Haig's Troops Capture Mont Kemmel in Decisive Victory
Registration for military service set for September 12 as Wilson extends the draft to all men aged 18 to 45. The proclamation demands timely enrollment, outlines mail and in-person options, and promises call-up by 1919 for those deemed fit, with educative steps for younger teens.
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Haig
Mont Kemmel
Wilson
Washington, D. C
United States
Meniel
Willy Trewin
War Department
Arnier
Crowder
House
Senate
White House
War Workers Forced to Walk in Boston Strike Action
Boston mass transit operated by the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company ground to a near halt as carmen struck. Thousands of munitions workers could not reach plants to aid the war effort. Meanwhile petitions opposing wartime Prohibition were presented to President Wilson, signed by about two million workers across 45 states.
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Boston
Mass
Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Weather Outlook San Antonio and East Texas
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Sunday expect fair skies with highs near 96 to 100. Winds become tight and variable. East Texas also enjoys generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday.
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San Antonio
Texas
Home Weather For Tourists Across Major Cities
Weather brief for travelers listing temperatures, wind directions, and 24 hour lows and highs for St Louis Chicago Kansas City New York and Washington. Data include clear and cloudy conditions with winds ranging from northwest to southeast and highs up to 92 degrees.
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St. Louis
Norhwest
Jast
Chicago
Kansans City
New York
Washington, D
Bank Seeks Receiver for San Antonio Travis Club
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company seeks a receiver for the Travis Club in Bexar County District Court over a $12,000 note. Hearing set for September 2 requires stockholders to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. club facing years of losses and potential conversion plans debated. The club, located at Navarro and Pecan, is an eight story leased-building serving military and civilian members in downtown San Antonio.
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Travis Club
San Antonio
Seventy-third District
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company
Itis Ak
Ail. Savage
Ke ‘Yan
Savage
Iaid
Commonwealth Bank
Navarro and
Pecan Streets
Ma Watromnd
Democrs
Hexar County
Whit Dey Aire
Sand
Wahrmund
Democratic Executive Committee
Bexar County
Ags
Mui
Democratic Party
Otto Wahrmand
Ferguson Loans
Wahrongid
James E. Fere
Ferguson
Sind Wahrmund
Austin
Weiends
Fliers Bomb Conflans Rail Yards In Lorraine Front
American bombing machines attacked railway yards and buildings at Conflans on the Lorraine Front. Direct bursts were observed and enemy pursuit followed the Americans back to their lines. Later noon airmen dropped bombs on the railway plate at Longayo scoring several hits.
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Conflans
United Press
Lorraine Front
Phines
Bamby
Longayo
Attempts Made to Kill Lenine
London reports that criminal attempts were made on Lenine the Bolshevik premier in Moscow. A Russian wireless message dated August 30 states Lenine was wounded in the incident.
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Lenine
London
Loenine
Moscow
Lonine
American Forces Seize Heights North of Soissons
American and French troops under General Mangin gain a strong high position north of Soissons, overlooking the Aisne valley and Chemin des Dames. The advance threatens German lines near Vesle and Coucy le Chateau while Ludendorff commits Alpine, Prussian, and Bavarian units to halt the push.
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Soissons
Aisne
Ailette
St. Gobain
Laon
Vesle
Concentration of American Army Reaches Target by March
Washington August 31 General March says American troops brigaded with British and French forces are being withdrawn to join the first American army under General Pershing. He notes the landing in France reached 1 220 000 by August 1 with more embarked since, and 1 500 000 announced last week. De Havilland aircraft shipments resumed with 1000 planes completed and 65 shipped or en route. The western front fighting is going satisfactorily.
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Washington
D. C
Wershing
March
Seine
Pershing
France
General March
Baker
War Department
de Haviland
Desperate fighting on French front as Mangin presses
As American forces push near the Ailette and Aisne, German resistance stiffens in a critical sector. Mangin’s troops cross the Ailette near Chimps threatening Coucy le Chateau, a key German distributing center. A wounded prisoner claims Americans murdered prisoners, but defends not waking a great nation.
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France
Reuters Limited
Ailette
Aisne
Veele
Mangin
Chimps
Coucy-le-Chateau
Coueyle-Chateau
Noyoen
Saissons
Our Guns Punish Germans as Infantry Awaits Word to Attack
American forces in France bombard German positions on both flanks while awaiting orders to advance. Artillery fire harasses enemy lines as French troops press from the sides. The report notes heavy shelling and mounting tension along the front.
Dig Out Chase Huns in Vosges Sector
American troops report heavy enemy artillery and mine throwing in the Vosges area early Friday Aug 30. A dugout was collapsed burying twelve men with two slightly wounded. Survivors freed themselves when shelling ceased and pushed into German positions, killing at least one foe. The dead man is to be recovered and buried once safe from German fire.
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France
YAM Crones
Americ
Vosges
Hey
Huns flee in north and Somme push caps gains
British forces push across the Lys salient with captures including Mont Kenmel Mont De Lille Mont St Quentin and Dranoutre. Haig reports progress northeast of Bethune and Peronne as German positions are driven back along the Somme front.
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Somme
Flanders
Picardy
Lys Salient
Arras
London
Mont Kenmel
Ypres
Lys
la Couture
Testre
Dulien
Nooteboon
Haig
Bailleul
Mont de Lille
Kemmel
Peronne
Mont St. Quentin
Field Marshal
Bussu
Clery
War Office
Dranoutre
Loere
British forces press German retreat on Lys salient
British forces in France report successful operations on the Lys salient forcing a German withdrawal from Kemmel toward Bethune. Allied actions today include attacks near Marriennes Wood between Bapaume and the Somme, targeting a strongly held enemy position.
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France
Dritish
Lys
Kemmel
Bethune
Traig
Marriences Wood
Bapaume
Somme
Germans believe German retreat in Flanders and Somme sectors
Allied reports indicate German forces are withdrawing across northern France with British advances near the Somme and Scarpe rivers. British troops reportedly occupy St Servins farm and Eterpigny, with Mont St Quentin possibly captured near Peronne, suggesting pressure on the German line and a widening gap in the frontline salient.
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Flanders
Hient
Bailleul
Mont Lillie
Lane River
Vielle Chapelle
Lestrem
Arras
Soissons
Peronne
Arras Cambrai
St. Servins
Eterpigny
Sousee
Clery
Somme
London
Mont St. Quentin
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