Allies advance on Vesle front and Picardy drives
With American forces on the Vesle front German retreat from Beaumont Hamel Serre and Bucquoy region. French and Canadian troops capture Ribecourt and Lassigny as Haig reports 44 000 prisoners and 870 guns taken since the start of the Picardy drive. British patrols cross the Ancre. Roye likely to fall amid broader retirement.
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Beaumont
Hamel
Serre
Palateux-Au-Mont
Bucquoy
Petain
Ribecourt
Lassigny
London
Albert
Arras
Threscourt
Ourschamps
Noyon
Haig
Roye
Proyart
Ancre
Authuilie
Aveluy
Marshal Haig
Marshal Koch
Picardy
Henry Bidon
Critie
Pulsieux
au-Mont
Neyon
Maselern
Signy
Plemont
Battle Front Notes From August Air War Fronts
General Sir Henry Rawlinson reports British control southwest of Bray. Australians fear attack from Cateaux wood. French advances in Lagsteng massif force German trench evacuations in the Olge valley. Noyon likely to come under French artillery fire once lines move. Germans evacuate bends west of Bailly. French occupy them. Aviators report disorder on rear roads as air power targets crossroads. Airmen replace heavy artillery, then infantry seize guns. Allies dominate air over Avre battle. German machines cross the line, few return. Germany reportedly destroying villages. Peronne ruins burning. tires seen by allied airmen.
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Vesle
Gesmata
Aisne
London
Roye
Goyencourt
Lillecourt
Maucourt
Nesle-Noyon
Bainks
Bray
Cateaux Wood
Lagsteng
Olge
Noyon
Wil
Bailly
Oise
The
Avre
Peronne
Italians Claim Big Victory In Italian Front
Rome reports Italian forces occupy Monte Mantello Punta al Matteo and the spur southeast of Cima Zigolou north of Adamello. They say 100 prisoners were taken. Washington notes Austrians may evacuate invaded Italian territory and order payment in paper money to prevent coin loss.
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Rome
Monte Mantello
Punta al Matteo
Cima Zigolou
Adamello
War Office
Washington
Plave
Must Register On Aug 24 War Draft Notice
Washington reports the War Department released a public statement calling for all males turning 21 since June 6, 1918 and by August 24, 1918 to register on August 24 1918. Men should consult local draft boards to learn how and when to register. The registration system targets about 13 million more men under the new manpower bill extending the draft to ages eighteen to forty five.
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Washington
War Department
Stnca
Congressmen Visit General Pershing In France
Aug. 17. Members of the House Naval Affairs Committee, who have been touring England and France, were guests of General Pershing at luncheon. The congressmen then departed for Chateau-Thierry to visit American troops in the region.
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France
commoWieg
House of Representatives
England
Pershing
Lunthéey
Chateau-Thierry
Asee
Victory on Western Front: Four Million Yanks to Fight
Washington Aug 16 General March says 4,000,000 Americans under one commander could push through German lines in France. The new draft plan aims for 80 divisions totaling over 8,000,000 in France by June 30 next year with 18 divisions training at home. Secretary Baker notes policy to concentrate forces on the western front and Italy. The draft ages would extend to 18-45, eliminating volunteer enlistment, as rapid overseas movement continues with British shipping aid. There are about 2,600,000 Americans in and out of the country, including 14 National Army divisions and 12 National Guard divisions overseas. The Senate plans to take up the bill next Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
March
United States
France
West Front
Western Front
Baker
Italy
United States Army
War Department
National Army
Pershing
National Guard
Rainbow Organization
Pershing Holds Wide Front Army Formation
Secretary Baker was advised by General Pershing that the first American field army has been created with Pershing commanding both the army and the expeditionary force. The location is described as south of the Marne with no full details on extent or strength. estimates suggest about 1,260,000 men in the corps.
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Washington
Baker
Pershing
Paris
Marne
Lewis Visits Gen Pershing On Front Inspection
Potla August 16 United States Gen James Hamilton Lewis of Withel s arrived here and visited General Pershing He intends to inspect the American front and assess conditions and operations in the field.
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Potla
United States
Ator James Hamilton Lewis
Withels
General Pershing
U S Troops in Siberia to Help Czech Slavs
Washington reports American troops disembarking at Vladivostok to join an international force aiding the Czech Slovak army in Siberia. The Twenty-seventh Infantry from Manila, plus another regiment from the Philippines, follow under Col. Henry D. Styer with Maj. Gen. Graves in command. allied forces advancing from Archangel region engage Bolshevik resistance.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manin
Philippines
United States
Henry D. Styer
Graves
Camp "Xearney
Cal
London
Archangel
Amsterdam
Moscow
Kremlin
Lenine
Trotzky
Onstadt
Sunk by U-Boat Off U S Near Virginia Coast
August 17 reports two submarine attacks. Brazilian motorship Madrigada, 1013 gross tons, sunk by shell fire near Winter Quarter Shoal. Captain Frederick Rouse and 21 crew survived after four hours adrift. They reached shore aboard a steamship. Madrugada had sailed from New York for Santos, Brazil. Nantucket reports British steamer Penistone sunk 100 miles east by torpedo. one engineer killed, four firemen injured. captain captured.
