Franco American Forces Capture Hill 159 Near Soissons
Allied troops push from Noyon and take Hill 159 to command the western Chemin des Dames flank. North of Soissons French and American forces seize Chavigny and Cuffies as they push west of Crouy, with Canals and mountaintops contested north of the Oise.
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Paris
Soissons
Chavigny
Cuffies
Crouy
Noyon
Canal du Nord
Catigny
Chemin Des Dames
Juvigny
I W W members and Big Bill Haywood convicted in war program plot
Judge Landis sentenced William Big Bill Haywood and 14 I W W members to 20 years and 20 000 dollar fines for conspiring to obstruct the U S war program. Other defendants received lesser terms, with several sent to Leavenworth and county jail. The defense claimed legitimate labor aims and denied war interference.
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Landis
U. S
Chicago
William ‘Big Bill
Haywood
Carl Ahiteen
George Andreytchine
Forest Edwards
Ralph H. Chaplin
Reo Laukki
United States
British Capture Key to Ypres Area in Yesterday Action
London reports Mt. Kemmel the key to Ypres was taken by British forces after a two day assault that deployed over 25 000 German troops. Bailleul and Neuve Eglise are also captured with a widening retreat from the Armentieres salient anticipated.
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London
Mt. Kemmel
Ypres
British Take Mount St Quentin and Peronne North
London reports Mount St Quentin about a mile and a half north of Peronne has fallen to British forces. The north half of Peronne is now under Allied control and full capture of the city seems likely soon.
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London
Mt. St. Quentin
Peronne
British Take Village in Flanders
British troops in Flanders advance toward Douai and capture Dranoutre with some ground gained in front of Kemmel Hill.
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Flanders
Kemmel Hill
Americans Bomb Rail Yards in Conflans Sector Raid
A squadron of thirty bombing planes conducted three raids on August 31 against railroad yards and supply bases in the Conflans sector. All aircraft returned safely despite heavy combat.
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Conflans
British Capture Combles as Somme Drive Advances
British forces seize Combles between Peronne and the Somme and push across the Somme south and west of Peronne. Haig reports heavy fighting along the front from Bullecourt to Arras with gains east of Combles and along the Hindenburg line.
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Sensee
Field Marshal
Haig
Bullecourt
Hendecourt-le-Cagnicourt
Drocourt Queant
Riencourt
Paris
Combles
Peronne
Hindenburg
London
Bapaume
Field Marshal Haig
France
Hindenburg Line
Lys Salient
Flanders
Noote Boom
Bailleul
Somme
British War Office
Somme River
Clery-sur-Somme
Arras
Scarpe
Hendecourt
War Office
Builecourt
Les Gagnicourt
Remy
Arras-Cambrai
Republicans Attack War Department Plan To Educate Youths
A draft bill expanding the army call to males aged 18 to 45 was enacted and sent to President Wilson. Senators attack War Department plans for free technical education for drafted youths under 21, calling it socialistic, while others defend executive action and insist Congress cannot bind policy.
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War Department
Sherman
Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
McCumber
North Dakota
Chamberlain
Kirby
Arkansas
Crowder
Johnson
California
Executive Branch
Illinois
Baker
Coast Guard Kills Suspected Spy on Jersey Beach
A coast guard member in Ocean City New Jersey shot and killed a man described as acting suspiciously on the beach. The dead man possibly named Thomas Ells, with cards bearing that name found on him. Officials said details are withheld pending naval investigation.
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Ocean City
N. J
Coast Guard
Thomas Ells
Stefansson Arrives In Dawson En Route To Esquimalt
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who led the Canadian Arctic expedition that sailed from Esquimalt in 1913, arrived in Dawson on the way to Esquimalt to file his report. The Yukon Tory notes the notable explorer’s journey.
Gompers Visit Highlights Labor Rift Over War Stance
London August 31 British labor ranks are divided over talks with enemy socialist representatives as Samuel Gompers and American labor leaders press for united wartime effort and no negotiations with socialist enemies. The majority of British workers support the American stance while some spokesmen fear diplomatic talks could weaken the war aim.
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London
Samuel Gompers
Jompers
United States
Gompers
Germany seeks terms after Brest-Litovsk talks
The North German Gazette says Berlin’s supplementary Brest-Litovsk terms preserve Baltic independence and recognize Georgia. Russia will pay Germany 6 billion marks for losses from revolutionary confiscations, with Ukraine and Finland covering 1 billion. Germany also gains influence in the Baku oil fields.
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Copenhagen
Germany
brest-Litovsk
Berlin
Baltic
Russia
Georgia
Caucasus
Ukraine
Finland
Baku
Aviation deaths and injuries in multiple crashes reported
Reports from Pensacola Callfield and Rantoul detail fatal crashes and injuries. Two navy aviators died when their plane nose dived into the bay in Pensacola. In Callfield Lieut McGiffin and Cadet Babcock died instantly after a 2000 foot fall. Cadet Babcock, son of Brigadier General Babcock, was new to acrobatics. Guthrie, aviation instructor at Chanute Field, died in a separate crash. one cadet sustained serious injuries.
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Pensacola
Fla
James Lloyd
Hurehill
Syracuse
N. Y
de Witt Gifford Wilcox
Newton Center
Mass
Wichita Falls
Tex
R. McGiffin
Fresno
Cal
Ellis Bernard Babcock
Washington
Callfield
Babcock
France
Rantoul
Guthrie
Chanute Field
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