Mount Kemmel Falls to British Force in Lys Salient
Allied dispatches report Mount Kemmel captured by British forces as German retreat accelerates from the Lys salient. British also hold Bailleul, the left bank of the Lawe from Viole Chapelle to Lestraw, and have gained ground near Soissons.
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Associated Press
Mount Kemmel
Atherrun
Lys Salient
Flanders
London
Bailleul
Mount Lille
Soeissons
Aisne
Ailette
Couchy-le-Chateau
Oise
British Capture Mont Kemmel and Mont St Quentin
British forces report the capture of Mont Kemmel southwest of Ypres, a key fortress in the Flanders fighting last April. Mont St. Quentin, just north of Peronne, also fell to the British in the latest front advances.
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London
Mont Kemmel
Ypres
Flanders
Mont St. Quentin
Aelf
Peronne
British advance near Peronne after early gains
In Lys, British forces hold La Couture and Les tram positions and push one and a half miles east of Bailleul. They report capture of Mont Delille and Kemmels hill and, following Mont St. Quentin, move toward Bussu two miles northeast of Peronne.
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London
Lys Salient
la Couture
Lestram
Bailleul
Mont Delille
Kemmels Hill
Mont St. Quentin
Bussu
Peronne
British advance in Somme Lys and Arras regions expands
London reports German troops driven from positions east of Clery on the Somme and near Peronne. British forces enter Hranoutre south of Locre and take La Coure northwest of Bethune. A strong point is seized at St Servine farm and the village of Eterigny north of the Arras CaraBra road.
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London
Clery
Somme
Peronne
Hranoutre
Locre
Lys Salient
Haig
la Coure
Bethune
St. Servine Farm
Eterigny
Arras-Carbrai Road
Arras
Heavy Artillery Fire Reported North of Noyon
War office statement reports heavy artillery fire north of Noyon and between the Ailette and Aisne rivers during today’s fighting.
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Paris
Noyon
Ailette
Aisne
War Office
American bombing machines at work on Lorraine front
American bombing machines attacked railway yards and buildings at Conflans on Friday morning. Several direct bursts were observed and enemy pursuit planes followed the invading force.
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Lorraine Front
Conflans
U S Airmen Bomb Rail Yards at Longuyon in Noon Raid
American airmen targeted railway yards at Longuyon at noon scoring several direct hits. Late in the afternoon Con flans were raided again but poor visibility hindered assessment of bombing effectiveness.
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Longuyon
Conflans
German withdrawal seen near Mount Kemmel amid Lys battles
British forces press the Lys salient with rapid German retreats from Mount Kemmel toward Bethune. Haig’s troops advance near Marionnes wood between Bapaume and the Somme as the enemy holds strong positions along the line.
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France
Lys
Mount Kemmel
Bethune
Haig
Marriennes Wood
Bapaume
Brothers Safe Overseas Informed Arrival
Deputy Sheriff John M. Brothers receives word from Lt. Jas. K. Brothers of his brother's safe arrival overseas, confirming the mission's status.
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J. K. Brothers
John M. Brothers
Jas. K. Brothers
American Steamer Sunk by U Boats in Atlantic Fight
The U S ship Joseph Cudahy was torpedoed on August 17. Sixty two crew members are reported missing and thirteen were rescued. Two submarines conducted the attack.
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Washington
U.S
Joseph Cudahy
Allies Defeat Red Guards on Ussuri Front in Russia
Allied forces and Czecho-Slovak troops attacked Bolshevik Red Guard units along the Ussuri river front and drove the enemy back about 15 miles. Prisoners were taken and considerable booty captured by the Allies.
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Vladivostok
Ontente
Bolsheviki Red Guard
Ussuri
Wilson appoints September 12 as registration day for draft
President Wilson signs the manpower act bringing men aged 18 to 45 into the draft and proclaims Thursday September 12 as registration day. Registration runs 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. statewide with mail and tardy enrollment options and exemptions for diplomats. about 18 million men subject to call and others deferred by health and dependents.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Orelock
Eithevrs
Tfaimag
War Department
Rev Farrington to Preach Here at Morning Service
Former Monroe First Baptist pastor Rev F Farrington now in Jackson Tenn visits the city and will occupy the pulpit at the church tomorrow morning. His return is welcomed by former members and friends, with good attendance expected.
