Canadians Hold Lens Positions In Ypres Front
London Aug 19 Field Marshal Haig reports no infantry fighting on the Ypres front on Saturday but German attacks northwest of Lens were repulsed. British aircraft downed thirty German planes and suffered twelve losses while conducting bombing, observation, and photographic work. In Holland two German planes with three men each landed near Winschoten. one was aflame and the other shot down by Dutch soldiers. occupants uninjured.
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London
Ypres
Planders
Mais
France
Lens
Holland
Hague
Winschoten
Crown Prince Rupprecht drives counter-attacks near Lens
Across multiple fronts in the war, German forces under Crown Prince Rupprecht push into Canadian trenches northwest of Lens but are repelled after fierce hand to hand fighting. In Flanders the British French offensive nets prisoners and guns, while Verdun sees a French breakthrough reversing August gains. Air war and wider operations feature German losses, Allied air superiority claims, and Baltic-Moldavian front activity.
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Rupprecht
Bavaria
Lens
Steenbeke
Berlin
Langemarck
Aisne
Froidmont Farm
Massiges
Champagne
Teuton
Grozechti
Moldavia
Archduke Joseph of Austria
Galicia
Bukowina
Rumania
Caucasus
Lake van
Banch
North Sea
British Columbia to Become Prohibition Territory
Victoria August 19 the province will become prohibition territory on October 1 under a law passed by the provincial legislature and signed by the lieutenant governor
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British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
Prohibition
France-bound Rainbow division to lead first national guard
TO FRANCE has been selected to command the first division of national guard troops to go to France. This will be the Forty-second, or the Rainbow division, made up of militia men from Oregon, California, New York and other states. General Mann, chief of militia affairs in the war department, MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM A. MANN oversees the division.
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National Guard
France
United States
Oregon
California
New York
Mann
Militia Affairs
War Department
William A. Mann
Day of War in America War Measures and Budget
Hoover urges weekly saving in wheat flour as war deficit looms for America and allies. Wilson gathers coal data with possible federal requisition plan. McAdoo seeks a 7.54 billion dollar war budget bond issue and 4.0 billion for future ally loans. Draft status questioned as President’s letter suggests married men may be exempt.
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Wilson
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Senator Weeks
Washington
Status of Married Men Under Selective Service Examined
Wastington August 10 Renewed discussion on married men under the selective service law follows President Wilson letter to Senator Weeks. He indicated support for Weeks may exempt married men not to dodge duty, while Crowder warns boards to avoid inequitable quotas and to keep the last 10 percent of any quota carefully selected to prevent sending potential volunteers while earlier obligated men stay home.
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Wilson
Weeks
Senator Weeks
Senate
Smith
Gevorgia
Crowder
Thorpe Back With New York Nationals
New York Aug 19 Indian athlete Thorpe was sold back to the New York Nationals by the Cincinnati Nationals on Saturday.
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Thorpe
New York
Tames Thorpe
Two Mexican Boats Destroyed In St Louis Blast
Two Mexican government bought lighthouse tender boats, La Azteca and La Fairista, exploded in St Louis killing likely two officers and injuring 22 others. Firefighters battled flames on a barge after a cigaret stub sparked the first blast, then both boats sank.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Jose L. Gerard
M. R. Malpion
James Angelo
la Azteca
la Fairista
San Azteca
la Faiista
Pleads guilty in East St. Louis riot case
S L Schulz of East St. Louis pleaded guilty in Belleville to conspiracy and assault with intent to murder. He received concurrent terms of one to fourteen years and five years, with judge noting consequences explained. Four more arrests followed the riot indictments.
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Belleville
Ill
S. L. Schulz
East St. Louis
Crow
Schulz
Leo Hart
Calvin C. Beeners
Emmett Krisanic
Ralph Head, Jr
Miners Ready 10 Call Off Strike
Representatives of between 30 and 490 miners in Springfield and vicinity voted unanimously to return to work Monday in response to President Frank Farrington's wage‑agreement ruling. Mines from Thayer southward, including Staunton and Gillespie, were expected to resume, ending a period of enforced idleness driven by demands for higher wages.
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Springfield
Frank Farrington
Thayer
Staunton
Gillespie
Macoupin
DePalma Wins Three-Cornered Races at Sheepshead Bay
Ralph DePalma won all three automobile races at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday at 30, 20, and 50 miles. Louis Chevrolet finished second in the first two events and Barney Oldfield second in the 50 mile race. DePalma averaged 110.15 miles per hour in the twenty mile event.
