Picardy Front Readies for Retreat as Allies Press Forward
War review notes Germany stiffening defense on the Picardy front while Allied forces push from the Somme north to the Oise. American and British troops advance near Bray Sur Somme and Lihons. French forces push east from Roy Compiègne region toward Noyon with gains across 16 miles front.
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Picardy
Somme
Oise
Bray Sur Somme
Lihons
London
Nesles
Creton
Rove
Cambronne
Compeligne
Noyon
Montdidier
Tillokay
Cunny Sur Matz
Marne
Peronne
Roye
Scems Fominent
Canada to send 4000 troops to Liberia expedition
Ottawa reports Canada will provide a military unit of about 4000 men for the allied expedition to Liberia. The dominion government promised a fuller statement within a short time.
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Ottawa
Canada
Liberia
Dominion
President Wilson Opposes Vardaman Re election
In Jackson Mississippi on August 12 President Wilson said in a letter to attorney Myron McNeil that Mississippi voters who re elect Senator James K Vardaman to the U S senate would condemn his administration Vardaman has been a vocal critic of the administration in the senate
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Jackson, Miss
Wilson
Myron McNeil
Hazelhurst
Miss
Mississippi
James K Vardaman
United States Senate
Vardaman
Senate
Sub Sinks Nine Fishing Schooners Off U S Coast
Nantucket Mass August 12 Nine fishing schooners were sunk off George's Bank yesterday by a German submarine. A naval scout boat that arrived last night reported the raid after the auxiliary schooner Helen Murley rescued four survivors and guided them to port. George's Banks lie about 60 miles off this shund.
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Nantucket
Mass
George's Bank
Helen Murley
George's Banks
Sub Comes Up Among Vessels Off Massachusetts Coast
A German submarine surfaced among a fleet of fishing schooners off the Massachusetts coast and sank nine vessels including the Kate Palmer Amita Me Retitnee Star Buck and Progress. Survivors from the Kate Palmer were rescued by the Helen Murley and reached port safely. The fate of the other crews remains unknown. After holding the Kate Palmer crew for an hour the submarine released them in a small boat.
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Washington
Massaachusetts
Navy Department
Kate Palmer
Amita Me
Retitnee
Star Buck
Progress
Helen Murley
Submarine Attack Report Near George's Banks Affects Fishing Fleet
The auxiliary schooner Gleaner arrived with news of a submarine attack on four fishing vessels off George's Banks on Saturday afternoon. Captain Edward A. Froeter reported seeing one two masted schooner vanish, while two others disappeared and the fate of the remaining vessel is unknown. He also heard distant gunfire that morning but could not identify the firing vessel.
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Atlantic
Gleaner
George’s Banks
Edward A. Froeter
General Graves Commands Siberian Expedition Forces
Secretary Baker handed Major General William S. Graves confidential instructions in Kansas City for the American Siberian expedition to be commanded by Graves. A Japanese lieutenant general expected to lead allied forces. American contingent likely under 10 000 men.
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Washington
William S. Graves
Kansas City
Baker
Siberia
Stop Making Passenger Autos
Washington warns manufacturers of passenger automobiles to shift to 100 percent war work by January 1, 1919. In a letter to the national automobile chamber of commerce the War Industries Board rejects a voluntary 50 percent cut and insists on converting to war orders to preserve the industry and its organizations.
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Washington
War Industries Board
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Anti Bolshevik Movement Grows in Russia Amid Crisis
Russian Petrograd Isvestin reports counter revolutionary uprisings in towns not overrun by enemies as Bolshevik power weakens. Lenine and Trotsky allegedly plan to flee to Germany if the situation worsens with Bolshevik leadership reportedly toppled in Kazan and bloodshed in Novgorod and Juazan areas.
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London
Russia
Bolsheviki Socret
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Germany
Jexchangg Telegraph
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Isvestin
Kazan
Olschinsky
Novgorod
Juazan
German Embassy Moves from Moscow to Pskov
Copenhagen Aug. 12 The German embassy at Moscow will relocate immediately to Pskov due to conditions in Moscow. Pskov lies 162 miles southwest of Petrograd and about 400 miles west of Moscow. Vladivostok Aug. 12 Four French companies and one Annamite company from China and Indo China arrived led by Commander Mullet. A Czech-Slovak company with a band greeted them.
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Copenhagen
Moscow
Pskov
Berlin
Petrograd
Vladivostok
China
Indo- China
Mullet
Trotzky Urges Flotilla to Clear Czecho Slovaks
War Minister Trotzky delivers speeches to soldiers and sailors calling for action against Czecho Slovaks and to blow up strongholds along the Volga. He seeks to rally the red flag and eject opposing forces from Samara Simbirsk and surrounding areas amid a growing food crisis in the Soviet republic.
