French and British Gas Minor Gains On Somme Front
On the Somme Orge front fighting persists with minor action though Allies gain ground around Rove and Lassigny. British press reports say Germans retreat north toward Arras while Beaumont Hamel Serre and other positions fall back as British close in along the Ancre. Royal Navy honors listed for Zeebrugge and Ostend actions include Carpenter Sandford Dean Bamford Finch and McKenzie among others.
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Somme-Orge
I Nea
Rove
Lassigny
Somme
Albert
Arras
Beaumont Hamel
Serre
Bocquoy
Pulseux-au- Mont
Ancre
Lebayterne
Roasia
Holshertt
France
von Jandenburg
Ludeworff
Emperors
Bill for Liberty Loan debate delayed in House
AP dispatch from Washington reports Representative Kitchen said the bill, scaled down from 8 billion to about 1 billion, will not reach the House before week’s end. Expediting urged to beat the September 28 Liberty loan campaign start. Treasury officials expect raises in lower excess profits brackets, with little change for higher brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Imeans Committee
Representative Kitchen
North Carolina
McAdoo
Treasury
Raine Towns Terrorized By Repeated Allied Air Raids
An official dispatch from Frankfort Reports 12 enemy aviators attacked Enéva at 9 am dropping 20 bombs. Casualties are listed as 12 dead and five injured, with Basel reports suggesting higher deaths and damage including streetcar and station strikes amid growing Rhine town panic.
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Raine
Eneva
Frankfort
Germany
Basel
Kaiserstrasse
Dertal
Rhine
Two Newport Studio Manager Has Two Sons In Service
T. F. Clark of Carey avenue reports two sons in the service. Paul Clark writes from somewhere in France July 25 that he works in the intelligence section of the observation corps on the front. Eugene Clark, July 11 letter, says he is aboard a transport bound for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Clark
Newport
Carey Avenue
France
Paul
Observation Corps
Eugene
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria in critical condition after illness
A Munich dispatch reports King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who fell ill at Nauheim, is now in very critical condition. The Associated Press notes his health deteriorated, with officials in CMWNEVA and Munich watching closely as doctors treat him.
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Associated Press
Cmwneva
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Fe I
Nauheim
Munich
War relief drives set to raise funds across groups
New York reports a unified war fund drive scheduled for the week of November 11 to gather 123.5 million dollars for Y M C A, Y W C A, War Camp Community Service, and American Library Association relief work. The plan seeks shared campaigns with Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Federation, and Salvation Army joining in a January 1919 effort, with support from President Wilson and Secretary Baker. Also, William McInerney, manager of Boyd’s cigar stores, is recovering after hospital treatment with a longer-than-expected operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y's
Library Association and
War Camp Community Fund
K. C
J. W. L. Salvation Army
Associated Press
New York
W.C. A
Community Service
American Library Association
War-C Amp- Community Fund
Library Association
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Teague
Sal
Vation Army
Wilson
Baker
McInerney
William McInerney
Boyds Elgar
Proportion German Losses Has Been Extremely Heavy
London reports that since August 8 the proportion of German losses to Allied losses is greater than at any other war period. The notice says total Allied casualties will likely be smaller than the number of Germans taken prisoner.
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Associated Press
London
Detroit claims new record for ship building
Detroit reports a new shipbuilding record by the Great Lakes Ship Building Co as it delivers the 3 500 ton steel freighter Crawl Keys to the Shipping Board in 30 working days after keel laying at Ecorse Michigan. A racing observer notes 21 states represented by license tags at the Cheyenne meet indicating broad attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes Ship Buiding Company
Shipping Board
Ecorse
Michigan
Cheyenne
Maximilian Harden Denounces Prussianism in Open Letter
An English dispatch reports Maximilian Harden, famed German editor, criticizing Prussian policy. He argues rulers push bondage while Britain and the United States fight for ideals, praising Allied soldiers at Arras and Dormans and warning of a Russia flame widening from Vladivostok to Sebastopol and Murmansk to Wilhelm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maximilian Harden
France
Aea
Avic
Ners
Russia
Harden
Vladivostok
Sebastopol
Murmansk
Willmet
Germany
Yaer
Arras
Dormans
Ten Thousand Draft Men Entrain for Camp Lewis Start Soon
Camp Lewis Washington reports ten thousand draft men will entrain for the camp from nine western states from August 32 to August 30. States providing troops include New Mexico 150 North Dakota 1000 California 2375 Colorado 800 Idaho 500 Montana 1650 Oregon 1000 Utah 1126 and Washington 1400. Officers expect most enlistees to be men aged twenty one between June 6 1917 and June 6 1918 due to class one depletion.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
New Mexico
North Dakota
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Kansas Boy Downs Three Hun Planes in Five Minutes
Topeka Kansas Aug. 15 Lieutenant Donald Hudson formerly of this city with American serial forces in France reportedly brought down three enemy planes in five minutes. The announcement came from Mrs Mario Ware assistant librarian who said Hudson’s father Paul Hudson in Washington received the news from the commander.
