Officer Recognized in New York Saloon Sinking
Reports from naval officers describe possible German links with coastal informants and even landing operatives to gather intelligence. A German submarine was sunk after a running fight with a British steamer off Nantucket, with shells hitting but not hindering the vessel.
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N. Y
AsSocIated Press
Washington
Navy Artment
C. B. Jennings
New York
Coast Guard
Hias Bapa Mide
Americans and French Use Heavy Guns on Vesle Front
Allied forces including Americans and French deploy the heaviest artillery yet on the Vesle Aisne sector and report accurate deadly fire. Airmen note high enemy losses and large supply destruction as American squadrons credit 68 airmen with 1 to 6 downed aircraft. Infantry gains bolster control of the Vesle north as patrols are repelled. Italy greets the first American arrivals with enthusiastic, cordial welcome from Genoa authorities and local press.
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Associated Press
Vesle
Bunday
Vesla
Aisne River
Associated” Press
Catana
Py Associated Press
France
Merville
Somme
Troop Ships Reach Vladivostok After Manila Voyage
A second transport carrying American troops arrived at Vladivostok today. The first contingent reached the harbor yesterday after a seven and a half hour voyage from Manila. A third troop ship was expected to arrive that evening.
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Vladivostok
Manila
Prohibitionists Ready to Push Draft Expansion in War Plan
Washington reports congress ready to pass rapid manpower measures extending drafts to ages 18 through 45. Key figures Baker March and Crowder push a 4,000,000-strong force in France by June 1919 with 80 divisions, aiming victory next year. Education plans for 18 to 21 youths under draft are being devised by a training committee. list shows 289 colleges involved.
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Washington
Conereag
Mareh
House Military Committee
House
Baker
March
Crowder
Senate
Prohibition
France
General March
British Vessel Wins After Long Battle With Submarine
Captain David Evans of the British steamer Penistone was landed in Boston after eight days as a prisoner aboard a German U-boat following its sinking of the Penistone off Nantucket. He traveled with eight crew from the Norwegian ship San Jove. twenty five San Jove crew members remained unaccounted. Uboat accounts and Evans papers remained undisclosed. Washington reported all crew of the Norwegian ship San Jove accounted for except those missing from the August 17 sinking.
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Philadelphia
Nantucket
Mexico
Boston
David Evans
Penistone
Thin Venger
Hvahs
San Jove
Evans
bin Jose
Cordeamont
Captain Evans
Washington
Ute Tm
Aulantic
Aurvy
Aliantic Port
Ludendorff Warns Officers on Troop Losses and Replacements
AP dispatch from France reports German retreat tactics on the Somme front and a secret Ludendorff order urging careful use of troops because replacements are scarce. It notes 960 remounts for one unit were horses taken from officers.
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Germany
Mob of 4 000 Attacks Stores in Japanese City
A crowd estimated at 4,000 assaulted shops and set fire to numerous houses in a Japanese city during the Saturday night incident reported from Tokyo. Police and fire services responded to quell the unrest.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Kofu
Yamashina
Harisoma
Germans Eager to Surrender If They Keep Their Goods
A British and Allied push along the Scarpe river area and Outerstein heights reports German troops yielding ground while clinging to possessions. Prisoners say many surrendered after securing rations and belongings as police and rioters clash in Japanese authorities urge rice stock control.
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Outerstein
Scarpe
Youths to Undergo Military Training at Schools
The text states youths aged 18 to 21 will receive military training and may become candidates for army positions based on their qualifications. Those suited for commissions will receive special training at the schools.
Chinese Troops Deployed on Siberian Border Threats
Washington reports the Chinese government has moved a large force to the Siberian frontier to deter a potential invasion by German and Austrian POWs allied with the Red Guard and Bolshevik factions against the Czecho Slovaks in the Trans-Baikal area.
