Canadians Beat Back the Huns in Fresh Lens Attack
British war reports say Canadian troops near Lens launched intense assault around the French mining city. Hand to hand fighting raged as Germans retreated after a 15 minute clash while Verdun and Epehy actions also showed Allied gains. The war office notes heavy German losses with over 5,000 prisoners.
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London
Lens
Reuter
France
Epehy
War Office
Verdun
Paris
Avecourt Wood
Courieres
Alsace
Cerny
Hurtebise
Hurtebise Monument
U. S. Marines Practice Sham Attacks in Training Trenches
Paris August 22 Training in American battalions has reached a level where trench system attacks are staged like real warfare. Marines face French instructors and practice counterattacks to eject intruders while learning operation orders and liaison with artillery planes and reserves.
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Paris
Dewey, Farragut
Porter
Sampson
Ohio
Mississippi
Delaware
Potomac
United States
U. S
SETTLE SHIP STRIKE PROMPTED BY WAGE HIKES
Washington reports a nationwide shipyard strike over pay is averted by government wage increases. A three member commission will setting new scales as shipyard contracts shift to government control. The proposed scale lifts daily pay above six dollars with overtime at one and a half.
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Washington
Sam Wil
Shipping Board
International Metal Trades Union
Wilson
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
No Political Pull in Army Selections
Washington reports politics failed to influence general rank appointments in the national guard and the new national army. Seventy-one men outside active service are listed for possible field officer ranks, all with prior military experience, while most will not receive commissions at once.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Army
Pope Peace Note Gives Germany Sympathetic Reading
Washington expects the pope Benedict XVI peace note to be generally approved by Germany. The reichstag committee prepares to discuss the note while the Bundesrath foreign affairs panel convenes in Berlin. The British reply to the note expresses a benevolent, serious approach.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag
Michaelis
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Committee of Bundesrath
Bundesrath
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Berlin
Count Hertling
Rome
Benedict
Gasparri
Cardinal Gasparri
Great Britain
Russia
France
Austria
Wilson
Zita
Austria-Hungary
Vatican
Baseball Results From City Matchups Across Leagues
In Philadelphia Chicago split as the Phillies fell 6 8 9 to 0 1 3. Rixey Lavender and Adams faced off against Bender Killefer in the second game. Boston beat St Louis 1 3 0 to 0 1 0 with Haghes Meyers on the mound. New York defeated Cincinnati 7 15 5 to 5 9 0 as Sallee Buriden opposed Re Gan. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 3 8 3 to 3 11 0 with W Wagner facing Pfeffer Smith and O Miller.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Vaughan
Aldridge
Elliott
Bender
Killefer
Carter
Wilson
Rixey Lavender
Mayer
Adams
Boston
St. Louis
Goodwin
Snyder
Haghes
Meyers
New York
Cincinnati
Regan
Eller
Wingo
Sallee
Buriden
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Steele
Fischer
W. Wagner
Pfeffer
Smith
O. Miller
Chicago Boston duel ends with narrow 0 5 1 2 7 0
In a sparse score line, Ruth and Agnew paired for Chicago while Russell and Schalk stood for Cleveland Philadelphia, with the score at Cleveland Philadelphia 3 13 and incomplete.
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Chicago
Boston
Ruth
Agnew
Russell
Schalk
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Will Reorganize Its Army in Spain Amid Disturbances
Madrid reports the cabinet will send home all men recently conscripted due to disturbances. It approved a 70 million peseta credit for army reorganization and materiel, focusing on anti aircraft guns and artillery. The Bank of Spain allocated 100 thousand pesetas for orphans of police killed maintaining order.
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Madrid
Bank of Spain
Root Mission Returns to Washington After Russia Visit
Elihu Root and fellow American mission members have returned to Washington to close their affairs. Reports from Root and others have been sent to Secretary Lansing and forwarded to the state, war, and navy departments. The substance may be kept private, but some points could surface in future war plans. Root urges adoption of relief measures for Russia including American locomotives and rolling stock to supply Russian armies in Romania and southern Russia.
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Washington
Elihu Root
Russia
Root
Lansing
State
War
Navy
Mr. Root
Roumania
Italians push on at Isonzo as Austrian line buckles
Rome reports the Isonzo front remains active with Austrian positions bending at several points. Italian forces, aided by floating batteries and monitors, have taken more than 19,000 prisoners in the new offensive. The advance is described as advancing toward success despite continued enemy resistance.
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Rome
Isonzo
War Office
Hugo citizens demand Gore resignation telegram to Washington
A telegram from 400 Hugo and Choctaw county residents urged Senator Thomas P. Gore to resign over his push to add an amendment banning funds for warfare outside U.S. territory. The message was sent to Gore in Washington.
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Hugo, Okla
Thomas P. Gore
United States Territory
Hugo
Choctaw County
Gore
Washington
Government Advances $50 Million to Britain T
Washington reports a loan of 50,006,000 dollars to Great Britain, raising total allied advances to 1,966,469,000 dollars. The aid underscores ongoing support from the United States during the war.
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Britain
Washington
Great Britain
Grenville Dodge Youngest College Man In Mineola Air Camp
Grenville Dodge is noted as the youngest college man participating in the Mineola air camp. The entry highlights his age and college background within the program.
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Mineola Air Camp
Dodge
Cornell
United States
Mineola
N. Y
Wilson Fixes Coal Price Across Producing States
President Wilson announced a definite price scale for bituminous coal at mines in all producing states. He rejected appointing a coal director and requisition plan, instead basing prices on cost production figures from the federal trade commission. Prices may be revised later as a full regulation scheme develops. He called the prices not only fair and just but liberal as well.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Artillery Fire Heard Deep in Tyrol and Copenhagen
A correspondent reports the eleventh Isonza battle shows intensified preparation with 5,000 cannons in continuous activity. British and French guns of the heaviest caliber are confirmed in position, signaling a major siege effort.
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Tyrol
Copenhagen
Artiflers
Worst Battle on Isonzo Front in August Reports
A Copenhagen dispatch notes Austro German reports describing the Isonzo battle as the most violent ever. Italians are believed to be attempting a break through to Trieste with a colossal influx of new guns.
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London
Copenhagen
Austria
Isonzo
Trieste
Hog Prices Climb to Twenty Dollars at Chicago
Hog prices rose to 20 dollars a hundredweight at the Chicago stock yards as two carloads reached that level. Only 7 000 hogs were received versus 31 000 a year ago when prices stood at 11 05. Central market hog receipts were 45 000 compared with 64 000 last year. Speculators have bought at 19 75 in anticipation of further gains, though observers warn the price could drop or surge by as much as a dollar or two.
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Chicago
Commission
Nen
Mosquito Kills Three in Richmond Family Tragedy
In Richmond Virginia on August 22 authorities report malaria carried by a single mosquito caused the deaths of John A Skinner Jr his brother and their mother. The Skinner family tragedy highlights malaria dangers in warm months.
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Richmond
Skinner
John A. Skinner, Jr
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