Verdu n fighting rages as German divisions halt advance
FRENCH forces west of Verdun report intensified German reinforcements in a hard four day battle near the Argonne forest. American troops from Missouri Kansas and Ohio fight in heavy bombardment as Mont Faucon rises, with U S artillery pounding enemy positions while medics and Red Cross squads tend to the wounded and evacuate the ill or injured under fire.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Verdun
Argeriine Forest
Meuse
Missouri
Kansas
Ohio
Argonne
Mont Faucon
Beche Proet
America
Pennsyl
Red Cross
Faucon
Signal Corps
British Troops Enter Cambrai in New Advance
British forces press into Cambrai with forward charges as front line troops risk heavy fire to clear machine gun nests. Signal corps endure two sleepless days while Washington artillery men rush to replenish shells and locate a nearby dump. German defense shifts to flexible machine gun nests behind cover rather than static concrete positions.
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Signal Corps
Washington
Dogs sent from Birmingham for front line service
A large number of dogs are shipped weekly from Birmingham England for military service at the front. The demand focuses on Aire dales bull terriers and collies, supplying working breeds to support troops.
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Birmingham
England
Saw Jail Bars But Plans Fail
Willam J. Miller convicted of grand larceny and Alvin Adama awaiting murder trial are alleged ringleaders in a county jail escape plot involving 15 prisoners. Jail Superintendent T. E. Doyle found a sawed bar in the north tank Saturday morning and a tiny steel strip from a watch converted into a saw. The inmates had cut one heavy bar through at two points and wedged it with gum. marks on a second bar were found.
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Willam J. Miller
Alvin Adama
T. E. Doyle
British Troops Enter Northern End of Cambrai Front
Haig reports a wide battle from St Quentin to the Sensee river across nearly 30 miles. British and Allied units, including the Forty sixth North Midland division and Canadian troops, push through Hindenburg defenses at Belleglise and Bellicourt, with 22,000 prisoners and 300 guns taken over three days. Local actions yield captures at Le Haucourt Magny la Fosse and Masnieres as forces push toward Cambrai.
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Marshal Haig
St Quentin
Sensee River
Cambrai
Twentieth Corps
Scheldt Canal
Belleglise
Forty Sixth North Midland
Hindenburg
Helleslise
le Haucourt
Magny la Fosse
New York State
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
G. W. Read
Bellicourt
Nauroy
Scheldt Bony
Villers
Guislain
New Zealand
la Vacquerie
Bonavis
Masnieres
62Nd
Gambrai
Sancourt
Sensee Canal
St. Quentin-Cambral
Mutineers Shot After Revolt Attempt Near Paris
Dozens of non commissioned officers and men of General Von Boehm's German Army were executed after a revolt attempt, reports from the Swiss frontier say. The force has suffered heavy casualties in the Allied offensive.
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Paris
von Boehm
Ship's boat fired on refugees killed in naval incident
A submarine opened fire on a lugger carrying coal, killing the captain and disabling the craft. The mate and seven crew fled by ship's boat toward shore when the sub fired a shell into their boat, killing all but two. A naval exhibition in Piccadilly noted a seaman recovering a lady's dropped veil and reporting the loss of her torpedo net.
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N. BE. A
London
Piccadilly
Champagne Offensive Resumes At Daybreak As French Repel Attacks
Paris reports the Champagne offensive resumes at daybreak after a night with no infantry actions. French forces repulse violent German counterattacks south of St. Quentin and break up attempts near Hill 88. Artillery clashes continue between the Aisne and Ailette as the Malmaison plateau and Chemin des Dames area remain in French hands.
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Paris
Champagne
French War Office
St. Quentin
Ailette
Aisne
Urvillers
la Fere
Malmaison Plateau
Chemin Des Dames
Plan to Publish List of Volunteers
Volunteers of Company L Second Washington Infantry who went to France in 1917 may have their names printed in a booklet if the 161st Infantry auxiliary plan is approved. The auxiliary will meet Thursday evening at the county city building to discuss the plan.
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Second
Washington Infantry
France
161St Infantry
Ozette World Record Fast Ship Launch at Seattle Yard
The Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co launched the 9,400 ton steam freighter Ozette, built in 84 days from keel laying. It is the first vessel by the yard and claimed as a world record for fast construction. The Ozette is a Shipping Board vessel named by Mrs Woodrow Wilson.
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Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co
Ozette
Seattle North Pacific
Shipping Board
Woodrow Wilson
Secretary Baker Attends London Military Conference
Secretary of War Baker arrives in London to join American military leaders for an important conference amid ongoing Allied war coordination.
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London
Baker
Plush fabrics and coatings for coats and trims
Beautiful Coating Plushes offered in 50 inch widths with durable finishes. Plush Ottomans priced at 6.00 per yard, Coating Plush at 6.50 per yard in black, Seal Plush at 11.00 per yard with rich deep pile, and Mole and Beaver listed at 15.00.
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Lyons
THE
BON Marche
Copenhagen
PON Marche
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