Greatest Battle of War Now Being Fought in Front
Allied forces press a wide northern Picardy front with the battle described as one of the greatest of the war. British Third and Fourth armies advance, taking prisoners and guns as they push across towns such as Gemicourt Bovelles Bairy Becquerelles and Gomiecourt amid heavy German resistance and reports of rising casualties for the German army.
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Associated Press
Picardy
Gomiecourt
Haig
Oise
US Associated Press
Cieneral Manvin
Ailette
Soissons
Ars
Mretagny
British Troops Advance on Somme Front in Major Push
British forces clash along a 25 mile front from Lihons to the Coreuil river near Arras. They report satisfactory progress with repulsed enemy attacks east of Beaucourt. Lys front sees a slight eastward advance near Letouret and the Somme sector extends the line deeper into German defenses by about two miles.
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London
Lihons
Somme
Coreul
Arras
Beaucourt
Lys
Letouret
Albert Struck As British Cross River Southward
The report states Albert was stormed by British forces who crossed the river to the south and attacked. The action is seen as anticipating the Germans’ intent to withdraw from the rocket project rapidly being created here.
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Albert
French Troops Advance Between Oise and Aisne
Paris reports French forces extended their lines overnight to Cuny and Pontsmard between the Oise and Aisne rivers. They now hold the right banks of the Oise and Ailette from Sepigny to the railroad west of Coucy le Chateau, per the war office.
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Paris
Oise
Aisne
Cuny
Pontsmard
Ailette
Sepigny
Coucy-le-Chateau
War Office
British Bomb German Towns In Night Raid
London reports five major German towns including Frankfurt and Cologne were heavily bombarded by British air squadrons on the night of August 21 22 with good results observed. Five hostile airbases were also struck.
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London
Germany
Frankfurt
Cologne
Rea rrested on White Slave Charge in City and Federal case
Frank DeFere alias Jack Lexington faces a city fine and five days in jail after reckless public riding. He is jailed again on a federal warrant for violating the Mann white slave act with bond set at 500 dollars. A woman with multiple aliases accompanied him, claiming to be his wife. He has a lawful wife and child in Little Rock. The Cadillac linked to Lexington was impounded at North Second Street.
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Frank DeFere
Jack Lexington
Barney Oldfield
DeSiard
DeFere
Little Rock
Heap
U. S
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Lexington
Department of Justice
Tarver
Marshal Kirkpatrick
United States
W. A. O'Kelly
Madaline Frazier
Ripley
Indiana
Overland Automobile Co
North Second Street
Wilson Richardson
Marks’ Alley
Shorty Smith Returns to Reopen Cotton Exchange
Longtime market figure known as Shorty Smith returns from vacation to reopen his cotton exchange. He resumes handling fluctuations in cotton and other markets for friends and customers across the south and west.
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Shorty” Smith
L. l. Smith
South
Shorty
Negroes Leave for Camp Tonight as Ouachita Quota
Ninety-one colored selectmen from Monroe depart at 11 25 p m to Camp Pike under a Class 1 registrant call. They report to the local draft office at 2 p m after a reception at Knights of Pythias hall. Local board also lists twenty eight white registrants for Camp Bowie Fort Worth and Camp Beauregard. large calls set for September 3 6 with 500 and 4000 men to be mobilized.
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Monroe
Camp Pike
Ouachita
Bis
Colored Knights of Pythias
Missouri Pacific
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Beauregard
Slogan Committee Delays Announcement of Prize Winner
The Chamber of Commerce slogan contest committee is not ready to announce the $10 prize winner. Secretary Crows says the committee is still cogitating and a meeting is set for tomorrow to finalize the selection and publish the winning entry.
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Chamber of Commerce
Crows
Spies Suspected in Maine Submarine Activities
The Maine committee of public safety states the opinion that enemy spies are operating in Maine in connection with German submarine activities.
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Maine
Augusta
Maine Committee of Public Safety
Germans Sink Big English Steamer Off Atlantic Coast
The British steamer Diomed was torpedoed and sunk off the Atlantic coast. More than a hundred crew members were rescued here, many of them Chinese and several seriously injured.
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Atlantic
City Court Continues Popular Resort in Monroe
The Monroe city court under Judge Schulze remains a favored local venue with daily dockets. Patrons include Joe Thames, vagrancy discharged. Joe Davis Baker, profane language and weapon charges fined. Rufus White and Robert Charles cited for weapon and trespass offenses. others like Dan O Conner and Joe Milan faced fines for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Monroe
Judge Schulze
Joe Thames
Joe Davis Baker
W. A. Crawford
T. &. Cavenaugh
Deserter Surrenders to Camp Beauregard Authorities
Dennis Carroll, a young white man from near Winnsboro, surrendered to WU. 5. Marshal J. H. Kirkpatrick after being tracked by the officer. Kirkpatrick located Carroll near the Carroll home and persuaded his father to help secure the voluntary surrender. They left Monroe for Camp Beauregard after meeting in Shreveport.
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Dennis Carroll
Camp Beauregard
Marshal J. H. Kirkpatrick
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Carroll
Winnsboro
Monroe
Shreveport
Young Carroll
Failing German Troops Cut Off In Belgium? No Clear Outlet
Washington reports the loss of Commander William Price Williamson and three enlisted men with eighteen wounded after an accidental depth charge explosion aboard the Orizaba on August 7. Allied advances on the Oise and Ailette fronts push Germans back across the valley as retreating forces abandon guns and materiel amid heavy pursuit.
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Washington, Arg
William Price Williamson
R. Th. White
U. S. S. Orizaba
Louisiana second sugar for syrup making approved
John M. Parker announced that the sugar division of the U S food administration has granted firms permission to buy Louisiana seconds for syrup making outside their normal sugar allowances. The price is 6 1 2 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
John M. Parker
Sugar Division
United States Food Administration
Louisiana
French Troops Reach Morlancourt Outskirts After Oise Crossing
French forces crossed the Oise and moved near Manecapa eight miles east of Novyon, several miles from Morlancourt. They pressed toward Noyon station on the north bank, according to unofficial dispatches.
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Manecapa
Novyon
Morlancourt
The
Oise
Noyon Station
General Manegin’s Army Captures Five Thousand Prisoners
Advices reaching Paris report that between the Oise and Aisne rivers during the advance on Wednesday and Thursday General Manegin’s forces captured about five thousand prisoners.
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Paris
Havas
Oise
Aisne
Manegin
British Capture Town of Albert in Somme Fighting
London reports that the town of Albert on the Ancre river, 18 miles northeast of Amiens, has been recaptured by the British. Field Marshal Haig says British forces achieved all objectives today between Bray-sur-Somme and Albert, advancing about two miles along a six mile front.
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London
Albert
Amiens
Ancre
Bray-sur- Somme
Field Marshal Haig
Tropical disturbance moves toward Yucatan Channel
A tropical disturbance has moved into the Caribbean Sea. The system is about 350 miles west and northwest of Barbadoes and drifting toward the Yucatan Channel.
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Washington, Aur
Font Caribbean Sea
Barbadoes
Yucatan Channel
Allied forces withdraw near Vladivostok after heavy fighting
A Daily Mail dispatch from Harbin dated Wednesday reports Allied troops north of Vladivostok were outnumbered and forced to withdraw after heavy fighting. British and French units fought alongside Cossacks and Czechs Slovaks with Japanese support aiding the retreat.
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London
Vladivostok
Daily Mail
Harbin
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Happy Vale
Meaulie
Bray-Albert
Bray
Prench
City Court
Oise River
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Constance
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