Tanks Steer Gutsy Allied Breakthrough at St Mihiel
Amsterdam dispatch reports the St Mihiel raid as a planted operation with heavy German tank opposition. More than 1000 armored cars, 60 large tanks and 40 small tanks in one division aided by daring crews. Tanks moved ahead of infantry, facing gasoline shortages and enemy fire, yet volunteers salvaged fuel by using barrel carts and sleds to keep tanks supplied.
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Amsterdam
Frank- Hart Zeitung
St. Mihiel
Associated Press
Lorraine
St. Mihiel Gealient
Nonecard
Pannes
Lamarebe
Linvey
Nonsarden
Tera
Ttu
Modgt
Huns Forced to Yield Ground in Broad Front Assault
British French Australian and allied troops attacked from Gouzeaucourt to Levy Wood near St Quentin, forcing Germans to fall back along the Hindenburg line. Australian units reported heavy fighting around Le Ver Guire and Ascension Farm, with hundreds of prisoners and vivid war-wearied scenes as troops pressed forward under long-range shelling.
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Philip Gibbs
New York Times Co
Sax Antonio
Hindenburg Line
Gouzeaucourt
Levy Wood
St. Quentin
Helnon
Css
Hindenburg
Mant St. Quentin
Persie
Alpine Corns
Alpine Corps
Gincourt
Veronne
East Prussia
Baden
Silesia
Halnan Wood
Levy Wond
Peroune
Ines
Jorges
Lever Guier
Hargicourt
Mares
Amiens
Hamel
Villers Bretonneux
Peronne
le Ver Guire
Ascension Farm
Aul Villeret
Erfil Debeney
St. Wuentin
Avre
Somme
Detener
Picardy
Dalton
Train Wreck Deaths Shrouded In Washington Motion
Marshfield Missouri authorities halt public release of the eleven soldiers killed in the St. Louis and San Francisco rail wreck. A coroner's inquest opened at Marshfield while a federal probe continues at railroad offices in Washington. Civilian admissions to central officers’ training schools are now routed through army offices and educational institutions.
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Springtrcil
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San Br Gnelien
Marshfield
Whxhington
Rallphad
Washington
Ihe
War Department
Army
Major Bonham Arrives From St Mihiel To Train New Regiment
Major W B Bonham arrived at Camp Travis after leaving the St Mihiel sector August 11. He joins the 11th Artillery Brigade under Col Merritt, part of the Second Division praised as savior of Paris. The unit trains rapidly with demonstrations on firing, distances, and ranges, while officers prepare for Fort Sill School of Fire in September.
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Wershing
Chateau ,Thierry
Belleau Wood
Soissons
11Th Artillery
Merritt
1Th
Fort Sill
Frederick W. Wuenster
Joe M. Daniel
John B. Jones
Ralph L. Powers
School of Fire
S. McP. Rutherford
Edward VD. Orton
Chas
Haight
L. H. Wallace
C. Hanford
Holbrook and Cabell Lead Border Crisis Roles
The articles profile General Holbrook and General Cabell as key leaders in border duty and civilian strikes during 1914 1918, noting Holbrook's postings at Trinidad Leavenworth Fort Bliss and Camp Sherman and Cabell's rise from West Point to major general, with border talks alongside Gov Calles and the Mexican border tensions. The dispatch also cites international reaction from the London Times describing the White House reply as cold and annihilating.
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Trinidad
Leavenworth
Sth Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Colonal Crme
17Th Cavalry
Douglas
Globe
Nogales
Cabell
Arkansas
General Cabell
West Point
Military
Army War: College of 1913
Eighth Cavalry
Fifth Cavalry
Becae
Sonora
Mexico
London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Hague
Rheinisch Westphaeligche
White House
Hair Care Caution From Soap Use
An old advice note warns soaps and alkali damage hair, recommending purified coconut oil as a clean, greaseless cleanser. One to two teaspoonfuls cleanse hair and scalp, producing rich lather and rinsing easily while leaving scalp soft and hair silky and manageable.
British Continue Assault Near St Quentin Front
British and American forces push to consolidate gains along the St Quentin front in eastern France. German troops strengthen lines as Allied attacks press near St Quentin and along the Hindenburg line, with French and British action near Dalton and the Telelans to Vendout sector intensifying.
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St. Michiel
St. Miciel
Lorraine
Champagne
France
HE. Quentin
Foch
Wie
Lhe Gerlinde
Metz
Voxges
Lagns
Telelans
Vendut
Debeny Aids The British Amid Frontline Confusion
Fragmentary OCR notes report Debeny assisting British forces as the French army fights to repulse advancing units. The text is garbled but implies a military action involving Allied cooperation and a retreat or counteroffensive near an unnamed front in a historical context.
Cadet Injured in Flying Field Accident Near Kelly Field
Roy T. Smith of Palo Verde Arizona, a flying cadet at Kelly Field, was seriously hurt when a torque pin caused a crash at Kelly No 1 field on Thursday. The aircraft was a total wreck except for the instrument panel and photo gallery. Smith was taken to the military hospital for treatment and his father was notified. A separate incident mentions a detective detaining a Colt-Aman associated with a railroad company during a chaotic day.
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Roy T. Smith
Palo Verde
Ariz
Kelly Wield
Photor
TM. Smith
Ned Waits
Dummy guns trick aimed to deceive observers on front
A German ruse using wooden guns and tin sheet artillery aims to mislead Allied photo observers on the Lorraine front. German planners hoped to lure a heavy assault to fake positions, using dummy equipment hidden as window shade-like props to misdirect reconnaissance and protect actual fortifications.
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Lorraine Front
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