Huns retreat on five mile front north of Albert
Allied dispatches from Aug 15 to 17 report German withdrawals along a five mile front north of Albert with French forces capturing Ribecourt and Lassigny while British and French units push toward Roye and the Ancre area. Allies claim 384000 prisoners and 670 guns since Marshal Fochs Picardy drive.
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Noyon
Petain
Lassigny
Picardy
London
Thiescourt
Lassigny Heights
Ribecourt
Ourschamps
Haig
Roye
Proyart
Wield
Marshal Hnaig
Marshal Foch
Goyencourt
Laucourt
Maucourt
Bois Des Loges
Damery
Fresnoy-les-Roye
Fransart
Ioye
Nesse-Noyon
Aris
Beaumont
Hamel
Serre
Puicieux au-Mont
Bucquoy
Paris
Divette
France
Peronne
Fismettes
Vesle
L’ecouvillon
St. Claude
von Hutier
Pic Ardy
Soissons
War Office
Cambronne
Plessier des-Roye
Reval
Matz
Oise
Gury
28 Production Managers Appointed by Fuel Administration
The fuel administration announces 28 production managers covering each coal region to lead increased output. Each district will see six member production committees with three managers and three workers reporting to boost efficiency. Weekly notices will list absent or underperforming workers and reasons.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Plane kills four in train at station in France
An air plane returning from a flight due to engine trouble crashed into a train at a station in Marseilles. Four people in the car were killed and several injured. The two aviators in the plane were severely burned.
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Marseilles
France
Tagore Denies Involvement in Indian Revolt Plot
New York Aug 17 Sir Rabindranath Tagore the Bengalese poet is alleged to be linked to a plot to foment a revolution in India. He cabled his publishers a letter of confidence he received from the viceroy of India denying the charge.
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New York
Rabindranath Tagore
India
McAdoo Outlines War Profits Tax Plan and Port Tax Idea
Secretary McAdoo told the House Ways and Means Committee that an excess profits tax with an optional war profits levy could be included in the revenue bill. He projected 300 to 480 million dollars more revenue than a prior plan, with adjustments for exceptional cases. A port tax on tropical imports may be added if needed. Representative Rainey vowed to push for higher estate taxes on large fortunes.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Leffingwell
Love
Internal Revenue
Roper
Kitchin
Rainey
Ilinois
Three Flyers Lose Lives In Separate Aviation Accidents
A day of expected progress for American and British aviators ended in tragedy as Capt James Fitz Morris of the Royal Air Force was killed near Dayton. In Rantoul Illinois Lieut J W Johnson of Trafford Alabama died in a field accident while another cadet was injured. In Fort Worth Texas Cadet William R Turnstall of Brookfield Massachusetts died in a midair collision.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Claude K. Rhinehardt
Mineola
Charles F. Lee
Indianapolis
James Fitz Morris
Royal Flying Corps
Rantoul
J. W. Johnson
Trafford
Ala
Chanute Aviation Field
Gilford
Fort Worth
Tex
William R. Turnstall
John R. Turnstall
Brookfield
Maass
New Call to the Colors for White Selective Service
Washington reports twelve thousand white selective service men for limited service were called by Provost Marshal General Crowder. They entrain August 30 and 31 and are assigned to three camps: Camp Upton New York three thousand, Camp Dodge Iowa four thousand, Camp Greene North Carolina five thousand, drawn from thirty four states.
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Washington
Crowder
Camp Upton
N. Y
Camp Dodge
Camp Greene
N. C
French Transport Djemnah Torpedoed in Mediterranean
Paris reports the French transport Djemnah of 3716 tons has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. A Berlin report of the attack has been confirmed. Four hundred forty two men are missing.
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Djemnah
Mediterranean
Paris
Berlin
Assassination of German Official Reported in Riga
Amsterdam reports the murder of Herr Von Sengbusch a German official at Vonden Russia reported from Riga. The killer escaped marking the fourth assassination of German officials in Russia to be noted.
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Amsterdam
Herr von Sengbusch
Vonden
Russia
Riga
Mrs. Skeffington Denied Permit to Return to Ireland
Mrs SF Sheehy Skeffington, freed from Holloway prison after deportation from Ireland, was refused a permit to return to Ireland. The exile status follows her detention and release on August 12 in London.
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Skeffington
London
SF. Sheehy Skeffington
Holloway Prison
Ireland
Railroad Order Withdrawn In Export Bill Action
St Louis reports the railroad administration has withdrawn its six week old order suspending through bill of lading on exports after September. The move follows new information received in the city.
