Workers and War Planners Pin 1919 Victory on 80 American Divisions
General March told the house military committee that eighty 45,000 man American divisions could seal the war in 1919. The plan calls for 250,000 men to France monthly and emphasizes universal call ups from ages 18 to 45. Baker urges rapid mobilization under the work or fight policy as the draft ages expand.
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Washington
March
House Military Committee
War Department
France
Rhine
Kahn
General March
United States
Insular
Schwab
Senate
Baker
Aeneral Crowder
Thomas
Senate Committee
French Tenth Army Advances Between Oise and Aisne
London reports the French Tenth Army again attacking with vigor on a ten mile front between the Oise and Aisne rivers. They made progress to depths of two miles, threatening German positions around Soissons and along the Aisne river. If pressed, holding Noyon would become difficult for the enemy.
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Oise
Aisne
Soissons
the Aisne
Carlepont
Ribecourt
Fontenoy
Nampeel
Audigntcourt
Nouvron-Vingre
Olse
Little River
le Hamel
Amsterdam Food Riots Trigger Martial Law
In Amsterdam on August 20 reports describe food riots of unusual scale with hundreds killed or injured. The unrest led to military deployment and the proclamation of martial law to restore order.
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Amsterdam
Captain Guardabassi Awarded Italian Silver Medal
Captain Francesco Mario Guardabassi received Italy’s silver medal for bravery at Tagliamento on October 26, 1917. He halted a potential retreat and rallied troops on the bridgehead at Latisana, later sent to the United States on a special mission due to his knowledge of America and Americans.
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Francesco Mario Guardabassi
Tagliamento
Corso
Piave
Latisana
Guardabassi
America
United States
French Forces Occupy Vassens Village
French troops have occupied the village of Vassens northwest of Morsain between the Oise and the Aisne rivers as reported from Paris.
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Vassens
Paris
Morsain
Miss M. M. MacQueen Guides England on Food Conservation
Miss M. M. MacQueen, chief educational adviser in England’s food production department, has the important task of instructing the populace in conserving food and adopting best practices.
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M. M. MacQueen
Food Production Department
England
U Boats Land German Spies in the U S
Reports say German submarines land men on U S shores and a German officer aboard sank ships in a new spy menace. Accounts detail cable cuts to the West Indies and large Deutschland type subs operating off the coast. 200 U boats sunk by Allied fleets. Nordhavg sunk southeast of Cape Henry. tanker Simks U Boat sunk after battle northeast of Nantucket.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
O. B. Jennings
New York
West Indies
Germany
Nordhavg
Cape Henry
Atlantic
Nordhay
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Simks
Philadelphia
Nantucket
Mexico
Allied Forces Break Through Front Across Multiple Sectors
British and French troops press forward on a wide front from Flanders to Picardy. British forces advance on 10,000 yard front, entering Merville and nearing Roye station while French troops push toward Lassigny, Pimprez, Nampeel, and Le Hamel with several towns captured and about 3,000 German prisoners reported.
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Merville
Roye
Flanders
Lys Salient
Paradis
Les Puresbecques
Field Marshal
Haig
Chaulnes
Somme
Hoerleville
Lihons
Air raid on Nancy kills six civilians
German airmen raided Nancy on August 20, killing six civilians and injuring others. The attack adds to a string of raids on populated areas as Allied and Axis forces clash over control in the region.
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Nancy
Paris
British Advance Near Vieux Berequin and Lys Rivers
British troops have advanced their lines around Vieux Berequin and taken many prisoners. They also report further progress between the Lawe and the Lys rivers in London reports dated August 20.
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Lawe
Lys
London
Vieux Berequin
Senator Ollie James Condition In Dispute At Johns Hopkins
Conflicting reports reach Baltimore on August 19 about Kentucky Senator Ollie James hospitalized at Johns Hopkins. Physicians say his condition is unchanged and not serious, while others who recently visited the senator describe his state as grave.
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United States
Ollie James
Kentucky
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
James
Kentucky Statesman
Germans Need Room Declares Space Sought by Ludendorff
Paris reports the German press says a retreat on the western front is needed to give General Ludendorff space to maneuver and regain initiative on a broad scale. It notes renewed Allied successes force a retreat and argues Foch holds the strategic edge while German staff aim to exhaust the American army.
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Ludendorff
Paris
Austria
Foch
Refugees to be evacuated as unrest grows in Russia
A second transport with American troops reached Vladivostok while a third is due. In Washington reports say Bolshevik forces in Petrograd, Lenine and Trotzky, and German agents signal a pending shift. Sweden is asked to provide a ship to carry 200 refugees to Petrograd or allow passage through Finland.
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Sweden
Vladivostok
Manila
Washington
Tetrograd
Stockholm
BOAC
Aurora
Kronstadt
Germany
Lenine
Trotzky
Petrograd
Moscow
Count von Mirbach
Chernoff
Revolutionary Party
Pineland
Russia
Bomb Hurls at German Police Chief in Warsaw
A bomb thrown at the chief of the German secret police in Warsaw failed to harm him. German patrols killed two attackers. others fled. Authorities reported many arrests in the surrounding area.
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Kaiser
Warsaw Falls
Zurich
Warsaw
McAdoo Orders Courtesy On Rail Lines Under Government Control
Director General McAdoo instructs railroad employees to treat the public with courtesy and stop blaming delays on government control. He warns that a "public be damned" policy will not be tolerated and orders all rail workers to avoid excusing errors by claiming Uncle Sam runs the railroads.
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Washington
McAdoo
Uncle Sam
United States
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