Italians Drive Austrians Back on Carso Front
Italian second army advances after crossing the Isonzo near Goritz capturing Monte Santo height. Fierce fighting with Austrians holding ground on Carso plateau. Italian Caproni planes support assault with few losses among 233 machines. Bulgarian premier says central powers seek peace with Papal proposals. French gain near Verdun with three fortified works and further advance north of Bethincourt.
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Rome
Monte Santo
Goritz
Mount Gabrielle
Cadorna
Isonzo
Cedorna
Gibraltar
Caproni
Chiapovano
Triest
Miramar
Imperial Resort
Bulgar
Sofia
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Paris
Verdun
Pbethincourt
Italy
Gorizia
Trieste
Julian Alps
Massachusetts Governor Organizes Home Defense
Governor Samuel W. M'Call coordinates state effort to bolster civilian home defense. Administration mobilizes troops, shelters, and emergency measures across Massachusetts towns amid rising security concerns.
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Massachusetts
Secretary Baker authorizes 20000 enlisted ordnance corps
Washington August 27 Secretary Baker authorized an enlisted ordnance corps of 20000 men to handle guns and ammunition for the fighting forces. The rank structure ranges from private to sergeant and recruitment will be by draft and voluntary enlistment. Fort Thomas Kentucky is designated as a recruiting depot.
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Washington
Baker
Ordnance Corps
Fort Thomas
Michigan Boy Wins War Cross for Front Service
William Pearl of St. Johns Michigan attached to the American field ambulance was wounded recently in action at the front and has received the war cross for his service Paris Aus 27.
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Paris
Aus
William Pearl
St. Johns
Mich
Colored preacher killed near York in draft law clash
W T Lima a colored preacher died from injuries after a mob of whites and blacks attacked him near York Pennsylvania for utterances opposing the draft law. Sims was beaten and shot multiple times. Fred Penninger a white man and Frank Twitty a negro were arrested in connection with the affair.
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York
D. C
W. T. Lima
Sims
Fred Penninger
Frank Twitty
Coal Men To Go Slow Until After Parley
Chicago August 27 Soft coal operators plan a slow approach to resolve issues from President Wilsons price fixing for bituminous coal. The National Coal Association may cancel a Pittsburgh meeting and instead seek talks with Harry A Garfield federal fuel administrator. After talks a directors meeting may set a date for all operators to meet.
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Chicago
Wilson
National Coal Association
Pittsburgh
Harry A. Garfield
Garfield
F. C. Honnold
Baby Kiss Saves Del S. Lawrence From Jail
In Redwood City California on January 27 a four year old girl kissed Justice of the Peace George Seely and pleaded Please dont send my dad die to jail preventing the confinement of San Francisco actor Del S Lawrence on a charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor.
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Redwood City
Cal
Justice of the Peace
George Seely
Daddie
del S. Lawrence
San Francisco
German air raid target proof found at Vadelaincourt hospital
Paris reports proof that Germany attacks field hospitals. A downed German aviator carried a photo showing the Red Cross insignia on the roof of the hospital at Vadelaincourt, confirming deliberate targeting by German forces amid the fights near the French lines.
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Paris
Germany
Vadelaincourt
Red Cross
Ogle County to Honor 250 Men With Labor Day Picnic
Oregon Illinois August 27 1917 Ogle county will honor 250 young men entering the new national army with a Labor Day farewell picnic at Fair Grounds park featuring music speeches by leading citizens and a banquet.
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Oregon, Ill
Ogle County
New ‘Rational Army
Fair Grounds Park
Two Americans Slain in France Honored with War Crosses
Paris reports two American volunteers from the American Sanitary Section No. 66 Raymond Perley Hamilton of Clinton Massachusetts and James Wilson Gailey of New Park Pennsylvania were killed in action near Craonnet during the Chemin des Dames fighting. Both were praised as courageous and devoted with war crosses pinned to their coffins by General Neissel as their funeral at the front took place with full military honors.
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Paris
Battle of Craonne
Raymond Perley Hamilton
Clinton
Mass
James Wilson Gailey
Newpark
Chemin Des Dames
American Sanitary Section No
Neissel
Captain Mattes Body Arrives in Chicago
The body of Captain Joe Mattes arrived at Dearborn station to be met by khaki-clad comrades and placed in state under guard. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with Father Scandon officiating and taps to be played. Mattes was the regiment's first casualty in the new campaign, with the Second artillery at Camp Wampold in Chicago awaiting southbound entrainment.
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Chicago
Joe’ Mattes
Dearborn
Father Scandon
Camp Wampold
Chicago Avenue
Second Artillery
South
Government Seizes Two Manitowoc Built Ships for Transatlantic Service
In Milwaukee on August 27 the government commandeered two large vessels built at Manitowoc shipyards for the Norwegian trade to repurpose them for transatlantic service. The move reflects wartime utilization of available merchant tonnage.
