Marriage Alone Will Not Exempt Men From Army
Washington reports detail plan for eighty divisions of 45,000 in France by June 30 next year. Secretary Baker, General March, and Crowder testified that extending draft ages requires separating 18 to 19 year olds, with possible deferment where practicable. Baker urged rapid training, cautioned against stopping college education, and opposed broad exemption for students.
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Associated Press
Washington
March
House Military Committee
War Department
France
Wuar Department
Baker
General March
Crowder
House Committee
Senate
Punera
French advance in Oise and Aisne fronts near Roye
French forces push along a fifteen kilometer front between Carlepont and Fontenoy near the Oise and Aisne. They report an average advance of about two kilometers, capturing Nouvron Vingré and the plateau of Nampcel with 1700 prisoners including two battalion commanders. High ground south of Andigny court and surrounding Nampcel are held. Liberation of General Lavergne and staff noted. Haig decorated by Clemenceau with French Military Medal.
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St. Mard-les-Triot
Roye
Betvraignes
Fontenoy
Andignicourt
Nampiel
Montagne Forest
Carlepont
Tracy-le-Val
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Ribecourt
Soissons
War Office
Avre
Nampoel
Nouvron-Vingre
Nampcel
W&e
France
Haig
Douglas Haig
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
German Press Prepares Way For A Retreat
Paris reports German newspapers urge a general retreat on the western front to give General Ludendorff maneuver room and to seize initiative on a large scale, linking it to recent Allied gains. Liberty Bonds hit a new high, opening at 101 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ludeworff
New York
Liberty
Stock Exchange
Largest US casualties list highlights vast wartime toll
Washington reports 746 names on the double casualty list plus 30 Marines, marking the largest American total since the war began. Philadelphia’s 110th Regiment, Key stone Division, faced heavy losses in July 15 combat as Company C, dating back to the Philadelphia Grays, saw 21 killed and 164 missing or wounded among its 144 Philadelphians. Lieutenant Samuel Froehlich of Harrisburg promoted to battalion adjutant of the 372nd Infantry in France.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Samuel 8. Froehlich
Harrisburg
Three Hundred and Seventy-second Infantry
France
Philadelphia
Bright
Keystone
Maine
Jay A. Smith
3D Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
10Th
110Th
Company C
Philadelphia Grays
Chapultepec
Sign of the Times Ad push in wartime retail
Charles N. Wheeler, London correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, interviews Harry Gordon Selfridge. He reports rapid expansion in advertising after war declaration, paying up to $1 per line for display space and planning to buy more space as limits allow. He credits newspaper advertising for boosting his store from sixteenth to an expected first place within two years.
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Charles N. Wheeler
London
The
Chicago Tribune
Harry Gordon Selfridge
200 Refugees Seek Exit From Russia Amid Plea for Ship
Washington reports Sweden was asked by the Swedish consul at Moscow to send a ship to Petrograd to remove 200 refugees, or allow passage through Finland, for these persons. In a separate note a two year old, Joseph Snyder of Beaufort Farms, suffered a fractured skull after being kicked by a horse while hitching. He was treated at Harrisburg Hospital.
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Washington
Sweden
Moscow
Petrograd
Finland
Joseph Snyder
Beaufort Farms
Singlestown
Harrisburg Hospital
Century-Old Well Found At Courthouse In Harrisburg
City highway workers while repairing a sewer inlet uncovered an old well near the Courthouse. The five foot diameter opening sits a few feet east of the fountain and contains several feet of water. Officials believe the well dates to the 1860s when the courthouse was rebuilt and plan to reseal and restore the area after completing repairs.
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City Highway Department
Harrisburg
Highway Department
Former Governor Prouty Killed in Train Collision
Former Vermont governor G H Prouty was killed when his car was struck by a Grand Trunk train near Waterville Quebec. Chaffeaur J W Blay was knocked unconscious and hospitalised with concussion as dense fog hindered the engine’s approach.
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Sherbrooke
Que
G. H. Prouty
Vermont
Grand Trunk
Waterville
le Chauffeur
Mr. Prouty
Newport
Lennoxville
Jackman
J. W. Blay
U-Boat Sinks Nordhav Off Virginia Capes
The Norwegian bark Nordhav, 2623 tons net, was sunk by a German U-boat about 125 miles off the Virginia capes on Saturday. The crew escaped in small boats and were taken to an Atlantic port by an American warship. It was not stated whether torpedo or shell caused the loss. Captain Berntsen was master.
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Washington
Nordhav
Virginia Capes
Atlantic
Navy Department
Buenos Aires
Berntsen
American Troops Are Great Help in France
Briga dier General H. W. Thornton of the royal engineers praises American troops in a letter to Beaver's Colonel Samuel Moody, noting Americans' excellent performance and commending American railway workers in France Atterbury down. Rene Fonck, the French ace, adds another air victory, bringing his total to sixty. Philadelphia newspapers price increase to eight cents, Harrisburg reports.
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Beaver
H. W. Thornton
Royal Engineers of
Great Britain
Samuel Moody
General Thornton
France
Atterbury Down
Paris
Rene Fonck
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Youths of 21 Must Register August 24 War Dept Notice
The War Department urges all male persons who turned twenty one since June 5, 1918 and by August 23, 1918 to register on August 24, 1918. Consult local draft boards to determine how and when to register. Registration by mail is possible for those absent from their home board area, but ensure the card reaches the home board by August 24. Apply to a local board for instructions if needed.
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War Department
Kuehlmann to Lead in West
London reports from Amsterdam quote Berlin that Dr Richard Von Kuehlmann former German foreign secretary has reported to military authorities and is expected to receive a command in the west. He serves as a major in the Bavarian Cuirassiers.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Berlin
Richard von Kuehlmann
Warm Weather to Return to Harrisburg Soon
Harrisburg region awakens to rising mercury as cool spell ends tomorrow. Today and tonight stay cool with highs near 68 and morning lows around 60. Temperatures lag well behind normals, though last night’s low matched 68 with a 63 day average. Central Pennsylvania remains cooler than typical for August 18.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Far West
British Take Ottersteen Ridge in France
British troops after seizing Ottersteen ridge in front of Morris town repelled a German counterattack inflicting heavy losses. More than 500 Germans were captured as the ridge, overlooking ground held by the enemy toward Bailleul, remained firmly in British hands.
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Associated Press
France
Ottersteen Ridge
Morris
Bailleul
Czecho Slovak Force Starts for Harbin
Tokio dispatch reports Czecho Slova k forces from Siberia left Aug eight for Harbin via the Chinese Eastern Railway. On the Ussuri front quiet prevails where enemy forces total about 100000, while Bolsheviks and Austro Germans suffer deser tions amid the Allied troop arrivals.
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Tokio
Siberia
Harbin
Ussuri
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Lassigny
Tenth Army
General Lavergne
Copenhagen
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U. S
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Harry G. Selfridge
Russia
Prouty
Kuehlmann
Somme
British
BRETZ
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Soiesons
Little River
Severly
John I. Tenkman
Catherine T. Parker
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