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Associated Press
Washington
Siberian
China
Red Guard
Bolshevik
Trans-Baikal
German Music and Literature to Aid War Bonds
German and Austrian music and literature are to be used to help win the war. Mitchel Palmer announced that American rights to operettas, operas, plays, songs and books taken over from Teutonic holdings will have royalties invested in Liberty bonds.
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New York
United States
Mitchel Palmer
Liberty Bonds
Proteus Sinks After Collision Off Cape Hatteras
The 1000 ton merchant steamer Proteus sank last night after a collision about 34 miles west of Diamond Shoals near Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The other vessel was not seriously damaged and rescued Proteus crew.
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Washington
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Navy Department
Wrestler Joins Navy Seaman Class Faces Uniform Struggle
Detroit August 19 Joe Steicher former wrestling champion reported to naval training school and rated a seaman second class He found it hard to get a big enough uniform at the camp Navy officials note his transition to service duties amid the humorous hurdle of clothing size challenges.
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Detroit
Joe Steicher
Naval Training School
Germans Yield Ground on Three Strategic Sectors
Allied offensives push German lines back across three key sectors. In Lys west of Armentières, Merville falls to British forces. French troops reach Lassigny and advance from Yhiencourt wood toward Pipes in the Oise valley. In Pacman Hear, nine miles gain see 2,200 prisoners and several villages captured. Roye railroad station reportedly seized as German retreat accelerates. Berlin reports wide fronts pressured by Allied bombardment and withdrawals expected to span large regions east and west.
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Hy Associated Press
Berlin
Entente Allie
Reustragnes
War Office
Laenigny
Roye
Ribecourt
Lys
Armentheres
Merville
Marx
Oine
Lassieny
Yhiencourt
Pipes
Olse
Noyou-Combe
Porthewwt
Golksons
Pacman
Carespont
Somme
Olee
de Fenve
Rheims
Torea
Ypres
la Ransee
Laseigny
Oise
Bolesons
French Army Captures Heights and Towns in Somme Region
The Lent French army yesterday seized the heights above Carlepont south of Noyon and took the town of Timpier near the Oise valley east of Ribecourt. They captured over 2,206 German prisoners and advanced west of Roye, with further local gains near surrounding lanes.
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Carlepont Plait
Noyon
Timpier
Oise
Ribecourt
Gasoline Shortage Strains Philippines Supply Lines
Manila reports a sharp gasoline shortage as cargo delays from America disrupt contracts. Prices range from 1 to 20 dollars per gallon where available, with crude oil scarcity adding to the pressure. The government acts to keep the Manila gas company running while provincial auto stage lines suffer. The Dutch vessel Passion is seized, cutting East Indian safety and worsening the supply crisis.
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Manila
Philippines
America
Manila Gas Company
McAdoo Signals Willingness to Compromise on War Tax
Washington August 19 The treasury and the house ways and means committee clash over the excess profits rate with a dispute on the revenge bill. They have, however, reached agreement on an 80 percent war profits tax.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Committee
Death of Bruce MecKevie, mining executive, reported
New York August 19. The death by drowning off Saturday is announced of Bruce MecKevie aged 38, president of the Hutte and Superior Mining companies. He was a member of Hayden Stone and Company and a director of Wright-Martin Aircraft, among other mining and business interests.
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New York
Bruce MecKevie
Hutte and Superior Mining
Mylelvia
Hayden, Stone and Company
Thin City
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Wyoming Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy With Storms
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies across Wyoming on Tuesday with thunder showers. A southerly wind and possible light rain extend into Wednesday with chances of stronger activity in the south.
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Wyoming
Aolor
Le Harron Restaurant Reopens After One Night Closure
Le Barron Restaurant on seventeenth street, long famed as Cheyenne’s top all night eatery, closed briefly at 4 pm Saturday due to cook shortages and staff illness. Manager King says the shutdown was a one night measure and the restaurant will resume its usual all night hours, including Sunday and Monday.
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Lé Barron's
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