Powerful Guns Shake Earth as Huns Go North
Allied troops push German forces along the Vesle from Soissons to Rheims amid heavy bombardment. French official reports note limited gains with continued fighting near Fismes Mulhouse and Champigny while German counterattacks fail to halt the advance. Across the front, Rupprecht shifts troops to shore up weak points as Haig maintains pressure. Paris reports Mangin’s army seizes over 500 guns and 500 trench mortars since July 18.
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Associated Press
Vesle
Soissons
Rheima
Seriois
Sossons
Fismes
Mulzon
Americabsa
Mulson
Champigny
Batlle
Amennas
Montdidier
Ypres
Ekbectindy
Ayre River
Land
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Soissons- Rheims
Haig
Paris
Mangin
Manpower Bill Urged as 13 Million Eligible for Draft
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder pressed immediate passage of the administration draft bill and proposed September 5 for registering 13,000,000 men aged 18 to 45 not on the selective list. If delayed, weekly 21 year old registrations may be needed after September 1. House and Senate committees prep swift action, with August 19 return for the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crowder
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Dent
House
Organization of the Russian People's Army with Czecho-Slovaks
Reports from Washington and Shanghai describe an organized effort to form a frontline with allied help against Germany. The American military plans to assist Russia alongside Entente forces are under consideration, with small initial American provisioning. The Vladivostok front and Archangel landings are cited as ongoing international cooperation.
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Associated Press
Washington
People's Army
Germany
Russia
Vladivostok
Army General Staff
Reere
Polk
Kanalaska
Lapland
Archangel
Russian Officers’ League
United States
Trial Begins Over Oil Royalties in Federal Suit
W. M. Fitzhugh and wife Mary EB Fitzhugh sue Midwest Oil Co of Denver and others in U S District Court San Francisco seeking millions. Defendants include Werner Reed and William Henshaw. Plaintiffs allege transfer of about 1000 acres in Salt Lake oil field with pending royalties not paid.
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San Francisco
W. M. Fitzhugh
Mary EB. Pitzhugh
Midwest Oil Company
Denver
United States District Court
Midwest Company
Werner Z. Reed
Coover
Williem Henshaw
Oakland
Calif
Salt Lake
Natrons County
Wyoming
Hold Fast message from Lloyd George read in England
A nationwide broadcast at 9 pm relays a message signed by Premier Lloyd George urging steadfast resolve. He warns Prussia will press for victory by force or deceit and urges Britain to persevere in the war until a just and lasting peace is achieved.
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London
England
Lloyd George
Prussia
Business groups indicted in freight rebate scheme
New York August 6. A federal grand jury indicted the Pennsylvania Railroad company Armour and Company Swift and Company and the Jersey City Stockyard Company for conspiring to rebate freight charges on live stock shipments over a five year period.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Armour and Company, Swift and Company
Jersey City
Grown Prince Mobilizes Over Half a Million in Western Front
Paris dispatch reports German Crown Prince has 40 divisions totaling 549,000 men in Champagne and 47 divisions totaling 625,000 men between the Aisne and the Marne in a great offensive begun July 5. Experts estimate front shortening withdrawals save about ten divisions or 125,000 men.
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Associated Preas
Paris
Champagne
Aisne
Marne
Two British Destroyers Sunk by German Submarines
London reports two British destroyers sunk on August 2 by German submarines. Five officers and 92 men are reported dead. The rest of the report notes Wyoming weather with local showers, likely fair by Wednesday.
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Associated Press
London
Wyoming
Soldiers Soon to Leave Fort Russell for Overseas Service
About 2,200 soldiers at Fort Russell are likely to depart within ten days for overseas service after a Washington order converted two cavalry regiments to artillery. Equipment deliveries and pay day crowds signal the move, though no exact date is set. Fort Russell may continue as a training post with new troops arriving shortly after the current contingent departs.
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Fort Russell
Washington
Cavalry Department
Torpedoing of Warilda Spurs Heroic Rescue Efforts
The torpedoing of the British Warilda early today caused a devastating loss with estimates of 106 to 130 dead. The ship carried 600 plus sick and wounded, including seven Americans and nine nurses, while about 650 survivors were saved after chaotic, dark, and perilous rescue attempts amid sinking and ruptured compartments.
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Associated Press
Warilda
Military Aid Department
Sens
France
T. T. Redmond
Tommie
U-BOATS HARM CANADIAN PORT FIVE SHIPS REPORTED SUNK
The raid toll reached five ships including four small fishing schooners two American and one large steamer Dorenfeln. Nelson A of Yar mouth Nova Scotia reported their vessel sunk by a bomb five miles from Lecport as raider headed south toward a large steamer. The C B Jeninga crew of fourteen men plus six others landed at Norfolk confirming all hands saved.
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Dorenfeln
Nova Scotia
Nelson A
Yarmouth
Lecport
Washington
C. B. Jeninga
Virginia
Norfolk
Navy Department
Steamer Louie Chalichel Torpedoed Off Halifax
The steamer Louie Chalichel was sunk 40 miles west of Halifax after a three hour battle with a German submarine. The crew fled in small boats and escaped uninjured except for the chief cook and chief steward who were killed when the torpedo struck the stern.
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Halifax
Louie Chalichel
Luftwaffe raids on English coast repelled by early morning
British admiralty says enemy planes approached the east coast of England on Monday night but did not penetrate far inland. No further details were provided by press dispatches.
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London
England
Admiralty
Investigation finds San Diego sunk by whine off Lou Island coast
A naval committee reports the armored cruiser San Diego was sunk weeks ago off the Lou Island coast by whine and assigns blame to the captain who allegedly went away from his post.
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Associated Presa
Washington
San Diego
Louw Island
Whine
Danie
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Reed
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West
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