President Signs Manpower Bill and Sets September Draft
An official War Department estimate places 12,778,738 men to register on September 2 under the new draft rules. President Wilson signed the manpower bill extending authority, setting September 12 as the registration date, detailing how those aged 18 to 48 must enroll and the orders for local boards to staff registration sites.
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Washington
War Department
Ang
Wilton
United States
Arma
Hovs War Department
Hertling to Quit Getting Too Old
London dispatch from Amsterdam reports Chancellor von Hertling plans to retire due to age with a German official suggesting his successor may be Ta WS Soll.
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London
Berlin
London Police Strike Ended
London police force strike ended after an announcement this evening by the Telegraph company. The development closes days of disruption affecting city services and security.
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London
Fechange ‘Telegraph Company
Bolshevik Premier Lenine Targeted In Moscow
A Russian wireless report from Moscow dated August claims attempts were made on the life of Lenine the Bolshevik premier. The message says Lenine was wounded and details remain unconfirmed. Local weather notices briefly interrupt the page with forecast changes and cooler temperatures tonight east portion.
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London
Lenine
Moscow
Enemy Retrenchments and Allied Advances Across Front
A chaotic dispatch reports enemy withdrawals on Lys and at Kemmel with Allied gains, plus Bolshevik defeats and Japanese occupation in Siberia. U S agents back 15 miles from Moscow while Vienna and Petrograd run live wires on shifting fronts. Wounded rise to dozens as medical detachments aid the front, with consular and diplomatic notes from Washington and Stockholm amid war-wide telegrams.
No Trace Found Of Czar's Remains
Archangel report states no trace of Emperor Nicholas II found after Sokol forces captured Yekaterinburg on July 2 and 8. An American ambassador was told by an army officer in Archangel that no definite report exists. The latest rumor claims remains were removed to a deep pit in the Yekaterinburg mine and destroyed. The officer could not confirm the fate of the former czar's family who reportedly fled Yekaterinburg.
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Czar
Associated Press
Archangel
Nicholas of
Russia
Yekaterinburg
David R. Francis
Uical
Yekater Hurchal
Vekaterin Borg
U S Ship Joseph Cullaty Sunk by U Boat Losses Reported
The United States cargo steamship Joseph Cullaty was torpedoed about 700 miles from the English coast on August 17. Two torpedoes struck the vessel, one hitting the fuel tank and the other the engine room. The captain said he was taken aboard a submarine for questioning. Twenty two missing crew members include naval armed guard, with only two rescued. The ship sank after the torpedoing, with unclear loss of life.
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Washington
Avg M
United States
Joseph Cullaty
Fglish
Sistyo
Cudahy
Naval Armed Guard
Miss Corbett to Attend War Work Council Here
Miss Mildred Corbett associate director of the southern YWCA publicity campaign will arrive Monday to attend the United War Work council conference at the Chamber of Commerce. The council includes YMCA YWCA War Camp Community and plans its 1918 1919 war work drive with representation from six states Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Arizona Louisiana and New Mexico.
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Mildred Corbett
Southern Department
YW. CA
United War Work Council
YM. C. Aly Wca
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Arizona
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oaseting
Colonel Wanted as Ambassador to Great Britain
London rumor circles name Walter Hines Page as the American representative at the peace conference with Roosevelt also discussed. Some expect a vacancy in London and the decision may hinge on who best knows the president’s mind, with Nicholas Murray Butler among the possible selections.
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New York
London
Westminster Gazette
Walter Hines Page
Page
Roosevelt
Washington
Coknel House
Curle
Nicholas Murray Butler
Another Spanish Vessel Sunk Reported
Paris reports another Spanish vessel has gone down in a maritime incident near the coast. The sinking is confirmed by the Journal via a dispatch mentioning the Mexandrie and ongoing wartime coverage from August.
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Paris
Inp
Jor
Joeil
Pershing Speeds Organization of New Field Army
Reports from the War Department show Pershing pushing rapid field army setup as Allied forces prepare for a major western front commitment. Over 1.5 million troops and thousands of aircraft are cited, with attention to Haviland planes ready for disposition and shipments underway to support war efforts.
