Germans Evacuate Lines Near Albert and Ribecourt Taken
German forces withdraw from forward positions north of Albert including Beaumont Hamel Serre Puisieux au Mont and Bucqoy as French troops capture Ribecourt on the road to Noyon six miles southwest of the town. Paris says French advance continues between the Matz and Oise with seven German officers captured and several prisoners. Artillery actions reported around Roye and Lassigny.
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Marchza
Marne
Amiens
Lassigny
Roye
Noyon
London
Beaumont
Hamel
Serre
Puisieux-Au-Mont
Bucqoy
Albert
Field Marshal Haig
Paris
Ribecourt
Matz
Oise
Ribe
Somme
Beaumont Hlamel
Sere
Arras
Picardy Plain
Thiescourt
Pfrouch
Bay- Sur-Somime
Etinehem
Chaulnes
Rove
Unon
Beaumont Hamel
Bray
Pise
Vesle
U S envoy in Moscow quits post
August 15 report from Consul General Poole details his seizure of control at the American consulate in Moscow after destroying his code books and papers. He passed affairs to the Swedish consul and sought safe conduct as French and British missions faced arrests amid Bolshevik actions and disputed war declarations.
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Washington
Poole
Moscow
Archangel
Peupe
Lenine
Trotzky
Bolshevicki
Entente
S &Tion
Sweden
Russia
State Department
Department of State
Areneral Poole
Great Britain
France
Laly
United States
Thitcherin
Germany
Tchitcherin
Petrograd
Stockholm
Tehitcherin
Japan
Registration Sunday for 21-Year-Olds Aug. 24
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered a national registration on Saturday August 24 for all men who have reached age twenty one since the June 5 second registration. About 150000 will register and most will qualify for class one, joining the army within a month. Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico are temporarily exempted. 18 to 45 registration date Sept. 5 not set due to primaries in several states.
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Washington
General Crowder
Wilson
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Congress
Oil men undertake to regulate trade
The National Petroleum war service committee announces a voluntary plan to regulate oil trade. Purchasing firms will pay the posted market price for crude oil, premiums will be fixed similarly to current rates, and contracts diverting crude will be submitted to consolidation and cooperation committees for review.
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New York
Aus
National Petroleum War Service Committee
A.C Bedford
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
EXPECT NEW DRIVE ON FLANDERS LINE
Washington reports a new drive against German positions in Flanders or between the Oise and Somme as advance slows in Picardy. Officers expect Roye and Lassigny to fall then Noyon, while General Pershing commands 1,290,000 troops in the first army corps and no firm plan details are released.
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Washington
Planders
Oise
Soissons
Picardy
Roye
Lassigny
Noyon
March
Pershing
33Rd
Iinuis National Guard
Verdun
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Steamer St Paul Is Spared From Mississippi Sand Bar
The Streckfus excursion steamer St Paul with over 1000 excursionists aboard was freed from a sand bar eight miles north of St Louis after lying aground from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday morning. Passengers remained calm and danced late into the night despite the delay.
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ST. Louis
Streckfus Line
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Here
March urges avoiding nickname Sam my for American soldiers
Washington Aug 15 Gen March urges reporters to stop using the name Sammy for American soldiers. He argues the term is disliked by the soldiers and appears foolish to British and French fighting men.
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Sammy
Washington
March
Illinois Troops Fight at Chipilly in Somme Region
Gen March reports the 13th Infantry of the 33rd Division fought north of the Somme at Chipilly repulsing a German counterattack. The unit alone captured 3 officers, 150 men and seven 105 mm guns. Artillery and front-line shifts in Picardy are described, with American forces recapturing Fillette on the Vesle and details on the 28th Division’s casualties.
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Washington
United States
Somme
Chipilly
March
Picardy Salient
Paris
Picardy
Aisne- Marne
Filmette
Vesle
28Th
Pennsylvania
Aisne-Marne
Veste
66Th Brigade
George Bell
Camp Logan
Texas
Warn Young Girls Of Camp Flirtations
Washington warns young girls to be watchful of acquaintanceships at camps and to avoid inappropriate flirtations as authorities issue caution amid social concern and local safety advisories.
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Washington
Pol
American Aviators Bomb Railroad Yards
Gen. Pershing reported a Tuesday war department communique that American aviators on August 11 and 12 successfully bombed railroad yards at Longuyon Dommary-Baroncourt and Conflans and that all aircraft returned. The note added only intermittent artillery activity in sectors held by American troops.
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Washington
Conflans
Longuyon
Dommary-Baroncourt
Pershing
War Department
General Strike Broadens in Montevideo
MONTEVIDEO Aug 15 The general strike here continues with no settlement in sight and more casualties from disorders. Milk and hospital meat are delivered under Red Cross flags while public meat moves under heavy police guard. Nurses threaten to strike unless a pay raise is granted.
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Montevideo
Red Cross
Aerial Battle Claims 21 German Planes Over England
British and American air squadrons report heavy aerial action on August 13 14 with 21 enemy planes shot down and 10 driven down out of control. Six British aircraft missing. Six enemy airplanes found destroyed on a host aircraft grounds and hangars set ablaze near an enemy airdrome. Fifty eight tons of bombs were dropped on strategic targets by both day and night operations.
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London
Somme
Chicago Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Shipbuilding Timber
A fire in Chicago destroyed about 100000 dollars worth of lumber at the Red River Lumber company yard. Much of the timber was reported as intended for shipbuilding.
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Chicago
Red River Lumber Company
Australians Gain River Bank Front Near Bray
Allied reports state Australian forces have captured western Bray river banks and cleared Cateaux wood, solidifying positions between Bray and Etinehem. The front around Fouques Court and Roye remains strongly defended with signs of German withdrawal and exhausted divisions, while a British officer’s body with a German grenade affixed to the wrist is found in Aveluy wood.
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Uy Associated Press
Witil
France
Bray
Etinehem
Cateaux Wood
Fouquescourt
Roye
Aveluy Wood
Fix Silver Price To Stabilize Markets
New York reports the British government fixed bar silver at 48 14 16 pence per ounce to stabilize the East Indian market. The U S price for pure silver was set at one dollar per ounce, roughly matching the London rate.
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New York
United States
London
Barney Oldfield Involved in Flaming Crash at State Fair
Springfield reports Barney Oldfield veteran race driver tried to lower the mile track record in his Golden submarine at the state fair. He skidded on the east turn, struck the fence and flipped the car, the vehicle catching fire from gasoline. Oldfield escaped uninjured though his hair was singed.
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Springfield
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Australians Win Victory Near Albert
The Allied advance pushes along a wide front from the Somme to the Oise. British troops push north of Albert and French forces seize Ribecourt while expanding gains around Laissie Massif and Thiescourt plateau as German positions retreat and counterattacks intensify with reinforcements and gas use.
Partial Fighting On Somme Berlin Says
Berlin reports from London dated August 15 that fighting continues on the Somme and Avre fronts with attackers repulsed. The War Office says there were successful force engagements between the Yser and Scarpe and that enemy thrusts south of Morris and Lys broke down. Minor infantry actions occurred near the Vesle and east of Rheims.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Yser
Scarpe
Morris
Lys
Somme
Avre
Lassigny
Canny
Vésle
Rheims
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