French Take Lassigny Hills Threaten Noyon
French forces gained control of the Massif of Lassigny at the southern end of the Picardy front, seizing Lassigny town and the Divette valley and threatening the Noyon area. Evacuation of Roye and pressure on Chaulnes loom as French lines consolidate south of Roye and Noyon approaches fire.
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Lassigny Hills
Noyon
Associated Press
London
Lassigny
Picardy
Divette
Des Loges
Roye
Foch gains advantage by thrust in French drive
Associated Press reports a major shift in the war as French forces under Foch break Allied positions from the More area. The push frees key routes from Paris to Chalons and Paris to Angers, threatens German lines, and prompts possible German retreat to fortified sectors.
Submarine White Survivors Report Details
Reports from survivors of fishing vessels off the New England coast say a German submarine painted white was sighted. They describe a 200 foot craft with two six pound guns and a crew of about 100, with a Spanish-appearing captain and a claimed patrol radius of 17 000 miles. The U-boat’s origin and timing remain contested as officers dispute May sightings and Amenea waters. Schooner Crew Safe. Nantucket rescue confirms survivors spent 180 miles before rescue after Yearges Banks sinking.
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Anoston
Mess
New England
Cshing
Amenea
Nantucket
Mass
Ave
S'Xomen
Yearges Banks
Work Or Fight Clause To New Draft
Washington Aug 14 bill expands draft age to include all men 18 to 45 and adds a broad work or fight amendment to prevent strikes. It also creates an education provision at government expense for youths under 21 serving in the military or naval service. Senate Military Committee favors reporting the bill with Secretary Dahr directing the program.
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Washington
Administration
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlun
Senate
Daher
Alles
Mas Coal General Crowner
Reed
Missouri
Thomas
Olorade
Tax plan outlines occupational and jewelry taxes
Washington unveils a bill taxing businesses $2,000 plus at $10 a year and wholesale firms $25, with exemptions for farmers, clergy, teachers, and mechanics. It imposes a 10 percent levy on jewelry including platinum, requires records of platinum sources, and extends income tax rules to Canadian and foreign income. News wires exempted from some taxes.
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Washiington
House
Ways and Comeans Committee
SIO
Clairman Kretehin
Wei
Canada
Recognize Czechs as War Ally
London reports Britain has issued no formal declaration recognizing the Czechoslovaks as an allied nation, while Czecho Slovakia forces wage war against the Central Powers. In Washington officials consider the British move, with Secretary Lansing expressing sympathy for oppressed peoples in the Austro Hungarian empire.
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London
Washington
Brush
Czechovslovaks
Italy
France
Lansing
Siberia
Aug
Lennine
Poon Teletcherin
Masecow
Tbr
Ypres
Albert
Vesle
Fismette
Filmette
Russia
Great Britain
Haig says 28,000 taken and 600 guns in offensive
Haig reports 28,000 captives and 600 guns since the Mont Didier Ravine offensive began August 8. In Paris, the French resume the attack between the Matz and Oise rivers with progress north and east of Gury, Plessier De Ravi and Canigronne. Berlin notes quiet morning hours and repulsed English attacks south of Vpres and along La Bassée canal.
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London
Mont Didier
Rnvens Seetor
Field Marshal Haig
Paris
Matz
Oise
Gury
Lassigny
War Office
Plessier de Rave
Delval
Canigronne
Berlin
Ypres
Meris
la Bassee Canal
Scarpe
Ancre
Avre
French Troop Ship Sunk with 442 Poilu Missing
Paris reports 442 French soldiers missing after the torpedoing of the Djemnah in the Mediterranean on July 14 15 while bound from Bizerta to Alexandria. A second steamer Australian was sunk on July 19 with 17 sailors killed and 648 passengers saved. A third vessel was torpedoed but remained afloat as bombs hit a submerged submarine.
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Paris
Djemnah
Mediterranean
Bizerta
Alexandria
Dietnnah
Mesageries Maritimes
Riverta
Beforgen
American Army Created By Pershing Says Baker
Washington reports Secretary Baker was told by General Pershing that the first American army has been created and will be commanded by Pershing for the near term. The front region from St. Mechel toward the Swiss border is now American led with about five corps totaling roughly 250,000 men. The American sector will hold the bulk of the front with French aid as more American troops arrive under Pershing, coordinating with Haig and Petain. Leaders say operations will be directed by the American commander with broad freedom on his lines as the Allied effort pushes toward Berlin.
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Washington
Baker
Gren. Pershing
Pershing
Ats
Marne
St. Mechel
North Sea
Fourth Army
Preardy
England
Picardy
Verdun
Paris
Douglas Haig
Petainon
Marshal Foch
Berlin
Belgium
France
Germany
German Defeat on Noyon Front Vital
German forces slow French advance toward Noyon with a defense on the old Hine west of Rove and Lassigny. Sharp fighting on Thiescourt heights and Loges wood. air superiority aiding Allied infantry and cavalry as German retreat prospects hinge on Noven. Aviators report chaos on roads to German rear as the battle of the Avre continues.
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Associated Press
France
Noyon
Rove
Lassigny
Thiescourt
Loges
Edomy
Noven
Gellmans
Uf Thas Key
The
Avre
British Artillery Shelling Bridges Amid Somme Battles
British artillery bombards Somme bridges as allied forces hold gains north of the Somme River. German counterattacks falter while British and Loch guns strike rear areas and air raids pound targets near Peronne and Amiens. A Gotha bomber downed near Talmas with five engines.
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Peronne
TameNeske Road
Gotha
Talmas
Allied Advance Checked In North As French Press South
Allied lines show limited gains in the north around Bray while the French push southeast toward Noyon and Lassigny. Chaulnes and Rove face heavy shelling as German counterattacks intensify and Noson and the Vesle front draw in big guns.
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Associated Press
Somme
Rove
Amiens Mont Didier
Ine
Oise
Matz
Lassigny
Noyon
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Nine
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Tpo
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Cable 10
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Aso
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Thins
Soissons
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