Victorious rush drives Germans back along front lines
The article reports British and French forces steadily pushing German troops toward the old Hindenburg Line from Arras to the Somme. It notes captures of Le Sars, Le Barque, Mu mentz, Martinpuich, and Bapaume area advances, with prisoner totals exceeding 17,000 and significant artillery and supplies falling into Allied hands. American and French air and ground actions, including bombing Conflans and shooting down enemy aircraft, are also described.
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Wealg
Soissons
Noyon
Rhelms
Arras
Somme
Old Hindenburg Hne
Bray
Mumentz
Mumentz Wood
Martinpuich
le Sars
le Burque
Bapsume
Bapaume
Bapaume-Albert Road
Hindenburg
Oise
Ailette
Mangin
Bagneux
Laon
Vesle
Aisne
Vosges
Ine
Airplaones
Conflans
Cunard Not Liable for Lusitania Loss in Court
New York August 26 Cunard Steamship company cannot be held liable for loss of life and property in the torpedoing of the Lusitania. Judge Julius M Mayer ruled the sinking was the fault of the Imperial German government and its submarine commander. He dismissed suits by Lusitania victims’ heirs totaling nearly four million dollars. The decision notes US allies will seek reparations for the act.
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New York
Cunard Steamship Company
Lfe
Admiralty Branch
United States District Court
Julius M. Mayer
Mayer
Cunardine
United States of America
Minnesota Cyclone Victims Reach Total of Thirty One
Tyler Minnesota is mourning after two more Tyler residents died from the tornado on Wednesday night bringing the toll to 31. Eight of the seriously injured are not expected to survive. Home guards Red Cross workers and locals organized relief efforts as a partial water supply returned and electric lighting remained out. Restoring wire communication is hoped for today as nurses and supplies arrive from Minneapolis St Paul and other cities.
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Tyler
Minn
Red Cross
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Higher sugar prices foreseen as board buys old price sugar
The sugar equalization board will buy all sugar at the old price and resell at the new price to minimize crop price disparities. Consumers may face at most a half cent increase, with the Food Administration forecasting a small rise in near term.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Sugar Equalization Board
Seven Seamen Die After Steam Pipe Burst at Atlantic Port
At an Atlantic port an American transport docked in the harbor suffered a deadly steam pipe explosion. Seven seamen were killed and several injured as four dozen men were in the ship's auxiliary coal room. Naval authorities offered no official cause or report. The vessel, once a major German liner, had been under government control and was awaiting departure for France with troops and supplies.
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Atlantic
Naval Reserve
France
Sub Warns Swedish Boat to Quit American Trade
An Atlantic Port reported a Swedish freight steamship was stopped by a German submarine 70 miles off the port. The U boat examined papers and allowed the ship to proceed but warned the captain he would be sunk if it continued in the American trade.
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Atlantic
Lkely
Stop Cantonment Construction Plan Abandoned
Washington announced that plans to convert mobilized national guard tent camps into permanent cantons with wooden buildings have been abandoned. Orders were issued to stop work where started, and the Camp Shelby project costing 5,107,000 was rescinded within hours of the initial disclosure.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Camp Shelby
Miss
Congress Eyeing Draft Age Rise and Prohibition Clash
Washington August 6 Congress faces major actions this week with the manpower bill extending draft ages to 18 through 45, a new $8 billion war tax, and a push toward wartime prohibition. Expect sharp debates on under 21 service rules and work or fight provisions as leaders race to bill passage and a possible conference.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate Miliary Committee
Senate
Wilson
Ways and Means Committee
Lody
Senate Mines Committee
Lenin and Trotzky Reported Aboard German Warship
Washington reports Lenin and Trotzky aboard a German warship at Kronstadt ready to flee to Germany. Petrograd endures a reign of terror with over 30 000 arrests in the past month.
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Washington
Lenine
Trotzky
Kronstadt
Germany
Petrograd
Swedes to Rescue Ally Refugees in Petrograd
Ashington reports Sweden is asked by the Moscow consular office to send a ship to Petrograd to evacuate 200 refugees or allow passage through Finland. German safe conduct refusal complicates negotiations as British and French hostages remain with Bolshevik authorities, while protection for Soviets in northern Russia could ease talks.
