Allies Push German Forces Across Soissons Front
French reports say Soissons entered by French troops as Germans retreat along the Rheims front. Allied gains stretch from Fere-en-Tardenois to Willems-Tardenois with river crossings along the Cresse and advances north of the Dormans Rheims road. Seven German airplanes were shot down and twenty two tons of explosives dropped between the Aisne and Wesla on enemy camps.
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Paris
Soissong
Soissons
Rheims
Cresse
Dormans-Rheims
Marne
Fere-en-Tardenois
Willeem-Tardenois
Ourcg
Sainte Restitue
Bois de Dole
Gnes
Bois Meuniere
Goussancourt
Vil- Agron
Ville-en-Tardenois
Vezilly
Tatery
Ardre
Veulle
Gueux
Thillon
Aisne
Wesla
Vesle
Aland Islanders Riot Dynamite Baltic Fortifications
Washington reports Aland Island inhabitants detonated fortifications to block German influence and risk to Sweden. Finnish government ordered dismantling of Baltic coast fortifications except Viipori and Helsingfors, in line with Germany Finland accord.
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Washington
Finland
Aland Islands
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Germany
Baltic
Viorg
Helsingfors
Survivors of Shipwreck Reach Port Arthur Texas
Fifteen survivors of a Harrison Line steamer sunk in an Atlantic collision reached Port Arthur Texas after eighteen hours at sea. They were unsure whether the rest of the crew survived as the wreck master declined to comment.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Harrison Line
Atlantic
Here
Clerk Is Killed and Eight Injured in Wreck
Terre Haute Indiana news reports a fatal wreck when Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Passenger Train No 21 derailed in the east yards. A freight car derailed and struck the passenger train mail cars. another freight car ran into a work train, leaving one clerk dead and eight seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Finland Flag Flies From Ship in Atlantic Port
A new Finnish flag appeared aboard a sailing vessel in an Atlantic port, joining colors from American, allied and neutral ships. The flag, red and yellow, replaced the former imperial ensign of Russia. The vessel had recently arrived from a South American port.
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Finland
Atlantic
Republic of Finland
Russia
Retired German Admiral von Holtzendorft to be replaced
Admiral von Holtzendorft retires as Chief of the German Admiralty Staff for health reasons. Admiral Reinhardt Scheer, commander of the battle fleet, is named to succeed him. The announcement comes from the Wolff Bureau in Berlin.
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Hun
Copenhagen
von Holtzen- Gorf
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Reinhardt Scheer
von Holtzendorft
Porto Sunk by German Submarine In Atlantic Patrol
The Portuguese bark Porto was sunk 560 miles off the Atlantic coast by a German submarine. The Navy Department says 18 crewmen were landed at an American port by a British steamer. Submarine bombs destroyed the ship with cotton cargo. Details unclear but the crew reportedly escaped in small boats.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Savannah
Heavy Tobacco Tax Hikes Under $8 Billion Revenue Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee approved steep tobacco taxes as part of an $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. The plan triples some rates and targets about $340 million in tobacco revenue, with costs likely passed to consumers. Committee members hope no delay remains before reporting, ahead of House reassembly on August 19.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
German Owned Property Passes 500 Million Mark
A. Mitchell Palmer Enemy Property Custodian reports over 500 million dollars in money and property formerly German owned now under his control. He notes being the largest single buyer of Liberty Bonds, with July purchases totaling 42,970,027 and 2,807,905 more available for investment. Cash seized is sent to the treasury to back Liberty issues.
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New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Treasury
Editors Arrested Over Foreign Language Publication
El Paso reports Jose Luis V. Velsco and Luis R. Alverez editors of La Republica Mexican daily arrested for violating federal law requiring translations of foreign language newspapers to be filed with the post master.
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el Paso
Texas
Jose Luis V. Velsco
Luis R. Alverez
la Republica
Sonora
President Wilson backs Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment
President Wilson writes to New Jersey Senator David Baird urging a vote for the federal suffrage amendment. The letter, described as a great and new reform, was made public at the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
David Baird
New Jersey
White House
Greek Christians Deported From Asian Minor Coast Areas
More than 250000 Christian Greeks have been deported by the Turks from homes in flouring regions along the coast including Samsoun Atvan Trebizond and Smyrna according to a Greek Foreign Office report of the Relief Committee for Greeks of Asia Minor.