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Pershing
Frane
Adener
Onjcether
Haviland
Marth
War Department
Rome
Registration Adds 3407 to State Draft Rolls
Last registration added 3407 to the state draft rolls reports to Adjutant General Gigi tram att deat that emery in the stat show that 3407 men were added to military registration rolls on August 4 and 2 when the young men who had just become 21 years of age. Of this number, about 3407 are white, 2 are negroes and 26 are aliens. Three-fourths of the counties have filed copies of the registration faca of the new registration with General Gipson and nearly all counties have completed classifying the new men.
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House
Senate
White House
Insuen
Rand
Gigi Tram Att
Emery
Amir
Gipson
Liberty Loan Chairmen to Convene Monday Meeting
County and township chairmen from the seventh district gather Monday at Commerce Hall. About twenty representatives from the four Liberty Loan districts will discuss the overall campaign plan and methods for organizing the drive.
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Liberty Loan
Teioi
Liberty Iran
Conemerce Alant
Labor Protest Targets War Time Prohibition
A labor driven protest campaign formed to oppose the wartime prohibition policy. The effort seeks broader worker protections and wage standards, presenting a plan to the President via organized petitioning and public demonstrations. The movement centers on labor rights and fair wages amid wartime policy.
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LABOR
British Planes Fly at Level Of Housetops Mannheim Raid Led Week
London reports detail British air forces increasing in intensity with seventeen raids into German territory in the past week. Mannheim emerged as the most striking target as planes flew at house top level, with a total of 19 raids announced and nine German cities bombed.
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Mannheim
London
O Lly
Germans in retreat on 15 mile front near Peronne
British forces report gains as German retreat extends from Kemmel toward Bethune and Marshien wood area. Haig’s troops push along the Lys front toward Marrières Wood between Bapaume and the Somme as American help assists Mangin in the south.
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Peronne
Cambrai Road
Arras
Bend
Somme
Lys
Battle
Kemmel
Bethune
Haig
Marrienes Wood
Bapaume
Haig Hoists Second Lys Line Pivot Points
British and German positions shift around Lys salient as Haig reports advances east of Clery and near Peronne. Mont St Quentin southwest of Ypres and Mont St. Quentin itself are captured, with British troops entering Dranoutre and La Couture near Bethune. Strong points at St Solvins farm and Bterpigny north of the Cambrai road provide further gains toward Arras and Busasu.
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London
Clery
Somme
Perouna
War Office
Mont
Ypres
Flanders
Mont St. Quentin
Peronne
Field Marshal
Haig
Dranoutre
Locre
Lys Salient
la Couture
Bethune
St. Solvins Farm
Bterpigny
Cambrai Road
Arras
Greatest Strategic Victory May Be Won on Plateau South of Coucy
American forces in France fight along the Ailette and near Coucy as German positions on the plateau south of Coucy hold under heavy fire. Mangin’s troops press the center, artillery from the crest targets the German lines, while ravines hinder progress and a philosophic prisoner reflects on expectations of war.
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Coucy
France
Augus—Hetween
Avaie
Vesie
Fife
Thit Ctor
Mangin
Chantsie
Coungsbe
Chavean
Ainey le Chatean
Importane
Nugent
Thore
Ailette
Soistons
Crerman
Prizoner
Pronunciation Guide for War News Names
A guide lists close English equivalents for French name pronunciations found in war news. It notes variations and provides approximate pronunciations for names such as Manning, Cheri, Clerc, Locke, Loye, Liew, Payron, Bailleul, and Boheyunt with cautions on exact French sounds.
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Chery
Cleyard
Locre Locke
Prionne Payron
Bailleul
Boheyunt
Germans Retreat From Lys Salient in War Review
Dispatches report British forces advancing after a German withdrawal from the Lys salient. The retreat accelerates as the British move along the Cambral Road and seize positions east of Saint Servais and near Eterpigny and the Sensee river. Movements indicate continued pressure on German lines near Arras and Lille.
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Lys Salient
Mont Kememet
Donna Lim
Lye Salient
Planers
Agayn
London
Ot Anil
Mont Lille
Vielle Chapelle
Lesivers
Eautherm
Hartle
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Crete
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