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St. Louis
Two German Chiefs Shelved by Retirement of Generals
Berne newspapers report Generals Mudra and Liebrecht, who led German armies in the July offensive, have been placed on the retired list. The suspension signals a shift in high command amid postoffensive reevaluations.
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Aris
Mudra
Liebrecht
Berne
German Sub Attacks Smith Island Using Poison Gas
Washington reports a German submarine attacked Smith Island off the North Carolina coast using poison gas Saturday. Six men were gassed but survived. oil slicks and gas effects were noted near the channel entrance. A separate chase by a U.S. destroyer involved depth charges as the submarine vanished.
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Washington
Smith Island
North Carolina
Navy Department
Charleston
S.C
Coast Guard
Chase
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Caswell
N. C
Willard
Naval District
Smith’s Island
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
N.C
Virginia
Special taxes on occupations under war revenue bill
Washington August 15 special taxes of 10 a year on occupations or professions were added to the war revenue bill by the house ways and means committee. A 25 year levy applies to wholesale houses with large receipts and 10 percent duties cover jewelry wholesale and retail sales of platinum jewelry.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Beulah Binford War Nurse Heads to France
Beulah Binford, famed as the "Girl in the Case" in the Beatty murder trial, sails to France as a Red Cross nurse. Her longtime sweetheart Henry Clay Beatty Jr of Richmond was executed in 1911 for the murder of his wife on the Midlothian turnpike in Virginia.
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New York
Beulah Binford
Beatty
Virginia
France
Red Cross
Leulah
Henry Clay Beatty, Jr
Richmond
Midlothian
Policewomen Begin Duty in New York Uniforms
New York on August 17 reports six uniformed policewomen starting duty. They wear hillies revolvers and handcuffs and will focus on the welfare of girls.
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New York
Third Meatless Week for Austria Ordered
Berne reports Vienna advises a third meatless week in Austria with meat rations limited to a small amount only on Sunday. The measure reflects wartime food restrictions and aims to curb consumption during the period.
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Austria
Berne
Vienna
Roads to Employ Women in Rail Jobs
Washington reports thousands of women will join railroad work in coming months to replace men entering the army and other industries as the rail administration implements new plans.
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Washington
Army
Rail Administration
To Prison for Wilson Threat
Chicago August fifteenth United States circuit court of appeals affirms a three year sentence for Wales ter Stagunsky charged with threatening to kill the president of the United States.
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Wilson
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Apepeals
Walester Stagunsky
United States
Four Million Americans Could Win War In France Says Chief
Washington reports General March told the military committee that 4,000,000 Americans under one commander could push through German lines on the Western Front. The plan envisions 80 divisions in France by June 30 with 18 divisions training at home. Draft ages to 45 would end volunteer enlistment, and rapid troop movement to France is emphasized as essential to shortening the war. Senate plans to take up the manpower bill next week were delayed by no quorum.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
March
United States
France
West Front
Baker
Italy
United States Army
War Department
Department
Field Army
Pershing
National Guard
Rainbow Organization
U. S. Troops in Siberia Arrive and Join Czecho-Slovak Campaign
American troops commenced disembarking at Vladi vostok and will join the international force aiding the Czecho-Slovak army in Siberia. The Twenty-seventh regular infantry from Manila leads, under Col. Henry D. Styer, with Major General Graves commanding the entire force. The Archangel expeditionary force reaches Pabereshskalu, 100 miles south of Archangel, on the railroad toward Vologda.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manila
Philippines
United States
Henry D. Styer
Graves
Camp Kearney
Cal
London
Archangel
Pabereshskalu
Vologda
German admiralty appoints Behneke state secretary
Amsterdam reports Vice Admiral Behneke is named state secretary to the German admiralty. He previously served as vice chief of the naval general staff.
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Amsterdam
Behneke
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Ten Planes Down Decorated in Paris
Paris August 17 Lieut David Putnam of the Lafayette escadrille credited with ten German planes was decorated with the French military medal.
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Paris
David Putnam
Lafayette Escadrille
Statesman Is Near Death In Franklin New Hampshire
Franklin New Hampshire August 16 The condition of Senator Jacob H Gallinger is critical He is in his eighty second year and is the oldest member of the United States senate in continuous service.
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Statesman
Franklin
N. H
Jacob H. Gallinger
Senator Gallinger
United States Senate
Edward H. Gillette Dies. Iowa Political Figure
Des Moines Aug 16 Former congressman Edward H. Gillette died at his home near here on Wednesday He was a brother of actor and playwright William Gillette noting his prominence in early Iowa politics.
