Americans Drive Reds From Vesle Front Near Fismes
American troops advanced a third of a mile along a one mile front east of Fismes driving Germans from the railroad. They began a systematic cleanup of positions along the Vesle with heavy shelling and renewed machine gun fire, holding the railway on both sides of Fismes as patrols harass German lines.
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France
Fismes
Vesle
Veslte
la Courvillette
Magneux
Soissons-Reims
U. S. Ship Lake Eden Sunk. Six Dead, Nine Missing
Washington reports the torpedo sinking of the American steamship Lake Eden on August 21 in foreign waters. Six crew are believed dead, nine missing, and one naval guard unaccounted for. Names include master George Bruce and engineers Craft and Derham, with several others listed as missing or unaccounted.
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Washington
Naval Armed Yard
Lake Eden
Navy Department
George Bruce
C. Craft
P. Derham
Maller
A. Martin and
Muller
Lorenzon
Duterok
Stambor
Pendleton Decorated by Belgians for Gallantry
Lieut. George H. Pendleton United States infantry earned the Belgian war cross from King Albert after a patrol mission in Belgium. He and two officers with 20 men learned enemy movements, were engaged by a German patrol, Pendleton was wounded, and he secured the needed information. The Belgian colonel made him an honorary member of the Regiment des Guides.
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George H. Pendleton
United States Infantry
Albert
Pendleton
Francis K. Pendleton
New York Supreme Court
Francis Scott Key
Regiment Des Guides
British Troops Advance In Northern Bapaume Area
British forces have established themselves in the northern part of Bapaume and made marked progress toward Bompierre east of the Somme. They rush through Montauban, seized the wood, reached Longueval, and captured prisoners and matériel.
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Bompierre
Somme
Suzanine
Montauban
Hindenburg Line Penetrated Near Henin by British
British forces breached the Hindenburg line today in France near Henin south of the Cogues River. The maneuver occurred midway between Bullecourt and Arras where the line nears the current battle front.
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Hindenburg Line
Cogues River
Henin
Burg
British Advance Near Bapaume and Arras
British forces press northeast from Arras across the Scarp river and push forward in territory south of Bapaume as Haig reports daily gains along the front. A House measure is substituted with minor amendments, and a fight or work clause is included.
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Bapaume
French Troops Advance Near St. Mark After Counter Attacks
Paris reports French troops moved forward this morning in the St. Mark region after repelling strong enemy counter attacks. In Washington, the Senate set to vote on the administration manpower bill extending the draft ages to eighteen through forty five with debate limited after 1 pm. The House bill was substituted, amendments debated, and work or fight provisions discussed. The wife of a service member is to be eligible for government positions despite marriage.
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Washington
Senate
Sheppard
Texas
Prohibition
House
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Crowder
Mutiny Reported in German Battalion
Amsterdam dispatches report that an entire German battalion mutinied. no unit named. The revolt was swiftly suppressed with soldiers shot for resisting, according to the brief despatches received here.
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Amsterdam
Raid for Naval Base on Pola and Allied Bombings
American airmen raided the Austro Hungarian naval base at Pola on the Adriatic. One plane fell into the sea but was rescued. the damaged machine was destroyed. British and Italian aircraft bombed Pirazzo and Carneola while British planes alone hit Catero targeting a railway station a submarine depot and a hangar.
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Rome
Pola
Adriatic
Admiralty
Venice
Wpurazzo
Carneola
Catero
German War Setbacks In Swiss News Reports
Zurich and Washington dispatches indicate German leaders acknowledge defeats and plan for a winter war and further withdrawals. Prussian minister of war admits setbacks while allied reports claim British forces pressure Germany on the western front. Vienna faces coal shortages as 20 glass plants suspend operations.
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Bers
Morgenpost
Nieuwe Courant
The
Hague
Rhine
Foch
Hindenburg
L’heure
Washington
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Red Cross Imports Exempt from Duties Bill Passed
Washington Aug 27 A Senate approved a bill suspending customs duties on Red Cross imports and sent it to President Wilson for approval. The measure aims to aid relief work by removing import taxes on supplies for the Red Cross.
