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Oklahoma City Times

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1918

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Soda Fountain Owners Fail in Pleas for Ice

Food administrators firm in order to aid housewives utilities board acts investigation started on report that he was diverted.

Ice shortage sparks agency actions and denials

Food officials resist ice for soda fountains while Carl Glitch denies supporting ice car removals. The corporate commission seeks a tracer to establish if cars were prepared for discontinuation of supply.

Teiters Te Refisal Carl Glitcch

Ice Shortage Sparks County Food Administrator Statement

H C Morse says there is a real ice shortage as daily output runs around 300 tons while потреб consumption hits 328 tons. He orders that households must receive reference and no dock sales will be permitted after today. The Commission examines claims Morse diverted from this cue and Carl Glinek has no comment on the ice situation.

H.C. Morse Corporation Commission Carl Glinek New State Tee Company Sant HO Morse Tom Hoc Morse

Latins Repel Austrian Attacks on Lower Semeni Front

Italian war department reports repulse of Austrian assaults along the Lower Semeni river line near Mali Temperces. The Central Powers attack was checked as Italian forces held the line and halted the offensive.

Semeni Mali Italian War Department

Veteran Will Speak At Free Meeting At Liberty Theater

Jack Lingwood, one of thirteen survivors of the Princess Pat regiment, will be the principal speaker at a patriotic mass meeting at noon Saturday at the Liberty theater. Lingwood says he has seen Prussian guards driven back three times when he went over the top with his unit. Mayor Overholser will introduce him and a patriotic musical program is planned. the public is invited.

Jack Lingwood Princess Pat Liberty Theater Lingwood Mayor Overholser

House to vote on youths amendment at six

Washington Aug 23 The House agreed to vote at 6 o clock on the McKenzie amendment added by the military committee. It would place registrants between 16 and 25 into a separate class to be called last, as the bill stands.

Washington House McKenzie

Hoover Returns to New York After Food Administration Visit

Herbert C. Hoover arrives in New York ending his overseas trip as head of the United States Food Administration. He is expected to address food supply policy and speak with city officials about national relief efforts during the postwar period.

New York Herbert C. Hoover United States Food Adminiyak

Where to Register for Youths Near Twenty-First Birthday

Youths reaching their twenty-first birthday since June 5, 191M must register tomorrow. Registration hours run 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at multiple city districts and precincts, including courthouse and city hall offices in Districts 2 and 3. County registration covers Deer, Edmond, Britton, Spring Creek, Council Grove areas and surrounding townships. specific precincts and rooms are listed, with Edmon and surrounding locales noted.

Courthouse City Hoythe City Hall Mike Donnelly Deer Sree Ad Edmond Britton Spring Creek Council Grove Oklahoma Greely Mustang TH. Flesher Edmond Lincoln Luther Dewey Choctaw Hartsell Deep Fork Savant Boone Cass Potto Springstown

Bomb rain hits five German towns in night raids

Londres Aug 21 Five important towns in Germany and five hostile air schemes were heavily bombarded by British aerial squadrons on August 21 22 an official Air Ministry statement said. Franklott and Cologne were heavily attacked with good results observed.

London Germany Hintoh British Air Ministry Franklooh Cologne

Utilities Board Demands Direct Talk Over Rate Protest

Oklahoma utilities commission presses for an immediate hearing with Director General McAdoo to challenge discriminatory freight rates. Representative Ferris urged to arrange the session in Washington, citing over 1 million dollars paid by Oklahoma shippers since the 25 percent rate increase and the Youmans decision.

Oklahoma Corparation Commission Wirhd Scott Ferris Washington Commission McAdoo Railroad Administration Com Youmans Ferrie

Allies Outnumbered Withdraw Before Foe On Far Eastern Front

British under secretary Lord Robert Cecil reports Czech Slovak forces in Trans Manchuria and Russian Bolshevik actions on the Ussuri front with Allied troops, red guards and Monitors involved. The dispatch notes withdrawals, battles, and prisoner updates amid Far East hostilities.

London Lord Robert Cecil Trans Vladivostok Harbin Oper Lake Hangka Neft Useuri Manchuria

French and British Forces Press German Lines in Picardy

Allied forces push along a fifty mile front north of Soissons driving deep into German positions. The British third and fourth armies advance over miles, capturing hundreds of prisoners, with Gomiecourt and surrounding areas falling. French troops cross the Oise near Manicamp and reach Morlancourt, as Mangin's drive seizes prisoners across the Ailette and Oise valleys.

London France Soissons Third Army Gomiecourt Bapaume Albert Associated Press Oise

British Forces Break German Line Near Somme Front

British troops report capture of Chaignolles and Herleville south of the Somme, with over a thousand prisoners. Haig's men also seize Boyelles Boiry-Becquerelle and reach Gommecourt, pushing along the Bray Albert road and taking Meaulte. Three German headquarters fall in Happy Valley as fresh divisions flee.

Associated Press France Chaignolles Herleville Somme Haig Boyelles Boiry-Becquerelle Gommecourt Gomiecourt Albert-Bray Meaulte Albert Bray-Albert Happy Valley Bray Field Marshal

Allied forces capture over twenty thousand since August 20

Unofficial war department advices indicate more than 20,000 Germans captured by British and French armies since August 20. French estimates credit Mangin's army with 10,000 captured in four periods, Humbert's forces with about 6,000, and British forces with nearly 7,000, including 6,000 captured by the Albert fighting on Thursday.

Ashington War Department Mangin Oe Humbert Albert

British Drive Deepens On Somme Front At Tara Hill

Reports describe a rapid British offensive along the Albert-Bapaume line with gains extending beyond five miles as German defenses are broken near Tara Hill and Albert. French lanes remain active and German reserves are harried by mounted squadrons probing forward.

Tara Hill Albert Somme Wouth Gamiecourt Albert-Bapaume

British and Huns Battle in Picardy Front Line

British and German armies clash along a twenty five mile front from Lahons to the Somme region in Picardy. Haig’s forces reportedly press forward while German counterattacks east of Beaucourt are repulsed. French troops secure the Oise and Ailette banks south of Noyon as Allied pressure widens. the push threatens the German rear near the Chemin des Dames as both sides seek advantage in a major engagement.

Avandaied Lahons Somme Coyeul River Arras Ancre Picardy Lenina Beaucourt Oise Ailette Sempigny Noyon Comey Coury Je-Chateau Guay Pont St. Mard Soissone Chemin Des Dames Hindenburg Albert

Retreat Defeat Forges British Battle Front Near Noyon

British troops press the line against German forces as reports describe a fierce engagement extending across the front east and west of Noyon and around Roye. The battle is seen as one of the war’s greatest, with heavy casualties and persistent resistance as both sides fight to gain the upper hand.

Noyon Roye

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