Allies Break Through German Trenches Across 20 Mile Front
British and French forces report major advances on a 20 mile front in Flanders. Canadians and Allies seize multiple trench lines near Lens and Ypres, taking thousands of German prisoners amid heavy fighting. American surgical teams join Allied medical efforts.
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Teutones
Lene
France
Belgium
Lens
Brideh
Flanders
Ypres
Lys
Boesinghe
la Baasee
Belum
America
Four Iowa Germans Arrested by Federal Agents
Four prominent Iowa Germans were arrested in Cedar Rapids on August 8 by federal agents for allegedly treasonable utterances. The incident involved local citizens and drew attention from city officials and the German-American community.
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Londen
Americans Beat French At War Training Camp
At a French training camp on Aug 6 the American Samnies defeated the French in two tests, throwing hand grenades and shooting automatic rifles. The Americans showed strong arm technique and the French demonstrated fine precision, with both sides pleased by the contest and the Americans praised for their emerging gunnery efficiency. General Pershing's visit spurred command effort as housing for new troops continues and billets are prepared across the surrounding countryside.
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Amerean
France
Suiumies
Pollus
Amere Feans
States
Pershing
U S Must Help At Once In War Effort From London
Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office, says in his weekly talk that events in Russia portend a prolonged war and the United States must enter the field at once with maximum force. He adds that the Flanders battle this week was an entire success.
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London
Russia
Frederick B. Maurice
War Office
Aifles
United States
Maurice
Flanders
Flandera
J W Chief Hanged by Mob in Butte Arizona Labor Turmoil
J W W Chief Frank Little a noted I W W organizer linked to Arizona labor troubles was seized from a lodge in Butte on Tuesday night by masked men. He was hanged on a railroad trestle near the city with a warning card pinned to his body before police chief Jerry Murphy cut him down.
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Butte
Mont
Frank Little
Arizona
Jerry Murphy
Senate OKs Constitutional Amendment On Prohibition
Washington August 2 The senate passed a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture sale importation and transportation of intoxicating liquors with a six year ratification window. The vote was 65 to 20. House on August 4 adopted the conference report on the food control bill and a food survey with minor dissents.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Conference
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Jef McLemore
Texas
Federal Trade Commission
Draft Rebels to Fight Oklahoma City Action Near Konawa
About forty draft resisters entrenched five miles north of Konawa in Seminole county invite the sheriff to arrest them. Posses led by Frank Canton converge from three directions. Seventy-five antidraft men jailed. Reports say rioters in hill areas are broken up and Oscar Wood, Maud city marshal, was shot in the head but not seriously wounded by an accidental gun discharge.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Konawa
Seminole County
Wewoka
Frank Canton
Shawnee
Oscar Wood
Maud
Hazel
U. S. Takes Over Shipyards in Major Requisition
The Shipping Board orders 240 yards to requisition all ships over 2,500 dead weight tons for new building. Management stays with current owners under government direction. Admiral Cappa signs the telegram, affecting about 675 ships totaling over 1,900,000 tons. Foreign-flagged vessels are included and the program costs exceed 125 million dollars.
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Washington
Shippin Board
Admiral Cappa
General Meniacer
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
31 Killed in Mine Blast in Kentucky
The death toll from the West Kentucky Coal Co No 7 mine blast near Clay rises to 31, with 24 bodies recovered. Most victims are said to be African American workers. About 15 to 20 men remain trapped, with little hope of survival.
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Clay
West Kentucky Coal Company
Charles &. Richardson
Vicw
Richardson
Emperor William Declares Fire Salutes After Czernowitz Capture
Aug 6 Bertin report: Emperor William ordered flame hoisted and salutes fired in Prussia and Alsace Lorraine to celebrate the capture of Czernowitz.
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Bertin
William
Czernowitz
Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Wealthy New York broker slain by divorced wife
John de Saulles, a wealthy New York real estate broker and former Yale football star, was shot five times by his wife Blanca de Saulles at his Hempstead country home after she demanded custody of their four and a half year old son. She was arrested and held for arraignment.
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New York
John de Saulles
Yale
Blanca de Saulles
Roslyn
L. L
Hempstan
Irom
de Saulles
Mra. de Saulles
Joan Sawyer
United States
Wve Saullen
Blanca Irrazuria
Chile
de Raulles
Draft to Hit Newlyweds in War Draft Rules
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a telegram to governors clarifying that the selective service law allows discharges for marriages in certain cases but does not require them for all dependency. The ruling aims to settle status of marriage accelerators and aligns with Wilson’s supplemental draft order on unreported examinees.
