British advance in France amid heavy fighting near Bapaume
British forces pierce the Hindenburg line east of Henmel and push along the Scarpe river toward Monchy le Preux and Bapaume. New Zealand troops move north of Bapaume toward the Cambrai road while German rear guards defend Pelves and Thilloy as street fighting erupts in Bapaume.
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Hindenburg
Scarpe
Henmel
Field Marshal Haig
Bapaume
Longueval
Sedan
Thilloy
Scarpe River
Monchy-le-Preux
Pelves
Careful rules issued for sending parcels to troops overseas
Postmaster J. J. Farriss outlined the procedure for forwarding mail to soldiers in France. All parcel post packages for soldiers nurses and Y M C A workers overseas must include an endorsed request inside and the outside must state that the parcel contains only items sent at the addressee approved request.
British Air Power Behind Lines In France
An August 27 British aviation report notes direct hits on an enemy dump behind German lines. American airmen in British squadrons describe demolishing dumps as exciting work with outsized impact, potentially destroying months of munition production and crippling batteries for days.
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France
America
Number of cottages at Nag's Head destroyed
Norfolk reportstoday that a number of cottages were destroyed and washed away by high seas at Nag's Head on the North Carolina coast. There was no loss of life but reports from Morehead City Beaufort and other coast towns are lacking. Island inhabitants are believed to have suffered severely. The two Crowson sons were at Nag's Head during the storm and their father cannot be reached. Mrs Crowson and children had left for Elizabeth City minutes before the storm.
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Norfolk
Nag’s Head
North Carolina
Morehead City
Beaufort
M. C Crowson
Nags Head
Sweden posts record population rise in 1917
Stockholm reports Sweden’s population at end of 1917 reached 5,800,847 with a 43,281 year rise the largest since 1910. Preliminary data show the highest marriage rate since 1907 while birth rate 20.84 and death rate 13.35 mark the lowest levels on record.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sweeden
Prisoners at Work in Paris Entrenchment Project
Hundreds of convicts from the Sante prison in Paris are set to build the entrenched camp works. They have been detailed to work on military cannons and related defenses as part of the city’s fortification efforts.
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Paris
Sante
Six North Carolinians on Army casualty list today
The casualty report lists North Carolinians among Army losses with eight killed in action and seven missing in action. Names include Lt Venable of Durham and Lt Hooker of Salisbury among others, plus several privates and a mechanic. Marine corps totals are also issued with 24 deaths and 60 wounded among officers and enlisted men.
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Marine Corps
Miss Julia Crosby missionary educator dies in Yokohama
Miss Julia Neilson Crosby an American missionary dies at 84 in Yokohama Japan. Born in New York she came to Japan in 1871 and led the first girls school later known as the Doremus School. The Japanese government honored her with the Blue Ribbon order.
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Yokohama
Japan
Educational World of
Julia Neilson Crosby
Miss Crosby
New York City
Doremus School
Typhus Outbreak Deepens in German-Occupied Romania
Reports from Paris dated August 27 indicate a renewed typhus outbreak in Romania, especially in German-occupied areas. Most victims are poor peasants, with German medical authorities slow to respond. food shortages worsen deaths, while Moldavian Romania remains largely untouched. Herbert Mayer relayed the details from Jassy after travels through Austria and Switzerland.
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Paris
Rumania
Geman
Romania
Associated Press
Herbert Mayer
Charles J. Vopicka
Jassy
Austria
Switzerland
U D C Meeting Votes for Charity and Delegates
The regular U D C meeting on Monday elected Mrs Otis Menden to preside and Miss Smith arranged refreshments. A box of canned goods was sent to the Old Ladies Home in Fayetteville and the Old Soldiers Home in Raleigh. Mrs J E Kirkman will prepare a historical sketch for the division hospital in France and twenty five dollars was donated to the hospital. Mesdames Gold Hoskins were chosen delegates to the State Convention in Wilson in October with Gilbert Clark and Carter Dalton as alternates. Miss Smith served ice cream wafers and punch to members and guest Mrs Ed Steele.
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Old Ladies Home
Fayetteville
Old Soldiers Home
Raleigh
Express Service Expanded Between Washington and Atlanta
The Southern railway announced daily express trains between Washington and Atlanta starting September 1. The southbound will stop at Charlottesville Lynchburg Danville Greensboro High Point Salisbury Charlotte Spartanburg Greenville and Gainesville with through cars to New York Philadelphia Jacksonville New Orleans Birmingham and Montgomery. The northbound will stop at the same stations plus a few additions and carry through cars to eastern cities and New England states. The service aims to improve handling of express shipments and aid army camps along the line.
