Central Front Advances Across Picardy and Flanders Fronts
Allied forces push near Soissons and Noyon with gains at Vassens and Lassigny. French occupy rail hub near Roye and shell Noyon from multiple sides. British repulse four German attacks near Chavannes, seize position west of Bray. British advance reaches Merville area along western edge of the Flemish salient.
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Lassigny
Calepont
Oise
Noyon
Chaynnes
Bray
Somme
Flanders
Salient
Vieveux-Berquin
Outtersteene
Paradis Merville
Merville
Emperor Karl Refuses Sending Austrian Troops
United Press dispatches from Zurich report Emperor Karl declined to send Austrian troops to the western front amid rumors in Vienna. Unconfirmed accounts mentioned a German west front observation of an Austrian division and a reported minimum demand of 15 divisions.
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Zurich
Karl
Vienna
Germany Short of Men to Hurl in Fight Says U P Correspondent
Paris report by Webb Miller notes German manpower strain as Austria sends divisions to the west and the 1919 class youths are being drafted. It cites Karl and Ludendorff amid public pressure, warning that the west front will decide outcomes and Austria-Germany union tightens.
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Germany
Webb Miller
United Press
Paris
Ludendorff
Switzerland
Kaiser
Karl
St Ig
West Front
Austria
National Zeitung
Bulgarian ruler Ferdinand held in Germany as hostage
United Press dispatch reports Bulgaria's Czar Ferdinand being kept in Germany as a hostage to secure Bulgaria's loyalty to the Central Powers. He left Bulgaria after peace rumors and is listed as resting in seclusion, with German guards nearby.
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Washington
Caner Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Germany
Ferdinand
Sofia
Switzerland
Austria
Japanese Troops Protect Citizens in North Siberia
An official dispatch from Tientsin states Japanese troops have landed at Nikolaievak to guard allied civilians there. Nikolaievak lies near the Amur river mouth, about 750 miles north of Vladivostok, emphasizing strategic northern protection in the region.
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Siberia
London
Nikolaievak
Tientsin
Amur River
Vladivostok
Auto mishap injures eight on crowded street
In New York on August 20 a car lost a rear wheel and dumped eight passengers. A passing street car lifted the disabled vehicle off the group and the eight people escaped with minor injuries after dusting their clothes.
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New York
Division No. 7 to Hold Grand Rally
A patriotic rally by Division No. 7 members and friends will be held in the Broad way high school assembly hall on Wednesday evening, August 21. The division covers voting precincts 101 to 115 inclusive.
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Division No. 7
Coun Ei of
Patriotic Service
Broadway High School
Terrorists Rule Petrograd Amid Riots and Arrests
Reports from Stockholm and Berlin describe Bolshevik leaders Trotsky and Lenin aboard a Kronstadt warship under German flag protection. Petrograd is under a terror reign with over 30,000 arrests of officers and middle-class citizens in the last month. Berlin dispatches warn of food riots with hundreds killed or wounded as workers march for bread and clash with Lettish guards near Smolny Institute. martial law is proclaimed.
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Washington
Lenine
Trotsky
Russia
Kronstadt
Germany
Stockholm
Petrograd
Amsterdam
Herlin
Lettish Guards
Smolny Institute
Diver Downed After U S Steamer Sinks German Sub
A German submarine was rammed by an American steamer off Winterquarter Shoals near the Virginia coast on August 17. The U-boat reportedly struck the steamer, then sank after taking on water with a damaged bow. The two crews acknowledged each other as “friends” before the collision.
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Washington
Winterquarter Shoals
Virginia
Navy Department
Washington State to Register 21 Year Olds Aug 24
Provost General Crowder estimates 158011 men who turn 21 between June 5 1918 and August 24 will register next Saturday. About 50 percent, roughly 79000, expected available for Class 1 with state figures for Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah and Wyoming.
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Washington
Crowder
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Explosion at Krupp Works Kills and Injures Thousands
Paris reports letters from prisoners on the Picardy front indicate six thousand Germans were killed or wounded in a June explosion at the Krupp works. The claim cites captured letters as the source of the casualty figure.
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KRUPP
Paris
Krupp Works
Picardy
Italian submarine sinks Austrian battleship in Adriatic
The submarine F-7 entered the Gulf of Quaranerro in the upper Adriatic and torpedoed and sank a large Austrian steamer, returning to base unharmed. The Gulf lies east of Pola naval base between the Istrian and Croatian coasts.
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Rome
Gulf of Quaranerro
Adriatic
Admiralty
Pola Naval Base
Istrian
Public Opinion as City Tool Against Rent Extortion
The piece argues public opinion is the sole weapon against rent extortion, noting cities lack a legal framework to curb unscrupulous landlords. It proposes a voluntary rent board, akin to a food price board, and urges legislative or federal action if power cannot be granted. It calls for electing a suitable legislature.
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Voluntary Food Price Board
Olympia
Labor leaders decry draft work or fight amendment
Washington reports Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor blasting the Thomas work or fight amendment as labor conscription. He argues it brands workers as slackers and would force the president to enforce it to avert strikes. House leaders aim to report the man power bill 18 to 45 draft ages by week end with potential quick passage.
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Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
House Mill Military Affairs Committee
Morrison
House
Baker
War Department
March
France
Nen Military Committee
Thomas
Herman Is Sent to U S Prison for Espionage Conviction
Emil Herman state secretary of the socialist party departed with deputy marshal to begin a ten year term at McNeill Island for espionage act violation. The move followed efforts by Clarence L. Reames to secure commitments for Herman and Frank Shaffer who remain free pending appeal. Shaffer received extra days to file a writ of error. Action on forfeiture of Herman’s bond was postponed to September 3.
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Emil Herman
Socialist Party
McNeill Island
Herman
Clarence L. Reames
Frank Shaffer
Altho
Shaffer
Keotasen
Mangin Gains Two Miles In Bold Attack
Terrific fighting unfolds along a 40 mile front from Roye to Soissons as French general Mangin pushes a double operation between the Oise and Aisne. Lassigny nears capture. Noyon faces threat with heavy artillery withdrawn. Americans aid Mangin as he advances two miles on a ten mile front.
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Oise-Aisne
Picardy Soissons Rheims
Vassens
Soissons
Noyon
Picardy
Lassigny
Roye
Oise
A Aisne
Aisne
Vesle
Tenth
Mangin
Chateau Thierry
Marne
French Sweep Huns Back in Quick Thrust on 10-Mile Line
French troops punched a 10 mile front between the Oise and Aisne, advancing up to two miles and seizing Braquemont Fendu woods and much of Beauvraignes. The push, supported by rapid gains near Thiescourt, threatens the German line to the Chemin des Dames and adds 500 plus prisoners as of 9 a m. The attack continues with gains averaged about a mile in this sector amid stiff resistance.
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London
Oise
Aisne
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Thiescourt
Lassigny
Noyon
Braquemont
Fendu Woods
Beauvraignes
Germans Beset by French Advances in Picardy Front
French forces push along the Oise and Aisne fronts threatening the German line from Roye to Soissons. Lassigny is occupied, Roye station seized, and heights near Ribecourt and Noyon captured. In a widening advance, Allies report 3,000 prisoners from Sunday actions and continued British westward gain in Flanders.
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Roye Lassigny
Oise
Aisne
Lassigny
Roye
Ribecourt
Noyon
Audignicourt
Morsain
Soissons
Jenoy
Picardy
Chaulnes
Somme
Flanders
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