Allies Capture 36 000 Teutons in Picardy Drive
Allied forces report 36000 German prisoners and over 500 captured guns in Picardy as French and British advance between the Avre and Oise rivers. French gains reach Montdidier Roye and Noyon corridor with Marquivillers Grivillers Cambronne and Conny sur Matz taken. Lihons resistance fails on Maz line.
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Picardy
Paris
Montdidier
Marquivillers
Roye
Grivillers
Montdidier-Roye
War Office
Avre
Osse
Wre
Oise
Noyon
Cambronne
Machmont
Canthronne
Montidller
Conny-sur Matz
Lassigny
Utea
German Defenses Halt Allied Advance Near Noyon
Major General Graves aids in preserving material as German resistance centers on Noyon between Mantlerichter and Soissons. Germans pour reserves to hold the Noyon Ham road, while British and French forces pressure Lihons Veuvillers and Nesle Ham. Allied casualties stay light early, but fighting grows harsher with retreating enemy showing confusion. prisoners include generals and colonels from Von Hutier and Von Marwitz.
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Noyon
Mantcichter
Soissons
Alles
Noyon-Ham
Euns
Roye-Noyon
Nesle
Ham
Stawlinson
Lihons
Arca
Veuvillers
von Hutier
von Marwitz
Novon
Thane
von Huter
Raye
Lasslny
Han
Liiuleh
Somme
Mary
Ole
la Berbers
Cury
Moreuillaimotte
Chevrincourt
Arras
Albert
Kenia
Flinders
Chinlnes
Bray
Mennite
Etinbem
Franzerville
Tihons
Hall Station
Parvilers
L'Aschelle
Armandcourt
Tillaloy Park
Roye- Sut Mats
Marcus-Lamocte
Samson and Machemont
Oise
British and French Push Forward Near Somme Front
Allied forces press beyond old German lines as German retreat grows disorderly from Goyencourt to Thane heights. French cavalry harasses retreat while Australians and Canadians seize Chinlnes, with Bray looming as British advance continues toward the town despite stout resistance.
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Hindenburgh
Goyencourt
Rove
Montaicier
Big Hun Gun Is Silent
The long range gun that bombarded Paris for over four months has gone silent for two days. Authorities attribute the quiet to a French forward push toward Noyon and Guiscard, six and a half miles north of Noyon, where the advancing lines threaten the enemy positions.
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Paris
Noyon
Guiscard
Detroit Gent Fare Sparks Riot in Detroit Transit Chaos
A Detroit incident arose when fare protests by trolley riders escalated into violence against conductors and motormen as city workers halted streetcars. The disturbance spread through several Detroit districts during the uprising, prompted by a new fare structure and resistance to payment.
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Detroit
Mich
Buried Money Found Near Deshler Neb Farm
While drilling a post hole on an Oregon trail era farm near the Little Blue River northeast of Deshler Nebraska William Berkman uncovered an old kettle containing coins. The finder declines to reveal amounts or denominations. The kettle and some coins were shown in town. The treasure is linked to a former owner named Jules who sold to Buttolo BI and Capt. Lute North and was killed by Indians. Traditon says Jules hid a large sum before the Indian raid. treasure seekers have searched decades without success.
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Pioncer
Oregon Trail
Little Blue River
Deshler
Neb
William Berkman
Jules
Butt Folo BI
William Cody
Lute North
Tradltfoh
Beckman
Year’s Four Food Bill of an Engineer at Berberton
D. D. Dickey, a factory engineer in Berberton, spent 58.28 for food in 1917, about 15 cents a day, working all year twelve hours four May six days a week and gaining two pounds. His meat and milk were rare, with fruit and baked dishes forming most meals.
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D. D. Dickey
Berberton
Dickey
Germans Repulsed Along Vesle in Heavy Fighting
American forces beat back three German attacks along the Vesle in 24 hours. The fighting included hand to hand clash and machine gun fire, with 80 prisoners taken in a third counterattack. Allied observers note German digging and barbed wire across the front as they fortify trenches near Longueval and the Perles valley. Franco American heavy artillery shelled an old rock quarry cave near Longueval used as a hiding place, rendering it untenable.
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France
Vesle
Ills
Pismes
Longueval
Longueeval
Perles
Amaricang
Man Builds Bird Sanctuary on 1078 Acres in Michigan
In Marshall Michigan F A Stuart began a bird sanctuary project on 1914 and by 1916 had 1434 bird boxes arranged scientifically on his 1078 acre property. Thirty two months later 292 bird families inhabited the houses with many more nesting in trees and shrubs. Birds include martins bluebirds tree swallows wrens robins and phoebes. Regular inspections every 21 days tally occupied homes nests eggs and bird species. Houses are placed on posts gas pipes and at woodland edges.
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Michigan
F. A. Stuart
Marshall
Stuart
Letter Travels 11 Months From Fulton To Kiev Return
A letter from Alex Canter of Fulton Missouri destined for B Zairkow in Kiev Russia took eleven months to return to the United States after being marked as addressee not found. The case highlights postal delays and misrouted mail.
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Alex Canter
Fulton, Mo
B. Zairkow
Kiev
Russia
Canter Fust
U S Food Administration Sets Wood County Retail Limits
The Food Administration in Marshfield Wisconsin announces maximum consumer prices and ration rules for staples. Buyers, city and country, face per sale and monthly limits on flour sugar and substitutes with delivery charges and cash discounts noted. Officials urge public cooperation and report evasion of substitute rules to the County Food Administrator.
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Food Administration
Marshfield
Wis
City
E. C. Pors. Co
Chronic Constipation Treated with Chamberlain’s Tablets
Chronic constipation is hard to cure but often solvable by taking Chamberlain’s Tablets and following the printed directions on each package. Many people reflect deeply on their health.
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U. S. Food Administration
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