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House
Senate
Wilson
Baseball Scores Regional Rain Delays and Odd Results
National League games included New York 2-4 over St Louis 0-1 with rain-affected Boston Cincinnati and Philadelphia Pittsburgh both rained out. American League shows Philadelphia at 56-0 and Cleveland 2-4 Boston 3 Detroit 6 New Torre 0 St Louis 2 Washington 12 Chicago 2.
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Chicago
New York
Ewes
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
New Torre
Washington
Arrests in Finland total reach eighty two thousand
Stockholm August 27 The total number of persons arrested in Finland on account of the insurrection in that country up to August 19 was 82 701 according to a dispatch from Helsinefors Of this total 3 642 were ill Up to August 17 15 555 persons had been unconditionally sentenced and 18 722 conditionally The total number acquitted was 1 775
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Finland
Stockholm
Helsinefors
Two Navy Quartermasters Die in Seaplane Crash
Two Navy quartermasters Dale Vern Campbell of Portland Oregon and Lester Achan Barnett of Mount Pleasant Tennessee were killed August 22 in a seaplane accident in French waters.
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Navy
Washington
Dale Vern Campbell
Portland
Ore
Lester Achan Barnett
Mount Pleasant
Tenn
Prohibition Bill May Take Effect July First 1919
Senator Sheppard said President Wilson does not oppose the national prohibition bill but favored delaying its start. Leaders expect July 1 1919 as the effective date after cloakroom talks, avoiding shifts in war revenue taxes. The aim is passage with a later start while not affecting liquor revenue.
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Sheppard
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Senate Prohibition
Senate
White House
Texas
First World War Draft Call Totals Released
Washington August 26 The first draft call for September issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder summons 184,753 men for general service and limited service 508 white men. The split shows 125,500 white and 21,270 colored for general service and (illegible) men for limited service.
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Washington
General Crowder
German Immigrants Register With Authorities in U S
About 260000 naturalized Germans live in the United States and have registered with police and postmasters under alien status. Registration of males occurred in January with a few more added later. Reports on German women have not been fully tabulated but are believed under 200000. interned Germans are not included in these figures.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Roosevelt lists war charity donations from Nobel prize
Former president Theodore Roosevelt published the total charities that benefited from his Nobel Peace Prize proceeds. Donations include the American Red Cross six thousand nine hundred dollars and several four thousand dollar gifts to YMCA YMC A war effort and other groups for war relief. Additional gifts include one thousand dollars to Emily Tyler Carow for Italian Red Cross work and another thousand to Langdop Warner for Czech Slovak relief.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Portsmouth
Oiginally
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
France
War Work Council
War Activities Committee
The
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army War Fund
Y. M. C. A. War Work Council
Emily Tyler Carow
Porto Maurizo
Italy
Red Cross
Langdop Warner
Harbin
Vladivostok
Rupprecht to Take Bride in Luxembourg Engagement
Copenhagen reports King Leopold of Bavaria announced Prince Rupprecht’s engagement to Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg. The ceremony and official state exchange will occur in Munich with family and court presence.
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Crown Prince
Princess Antoinette of
Luxemborg
Copenhagen
Denmark
Leopold of Bavaria
Pers
Ruapprecht
Antoinette
Luxembourg
Munich
Seaplane Crew Missing After Collision Off Fire Island
The navy reports the loss of a seaplane and its crew Ensign Donald C Pero W J Jaeger and F A Newman after a collision with another seaplane off Fire Island. Mine sweepers searched the area but could not find any trace of the missing crew. The other aircraft's pilot Ensign HL Stevens and his mechanic landed safely and assisted in the early search.
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Donald C. Pero
W. J. Jaeger
F. A. Newman
Fire Island
Navy Department
Pore
Enion HL. Stevens
Amioi
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