Allied Positions On The Vesle Held In Fierce Fighting
Allied forces along the Vesle and Aisne rivers endure heavy German counterattacks as French heavy artillery pounds the front. American and Franco American air units bomb German pontons across the Aisne amid continued riverine and hillside combat. Bridges are seized and France holds key river positions, with German sniper and artillery pressure persisting along multiple fronts.
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United Press
Paris
France
Vesle
Braisne
Fismes
Braisnes
Cryes
Tignes
Crick Guard
Washington
Vesle River
Uni
Germany
Officine
Onaly
New Dollar Bill Fools Barber at Jackson Shop
Patrons recount a Saturday incident at Jackson and Hetls barber shop where Louis Lee received change of 4.80 after a barber was handed a new one dollar bill. The tailor warned of a mistake, but the barber debated until the barber finally checked the cash register and found a one dollar bill in its place.
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Jackson & Hetls‘low
Jackson
Louie Lee
Remains of Mrs Ditton to be brought for interment
The remains of Mrs Mary Bur pees Ditton of Chicaro, longtime DeKalb resident, will be brought here tomorrow for burial at Oakwood. Her son Silion and daughter Ella Sargent-Slade will accompany the remains from Chicago. Mrs Tilion, 85, had been in failing health and owned the farm opposite the Kishwankee County club forty years ago, remembered by older DeKalb residents.
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Mary Bur Pees Ditton
Chicaro
Deab
Oakwood
Silion
Ella Sargent-Slade
Fran Chicas
Tilion
Kishwankee Coumry
Captain Davy Sent From Camp To Big Meeting
Captain Oakley Davy of Camp Dodge has been sent to Chicaro this week to attend the National Dental association meeting. While there he will meet many DeKalb dentists. He has also been appointed as oral surgeon of the camp in recent days. Relatives report progress in the army. Mrs. John Stadable and children of Ashton arrived to visit Mrs. Kreuger at the Kishwaukee Country club. They are visiting Belvidere today with Mrs. Kreuger.
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Oakley Davy
Dodge
Chicaro
National Dental Association
DeKalb
Davy
John Stadable
Ashton
Stellan Kreuger
Kishwaukee Country Club
Kreuger
Belvidere
The Casualty List From Franco American Drive
Washington reports 498 total casualties across army and marine units from the Franco American drive in five public lists. Among the army, 258 were troops and 140 were marines with various classifications of killed, wounded, and prisoners. Illinois names include A L Efffinger and J Afien among others. The marine list lists 7 killed, 3 died of wounds, 18 severely wounded, and 111 wounded in other categories with Illinois mention C R Glidden DeKalb among the wounded. Overall American casualties reach 1214 with further updates expected.
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Washington
D. C
Illinois
A. L. Efffinger
Danville
W. Zeglitz
J. Afien
Chicago
T. Chicago
B. Kreciejewski
A. W. Mayfield
Wagoner
G. Rudnick
G. C. Hobthams
Recksmeye
G. Piper
North Venice
A.S. Ukala
J. Teney
Peoria
W. TH. Howard
Lockport
W. Vogte
C. W. Berggren
C. R. Glidden
DeKalb
War Department
Elliott Is Home Again From Hospital
Elliott, a well known rural resident, recently underwent a major operation at Augustana hospital in Chicago and returned home last week. He visited Dixon to see relatives and says he feels better but remains very weak for many weeks.
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Elliott
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Dixon
Former Woolworth Manager Sends Word From Camp Pike
I G Christiansen, former manager of the Woolworth five and ten cent store, writes to Waterloo employees that he is now at Camp Pike Arkansas. He can write little due to vaccinations and inoculations and will resume correspondence later. He plans to join a contingent of selected men from Waterloo Iowa.
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I. G. Christiansen
Woolworth
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Waterloo
Towa
Cars from All States Seen Going Through
Automobiles from across the Union travel DeKalb streets daily yet Sunday traffic showed five cars parked at Bell’s restaurant representing California Ohio Indiana Minnesota and likely Vermont and Washington plates also appeared on the road today indicating broad state participation in local traffic patterns.
