Allies Plan Five Million Army by Next June
Washington reports Allied agreements to raise the American army to five million by June and to ship at least 250000 men monthly to France through the winter. General March said the aim is wartime speed, with more troops and a broader draft basis debated post vacation.
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Senate
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General Graves Chosen to Lead Siberian Relief Force
General March announced that Major General William S Graves will command the American contingent sent to Siberia to aid the Czecho Slovak forces. The nucleus will be two regular regiments from the Philippines, with American assistance limited to rear protection and storage guard duties.
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Siberia
March
William S. Graves
Philippines
Graves
Europe
Marshal Foch
Beron Uyenara
Japan
Russia
Polk
Kandalaska
Kola
Murmansk
Francis
British Ship Losses Fall in July as UK Builds More
London reports July merchant shipping losses eased from June while Allied and neutral output rose. Sir Leo G. Chiozza Money notes three month UK and allied construction exceeded losses by 206,606 gross tons, with July UK output at 141,048 tons. Influenza disrupted yards with worker absences of up to 35 percent. Paris artillery fire continues to shell the Paris region.
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House of Commons
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United Kingdom
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Secretary of the Admiralty
New York Records Hotter Than Any Day In History
The United States Weather Bureau thermometer on the Whitehall Building climbed to 102 at 4 PM, shattering the city’s prior high of 100 set in 1881. Eight deaths were reported, with over 100 overcome, as heat and drownings attributed to the heat pressed crowds to beaches along the Atlantic and Sound.
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Weather Bureau
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West Hightieth Street
Flower Hospital
Manhattan Bridge
East River
Herman Coleman
Sireet
Lloyd George and Mangin Praise U S Skill in Battle
Premier Lloyd George lauded American troops in the House of Commons for their gallantry and trained skill. General Mangin, directing Allied success against German right flank, praised Third American Army Corps for their courage, six days of counter offensive, and captured prisoners and territory as noted in the order of the day.
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House of Commons
France
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Sawsons
Third American Army Corps
Children of Liberty
German Stand Behind Aisne Tightens No Man's Land
Allied forces face a German defense along the Aisne Vesle corridor with a long No Man's Land of machine guns and heavy artillery. The Crown Prince trusts this line to slow Foch's push as Ludendorff's troops yield tactical leverage while American and French guns mass for renewed action. The battered front includes Vesle river defenses, Chemin des Dames foothills, and reports of heavy shelling south of the river amid ongoing stalemate.
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Aisne-Vesle No Man's Land
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Arthur
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Prats Agnortation
London
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Foch
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Prench
Allies Strike Across Five Fronts In World War I Gains
Allied forces pressed forward on five sectors, two near Soissons Rheims and three further north. French and American troops crossed the Vesle River on a five mile front from Fismes to west of Bazoches in rain and mud, seizing ground and holding against two counterattacks as engineers built new bridges. North of Rheims the French advanced toward Laon and Rethel, threatening German left flank while Haig reported British gains along the Lys between Lawe and Clarence rivers and near Bray Corbie on the Somme sector. French forces also moved near Framicourt and Mesnil St Georges south of Montdidier and occupied City Sassogne on the Vesle between Soissons and Braisnes.
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Rethel
Marshal Haig
Lawe
Clarence Rivers
Lys Salient
Bray-Corbie Road
Somme
Framicourt
Mesnil-St Georges
Montdidier
Sassogne
Soissons
Braisnes
Americans Reach Vesle River In Heavy Rain Battle
Under heavy shellfire and gas, American forces crossed the Vesle River last night and today, with French troops advancing on the left and the line straightened from Bazoches to Pisses. Germans suffered casualties and prisoners as the attack began Tuesday afternoon and continued through the night, while artillery duels raged over the captured positions.
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Aisne-Marne
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