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DePalma
Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
Ralph DePalma
Louis Chevrolet
Barney Oldfield
Germans Drive Attacks Against Canadian Lines Near Lens
Reports from France and Belgium describe a desperate German counterattack to retake hill 70 near Lens after the British assault. Canadian defenders repelled multiple infantry pushes amid hand to hand fighting in ruined suburbs and dugouts, with heavy German losses and entrenched bayonet fighting.
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Presa
France
Belgium
Lens
St. Emilie
Hugowood
Hill 70
Debris Falls on Springfield Workers at State Fairgrounds
Seven Springfield workers were injured when a shed roof weakened by a fire collapsed at the state fair grounds. Rescuers pulled them from the wreckage and ambulances took them to a hospital. Injuries included fractures, broken ribs, bruising, and sprains. two bystanders were also hurt.
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Springfield
Pekin and
Fifth Infantry
C. W. Millner
Earl A. Broderick
John Fitzpatrick
Albert Jackson
Frank Tonzie
C. H. Weeks
John Burns
Edith Mayer
Helen Hatfield
Reichstag May Discuss Pope Peace Note
Copenhagen August 19 The ways and means committee of the reichstag will meet Tuesday and it is reported the sentiment favors a discussion of Pope Benedicts peace note. The pontiffs action has swung wavering centrists back into line on the peace resolution which Chancellor Michaelis will present at the new cabinet meeting.
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Copenhagen
Ways and Means Committee
Reichsta
Benedict
Reichstag
Michaelis
Treasury Budget Expands War Finance to 11.5 Billion
Washington reports a new war budget bill authorizes bonds and certificates totaling 11.538 billion. It seeks a 7.539 billion four percent bond issue to cover prior and future allied loans, plus 2 billion in additional indebtedness certificates and another 2 billion in war savings certificates. Small investors limited to 1,000 dollars in war savings, with stamps for micro payments possible. The plan aims to speed money in emergencies and invites broad investor participation. Indications suggest passage after the revenue bill moves in the Senate.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
United States
Senate
Hoover urges wheat conservation to avert 400 million bushel deficit
President Herbert Hoover warned the U S and its allies face a wheat shortfall of 400 million bushels unless economies are adopted. He urged Americans to save a pound of wheat flour weekly by substituting other cereals, noting allies are rationing and that exports could rise from 88.6 million to 220 million bushels with the change.
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Hoover
America
Allies
Washington
United States
Herbert Hoover
Afr. Hoover
Canada
Federal officers preparing to take over fuel supply
Washington August 19 The government moves toward coal control as President Wilson reviews cost estimates with the Federal Trade Commission and plans to fix prices or requisition output. Widespread shortages and high prices push governors toward action while Lovett of the War Industries Board may gain new powers.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Herbert Timover
Gregory
Tudee Robert S. Lovett
War Industries Board
Eggs Won't Hit One Dollar As Prices Hold
Chicago reports no one dollar eggs or butter as traders fear storage volumes and demand. Officials including President Davis of the Chicago butter and egg board say price forecasts are unlikely to reach dollar eggs, citing storage gains and consumer limits. The August government tally shows 42,123 more cases stored than a year ago, with current wholesale to retail spreads and midlevel profits outlined. Butter sits near 40 cents, poultry cheap due to surplus, and production trends point to continued pressure on prices this season.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Davis
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Eges
Pope Benedict's remarkable work power astonishes attendants
In Rome on August 19, Pope Benedict XVI displays extraordinary stamina, working from dawn until late at night since releasing his peace proposal. Attendants are exhausted by the pace as Vatican officials consider an explanatory note to address criticisms and misunderstood passages.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Strike Plans Advance In Pacific Northwest
Spokane reports James Rowan district secretary of the I W W calls for a general strike in Montana Oregon Idaho and Washington to begin Monday unless jailed members are released. He says leaders can be replaced and armed action may be avoided by the governor or federal authorities to prevent bloodshed and halt production.
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Spokane
Wash
James Rowan
Montana
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Rowan
Lister
Opal
Nebraska council condemns German language press
The Nebraska state council of defense issues a public statement denouncing German language press for alleged anti American propaganda and urges Congress to enact laws to curb editors if current laws fail to address the issue.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Council of Defense of
Nebraska
Congress
Perkins' Son Accepted for Army Service
George W. Perkins Tr son of financier and regressive party leader was found physically fit by an army draft board and accepted for service in New York on August 19.
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Hill
U. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tudge Lovett
Railroad War Board
Northwest
Pope
Nebraska Council Scores Alien Press
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