Allies Prepare to Send Guns to Siberians
Western Siberia braces for Allied arms as Bolshevik forces retreat in parts of Russia. Reports say Siberian volunteers claim independence July 4 and stockpile food, dairy, cattle, and ore. Ural mines yield over 90 percent of world platinum. allies weigh aid amid German and Bolshevik threats.
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Germany
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Estimate of German Losses Six Million
Paris reports from morning newspapers estimate German wartime losses from the war’s start to end of July 1918 at six million. Included are about 1,400,000 killed through the start of March offensive. From March 27 to June 17, reported killed reach 120,000.
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War Reports From The Somme Front Aug 16 1916
British lines north and northeast of Morlancourt Thiepval wood and areas east of the Ancre show limited advances and patrol activity amid ongoing shelling. French troops advance west of Roye near Villers les Roye St Aurin Armancourt with prisoner gains and repulsed raids. Pershing reports no notable developments in his area of operation for August 15.
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Youths Must Register on August 24th
Washington Aug 16. Provost Marshall General Crowder announces all male citizens age 21 to 36 who reached their 21st birthday since June 5 must appear before local boards to register for military service on August 24. Exemption queries follow in questionnaires. Mail registration available for those absent from their home boards, but ensure the card reaches the home board by August 24.
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Albert Matin French economist dies in New York
Albert Matin head of the French economic mission in the United States and former minister of labor and blockade died at midnight from a stroke. He collapsed after arriving in New York, physicians citing exhaustion from travel. His body will be sent to France for burial per mission members.
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Brazilian motor ship Madrugada sunk off American coast
New York report says the Brazilian motorship Madrugada of 1,613 gross tons was sunk by a German submarine off the U S coast. The crew were rescued by another vessel and will be landed at an Atlantic port, with word reaching insurance circles.
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American Women Pledge Comradship to Paris Meeting
Washington Aug 16 Comradeship of American Women pledged in a cablegram from the Y W C A war work council to the Allied women mass meeting in Paris The message says the national war work council of the Y W C A of America sends Allied women sympathetic greetings Today we stand united in a common purpose to win a righteous war and to bind the wounds inflicted by war It promises loyal service in all your work The Paris meeting attended by prominent English French and American women runs through August 19 Similar meetings are being held this month in India China Japan Australia Canada and South American countries
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Women of New York State Are Asked to Work on Farms
New York Aug. 15 The industrial commission of the labor department appeals to women of leisure in New York to harvest crops by volunteering for farm work. Several hundred women aged 18 to 85 are needed this week. those not employed in essential industries are preferred. The farm situation is acute due to students and teachers returning to cities, risking much of the harvest if not mobilized.
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Wome
French Build 130 Mile Railroad in Less Than 100 Days
Paris August 18 the French front lines have completed a 130 mile rail link in under 100 days opening for trade. The project speeds North South communications within the northern railway system and includes two major bridges and a 375 yard tunnel.
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Havas
Lenith
Religious Services Held for Roosevelt in France Grave
Paris dispatch reports Bishop Brent of the Episcopal church held religious services beside the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt near the site of his death in an air combat last month. The ceremony followed a visit to the American tomb at Flames after reports of his death near Chamory east of Fere-en-Tardenois.
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Germany orders mass draft to fill infantry as man power wanes
German high command under General Ludendorff declares a drastic comb out to recover manpower for frontline duties. The plan prioritizes men over 43 with front-line experience and directs field marshals to draw more from local personnel, reducing reliance on auxiliary units as reinforcements.
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Spain says Germany harms Spanish neutrality after aid
Madrid reports a formal Spanish note to Germany regarding the torpedoing of Spanish vessels. The note, summarized by Fl Sol, says Germany has benefited from Spain's neutral policy while Spain has aided refugees and represented German interests in belligerent states. It condemns continued German injury to Spanish interests. Also, mines found along the Australian coast and unsettled weather across several U.S. states are noted.
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Ten Policemen Injured in Japanese Riot at Nanya
Tokio Aug 12. Ten policemen wounded seriously in a riot at Nanya over rice cost. Many rioters injured. Fifty arrested at Nagoya and 300 at Chaka. Industrial disturbances persist elsewhere. Flour price has doubled twice in a year amid market cornering.
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Shortage of War Workers Relieved by Non War Production Curtailment
Washington reports that skilled labor shortages in war industries are easing as restraints on non war production continue. Curtailment of automobile output has freed many mechanics and other workers, though shortages persist in several war industrial centers and require further transfers from non war industries.
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More Men Are Needed for War Draft Registration
A local war office statement says many have already volunteered for the new draft registration. It will include men aged 18 to 43, with early September as the start. Board members welcome volunteers to assist with the registration and to ensure readiness when the word is given.
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Ministers to be stationed in London permanently
London August 16 The imperial war cabinet decides that each dominion will be represented by a minister stationed permanently in London to ensure continuity of deliberations. The imperial war cabinet will meet from time to time with these ministers as members.
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Officials Say Fall Inevitable and Change in German Lines
With Allied forces advancing in France they occupy Villers les-Roye and St. Aurin and push toward the Chaulnes-Roye line. Damery wood taken and Roye is under heavy French pressure. Germans cling to hills east of Ribecourt and defend the Lassigny-Oise canal, threatening Noyon retreat.
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Machinery for Registration Set in Motion
Washington August 16 Machinery for the registration of 19 000 000 additional men and the new man power bill extending draft ages to 18 to 45 has been set in motion Preliminary instructions have been issued to draft officials and registration will occur not later than September 15 General Crowder will oversee registration and Congress may begin debate on the bill next Thursday Lieutenant Walter B Miller of New York City an ex Lafayette escadrille member and now in American service was killed August 3 in a heavy aerial battle his eight aircraft patrol struck by a German squadron of thirty machines he fell within American lines the others escaped after a fierce fight
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Nations war bonds top one billion pounds in subscriptions
London reports subscriptions for the latest nations war bonds reached one billion pounds sterling, with the chancellor saying funding can continue through victory. Washington notes extended farm labor use from conscientious objectors in army camps. Spartanburg letters from President Wilson discuss the South Carolina senatorial race and Governor Cole L. Blease. Knights of Columbus raise draft age limits, now accepting only men 45 to 60 for field secretaries. Washington plans to extend draft registration, with September 6 likely as date. General Crowder announces camps expansion to 60 000 capacity. New York sets week of November 1 for a national war fund drive led by YMCA, YWCA, War Camp Community Service, and the American Library Association.
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Canadians Win Village of Parvillern in France
Canadian forces captured the village of Parvillern near Amiens on Thursday and seized machine guns and prisoners. Reinforcements moved to support positions as the front line near the Amiens Montdidier area showed activity. Reports também indicate German withdrawals on the Lys salient and in nearby sectors as observers doubt a resumption of the offensive.
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