British Push Forward on Isonzo Front Amid Troop Movements
War reports describe continued Isonzo fighting with about 60 Austrian guns captured. British forces press north of Lens as French advance on the Meuse and Verdun fronts. Austrians evacuate Trieste. Riga and Rumanian fronts see shifting positions with Italian gains and 16,000 prisoners taken.
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War Office
Isonzo
London
Milan
Daily Telegraph
Trieste
Vienna
Lens
Paris
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
Deadman Hill
Camard Wood
Hauscourt Wood
Bethincourt
Berlin
Hill 304
Verdun Front
Royval Naval Air Service
Belgium
Middelkerke
Raversyde
Houttave
Amsterdam
Metz
Heisheim
Freiburg
Sehlettsadt
Petrograd
Riga
Nkrendsheni
Isonmzo
Sacpess
Cadorna
Verdun
France
Crown Prince
Dosso Falli
Vatican Peace Note Call for Indemnity in Belgium and Serbia
Rome sources say Pope Benedict insists indemnity is needed for Belgium and Northern France and argues Serbia’s restoration is essential, though not stated in the note. The note is said to have been framed after unofficial talks with German officials and to set Balkan issues as negotiable separately.
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Rome
Vatican
Benedict
Belgium
France
Serbia
Balkan
Germany
Market Prices Drift in Sluggish Bushies Sale
At Docal Market butter goes for 40 cents a pound while eggs sell out at 40 cents a dozen. Heefs and pork bring 15 to 20 cents per pound. Potatoes, onions at 5 pounds for 25 cents. cucumbers four for 25 cents. beets 5 pounds for 25 cents. tomatoes 2.6? cents a basket. plums 65 cents a basket. crabapples $1.15 a case and apples 4 pounds for 25 cents.
Fight Over GNA Legislation Intensifies in House of Commons
Ottawa reports a five hour committee session on the government's plan to acquire 600000 shares of Canadian Northern railway stock. Debate focuses on closure tactics, stock value, and the bill’s future, with officials denying any closure intent and opposition stressing 1914 act options. Continuous political maneuvering noted as the session adjourns with ongoing disputes.
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House OF Commons
Ottawa
Canadian Northern Railway
Rodolphe Lemieux
William
Welland
Thomas White
Canadian Northern
C.N.R
Arthur
Meighen
Michael Clark
Red Deer
R. B. Bennett
Carvell
Canada
Great Britain
London
France
Paris
Russian Aglittance Not to Be Headed by Roosevelt
A Washington dispatch says reports that Colonel Roosevelta would lead 100000 men to Russia are discounted by army men who note no transports or training facilities exist. If troops are sent, they would likely be a small trained force.
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Roosevelt
New York
Washington
Roosevelta
Russia
Montana town campaigns to send every pupil to college
Poison Montana Aug 24 This city at the lower end of Flathead Lake has launched a drive to enroll every high school graduate in a Montana institution of higher education. The plan aims to raise college attendance through local support and guidance, reflecting strong community emphasis on postsecondary study.
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Poison
Mont
Flathead Lake
Montana
Mutiny by Negro Soldiers Triggers Martial Law in Houston
Mutiny by the 11th United States Infantry in Houston leads to martial law across the city. Armed troops guard trains and prevent entry of armed men. The revised death toll reaches 15, with a suspected ringleader, a Negro sergeant, among the dead. A wounded police officer dies, and another officer is found dead.
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11Th United States Infantry
Houston
Hmlits
Portland women shoppers carry own parcels in one-delivery system
In Portland on August 24 women shoppers bought early and carried home their packages, embracing a cooperative one-delivery-a-day policy implemented by leading retailers.
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Portland
Ore
Horticultural Society Board Meeting At City Hall
The Board of Directors of the Horticultural Society will meet at City Hall tonight at eight o'clock. The session is scheduled to discuss society affairs and upcoming events.
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The
Horticultural Society
Ottawa shows unclear politics amid westward focus
Ottawa Aug 20 There were no developments in the heated political situation with the next move expected in Winnipeg a conference on union government. Western leaders named for the next cabinet meet supporters of union government in Winnipeg Friday or Saturday. outcome may shape conscription and coalition prospects.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
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