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E. H. Gillette
Des Moines
Edward H. Gillette
Iowa
Here
William Gillette
Germany Will Not Refuse Reasonable Peace Proposals
London reports quote Admiral von Hintze as German foreign secretary saying Germany will not refuse any reasonable peace proposals. He criticized Lloyd George's speech and said Allies could have approached Germany through authorized persons if they sought peace. Dispatches note talk of a peace drive, a Copenhagen council at German HQ, and leaders meeting. Hintze had reportedly left Berlin to confer with the Kaiser.
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London
Germany
von Hintze
Reuter
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Berlin
Backing the Czecho-Slovaks Allied Nation Decree
The British government formally recognizes the Czecho-Slovaks as an allied nation and the three Czecho-Slovak armies as an allied force actively fighting the central powers. Reports from Moscow via Berlin say entente agents delivered a note to War Minister Trotzky demanding within three days an explanation of Lenine’s threat to declare war against Anglo-French imperialism. German troops push toward Petrograd. Kiev region peasant unrest grows amid German advances.
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London
Moscow
Berlin
Trotzky
Lenine
Russia
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Politiken
Washington
Ukraine
State Department
U. S. Envoy Quits Moscow and Reaches Safe Return
Consul General Poole at Moscow hands over duties to the Swedish consul, destroys his code book, and seeks safe conduct for himself and staff back to the United States. Ludendorf calls for help as Germany’s retreat from the Marne prompts demands for twenty divisions from allies. Austria-Hungary initially refused but later sent two divisions.
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Washington
Poole
Moscow
United States
Ludendorf
Geneva
Germany
Marne
Austria-Hungary
Turmoil in Bohemia Reports Executions of 74 Czech Troops
Munich newspapers, via Zurich exchange telegraph, say Czech soldiers were executed and large scale arrests carried out in raids amid Bohemia unrest.
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London
Bohemia
Munich
Zurich
British report on air battles over London
London reports twenty one German planes shot down and ten driven out of control in aviation operations. Six British aircraft are missing.
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London
Arrests in Washington as suffragists stage third White House protest
In Washington on August 16 twenty nine women were arrested by police in Lafayette square opposite the White House during a third attempt to stage a women’s party demonstration.
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Washington
Lafayette Square
White House
Tax plan raises rates on unearned income in budget
Washington is to tax unearned incomes 13 percent while earned income over 4000 is taxed at 10 percent. The 5 percent rate applies to the first 4000. Exemptions remain at 1000 for singles, 2000 for couples, plus 200 per child. Installment payments for taxes are changed.
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Washington
McAdoo
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchin
Eseneses Rolly
Pesegas i
Eeee
Treasury
Yanks Bomb Enemy Towns in France Raid Report
American aviators bombarded Dommary-Baroncourt rail yard in Verdun Metz area and Longuyon. Deathly near Verdun and Thiaucourt attacked with several bursts in the yard and installations wiped out. Three direct hits on Longuyon track and 23 bombs on nearby warehouses.
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France
Dommary-Baroncourt
Verdun- Metz
Longuyon
Verdun
Thiaucourt
First U S Airplanes Used Behind German Lines
Washington reports General Pershing announced that a complete squadron of 18 DeHavilland Four aircraft built in the United States with Liberty motors conducted the first reconnaissance flight of American built planes behind enemy lines. They returned without loss, led by Brigadier General Foulois.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
DeHaviland
United States
Baker
Foulois
American Air Service
Catholics in Armed Forces Granted Friday Diet Dispensation
Washington reports that Catholics in the army and navy are relieved from abstaining from fresh diet on Fridays except Good Friday. The dispensation was announced by Bishop Patrick J. Hayes, head of Catholic chaplains, to clear up misunderstandings.
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Washington
Army
Patrick J.hayes
Italians Decorate American Red Cross on Mont Grappa
In northern Italy on Aug 19 Italian authorities awarded the war cross to several members of the American Red Cross ambulance service for outstanding conduct during operations on Mont Grappa in June.
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Italy
American Red Cross Ambulance Service
Mont Grappa
Soldiers to Farms by Furlough
Washington August 19 The war department announced soldiers in camp may obtain furloughs to engage in emergency agricultural work restoring farm productivity and supporting war needs.
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Washington
War Department
Two Thousand Aliens Take U S Oath in Petersburg
In Petersburg Virginia on August 19 two thousand foreign born soldiers from Camp Lee took the oath of allegiance becoming citizens of the United States. Louis F Post participated in the ceremonies.
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Petersburg
Camp Lee
United States
Louis F. Post
German War Losses Reach Six Million By July End
Paris reports total German casualties since the war began through July 1918 are about six million with 1.4 million killed, according to morning newspaper figures.
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Foe
Paris
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