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Union
DeKalb's
Bell's Restrant
California
Ohio
Indiana
Minnesota
Stolen Auto Found in City on Sunday Night
Police found a stolen automobile on the south side of Huntley Park Sunday night and towed it first to the station then to the Quinn garage. The car bears a recent serial number and authorities have not learned the owner. It is likely abandoned after being stolen elsewhere.
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Atta
Huntley Park
Quinn Garage
Knights of Pythias To Admit First Rank Thursday
The Knights of Pythias will hold a regular meeting Thursday night with two candidates to be given the first rank. Members are urged to attend to assist in the exemplification of the first rank on candidates Miss Vera Simester, Miss Helen Newton of Rock Falls, Miss Helen Snavely, and Miss Helen Stone of Sterling. Miss Jessica Foster left today for Green Bay to visit.
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Knights of Pythias
Misse
Vera Simester
Helen Newton
Rock Falls
Helen Snavely
Helen Stone
Sterling
DeKalb
Jessica Foster
Green Bay, Wis
Draft Plans Now Moving for Illinois Civil Draft Looms
Springfield August 6 Adjutant General Dickson says Provost Marshal General Crowder orders ready registration of men aged 18 to 45. State boards to furnish 4,000 men for a new call with a five day period this month. Downstate boards listed include Peoria city boards 1 and 2, each four men, East St Louis boards 1, 2, and 3.
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Illinois
Untrea Pressy
Springfeld
Dickson
Crowder
Congress
Delares
Springfield
Peoria
East St. Louis
Troop Trains Pass Through City At Night
Troop trains continue moving through the city, lately at unusual hours. One train went through last night around 11 oclock, another Sunday morning near eight. Few pedestrians were on the streets during both passages.
City Council Meats This Evening at Eight DeKalb Session
DeKalb city council meets this evening in the council chambers for the regular August session. With little business expected and the room often warm, proceedings are anticipated to be brief and efficiently concluded.
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DeKalb City
Wheat Yields Soar In DeKalb County Reports
Local reports praise record small grain yields with some fields hitting 50 bushels per acre. Genoa township expands from 400 to 1,600 acres, other threshing outfits report 43 to 45 bushels per acre. Wartime paper use prompts economy measures and a halt on new papers.
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Hohenzollern
DeKalb County
Genoa Township
Maurice Kennedy
DéKalb
Kaiser Bill
Bubbler Seats Prompt Local Complaint
City readers complain about bubblers being used as seats. On Sunday night the Fourth Street bubbler was occupied for over thirty minutes by three men, prompting others to seek water elsewhere rather than disturb the loafers.
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Fourth Street
Louis Moulton Fails Overseas Exam At Camp Stanley
Local report states Louis Moulton did not pass the overseas exam for duty at Camp Stanley. A former fire department member, he has been peevish since the news. Moulton, allied with Shoop Kaesser Booth Vickery and others, has been studying in spare time to reach the front and aid in defeating the Huns. Snyder's smoke shop received a letter confirming the failure.
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Louis Moulton
Camp Stanley
Fire Department
Moulton
Shoop
Kaesser
Booth
Vickery
Snyder
Scarce Help Plagueing Coal Dealers Citywide
Widespread complaints say labor is in very short supply as coal dealers receive carloads of coal but lack workers to unload. Government urges dealers to unload promptly, with one resident noting the challenge of staffing amid severe scarcity.
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Lena
Father Whalen Arrives Safely Across
Frank O'Brien of Maple Park received a cablegram saying Father Whalen has arrived safely in France. He went over as a lieutenant or chaplain and has likely begun duties there.
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Frank O'Brien
Maple Park
Walher Whalen
Father Whalen
Farnce
Fighting on Italian Front Intensifies Amid Artillery Fires
Rome August 6 report from United States war desk says intense artillery exchanges and light infantry clashes continue on the Italian front. The dispatch notes heavy fire and sporadic engagements as Allied forces press operations amid the campaign.
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Reser
Rome
Italy
Glidden Reported Severely Wounded in Action
De Kalb's Clinton Rosette Glidden of the Marine Corps is reported severely wounded in action on July 19. Official cablegrams offer no details, but parents Judge and Mrs. V. A. Glidden are informed and expect further word soon. Nearby Marines include Joe Neuman, Charles Talbot, Frank Carlson, and Ned Cone. Carlson was killed in action, and Neuman and Talbot have been wounded.
