Pressure on Bulgars Grows in Doiran Front
Heavy fighting on the Balkan front around Lake Doiran northwest of Salonika. Bulgarian officials report repeated bombardments and allied infantry assaults repulsed near Doiran and Dolzerzi, with French and Serbian forces capturing nearby villages. Allied statements claim ongoing engagements and air bombardments in the Doiran sector, including Potka Palmis Sukovosni Matnica and surrounding areas.
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London
Lake Doiran
Salonika
Lake Dotyan
Dolzerzt
Ostrovo
Paris
Balkan Front
Army of the Orient
Rempi
Lake Presba
Ljuminca
Doiran
Neghboring
Potka
Palmis
Sukovosni Matnica
Beles
Bitoli
Await Austrian Crash First Big Break in War Line-Up
Paris August 18 All France watches Austria for signs of collapse as Emperor Francis Joseph's armies suffer heavy losses under pressure from Russian and Italian offensives. The dual monarchy holds center stage as observers expect a shift in the war balance. German inventors patent a method for reinforcing paper with cotton or linen, inserting fabric between pulp layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Austria
Francis Joseph
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Mrs Josephine E Perry of Frederick testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills corrected irregular kidney action and sediment in secretions, alleviating dizziness and nervous spells. She reiterates her praise from 1909 and confirms ongoing benefit, urging readers to use the same remedy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N C advertises price 30c at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Dean
Mra
Josephine
E. Perry
R. F
Boan
Doan
Russians Repulsed as Austro German Forces Hold Dniester Front
Petrograd reports fierce battles north of the Dnies ter between Ziota Lipa and Narajovka rivers as Austro German troops counter attack with heavy artillery. Berlin claims Russian offensives in Eastern Galicia were repulsed with 154 prisoners taken and Carpathian gains by Austrian forces.
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Petrograd
von Bodhimer
Whch
Stripa
Dniester
Ziota Lipa
Narajovka
DuNetin
Berlin
Gattelal
Zalocze
War Office
Charles Francis
Tustebaby
Konczani
Carpathians
Starawipcayne Height
Capul
Robbers hid $32,000 in trunks after Burroughs raid
Miss Jessie Noble, a stenographer, testified that burglars looted the Burroughs Adding Machine pay car of more than $32,000 on August 4. She said they hid the cash in local rooming houses and escaped with the loot last Saturday, after taking two trunks from her room. Detectives visited the rooming houses and questioned her heavily.
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Detroit
Jessie Noble
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Miss Noltie
Burroughs
Cass Avenue
Lone Veteran Parades In Blue Across Washington Street
In Washington on August 18 a lone veteran, Sergeant John Kirk, marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in a faded blue Union uniform, shouldering his musket with a tiny flag, commemorating the 54th anniversary of enlisting. Police issued no parade permit. In Mt Clemens Michigan the same day Roy Petit was fatally shot by his wife as onlookers watched. she confessed killing him claiming he courted others.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury
John Kirk
Congressional
Grand Army
Pennsylvania
New Cumberland
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Roy Petit
Pettit
Austro Hungarian Losses Released in Russian Offensive
Confidential figures state Austro Hungarian casualties since the Russian offensive began total 36 000 killed 321 600 wounded and 300 716 missing. Russia claims 268 000 taken to the drive. In New York Mrs Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa widow of the Irish patriot died of heart disease at age and visited Staten Island where her husband died in 1915.
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Geneva
Russia
O'Donovan Rossa
New York
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Rustic Combination Exterior Plan Promoted in Paper
A house design features first story siding up to a belt course with shingles above. Living room opens from the Piazza, with a bookcase archway to the dining room and a rear den or sewing room. Overall 28 by 30 feet, 9 foot first floor and 3 foot upper, full basement, cost 7599 dollars not including heating.
Corporal Kills Soldier in Texas Court Case
Cor corporal Carl Dundies faces murder and attempted murder charges in Cameron County court over the shooting of Corporal James Clement of the Second Virginia Infantry and wounding of Senorita Sofia Valdes. Clement, a Warrenton Virginia native, was killed as he protected a Mexican girl from Dundies advances. Dundies allegedly shot himself but only lightly wounded. No preliminary date set. military authorities have not acted.
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Brownsville
Tex
Poral
Carl Dundies
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
Cameron County
James Clement
C Company
Second Virginia Infantry
Dunches
Dundies
37 440 Eggs Seized in Philadelphia for Decomposition
Philadelphia reports 37 410 eggs seized by Deputy Marshal Kenney on advice from Assistant District Attorney Sterett alleging filthy decomposed and putrid animal matter. A shipment with five percent rats and spots could face criminal prosecution under federal law. Also mentioned is a note on radium in Hath waters producing emissions, per English scientists.
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Philadelphia
Marshal Kenney
Ster- Tett
Plague Unchecked in Phila Aug 18
Philadelphia reports five deaths and seven new infantile paralysis cases raising totals to 238 cases and sixty four deaths. As the day wore on scientists intensified measures, with Director Krusen urging that children under sixteen be kept out of churches with Sunday services until further notice, a proposal quickly approved by church leaders.
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Philadelphia
Krusen
Plague Spreads in New Jersey With 69 New Cases
News reports sixty nine new infantile paralysis cases across New Jersey on Aug 18, with Newark accounting for 24 and Atlantic City two. The state total rises to 1804 cases, while the New York outbreak shows 32 deaths and 121 new illnesses in the latest 24 hours, marking a decline from prior days.
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Atlantic City
Trenton
State Department of Health
Newark
Orange
Jersey City
South Orange Township
Montclair
Harrison
Hackensack
Rutherford
Italians Hold Advance Not to Move on Trieste
Rome reports the Italian army is stalled on the lower Isonzo awaiting the capture of upper Isonzo mountains including San Gabriele and San Mario before Trieste operations. Attacks on the Carso plain continue as heavy guns and garrisons are challenged amid mountain fortifications and Austrians mocking with a mandolin.
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Trieste
Isonzo
Rome
Isongo
San Gabriele
San Mario
Tolming
Gorz
Carso
Staiie Grado
Danish King Negotiating Sale of Friends Named in Trial
A testimonial of character and defense for Harry J. Spaniel who killed Major M. C. Butler and his wife in Alpine Texas is to be provided by leading citizens of Spaniel's former home city Hazleton Pa Aug 18. The testimony aims to aid Spaniel in his murder case and highlights efforts by local supporters.
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Ald Stayer
Hazieton
Harry J. Spannel
M. C. Butler
Alpine
Tex
Spaniel
Lydia E. Pinkham testimonial from Jamaica New York
A Jamaica New York woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Medicine for relief from head pain nervousness and hot flashes after a two year struggle She says her sister in law suggested the remedy and she now keeps a bottle at home The advertisement invites others to write for information about women issues.
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Jamaica
N. Y
Inlaw
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
L. N. Burnham
Globe Ave
N.Y
Lydia EB
Pinkham
None better paint deal across colors
An advertisement offers paint in colors Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak Light Oak. It lists 12 pint cans priced at 12 cents, pint cans at 20 cents, and quart cans at 35 cents.
Floor finishes in colors and bargain paint cans
Floor stain offered in Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak and Light Oak. Gallon cans priced at 1.25 and 12 gallon cans at 0.65. Cold water paint packages at 0.35 per package. Floor varnish Wanine Floor is advertised at right prices.
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