in who will be successor of Col Edward Vollrath as commander of the Eighth Ohio regiment Lieut Col Frank C Gerlach Wooster assisted the retiring colonel in transferring the regiment Maj Ralph G Sayer Galion is senior major in line for promotion Majs Willis Bacon Tiffin and W B Walkup Akron being the next in line M Kt Limb captain Wooster company is senior captain of the regiment.
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Bucyrus
Edward Vollrath
Eighth Ohio Regiment
Frank C. Gerlach
Wooster
Ralph G. Sayer
Galion
Lune
Willis Bacon
Tiffin
W. BE. Walkup
Akron
M. Kt. Limb
Wooster Company
Cuban President joins Havana search for missing Ruth Armstrong
President Menocal of Cuba is taking a personal part in the search in Havana for Miss Ruth Armstrong of Youngstown Ohio who has been missing since July 3. Ralph Durant of Chicago said the disappearance prompted fears of murder and burial.
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New York
Menocal
Cuba
Havana
Ruth Armstrong
Youngstown
Ralph Durant
Chicago
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