Darmstadt Bombardment Kills Four in German City
Allied air raid on Darmstadt, capital of Hesse, kills four and injures many. Four Allied planes are reported lost. In Zeebrugge, American airmen Regan Harris and James Muir are forced to land in Zeeland and are interned. They describe bombing docks and heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Darmstadt
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Germany
Amsterdam
Hiague
Harris
Zeebrugge
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Biggekerke
James Muir
Flushing
Nieuport
Japan Lands Troops at Vladivostok in Allied Advance
The Associated Press reports Japanese troops have landed at Vladivostok joining British and French forces to secure the frontier as tensions rise with Bolshevik forces. Allied officers reviewed the Japanese contingent amid strong public interest and mobilization signals from Moscow to Kronstadt.
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Associated Press
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Austria Denounces British Recognition of Czechs
The Austro Hungarian government denounces British recognition of the Czechoslovaks as a nation and declares Czechoslovak Army members as traitors. It says the National Council is a private committee with no mandate from Czech people and warns that disloyal elements will be punished despite Entente recognition. The note, forwarded via Amsterdam, states the army may be part of the Entente one but not an ally under international law.
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Vienna
London
Austria-Hungary
Amsterdam
Japan and China plan emergency allied troop move
Government announces a provisional emergency measure amid armed German and Apsro-iungaras activities on the Manchurian border. Japanese troops will move toward Manchuria to deter threats, with the aim of safeguarding Chinese territory and local residents while maintaining sovereignty and cordial relations.
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China
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Japan Sends Troops to Siberia Under Treaty Arrangements
News from Washington reports Japan dispatched troops to Siberia under a new agreement amid reports that former German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners in Siberia are aiding Soviet forces near Manchuria and pressing toward the Chinese frontier. Refugees from Japan and China are said to be fleeing the fighting as the town of Manchu faces pressure. Continued on Page Five.
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Better War Bread Promised as Allies Move to End Rationing
London report quotes Herbert Hoover stating war bread of better quality with minimal rationing will be a result of Food Controllers conferences. He notes ample fats and meat if populations economize, and that North America can ship most food needed overseas to Europe.
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Hoover
Associated Press
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United States
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Caillaux Case Taken to Senate as High Court Trial
Paris dispatch reports Caillaux will be tried by the Senate acting as a court of justice rather than a court martial. The inquiry, led by Bouchar don, will be turned over to a Senate committee with powers to examine witnesses and decide whether to prosecute. The process mirrors the Malvy case but with broader judicial authority.
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York Times
Paris
Joseph Calllaux
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Caillaux
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Calliaux
Republic
Senate Committee
Maivy
France
Troops Over Seas Surpass 1.45 Million In War Effort
The New York Times reports 1,450,000 U S troops have shipped overseas with General March confirming the total includes all American expeditionary forces. He notes progress toward the 1.5 million target and identifies divisions in France and Belgium under Commanders Cronkite Burnham.
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Italy
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March
United States
Europe
American Snipers Busy in Filmette Front Line Shifts
American and German forces duel in Fismette across the Vesle with fierce sniping and machine gun fire. Both sides hold separate halves, avoid artillery to prevent friendly fire, and conduct nightly reliefs under cover. Germans shift to bombing the rear as American patrols press cautious defense.
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New York Times Company
New York Times
France
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Fismette
Americans Raid Net Advance in Lorraine Clash at Frapelle
In Lorraine on August 17 American forces captured the village of Frapelle east of St Dié and wiped out a sizeable German salient. Prisoners were taken as the Germans suffered heavy casualties. the raid began as a minor probe and escalated after a 4 30 a m assault.
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Frapelle
St. Dié
French Gain Vital Heights Near Roye In War Diary
French troops drive into enemy positions along a three mile front north of the Aisne and northwest of Soissons, taking about 240 prisoners. Reports say 1000 prisoners and many machine guns captured as they advance near Roye and Canny sur Matz. Haig’s forces gain small advances north of Proyart and along the Roye Amiens corridor with progress north of the Ancre.
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Canny-sur-Matz
Lassigny
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Proyart
Somme
Lihons
Chaulnes
Roye-Amiens
Ancre
77th National Army Division in France and Frapelle victory
War Department reports the 77th National Army Division, trained at Camp Upton under Major General J Franklin Bell, holding a sector east of St Dié. Communiqué notes the capture of Frapelle and an Aug 15 aerial victory by Lieutenants Stiles and Drew over Flirey. additional combat details follow.
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War Department
St. Dié
77Th National Army
New York
Camp Upton
J. Franklin Bell
77Th
General March
National Army
France
Frapelle
Pershing
Vosges
Frapelie
Lorraine
Flirey
Stiles
Drew
French Capture Autreches Plateau in Picardy Action
French troops attacked Autréches region near Soissons and seized the plateau north of Autréches village gaining control of the area north of the Oise. Allies tighten around Roye while German artillery slows advances and rumors of a new Hindenburg line surface.
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Autréches
Soissons
Oise River
Roye
Thiescourt
Humbert
Picardy
Iemy
Germans prepare evacuation of Roye area in widening front
Paris reports German forces ready to withdraw from the Roye Lassigny Nevers salient while workers push a new Hindenburg line behind the front. The Roye position is described as serious as Allied forces advance to within about a mile of the area.
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