Man-Power Bill Speeds Through Congress Amid War Drive
Washington August 22 Congress moved to speed the man power bill as leaders aim to supply men for Americas war program next year. The House Military Committee plans to press an amendment to exempt 18 and 19 year olds until the last, opposing March and Baker who back broader service.
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Washington
Congress
America
March
Ry Baker
War Department
Dent
House Military Committee
Senate Committee
Baker
Labor
German Trawler Triumph Strikes at North Atlantic
Canadian port reports the Triumph bearing German crewmen as a pirate trawler sinking fishing boats near the coast. The Lucile Schnare reportedly went down, with four trawlers arriving bearing captives and details of the attacks. Naval authorities expect the raider and its U boat to be used for further operations.
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Pasadena
Washington
North Atlantic
War Keeps Me Brave A Soldier’s Wife’s Nightly Fear
Jane Lorimer, a mother’s bride, recalls waking visions of war while her husband Bob prepares for deployment in 1918. She longs for his return as letters, furloughs, and a distant front loom, and she resolves to face the war as her own duty. The piece ends with a promise of continuation.
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Eve
Leas
Adam
Bob
Arma
Jane Lorimer
Red Cross
Liberty
Cobra
Robert Atwood Lorimer
Daddy Lorimer
France
Chrystabel Lorimer
British Attack Expands 1918 Somme Front Fronts
British forces renew assault along a broad Somme front from Moyenneville to Pommiers, with Gen Rawlinson’s army leading a five to six mile attack. An American regiment supported Byng’s forces as French and British pressure grows. Noyon encircled, Mangin’s men near the Hindenburg line after crossing the Allette.
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Ancre
Somme
Moyenneville
Pommiers
Rawlinson
Byng
Beaucourt
Noyon
Mangin
Allette
Champs
Guay
Hindenburg
Lassigny
Flanders
Allies report 100000 German prisoners captured in July offensive
Paris Aug 22. Since the counter offensive began July 18 the Allies have taken 100000 German prisoners, according to statements published today in Echo de Paris.
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Paris
Acco
Echo de Aris
303 011 Tons of Shipping Sunk in July by U Pirates
The admiralty reports July losses totaling 203011 tons of neutral and allied shipping. British tonnage accounts for 176479 tons, yielding a net monthly loss of 22311 tons versus a 90000 ton average for the first half of the year. Three unnamed civilians and two naval personnel are listed as missing in the torpedoing of the Montanan on August 16, with sixty one survivors landed.
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London
Aus
Admiralty
Washington
David W. Johnson
Chester C. Eldredge
Torpedo Attack Reported Off Nantucket
A steamer captain near Nantucket says a torpedo fired at his ship was the extent of the attack and he sped away without sighting a submarine. In New York seven people are believed dead after a gasoline launch towing 15 canoes went adrift due to engine trouble.
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Atlantic
Nantucket
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Tornado kills 31 and injures nearly 100 in Minnesota
A tornado last night in Tyler Minnesota killed 31 and left about 100 injured, wrecking the business district and causing railroad property damage. Sioux City reports 13 deaths and says Tyler town was practically wiped out as telegraph lines to the stricken area failed.
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Chicago
Tyler
Minn
Chicago & Northwestern
Huron
Sioux City
Mooney Case Aims for Supreme Court Review
San Francisco August 22 defense attorneys announce the Thomas Mooney case will be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. New York attorney W Bourke Cochran will handle the appeal while Maxwell McNutt asserts no remedy exists for perjury and fraud in the courts and seeks relief in the nation's highest court after the state supreme court refused a coram nobis rehearing.
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San Francisco
Thomas Mooney
Supreme Court of the United States
W. Bourke Cochran
New York
Mooney
Maxwell McNutt
State Supreme Court
Liberty Bonds Rise to 102 60 on New York Exchange
Liberty loan 2 percent bonds of the first issue reached 102 60 on the New York Stock Exchange in New York today marking their session high. The move reflects ongoing demand in the wartime financing program.
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New York
Liberty Loan
New York Stock Exchange
Peace Talk Message Dismissed as German Propaganda
Washington officials described underground reports of a new German peace move as bosh and German propaganda of an old type. The State Department said no official peace initiative had arrived, warning the talks aim to weaken American resolve and induce relaxation as Allied victories accumulate.
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Washington
Boshc
Germany
State Department
British Offensives Across Somme Ancre Front Drive Gains
British lines reported heavy fighting between the Ancre and Somme with Major assaults on a six mile front from Albert to Bray. Between 2,000 and 3,000 prisoners were taken yesterday and up to 3,000 more today as Byng and allied troops push toward the Hindenburg line amid fierce dugout and railroad embankment combat.
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Somme
Ancre
Miraumont
Achiet le Grand
Arras Albert
Albert
Bray
Picardy
Byng
Anccre
Hindenburg Line
Arras and Albert
Banpaume
Allies to Feed Siberian Folk
The American Red Cross and allied armies in Siberia will provide the first economic aid to Russia. After Gen Graves arrives at Vladivostok, food and clothing will be distributed to yecho Slovak troops and Russian civilians in the area policed by Allied forces, with supplies arriving in Vladivostok.
