State officers listed in Soshen Democrat editorial
Secretary of State Herman L. Conter of Decatur. Auditor William M. Jones of Fairmount. State Treasurer J. B. McCarthy of Kempton. Attorney General Evan B Stotstenburg of New Albany. Clerk of Supreme Court Samuel L. Calloway of Indianapolis. State Geologist Edward Barrett of Plainfield. Appellate Court Division 1 judges Milton Hottel of Salem and Hugh Wickens of Greensburg. Division 2 judges F B Caldwell of Winchester and Edwin F. McCabe of Williamsport. Supreme Court justices John C. McNutt of Martinsville and J. J. Moran of Portland. State Superintendent Willis A. Fox of Angola.
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Herman L. Conter
Decatur
William M. Jones
Fairmount
J. B. McCarthy
Kempton
Evan B Stotstenburg
New Albany
Supreme Court
Bamuel L. Calloway
Indianapolis
Edward Barrett
Plainfield
Appellate Court
Milton Hottel
Balem
Hugh Wickens
Greensburg
Appellate Court Division
Local Election Ballot Recap For County Officials
Democratic ticket lists candidates across offices including Congress Henry Barnhart Prosecuting Attorney Emil Franz Superior Court Judge James Harman Representatives Claude Alee Albert Harman Clerk Circuit Court George H Rimpler Auditor W Leslie Chamberlain Treasurer Orlin J Scohroce for Com North Dist Anie Clare Cow Middle Dist Sol Dembufsky Recorder John N Swart Sheriff Frank Leader Coroner Enos Hoover Assessor Harden D Markel and County Council members First Dist Albert Enders Second Dist Lawrence Welter Third Dist James Peters Fourth Dist W Harvey Alery At Large Louis Heltrick Benjamin F Long C Edwin Stout
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Congress
Henry A. Barnhart
Emil Franz
James L. Harman
Claude Alee
Albert C. ‘Harman
George H. Rimpler
Harden D. Markel
Albert Enders
Lawrence Welter
James Peters
W. Harvey Alery
Louis Heltrick
Benjamin F. Long
C. Edwin Stout
Township Tickets for Elkhart Clinton Boston and Jackson Townships
Local ticket listings name candidates for township offices across Elkhart Clinton Boston and Jackson Townships including trustees assessors constables and justice of the peace with names such as Edgar Sammgan Albert Menaugh William Stiver James Brown Clarence Musler Harry Leacock Harvey Reith and others in multi township races.
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Albert S. Menaugh
Leon E. Michael Jacob Ambos Amasa Cripe
Clinton Township
William F. Stiver
Harry Leacock
Jackson Township
Harvey Reith
Men required to register by August twenty fourth
All male persons who have attained their fiat birthday since June fifth, nineteen eighteen, or on or before August twenty fourth must register on August twenty fourth. Consult local boards for registration details and locations.
French Advance Across Roye Twenty Towns Reported
French forces push forward beyond Roye encircling the town and driving Germans back along a broad front. Canadian and Scottish units win ground south of the Somme with significant captures as the Hindenburg Line eases under concurrent Allied pressure.
Market Report Shows Largely Flat Agricultural Prices
The page lists varied farm goods with prices for flour and grains, butter, eggs, poultry, and cattle. Reflects mixed shifts in staples like corn, rye and oats alongside dairy and live stock values across multiple categories and grades.
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United States Foot Administration
Mit
Belfers
Cabres
Rhodes
Cholee Pachere
Yanks Battle Germans Near Bazoches and Fismes
On Aug 28 American forces attacked Germans three miles west of Fismes in Bazoches while Germans struck at Fismette, northwest of Fismes. Infantry fighting continued on the outskirts with Americans holding the upper hand and repelling German attempts to reinforce. German bombardment and air attacks targeted Fismette, where a German plane came within 500 feet of rooftops before being driven off. the village remained under American control though under periodic shelling.
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Raye
War Office
France
Rove
Halu
Debenes
Hattencourt
Cremery
Gruny
Cureni
Raiglise
Verpilieres
Montdidier
Roye
Debeney
London
Vesle
Bazoches
Fismes
Fismette
Bavoches
Bovoches
Flamette
Germina
HUN SHELL HITS RED CROSS
Details from Aug 27 report describe a shell hitting a Red Cross bathhouse used by Belgian refugees near the Belgian front killing 23 and injuring 60. The blast struck a laundry and fumigation plant, destroying three buildings and scattering bodies in the street.