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Washington
Baker
Crowder
Wilson
Nine U S Gunners Lost In Motano Sinking
Washington reports nine gunners and 24 crew members of the American steamer Motano perished when the vessel was sunk. Nine were saved. Missing include James A Sokel of Chatham New Jersey and sailors A H Vogel Baltimore Don W Barmore New York Joseph Frank Carlin Pittsburgh Andrew Lawrence Maltby Pa Cornelius O Torjusen father C B Torjusen Vancagoila Miss William Whelan Orangeburg N Y Sidney Horwig New York.
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Washington
State Department
James A. Sokel
Chateworth
A. H. Vogel
Baltimore
Don W. Barmore
New York
Joseph Frank Carlin
Boatswain
Pittsburgh
Andrew Lawrence
Seaman
Maltby
Cornelius O. Torjusen
C. B. Torjusen
Vnacagoula
Mins
William Whelan
Orangeburg
N. Y
Sidney Horwig
Premier Kerensky Refuses to Leave Post at Petrograd
In Petrograd Premier Kerensky returns and withdraws his resignation after a ministerial meeting. He pledges to form a strong revolutionary government and to introduce changes in government work. A confidence vote in Kerensky passed 147 to 46 by the workmen and soldiers councils. Austro-Hungarian forces capture Czernowitz as fighting intensifies in Bukowina and Volhynia.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
M. Kerensky
Mantreato
M. Kerencky
Russia
Tereschenko
Alexander Kerensky
Workmen's and Soldiers’ and Peasants’ Council
Almight
Duma
Draft Rioters Face Death Warned by Crowder Message
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a national warning that any attempt to resist the draft while authorities pursue deserters will meet federal troops. The statement followed talks with Assistant Attorney General Fitts and underscores the government stance on enforcing conscription.
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Crower
Washington
Aug. C
General Crowder
Crowder
Fitts
Generi Crowder
St Julien Recovered by British Forces in Ypres Sector
An official British statement says Vals troops retook St Julien north east of Ypres after being driven out earlier in the week. South of Holleheke near Ypres and Warneton British advances are reported with gains east of Monchy le Freux as Germans are driven from ground lost Thursday night. The Anglo French forces captured 6 122 prisoners on Tuesday.
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London
Ypres
St. Julien
Westhoek
Fee
Verdun
Paris
Meuse
Belgium
Flanders
Mistatas
North Sea
Polot
Roesinghe
Czernowilcz
Bukowina
Bakur
Kimpotung
Kovel
Volhynia
Teutons
Vienna
Czernowitz
Vals
France
Holleheke
Warneton
Monchy le Freux
Submarine Activity Causes Merchant Losses Noted
London reports ongoing submarine damage with several ships sunk this week. Official tally lists 18 merchant vessels over 1,600 tons and three smaller ships lost to submarine action.
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London
War era notes and accidents fray Salt Lake to Pola
A Salt Lake City man faces charges over sale of court plaster amid tetanus fears. World war items include a Chinese war declaration, a train crash killing four Altoona and Rock Island residents, and Italian air raids on Pola. Fort Bliss sees a $10 000 loss from arson, July Norwegian ship losses total 58 vessels, and a Good Ground NY death of Justice Carr. An Interurban collision near Detroit kills four, whisky withdrawals reach 38 million gallons, and an American tank ship evades a German submarine after a gun duel off the French coast.
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Peking
Germany
China
Exina Larson
Slater
Hazell
Altoona
Hilda Boquist
Kenneth Swanson
Rock Island
Rome War Office
Fort Bliss
London
Pola
Austria-Hungary
Adriatic
Rome
Charles Fleischmann
Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Perry Wits
Great South Bay
L. I
William J. Carr
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court of New York
Good Ground
Brooklyn
Villa Nova
Fordham
Detroit
Mich
Louis J. Chenare
Ralph Valerio
Bond
Washington
Chicago Honors Draft Men Parade Through City Streets
Chicago citizens paused as drafted men marched through downtown in a noon review before departure for France. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry headed the reviewing stand along with a commission from the new Russian democracy, marking a series of demonstrations praising the draft army.
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Chicago
France
Thomas H. Barry
Central Department
United States Army
New
Russian Democracy
Senate Drafting Aliens Resolution Adopted
Washington reports Senator McCumber’s draft resolution passed by the senate requesting the president to seek an agreement with allies to draft their alien nationals in the United States. The move follows discussions on wartime manpower and national policy.
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Washington
McCumber
Senate
Markets Report: Wheat, Butter, Eggs and Livestock Prices
Chicago markets show mixed grain values with flour and wheat variants quoted in a range across jute and export bags. Butter and eggs lines list creamery and processing prices. Cattle, hogs, and sheep sections outline good to choice steers, porkers, and wethers with assorted weights and price bands.
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Chicago
Vagy Abel Rune
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