French Push On After Capturing Noyon In Heavy Fighting
French forces press their advance after taking Noyon and landrimont crossing the Allette. Debeney and Humbert armies push toward Ham and Guiscard while German trains sabotaged. British claim Bapaume, Les Boeufs and Morval encircled with Combles nearly cut off as allied advance continues along the Somme and Scarpe fronts.
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Bapaume
Les Boeufs
Morval
Combles
Peronne
Haig
Yuris
Noyon
Mont St. Simeon
Landrimont
Morlincourt
Allette
London
Picardy
Maurepas
Les Boeugs
Sommeiver
Huppling Court
Bapaume- Beaulencourt
Beaulacourt
Beaulencourt
Gueudecourt
le Transloy
Scarpe
France
Doricourt-Quent
Somme
Australlans
Baparme
Mauremaa
Ginchy
Guillemont
Paria
Bomme
Senate votes to advance national prohibition plan June 30 1919
Washington reports the Sheppard compromise amendment for national prohibition passes the Senate without a roll call and sets June 30 1919 as the end of alcohol sales, with manufacture of beer and wine banned after May 1 1919. It also grants the president authority to designate prohibition zones around munition plants and coal mines.
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Washington
Senate
House
Prohibition
French Advance Expands Gains Across Picardy Front
French forces push through Chaulnes and Nesle in Picardy, capturing Chaulnes and advancing to Nesle as German retreat accelerates. Towns such as Gommlecourt Sept Fours Cressy Balatre Chaimplon Bolgtlac fall, with extensive destruction around Roye. British troops seize Crolailles Pelves Remy Haucourt and Fay Ablaincourt as fighting continues near Peronne.
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France
Avre
Picardy
Chaulnes
Ingon
Nesle
Canal du Nord
Debeney
Gommlecourt
Sept Fours
Cressy
Balatre
Chaimplon
Bolgtlac
Nesla
Roye
Kaaitlefeld
Roya
Montdidier
Morevu
Eyen Ceméteilda
Crolailles
Baupaume
Pelves
Arras
Remy
Haucourt
Peronne
Fay
Ablaincourt
Czechoslavak Forces Take Verkhondinsk in Siberia
London reports Catecho-Slovak forces advancing in western Siberia have captured Verkhondinsk, sixty miles east of Lake Baikal, a key point on the Trans-Siberian line. The victory marks a significant eastward push in the region.
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London
Siberia
Verkhondinsk
Lake Baikal
Fleet of Tanks Joins Yankees in Fight at Juvigny
In France, Aug 30, American forces with a fleet of tanks and heavy artillery pushed toward Juvigny in the Soissons region. French and American troops attacked entrenched German positions, with combat extending through the night and German withdrawals followed by stiff machine gun and crossfire defenses.
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Juvigny
France
Soissons
Chavigny
Ines
Couronne Woods
Aisne-Vesle
Bazoches
Fismette
Ba‘woches
Berlin
Vesle
General Headquarters
Ban on Sunday Auto Driving
Washington announces a gasoline use ban east of the Mississippi for passenger cars and Sundays until further notice. Motorcycles and motorboats are also restricted. Exemptions include freight haulers, medical and emergency vehicles, public utilities, repair wagons, and vehicles in rural areas with no other transport.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Mississippi River
Noice 8
1845 Draft Measure Ready For President
Washington reports the manpower bill to draft ages eighteen to forty five is ready for President Wilson's signature. Conferees removed the Penrose local exemption clause, agreed after debate, and left registration date undecided possibly September 10 11 or 12. McAdoo warned deferred classification aids railroads and reserving men for service in France. badges for exempted men were rejected as ineffective.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
War Department
McAdoo
France
Chaser Sunk by Mistake Off Fire Island
American submarine chaser No. 209 from Philadelphia was mistaken for a submarine by the merchant ship Felix Taussig off Fire Island. Seventeen crewmen including the commander and executive officer are missing. survivors, some wounded, landed in New York and Lewes, Del. The armed guard aboard the Felix Taussig fired in the dark, sinking the chaser before the error was found.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Fire Island
New York
Lewes
Del
Felix Taussi
Reds Driven Back Six Miles On Ussuri Front
Report from Shanghai via Reuters says bolsheviks retreated six miles before a general allied advance north of Vladivostok. American and Japanese troops are en training for the Ussuri front as allied operations expand. General Semenoff crosses into Siberia and retakes Mutslevsk station near Mi anh chuu with prisoners taken. Japanese engage bolsheviks near Raurrin. railways expected to be operated by American engineers under John J Stevens.
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London
Ussuri
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Reuters Limited
Peking
Semenoff
Siberian
Mutslevsk
Mianhchuu
Raurrin
John Js
Stevens
Two Americans and many Mexicans slain in border clash
The Nogales border fight left two Americans dead and many Mexicans slain amid heavy gunfire. About 600 U.S. troops fought for 90 minutes along international avenue as a customs official pursued suspected smugglers across the line. Several Americans were wounded and a number of civilians injured. reports list officers including Capt. H. C. Carotn and Lieut. Col. Frederick J. Herman.
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Carranza
Nogales
Ariz
Jeans
International Avenue
D. Hungerford
Barney Lots
H.C. Carotn
Frederick J. Herman
Lake Loftus
Lockwood
Gaston Reddock
Customs Guard
Frederick H. Herman
Sonora
Oil Stations Close Sunday Under Government Request
Standard Oil issues orders to comply with fuel administration request to save gasoline. Stations closed and machines used by employees kept off the streets on Sundays as a mandatory measure.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Fuel Administration
Gov Goodrich Injuries Less Severe Than Feared
Indianapolis August 80 Gov James P Goodrich of Indiana injured when his automobile collided with a street car will remain in bed at least a month and need crutches longer officials said. Paris August 30 violent artillery along the Somme front reported in the official war office statement.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
Somme
Paris
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Washington
Ellenaburg resident describes marriage health struggles and relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the product with improved health and the birth of a child, urging other women with functional disorders to try the medicine and seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. The ad promotes 40 years of experience and a public service approach.
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St Johnson
R. No
Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB
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Fleet Marine Officer
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