Verdan Front Triumph Claim Four Thousand Prisoners
Paris reports a smashing Verdun victory with over eleven miles of German lines breached. French forces captured Meuse defenses and took more than 4,000 unwounded German prisoners in a single operation. Berlin notes Verdun loss of Talou ridge as fighting continues elsewhere.
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Paris
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Verflun
Bar-Le-Duc
Avecourt Wood
Bezonvaux
Dead Man's Hill
Talouridge
Belgium
Bixschaete
Champagne
Berlin
Losa
Talo Ridge
Talou Ridge
Teutons
Entente
Ex-Czar Now at Tobolsk Residence of Ex-Emperor
Petrograd reports the deposed Nicholas Romanoff and his entourage will reside under guard in Tobolsk western Siberia. The government says the transfer was made for state reasons and includes his ex-empress, their children, and part of their retinue.
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Petrograd
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Siberian
British Repulse Attacks Near Epehy and Lens
British counter attacks southeast of Epehy were repulsed after sharp fighting. A nighttime raid was conducted south of Lens. On the Ypres front British lines advanced slightly southeast of St. Jean. Amsterdam dispatch reports Berlin seizure of Siam government property.
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London
Epehy
War Office
Lens
Ypres
St. Jenshoek
Balze
Amsterdam
Reuter’s
Berlin
Germany
Siam
Ready to Seize Illinois Coal Mines by State Order
Springfield orders governor to have Attorney General Brundage draft papers for seizure of Illinois coal mines. If feasible without General Assembly action, National Guard units not in federal service may patrol the mines.
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Springfield
Lowden
Brundage
Illinois
General Assembly
National Guard
Chicago
Carter
Ralph Crews
Rush
Butler
Samuel Adams
Federal Trade Commission
Attorney General
Missouri
Washington
Wilson
White House
United States
Canadians Establish Posts North of Leng Front
Canadian troops have secured strong posts in a new trench northwest of Leng in France. The positions overlook the German defense and the western advance, with the front now forming a semi circular line around Leng. Desperate fighting occurred two days earlier in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Leng
Martial Law Expanded Across Greece
Martial law in Greece was extended from Athens to cover all parts of the country, with officials announcing the broadening to enforce order and curb unrest amid ongoing political turmoil. The measure tightens curfew, censorship, and military oversight across major cities and rural areas.
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Greece
Athens
Meat supply strain tightens meat for food director duties
Washington reports the Allied meat supply depends on the United States as war demands surge. Europe’s shrinking herds reduce global beef and pork stocks while U S output rises. Exports total nearly 1.9 billion dollars for the year ending June 1916, with allies bearing the burden of diminished animal populations.
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Washington
United States
The
Food Administration
Europe
America
Americas
Draft Men Sent to Prison in Draft Law Case
Dr Samuel J R Bernfeld and Louis Cherry ex exemption board members were sentenced to two years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for conspiracy to violate the selective draft law. They pleaded guilty after entering court and were sentenced immediately. Kalman Gruber pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial.
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New York
Samuel
J. R. Bernfeld
Louis Cherry
Exemption Board No
Federal
Atlanta
Exemption Board
Kalman Gruber
Russians Repulse Attacks on Vilna Front and Moldavia
Petrograd reports German troops failed to overrun Russian positions near Stakhovey on the Vilna front. Austro German forces repeatedly attacked Russo Romanian lines south of Crozechti in southwestern Moldova, but were repelled. The Slante area battle lasted all day and ended with the Teutons repulsed.
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Petrograd
Stakhovey
Vilna
Crozechti
Moldovia
Slante
War tax on auto owners adopted by Senate
The automibile section of the war tax bill was adopted by the Senate. It imposes a graduated federal tax on automobile and motorcycle owners rather than the House plan of 5 percent on manufacturers’ sales. Revenue expected ranges from forty to fifty million dollars, higher than the House estimate.
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Senate
Washington
Italians Take 7 500 Prisoners On Isonzo Front
Rome reports the Italian offensive on the Isonzo front crossed the Tsonzo River. Officials say 7,500 prisoners have been taken as troops crossed to the left bank and pressed from Plava to the sea amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire. The advance is tied to demonstrations against Pope Benedict XV’s peace proposals.
