British Repulse German Attacks Around Lens and Ypres
Canadian Maple Leaf fighters hold ground around Lens after nightlong German counter thrusts. British advances southwest of Lens are confirmed while another assault east of Langemarck is repulsed. Verdun fighting notes French footing in a German trench west of Vacherauville Beaumont road.
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Paris
Lens
Maple Leaf
Teutonic
Ypres
Belgium
London
War Office
Langemarck
Lombaertryde
Berlin
Verdun
Vacherauville-Beaumont Road
Lord Cecil questions Pope silence on German outrages
Lord Robert Cecil, undersecretary for foreign affairs, said discussions on the pope's peace note have been preliminary and expressed surprise that the pope has not condemned the worst wartime outrages. He praised impartiality but urged a stronger moral stance.
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Robert Cecil
United States
Devonian Sunk Likely by Submarine on Westbound Voyage
The Leyland liner Devonian, 10,435 tons, built in 1900, left port July 28 and was sunk, probably by a German submarine. It carried a crew of sixty with sixty five American horse tenders on its last trip, but British records show no American crew. Officers confirmed the loss but had no word on crew safety.
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Boston
Leyland
Devonian
Atlantic
Line
Liverpool
England
Belfast
Gompers and Wilson Discuss Labor Rights
President Wilson and Samuel Gompers of the AFL met to discuss the nationwide strike situation. Gompers said he presented labor's grievances to the President and was assured that labor rights would be protected.
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Washington
Wilson
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Orders for French guns to be built in the United States
Washington reports that extensive orders for French designed guns are expected for the U S government. Midvale Steel and Ordnance, as licensee of Schneider & Co France, has produced such guns, with many to its plant but most destined for other manufacturers. Creusot representatives will supervise production, focusing on the 150 millimeter type.
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Washington
United States
Midvale Steel & Ordnance Company
Schneider & Co
France
Creusot
Wilson greets Japanese envoys at White House visit
President Wilson formally welcomed Viscount Ishii head of Japan's mission to the United States and Ambassador Sato. They were greeted in state with Secretary Lansing and military aids. The event carried a message of closer friendship and cooperation between the two nations.
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Washington
Wilson
Japan
United States
Viscount Ishii
Sato
White House
Wansing
War Tax Amendments Seen Likely to Pass
Washington reports Senate action on war tax bill amendments to raise additional income and war profits levies. Leaders doubt but expect passage as debates consider increasing surtax on individual incomes by about 72 million dollars, with La Follette’s substitute proposing a much larger increase.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Russians Retreat Without Fight on Riga Front
Berlin reports German forces occupied Russian positions west of the River Aa to the Oding Bigaun line on the Riga front without combat. Russian troops on the northern front retired under pressure from Raggedsem and Kemmern toward Lake Shloyirn and Frankendorf as German artillery bombarded the sector.
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Berlin
Riga
German War Department
Raggedsem
Kemmern
Shloyirn
Frankendorf
Russian War Department
Aviator Drowns While Attempting Rescue
Frank Baron of Portland Ore a government aviation student at Essington drowned in the Delaware River while trying to rescue two fellow students whose plane fell from a high altitude. The other two occupants were saved by classmates.
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Chester
Frank Baron
Portland
Ore
Government Aviation School
Essington
Delaware River
Vast coal fields uncovered in Silesia by German reports
German reports reveal vast coal fields in Silesia with veins over twenty yards thick. Preparatory work is expected to start in September and exploitation may begin at an early date.
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Amsterdam
Silesia
Sweden Threatens to Bar U S Goods
Stockholm August 24. The Aftonbladet, Sweden’s chief liberal paper, quotes authorities saying if America refuses to ship supplies unless Sweden guarantees ending trade with the central powers, the government may dispense entirely with United States goods.
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Stockholm
The
Aftonbladet
Sweden
America
United States
American Aviators Busy In France
Paris reports glorious airplane weather spurring American aviators on the Verdun offensive. The Lafayette squadron, all Americans, has flown incessantly and joined French pilots in low altitude escorting of infantry and in machine gun duels with enemy squadrons.
