Allied Push Breaks German Lines Around Vesle Front
Reports say the tenth French army pressed north of the Aisne threatening the Crown Prince line along the Vesle. American batteries pound the lines near Fismette and Fismes Bridgehead as British troops take 182 prisoners at Vieux-Berquin. French forces seize Vessons and near Lassigny while Bois Bracquemont and Bois Frendu fall to allies. Bellefontaine and Courcils captured as Red Cross launches a three day drive in Louisville region.
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Aisne- Veste
Aisne
Tracy-le-Val
Fontency
Vesle
Fismelle
Fismes
Paris
Lassigny
London
Mangin
Oise
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Bois Bracquemont
Bois Frendu
Roye
Beuvraignes
Growing German Workmen Unrest Sparks Civil War Fears
Discontent among German workers rises rapidly reports from The Hague indicate soldiers joining labor groups forming a Bolsheviki style organization. Authorities fear outbreaks could lead to civil war in Germany.
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The
Hague
Call for 772 Indiana Men Issued for Sept. 1 Duty
Major Robert Baltzell issued calls for 772 Indiana men to report on September 1 for military service. Recruits will receive technical training at the Arsenal High School and at Purdue University.
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Arsenal High School
Purdue
Indianapolis
Indiana
Robert Baltzell
Purdue University
German sub rammed near Virginia coast by American steamer
The Navy Department reports a German submarine was rammed and possibly sunk by an American steamer off the Winter Quarter Shoals along the Virginia coast. The incident was disclosed today in Washington.
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Virginia
Washington
Winter Quarter Shoals
Navy Department
Food riots in Petrograd spark martial law decree
London reports Petrograd suffered terrible food riots with clashes between rioting workers and the Lettish Guard, the main military support for Lenine and Trotzky. Martial law has been proclaimed in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Exchange
Berlin
Amsterdam
Lettish Guard
Lenine
Trotzy
Czecho Slovak Forces Retire in Siberia As Japan Reinforces
From Tien Tsin a dispatch reports Czecho Slovak forces in Siberia forced to retire along the Ussuri river. Japanese reinforcements are en route and detachments have landed at Nikolaievsk to bolster operations.
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Nikolaievsk
London
Siberia
Ussuri
Tien Tsin
Repulse of German Raid North of Toul Reported
Washington reports the repulse of a German raid north of Toul with enemy losses as stated in a Pershing communique, noting the action occurred during the recent engagements.
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Toul
Washington
Pershing
Sugar Rationing Updated For Canning Use
Federal Food Administrator Nicholas Harper announces a new sugar limit for 1918 canning. Starting August 12 the allowance is twelve and a half pounds per family member for the season, replacing the prior fifty pounds per family. Small families have largely exhausted their allotment. large families with deficits will get permits to cover shortfalls.
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Nicholas Harper
Why Must I Use Only Two Pounds of Sugar a Month
Seven whys for short supplies explain wartime sugar limits. The program cites reduced sugar ships overseas demand, a smaller domestic crop, Cuba's role, diverted sugar to feed Belgium, destruction of sugar beet fields by Germans, and over 50 million pounds sunk by submarines, as background from the U S Food Administration.
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Cuba
Belgium
France
Italy
U.S. Food Administration
Japan Moves to End Rice Riots Amid Speculator Pressure
Washington reports Japan has prepared to take over all food supplies to curb rice riots. Officials say rice was cornered by speculators, sparking the disturbances, with the government stepping in to stabilize supply.
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Washington
Japan
Medals for gallantry awarded to 24 overseas soldiers
General Pershing announced today that 24 members of the overseas forces received distinguished service medals for gallantry in action. The awards were reported from Washington on August 20.
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Washington
Pershing
How to Save on Two Pounds of Sugar a Month
U S Food Administration offers seven sugar saving tips. Use fresh fruits, cook dried fruits without extra sugar, reduce jams, tea, coffee sugar, avoid candies cakes and sodas, try honey and syrups, and cut desserts.
