Hun fears army must retire to the Meuse River
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung hints at a German retreat to the Meuse line amid growing pessimism in Berlin. A neutral traveler said the public fears defeat as troops would abandon much of occupied France and two thirds of Belgium, with the Meuse running through Verdun and near Namur and Liege on the border of Holland.
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Hague
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Meuse
Germany
Belgium
Neufchateau
Verdun
Dinant
Namurne Liege
Holland
Marne
German Summer Campaign Fails as Reserves Melt Away
Dispatch from The Star reports German forces at bay along the Western front with retreat toward the Aisne. German leaders Hindenburg and Ludendorff contemplate a last defensive rearrangement behind rivers. optimism fades as prisoners show hopelessness and American troops swell Allied ranks. Continued details promised on page 5.
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France
Aisne
Acre
Ancre
Givenchy
von Hindenburg
von Ladendorff
Allied Airmen Rain Bombs On Teuton Bridges
Allied airmen bombard关键 bridges as German line fights stiff in Vesle sector. American troops advance near Fismes and Soissons while German hopes to withdraw toward the Meuse imply a broader retreat along the Western front.
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Teuton Bridges
75 000 German Men Lost to Allied Drive in July
Webb Miller reports Allied offensives from July 15 devastated German manpower. He claims 750 000 enemy fought back, 75 000 killed or never firing again, 40 000 captured, many buried or wounded in France. Allied power, says Miller, continues to swell as more American troops arrive.
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Webb Miller
Bulge
Switzerland
Hindenburg Is Desperately Seeking Time to Withdraw
United Press war expert J. W. T. Mason reports Gen. Foch maintains patience as Allied strategy tests German defenses north of the Vesle. German forces cling to strong lines, delaying frontal assaults to reduce Allied casualties and await a decisive offensive timing.
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Hindenburg
New York
Foch
Aisne
von Hindenburg
Marne
Vesle
Ately
Alane
Veale
U S Plans Big Surprise in Balkan Policy
Dr James L Barton head of relief mission in Seattle says the United States will avoid war with Bulgaria and Turkey. He hints Washington’s Balkan policy will surprise the world and may shift pivot states toward the Allies. In Amsterdam rumors claim German submarine crews at Wilhelmshaven revolted and some sailors were executed.
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United States
Bulgaria
Turkey
James L. Barton
American Roberta College
Cona Uneple
Seattle
Barton
Wilson
Balkan
Amsterdam
Wilhelmshaven
Want Ad Appeal Reaches The Star’s Large North Audience
The Star invites readers to place Want Ads to reach the newspaper’s broad North region audience. The notice emphasizes wide visibility and effective reach for listings and notices.
Herman Nabbed En Route East
Chief of police in Havre Montana arrested Herman a Washington state socialist party secretary on a Great Northern train headed to Chicago. He fled $20,000 bail in Seattle while awaiting appeal from a 10 year espionage act sentence and was seized on orders from Clarence L. Reames. He will be returned to Seattle immediately.
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Havre
Mont
Mil Herman
Washington
Socialist Party
Chicago
Great Northern
Herman
Seattle
Liberty
Clarence L. Reames
Department of Justice
Air raid kills 1000 Italian prisoners in camp
An Italian girl fleeing with refugees from Austrian occupied territory reports Austrian planes bombed a prisoner camp, killing about 1000. Refugees say Austrians loot homes and crops. Austrian troops also attacked an Italian home at Oderzo wounding men and abducting women.
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Romb
Oderzo
Ship bosses auto strike worker at Seattle yard
Executives of the Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding company led by President Erickson ran over worker William Plingka with an automobile at the corner of Iowa and Spokane avenues in Spokane. Plingka reportedly leaped in front of the car. when the vehicle stopped he lay under it and was thought dead.
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Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Corporation
President Erickson
William Plingka
Iowa
Spokane Ave
President Brum of Uruguay May Come to Seattle
Dr. Baltasar Brum president elect of Uruguay, first South American leader to denounce Germany, will arrive in San Francisco within days per consul Adolpho Braconi in Seattle. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce will invite Brum to visit Seattle as he tours the United States as a guest of the State Department.
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Baltasar Brum
Republic of
Uruguay
Germany
San Francisco
Adolpho Braconi
Panama
Seattle
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
President Brum
United States
State Department
Poincare Decorates Pershing With Legion of Honor
President Poincare personally decorated Gen. Pershing with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor at American general headquarters in France in a formal ceremony this morning.
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France
Poincare
Gen. Pershing
Legion of Honor
Allies Capture 1,000 Enemy Guns Reported
Dispatches from London state that since the German retreat from the Marne the Allies have seized 1,000 guns along with thousands of machine guns and millions of rounds of artillery ammunition.