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New York
Winter Quarter -Shoal
Virginia
Frederick Rouse
Toeat
President Off For A Rest At Summer Coast
Washington dispatch reports President and Mrs Wilson leaving on a quiet special train for a weekend at the coast near Magnolia Massachusetts. The outing, called a vacation break, follows Doctor Grayson’s advice for a few days’ rest away from Washington. The trip marks the first absence of the year from the capital.
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Washington
Wilson
Mona the Can
Magnolia
Mass
White House
Grayson
Government Seizes Ford Plant in St Louis War Asset
The government has taken over the Ford Motor Company St Louis branch assembling plant service station and offices for the war period. The building is two stories high and covers half a city block, to be used as a warehouse and related facilities.
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Ford
St. Louis
Ford Motorcar Company
Sur tax on unearned incomes outlined by committee
Washington Aug 17 The ways and means committee adopted Secretary McAdoo s plan to levy ten percent on earned incomes over 4000 and eighteen percent on unearned income div idends interest rent royalties and annuities Exemptions stay 31000 for singles 2000 for married plus 200 per child under eighteen The plan lowers or raises rates for different income brackets and keeps installment payments undecided.
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Washington
McAdoo
Ways and Meaus
Kitchin
Yanks Bomb Enemy Towns In France
American aviators bombarded the Dommary-Baroncourt railroad yard near Verdun and Metz, with Longuyon Thirncourt attacked as well. Bursts were seen in the yard and facilities believed wiped out. three direct hits hit the Longuyon track front and 28 bombs struck surrounding warehouses.
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France
Dommary-Baroncourt
Verdun- Metz
Longuyon
Verdun
Thirncourt
Thiancourt
First U S Airplanes Used in Recon Flight Behind German Lines
Washington reports that General Pershing advised the War Department that early in August a complete squadron of 18 De Havilland Four airplanes built in the United States and powered by Liberty motors conducted the first reconnaissance flight of American built aircraft behind the German lines. They returned without loss. Secretary Baker noted Brigadier General Foulkota of the American air service led the expedition.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
DeHaviland
United States
Baker
Foulota
American Air Service
Prison sentences set for espionage cases in Wisconsin
Louis B. Nagler former assistant secretary of state was sentenced to 40 months in the Port Leavenworth penitentiary by Judge Evan Evang after a federal espionage act conviction. County Judge Tage J. M. Becker of Monroe drew three years there for the same offense. Charles H. Hoffz Madison drug dealer received a $2,000 penalty for espionage act violations.
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Madison
Wis
Louis B. Nagler
Astate
Port Leavenworth
Evan Evang
Nagler
J. M. Becker
Monroe
Charles H. Hoffz
Madison Drugetat
Bulgaria King Ferdinand in Critical Health Condition
Geneva reports King Ferdinand of Bulgaria in critical condition after sudden health decline. A Munich dispatch states his health deteriorated after a Nauheim treatment and remains uncertain.
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Geneva
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Nauheim
Munich
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised by Nebraska Woman
A McLean Nebraska letter from Mrs. Joan Koppelmann endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for displacements inflammation ulceration irregularities backache headaches nervousness and the blues The ad cites decades of experience and invites readers to consult Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance and remedies
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McLean
Ned
Lydia E. Pinkham
Linda
Joan Koppelmann
Nebraska
Lydia BE
Lynn
Meas
Fiery tale of a Louisville boy in WWI highlights courage
A Louisville youth runs away at fourteen to join WWI service with the British army medical corps. He recalls early horrors and adventures, noting a mix of sympathy for others and personal growth. The piece, from Red Cross Magazine, emphasizes the complex “good American spirit” forged by wartime experiences.
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Louisville
Royal Arty ‘Medical Corps
Rei Cross
Cuticura Free Samples Offer for Eczema Relief
Fiery red pimples respond to a hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment for distressing eczemas. Proves their wonderful properties. Free samples available at Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 or 50 cents by druggists or by mail.
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Dept. X
Boston
The Only Peace for Germany Senator Warns of Illusions
A senator argues that German peace talks are filled with arrogance but will yield defeat. He warns that negotiators expect colonies indemnities and ports, yet history may deliver a harsh, ironic outcome as in a cautious guest choosing veal.
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Germany
Count's Plan to Keep Bees Sparks Rural Bet
Rozzer laments a friend's departure to the country while the friend declares he will make things hum there. He reveals a scheme to keep bees, hinting at a quiet yet busy new venture ahead.
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Rozzer
Not Shillelahs But Walking Sticks In War Ration Joke
A Los Angeles wartime recruiting officer quips that England has rationed nearly everything for the war effort. A bystander jokes that even walking-sticks are controlled, while a man named Gat Tanac chimes in with a grin about shillelaghs.
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England
Los Angeles
Cal
Gat Tanac
Witty remark on troubles from self restraint
A concise old style quip notes that most troubles vanish if we stop overreacting and avoid needless worries. It frames self control as the root of fewer problems and simpler days.
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