German Retirement Rumors Grow As Allied Gains Near Roye
London reports indicate a possible German retreat on a grand scale with forces withdrawing from a wide Picardy arc while French and Canadian troops push to seize Thiescourt and Lassigny heights and take villages near Roye. British Haig dispatches record 80,844 prisoners since Foch started the Picardy drive with 34,000 captured overall and 670 guns, many due to tank effectiveness.
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Thiescourt
Oise
Noy
Paris
von Boehn
Pi‘cardy
Hindenburg
Reims
Lassigny
Fourth Army
Henry Bidou
Albert Encircled as British Advance Tightens
London Aug 16 German evacuation of Albert is anticipated as British advances push the encirclement. The surround around Albert progresses satisfactorily with significant progress today as British troops drive the enemy back from the west and south. Further southern gains are reported.
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Albert
London
French Make Further Advances Around Roye
French troops advanced today on a front of over two and a half miles west of Roye near Paris. North of Roye the enemy holds a stubborn line that has kept the city in their hands for several days despite its near untenable position.
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Flanders
Roye
Portant
Held
Fall of Roye Confirmed as French Advance Deepens
Paris reports the French advance toward Villers-les-Roye makes the fall of Roye inevitable amid ongoing World War I fighting. Reports also recount German submarine attacks on American schooner Dorothy Barrett near Cape May and on steamer Penistone off Nantucket with casualties and multiple survivors.
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Paris
Villers-les-Roye
Roye
Washington
Dorothy Barrett
New York
Norfolk
Cape May
N. J
Northeast Lightship
Nantucket
Mass
Benjamin Davies
Penistone
Cape Cod
German Retreat Reported Near Puisieux and Beaumont-Hamel
Berlin reports that German forces have evacuated positions near Puisieux and Beaumont-Hamel lying north of Albert in the German official communication issued from Berlin.
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Berlin
Puisieux
Beaumont-Hamel
Albert
Allied Archangel Expedition Reaches Pabereshskaia
Allied forces under General Graves reach Pabereshskaia 100 miles south of Archangel as part of the Archangel expedition to support the Czech Slovak army in Siberia. American Twenty-seventh Regiment from Manila aids the push with 1,200 to 1,500 men estimated.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manila
Philippines
United States
Elenry D. Styer
Graves
Camp Kearney
Cal
Vologda
London
Archangel
Pabereshskaia
Onega Bay
Senators Delay in Washington as Draft Bill Is Put Off
Senate leaders push to clear obstacles and start debate on a broad war bill next Thursday. Only 43 senators responded to roll call amid vacation pressure. Chamberlain aims to pass the measure by the following weekend. Treasury reports fourth Liberty Loan oversubscribed by 75.7 million, New York leading subscriptions with 207.3 million.
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Washington
Senate
Chgiomnen
Senateius Conmi
Chamberlain
Maréh
United States
France
West Front
March
Baker
Italy
Mareh
United States Army
War Department
Department
Treasury
Treasury Department
New York
Madrugada Sunk by German U-Boat off American Coast
The Brazillion steamship Madrugada was sunk by a German submarine off the American coast. The crew was rescued later.
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Ada
Germans retreat under British pressure along Lys river
German forces continue to withdraw in the Flanders sector as British units push along the Lys river salient. The retreat remains limited to specific areas with ongoing pursuit by Allied troops.
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Lys River
Flanders
German War Losses Placed At Six Million
Paris August 16 reports high morale in France as optimism grows over German setbacks. The fixation on six million German losses to date underscores belief that the Western front may see a major German retreat to avoid further Allied punishment this summer and fall.
End Press Feeders' Pay Case Climaxes at Labor Board
Hearings on the wage controversy between Chicago union press feeders and employers closed. The War Labor Board gave ten days to file supplemental briefs or documents. Michael Flannery, organizer for the Chicago workers, testified that a minimum wage of 1600 dollars annually is required.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Chicago
Michael Flannery
Chicago Workers
Allies advance north of Albert across Ancre river
British troops north of Albert cross and advance along a wide front over the Ancre river. The activity continues the pattern of earlier days as armies push forward in the area.
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Ancre
Authuille
Aveluy
Albert
Albert Cathedral
Somme
Bert
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Paberéeshskais
Red
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Kronstadt
Times
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Brazillion
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Madrug
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Lion
House of Commons
T. J. McNamara
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