French gain two miles on new ten mile front
French forces attacked along a ten mile front between Carlepont and Fontenoy near Soissons, advancing about one and a third miles. Nouvron Vingré and Le Hamel were captured. 1,700 prisoners taken including two battalion commanders. British and French gains tighten positions east and west of Soissons as German lines near Roye and Namport face pressure.
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Aisne
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Soissons
War Office
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St. Marcies Triot
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St. Marc
Fontenay
Andingnicourt
Namport
Montagne Forest
Pances
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Tracy Val
Eather Fant
Icourt
Oise-Aisne Front Vital to Foe In French Advance
Paris reports an extensive French breakout along the Oise Aisne line with nine miles of advance from Carlepont east of the Oise to Fonc, about six miles toward Soissons. The advance depth and 1,700 prisoners are cited, with captured villages including Namproel, Nowy ran-Vingre, and gains near Podipaiourt.
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Associated Press
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Picardyne
Carleyont
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Fonce
Aisne
Soissone
Atevance
Paris
Lon
Nampoel Ami Nowyran-Vingre
Podipaiourt
Wetween Nai Nowyran-Vingre Viench
Reyes
Picardy
British forces hold Merris front after ridge victory
Allied troops in France report strong British action around Outtersteen ridge near Merris. After capturing the ridge and repelling a fierce German counterattack, British forces inflicted heavy losses, and more than a dozen Germans were taken prisoner. The Ridge and Theridge were reported as captured yesterday, with ongoing local fighting and patrol activity across the front.
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Associated Press
France
Outtersteen Ridge
Merris
Somme
Haig
Liberty bonds open at 101 reach new high record
New York reports Liberty bonds at 1 percent opened at 11 in the Stark Exchange, marking a new high record by exceeding the previous level by half a point. The rise signals strong demand and market momentum for Liberty issues.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Liberty
Stark Exchange
Ans Hrahd Folk Say Yor Bigges Fights 15 Om De Inside
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions tonight with clear skies. Local report highlights ongoing concerns about fights and safety inside the area, with outside disturbances noted and a warning to stay cautious tonight.
Rice Question Is Political, Japan's View
The Associates Press reports Japan debates riot censorship as newspapers protest a government ban on news of the rice riots. Minister Mizuno says governors report disorders abating while presses call the order an unprecedented interference with free speech. Constitutional party warns the move harms national social movement.
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TORIO
Mizuno
Constitutional Party
Crowder calls 5800 educated draft men
Washington August 19. Eighteen wares were called upon by the provost marshal general today to furnish 5709 white draft registrants of grammar school education fit for general military service. The men will enlist September. Voluntary enlistments will be accepted until August 25. None will go from
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Washington
Wales
Registration supplies sent to draft boards
Supplies of registration cards and questionnaires for the supplemental registration to be held August 24 for the men who have become of draft age since the last registration were sent to all boards by Adjutant E. H. The same regulations and requirements which applied to former registrations will apply on August.
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Yankee Sniper Shows Runs Some Fancy Shooting
An American front line corporal in a sniper unit in France has recorded six kills in three days including a German marksman who had troubled American troops. He crawled under fire to reach a tree and eliminate the enemy sniper.
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Yankee Sniper
France
Geman
Thousands Attend G. A. R. Reunion in Portland Launch
Thousands of delegates attend the Grand Army of the Republic Fifty second annual encampment in Portland Oregon. A highlight is a ship launch to display the wooden hull as Ladies of the GAR Daughters of Veterans Civil War nurses and the Woman's Relief corps begin business sessions today.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Training Body to Organize at Tonight Meeting in Chamber
A company organization meeting for men subject to the new draft is set for tonight at the Chamber of Commerce rooms under Capt Orvel Johnson. Drill instruction will be led by Captain Johnson and officers of Company I, Second Regiment, with approval from Provost Marshal Crowder and the War Department.
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Orvel Johnson
Ore. H
Second Oklahoma
Ca “Stain Johnson
Crowder
War Department
Armory
Tenth Street
All Chicago to Hear Wilson on Labor Day
Chicago audience will hear President Wilson speak on Labor Day. A citywide audio system will transmit the speech to homes with telephones via megaphones at police boxes. Regular service suspended during the broadcast period as the president speaks from Chicago on August 19.
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Chicago
Wilson
Hicago
Army Opens to Men Held for Limited Service
A special order from the provost marshal general allows class one registrants held for limited service to be inducted into any corps or department upon request. Qualified men must apply to the chief of the staff corps they wish to serve, providing order, serial, address, and qualifications for induction. Induction proceeds via the board they are registered with.
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Army
Military Intelligence Bureau
Military Aeronautics
Restrictions Lift Planned After Ice Shortage
The New State Ice plant suffered a breakdown causing a Wichita supply rush. Eighty tons were lost yesterday. the plant is now back in operation. Officials expect to lift restrictions for housewives within two days as ice savings and imports from Wichita resume normal levels.
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New State
Wichita
Glitsch
Allies Ask Sweden To Aid Escape of Moscow Refugees
Washington reports Sweden is urged by the Swedish consul at Moscow, acting for American and allied consuls, to permit the passage or rescue of refugees fleeing Moscow, or to find a feasible way for persons to pass through Finland to safety.
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Battle Front
Sweden
Moscow
Washingto
Swedish Exsular
Finland
Oklahoma War Chiefs Urge Swift Action on Manpower Bill
Fragmentary wartime report shows Oklahoma figures urging faster passage of a manpower bill. The item cites wounded soldiers including a man named Short and references to drafts, calls for eighteen to nineteen year olds, and Secretary Baker addressing congressional hearings on extending draft ages. It notes President White House messaging and General March guidance on training timelines and college deferments amid a broad mobilization effort.
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Crowder
Boye
Nighteen
Baker
Imen
Winder
Rekergard
General Croeder
General March
Germany Press Defends Retreat On Western Front
PARIS August 19 German press seeks to reassure readers that a strategic retreat is necessary to allow German forces to maneuver and seize initiative on a broad scale. Propaganda claims the general staff will keep the edge by compelling premature engagements with the American army to wear it down.
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Paris
Spain Won’t Stray From Neutrality Path Says Minister
Foreign Minister Dato denied reports that Spain would abandon neutrality. He stated the cabinet would not turn from a policy of neutrality and rejected claims of a note to Germany over alleged torpedoing of the steamer Tex.
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