Allied Armies Gain Ground as Germans Rout Near Bapaume
British, French, and Australian forces push along an 80 mile front from Lihane to Mercatel Sous Somme, capturing towns on the Ancre and Somme fronts. Haig reports thousands of prisoners, heavy German casualties, and progress east of the Albert Grandcourt line with Bapaume within reach. French units cross the Divette and seize Morlancourt area as Mangin’s forces push toward Juvigny amid continued battles and aerial support.
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Lihane
Chiaulnes
Mercatel-Sous-Somme
Marslink
Haig
Wgerleville
Chulgnes
Chulgnolles Wood
Chulgnelles
Comicourt
Truillers
Hamilincourt
Boyelles
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Hale
Ancre
Athert
Grandcourt
Bapaume
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Achlet le Grand
Divette
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Mangin
Fos
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Aisne
Guny
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Allette
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Field Marshal Haig
Field Marshal Halg
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Lassigny
War Office
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Soisgons
Reims
Vesle
Longuyon
Audun- Le-Roman
Verdun
TMMSR
Czechs Defeat Bolsheviks in Big Battle Near Transbaikalia
London reports say Czecho-Slovak forces captured Berchnet dinseck south of Lake Baikal after a decisive victory over Bolsheviks. Allies retreat on Ussuri under heavy fighting with Japanese aid. 300 Czech prisoners reportedly hanged in Simbirsk in reprisal for alleged atrocities.
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Daily Mail
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Lake Hangka
Woman secretary to cabinet minister noted in reshuffle
Mrs Agathe Stewart, secretary to Redfield and now sharing duties with the secretary of commerce, becomes the only woman to hold such a position in a cabinet context. The role is familiar to Stewart, who served Redfield for years before his move to Washington.
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Stewart
WiHum
Redfield
Commerce
David Lloyd George
Washington
Minnesota Gale Kills 34 Tornado Hits Tyler Minnesota
A Minnesota tornado slaughtered 34 people, left 20 missing and 100 injured in Tyler and southeastern Minnesota on Wednesday. The cyclone ravaged the town center, spared only a single building the moving picture theater where 200 sought shelter. Eighteen diners were inside a restaurant when walls collapsed. sixteen killed, two seriously hurt. Forty residences plus the hospital, electric plant and waterworks were destroyed, plunging Tyler into darkness.
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Tyler
Mion
Minnesota
Chicago Police Chief Dies in Chicago
Hermann F. Schuettler, Chicago's chief of police, died Thursday night at Alexian Brothers hospital after a prolonged illness. He had been on extended leave, returning to Chicago two months ago from Florida seeking health, and was born July 14, 1861.
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Hermann F. Schuettler
Alexian Brothers' Hospital
Schuettler
Florida
Chief Schuettler
Representative Cooper Injured in Taxi Accident
Representative Henry Allen Cooper suffered a severe neck sprain when thrown onto a taxi during a trip to Edgerton to deliver a speech. He was rushed to Mercy Hospital and later returned home to Rasine.
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Tareaville
Wis
Henry Allen-Cooper
Edgerton
Mercy Hospital
Raseine
Rice Riots Ravage Yamaguchi as Rioters Die in clashes
In Yamaguchi prefecture a mob of several thousand destroyed rice stores and 20 houses while police clashed with rioters, killing 12 and injuring seven. Tokyo reports 1,000 arrests since rice riots began. Unrest spreads to mining districts with strikes and disturbances noted.
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Tokyo
Yamaguchi
Spies Landings Reported Along U S Shores by U boat
Washington reports from navy officials indicate German submarines are landing men on the United States coast. An American steamer officer identified a submarine officer in a New York saloon, while a German submarine cut two cables to the West Indies. Three Deutschland type subs are near the Atlantic shore. In Philadelphia a German sub was sunk in a running battle with a British tanker about 800 miles northeast of Nantucket.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
O. B. Jennings
New York
West Indies
Philadelphia
Nantucket
Mexico
Foch Praises French Army and American Soldiers in France
Marshal Foch told war correspondents that action is continuing and realities outweigh promises. He said the German wave is retiring and praised French troops for tireless, strenuous effort. He added American soldiers are admirable and eager to go to their deaths, but must sometimes be held back.
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France
Marshal Foch
Revenue Bill Is Ready
Washington reports the house ways and means committee has nearly completed the 8 billion dollar revenue bill. The panel adopts an 80 percent war profits tax with a 10 percent exemption and a sliding excess profits scale. The tax targets profits above the 1911 12 18 average, offering alternative methods to maximize returns.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
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