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Ashington
Sweden
Moscow
Petrograd
Finland
Russia
England
China
Bolsheviks Declare War on United States
Dispatches from Russia reported by Vice Consul Imbrie said the Bolshevik government declared a state of war with the United States. The Petrograd consulate was closed and turned over to the Norwegian consul as Americans there were urged to leave. The Thirty-first regiment of U S regulars arrived at Vladivostok from Manila, Baker announced.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Robert W.imbrie
Petrograd
United States
Imbrie
Poole
Moscow
Vlndivostok
Manila
Baker
Enemies at Fort Douglas Shot by Guard
Salt Lake City Utah August 22 seven enemy aliens inmates of the prison camp at Fort Douglas were shot by a guard yesterday morning after they refused to disperse and attacked the guard with stones and missiles. One prisoner was severely wounded while others suffered minor hurts. The guard fired buck shot from his gun after repeated orders to disperse failed. A tunnel under a building was found the prior night.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Fort Douglas
Think Subs Communicate With Spies
Washington officials say information from shipboard officers on submarine attacks along the American coast supports the belief that enemy raiders have had contact with people on shore and may have landed crew members to obtain reliable information.
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Washington
Drink family gains three months reprieve on dry law date
Washington reports a three months reprieve for liquor rules. The bone dry amendment will take effect April 1 instead of January 1, while beer and wine manufacture provisions stay in place. Congress aims to pass the manpower bill before the dry amendment.
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Washington
Congress
No Wool For Civilian Clothing Says Wool Administrator
San Francisco reports United States wool administrator Lewis Penwell announced that 900 million pounds are needed for military use and ships demands will prevent any wool for civilian clothing this year. Only wool for paper makers felt and related war uses will be released. Hand knitting yarn and manufacture of Navajo rugs may be halted.
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Lewis Penwell
San Francisco
Army
Navy
Red Cross
United States
Oregon
Penwell
Mr. Penwell
Objectors Put In Service At Camp Lewis
Six men who claimed conscientious objector status were ordered to active duty by Camp Lewis authorities after having served in the conscientious objectors detachment. Refusal to accept duties could lead to court martial, the order warned.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Conscientious Objectors
War era aviation program ahead of schedule plans
Major General Kenly reports the American air program is ahead, with 3,000 pilots trained and complete squadrons ready for the war next year. A proposed $200 100,000 for power plant construction or improvement has been sent to the House Commerce Committee.
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America
Kenly
Warf Trade Board
House Commerce Committee
W. W. Stantey
The
Army Engineers
Senate aircraft inquiry urges one man in charge of aviation
A Senate military sub committee report on the American aircraft program faults the old system for waste and delays and calls for one man in charge via a new Department of Aviation. It notes auto manufacturers’ influence, failed engines, and a lack of American warplanes to the front, while praising recent moves toward quantity production.
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Washington
America
Senate Military
Department of Aviation
Department of Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Thomas
Colorado
Reed
Missouri
Smith
Georgia
New
Indiana
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senate
Baker
Howard J. Coffin
Aircraft Production Board
Army
Navy
Captured trawler raids fishing fleets off Nova Scotia
A Canadian Atlantic Port report says the Triumph, a steam trawler armed with two guns and wireless, manned by 16 Germans from a U boat, is raiding fishing banks off the Nova Scotia coast. Sunk vessels include the Ann P. Saunders of Luneburg the EB Piatt Andrew of Gloucester Mass and the Francis J. O Hara of Boston.
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Canadian Atlantic
Triumph
Nova Scotia
Ann P. Saunders
Luneburg
EB. Piatt Andrew
Gloucester
Mass
Francis J. O'Hara
Boston
Debating Waterpower Bill in House Leads to Modification Fight
Washington Aug 23 Debates opened in the house on the administration waterpower bill creating a leasing system for power projects on navigable streams Representative Ferris Oklahoma public lands chair led a push to modify the recap ture clause to allow federal or municipal takeover of plants at license expiration.
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Washington
House
Administration
Ferris
Oklahoma
Public Lands Committee
Joint Committee On Waterpower
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Lusitania
Minnesota
Webb
Signal Corps
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Real
Geeta Oo
Thompso Phan On, Segre
Dora E. Thompson
Army Nurse Corps
Great Britain
Astrakhan
Persia
Dispatch
World News
Green River Distilling Company
Owensboro
Baruch
War Industries Board
Greece
South Omaha
Neb
McAdoo
Kreuz Zettung
Berlin
Amsterdam
London Daily Mail
Sam Pee
Britter
AYS
Aircraft Board
Ryan
Coffin
de Haviland
Liberty
North Atlantic
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