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F. Farrington
First Baptist Church of
Monroe
Jackson, Tenn
American Casualties Reported by American Expeditionary Forces
The Commanding General reports casualties after action in the American Expeditionary Forces. Killed in action is listed as a single entry with the casualty code A . GF. The brief dispatch notes the ongoing toll of battle with incomplete details.
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Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
Missing in Action and Wounded in Action Report
A terse service note lists Private Clifton Smith of Fimmport Louisiana among missing in action and wounded severely with death from wounds. also records wounded degree undetermined and 20 prisoners. Other details are garbled but indicate a wartime casualty status report from a military unit.
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Clifton Smith
Fimmport
1 220 000 Americans in France Aug 7 Says Gen March More Since Then
Washington August 31 — General March said in a Senate Military committee briefing that all American troops abroad are being withdrawn to join Pershing's first field army. He cited 1 220 000 in France on August 7 with hundreds of thousands more since, noting embarkations passed 1 500 000 last week.
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Washington
Pershing
March
Senate Military Committee
Diardh
France
Mrs Johnson Falls From Second Story Balcony
Mrs H L Johnson fell from the second story at the Nelson building corner Jackson and Bt Ann last night about eight o clock while checking wash. She was found unconscious on the ground with a badly sprained right ankle and a bruised knee but otherwise escaped serious injury. Her husband, an engineer in Shreveport, arrived today and took her to a sanatorium for ankle treatment.
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H.l Johnson
Nelson
Jackson
Ann
Quierly
Shreve Art
Johnson
City Court Quiet Session Nets Small Fines
City court held a brief session with a vagrant fined five dollars and several others fined for drunkenness. A fight case resulted in a twenty seven fifty fine for D. D. Merideth while Ty. P. Goibelt and J. M. Hoffman faced lesser penalties or discharge.
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Henry Jones
Gus Smith
Jack Horton
Harry Holiness
R. P. Smith
D. D. Merideth
Americans Leave Moscow for Petrograd on Special Train
Ninety five Americans departed Moscow August 26 for Petrograd on a special train. Consul General Poole and other consular staff stayed behind. The Y M C A and Y W C A personnel and various American business representatives accompanied the group, with American interests turned over to the Swedish consulate.
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Washington
Poole
American Bank
Moscow
Petrograd
Post Office Seeks Present Address of Ada Brakefield
Postmaster J T Bryant asks readers to locate Ada Brakefield last listed at Box 108 Monroe Louisiana. He suspects the box is rural route and not her current address. Anyone knowing her whereabouts is asked to contact him so a soldier's allotment plus four government family allowance can be delivered.
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J. T. Bryant
News-Star
Ada Brakefeld
Monroe
Louisiana
Bryant
Treasury Department
Another Spanish Ship Sunk
Paris reports on August the Spanish vessel Alexandrine torpedoed per Madrid dispatch.
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Paris
Aug. JL
Madrid
German Spy Wove Fantastical Tales of U S War Entry
A released German agent Karl Boy Ed and former naval attaché and Cap tain von Pipen publish a sensational book claiming their wartime propaganda shaped U S opinion. A prisoner near Soissons quotes their claim that a secret U S Great Britain treaty forced America into the war.
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France
Atg
Karl Boy-Ed
Washington
von Pipen
United States
Soissons
Great Britain
America
Hall Defends His Record In Senate Campaign
Candidate for United States Senate speaks to voters from his former home area defending his track record. He outlines policy positions and political experience while addressing concerns from local residents and supporters.
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U.S. Senate
Receptions and rallies mark candidacy drives in Louisiana
Luther E. Hall addressed about five hundred supporters at the opera house in Monroe in his bid for the United States Senate. The event featured local officials and prominent figures, with Jas. B. Rourk of Leesville and G. Judice Hall also highlighted for rail road commissioner advocacy and reform.
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Luther E. Hall
Opera House
United States
Rayville
Bastrop
Columbia
Collinston
Jack Manning
P. M. Atkins
J. K. Skipwith
Brodnax
H. Db. Appar
L. R. Powers
B. A. Trousdale
EB. G. Courtney
Vero Lynch
Monroetalian
Mr. Lynch
Jas. B. Rourk
Lynch
Monroe
Louisiana
Washington
Napoleon
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Pight
Baton Rouge
Mack Sennett
Ford Sterling
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