British capture positions north of Scarpe front in WWI report
London reports British troops captured German positions on a one mile front north of the Scarpe on Greenland Hill on the western slopes, taking 162 prisoners including four officers. Raids north of Ypres yielded a few captives. Eight German planes were shot down, with air and artillery activity noted along the front near Vimy, Armentieres, and Ypres. Paris also notes two French probes at Hurtebise and Chemin-des-Dames repulsed with heavy losses.
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London
Scarpe River
Scarpe
Greenland ‘Hill
Ypres
Sarpe
Vimy Village
Armentieres
Paris
Hurtebise
Chemin-des-Dames
U. S. Destroyers Show Value in First Month at Sea
The British Port Base reports American destroyers completed their first month of active service in World War I. Favorable weather aided antisubmarine training as American crews, integrated with British squadrons, rotated 4–5 day patrols with port rests for coal and supplies, granting sailors regular shore leave.
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London
Commission orders investigation of rail rate case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a supplementary inquiry into rates regulations and classifications in Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Missouri and the southern Kansas area. A hearing is likely in October to examine potential undue prejudice or discrimination against interstate commerce and localities. The petitioners Missouri Pacific Cotton Belt and Rock Island ask for a roughly 35 percent intra state rate increase, claiming rising costs and threatened earnings declines. They urge swift action to avoid impairing national and state transportation vital to defense and industry.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Memphis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
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Missouri River
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Cotton Belt
Rock Island
State Raiload Commission
Americans Join British Patrols In Early Naval War Effort
The piece notes American destroyers performing routine patrols and convoy duties alongside British ships. It highlights the constant lookout and keen training of crews, with daily reports of submarine sightings, wireless warnings, and efforts to locate subs in the vast sea. No actual battles have occurred yet, though U-boats have been sighted and forced to retreat.
Acting Governor Pardons Bootlegger in Lonoke County
Acting Governor Moncrief granted a pardon to Albert Weaver of Lonoke County who was convicted of selling liquor and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. He had served two thirds of his term.
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Little Rock
Moncrief
Albert Weaver
Lonoke County
British Gain Ground North of the Scarpe
Washington reports show a massive yet under census projections registration for war service across states. Officials say figures reflect population estimates, not evasion, and the War Department voices satisfaction at the orderly process. Crowder suspends penalties briefly to allow those who missed registration another chance to comply.
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Washington
America
Germany
Crowder
Census Bureau
War Department
Twelve recruits from Christian Church at Little Rock
The First Christian church of Little Rock reports twelve recruits who have entered various branches of government service. Names listed include W. W. Brandon Tur Felton James Neff L. P. Biggs Louis Kitchen Howard Cox Wm. D. Williams Walter Lawson Russell Watson Webster Jones Marshall Shackford and Clarence Hollowell.
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Little Rock
W. W. Brandon
Tur Felton
James Neff
L. P. Biggs
Louis Kitchen
Howard Cox
Wm. D. Williams
Walter Lowe
Russell Watson
Webster Jones
Marshall Shacklford
Clarence Hollowell
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Commission
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White Linen Opera
Oran Mercantile Company
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