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RED Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Senate Passes Manpower Bill Fixed Draft Ages
The Senate voted unanimously to pass the manpower bill broadening the draft to ages eighteen to forty five with a work or fight clause. Amendments to lower the draft age to under nineteen and to exempt or classify younger workers failed. the bill moves to conference with House, aiming for President Wilson's signature before week’s end. Senator Gore of Oklahoma opposed several provisions and was the sole negative on the roll call.
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Washington
Senate
Gore
Oklahoma
House
McKellar
Tennessee
Cummins
Iowa
War Labor Board
War Department
Poindexter
Willson
Kirby-Gore
Senator Kirby
Arkansas
Senator Gore
Fall of
New Mexico
Mutiny Among German Troops Sparks Front Fracas
Reports from Amsterdam and the Western Front describe a German battalion mutiny when ordered to the front, with several executions and widespread discipline issues. Returned Russian prisoners say they bring weak reinforcements and poor morale, provoking further unrest among German forces.
Ambassador Walter Hines Page May Quit Britain
London reports American ambassador Walter Hines Page plans to resign due to ill health. The August 28 announcement cites his health as the cause and notes he will depart officials at the British capital.
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U. 8
Britain
London
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Tanker Burns at Montreal During Oil Load
The tanker Lake Manitoba burned in Montreal while tied up, with a cargo of 1,500 tons of crude oil. The loss was estimated at 1,500,000 dollars as fire crews fought the blaze.
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Montreal
Lake Manitoba
Death by Firing Squad for Ex-Emperor Nicholas II
Amsterdam reports Nicholas II faced execution with two hours before death. He was awakened at dawn, informed by the Soviet council, collapsed in his room, then was propped to a post at the execution site. He attempted to rise, fell, and died as rifles fired.
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Amsterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Nicholas
Mahde
Bee Stings Kill Man in Santa Ana
Clarge L. Hume a 65 year old Santa Ana resident died ten minutes after bees stung him on both wrists. Doctors cited a violent poison from the stings possibly entering an artery and reaching the heart, noting the death was unusually sudden and linked to an unusual physical condition.
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Philadelphia
Clarge L. Hume
Santa Ana
Cal
Hume
Wander Wel Van derwel Returns to Scout Duty in Atlanta
Walter Wander Van derwel, once jailed on spy suspicions, has been cleared by courts after five months imprisonment and now serves as scoutmaster of Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 in Atlanta. At a street corner meeting he gave a talk and raised over $200 for Thrift Stamp drives.
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Atlanta
Walter Wanderwel
Kool
United States
Troop 31
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Vanderwel
Canvaxsern
Geo. Pollick
Logansport
Ind
Grando Pine
John Porter
Williams St
Paulding
Ohio
Grand-Aid Co
Fort Wayne
Sunday Auto Ribes Stopped by the U S
The fuel administration asked the public east of the Mississippi to stop using gasoline for passenger cars motorcycles and motorboats on Sundays until further notice. Exemptions include tractors motor trucks freight haulers physicians ambulances fire police public utilities repair wagons and rural residents with no other transport. Chicago will feel the impact as joyriding and taxi service suspend on Sundays.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Mississippi River
Pasenger
Chicago
Boulevarda
Lakeside
Coal output hits 675000 tons in Connellsville week
During the week including July Fourth the coal mines at Connellsville Pa produced 675000 tons surpassing all previous records. Miners worked a full day on the Fourth to meet the fuel administration's full steam ahead directive.
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Connellsville
The
Fuel Administration
Democrats Nominate Ford In Michigan Primary
Detroit reports from St. Clair county show Ford trailing Newberry for the U S Senate nomination. Early counts from nine of forty one precincts indicate Newberry leading Ford with Simpson Osborn and Helne also noted, while overall turnout remains light and total votes may not reach 200000.
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Detroit
Mich
St. Clair County
Show
Newberry
Ford
Simpson
Osborn
Helne
Charles
Ambassador Walter Hines Page resigns as UK envoy
Washington reports Walter Hines Page of Garden City New York ambassador to Great Britain since April 1938 has submitted his resignation to President Wilson due to ill health. London notes Ambassador Pace has resigned after months of strain from war work and will return to America with Mrs Page after a two month recovery.
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Washington
Walter Hines Page
Garden City
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
Wilson
London
Pace
Rebels Claim Gains Around Amey in Fukien Province
Reports from Peking say rebel forces have gained successes against government troops near Amey, Fukien, placing government forces in a dangerous position. The dispatch notes continued rebel advances as of August 27.
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Peking
Amey
China
Fukien
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