British Penetrate Hindenburg Line Near Henmnel French Gain Roye
Paris reports French troops capture Roye while American forces press Germans near Bazoches and Fismes, with combat around Fismette. British advance along Scarpe river pushes toward Bapaume and Croisilles, no Germans left in Bapaume. Haig's men cross river Scarpe, reach south of Bapaume, exploiting several gains along the front.
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Associated Press
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Fismes
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Croisilles
Ancre
Utilities Board Demands Immediate McAdoo Hearing
Oklahoma officials press for a direct appeal to Director General McAdoo over freight rate discrimination. They allege carriers levy higher charges on Oklahoma shipments, costing the state tens of thousands monthly, and seek an early federal adjustment after repeated subordinates’ assurances.
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Ierning
Charles FE Blewquist
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Washington
Railroad Administration
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Italian forces recap Albanian base and withdraw
Via London Aug 26 report states Austrian troops recaptured Nerat and the town near the Adriatic coast in Albania. Italian forces retired with captured men and matériel reportedly heavy losses. The Austrians claim consolidation of successes along the upper Devolli valley and progress around Speeragiant Senja.
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London
Albania
Nerat
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Ital
Be Andier
Cahiarwast
Speeragiant Senja
Work or Fight Exemption for Strikers Survives Senate Vote
Washington Aug 27 The work or fight amendment in the manpower bill passed the Senate 4 to 29 with an exception for strikers who return to work and seek their demands from the War Labor Board. A McKellar motion to strike the clause failed as amended. Fall's draft age proposal was rejected 34 to something unspecified.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Ute War Labor Board
McKellar
Tennessee
Cumming
Fall
Cotton Advances 125 Points to 33 Cents for October
In New Orleans on August 27 the cotton market posted record highs with October futures rising about 125 points to 33.54 a pound. Strong demand followed reports of crop damage in the south from adverse weather, fueling expectations of a very low government condition report due September 3.
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New Orleans
Local Weather Forecast Keeps Temperatures Steady Wednesday
The latest bulletin reports no major temperature swings for midweek with mild conditions and light winds. Residents are advised to prepare for comfortable daytime highs and cooler overnight readings.
How to Pronounce Names in War News
Guidance on approximating French name pronunciations for war reporting. Examples include Arras pronounced Arrass Albert as Albair Bapaume Bah pome Somme Sum Ancre Anki Mangin Mong ja Croisilles Crwah sell.
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Ancre
French Corporal Cellier Surrenders 700 Germans in Marne Fight
Aug 16 Associated Press reports corporal Pierre Cellier, 23, leader of a French tank crew with 15 Americans, redirected a German pause by holding a cave entrance with a white flag showing after a tank shell disabled their vehicle. Germans surrendered at his command, while two field pieces were taken. Cellier earned the Legion of Honor for his act.
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France
Associated Press
Pierre Cellier
Cellier
Legion of Honor
Marne Salient
Rumors of German Battalion Ordered to Rout at I.80
The frontier correspondent of the Telegraaf reports persistent rumors from a German source that a German battalion is ordered to the rout at I.80, with each tent shot as resistance is raised. The claim references mass retreat and widespread alarm among troops.
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Isterdam
Telegraaf
Merchant Ship Mistaken for Submarine Off Fire Island
The American steamer Felix Taussig, sailing from Philadelphia, was fired upon by its naval guard who mistook a pursuing vessel for a submarine off Fire Island in darkness. Seventeen crew members including the commander and executive officer are missing. Eight survivors, some wounded, landed in New York and Lewes, Delaware. Names of wounded and unwounded survivors are listed, including Claude Wild, Clarence S. Evans, Ro A. Corcoran, Elmer Gleason, Elmer Kerby, Claude Kalney, Charles N. Thomas, and George B. Weiganl.
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Fire Island
Noy
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Lewes
Del
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Fallon
Harran
Toatswain
Claude Wild
Mackit
Clarence S. Evans
Ro A. Corcoran
Selmer Gleason
Elmer Kerby
Claude Kalney
Charles N. Thomas
George B. Weiganl
Page Will Quit Post at London as Wilson Agrees
Washington August 27 Walter Hines Page of Garden City New York ambassador to Great Britain since April 191d has submitted resignation due to ill health to President Wilson who has accepted it.
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London
Wilson
Washington
Walter Hines Page
Garden City
United States
Great Britain
Wilsen
Discharged Operators Back to Work Urged by Union
Western Union telegraph workers fired before government takeover will be reinstated next week, according to the Commercial Telegraphers union officers who received the report today. The move aims to restore veterans to their jobs as government control resumes.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Com‘mercial Telegraphera’ Union
French capture of Lusitania hunter Schweiger in Med
Paris Aug 27 Lieutenant Schweiger the man who commanded the submarine that sank the Lusitania has been captured by a French patrol boat in the Mediterranean. He and his crew were aboard the submarine when it torpedoed a British steamer between Malta and Sicily. The captors sunk the U boat, with 75 crew, only one officer and four men rescued.
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Schweiger
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Mediterranean
la Journal
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Sicily
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Landat
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UA Dispatch
Rotary Club Considers City Housekeeper Discontinuation
At a regular meeting in the Lee-Huckine hotel the Rotary Club discussed whether to discontinue the city housekeeper position following Miss Daisy McFarlane’s resignation. Some members favored keeping the service while others urged discontinuation. The program included Reverend Mr Lane and Col George Griffith Getverea, with club plans to assist a Wat ee club ride for the city’s poor and a report on the housekeeper need.
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Daisy McFarlane
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George Griffith Getverea
Watee Club
German Rear Guards Fight Heavily In Bapaume-Croissilles Regions
In northern Picardy British forces press toward Beugnatre near Bapaume with hard fighting around Croisilles. Since last Wednesday 21,000 prisoners have been taken. Montauban and Longueval fell while Australian units moved toward Dompierre. British reach northern Bapaume outskirts. French advance near Roye yields 1,100 prisoners and gains near St Mard and Bagneux as German counterattacks are repulsed.
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Bapaume-Croissilles
London
Picardy
Beugnatre
Bapaume
War Office
Croisilles
Montauban
Somme
Longueval
Dompierre
Suzanne
Roye
Paris
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Bat
Bagneux
Aisne
French Troops Press Into Roye and Avre Fronts
French forces battled along the Avre river near Roye and advanced while engaging German defenses. Reports describe French crews in water up to their waists as they pressed forward with armor and infantry, making gains as night fell.
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France
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