Allies Break German Line On Ten Mile Front
Allied forces rout German defenses along a ten mile front between Mondidier and Moreau capturing Hamel and Dernancourt on the eastern Avre bank. British patrols reach the Ancre river, with German withdrawals reported from Albert to the east bank of the Ancre and near Montdidier and Moreuil.
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Morauil
Hamel
Dernancourt
Ancre River
Washington
Geeral Persting
Coumunique
Marne
Hne
Wesle
London
Montdliier
Moreau
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Chenin Des Dues
France
Chemin Des Dares
A. S
Montildler
Movenil
Almerigan
Nouthern
Avre
AubylRers
Ancre
Ramés
Bethune
Yves
Albert
MISS DORA THOMPSON LEADS NURSES TO EVACUATE WOUNDED
Miss Dora E Thompson chief of the army nurse corps trains units of fifty nurses to accompany advancing troops within five miles of fighting, traveling in hospital vehicles and living on the road. Each unit acts as an evacuation hospital with full operating room facilities and field officers.
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Dora BE. Thompson
Army Nurse Corps
Medical Department of the Army
Allies Win in Albania War Office Statement
Vienna reports the war office says the enemy penetrated parts of our positions on Dosso Alto and has reoccupied the Fieri Berat area in Albania, signaling a shift in control and ongoing combat near those fronts.
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Dosso Alto
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War Office
Albania
U. S. Pays War Debt In Bond Redemption
Washington August 5 The government redeemed 864 million dollars in bonds from the Spanish American War era. The 1808 issue, 198 million, was paid seven weeks after the war was declared. Total Spanish war cost was 1.9 billion over 20 years. The present war costs about 1.6 billion monthly.
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U. S
Fond du Lac Democrat Dies in Wisconsin at Forty Three
Fond du Lac Aug Breanan prominent in Democratic effort in Fond du Lac Wisconsin collapsed from apoplexy and died here aged forty three. He was active in local politics and public affairs, leaving behind a record of service to the community.
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Fond du Lac
Fond du Lag
Wis
Breanan
Canned Peas Worth Over Million Produced in Three Plants
In La Grosse county over $1,000,000 worth of peas were canned in five weeks at three canneries in Holmen Onalaska and West Salem. Peas grown on about 3000 acres fed workers including dozens of high school students. A large share of output went to government buyers at a record $2 per dozen cans.
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la Grosse
Holmen
Onalaska
West Salem
U S Japan Move Aims to Aid Russia in Siberia
Washington and Tokyo announce a limited joint plan to send a few thousand troops to Vladivostok as part of a broader effort to protect Russian civilians and support Czecho-Slovak and allied efforts, while avoiding a broader intervention in Russia. The statement vows no sovereignty violation and seeks civilian aid missions to ease immediate needs.
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United States
France
Great Britain
Murmansk
Archangel
Japan
Siberia
Vladivostok
Russia
Government orders dissolution of International Harvester
Washington reports that under a government agreement the International Harvester Company is to be dissolved as an unlawful combination. Its Osborne Champion and Milwaukee machinery lines plus plants in Springfield Ohio and Auburn New York will be disposed of, with a possible one year extension after peace and auction if not completed. The case, begun in 1912, marks a major antitrust action resolved by a wartime era court.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
United States
Supreme Court
Planty
Springfield
Auburn
N. C
Department of Justice
Harvester
Minnesota
Milwaukee
N. Y
Epery
Large U S casualty list from war department
Washington August 5 Sunday casualty list largest yet issued by the war department. The 1st contained 91 killed in action dead of wounds 5 dead of disease 1 dead in airplane accident and 4 from other causes 162 wounded and 12 missing. The total names in the list including 7 marine listed and 1 marine wounded was 285.
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Washington
War Department
Iran
Navy Electrician Killed in Seaplane Crash
Washington Aug 5 The navy department announced the death of Charles S Kruger electrician U S N BR F in a seaplane accident on July 20 Krugers home address was Newport News Virginia
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Washington
Navy Department
Charles 5
Kruger
Newport News, Ve
Wood County Food Administration Sets Retail Price Limits
The Y S Food Administration in Wood County announces maximum consumer prices, limits on staple sales, and cash discounts. It warns against combinations and substitutions, outlines sugar and flour limits, and requests public cooperation while listing contact details and dates in Aug 1918. The notice emphasizes enforcement of 50-50 substitute rules and delivery charges.
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Food Administration
Marshfield
Wis
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