Draft plan to send 4 million Americans to France by June next year
Washington reports that General March backed a program to deploy about three million men in France by June 30 next year with 18 divisions training at home. The plan calls for 80 divisions total, ages 18 to 45, aiming to shorten the war on the western front under one commander.
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VX Boen
Somme
France
Washington, D. C
Chamberlain
Senate
General March
Military
United States
March
Baker
Italy
Crowder
War Department
Thaould
Muareh
Ismid 20
Marek
Rance
America
Germany
Senator Kirby
Joske to donate 18000 for Bexar County home
Judge Davis to receive a gift from Alexander Joske aimed at funding a detention and training home for delinquent girls ages 6 to 16. The proposal meets a long-felt county need, described as a war measure to address rising juvenile delinquency amid shortages.
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Alexander Joske
Bexar County
2. BR. Davis
Aly
Jloske
Davis
Catholic Sister
Ile Digme
the Good Shepherd
Ainesville
Joxke
London
Liverpool
Manieh
Rts
Joske
Robert EB. Green Memorial Hospital
Soviet Troops Evacuate Moscow Amid Peasant Aid Rush
The report says Soviet troops began evacuating Moscow while peasants flock to aid the Czecho Slovakia army in Siberia. American troops disembark at Vladivostok to join the force aiding the Czecho Slovaks. The upheaval follows the Soviet government losing control of Moscow and shifting rail lines to the Czecho Slovaks.
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Moscow
Washington, D. C
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manila
Philippines
United States
State Department
Archangel
Russia
Murman
France
Washington
London
Lenine
Trotsky
Kronstadt
Vrotsky
Moscoty
Ustelvar
Rus
Seaplanes Hit German U Boat Off Cape May Fight
Sea planes and naval patrol boats attacked a German submarine off Cape May after it shelled the American schooner Dorothy Barrett New York for Normfolk yesterday afternoon. One bomb exploded near the U boat waking it as patrol boats bombed the spot. the vessel’s fate was unclear. Survivors abandoned ship and were landed at Cape May. Mine sweepers were dispatched as a mine in the area is possible. A separate report noted heavy firing off North Carolina as a German sub operated near Ambrose Light.
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Washington, D. C
Dorothy Barrett
New York
Cape May
Navy
Papper
Nice
Weedevick
Widow of Hero Dies at Home in San Antonio
Mrs. Katherine Preml Freml, widow of Taicut Wesley Freml Jr who fell in France in June, died at 95 Van Ness Street Wednesday night at 1. She was born in lows and had been an invalid. Lt. Freml earned a cantigny battle hero tag and earned promotion prospects. he was cited by French General and General Pershing. Survived by mother Mrs. Robins and two brothers Norman and Willard, funeral led by Riebe Undertaking with Norman Robins en route from California.
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Katherine Preml
Taicut
Wesley Freml Jr
France
van Ness Street
Freml
Lows
Vremt
Cantigny
Gaikurtry
Pershing
Washington
Wisconsin
Philippine Islands
Alaska
Mexico
Weather Summary For Several Cities
San Antonio and Dallas area show varying temperatures with strong south and southwest winds. East Texas expects rain tonight and Friday with temperatures around the upper 70s and a low near 76. Chicago experiences 7 degrees with northeast winds and a low near 70 and high near 72. Kansas City reports 12 degrees with east winds and a low around 72 and high near 4. New York records 66 degrees with clear skies and light north winds, low 66 and high 82. Washington notes 61 degrees clear with north winds, low near 25 and high near 98.
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San Antonio
Yletuty
Washington
Crowder Calls 12 000 White Draft Registrants
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced 34 states must furnish 1200 white registrants for limited service. Entrainment set for August 30 with 3000 to Camp Union Yaphank 4900 to Camp Dodge and AOCO to Camp Greene. State quotas include Arkansas 100 Louisiana 200 Mississippi 100 Missouri 450 Oklahoma 250 Tennessee 200.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Camp Union
Yaphank
N. Ye
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Towa
AOCO
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N.C
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Camp Ceeene
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Cam Green
Colonel Hugh Drum Named Chief of Staff for Pershing
From France word confirms Lieut Col Hugh Drum formerly assistant chief of staff at Port San Antonio is chosen as chief of staff to General Pershing for the new American field army. At 38, Drum is noted for rapid rise with bravery citations in the Philippines and border service, and he has been an instructor at Fort Leavenworth.
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France
Tigh A. Drum
Sta
Port Sam Houston
San Antonio
Wershing
Drum
Veershing
New York World
Colonel Drum
John Drum
Tenth
United States Infantry
Santiago
McKinley
Hugh
Pershing
London
Dron
Paris
Dram
St. Francis Xavier College
Drunt
Boston College
Philippines
Frank JD. Baldwin
We War
Funston
Wort Leavenworth
Penistone Victims Reported After German Submarine Attack
Survivors recount the sinking of the British steamer Venistone off the Massachusetts coast by a German submarine. Nine wounded and one engineer killed as two officers and seven crew are rescued. more crew later landed at Cape Cod ports amid chaotic withdrawal.
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Natitucket
Fone
Venistone
New England
Cape Cod
Penistone
Boston
Mass
Tachusetts
Paris
Oitt
Tours
American and Britain to Present New Joint Protest
Washington Aug 15 United States and Great Britain have joined a diplomatic protest to the Mexican government over Carranza oil land decrees described as confiscation. American and English oil firms have formed an agreement to refuse the decrees and rely on their governments for protection of their interests.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Great Britain
Carranza
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