Montdidier Rebuilt Amid Ruins After French Advance
Dispatch from the French front describes Montdidier as a city reduced to ruins with many buildings destroyed and the church tower damaged. American correspondents reach the suburb Meani and observe the shattered townscape, including the railway station, town hall, and hotel Deville, amid camouflaged rubble as the village endures the war's cost.
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Americ
Montdidier
Toidier
Meani
Pierre
Mesnil
Hotel Deville
Noth
Cerman
U S Field Army Organized on Western Front in France
Aug 12 report that the first American field army has been formed in France under General John J. Pershing. Corps commanders named include Generals Liggett Bullard Reed and Wright coordinating all American forces in France.
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U. S
France
Comof
John J. Pershing
Ameri- B
Liggett
Bullard
Reed
Wright
Vast Hospital Planned in England for Army Men
The United States will build a massive military hospital on an 186 acre estate near Southampton to treat wounded servicemen. The complex includes a central manor, ten acres of huts, separate staff and operating facilities, an isolation unit, and self-sustaining gardens. Four hundred beds, tents for convalescents, direct ambulance access, and ample recreation spaces are planned to comfort the soldiers.
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United States
Southampton
American Red Cross
Hosptal
No Change Along Avre Oise Front
The French war office reports the line between the Avre and the Oise unchanged. Night bombardments targeted the Marguivillers and Grivellers regions six miles east of Montdidier, according to the communique.
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Avre Oise
Paris
French War Office
Avre
Oise
Marguivillers
Grivellers
Montdidier
England to send U S dead home after war
London August 11 The English and American governments arrange to repatriate the bodies of American soldiers buried in England for interment in the United States after the war.
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England
U. S
London
America
Huns Gloomy Over Defeat on Western Front
Article reflects German anxiety over war prospects on the Western Front. It cites German editors noting a shift toward economy in human life, concern over Russian developments, and food parcel reversals. Allied observers see Germany's rising strain and the uncertain timing of any turnaround.
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Kalver
and Voss’ Gazette
the Gazette
Alltshell
Hamburg Nachrichten
Vossiche Zeitung
Germany
Rupprecht
Ike T
Doen
Hughes
Australia
305 Names in U S Casualty Report Today
Washington Aug 12 Three casualty jets totaling 205 names were announced by the war department today. They include 67 killed in action 10 dead of wounds 2 dead of chain of command 4 dead from accident and other causes 67 wounded severely 168 wounded degree undetermined and 7 missing in action. This brings the total thus far reported from the Franco American Marne drive to 5019.
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Washington
War Department
Chaeane
Marne
San Francisco Tong War Flare Leaves Chinatown in Fear
In San Francisco Chinatown gunfire erupted as the Buey Sing tong and the Lew family clashed. Five gunmen stormed a Clay street room killing Lew Gim and wounding Lew Chew, fatally injuring him, amid a feud linked to a disputed Chinese girl and Suey Sing retaliation.
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Chinatown
Buey Sing Tong
Lew
Lew Gim
Lew Chew
Bhe
Lewes
Nine fishing vessels sunk by submarine off Massachusetts
Nine fishing schooners were sunk off the Massachusetts coast by a foe submarine. The attack occurred as the fleet rested in a group, with torpedoes and guns fired from all sides. Survivors from the Kate Palmer report being imprisoned for an hour before being set adrift in a small boat.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Navy
Naval Department
Ewart A. Proctor
Gleaner
Kate Palmer
Atlantic
LUDENDORFF IS STRUGGLING TO CHECK DISASTER
War dispatch describes German forces massing beyond Proyart as Canadians push past Chaulnes and Damery. Allied tanks and French and British units press the line toward Roye with heavy artillery and air support. High command plans a major effort within 48 hours to halt the Allied advance.
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Chaulnes
Chaulnes- Moye
Damery
Roye
Hoye
Amiens Stoge
Darmery
Damery Wood
Aritieh
Rupprecht
Velie
Omnibuser
Dainty Voile Waists With Flesh-Color Organdy Collar
A display features a great variety of Voile Waists including a smart style with a new round flesh-color organdy collar. Sizes range from 36 to 46.
White Dresses and Boys Beach Wear Sale List
A sale listing highlights white poplin dresses trimmed with imitation Irish lace edge and smocking, sizes 4 to 6, and other apparel including Kaynee wash suits, barefoot sandals, white canvas lace shoes, and infant bonnets. Also featured are little boys' beach suits, bloomers, and pants for vacation and school wear in tweed and dark colors. Items include reduced prices like 5c and 1.40.