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Milwaukee
Manitowoc
Government
Transatlantic
Exemption Plan for Married Men in WWI Draft
President Wilson endorsed exemptions for married men in the first U S draft, arguing those with wives and dependents should not be conscripted. He wrote to Secretary Baker and Senator Weeks advocating that heads of families be spared from military service.
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Washington
Wilson
Baker
Senator Weeks
Alleged German Spy May Be Nut in Richmond Jail
William F. Mayne alias William F. Nain is jailed in Henrico county on suspicion of spying for Germany. He may undergo a lunacy test after reportedly confessing to being one of four teen agents paid to obtain information in the United States.
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Richmond
William F. Mayne
William F. Nain
Henrico County
Senators Clash Over Food Control Law Denunciation
In Washington on August 27 Senator Grenna of North Dakota denounced the food control law saying it curtails production. Senators Brady of Idaho and Newlands of Nevada defended the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Grenna
North Dakota
Brady
Idaho
Newlands
Nevada
Cooks Meet Troop Arrival At Camp Rockford
One hundred fifty cooks arrived by special train in Rockford Illinois to feed the 40 000 troops due on September 5 Among them Constantine Wolf a veteran Chicago cook and Francis La Fevere a long time Great Northern hotel employee joined the group to serve.
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Rockford
Ill
Constantine Wolf
Chicago
Grand Pacific Hotel
Francis la Fevere
Great Northern Hotel
Labor Adjustment Commission Formed For Shipyards
Washington reports the navy department and Federation of Labor reach an agreement creating a three member labor adjustment commission to settle strikes affecting shipbuilding. Macy will chair, Gompers to name one, the Federation to name another, and the Emergency Fleet will name the third with Roosevelt as an ex officio member. A Pacific coast strike threat endangers over 750,000 tons of ships. Wages and hours will reflect July 15 standards with updated considerations for later changes.
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Washington
Navy Department
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Federation of Labor
Labor Adjustment Commission
Wilson
W. Everett Macy
New York
National Civic Federation
Samuel Gompers
Roosevelt
Pacific
New War Loan Expected On October 1
Washington reports a possible October 1 issue date for the next Liberty Loan installment. Observers in the east anticipate the release, using government spending trends and ally loan totals as clues. The nation has surpassed $2 billion in loans to allies, exhausting the first bond installment proceeds.
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Washington
East
Cheaper Bread After Wheat Price Fix Heads By Hoover
Washington reports Herbert Hoover, food administrator, pledges action for cheaper bread once wheat prices are fixed by the Garfield commission. He says the goal is fair farmer prices and eliminating speculative profits between farmer and consumer.
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Washington
Commission
Harry A. Garfield
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Treasury fraud denial blocks Illinois senator's claim
Treasury officials rejected Senator Lewis of Illinois's assertion of a $300 million income tax fraud. George R. Cooksey said full proof would prompt recovery actions if such gross evasion existed. In Chicago Ivan Carlstrom mistakenly joined Army exam with Y M C A tests and joked about heading to France.
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Washington
Lewis
Illinois
The
Treasury
George R. Cooksey
Department
Sticks
Chicago
Ivan Carlstrom
149Th Field Artillery
France
Carlstrom
Bank Sells Fertilizer at Cost to Farmers
Columbus Ind August 27 The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Elizabethtown ordered a large quantity of fertilizer and will sell it at cost to farmers The bank will also make loans to farmers to increase crops next year
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Bank
Columbus
Ind
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Elizabethtown
College Reverses Plan to Move Warsaw Campus
Trustees at a women’s college in Warsaw reverse earlier plans to relocate the campus. The decision follows new discussions and approvals from governing bodies. No further details available in readable text.
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Womena College
Warsaw
Irona College
German solons decry submarine policy debate in Reichstag
Copenhagen Aug 27 German Reichstag main committee again debated the submarine controversy. Herr Scheidemann challenged Dr Helfferich on the unrestricted U boat campaign and warned the government not to overstate sinkings’ effect on England. Scheidemann said nothing changed his party’s stance.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag
Herr Scheidemann
Helfferich
England
Red Cross plans care for U. S. prisoners in Germany
The American Red Cross has organized a Prisoners' Relief committee in Berne under Ellis L. Dresel to aid Americans captured and held in German camps. About a hundred U.S. prisoners remain in Germany, mostly civilians from sunk merchant ships. German prison food is criticized for poor health effects. a Paris dispatch cites a French soldier near death from tuberculosis after captivity.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Berne
Switzerland
Ellis L. Dresel
Legation
Germany
Teuton
Paris
Lone Fisherman Found Dead in Ohio River Near Evansville
Lee Freels aged seventy four, a loner who fished the Ohio river banks for years, fell from his boat and disappeared. Search is under way for his body as authorities investigate the accident.
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Evansville
Ind
Lee Freels
Ohio River
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American Press Association
P Reclamation
McCall
Ornance Corps
Michigan
Price
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Eres
Craonne
Capt. Mattes
Camp Rockford
Maxim Gorky
Novaia Zhizn
LABOR
Labors
Gompers
Red Goss
U. S
Lone Fisherman
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