Yanks Take 8 400 Prisoners in Major Front Victory
Washington reports from August 4 announce Allied advances in the Aisne Marne area with 8400 German prisoners and 193 guns captured. Pershing’s official dispatch says full fruits of victory realized as German lines crumble. Further reports say German flanks turned, Vesle rise disrupts rear guard, and reserves from the north are drawn toward Soissons and Rheims.
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Washington
Aisne-Marne
Pershing
France
Aisne
Piave
Vesle
Soigsons-Rheims
Picardy
Montdidier
Ford
Soissons
Lne
Oise
Aisne-Marné
Gise
Albert-Armis
Foch
Chemin Des Dames
Aisné
Gliiers
Flanders
Pleardy
Marne
Germany
Prash
Fismes in Flames as Allied Troops Hold Vesle Bank
London reports the Aisne Marne front shows the salient abandoned and the south bank of the Vesle held by French British and American forces. German retreat appears orderly but costly in ammunition, with Fismes burning as wagons move toward the Aisne.
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London
Aisne-Marne Front
Vesle River
Fismes
Nash Motors 10 car race expert chosen at Khenorha Wis
A Nash Motors official from Nash Motors 10 at Khenorha Wisconsin has selected an expert for a forthcoming event. The statement notes a qualification for the race entry and confirms the producer status of the vehicle maker.
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Nash Dass
Girerail Sry
Gireradtl
Nash Motors
Khenorha
Wis
U S Fleet Commander Describes British Strategy
A U S Fleet commander spoke on British operations, noting American destroyers have been serving in combined efforts from the White Sea to the Adriatic. He stated British practices include signals and free time coordination as part of joint efforts under Beatty.
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Aditien Sims
Acre
Adissi Diehl Beatty
Ace
Tlee White Sea
Adriatic
Allied advances press on in France as Germans retreat
Allied troops cross the Aisne between Soissons and Venice as German resistance falters on the left wing and stiffens on the right. French, American and British aviators pound retreating columns while the Vesle is crossed near Rheims. British front reports German withdrawals between Montdidier and Moreuil with Hamel and Dernancourt in Allied hands.
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Aris
Aisne
Soissons
Venice
Vesle
Ghalpigny
Jonchery
Rheims
Vesta
Chemin-des-Dames
Franse An
Montdidier
Marent
Segad van
Avre
Castel
Aubevillere
Andre
Dernancourt
Hamel
London
Government to dissolve Harvester Trust and order sales
The United States and International Harvester reach an agreement to dismiss the companys appeal and issue an order of sale for key lines and plants in Springfield Ohio and Auburn Indiana. The deal pauses penalties until after peace, with limits on representatives per city and potential further relief after 18 months postwar.
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Washington
International Harvester
Soeaded Harvester Trust
Supreme Court
Springfield
Ohio
Auburn
Department of Justice
Miinnesota
Osborne
Champion
Milwaukee
Sprithfeld
Soldier Day plans set for Liberty Month at Robison Park
Fort Wayne’s Journal-Gazette notes Liberty Day on September at Robison Park. Auto owners are urged to donate use of their cars for transporting old and young soldiers and auxiliary women to the event. Manager Willams promises the largest Patriot Day celebration, with 100 vehicles expected and activities announced in forthcoming notices.
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Rebisan Park
Returm
Journal-Gazette
Robison Park
Willams
Fort Wayne
Wayne
French, American Troops Capture Fismes on Marne Aisne Front
Paris bulletin reports Fismes, Germanys great Marne Aisne store house, has fallen to French and American troops. The communique also notes crossings of the Vesle at several points, signaling a successful push on the frontline.
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Paris
Fismes
Germany
Marne- Aisne
Vesle
Kidnapped Child At Orphanage Sparks Sheriff Hunt
Vigilant deputies search for three abductors who took a three year old girl from the Lutheran Reformed Orphans home in a morning incident. Officials describe the child as blue eyed with golden hair, wearing pink and white stockings, and warn of possible sightings near Fort Wayne. The mother in Indianapolis has long sought the child, and authorities have issued alerts across stations to locate the trio and the youth.
