Austrians also retreat as war fronts shift across France
Dispatches describe Austrian withdrawals along the Semeni river while Italian and French forces advance in the region south of Semeni. British and French armies report pressure on the Somme front with German divisions depleted and troops pulled from reserves to meet the Allied advance.
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Rome
Semeni River
Semeni
France
Prince Rupprecht
Somme
Nesle-Noyon Canal
Albert
Ribecourt
von der Marwitz
Vortier
Dendorff
High Command
Humbert
Oise
U S Navy to Fight Austria Demand Italy Victory
Roosevelt states U S and Italian navies will cooperate in Adriatic and Mediterranean operations. Ships to discharge at Italian ports to relieve French congestion. Plan aims to close Adriatic, curb Austro–Hungarian fleet, and support Italian arms with American troops if needed.
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Rome
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Italy
Franklin D. Romevelt
U.S. Navy
Roosevelt
United Frcss
United States
North Sea
Candidates Debate Rent Profiteering and Rents
The Star reports candidates for the legislature favor action to curb rising rents and profiteering amid war cost pressures. Senators Ralph A. Horr and Fred W. Hastings express support, noting landlords deserve reasonable returns but illegitimate increases must be checked. Continued on Page Seven.
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House
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Star
King County
Ralph A. Horr
Olympia
Fred W. Hastings
Metal Trades to Ask U. S. Action
Metal trades council members Tuesday evening decided to follow their policy urging government action on rent profiteering. No meeting will be held. The Star plan was discussed but it was agreed that government action, not the city, could be effective.
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Metal Trades Council
Star
Classified Ads Pickup At Bartell’s Drug Store
Classified advertising can be left at Bartell's Drug Store at 610 Second Avenue for regular afternoon editions up to 11 a.m. each day or called in by telephone to Main 609.
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Bartell’s Drug Store
Second Avenue
Czechs clash with Reds along the Volga front
Dispatches from Germany report heavy fighting between Czechoslovaks and Bolsheviks along the middle Volga near Simbirsk, where 150,000 Soviet troops are said to mass. Soviet forces have seized Czechoslovak vessels, severing links to Simbirsk headquarters.
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Amsterdam
Bolshevik
Germans demand Murmansk march as ultimatum
Washington reports German forces demand that the Finnish army prepare to march on Allied troops at Murmansk within two weeks. Murmansk coast is held by Allied forces including Americans. Advices to the state department described the demand as an ultimatum.
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Washington
Murmansk
State Department
Allies Recognize Slovak Warriors In Euro Conflict
Allied governments acknowledge Slovak forces as democratic partners against Germany as Britain joins France and Italy in recognition. CzechSloaks in Bohemia stockpile guns for likely actions amid tense cables. A major Volga front battle near Simbirsk pits Czech Slovaks against Bolshevik forces, about 150,000 strong per German reports.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Bohemia
Volga Region
Simbirsk
Volga
Four Alaska aliens moved to Seattle for internment
Four alien enemies named Albert Strye William Meinberg Presener Gustave and Paul Minnich were brought to Seattle for internment by the U S marshal at Valdez and a fifth is en route The statement from Clarence L Reames head of the Northwest department of justice notes strict borderless security and negligible pre German activity in Alaska
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Valdez
Alaska
Albert Strye
William Meinberg
Presener Gustave
Paul Minnich
Seattle
United States
Clarence L. Reames
Northwest Department of Justice
Lawyer Released After Spa City Hotel Incident
Thomas R. Horner Seattle attorney was released on his personal recognizance after last night’s arrest at the Baden hotel where his client John R. Spurgeon 30 was slashed with a razor. Spurgeon, in hospital, recovers quickly. two others were reportedly in the room but unnamed.
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Thomas R. Horner
Seattle
Baden Hotel
John R. Spurgeon
Altho Spurgeon
City Hospital
Horner
Spurgeon
U S Agents Arrest Alleged Disloyalist
Federal agents arrested Charles Hooper here on Wednesday alleging disloyalty. He wrote letters to eastern newspapers justifying the sinking of the Lusitania and demanding instant peace. Officials believe he is insane, noting prior confinement in a New York City asylum.
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Charles Hooper
Hooper
Department of Justice
New York City
American tanker Kellogg sunk off New York harbor
The American 4450 ton tanker Frederick R Kellogg was torpedoed by a German submarine near Ambrose channel at the entrance to New York harbor. Thirty five crew members reached the harbor while seven remain unaccounted for. The ship was built in Oakland California and commanded by Captain White.
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New York
Frederick R. Kellogg
New York Harbor
Oakland
Cal
White
Navy Department
Ambrose Channel
British Freighter Fights Battle With U Pirated Off Coast
An Atlantic port report says a British freighter engaged a German submarine off Long Island channel in a two hour battle. The U boat fired from three miles as the freighter answered until ammo ran out and distress calls were sent. A mysterious 2000 ton steamer, flag unreadable, crossed lines of fire shielding the submarine.
