Americans Press Advance in Northern France amid German Retreat
American and French troops press constant gains north of Soissons, breaking through near Chavigny and Juvigny. German counterattacks by the Seventh Division fail to halt the advance as tanks aid the assault, while leaders report rapid shortening of the Arras to Noyon line and heavy Allied pressure across a 100 mile front.
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von Boehm
Chavigny
Juvieny
Hindenburg
France
Flanders
Bailleul
Ypres
Bethune
Lys
Northooin
Baillen
Oise
Scarpe
Neu Freie Press
Germany
Vienna Zelt
Taks
Archie's Wound Returns Home Amid War News
Capt. Archie Roosevelt, gravely wounded, is brought aboard a hospital ship at Newport News and calls his wife at Sagamore Hill. The report also notes a large Oklahoma family with its ninth son in military service and German ships staffed entirely by women arriving at a Swedish port.
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L. J
Archie Roosevelt
Ameren
Newport News
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Hastings
Orm
Lulea
Sweden
New York
London
House
Ways and Means
War Prosecution Lands 20 Year Terms for Haywood Group
Federal Judge K M Landis sentences William D Haywood and 14 aides to twenty years each in Leavenworth for conspiring to undermine the US war effort. Additional sentences range from ten to one year and one day for other leaders with fines up to 20000. The case centers on four counts charging conspiracy to hinder military enforcement and discourage service.
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Chicago
Wiliam D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Leavenworth
Kun
K. M. Landis
Benjamin Schroeder
Chicago Weiter
Pietro Nigra
Spring Valley
America
Frank Sk. Nebeker
George F. Vanderver
Benjamin Pletcher
Philadelphia
Marks
Haywood
Carl Ahtteen
Minneapolis
George Andreytchine
Forrest Edwards
Ralph Chaplin
Lee Laukkh Dubuc
Aurelia Vo Azuara
Los Angeles
G. L. Lambert
Vladimir Lossieff
Walter T. Neff
Charles Rothfisher
Janes Rowan
Spokane
Sam Scarlett
Akron
Ohio
Manuel Rey
Buffalo
Richard Bargier
United States
Yankees Go Forward Only They Refuse to Yield an Inch
London reports from a Reuters correspondent at American headquarters in France that the Americans have never yielded ground in France and have maintained that record by advancing on Juvigny after three days and nights of the fiercest fighting. The Americans faced a stout hearted and highly skilled enemy in that engagement.
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London
Reuter
France
Juvigny
War service bags sold by New York department stores
New York department stores have placed war service bags on sale to help shoppers carry parcels home. The bags feature wooden handles and knitted twine construction, sized to hold several fairly large parcels and free up men for war industry work.
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New York
Allied Breakthrough Overruns Hindenburg Line Near Soissons
British and American forces push along a 70 mile front breaking the Hindenburg defenses. Allied gains include 128,302 prisoners and 2,049 guns since July 19 as Canadians, French and British advance toward Douai Cambrai and Rheims.
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Tenth
Pateans
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Juvigny
Terny-Serny
Seuilly
Paris
Comal du Nord
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Hindenburg
Flanders
Rheims
German and Allied War News Highlight Foch Successes
Reports from German papers praise General Foch and signal morale decline. In Siberia a Japanese unit killed 15 Red Guards and wounded 136. American troops repel counter attacks in Belgium beyond Voormereele as British and Americans push in Flanders near Ypres. The Drocourt-Queant line is broken on a six mile front with tanks aiding the advance.
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Belgium
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Flanders
Ypres
Drocourt-Queant
Wilson Signs Draft Bill Setting Registration for 18 to 45
President Wilson signs the new draft act mandating registration of nearly 14 million men aged eighteen to forty five. Proclamation fixes September 12 as the registration day with exemptions for essential civilian work. Education plans include Students Army Training Corps and college and high school graduates joining the training divisions.
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Wilson
Con- Etoss
War Department
Students Army Training Corps
New England Fishing Fleets Ordered Into Convoys
Washington directs New England fishing vessels to fish together in specified areas. Vessels must operate in groups, targeting George's Bank and nearby banks to concentrate protection and reduce risk at sea.
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New England
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
George's Bank
Wilson hints at peace before 1920 tied to wheat price
President Wilson in an explanatory memorandum tied the 1919 wheat crop minimum price of 2.20 dollars a bushel to the prospect of world peace by mid-1920. He warned against fixing wheat prices too far in advance as a potential danger to government policy.
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Washington
Wilson
Dpresident
Drinks Evidence Sentenced as Bootlegging Incident
In San Diego John Rylan was brought to court on bootlegging charges when he drank the whiskey offered as evidence. The court condemned the act with a six month ban on further refreshments as the dramatic scene amused bystanders.
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San Diego
Cal
John Rylan
John
Ney
Oscar
Rylan
Family ties twist in Marysville muddle of marriages
In Marysville California a web of marriages creates tangled kinship. Janet Traynor, mother-in-law to Frank Bremer through her daughter, marries A G Bremer, making Bremer Sr a possible father or stepson. Bremer Jr. faces dual roles as daughter and daughter-in-law while her mother acts as mother and mother-in-law.
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Marysville
Cal
Janet Traynor
Frank Bremer
A. G. Bremer
Bremer
Double-Barreled Story of Mother-in-Law Woe
Oakland records show Emmna Claypool granted a divorce from Thomas B. Claypool on testimony that both mothers in law lived in the same house and clashed over views. The court notes the primary friction arose between the two mothers-in-law.
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Oakland
Cal
Emmna Clay
Apool
Thomas B. Claypool
Mother seeks name change for newborn in Sylvania dispute
In Toledo area, a dispute over a newborn's name pits mother against father. State vital statistics officials found no law authorizing such a change and the matter has been appealed without resolution.
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Toledo
Sylvania
State Department of Vital Statistics
Thief Steals 500 Pound Tombstone in Oshkosh
Oshkosh officials investigate the theft of a 500 pound granite tombstone erected by relatives for Christian Kleinschmidt, a pioneer farmer of Black Wolf. The crime puzzles officials as they seek clues.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Christian Kleinschmidt
Black Wolff
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