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Trotzky
Moscow
Volga
Samara
Simbirsk
Bumper Crops Indicated By Government Forecast
Washington reports the Agriculture Department's monthly crop forecast again shows bumper crops for nearly all foods despite July heat and drought reducing prospective production. The shortfall is placed near 450 million dollars in main grains and foods, plus 20 million in cotton, as farmers expand acreage to meet Allied and domestic demand.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
News indispensable rules secretary Baker comments on drafts
Secretary Baker said news gathering is an indispensable industry while discussing draft regulations. He noted a person’s role depends on their case facts and replacement possibilities, citing Cleveland as an example with newspaper men over the draft age limit who could substitute in emergencies.
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Washington
Baker
Elity
Cleveland
Hmit
Congress
Cleveland Car Plunges From Bridge Into River
An interurban car carrying passengers plunged 25 feet into the Grand River below when a bridge section between Painesville and Fairport collapsed after colliding with a motor truck. Victims were rescued and taken to a Painesville hospital. none are reported to die.
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Cleveland
Painesvillle Interurban
Grand River
Painesville
Fairport
Allied Forces Land in Archangel In August Landing
An official notice states allied naval and territorial forces landed at Archangel on August 2. The action, reportedly in accord with the wishes of the Russian population, sparked general enthusiasm.
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London
Archangel
Enlistments Suspended as draft age debate rises
Washington reports voluntary enlistments in the army and navy were halted to avoid disrupting industry while a bill to raise draft ages to 18 to 45 is considered. Secretaries Baker and Daniels ordered suspensions and civilian officer training camps paused.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Baker
Daniels
Wilson
Louisiana Flying Field Destroyed by Hurricane
Lake Charles Louisiana Aug 8 nine teen persons were killed and 20 injured as a Gerstner aviation field near here was demolished by the tropical hurricane sweeping southwestern Louisiana. Two killed at Gerstner field where hangars were razed and planes destroyed. Those killed were Sergeant George MacGee and Private Lester Williams. Ten killed at Lake Charles four at De Quincey and three at Big Lake.
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Lake Charles
Gerstner Aviation
Louisiana
Gerstner Field
George MacGee
Lester Williams
de Quincey
Big Lake
Eight Year Old Writes Lilliputian Peas Puzzle
An eight year old, asked to run an errand, wishes to fetch little peas. The mother suggests writing the name down. The girl presents the grocer with a phonetic puzzle: One can Lilly Puh Shun peas.
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Foo
The Way She Dressed Him
A Buffalo News feature quotes a child asked about future dreams. The boy says he aims to be a man but suspects his mother wants him to become a lady.
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Buffalo News
Judge's sharp pun opens trial over pigs on steamship deck
The trial concerns a dealer suing a steamship company for losses from a pig figuratively on deck during a fire at sea. Evidence shows a large deck and heavy load, with the judge remarking that placing pigs on deck was rash, but trying them was rasher.
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A. Steamship’ Company
Front line humor and school German program cuts
A World War I era quip about the rear area letters contrasts with a note that Washington schools have dropped German language study. The item links military life and evolving education policy.
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Washington
Schwab outsmarts German spy in wartime ruse
Philadelphia editor recounts Charles M Schwab detouring a German spy during a munition trip to Chicago. Schwab staged fake telegrams in a hotel library then watched the spy backtrack, shocked to see the pursuer on hands and knees gathering torn scraps.
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Charles M. Schwab
Philadelphia
von Papen
U-Boat Sinks Diamond Shoals Light Ship Off Cape Hatteras
Washington reports a German submarine destroyed Diamond Shoals light ship No. 71 anchored off Cape Hatteras. The 12 crew members escaped by small boat after the vessel was shelled and sank. The sub then appeared within half a mile of the North Carolina coast with no attacks on villages or coastal stations reported.
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Washington
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
Navy Department
North Carolina
Coast Guard
One Thing That Holds Its Own
A brief Memphis Commercial Appeal line notes that despite many items shrinking in size opinions on consumers and regulation remain steady with a running jab at critics. The piece contrasts small doughnuts and pastries with the enduring sense of regulated scrutiny.
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Memphis
Its Speedy Class
A witty exchange questions the era by comparing the world to a cycle. The reply suggests the times run on a motor cycle, implying rapid, mechanical progress and pace.
Obsession with Self Shunned as Grave Obscurity
A maxim echoes that anyone living in love with themselves deserves oblivion, urging humility over vanity and cautioning against self-regard in public life.
Battle Seen as Turning Point of Campaign and War
London August 10 A British report urges that the successful new battle marks a turning point in the campaign and possibly the entire war. The article credits American troops as the chief factor in the result and notes widespread belief that U S forces show mettle equal to any.
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London
Westminster Gazette
German Troops Still In the Running
Reportedly German forces remain active and on course in the campaign. Contemporary dispatches note ongoing operations and resilient momentum despite Allied scrutiny and setbacks.
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