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Little Boys
Kaynee
Bargain Lingerie Waists and Shoes Sale
Lingerie waists priced at 49c to 79c with white lawn and cotton voile options in sizes 34 to 38. Tea and Afternoon Aprons in white lawn with hemstitched pocket. Men’s Scout Shoes offered at $2.75, heavy elk leather, lace stay, broad size range.
Wash Dresses in Pink Blue and Lavender Stripes
Simple home wear dresses priced at 1.95 dollars. Neatly styled in pink, blue, and lavender striped lawn with white collars. Sizes range from 36 to 44.
Vintage hosiery description with fiber silk hose
An itemized listing describes fast black fiber silk hose with hemmed cotton tops and seamless feet in sizes 814 to 914, plus some white cotton pairs. It notes full fashioned legs, double hemmed tops, seamless feet with double heels and toes, and fast black options in sizes 814 to 10.
Women’s Swiss Ribbed Vests at Great Prices
Advertises fine quality Swiss ribbed vests for women with low neck and wing sleeves. Mentions extra sizes AO 42 and 44 and price of 35.
69 Fine Ribbed Cotton Union Suits in Extra Large
A classified item note advertises fine ribbed cotton Union suits from the 69 line in low neck sleeveless tight-fitting cuff knee style. Extra large sizes are available.
Very Special 25c Men's Black Cotton Socks and Children's Stockings
Advertisement lists Very Special men's black cotton socks with ribbed tops seamless feet double heels and toes in sizes 10 to 12.1 percent? Includes children's fine ribbed stockings with double heels and toes in sizes 5 514 6 and 19c price.
Enemies Admit Setback as German Morale Drops
Amsterdam reports morale in Germany at a low point after recent defeats. German critics blame weather and mist for Allied early gains while some papers doubt lasting British and French successes. Kreuz Zeitung notes gun losses and prisoner counts as a negative feature of the Somme-area action. Cologne Volkszeitung cites unforeseen factors behind the setback and tank surprise in dense mist.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Ducent
Hale
Kreuz Zeitung
Somme
Cologne Volkezeitung
Cologne Gazette
Monster Tank Crushes Village in French Advance
Paris August 12 reports a monster tank in the Amiens Roye corridor destroying nine houses and wiping out German machine gunners hidden in the buildings. The vehicle rammed through structures and eliminated enemy gunners eight times with decisive force.
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Paris
Amiens- Roye
Megg Shoes Opens New Section With $6 50 Men’s Footwear
A new Megg Shoes section is promoted with a limited week deal at six dollars fifty cents per pair. Four strong styles available in all sizes and widths. Located at the lower Second Avenue entrance with Percale fabrics, striped patterns, white grounds, and fast colors.
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Megg Shoes
Second Avenue
Autumn Wearables: Satins and Velvets at Bon Marche Prices
Wartime fashion policy spares wool by promoting satins and velvets. Full stock at Bon Marche prices features new satin shades Riga champagne myrtle navy olive Italian blue field mouse and more including black and white. Velvet selections include Paon Silk Velvet 44-inch English Suiting Velvet chiff on silk velvet in rich Fall tones and various blues greens and purples.
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Riga
Field Mouse
Wistaria
Hague
Belgium
Baby's Autumn Wardrobe at Bon Marche Baby Shop
A Bon Marche display offers infants coats, dresses, bonnets, sweaters, bibs, stockings, soft shoes, sacques, wrappers and blankets in a range of prices from 10¢ to $5.00 with various fabrics like Bedford cord crepe cashmere and lawn silk, plus gift toilet articles.
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Baby
Bon Marche Baby
Children’s Barber Shop Offers Sanitary Service and Check System
A local barber shop promotes services for children with a check system to manage turns. The shop emphasizes sanitary conditions and notes its location on the second floor.
White Eden Cloth 20c Yard at Harrod's Soldier Shop
Advertises White Eden Cloth at 20 cents a yard, 28 inches wide, full bolts, limit 12 yards per customer. Sold through Bon Marche Soldier Shop on lower main floor with orders to Harrod's of England to ensure safe delivery to the trenches. Candies canned foods and clothing excluded tobacco.
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Harrod's
England
Bon Marche Soldier Shop
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the Star
U.S
Ningland
Erich von Satemann
San Francisco
Ludendorff
Proyart
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Bray
Abelia
Dacery Wood
Albert
White
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