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Paris
Lafayette
Verdun
Embargo on Sulphur Exports to Canada
Washington announces an embargo on sulphur shipments to Canada to preserve US war needs. Canada’s wood pulp mills supply about three quarters of US news print. Sulphur, an explosives classed commodity, requires export licenses and no shipments will be licensed until Canada submits full demand estimates for news print and explosives factory needs.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Dominion News
Pirates Try to Seize Ship in Amoy
The British steamer Laertes sailing from Singapore to Amoy faced a pirate attack near Amocy. The assault involved 41 deported desperadoes who attacked European officers but were subdued by the Europeans and the Chinese crew after a hard fight aboard the ship carrying 900 Chinese passengers.
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Amocy
China
Singapore
Amoy
New Petrograd Drive Signals Russian Front Crisis
London reports a German push on the extreme north front toward Petrograd as Riga battles and Dvina actions unfold. Washington fears a new major German offensive could threaten Russia. officials keep dispatch details confidential while warning the situation remains grave.
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London
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Baltic
Dvinsk
Letchizky
Riga
Dvina
Russia
Washington
More Shells for U S Ships
Washington reports the ammunition for armed merchant ships will be doubled after an official report on the submarine destruction of the Campana. The Campana carried 180 shells and the gun crew ran out during the fight.
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Washington
Wheat price seen above $2 a bushel in 1917 crop
Washington reports the food administration’s wheat purchase price likely to exceed $2 per bushel for the 1917 crop. A Garfield chaired committee will propose a price early next week balancing farmer incentives, war needs, and consumer rights after Congress fixed an arbitrary $2 benchmark.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
H. A. Garfield
Congress
French Use New Air Raid Over Paris Front
French airmen conducted another night raid targeting rail yards and airfields along the Verdun front. Reports say aviation stations near Colmir and nearby cantons were bombed, marking continued German pressure on the Paris sector.
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Paris
Armen
de Coren Frontier
Rali
Etrors
Estradromes
Friborugen
Sov
Colmir
R ° Hsttitadt
Verdun
Boisbed
Wife Sues Peoria Banker Over Custody Plot
Mrs Chamie Wolfe Barker sues Jesse Barker a Peoria financier in Chicago circuit court for divorce alleging cruelty drunkenness and a conspiracy to prevent her access to their seventeen month old daughter Jessie since the baby’s birth. She left him February 22 1917. She cites he barred nursing dressing and caring for the child and ordered servants to keep her from the baby.
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Chicago
Jesse Barker
Peoria
Chamie Wolfe Barker
Jessie
French Capture 7 639 Prisoners on Verdun Front
The war office reports French forces have taken 7 639 prisoners in their Verdun front offensive. They also seized a fortified German position north of Mortmont farm during the operation.
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Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
Mortmont Farm
Draft fraud case held after Brooklyn hearing
After a federal court hearing in Brooklyn Dr Henry Sengman assistant physician at exemption board 52 and Lazarus Jacobson an insurance agent were held in 5000 bail each for trial September 10 on charges of conspiring to obstruct the selective draft law.
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New York
Brooklyn
Henry Sengman
Exemption Board
Lazarus Jacobson
Tria
Baseball Scores and Standings Brief
National and American league teams lead with wins and losses listed. Chicago New York and Boston Pittsburgh games show results with pitchers Schupp Rariden Vaughn Elliott Grimes Schmidt Meyers Rice plus rain and five innings noted. Brooklyn St Louis and other matchups wrap up the weekend results.
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Chicago
New York
Schupp
Rariden
Vaughn
Elliott
Boston
Pittsburgh
Grimes
Schmidt
Weston
Tylor
Meyers
Rice
Brooklyn
St. Louia
Meadows
Pickard
Snyder
Gonzales
S. Smith
Krueger
Baseball Scores from Early AL Games in Chicago Detroit St. Louis and Cleveland
In Chicago Washington and Chicago traded runs with Ci cotte and Schalk behind the plate for Chicago while Shaw Ayers and Ainsmith contributed. Detroit beat Philadelphia with Noyes and Schang steering the offense. St Louis edged Boston as Mays and Thomas led the scoring. Cleveland defeated New York as Caldwell Nanamaker and Klepfer ONeill struck key blows.
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Chicago
Washington
Cicotte
Schalk
Shaw
Ayers
Ainsmith
Henry
Detroit
Philadelphia
Noyes
Schangletroit
Davss and
Spencer
St. Louis
Boston
Mays
Thomas
Sotheron
Rogers and
Severeid
Cleveland
New York
Caldwell
Nanamaker
Klepfer
O'Neill
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Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Fleet Corporation
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Angle Sia
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State Department
Lansing
One Hundred and Sixty-ffth
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