Police raid nets nine suspects in Southeast Canton case
A Southeast Canton police dragnet netted nine alleged gangsters in a daytime raid. Officers, led by Sergeant Gard and J Vogley, arrested five at 926 Fayette Ave SE and later two more, with five in custody awaiting arraignment. Searches found seven stilettos and four revolvers, plus a whiskey bottle claimed as owner’s. Suspects face suspicion in a shooting that wounded Patrolman Charles Wood and another officer.
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Gard
J. Vogley
Grove
Ter
Monevay
Joe Parrep
Romarido Sarper
Dominick Cornogeo
Nick 1
Frank Calabrese
St S
Dominick Ono
Ensico Buono
Rocco Grisbi
Scarch
Grisbi
Accord Police
Bow
French Push Forward Threaten Outflank Hun Positions
Smashing northeastward between the Oise and Aisne, French forces push a double banking offensive. The advance develops rapidly, threatening Roye, Noyon, and aiming to force German evacuation of Picardy and western Aisne sectors. General Mangin commands the main attack, aided by American divisions at Soissons and Chateau-Thierry.
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Oise
Aisne
Picardy
Roye
Soissons
Lassigny
Noyon
Tenth Army
Mangin
Chateau-Thierry
Marne
YMCA Campaign Opens With Pledges In Local Drive
A strained OCR shows a YMCA campaign kickoff with pledges reported from teams. The drive aims at a $30,000 goal for current expenses. Morning local association steps forward. noon luncheon and captains of various teams contributed despite some workers being unavailable. President E A Bowman leads during the opening.
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Lal
Y.M.C
Trious
Association For
E. A. Bowman
Explosion at Krupp works injures thousands, letters claim
Reports from Parts state that up to six thousand people were killed or injured in a June Krupp works explosion. Letters captured on the front indicate large casualties, with Soviet or Allied sources noting massive losses. The figures vary, but the incident is described as catastrophic.
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Krupp Works
Community Priority Labor Board Formed in Canton
Attorney William B. Quinn named chairman of the new Canton community priority labor board to supervise recruiting for war plants under federal control. The board will shift workers to essential industries, with local employment offices coordinating transfers and avoiding coercion, aiming to start work within days and address plant labor shortages.
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William B. Quinn
Municipal Criminal Court
Community Priority Labor Board
Quinn
Oliver W. Renkert
Marshall J. Jeanerre
Central Labor Union
L. E. Double
Fanton Chamber of Commerce
Canton
U. S. Employment Service
A. J. Sherlock
Renkert
Jeannero
William Henry Fined for Resisting Officer in Police Court
William Henry, described as a negro, was found guilty Tuesday in police court of resisting an officer. He was fined $1 and costs after allegedly striking Officer Wogley twice and resisting arrest when taken toward a patrol box on Monday night.
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William Henry
Wogley
Canton Canning Sugar Cut to Five Pounds
Stark County Food Administration orders Canton grocers to limit canning sugar sales to five pounds per customer amid acute shortages. Residents urged to obtain official certificates and practice strict sugar conservation. mail order houses must comply with state rules.
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Canning
Canton
Starkco Food Administration Committee
Food Administration
J. B. Brothers
Ohio
Food Administration Committee
The
Jailed Here for U S Officials
Walter Pierce was jailed here Tuesday as federal authorities from Cleveland prepared to extradite him. He faces eight indictments from the federal grand jury in Cleveland for insulting the United States and President Wilson. Pierce, long employed at Zahner Metal Sash & Door Co, had been under surveillance by A P S agents.
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Walter Pierce
Cleveland
Pierce
Swope
United States
President Wilson
Riblet
U. S. Marshall Lapp
Zahner Metal Sash & Door Co
Japanese Troops Land at Nikolaievsk on Amur River
Official dispatch from Tientsin reports Japanese troops have landed at Nikolaievsk to safeguard allied citizens. Nikolaievsk sits near the Amur river mouth, about 750 miles north of Vladivostok.
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Nikolaievsk
Amur River
London
U. P
Tientsin
Vladivostok
Red Cross Benefit Chicken Supper and Festival
A Red Cross society hosts a chicken supper and festival benefit on Wednesday evening August 21 at No. Lawrence Ohio sized as a community fundraiser with proceeds aiding relief efforts.
