Allied Drive in Picardy Crosses Line of 1916 Battle
Allied forces push through Picardy nearing the 1916 Somme line. British advance uncovers gains at Morianconurt Bray Chipilly and Peronne while Germans blow stores. towns like Montdidier Renons Gury and Ribecourt fall. American aid at Mortancourt noted as enemy retreats toward Bapaume.
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Picardy
Somme
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
the Somme
Bapaume
Peronne
Albert
Morianconurt
Bray
Chipilly
Chauines
Montdidier
Renons
Gury
Ribecourt
Pimprez
Noyon
Roye
Nesse
Foe Withdraws on Nine Mile Front in Flanders
German forces pull back one to two miles along a nine mile front near Vieux-Berquin and Merville as Allied reports describe continued pressure in the Oise valley and near Ribecourt. British and French patrols push pockets of resistance while Haig notes local gains and prisoner captures totaling over 30 thousand in the Montdidier Albert drive.
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London
Flanders Salient
Vieux-Berquin
Merville
Lassigny
Bapaume
Albert
Ancre
Oise
Ribecourt
Pima Mile
Breslincourt
Ourscamp Forest
Noyon
Lassigny Grove
Somme
Hindenburg
Beaumont Hamel
Bucquoy
Serre
Puisieux
Rainecourt
Chaulnes
Flanders
Marshal Haig
Kainecourt
Ayette
Americans Break Hindenburg Offensive At Jaulgonne
New York reports that on August 15 1918 one month earlier American forces pierced von Hindenburgs center at Jaulgonne on the Marne ending his fifth offensive. The success forced a German retreat and shifted initiative to Marshal Foch and the Allied side.
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New York
Germany
von Hindenburg
Marne
Jaulgonne
West Front
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Chicken Thefts Baffle City Police
Mrs. Anna Markland reported six dressed chickens and two dozen eggs stolen while en route to the city from RenTon. Police found seven chickens in a jail box tied to Guat Alecks, 56, but could not confirm where the birds came from. The thief remains unknown as investigators probe the odd case.
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Anna Markland
Henderson St
Central
Renton
Public Safety
Alecks
Fifth and Main
The Star War News Service Advertisement
The Star promotes itself as the sole source for NEA war coverage with writers artists and photographers following the flag. It claims receipt of the United Press Leased Wire report to provide complete daily war news to readers.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
The
Star
Seattle
Star Sociation
United Press Association
Wilson on Secret War Trip Visits Col. House in Magnolia
President Wilson, after talks with Secretary Lansing, travels by special train to Magnolia Mass to see his confidant Col. E. M. House. Officials cite rest but world tensions loom with Mexico oil taxes Bolshevik Russia and Balkan armistice talks. Mrs Wilson accompanies him.
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Wilson
Lansing
Col
KE. M. House
Magnolia Mass
United States
Mexico
Great Britain
Russia
Consula
Siberia
Bulgaria
Col. House
Mrs. Wilson
Humbert Breaks German Line Beyond Montdidier In Strike
Gen Humbert led a French thrust past Montdidier after days of quiet, advancing to Cuvilly Besons Sur Matz and Chevincourt within an hour. His forces then captured Boulogne La Grasse Conchy Le Pots and Ricquebourg and pushed eastward toward St. Cloud and Mon- Ugny farm despite returning German reinforcements.
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Humbert
Cuvilly
Bessons-Sur-Matz
Chevincourt
Boulogne- la Grasse
Conchy-Le Pots
Ricquebourg
Roye
Switzerland
St. Cloud
Mon- Ugny
Diver Attacks Coast Vessel Off Cape May
The schooner Dorothy Barrett was attacked by a submarine six and a half miles off North East End lighthouse near Cape May New Jersey. The crew abandoned ship as depth bombs exploded near bubbles and mine sweepers searched the area. The vessel was reported on fire as the crew was landed at Cape May.
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Dorothy Barrett
Cape May
Navy
Foes Fail in Rheims Raid
Paris reports artillery fighting between the Avre and the Oise and the repulse of a German raid east of Rheims in the Champagne region. The French war office notes activity overnight and confirms the Marquises sector raid near Rheims was unsuccessful.
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Paris
Avre
Oise
Rheims
French War Office
Champagne
Marquises
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United States Troops Arrive in Vladivostok
Secretary of War Baker announced the arrival of the 27th Infantry from Manila to Vladivostok to cooperate with Czecho Slovak and Japanese forces in Siberia. The regiment consists of about 1200 to 1500 regulars, marking the first U S movement of troops into Siberia.
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Washington
Manila
Vladivostok
Baker
Siberia
German Air Raids Pound American Front in Franche
German air fleets bombed the Vesle river sector and American front lines and rear areas for 48 hours ending Aug 15. The bombardment focused on air strikes rather than infantry action with heavier use of planes than artillery.
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Franche
Vesle River
Boche
War Front Briefs From Picardy To Flanders
United Press reports stabilized Picardy front with artillery duels and local thrusts from Somme to Lasignhy Humbert active. Humbert’s Oise valley movement slow. Ancre region Germans preparing for counter actions. Haig cites German POWs at 30,344, plus 10,000 credited Humbert. German shells hit Robecq and Scherpenberg. raids driven from Merville. German raid near Marquises failed near Rheims. Germany names Belinski minister of marine succeeding von Capelle.
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Picardy
Batts
Somme
Lassigny
Humbert
Oise
Haig
Marquises
Rheims
Russia
Wendon
Livonia
Riga
Germany
Belinki
von Capelle
European War Prisoner Totals Rise At 73 000
Paris reports 73,000 prisoners captured since July 15 with 1,700 guns seized, including 100 Germans in Humbert operations now developing. Echo de Paris notes the Western Front tally as of today. Haig also cites 30,344 German prisoners taken in the Picardy drive.
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Paris
Humbert
Echo de Paris
Picardy London
Picardy
Field Marshal
Haig
Allied Casualties Lessen As German Prisoners Grow
London August 15 The total casualties since the Picardy drive began August 8 are less than the number of German prisoners taken, a report issued today indicates.
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London
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Reed
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Scherpenberg Tor
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