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Topeka
Kapbsas
Donald Hudson
France
Mra
Mario Ware
Paul Hudson
Washington
Mie
Ware Epi
U Boat Sinks Schooner Dorothy Barrett Off Cape May
Captain William Merrit and crew of the American schooner Dorothy Barrett were rescued after the vessel was sunk off Cape May New Jersey by a German U boat. Merrit described a warning shot, subsequent pursuit, and the boat’s destruction as planes and patrols attacked the submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cape May
N. J
Wm. Merrit
Dorothy Barrett
Cape, May
Merritt
Spa
Plate
Washington
Dorothy Barret
New York
Norfolk
Navy
Toay
Seed Wheat for Farmers Planned at Regional Meeting
In Wichita Kansas on August 15 plans to provide seed wheat to farmers in Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and Texas through government loans were discussed at a four state meeting. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Leon Estrabrook attended as the federal program earmarks five million dollars to aid farmers unable to buy seed. R C Scott former Stock Growers National Bank official moves to Miami Arizona to manage a large trust company. Charles Napier will fill his bank post in the exchange department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
Leon Estrabrook
Arizona
R. C. Scott
Stock Growers National Bank
Miami
Chas. Napier
Exchange Department
Peasants rally as Bolsheviks retreat across Russia
British, French and Japanese forces have begun landing operations from Vladivostok and Baku as Russians rally to anti-German and anti-Bolshevik factions. Allied advances press on western fronts while civilians report widespread atrocities and shifting loyalties amid the upheaval.
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London
Ihe Nes
Bypest-Litovgl
Russia
Amps
Vladivostok
Siberia
Prit'sh
Baku
Twenty Six Women Jailed Over Statue Protest at Lafayette
Twenty six women involved in a protest against Senate delay on the stage amendment were jailed after refusing to post bail. Five received seven extra days for climbing Lafayette statue. Other defendants face further hearings as the demonstrations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Lafayette
Americans Win Splendid Air Victories Over Hun on the St. Mihiel Front
American aviators claim multiple aerial victories over German planes near Mirey and St Mihiel. Captain Charles J. Biddle of Andalusia Pennsylvania reportedly downed one enemy monoplane though confirmation awaits. Lieutenant Vaughan R Moor mick of Columbus Ohio and Captain Ray Bridgeman of Lake Forest Illinois reported victories in separate engagements. Lieutenant Hermann Schulte of Rottendorf Iowa reportedly shot down another monoplane, and Lieutenant Wolgar Tobin of San Antonio led a biplane attack near Byversen with victory confirmation pending.
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St. Mihiel
Preas
France
Charles J. Biddle
Andalusia
Biddie
Mirey
Vaughan Rh. Moor
Mick
Columbus
Ohio
St. Michiel
Ray Bridgeman
Lake Forest
Schulte
Rottendorf
Flery
Seut
Wolgar
Tobin
San Antonio
Byversen
Weather Summary: Cloudy Friday and Saturday
The report notes cloudy skies on Friday and Saturday with cool conditions. Temperatures are expected to be mild with a light breeze. No precipitation is indicated in the readable text.
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Ermans
Leader
Paris
Henry Bidou
Zeebrugke
Oatendis
Zeebrugge
A. F. B. Carpenter
R. N
Hi. M
Windteidge
BR. D. Sandford
P T. Dean
R. N. Vv. RR
KB. ‘Bamford
N. A. Finch
A. E. McKensie
Kitchin
Delk
Goethe
Willie
U-Boat
CAP
Merrit
la Feyette
Hermann
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