French Pressure in Oise Valley Shapes Trench Evacuations
Allied forces push through Picardy as French advance along the Oise valley threatens German positions. British news reports say Germans evacuate trenches west of Bailley while French gain the Lassigny massif and control the Diverte valley, with heavy fighting near Peronne and Roye.
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Oise
London
Associated Press
Lassigny
Picardy Battlefront
Diverte
Wrench
Bailley
Peronne
Reye
Ribecourt
Roye
French Forces Capture Leconvillon Area Near Lassigny
London report states the village of Leconvillon three and a half miles southeast of Lassigny has fallen to French troops with additional ground gained in the sector.
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London
Leconvillon
Lassigny
Franco American forces restore positions at Vesle river
Heavy fighting reported at Fismelte on the Vesle north bank. Allied lines held then retreated to the south bank before an immediate counter attack restored the old positions on the north bank, according to latest reports.
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London
Fismelte
Vesle
British troops gain ground north of Roye on Somme
British forces added ground north of Roye on the Somme front with gains reported. German night assaults in the Moise sector near Roye were repulsed, and a local attack near Fouquesecourt between Roye and Chaulnes was likewise defeated.
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London
Roye
Somme
Moise
Fouquesecourt
Chaulnes
Germans Launch Counter-Actions Along Vesle Front
On Aug 13 German forces directed counter-actions against the Franco American line between Soissons and Rheims but failed to alter the situation. The report notes continued German activity with no strategic shift in the Vesle sector.
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Vesle
Associate Press
Soisons
Rheims
Austrian Drive Expected Against Italy Front
Geneva reports Austrians moving vast war materiel and large troop forces toward Italy with anticipation of another offensive on the Italian front.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Italy
Allied counter-offensive yields 70000 prisoners 1000 guns
Echo de Paris State reports since July 8 allies have captured over 70000 prisoners and more than 1000 guns. It also estimates more than 1000 machine guns taken from the enemy.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
City Officials Seek Federal OK for $150,000 Bond Issue
Mayor Apgar and City Attorney Theros, with O M Grisham, traveled to Washington to gain approval to sell $150,000 in bonds. Proceeds would fund a modern water filtration plant and street gravelling after the plant is built. Officials expect Capital Issues Committee review and note possible limits on bond size.
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Apgar
O. M. Grisham
Washington
National Capital
J. C. Theros
Capital Issues Committee
Casualty List Totals 90 Names Includes Monroe Soldier
Washington August 13 The American army casualty list shows 90 names with 14 killed in action 3 died of wounds 1 died of accident or other causes 52 severely wounded 19 wounded of undetermined degree and missing in action Private John V Hassion of Monroe La was wounded severely.
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Washington
John V. Hassion
Monroe
Fire destroys twelve Marianna brick store buildings
Marianna Arkansas suffered a major blaze today destroying twelve brick store buildings. The loss is estimated at over 750000 dollars with the fire having an undetermined origin. Marianna lies in Lee county northwest of Helena.
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Marianna
Ark
Lee Country
Helena
For Youths After War Edges Toward Extended Draft Age
Washington reports the Senate Military Committee favored at once the administration manpower bill extending the draft ages to 18 to 45 with an amendment for two years of free education for all boys under a certain threshold after the war. The bill, to be reported Thursday, may be up for consideration next Monday. An amendment also revokes industrial exemption orders when workers become able to work.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Administration
Gvernment
Army
Navy
Germans Aim to Occupy Petrograd Reported
London reports from Helsingfors via Copenhagen Politiken that German forces plan to seize Petrograd. Troops are being moved forward for the operation, according to the Exchange Telegraph correspondent.
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London
Petrograd
Copenhagen Politiken
Helsingfors
Exchange Telegraph
Medical Advisory Board Acts on Ouachita Cases
The Medical Advisory Board in Ouachita district reviewed registrants at its last meeting. Of those considered at the August session, more individuals were disqualified than qualified, with names including E. C. Dooler Madison parish and multiple Ouachita registrants such as Aleck Marshall Albert Calhoun Fred Perkins Grover Cleveland Lyles Sam Warren and many others.