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V. A Glidden
War Department
Clinton Rosette Glidden
Marine Corps
DeKalb
Brave Soldiers
Glidden
Clinton Glidden
Joe Neuman
Charles Tallbot
Frank Carlson
Ned Cone
Neuman
Talbot
Carlson
Haseen
V. A. Glid‘den
Five Trains Held at Crossing Last Evening
The Seventh street crossing on the North Western was held up for about half an hour as five trains assisted workers heading home. Eastbound trains faced difficulty starting after delays from a Geneva wreck, with gatemen unable to raise gates between trains. A man narrowly escaped injury after crawling under a moving eastbound train and pulling his feet clear as it lurched.
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Seventh Street
North Western
Geneva
Coal trains derail near Geneva delaying westbound service
Thirteen coal cars derailed just west of Geneva about three o clock Sunday afternoon, delaying all trains westbound yesterday and Sunday night. Rapid speed forced use of temporary tracks and switches at Geneva and Lakox to restore service for fast trains and other rights of way.
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Geneva
Lakox
Car theft reported in Rock Island area
Police here received word that a Chalmers car was stolen from Rock Island and officers were asked to watch for such cars as they passed through the city. Information on the vehicle was provided, and authorities expected easy recovery if it stopped locally.
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Rock Island
DeKalb Dentists Absent For National Meeting
DeKalb residents face toothache risk as most local dentists travel to Chicago for the National Dental Association gathering. Attendees include Perry L. Smith A C Grotewohl and R P Culver among others, with many pledging to miss nothing for the event.
R N Leslie Plans Return to Farming Near Clare
Town rumor confirms Robert Leslie will leave business for farming near Clare. He told a reporter he will buy a Fordson tractor and use all available machinery to boost results, signaling a temporary switch to farm life.
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Robert Leslie
Clare
Pordson
Rescue of schooner Gladys J Howard crew after torpedo attack
Halifax, Nova Scotia August 6. The schooner Gladys J Howard from Newfoundland was torpedoed and sunk 15 miles off Iron Bound Island yesterday. Her crew landed today at La Have. Two lifeboats from the tanker Lux Blanca, torpedoed off the port yesterday, were towed into harbor today with several crew members aboard.
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United Press
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Gladys J. Howard Pound
Newfoundland
LaHavre
Chief McEvoy Goes on Brief Vacation at Station
Chief McEvoy is absent this week from duties at the fire station and spends much time in the woods. He is the last to take layoff as others have been away for a few days. Kennedy, driver of the biz truck, is on leave until after threshing while new station personnel receive three days.
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Fier
McEvoy
Kennedy
Golf Contest Thursday at Kishwaukee Country Club
The Kishwaukee Country Club hosts a Thursday golf contest with leaders John Boyle and George Baldwin. The event follows with a dinner and a dance later in the evening under the usual rules.
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Kishwaukee Country Club
John Boyle
George Baldwin
Five Month Old Baby Dies at South Third Street Home
The five months old child of Mr and Mrs Charles Wallis died last night at their South Third street home after about a week of illness. The community offers sympathy to the grieving parents as they mourn their only child.
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Charles Wallis
South Third Street
Nursing Army of Mercy Seeks 25000 Volunteers
The recruiting office at the Commercial club announces enrollment blanks for the United States Student Nurse Reserve. Applicants aged 19 to 35 may enroll, with training in hospitals nationwide and expenses covered. Office hours nine to five until August 11, with inquiries via telephone.
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Commercial Club
Florence Nightingale
Army
United States
National Army
Woman's Committee
State Council of Defense
Kishwaukee Country Club Declines Northern Illinois Tourney
The Kishwaukee Country Club will not send a golf team to the Northern Illinois tournament at Freeport. No first-string players can get away, so the club opts to sidestep the contest this year while Freeport fields a strong local field likely to win.
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Kishwaukee
Freeport
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W. PF. Elliott
WAR Industries Board
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Chalmers
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A. C. Grotewohl
R. P. Culver
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