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London
The
Marne
War News From America Arrives From NY Bureau Chief
Frederick M. Kerby, manager of the New York bureau of the Newspaper Enterprise Association with war department credentials, tours the country to gather unpublished wartime activities. The Star will publish the first article tomorrow.
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New York
The
Newspaper Enterprise Associa
War Department
United States
Star
Patrio profiteering blamed in Portland amid war times
An editorial attacks profiteering across society during wartime. It denounces price hikes in milk, bread, sugar, canned goods, and other essentials, accusing merchants and suppliers of exploiting rationing for personal gain. It urges consumers to curb purchases and support the war effort by resisting profiteers.
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Te Er
Willamette Valley
Portland
Europe
Portland Milk
Portland Milk Commission
Potsdam
Lord Reading Returns to England Amid War Cabinet Talks
British Ambassador Lord Reading arrived back in England from the United States to confer with the British war cabinet and discuss wartime policies. The move underscores ongoing diplomacy as allied efforts ramp up.
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Lord Reading
England
New York
United States
British Bureau of Information Today
Dpiritish War Cabinet
Pope's Solid Silver Chair Worth Ninety Thousand
The pope owns what is claimed to be the world’s most expensive chair, crafted in solid silver and valued at $90,000. The item stands out for its opulence and ceremonial significance within church settings.
Zeppelins Battered by Allied Defenses Off English Coast
London reports that enemy air ships approached the eastern coast Monday night but were driven back before reaching inland. The admiralty announced no inland damage or casualties.
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London
England
Admiralty
Long Range Bombardment Resumes in Paris
Paris reports resumed long range bombardment with casualties as August 6 news notes ongoing attacks and damage across the city. The brief dispatch records victims but provides sparse details beyond the event and location.
Cavalry of U S Now in Vesle Zone
Dispatch from France reports heavy fighting along the Vesle with German resistance on the north bank and streets of Fismes. American forces press forward amid rain mud and damaged bridges while cavalry patrols the Fismes region and snipers are cleared from buildings.
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France
Fiennes
Vera Cruz
Fiames
Fismes
Vesle
Page
Allied and German Front Actions Reported Across Vesle Aisne
United Press summarizes ongoing fighting on the Vesle Aisne front with heavy artillery duels and Allied detachments holding the north bank. French forces advance north of Montdidier along the Avre. British raids repulsed near Merris and a incursion into Nieppe forest reported. Paris bombardment resumes with some casualties. German hints at retreat to the Meuse line.
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Vesle-Aisne
Vesle
Montdidier
Avre
Hbraches
Morisel
Villers-Bretonneaux
Vlanders
Merris
Nieppe
Bethune
Allies Welcomed by Russians at Archangel Landing
London Aug 6 The Russian population aided the binding of allied naval and military forces at Archangel Friday, and the arrival of the allied troops was met with an enthusiastic demonstration by the inhabitants.
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London
Archangel
Hun Prince Readjusts Line West of the Avre
Crown Prince Rupprecht reshapes the line west of the Avre from Montdidier to the Luce confluence, a move impacting observation of the Amiens Paris railway valley. Back areas, Givenchy, St. Venant, Ypres sectors see shelling as British patrols and artillery harass German communications.
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France
Rupprecht
Montdidier
Luce
Noye
Amiens-Paris
Givenchy
la Bassee Canal
St. Venant
Ypres
Fletre
Artillery Duel Continues Across Aisne Vesle and Oise Fronts
French troops hold bridgeheads on the Vesle and seized two bridges near Braisne six miles NW of Fismes amid German counterattacks. Machine guns entrenched in Braisne while both sides shell the Aisne Vesle and Oise rivers with heavy artillery. Further north French positions firm on the Avre banks north of Braches Neuville wood.
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Vesle River
Braisne
Vesle
Fismes
Aisne
Oise
Avre
Braches
Neuville Wood
French Fire Sweeps Approaches as Vesle Battle Rages
Paris reports fierce German resistance along the Vesle as French heavy guns shell the river’s south bank and the land between Vesle and Aisne. French American airmen strike pontoons on the Aisne while enemy fire has little effect.
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Vesle
Paris
Aisne
French Hold Ground North of Vesle River
Allied troops maintain positions on the north bank of the Vesle amid German counterattacks. French forces advance north of Montdidier occupying the Avre’s west bank between Morisel and Braches. Avre now borders Braches Morisel.
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Morisel
Braches
Montdidier
Braches Morisel
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Intere
Allied Smash
J. W. T. Mason
U.S
Pershing
America
Frederick M. Kerby
Tion
Portland News
Vesle Zone
Fred S. Ferguson
Btar
Scotland
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Lowell Mellett
John DE Gandt
Bn United Press
War Office
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