French Urged to Accept Malvy Verdict in Malvy Case
Paria Aug 7 The Paris press calls on all sincere Frenchmen to accept the high court verdict against Louis J Malvy former interior minister found guilty of malfeasance and banished for five years for holding contact with the enemy. The treason charge was dropped.
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Louis J. Malvy
Interior
Paris
L'Homme Libre
Clemenceau
M. Malvy
High Court
Merillon
Associated Press
M. Maloy
Heat Wave Grips Nation With Record Temperatures
Across New York Washington Chicago Philadelphia and Baltimore the heat wave pushes records toward the high end as temperatures reach near 100 degrees. Heat related deaths and prostrations mount while relief remains distant.
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Philadelphia
Lead Company Workers Receive Wage Increases
Workers at the Bt. Joseph Lead Company Hercula deum Missouri were awarded wage increases ranging from 1 to 8 percent by the War Labor Board, retroactive to April 21. Hoover Honored by Belgian government as Honorary Citizen and Friend of the Belgian Nation. Weather forecast notes rain and cooler conditions may arrive across the region this week.
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War Labor Board
Bt. Joseph Lead Company
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Finvro
Herbert
Hooest
Hi Tan
Pals
Man
Wosay
French Aces Given Highest Honor in France War Hero Garros Fonck
Paris Aug 7 The French government awards Lieutenants Roland Garros and Rene Fonck the Legion of Honor the nation’s top military tribute. Fonck, allied with Guynemer’s memory, has 58 downed German planes and avenged Guynemer. Garros, a pioneer ace, escaped German captivity and later returned to Paris after earlier flights from Paris to Madrid and across the Mediterranean. He also flew to America at Belmont Park.
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Roland G. Garros Andrenck
France
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Guynemer
Yen
Garros
Germany
England
Madrid
Rome
Mediterranean
America
Belmont Park
Consolidation Talk With Telecommunication Systems Begins
Washington Aug 7 Postmaster General Burleson says government control of telephones and telegraphs will spur coordination and consolidation of competing systems where possible. Negotiations are underway for consolidating several networks while federal oversight continues. Agreements will require Post Office Department approval before becoming effective. Where negotiations have not started, companies may begin talks with the understanding that any deal must be approved.
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Y Far
Post Office Department
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Ten killed in big storm hits the South
A tropical storm sweeping the Louisiana coast caused widespread destruction from Lake Charles northward. Ten deaths reported with extensive property damage and fires. Lake Charles suffered heavy losses as power, telegraph, and telephone lines were knocked out. The Rex steamship wrecked near Breaux Lake with 42 aboard. all rescued. Additional fatalities reported at Dequigny Bulphur and Westlake as oil fields also took heavy damage.
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Fatler
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Gerstner Field
Ryan Street
Clancy Shipbuilding Company
Rex
Brean Lake
U S Lightship Sunk by Submarine Off Carolina Coast
A U S lightship near Cape Fear was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine late yesterday. The crew escaped in boats and reached shore safely. A Japanese freighter’s crew of sixty five was later landed in Canada. Reports also mention the sinking of the O P Jennings and naval hazards off the Virginia coast.
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Canadian Atlantic
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Diamond Shoals
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Virginia
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Suffragettes Seized During Demonstration in Washington
Around 50 women attempted a staged suffrage demonstration in Washington seeking access to the Senate. They moved with wagons and banners but were arrested by police for disorderly conduct as they planned a public speaking program similar to earlier White House protests.
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Jay
Senate
Paliia Jat
Fay Atte Bquars
White House
French Gains In Montdidier Area And Vesle Re assaults
Paris dispatch reports French troops gained ground south of Framicourt and southeast of Montdidier while repulsing German attacks along the Vesle near La Grange farm and City-Samogne. About 100 German prisoners were taken east of Braine. British advances south of Moriancourt regained ground on the Bray-Corbie road with a few prisoners captured.
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War Office
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la Grange Farm
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Braiane
London
Moriancourt
Bray-Corbie Road
Jammne
Clarence River
Wianders
Army of 5,000,000 Men Aimed by War Board
General March told the Senate military committee that the war department plans an army of about 6,000,000 to be trained quickly under a power bill extending draft ages from 18 to 45. The move follows Paris conference policies to speed up the war, with shipment overseas to continue under the current program. The committee notes an expected total of roughly 5,000,000 at home and abroad, and the draft extension aims to avoid disrupting the present system while exemptions are honored.
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War Department
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United States
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Promis
General Crowder
Baker
France
Foch Counter Stroke Wins Praise Amid War Tensions
Premier Lloyd George lauds General Foch for a brilliant counter stroke that pushed back the enemy. He notes Allied manpower, submarine losses, and the ongoing war effort as Britain, France, and allies prepare for possible peace terms. Despondent German press in Holland warns against any quick victory, while urging resolve.
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India
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House of Commons
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Trotsky issues order targeting traitors amid Archangel fighting
Amsterdam Aug 7 Leon Trotzky Bolshevik war minister says a Moscow dispatch via Berlin issued a proclamation denouncing as traitors punishable by death all representatives of the Soviet power who desert their posts before completing defense efforts He refers to Allied occupation of Archangel and the Soviet retreat risks.
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Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Berlin
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Telegraphic Briefs roundup across cities and incidents
Alexandria reports Diettel hires and injuries from grenade drill as three lieutenants and enlisted men suffer. Beaum ont area notes 60 reports of tropical hurricane damage near Lake Charles. Washington lists a women’s party disruption arrest. Holst Idaho mentions a governor’s request for troops amid a strike in the Coeur d’Alene district.
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Beauregard
Beaumont
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Holst
Idaho
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Cosma" Alene
Atrike
Allied troops receive friendly reception abroad
Shanghai reports British troops landing at Vladivostok at dawn with a friendly reception. Archangel and Czecho Slova ks advances are announced by a Russian wireless message.
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Vladivostok
Associated Press
Usuri River
Viadivostok
Waterloo paper workers told to choose work or fight
Thirteen Waterloo newspaper employees including reporters and solicitors were ordered by the local exemption board to take productive work or face draft class one. Washington officials disputed the ruling saying newspaper staff are not non essential under work or fight and expect the district board to overturn the Waterloo decision.
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Towa
Washington
Influenza Epidemic Reported in Belgium
Washington reports Spanish influenza in Belgium with thousands of cases in Truwecht Antwerp Liege Malines and Namur and a high death rate due to weak resident health. Cardinal Mercier is seriously ill but convalescing. Summers in London shows war industries board officials to meet with alternation representatives. MUNET MARKS list of precious metals gemstones and currencies appears.
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Belgium
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Liege
Malines
Namur
Cardinal Mercier
London
L. L. Summers
War Industries Board
France and Germany Engage as War Worsens on Vesle Front
Reports from Paris and allied fronts say German and Allied forces clash along the Vesle and Aisne areas as Field Marshal and Ludendorff seek a morale boost. Scheer reportedly orders fleet action against British naval forces while Americans attempt river bridge operations under German shelling.
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