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Charlotte
Spartanburg
Greenville
S. C
Gainsville
New York
Atlanta
Jaacksonville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Montgomery
Philadelphia
New England
Railroad Administration
Washington
Southern
French Capture German Responsible for the Sinking of the Lusitania
Iario reports Lieutenant Schwieger, blamed for sinking the Lusitania, captured by French patrol boats in the Mediterranean after a German U boat torpedoed a British steamer between Malta and Sicily. Only one officer and four men rescued from a 75 crew. The captive officer refused to answer questions and attempted to discard papers.
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Iario
Ieutenant Schwieger
Nan
Ite Lusitania
Patoi Boata
Mediterranean
le Journal
Malta
Sicily
Toulon
Submarine chaser sunk after misidentification at sea
The American submarine chaser No. 209 operating off Philadelphia was mistaken for an enemy sub by a merchant steamer off Fire Island in darkness and fired upon, sinking the chaser. Seventeen crew were wounded. several officers and crew are missing. Survivors were landed at New York and Lewes, Delaware. The Felix Taussig carried the steamer’s naval armed guard. Searches continue for other survivors.
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Felix Taussig
Roundup of English Slacker Deportations in Ireland
In Dublin on August 27 authorities sweep up English draftees seeking to avoid conscription. Estimates of the silent escapees ranged from 380,000 to far lower figures, with best opinion settling around one fifth. Deportation enjoys public favor, while some are rumored to flee to hills in Dublin and Wicklow for shelter.
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Dublin
Ireland
Wicklow
Singers Sought for Patriotic Meetings
A local committee calls on singers to attend Thursday 8 PM auditions at the Auditorium. R Gratz Cox will train voices for a Sunday afternoon September 1 program, offering free participation and some of his compositions. Two orators will deliver speeches, with strong vocal music desired.
Three More Calls Reach Local Draft Board
The local exemption board received three draft calls for August. Two white registrants are limited service only, while one group of three negroes is deemed fit for general service. Inductions for white registrants occur August 29 for Camp Greene, and August 31 for the negroes to Camp Lee. A white seven registrants for limited service are slated to meet September 2 ahead of September 3 entrainment for Camp Humphries.
War epitaphs collected for national museum display
London August 27 war epitaphs from British graves in France and a memorial in an English city are cited for a proposed national war museum. Examples include lines from Coronel and Ypres and a line praising England’s glory. Washington August 27 Argentina establishes a Buenos Aires to Punta Arenas steamship line with six ships at start.
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London
National War Museum
France
Battle of
Coronel
Washington
Buenos Aires
Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
British Reach Northern Outskirts of Bapaume
British forces establish positions in the northern outskirts of Bapaume. The War Office says since last Wednesday British troops have taken 21 000 prisoners in the operations.
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Bapaume
French Forces Advance Near St Mard Releasing 1100 Prisoners
Paris reports that French troops moved forward in the St Mard area southwest of Roye after repulsing several enemy counter attacks. The war office states 1100 prisoners were captured, including two battalion commanders, in today’s update.
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Paris
St Mard
Roye
Ing
War Office
Vancing
American fishing schooner Rush of Boston sunk by submarine
A British or American fishing vessel reports the Rush of Boston was sunk yesterday morning by an enemy submarine off the Canadian Atlantic coast. The crew reached port today aboard a different fishing ship. Amsterdam reports rumors of German units mutinying at the front with executions of many.
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Rush
Boston
Fox mascot joins US Army aviation unit in Paris
A fox given by a French poilu at Chateau Thierry becomes the mascot of a United States Aviation Service transport unit in Paris. Sergeant A. W. Berger of New York City has taken charge of the fox.
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Paris
United States Aviation Service
Ofx
Chateau Thierry
A. W. Berger
New York City
Asheboro Man C Hammer Seen in City
C Hammer of Asheboro spent a short time in the city today on business.
French and British Pressure Push Line Forward in Picardy
Paris reports fresh French gains near Roye and St Mard while British advances reach Beugnatre and the Somme east bank. German counterattacks are repulsed in regions between the Ailette and Aisne, with Mangin’s forces nearing Jutigny as fighting extends to Croiselles Coreuil and Scarpe.
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Regoion O Roye
Paris
Ailette
Aisne
American bishop conducts first ordination in England
In London on August 27 an American bishop led the wartime ordination of Warren Dudley as a Methodist Episcopal minister at the American Y M C A headquarters. Ministers from English and American denominations attended the ceremony.
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London
England
British Isles
Warren Dudley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Americans in British Hospitals Appreciate Red Cross News
London readers note the Library Committee of the American Red Cross supplies reading material for over 25,000 men monthly in hospitals and camps in Great Britain. Books come as gifts or purchases in London. magazines and newspapers come from America.
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London
American Red Cross
Great Britain
America
Japan to Form Aviation Corps for War Use Next Year
Tokio reports Japan plans to organize an aviation corps for actual warfare to boost efficiency of its flying forces in response to weaker aviation compared with other nations. The Military Association drives the move to strengthen air power during the coming year.
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Tokio
Japan
Flying Corps
Military Association
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