National League President Tener Resigns
The resignation of John K. Tener as president of the National League was received at league headquarters in New York. In Chicago the Y M C A through W C Forman urged the baseball commission to donate a percentage of World Series receipts to YMCA Army and Navy work to aid soldiers and sailors.
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National League
Associated Press
New York
John K. Tener
National Baseball Commission
Navy
Branscom Reported Killed in Action in New Totals
Washington August 6 more army lists released show KIA 73 Died of wounds 14 Died of disease 4 Died of accident 3 Wounded severely 112 Wounded 213 Missing in action 40 total 459 Included in KIA is Harry R Branscom of Upton Wye casualties in Aisne Marine salient 498 358 soldiers 140 marines The total since the war began 1 214 casualties since American forces landed in France 16 409.
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Upton
Wye
Army
Marine Corps
Aisne-Marine Salient
France
Heatwave Grips Chicago as Tar Roof Burns Amid Heat
Chicago records near 110 degrees as seven deaths and thousands prostrated mark a brutal August day. A tar roof fire at a downtown hotel started by spontaneous combustion underscores the perilous heat wave. National weather officials warn two to three more hot days with no rain, stretching from Missouri to the Great Lakes and beyond.
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Chicago
Missouri
Katangas
Nebraska
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Pittsburg
Omat
Herbert Hoover Named Honorary Citizen of Belgium
Aug. 6. The Belgian government conferred the title of Honorary Citizen and Friend of the Belgian nation on Herbert C. Hoover the American food administrator for services rendered to Belgium.
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Associated Press
Favre
Herbert C. Hoover
Belgium
Sammies Beat Off Teuts on Woevre
American forces in France repelled two German raids in the Woevre area yesterday evening. The Aug. 6 dispatch notes steady Allied defense and no reported American casualties.
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Sammies
Teuts
Associated Press
France
Woevre
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Midweek Showers Likely
Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with probable local showers. Warmer in the north portion.
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North
Porton
Americans Hold Fismes Front on Aisne Marne Line
Allied forces report heavy German attempts to dislodge in Fismes with the Aisne river barrier holding Americans in place. Artillery and air operations continue as reconnoitering patrols push east and west, while German transport movements northward hint at a planned retreat toward the Aisne.
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Tense Battlefront Updates Along Soissons Rheims Front
The front between Soissons and Rheims remains tense with no major changes. German and Allied forces, including American units, exchange heavy shelling across the Veale and above the Engisseh channel as rain and gas use influence movements. Prisoners and guns are being counted as Allied advances push toward Amiens and the Avre crossing.
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Veale
Soissons
Rheime
Montdidier
Engiseh
Arema
Big Trenta
Foch
Vonnh
Denver votes in favor of municipal water ownership
Denver approved municipal ownership of its water system by an overwhelming vote. Returns show the city rejected a costly plan to build a new plant and will place administration of the purchased plant in the hands of a special commission.
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Denver
Great Storm Damages Army Training Camp and Lake Charles
A Houston report says Grestner Field training camp for aviators suffered heavy damage and Lake Charles area losses reach 1,000,000 dollars. The storm extended to Jennings and Vinton with high winds and rain causing widespread destruction.
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Texas
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Lake Charles
Vinton
Jennings
Secret of German Airplanes Revealed
Amsterdam reports details on new German aircraft markings. The black cross arms are now straight with white edges, replacing curved shapes to improve recognition and avoid confusion with Entente airplanes.
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Amsterdam
Republicans Fill County Ticket in Jaramie County
The Republican party in Jaramie County will present a full legislative ticket this year though only three candidates filed petitions for the state House. A county meeting selected A. D. Kelley and William Wills to fill the vacancies.
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Jaramie County
House of Representatives
A. D. Kelley
Wiliam Wills
World shipbuilding records set by American yards in July
Washington reports that July launches totaled 123 ships with 631,944 deadweight tons and 41 more ships completed at 235,026 deadweight tons. The record month also included delivery of two steel weasels of 15,000 tons from Japanese yards under a new agreement, with 36 steel vessels totaling 217,026 tons.
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Associated Press
Washington
New World Shipbuilding
Shipping Board
Heere Wins Grand American Trapshooting Championship
Chicago news reports W I am Heere a professional trap shooter captured the Grand American meet title. A R Cherik of North Dakota claimed Chicago honors. Heere and Fred Tomlin of Pemma Grove New Jersey each broke 98 targets. in the shoot-off at 20 targets Tomlin missed his third while Heere hit all 20.
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Associated Press
Chicago
I'am Heere
A. R. Cherik
North Dakota
Heere
Fred
Tomlin
Pemma Grove
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Air raid features daylight Zeppelin encounters off coast
London reports an unusual daytime air raid with two airships seen near the coast by seaside holidaymakers. German craft were pursued by American planes, one Zeppelin set ablaze and the other damaged after being driven northward, both crashing about 40 miles offshore.
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Associated Press
London
Second Day Heat in New York Brings Casualties
New York reports intense heat with a high of 92 degrees at 4 and 4 p m causing several deaths and over twenty prostrations. Evening temperatures remain in the eighties with little relief anticipated.
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New York
Associated Press
Hand Grenade Drill Ends Fatally for Officer at Camp Beauregard
A training accident at Camp Beauregard in Alexandria, Aus left Captain Arthur Dietiel of the 114th Engineer unit dead and several others injured. Details of the incident and names of the injured were unavailable. Dietiel hailed from New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Aus
Camp Beauregard
Arthur Dietiel
Dietiel Wee
New Orleans
Lead output threatened as Idaho mines strike strong
In Idaho the Morning and Gold Hunter mines halted work threatening 40 percent of U S lead production. Miners demand eight hour days twice monthly pay and Sunday off with draft age workers warned by the Shoshone Defence council to work or fight. Officials moved toward the scene as the nation seeks wartime unity with miners urged to back the war program.
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Boise
Idaho
Coeur de Alene
Alexander
United States
Portal
Defense Council
Draft Board
Denver
International Session of Mines, Mills and Smelter
Charles Moyer
Wilson
John O'Neill
Kaiserism
House Cannot Agree Experts On Tax Proposal
Washington Aug 6 differences between the house ways and means committee and treasury experts over the excess profits tax in the war revenue bill were discussed. Chairman Kitchin said the committee may adopt an alternative pre war profits basis to yield more revenue and will reconvene with Secretary McAdoo after plan review. The panel also considered higher personal income surtaxes and a luxury tax on costly goods, with rates rising up to 75 percent for top incomes and a 10 percent luxury levy on specific pricey articles.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Adams
Treasury
Kitchin
Committee
MccAdog
Commttee
Nhew
President Poincaire Honors Pershing with Legion of Honor
Paris reports President Poincaire visited American headquarters and awarded General Pershing the Legion of Honor Grand Cross. The ceremony included the general staff and notable guests as Poincaire praised Pershing for Allied efforts in the Marne battle.
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Pershing
Grand Cross
Legion of Honor
Paris
Aug
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Genéral Pershing
Marne
Austria Alarm Over West Front Shifts Tactics
An Abreuer Zeitag report from Vienna warns that Allied forces may outpace Germany on the western front. It says French and British strength, plus American industrial power, could neutralize German tech advantages and signal an inevitable central powers defeat despite eastern-front gains.
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Washington
America
Germany
Io Maduifont
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