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the Red Cross Society
No. Lawrence
Ohio
No, Lawrence
Orphans Aid Drives Await Parish Help
A Louisville orphanage appeals for donations as parish ladies plan to call on supporters. Residents who have not been contacted are urged to send gifts to assist the Uncle Sam effort benefiting 121 boys.
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Uncle Sam
Louisville
Lake
Eye examinations without drops offered by Geo Double Co
Geo Double Co jewelers and manufacturers of optical goods at 120 Market Ave S advertise eye examinations without the use of drops.
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Geo. Double Co
Jewelers
Mfg
Opticians
U-Boat Crews Said to Have Been Ashore
Washington reporters note warnings that German U-boats may land agents on U S shores. Crews reportedly visited New York Philadelphia and Washington seeking actionable information. Navy ramps up anti U-boat activity as submarines range 17 000 miles with mines and torpedoes.
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Washington
U. P
New York
Philadelphia
Germany
Navy
Navy Department
Atlantic
Tabre Eapelien
Canadian letter carriers to get wage increase and bonus
Ottawa reports wage increases for Canadian letter carriers following a privy council sub committee review. A time- lost bonus will be paid to groups east and west of Saulte Ste. Marie to compensate for pending complaints.
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Ottawa
Ont
U. P
Canada
The
Privy Council
Saulte Ste. Marie
Canton Draft Calls 300 Men for Sept Training Camp
A state draft for general and limited service men will take nearly 300 Canton residents from Sept two for training camps. Early estimates place Canton quotas at 236 general and 63 limited service with movements to Camp Sherman Camp Jackson and Camp Taylor. A separate call seeks 25 draftsmen for the aeronautics division to Madison Barracks with volunteers due by Aug. 23.
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W.S. Pealer
Columbus
Canton
Camp Sherman
South Board
North Board
Camp Jackson
D. C
Camp Taylor
Peeler
Aeronautics Division
Madison Barracks
Sacketts Harbor
N. Y
Special Grammar School Training Call Issued
Provost Marshal Crowder issues a call for 5709 white registrants for special grammar school instruction. Men will entrain September 12 with quotas by state and school. Illinois 103 at Federalist Chicago 257 old South Division. Indiana 515 at West Lafayette 772 and Indianapolis. Michigan 206 at Indiana University Bloomington. Ohio 124 at University of Cincinnati. West Virginia 103 at Richmond Commercial Club. Wisconsin 309 at Blind Assylum No 4 Indianapolis. Voluntary enlistments accepted until August 24.
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U. P
Crowder
Illinois
Federalist
Chicago
Old South
Indiana
West Lafayette
Indianapolis
Michigan
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
West Virginia
Richmond Commercial Club
Richmond
Wisconsin
Blind Assyum No. 4
Louisville Orphans Picnic Planned at Meyers Lake
Advertisement notes a Wednesday event for orphans at Meyers Lake on August 21 with details to follow.
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Louisville
Meyers Lake
French Advance On Ten Mile Front Deepens Western Front Gap
Paris dispatch reports General Mangin’s forces driving a wedge between the Oise and Aisne. French troops on a ten mile front advanced up to two miles by 9 am, threatening the German line from Soissons to the eastern Aisne. More than 500 prisoners taken as Beuvraignes, Braemont, Fendu wood and Thiescourt areas fell to the attackers.
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Paris
Mangin
Oise
Aisne
Picardy
Soissons-Rheims
Noyon
L’heure
Ailette
Audignicourt
London
U. P
Soissons
Chemin-Des-Dames
Belle-Fontaine
Carlepont
Hill 153
la Croisette
Belle Fontaine
la Arbre de Bassen
Ouilly- Nouvron
Larothe Farm
Fontenoy Plateau
Oisly-Countril
Thiescourt
Lassigny
Braemont
Fendu Wood
Beuvraignes
French Gain Both Sides Of Noyon
French forces push beyond Noyon positions on both sides while bombarded by Germans. They seize the Lassigny and Carlepont plateaus, threaten Noyon from the south, and advance toward Roye and Lassigny as General Mandig’s artillery dominates the surrounding territory.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Paris
Noyon
Roye
Lassigny
Carlepont
Oise
Flaws Are Facing Man Power Crisis
Paris August 20 The Allies relentless hammering erodes German reserves Hoarding for a supreme effort Austrian divisions appear signaling deeper manpower strain Source United Press dispatch from Paris noting continued coverage on Page Four.
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United Press
Paris
Ludendorff
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