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Rome
Italy
Isonzo
Tsonzo River
War Department
Julien Alps
Anhovo
Goritz
Plava
Flanders
Popa Benedict
Coal to Head of Lakes
Washington designated Robert S. Lovett as administrative officer to direct 46 railroads serving Lake Erie ports to give daily priority to transporting bituminous coal from Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. The aim is to ensure enough coal reaches ships on Lake Erie before navigation ends to supply the head of the Great Lakes region next winter.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert S. Lovett
Congress
Mr. Lovett
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Ceare
Great Lakes
John W. Kern Dies in Asheville at 68
Former Indiana senator and 1908 Democratic vice presidential nominee John W. Kern died in Asheville North Carolina last night at sixty eight after uraemic poisoning. He came to recuperate with his wife and daughter-in-law from Roanoke Virginia nearby. Kern, born December 20 1849 in Alto Howard County Indiana, was once majority floor leader and Democratic conference chair.
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Asheville
N. Y
Indiana
Kern
George B. Lawson
Roanoke
Senate
Democratic Conference Committee
Alto
Howard County
Roter Is Sent to Prison in East St. Louis Riot Case
S L Schulz of East St. Louis pleaded guilty in the circuit court to conspiracy and assault with intent to kill in connection with the East St. Louis race riots. He received an indeterminate term of one to five fourteen years in the Chester penitentiary on the assault charge and five years on the conspiracy charge, with both terms to run concurrently.
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Belleville
S. L. Schulz
East St. Louis
Pasault
Lafayette Squadron aids French raid in air war over Rhine
In Paris an official note says 28 000 pounds of bombs fell on German military sites and rail hubs during a raid supported by the Lafayette Squadron of American aviators. Corporal Harold Willis, missing from the returning group, was among several pilots who faced German fighters. French reports list 111 French aircraft in the raid, with seven German planes shot down and eight damaged.
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Paris
Lafayette
Harold Willis
Boston
T Memader
Lafayette Squadron
Lieut
Rooul Lufbery
Wallingford
Conn
Adjt
Didier Magson
San Francisco
Rhine
Germany
French War Office
Colmar
Frescat
Upper Alsace
Habsheim
Chambley
Freiburg in-Brisgau
Grand Duchy of Baden
Americans Witness Real War During Sham Battle
At American Field Headquarters on Aug 70 the troops moved through grenade practice and night firefights. Gun flashes and distant artillery announced a simulated battle along the line where French and German forces have fought for years. After the exercise soldiers climbed hilltops to better view the dramatic display.
Volunteers surge in U S war effort totals reach 1.8 million
Wellington reports 1.8 million Americans volunteered for service since entry into World War I. Public Information Committee announced that 948,141 join land and naval forces, with 710,024 joining the army and 234,117 the navy.
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Wellington
Amerien
United States Army
Navy
Committee On Public Information
Red Cross Worker Resigns From East St. Louis Relief
In St Louis on August 21 the local disaster committee chair announced Miss Mary Pulliam has resigned from leading Red Cross relief work among the negro community in East St Louis.
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Chaiman
The
Mary Pulliam
East St. Louis
Negro killed by guard in Philadelphia escape attempt
Aug 20 report from Philadelphia says Rufus Harris, an eighteen year old African American, challenged by a military guard, attempted to flee and was shot dead by the guard's rifle. The incident occurred after the guard limited Harris at the scene.
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Philadelphia
Rufus Harris
Dancer Mutn Hart Appeal Rejected in Paris
Paris authorities confirm Dutch dancer Mutn Hart remains condemned to death as a spy after a revision court martial rejected her appeal. The case draws international attention as details of the espionage verdict surface from the Paris judicial proceedings.
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Paris
Martini
Mutn Hart
One-Sided Recognition on a Street Encounter
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece, Jack Jurgens ignores passing peers while a woman recalls his past rejection of her marriage. He appears thin and unsettled, while his male companion and the other viewer remark on a familiar yet unplaceable woman’s gaze.
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Jack Jurgens
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lecture anecdote on aging professor humor
Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University recalls a classroom prank involving a student who never took notes. The tale, shared in light jest, features a venerable instructor who challenges the student’s claim to attend with a blunt question.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Blank
What Ha Heard Visitor Well You Don’t Know Tam
A lively exchange centers on Tam as Lina’s desirable match. The dialogue hints at a local suitor’s reputation and familial approval, suggesting a societal focus on romance and matchmaking within a small community.
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Tam
Lina
Baldheaded Wisdom on Top and Smoothness
A short exchange contrasts qualities for rising to the top and staying there, with a sly nod to confidence and polish in attaining and maintaining status.
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West Point
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Phillippines
Lowden Tests
Lens Command
Germase Gould
U.S
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Samus Bernfeld
Positiona
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la Bounty
Naval Academy
Detroit
Mich
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Bailroada
John W. Kern
H. Schultz
E. St. Louis
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Smith
Dean
Astimanor
Lioanig
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
Boog
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