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Medical Advisory Board
Ihe
Ouachita Parish
E. CC. Dooler
Madison Parish
Wm. A. Cooper
East Carroll
Willie Stanford Rocket
Union
John Branch
Richland
Aleck Marshall
Ouachita
Albert Calhoun
Pleds Jenkins
Wille Blakney
Ovachrita
Monroe Level
Abe Allen
Fred Perkins
Frew Lowell
Johnnie B. Cyrus
Joe H. Hobson
San Flander
Grover Cleveland Lyles
Henry Ross
Sam Warren
William
Preston Page
Morris Willice
Orrington Chew
Butler Brown
Dave Taylor
Bill James
Willie May
Swann Hartzell
Alex Alexander
Willie Nicks
Oachita
Byrd Taylor
Ouachita Names and Local Officials Listed
A list of individuals connected to Ouachita and nearby areas appears, including Cakley Gary Enoch Noble Husgene Brown George Levit David Johnson Jr Corradine King and Charles Sam Cesare among others. The document references Madison Jesse Scott Jenkins Max Brooks Sylvester Freeman Miles Gray Loche James Luther Dear and Richland, Hunt county Texas.
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Ouachita
Cakley Gary
Enoch Noble
Husgene Brown
George Levit
David Johnson, Jr
Corradine King
Charles Sam Cesare
Madison
Jesse Scott Jenkins
Max Brooks
Sylvester Freeman
Hunt County
Texas
Miles Gray Loche
James Luther Dear
Richland
Special Tax Plan for All Occupations Approved by Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee added a special tax of 10 dollars per year on occupations and professions excluding war industry trades farmers teachers and ministers. A parallel tax would apply to businesses with annual receipts of 2000 dollars or more.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Sommerstad Sunk by German Sub Off Fire Island
The Norwegian steamship Sommerstad, seized by the United States, was sunk by a German submarine yesterday off Fire Island New York. The crew has been landed.
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New York
Sommerstad
United States
Fire Island
About 2200 Voters Registered in Ouachita Parish
About 2,200 Ouachita parish voters registered in time for the September 10 primary. The parish clerk’s figures show 2,280 names on the books since January 1, 1917, with duplicates likely, leaving an estimated 2,200 registrants. Balloting will nominate a U.S. senator, railroad commissioner, supreme court associate justice, and parish school trustees in some wards.
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Qomachita Parish
News-Star
United States
The
Supreme Court
Huns Try 10 Delay French and Withdraw Southeast of Montdidier
The report from the French Army describes German resistance southeast of Montdidier with piles of enemy dead along rolling pastures near Boulogne Lagrasse and Rallet. French troops push to the Compiegne Rove line and near Loges forest as Germans retreat leaving ammunition and war material.
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France
Havas
Boulogne Lagrasse and
Rollot
Montdidier
Compeigne
Rove
Loges Forest
School Trustees Seek Re Election In Parish Primary
The four parish school trustees whose terms end this year have qualified for renomination in the September 10 primary. Names listed include W. B. Inabnet Ward 8 and J. M. Head Ward 4 J. H. Trousdale and Joe Renwick both of Ward 10.
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R. O. Randle
Democratic Executive Committee
W. B. Inabnet
J. M. Head
J. H. Trousdale
Joe Renwick
British Destroyer Sunk in Mediterranean
A British torpedo boat destroyer was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean on August 6. Seven crew members were killed.
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London
Mediterranean
Controversy Rages Over U.S. Entry into War
Washington reports violent debates in Germany after the second Marne battle as liberals and pan-Germanists refuse to accept blame for American intervention. Dispatches from Switzerland indicate both sides dispute responsibility for U.S. entrance into World War I.
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Washington
Germany
Marne
Switzerland
Shipyard Unveils Four Mammoth Ways At Gloucester Yard
Mammoth Ship Ways at Gloucester New Jersey progress rapidly at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation yard. The four new ways will be large enough to build the largest ships afloat and can accommodate three destroyers each. Upon completion the yard will have twenty nine large ways.
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Mammoth Ship Ways
Gloucester
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Mexican Labor 10 Be Discussed for 1918 Harvest
Louisiana seeks Mexican labor for cotton rice and cane harvest in 1918. A New Orleans conference is set for Wednesday to coordinate labor needs with state agents. No Ouachita planters expected to attend. local harvest may rely on available workers if possible.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Parish
EB. M. Jackson
Perkins
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U.S
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Buster Keyton
Sessue Hayakawa
RED Cross
Wallace Reid Lasky
Paramount
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