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Gillie
Murr Cale
Lutheran Reformed Oephans
Rome
Cole
Otvey
Perrsons
Tor
Theo
Indianapolis
Down
Fort Wayne
Port Wayne
Gee Child
Teeie
Briton Singer Galbraith Headlines Tonight
Mrs. Frederick today features Galbraith, a singer of Scotch songs and ballads, performing this afternoon and again tonight.
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Galbraith
Day at Chautauqua Program Highlights
Today at Chautauqua features Mrs Christine Frederic presenting Keeping House for Uncle Sam and lectures by John Foster Fraser. Samuel Galbraith performs songs and ballads, with a Chocolate Soldier segment and children’s programs. Admission ranges from 1 to 29 cents with war tax applied.
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Miss Moore
Samuel Galbraith
Christine Fredericon
Europe
Ty Ste John Foster Fraser
London
Krysland
To-mayson
Conrer
Quey Fred Sweet
Tinemy Light Opers
Women audience to hear Christine Frederick lecture today
A college club program features Mrs Christine Frederick, renowned home economics expert, speaking this afternoon on household efficiency and housewife challenges. Her prior visit is praised by readers of the New York World, and she will discuss practical home matters from her Applecrest, Long Island home. Samuel Galbraith, a Scottish tenor, precedes the lecture with a varied program of songs and folk tunes, noted for his rich voice and engaging stage presence.
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Alts
Christine Frederick
College Club
America
Prederick
Applecrest
Long Island
New York World
Frederick
Fredérick
Galbraith
Samuel
Alheaith
Dean
Pyeldhous
Annie Taneie
Germans retreat across Ancre after weak Allied assault
Berlin reports both German banks of the Ancre river escaped Allied pressure and the retreat occurred after attacks on the western front. The German official statement says the Allied assaults met no real opposition and withdrew to the eastern bank.
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Berlin
London
Albert
Ancre
Steuben County Surveyor Falls To His Own Death At Fox Lake
Steuben county surveyor Lauren F. Smith of Angola committed suicide by drowning in Fox Lake between ten and eleven in the morning. His body was found an hour later floating in about five feet of water near the shoreline. He had removed his coat hat vest and shoes before entering the water and left a note stating there was nothing for him to live for. Since his wife’s death in 1917 he had been despondent and recently complained of severe headaches. The note was found in a coat pocket. Continued on page 2 column 2.
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Angola, Ltd
Lauren F. Smith
Steuben County
Fox Lake
Mr. Smith
Mrd Smith
Tanary
Smith
General Pershing's Daily Communique
The war department reports allied advances on the Marne and Aisne fronts with German forces driven back beyond the Vosges line. American troops captured 400 snipers and 18d suns while securing positions along the river banks near the sector. General Pershing commends the inter-allied effort and notes tactical gains disclosed by the day’s briefing.
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Washington
Aisne
Marne
Ae Suewedig
Meneril Pershing
Aloe Nave
Howl
Vorte
Tovshines Goumuniane
Mylus
Wight
Weather Glitch Skews Forecast for Monday and Tuesday
A fragmented forecast from Vidiaite indicates fair but unsettled conditions with thunder showers expected across Michigan. The report suggests continued variability into Monday and Tuesday with fluctuating temperatures and scattered rain.
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Urabally Trendy
Michgans Lee Thundershiwers
Allied drive continues as Germans retreat toward Aisne
Allied forces press the retreating Germans along the Vesle and Aisne rivers after capturing Fismes and crossing the Vesle in several sectors. American and French troops report thousands of prisoners and dozens of guns, with Rheims area and La Neuvillette key gains tightening the Allied stance.
Thirsty Hoosiers Relieved of Booze
Sheriff George Gillie and Deputy Al Abbott stopped a westbound car near the state line after complaints of alcohol parties in Indiana schoolhouses. They confiscated two dozen bottles and a rye jug, finding no arrests. A warning was issued and license numbers recorded to identify future offenders.
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Parne Road
Inal
Ana
George Gillie
al Abbott
Deputy Abbott
Ford
Berland
Rex
Indiana
British Steamer North Cambria Sunk in Collision
A Lloyds dispatch reports the British steamer North Cambria sunk after colliding with an unknown vessel. Seven crew members have been landed, and the rest are missing.
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London
Lloyds
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