Eastern Front Prospects Bright As Russians back Allied aid
London reports Germany faces growing resistance across Russia while allied expeditions advance. Officials in Washington note potential eastern front threatening Germany and Austria, with Soviet leaders weakened by Lenine and Trotsky departures. Vladivostok aid to Soviet forces and German embassy moves signal shifting power amid Bolshevik turmoil.
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Lenin Offers New Drive Against Counter Revolutionaries
Amsterdam reports Premier Lenine issues a harsh decree condemning grain hoarding as enemies of the people and announcing revolutionary courts to pursue peasant grain hoarders. Capital punishment will strike at wool traders and allied nationals face wholesale arrests in Moscow as dispatches cite worsening wartime tensions.
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Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
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Americans Form Separate Army as War Turmoil Grows
Paris Aug 13 The Journal Des Debate notes the formation of a distinct American army after proving valor alongside British and French forces on the front The move signals years of effort by the United States and foreshadows a major role in the conflict China Signs Currency Loan to Stabilize Currency Japanese 80 Million Gold Yen Credit Issued to Rebuild Chinese Currency Beijing Aug 13 President Teng Kwo Chang accepts a currency loan while Tokyo denies knowledge of the deal and calls it unofficial
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Weather forecast for San Antonio and region
San Antonio and vicinity expect partly cloudy to reloudy weather Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures from 75 to 100 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds and varying readings across major cities, including Chicago, Kansas City, New York, and Washington, show highs near 100 and lows around 72 to 78 degrees.
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U-Boat Attack Near New York Reports Sinkings
An Atlantic port report says a British armed merchantman claims to have sunk a U boat after a battle off the North Atlantic coast. In New York waters a Norwegian freighter Somadac was sunk, with crew rescued, as German submarines continued toll on American shipping.
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Drunken German crew taunts sailors after sinking Lena May
Survivors from the Lena May recount that a German officer wrapped the U S flag around his neck and danced while his men watched. The scene occurred on an U-boat off the New England coast as ten fishermen were photographed and jeered. The crew said Germans were drunk and half shot, and the flag was trampled as the fishermen fled. Captain Frank Lynch and two crewmen remained unaccounted for.
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Gas attack suspected as U boat threat near coast
Washington reports secretaries said no evidence German submarines carried gas weapons and details on a gas release near Smith Island North Carolina. Navy dispatches note six coast guard members overcome by fumes, with no serious injuries. U boats have sunk some small US vessels since May, but losses remain light. measures against such threats are underway.
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Minister to Sweden Visits Men at Front
Ira Nelson Morris the American minister to Sweden recently inspected American armies in France and hospitals. He said he was inspired seeing the fighting men and was received by General Pershing. He will soon return to confer with President Wilson on the general situation in the northern country.
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Praise for City Efforts to Halt Vice in San Antonio
A letter to Mayor Tell from Brig. Gen. Z A Tyan commends San Antonio for meeting government demands to root out vice. It notes daily reports from the provost marshal, praises city officials, and states every effort is being made to prevent vice in the city.
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Civilians Go Hungry in Occupied Germany War Elsewhere
Aged New York brewer Jeerge Ehret, returning from Germany, seeks to reclaim a 40 million estate from a new custodian arguing United States citizenship. He had two failed attempts to leave Germany, doctors forbade travel, and his daughter Mrs Anna von Zvidlitz notes they were registered as enemy aliens in Berlin. He says civilians starved while troops had food, and the war would linger under militarist rule.
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Suit echoes corner of Sherman anti trust act in Chicago market
Hubert H. Thornburn sues for 2 180 000 alleging violation of the Sherman anti trust act by the alleged manipulation of the Chicago corn market in 1902 by Harris Gates and Company. Thornburn claims his firm Waite Thornburn and Company was wrecked and seeks treble damages totaling three times his estimated 110 000 loss from John Lampert John Dupres and Dellora Gates executrix of the estates of John W. and Charles G. Gates.
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No word from Cyclops as mystery deepens
Washington August 13 Doss of the American naval collier Cyclops remains the war’s unresolved enigma Secretary Daniels told correspondents no information supports reports a message found in a sea bottle said the Cyclops had been captured by a German submarine Daniels believes rough weather off the West Indies may have caused the manganese cargo to shift and capsize the ship
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Casualty List From Washington August 18 Report
The army casualty list issued today shows 143 killed in action 31 died of wounds 73 wounded in action 62 wounded degree undetermined 1 missing in action Total 330. Names and details appear in the official report from Washington.
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Germans Fight Among Selves For Bringing U. S. Into War
Washington dispatches report German political factions the Liberals and Pan Germanists blame each other for the United States entering World War I. Liberals accuse Van-Germanists of provoking unrestricted submarine warfare while the latter defend the inevitability of U S entry. Amsterdam reports press calls for an inquiry into the reverse. Bremen papers note a mood of defeatism and anxiety in Cologne as the Somme frontline offers a grim frame.
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Paris Sees Foch Drive Tipping Toward General Offensive
Paris reports that Fochs offensive near Oise and Montdidier signals a broader German setback. Allied gains include Montdidier recovery, disruption of German plans, and unity of British and French forces. Paris predicts a large, continuing battle and hopes to outmaneuver the Germans and silence Big Bertha.
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Check Delivers Mixed Signals From European Fronts
Foreign press reviews note one check as not deterring pessimists. Berlin reports claim ongoing attacks. German editors debate pacifist stance and prospects of peace. Correspondents describe strategic setbacks and continuing uncertainty across battle lines, with various papers weighing the impact on morale.
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HUN POLICY CHANGED AND LABOR CONFERENCE AHEAD
The Times critic notes a shift in German military policy during the recent Allied offensives. He questions whether Germany plans an offensive on the Italian front or a retreat, testing Allied raids across fronts. Campers to Attend Meeting in London September 17, 18, and 19 at request of Samuel Gompers, AFL president, who will visit London soon.
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Allied Forces Drive in Picardy Front Amid Heavy Attacks
Allied and French forces launch a broad assault along the Picardy front from Chaulnes to the south in a sustained effort to break German resistance. Artillery controls key roads near Nevon and Ham while Austria-Hungary is pressed into service on the western front. by July 18 allied actions have claimed numerous prisoners and guns as German counterattacks falter.
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