Germans Rapid Withdrawal Pushes Allies on Front
London reports on the Soissons front as the French occupy the south bank of the Aisne from Pommers to Venizel. Fire and destruction mark German withdrawals near Fismes and the Vesle, while French cavalry move toward Vesle crossings and bridges are destroyed.
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London
Soissons
Aisne
Pommers
Venizel
Soissons-Rheims
Serzt-et-Prin
Sivigny
Ardre
Vesle
Rosnay
Geaux
Thillois
St. Brice
Braine
Muzon
St. Thierry
Fismes
Rheims
St. Hilaire
Champigny
Jonchery
Prepare to Cross Vesle
French forces reach the Vesle River and prepare to cross as German retreat continues toward the Aisne. British patrols in the Albert sector push forward into parts of the German front line north of the Somme.
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Vesle
Paris
Aisne
London
Albert
Somme
War Office
Allies advance as French reach Aisne near Soissons
Paris reports a night of continued Allied progress toward the Vesle while French forces reach the Aisne between Soissons and Venizel. Many prisoners are taken at Soissons which fell around 5 o'clock Friday, as the German garrison fled northward.
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Paris
Vesle
War Office
Soissons
Aisne
Venizel
Germans In Retreat On Ancre Front Near Albert
British war dispatches report German forces abandoning positions on the east bank of the Ancre in the Albert region. The retreat covers a three to four mile front and suggests no immediate offensive plans for this quarter.
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London
the Ancre
Albert
Jondon
Ancre
Allied advance along the French front continues
On August 3 at 11 A M Allied forces press the advance on the French front as reported by the Associated Press. The action reflects intensified offensive operations against German positions amid World War I.
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France
Associated Press
Japan's reply to American Siberia proposal delivered
Viscount Ishii delivers Japan's formal reply to the American joint action proposal to acting Secretary Polk. The document is technically in line with U S requirements but awaits careful review with no immediate announcement expected.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Siberia
Polk
Viscount Ishii
Fight to Fight Picture Shown at Lyceum Theater
About 100 Monroe residents and other citizens attended a noon showing of the film Fight to Fight at the Lyceum theatre. Dr. Oscar Dowling of the State Board of Health brought the picture, which addresses social diseases and has educational value, and free showing was offered to men and boys.
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Monroe
Lyceum Theatre
Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Louisiana Names Among 206 on Casualty List
Washington reports the U S Army casualty list totals 206 names with 112 killed in action 11 died of wounds 11 died of disease 5 died of accidents or other causes 56 wounded severely 29 missing. Included are Louisianians Sergeant Michel J Clanders of New Orleans Private John F Brown of Alexandria and Private Ellis H Tarter of Colfax all listed as killed in action.
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Washington
Michel J. Clanders
New Orleans
John F. Brown
F. D. No
Box
Alexandria
Ellis H. Tarter
Colfax
U Boat Sinks British Schooner Dornfontein Off Maine
Nine crewmen from a lumber laden four mast schooner were landed at Grand Manan New Brunswick after their vessel the Dornfontein was sunk by a submarine last night between Briar Island and Grand Manan. The wreck location is off the Maine coast near Briar Island.
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Eastport
Maine
Grand Manan
New Brunswick
Briar Island
Marine corps casualty list announced in Washington
A Washington casualty list reveals 11 marines with 4 killed in action 5 severely wounded and 2 slightly wounded in the latest report. The names are presented as part of the military updates from the theater.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Tommy Atkins Presses Front in Major Allied Push
A Reuters report from French headquarters says British forces under General Mingrin press the front along a 10 mile line between Harten nes and Tanx on the Soissons Château Thierry road and Fere en Tardenois, threatening the enemy’s positions and keeping them from resting.
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London
Mingrin
Reuter
Hartennes
Tanx
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Fere-en-Tardenois
German Spy Suspect Lohndorf Interned After Arrest
Lohndorf, a German spy suspect arrested by local American Protective League agents, has been interned and handed to the Department of Justice. He was taken to Shreveport after being seized near the riverfront while melting metal he said would be used for solder.
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H. Lohndorf
Lohndorf
American Protective League
Department of Justice
Shreveport
River Front
German Submarine Fires Schooner Off Maine Coast
The crew of a German submarine burned a lumber-laden schooner after removing provisions near the Maine coast. The schooner’s name was not disclosed and the incident was reported by the First Naval District.
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Washington
Maine
First Naval District
Navy Department
Bolshevik Revolt Arises in Archangel as Allies Backed
Archangel in Russian Lapland reports a revolution against the Bolsheviks led by Soviet troops. The uprising aligns with Allied interests and marks a bold challenge to Bolshevik power in the city.
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Kandalaska
Russian
Lapland
Associated Press
Archangel
Major General Liggett Directs American Corps in Allies Drive
General Hunter Liggett leads the first American army corps in the central Aisne Marne salient as eight American divisions engage on the sector. General March notes Pershing commands about one million troops with July shipping exceeding 300,000 and total embarked over 100,000. Casualty numbers remain unreported.
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Liggett
Washington
Hunter Liggett
First American Army Corps
Tive
Aisne- Marne
March
France
Pershing
Cenerak March
May Borrow Money to Build Filtration Plan
Dr Oscar Dowling head of the State Board of Health visited Monroe with plans to secure a loan from an insurance company to fund a modern water filtration plant. He expects a $50 000 loan for filtration plus about $30 000 for other improvements and a $10 000 incinerator project to start a municipal abattoir and cold storage. Dowling also arranged a branch laboratory at St Francis sanitarium for bacteriological exams and an author clinic if doctors cooperate. The government will provide a free substitute for salvarsan to treat syphilis.
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Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Monroe
Dowling
Apgar
State Health Board
Insurance Company
St. Francis Sanitarium
Thos. E. Wright
Wright
Richard Moore Held as Suspect in Holly St Case
Richard Moore, described as a Negro, is held as a suspect in a threatened attack on Mrs. Curry of Holly Street. Bloodhounds traced a trail from the Curry home to a Lieber’s quarters house, where Moore was arrested with a woman. The dogs identified Moore in a front-room search and there were other men present in the house.
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Richard Moore
Holly ST
Mrs. Curry
Missouri Pacific
Holly
Moore
Crystal Springs
Miss
Lieber’s Quarters
Mr. Grant
Curry House
Holly Street
Curry Home
Curry Place
Grant
Draft ages of 18 to 44 urged by Senate panel
Secretary Baker is to recommend dialing draft ages to 18 through 44. Senate Military Committee chairman Senator Chamberlain announced after conferring with the secretary of war that a new army bill with these age limits will be introduced in both houses on Monday. He added that there is no current danger of manpower shortages for the American armies, as told at the War Department by General March and committee members.
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March
War Department
Washington
Baker
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Secretary of War
Congress
Washington, Aung
General March
Ten Thousand Stolen From Express Car On Train
Richmond Virginia August 2 Ten thousand dollars was taken by a masked bandit from an express car on a westbound Chesapeake and Ohio train near Charlottville early Tuesday J W King chief special agent of the railroad said he returned here today after investigating the robbery
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Richmond
Chesapeake All Ohio
Charlotteville
J. W. King
Oliver Honored in Bank Council
Travis Oliver, vice-president of Central Savings Bank and Trust Company, named to serve as member for the 11th Federal Reserve District of the United States Council of State Bank Associations. He is asked to attend a Washington meeting in August. The new association represents about 17,000 state banks with combined resources around twenty two billion dollars.
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Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Federal Reserve District
United States Council of State Bank Associations
Washington
Std
Oliver
American Bankers’ Association
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