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U. S. Food Administration
Sugar Ration Reduced to Two Pounds Per Person Monthly
The U S Food Administration calls on Americans to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month until January 1 1919. Public and eating venues must conserve to two pounds per ninety meals. Low domestic beet and Louisiana cane yields plus wartime shipping demands drive the cutback.
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U. S. Food Administration
America
Washington
The
Food Administration
United States
World Beet Sugar Shortage Across Allied Nations
The world faces a beet sugar shortfall of at least three and a half million tons due to a light 1917 18 crop. France and Italy show sharp declines in beet sugar output with labor shortages and factory reductions. Java shipping delays further hamper cane sugar supplies to support Allied needs.
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US S. Food Administration
Cuba
Java
America
France
Europe
Italy
Nine States Exceed War Savings Subscriptions Per Capita
Washington Aug 20 nine states report per capita subscriptions to War Saving and Thrift Stamps exceeding eight dollars Secretary McAdoo announced this afternoon.
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W. S. and
Washington
McAdoo
Sangster to Run Hotel Jefferson in Madison
George W. Sangster of Columbus Indiana has purchased the furniture and fixtures of the Hotel Jefferson and takes possession today. He will operate the hotel under its present name and plans extensive improvements including new bathrooms and furnishings. His wife will join him in Madison and they will make the hotel their home. Frank W. Pfortner, longtime manager, retires after ten years, returning to his former Second Street home with his family.
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George W. Sangster
Columbus
Ind
Jefferson
Sangster
W. H. Sangster
St. Denis
Second Street
Albert Duffy Dies in Kansas City at 76
Albert Duffy of Presburg died yesterday morning at his home in Kansas City Kansas at age 76. He left a son and daughter in Indianapolis and his remains will be taken there for burial in Crown Hill Cemetery after funeral arrangements.
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James Duffy
Presburg
Albert Duffy
Kansas City
Kansas
Duffy
Indianapolis
Crown Hill Cemetery
Wounded in France Sergt John M Baker of 102d U S Infantry
Mrs John R Inglis of this city learns her nephew Sergt John M Baker has been seriously wounded in France. Aged 42 he served with Company K 102d U S Infantry and was gassed on May 10 then fought in the Marne and in July was wounded. a letter from him promises a swift recovery despite the danger. A censor notes the abdomen wound and his grit. Four killed in a traction car crash near Evansville.
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John R. Inglis
John M. Baker
France
Sergt. Baker
Inglis
Fairfield
Conn
102D
U. S. Infantry
Bourne
Marne
Heine
Madison
Death of Mrs Ida Ferris in Indianapolis
Mrs. Ida Ferris wife of William E Ferris died this morning at her Indianapolis home after a brief illness. She was widely known in the city as daughter of the late Rev. George Thompson. She leaves her husband and an only sister residing in Indianapolis.
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Ida Ferris
William E. Ferris
Indianapolis
George Thompson
Old Settlers and Civic Gatherings Schedule
The list shows community events including Old Settlers meetings at Liberty on August 22, Neville's Grove on August 31, and Marble Corner on September 7. Moorefield celebration and Manville Picnic occur August 31 and September 14 respectively, with the Indiana State Fair running September 2 to 6.
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Liberty
Neville’s Grove
Moorefield
Marble Corner
Manville
King George Letter to US Soldier In England
Mrs John Murphy receives a note from her nephew Private John Seigel carried from Windsor Castle. The letter from King George V says Allied nations welcome US troops joining the fight in the Old World and wishes him God speed.
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John Murphy
West Main Street
John Seigel
George Vth
Seigel
England
Windsor Castle
United States
British Isles
George R. I
Coal shipments assured to avert Indiana shortages
The State Fuel Distribution Department in Washington reported yesterday that early coal shipments on the Ohio River are sufficient to prevent a serious coal shortage in Indiana river counties.
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State
Washington
Ohio River
Indiana
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Geo. W. Sangster
Columbus, Ind
Hotel Jefferson
Evansville
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C. A. Stanton
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