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Washington
Red Crow
Siberia
Russia
Graves
Vladivostok
Red Cross
Russia and U S At War State Declared by Bolsheviks
Washington reports the Bolshevik government has declared a state of war with the United States. Vice Consul Imbrie lowered the American flag at the consulate and handed archives to a Norwegian representative. The Silat regiment from Manila reached Vladivostok as announced.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Imbrie
State Department
Silat
Manila
Vladivostok
War Department
Socialist Leaders to Face Early Trial in Chicago
District Attorney C. F. Clyne said he will ask Judge Landis to set an immediate trial date for Victor L. Berger socialist leader and four others indicted under the espionage act. The defendants include Adolph Germer J Louis Endahl Irwin St John Tucker and Wm F Kruse head of The Liberty Defense League.
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Chicago
C. F. Clyne
Landis
Victor L. Berger
Adolph Germer
The
Socialiste
J. Louis Endahl
Irwin St. John Tucker
Wm. F. Kruse
Liberty Defense League
Fronts Roil Across Europe in Ongoing War Actions
United Press reports multiple fronts with British and French offensives. British attack between the Ancre and Somme. German counterattacks along a 10 mile front near the Ancre. Humbert’s French forces advance toward Noyon after Lassigny. Magin’s troops push along Oise Aisne line, nine mile advance, Allette river, Bretigny. British gains near Neuf Berquin and Bailleul. German assaults northwest of Branoutre repulsed. Americans shelled at Frapelle after heavy bombardment. overall activity continues across Picardy, Oise Aisne, and Alsace fronts.
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Picardy
Ancre
Somme
Byng
Beaucourt
Humbert
Lassigny
Oise
Divette
Nouth
Noyon
Flanders
Outakirta
Neuf Berquin
Bailleul
Branoutre
Probe cites causes of aircraft failures and urges reform
The Senate aircraft subcommittee urged one man control of production, faster output, invention incentives, and lower profits on future contracts. It found waste and ignorance in early war policy, blaming automobile makers for unsuitable designs, and urged reproducing proven European aircraft in large numbers to meet modern warfare needs.
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Washington
Senate Aircraft Subcommittee
Military Affairs Committee
United States
Secretary Baker favors world series extension plan
In Washington on August 22 Secretary Baker told reporters he supports playing the world's series. He said local boards could grant time extensions for players under the work or fight order, or he might arrange it himself. He noted the army abroad shows great interest in the series.
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Washington
Baker
Wilson Asks Help for War Refugees
President Wilson asked Congress to pass a resolution admitting war refugees and suspending immigration rules for their cases, seeking aid for people fleeing hostilities in Europe.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
Adams Is Elected G. A. R. Commander
Claire B. Adams of Omaha Nebraska was today elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Portland meeting in Oregon.
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Adams
Portland
Ore
Claire B. Adams
Omaha
Neb
Grand Army of the Republic
French forces push toward Coucy Le Chateau and Noyon
Paris dispatches report Mangin and Humbert closing on Noyon from two directions with bombardment and rapid advances. French gains include Lassigny, Mont Cherny, and control of the Divette river area, while German counterattacks near Juvigny ridge are repulsed. Over 15,000 prisoners and large matériel captured.
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Ailette
Champs
Coucy le Chateau
Coucy le Teau
Soissons
Guay
Noyon
Varrines
Mac Lgyourt
Divette
Mangin
Manicamp
Juvigny Ridge
Sons
Mangin and
Humbert
Ham
Somme
Oise
Lassigny
Vauchelles
French Troops Reach Ailette River After Lassigny Capture
French Gen Mangin’s forces advance nine miles since Saturday between the Oise and the Aisne. Lassigny falls and St Paul Aux Bois is captured, with French lines extending to Laquincy Bagge on the Ailette as fighting continues from Lassigny to Soissons. The Matz and Oise areas see enemy retreat while Hommiers and nearby towns remain on the western bounds of Soissons.
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Mangin
Oise
Aisne
Allette River
St. Paul Aux Boils
Bretigny
Paris
Ajlette
French War Office
Lassigny
Soissons
St. Paul- Aux-Bois
Ailette
Laquincy Bagge
Matz
le Plemont
Thiescourt
Cannectcourt
Ville
Divette
Noyon
Sempigny
St. Paul-Aux-Bois
Bourguigon
Bourguignon
Laquincy- Bagge
Hommiers
333 Disabled Men Return From Front
Washington reports 333 sick and wounded soldiers returned to the United States for the week ending August 16. They are sent to reconstruction hospitals, a higher toll than the prior week’s 63.
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Washington
Maine
War Department
United States
Hindenburg Trapped by Allied Western Front Pressure
Allied commander Foch drives across multiple sectors threatening a major German setback. Byng pushes on Baupaume and Vesle, French squeeze Lassigny while British wedge advances north of the Somme. German lines on Hindenburg face flank danger as American forces loom.
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Marshal Foch
Vance
Byng
Baupaume
Vesle Salient
Somme
Lassigny
Veste
Vesle
Chemin Des Dames
Hinden Line
Raupaume
Hindenburg
Foch
Germany
Spain Refused by HMS Berlin Reports
Geneva dispatch cites Madrid paper Berlin correspondent claiming Germany rejects Spain’s ultimatum over requisitioned interned German tonnage. The report says German rationing, already tight, now cuts fat foods as part of broader shortages.
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Berlin
Madrid
Germany
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