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Atlantic
Long Island
Sea Raiders Move Toward U S as Convictions Grow
Washington reports that U boat operations off the Atlantic grow bolder and naval officials believe Germany aims to draw U S attention from transports and supply ships bound for Europe. Government will not divert sea fighters but precautions are stepped up to catch raiders along the Atlantic coast.
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U. S
Washington
Atlantic
Germany
America
Europe
Coas
Mayor to Work in Local Shipyard
Mayor Hannon plans a four hour shift at a local shipyard and has applied for a job though not assigned yet. Ole Hanson Jr. shows partial recovery from serious illness and can do only light work, according to the mayor.
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Hannon
Ole Hanson, Jr
442 Soldiers Missing in Loss of French Steamer
PARIS Aug 14 The French steamer Djemnah was torpedoed and sunk with 442 soldiers aboard on July 14 in the Mediterranean. Seventeen sailors were killed and three passengers missing after the explosion following another sinking of an Australian vessel. Another steamer was torpedoed but stayed afloat.
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Djemnah
Mediterranean
War Office
Migaing
Trawler Engagement Off Cape Cod Ends With Return
The steam trawler Walrus of Gloucester was fired on by a submarine eight miles off Cape Cod at 7 p.m. yesterday. Captain Morrisey ordered full speed to ram the U boat, which then disappeared as the vessel returned to port.
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Walrus
Gloucester
Cape Cod
Morrisey
Netherlands Minister at Vatican Recalled as Cabinet Plan
Washington dispatch reports the Netherlands minister to the Vatican has been recalled. Italian papers say he will be tasked with forming a new cabinet at The Hague.
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Netherlands
Vatican
Washington
Rome
Hague
Allan Winslow Killed in Air Fight Over Picardy
Paris reports Lieut. Allan F. Winslow of Lake Forest Illinois the first American trained flyer to shoot down an enemy airman has been killed in an air battle in Picardy details are not yet available.
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Paris
Allan F. Winslow
Lake Forest
Ill
Picardy
Huns Cruelty to Prisoners Increases in France
Dispatch from Allied front details two British escapees describing intensified German abuse of prisoners. They report beatings, scarce hospital care, and dire food rations including potato bread and hawthorn coffee. American medical staff struggle to aid wounded amid shortages.
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American Armiers
France
Tommies
Germany
Austria
German defenses stiffen as Allied pressure grows in France
United Press Leased Wire reports intensified German shelling including gas rounds near Morlancourt and Derancourt north of Morland court, with Allies repulsing minor attacks north of the Aisne near Kray. German gunners focus on Caix as troops move toward the line, attempting to destroy a trainload of explosives.
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France
Morlancourt
Derancourt
Morlandcourt
Ancre
Aisne
Kray
Rupprecht
Villers-Bretonneux- Chaulnes
Caix
Rosieres
Bohemia Declared in Crisis as Arrests Rise
Munich and Dresden papers describe Bohemia as facing a grave crisis with all arms seized and meetings banned. Over several days wholesale arrests occurred and seventy four Czech soldiers were executed. Hungarian garrisons are reinforced and officials urge unity.
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Zurich
Munich
Dresden
Bohemia
Bonds to $40,000 authorized by city mayor
Bonds valued at 40,000 dollars were signed by Mayor Hanson Wednesday evening. They replace a prior issue that has been retired.
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Hanson Wednea
Germans Face Critical Choice as Somme Front Tightens
Allied shelling and air strikes target bridges over the Somme and Noyon canal to disrupt German supply lines. General Ludendorff must decide whether to mass artillery east of the Somme or risk devastating exposure west of the river as flooding and dykes alter battlefield conditions. Fine weather persists on the front.
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Sommae
Noyon Canal
Lardendorff
Somme
Ancre
French Flank Attacks Push Germans Back Anew
United Press reports on multiple theaters. French operations along the Oise valley under Gen Humbert aim to force German retreat along the Somme and Noyon lines. British advances near Veux-Berquin and Meteren. Vesle front German attacks repulsed. French raid at Mesnil-Les-Hurlus. Austrian troops mass near Italian border as front shifts.
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Picardy
Humbert
Oise
Noyon
Sonrne Oise
Somme
Noyon-Nesle
Flanders
Veux-Berquin
Meteren
Kemme
Aisne-Vesle
Vesle
Champagne
Mesnil-Les-Hurlus
French Attack in Oise Valley Breaks into Little Switzerland
United Press reports Humbert drives rightward into the Oise valley region named Little Switzerland as French forces infiltrate vine-covered ridges. German mustard gas flooding depressions and trenches slows progress while a sawtooth frontline forms amid terrain. Prisoners total 177 men and seven officers from five companies provide insight into German morale and command uncertainty.
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Belvan
Lassigny
Italians Plan Major Offensive in Alpine Front
Washington reports Gen Emil Duglielmotti says Italy plans a large Alpine offensive. Italian artillery opened heavy fire near the border along a 25 mile sector, the highest point on the front and long free from fighting since the war began.
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Alps
Emil Duglielmotti
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