US to mobilize four million men to win the war in Europe
Washington reports outline a massive American war program with eighty divisions and about three million in France by June 30 next year plus eighteen divisions training at home. General March says an army of four million in France under any commander could punch through German lines whenever needed. Secretary Baker supports extending draft ages to 18 through 45 to meet the goals and insists the western front remains U.S. policy.
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Dutch Ships Released for Service in War Trade Pact
Washington reports forty Dutch ships totaling about 100000 tons will be released from Dutch Bayt to aid the United States. The ships will bring sugar quinine and other commodities under a wartime agreement mediated by the war trade board and the Dutch legation.
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Telegraphic Briefs From Across the Nation
Camp Lewis Washington reports Hudson a Paxson Alanka select arriving after a 3000 mile trip by ox team and buckboard mail barge river steamer tallway and coastwise ship. oil industry plans self regulation to avoid government supervision. protesters near White House stopped by police. Captain Jam Fits morris of British royal flying corps killed in aeroplane crash near Cincinnati. McAdno presents war profit plans to House Ways and Means. Argentina asks Congress for 80 million to fund defense. Shipping board trims ninety one ship types to a few for production.
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Cost of living advances 132 percent in Paris
In Paris on August 16 a news item notes a dramatic rise in living costs by 132 percent. The report cites price surges across essential goods with impacts on households and local economies.
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Allied forces advance on Picardy front amid prisoner tally
London reports the Britantine has pushed slightly east of Ralnscourt in Picardy near Chaulnes as Allied lines extend north of Albert Ayette and Arras. By Aug 14 the combined tally of prisoners reached 30,844 with French forces contributing 8,500 and British 21,844, while artillery duels and local fighting continue across the region.
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Soviets Evacuating Moscow As War Turmoil Rises
Telegrams from Helsinki quoted by the Times warn of rising danger in Russia with the Petrograd Soviet moving to Kronstadt and armed peasants marching toward Petrograd. London reports Soviet retreat on Moscow and the transfer of gold reserves from the Kremlin as Lenine and Trotzky supposedly flee to Kronstadt amid threats of a leftist repression. The Times editorial calls for quicker Allied action to support the Czecho-Slovaks and their Siberian relief efforts.
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Surviving Penistone Crew Recount Sinking Tale
Boston reports 29 survivors from the British steamer Penistone, sunk by a German submarine off Massachusetts coast. Four burned crewmen indicate an attack before escape. two boats drifted since Sunday as Navy checks into sinking details. Nantucket also reports engineer killed and four firemen wounded. nine survivors arrive via tug with two officers and seven crew.
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American Schooner Barrett Sunk by Submarine
The Dorothy Barrett, an American schooner owned by G. M. Deering Co of Bath Maine, was sunk off Cape May New Jersey after a German submarine shelled and set fire to her while en route from New York to Norfolk. Seaplanes and patrol boats dropped depth charges but the submarine submerged. crew took to boats and reached Cape May. The vessel valued at about 150000 dollars was carrying coal to a New England port.
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Roosevelt's Only Regret About Not Entering Battle
Report from Paris dated August sixteenth quotes President Poine gaire and Colonel Quentin Roosevelt in a published answer. The piece notes Roosevelt’s sole regret is not being able to fight, reflecting on his father and the war effort. Separately, a consolidation forms a new bank under the Fond dyne National Bank name, with Arnest as president of the bankers association.
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Germans Strip Torpedoes For Munitions With Higher Explosive Power
An Irish port correspondence reports that German torpedoes have been stripped of delicate propulsion and steering gear to save copper and brass for munition production. The result is higher explosive power but reduced accuracy and range, forcing U boats to close to 500 yards or less to hit targets, increasing danger to submarines.
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Torpedoed Kelogg Still Afloat Off Barnegat
Washington August 15 The American tank steamer Frederick R Kelogg torpedoed Tuesday evening by a German submarine remains afloat about fourteen miles off Barnegat New Jersey. Fourteen men of the crew are missing though no confirmation of reports that five were killed. The navy department says there is a chance the ship may be brought into port.
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Installment on Third Liberty Loan Due Today
Washington reports the final installment on the third Liberty Loan due today was expected to bring in the bulk of the remaining 380 million unpaid balance of the 4.176 billion total. Though nominally forty percent, much of the installment had already been paid into the treasury. The 500 million issue of certificates of indebtedness closed oversubscribed by 75.706 million, and officials consider issuing tax certificates.
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Recognition of Czech-Slovaks Favored by British Press
London reports favorable British commentary on recognizing the Czech-Slovak nation. The Daily Graphic says Allies commit to forming an independent Czecho-Slovak nation from Austria-Hungary, with Entente aims to break up the empire and reconstruct Europe east and west. A Daily Chronicle note suggests extending this policy to Poland and perhaps Jug-Slovak areas. Forecasts show showers tonight into Friday with mild temperature changes across North Dakota.
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Thousands of Peasants Rally to Czech Slovaks Front
Reports from Washington state that Russian peasants are flocking to the Czech-Slovak cause as Soviet troops begin Moscow evacuation. Allied forces threaten to reestablish the eastern front, with Czecho-Slovaks gaining control of rail lines to Moscow as Japanese planners move toward Lake Baikal to aid Siberian operations.
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Quorum Not Present to Consider Bill in Senate
Washington reports show plans to begin debate next Monday on a new manpower bill extending draft ages were blocked by a quorum failure. Only 43 senators answered roll call, 22 Republicans and 21 Democrats, adjournment set to Monday with a plan to try again Thursday. Senator Chamberlain hopes to push passage within three days before the wartime prohibition proposal reaches the Senate. President and Mrs. Wilson visited Manchester Massachusetts staying at Colonel Hoare’s summer home as a heat wave subsides.
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American Troops Land at Vladivostok to Aid Czech Slovaks
Reports say American forces are landing at Vladivostok to join Czech Slovak efforts. Details on unit strength and recruitment remain unclear, with the 870th regiment noted but not confirmed.
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