Allied Forces Cross Vesle River Drive Germans Back
Allied troops crossed the Vesle and repulsed German counterattacks along the front between Soissons and Braisne. American and Franco British forces gained bridgehead positions north of the Vesle and captured prisoners as rain and artillery duels continued across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
Vesle
Braisne
Paris
Soissons
War Office
Auberive
Champagne
Montdidier
Framicourt
Aisne
The
North Bank
Rheims
Fismes
Morlancourt
Bray-Corbie
London
Flanders
Pacant Wood
Reuter
Foch Counterstroke Brings Fresh Hope in War
Lloyd George lauded General Foch for a brilliant counterstroke driving back the German drive. He cited allied troop lifts, including 305000 American arrivals in July, and Britain's 6.25 million military personnel since 1914. Submarine losses topped 150 German submarines.
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Associated Press
London
Foch
Germany
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Dominions
India
House of Commons
House
Only Just and Durable. Peace With Germany Powerless, Says George
London dispatch reports Lloyd George stating peace must be just and durable with real power behind it. He warned the enemy still has strength, but the German offensive has been halted and 355,000 Allied reinforcements arrived in six weeks. The American army nears parity with Germany.
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London
Br. Lloyd George
France
Lloyd George
Sugar purchase records required by food administration
A record of all sugar sales to consumers must be kept by grocers and submitted weekly to the food administration, as announced by the Dauphin county food administrator. The system aims to protect grocers and maintain a normal sugar supply in line with general family consumption.
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Food Administration
Dauphin County Food Administrator
Nine Million Men Needed for U S Big Army
General March told the Senate Military Committee that the War Department plans an army of about five million men to be raised as soon as possible under the administration manpower bill. He urged enacting the draft age extension to 18 to 45 noting the current recess ends August 24.
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Washington
Administration
General March
Senate
War Department
March
Congress
Giving of Useless Gifts at Christmas Discouraged
Herman L. Collins of the State Council of National Defense authorized publication of a resolution by the executive committee. It discourages useless or extravagant Christmas gifts and urges early shopping with gifts sent by mail or express no later than December 5 to aid merchants and individuals during the war.
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Herman L. Collins
State Council of National Defense
Committee of Public Safety
Collins
Pennsylvania
Weather forecast for Harrisburg area and eastern Pennsylvania
Fair conditions prevail with continued warmth into tonight and Thursday. Light south winds accompany the warm spell across Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lightship sunk off Hatteras by submarine
The Diamond Shoals lightship off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine late yesterday. The crew took to their boats and reached shore safely.
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Hatteras
Washington
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Navy Department
Harrisburg Sizzles Under Severe Heat Wave
The city endures record heat with highs around 102 degrees at 3 pm and a four day heat wave. Two deaths in 24 hours raise the toll to three as residents suffer sun exposure and medical crews treat numerous prostrations. Forecasters warn continued warmth into Thursday with only light breezes offering relief. Authorities report a strained ice supply and ongoing discomfort across Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
Harrisburg Weather Bureau
Federal
Baltimore
Heat Wave Pushes City to Record Temperatures
A brutal heat wave gripped Harrisburg and surrounding areas with 100 plus degrees. The city reported factory slowdowns and worker shortages as employers closed plants while exhausted employees reduced shifts. Ice supplies ran low, threatening half the usual deliveries and causing more heat related illnesses and two more prostrations with another death recorded.
City crowds flood Susquehanna for summer bath time
A massive resort like scene on Seneca Street as hundreds gather to bask in heat relief along the Susquehanna. Grant Ferrer, head of Harrisburg park system, sees a larger turnout as families from across the city use a new bathing float and beach area amid scuffles at crowded dressing rooms.
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Susquehanna
Seneca Street
Grant Ferrer
Harrisburg
China Sea
Ferrer
Humanity
Two Men Rescued After 16 Hours Near Niagara Falls
George Harris of Buffalo and Gus Lofberg a Swedish sailor were marooned on a sandy scow within 1 000 feet of the brink of Niagara Falls for sixteen hours before the Youngstown Life Saving Crew rescued them. The scow broke away from a tug near Port Day during dredging and was held by a shelving rock off Goat Island, saving their lives.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
George Harris
Buffalo
Gus Lofberg
Youngstown
Goat Island
Jitney Drivers Plan Appeal After PSC Ruling
Jitney drivers meeting at O. G. Wicker's offices agreed to appeal the Public Service Commission order removing them from city streets for lacking certificates of public convenience. They also planned further legal actions to keep jitneys running until the Superior court rules.
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O. G. Wickersham
Public Service Commission
Pershing Recalled By Ex-University Cadets
Flavel L. Wright recalls meeting General John J. Pershing at the University of Nebraska in September 1892. Wright, a local life insurance representative, will soon go to France for YMCA war work with troops. He describes the early military drill and the formal welcome read to new students.
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Flavel L. Wright
France
John J. Pershing
University of Nebraska
Telegraph
Wright
General Pershing
State University of Nebraska
State looms big in 871 names in war casualties
Washington dispatch reports 871 more casualties in today’s Army and Marine Corps lists, lifting total since Aisne-Marne to over 2,500. The releases show 114 killed, 114 severely wounded, 105 missing, and other deaths and impacts, with Pennsylvanians notably represented. Also notes interest in increasing newspaper postage rates proposed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by American Railway Express Company.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Tax Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Express Company
Boiler explosion sinks ship in British port kills officer
London reports Lt. Frank Foster Foss of Providence Rhode Island was killed and five sailors injured in a boiler explosion aboard an American ship in a British port yesterday. Also in dispatches Willard to box in aid of War Fund of the Salvation Army announced from Lawrence Kansas. Frontline updates note British forces repelled a German attack near Norlancourt and 24 hours in trenches prior. Washington obituary lists Rep. James H. Davidson of Oshkosh Wisconsin dead from heart failure after nine terms.
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London
Frank Foster Foss
U. S.A
Providence
R. I
Willard
Box
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Marne
Clemenceau
Woevre
Macedonia
Marshal Joffre
Petain
Kaiser
George
U. S
Military Committee
North Carolina
Mercury
New Bloomfield
Perry County
Ter
Niagara
Pershing
Steelton
Newport
Keystone
Dauphin County
Chicago
Jess Willard
New York
War Board
Lester Peregoy
North Sixteenth Street
Droye
Bray-Corbie Road
Norlancourt
Montreal
Mangin
Vesle Front
Chambersburg
Dick Allday
Surance
Harvey Smith
Bonbrake
Allday
Federal Trade Commission
Henry C. Goodman
James H. Davidson
Oshkosh, Wis
Marko Pietrovich
Billmyer
Pauline Melonsky
Coal Dale
James Lee Kelly
Camp Lee
Mauric
McCormick
Pittsburgh
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