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New York
Turkey
Samsoun
Atvan
Trebizond
Smyrna
Greek Foreign Office
Relief Committee For Greeks of
Asia Minor
German Forces Use 45 Divisions On Soissons Front
Paris dispatch reports from July 15 to 31 on the Soissons Rheims front stating that 45 German divisions were committed. Many were rotated back into combat after resting only one or two days, indicating sustained pressure in the battle.
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Paris
Soissona-Rheims
Meho de Paris
Ohio Board of Clemency Grants Paroles at August Meeting
The Ohio Board of Clemency considered 87 cases at the Ohio Penitentiary August session. Paroles granted numbered 54, with 18 final releases, 14 continued for investigation, 6 restored to parole, and 1 revoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Board of Clemency
Ohio Penitentiary
Hoover Heads to Paris from London
Herbert Hoover the American Food Administrator, who has spent nearly two weeks in London, departed for Paris amid ongoing relief and food program oversight.
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Hoover
Paris
London
Herbert
War Labor Board approves wage hikes for street railways
The War Labor Board announced wage increases of 38 to 45 cents for motormen conductors and track workers across 22 street and interurban lines in 10 cities affecting about 50 000 workers. It urges President to push legislation allowing a federal review of finances to raise fares as needed, calling it a war necessity while noting past over capitalization and high dividends should be forgiven for justice.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Law seeks 700 million pound vote of credit in Commons
London. Andrew Bonar Law said German submarines were being sunk at a far greater rate. In asking for a vote of credit of 700,000,000 pounds the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained the large sum was not for extra spending but because Parliament would adjourn soon. He hoped only one more vote would be needed before year end.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Countess Marguchi to Stop War Relief Fund Solicitations
A woman described as Countess Chiquita Marguchi told the District Attorney she will cease soliciting for the French Red Cross in the United States. The prosecutor stated she used soldiers in uniform to aid fundraising at summer resorts, a matter to be referred to the War Department.
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New York
Chiquita Marguchi
United States
Red Cross
War Department
Greetings to Switzerland and Honduras Note U S War Aim
President Wilson sent greetings to the Swiss president on their national holiday and a message to Honduras expressing U S pleasure at Honduras joining the war against Germany to fight for mankind’s freedom. The messages reflect broader Allied war aims and allied solidarity.
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Washington
Wilson
Switzerland
Honduras
United States
Germany
Three Trainmen Die in Collision Near Pittsburg
Three trainmen were killed when freight trains collided at Walker's Mills on the Pan Handle railroad five miles from Pittsburg. The wreckage caught fire and about a dozen cars loaded with merchandise were destroyed.
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Pittsburg
Walker's Mills
Railroad Administration moves against ticket scalpers in Washington
Notice served on ticket scalpers to quit business under threat of prosecution. Effort to halt cutrate passenger tickets sold by unauthorized agents through conspiracy charges. Most tickets barred from transfer. A special division led by H A Koach of Chicago directs the crackdown.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
The
H. A. Koach
Chicago
GUILT ADMITTED BY GRAFTER
Captain Aubrey W. Vaughan of the Quarto Corps pleaded guilty in a raincoat procurement case. He agreed to testify for the government after admitting commissions were received and allegedly shared with other officers. Vaughan had previously pleaded not guilty and is said to have exonerated other army officers.
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New York
Aubrey W. Vaughan
Quartermaster Corps
Vaughan
Army
Felix Gouled
Weehawken
N. J
United States District Attorney’s Office
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Set For September Start
Washington announces the fourth liberty loan will open Saturday September 28 and run for three weeks to October 19. Previous campaigns sold about 9.5 billion dollars in bonds. Treasury officials choose a shorter, more intensive drive to enlist more business men as workers.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Shrimp of a Man Outsmarts German on Marne
A small American soldier outwits a German in a deadly grapple on the Marne. The German readied a final bayonet strike when the American seized a grenade, removed the safety and thrust it into the German’s pocket. The explosion obliterated the gear, leaving no keepsake.
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London
Marne
Union Leader Seeks Restoration Of Discharged Operators
President Konenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers Union sends a telegram to Postmaster General Burleson protesting Western Union dismissals linked to union ties. He plans to travel to Washington to press for reinstatement and a conference with Burleson.
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Chicago
Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Burleson
Washington
Western Union
Senate Aircraft Panel to Frame Report in Washington
The Senate Aircraft Investigating Committee will start framing its report for presentation when the Senate resumes late this month. Chairman Thomas of Colorado telegraphed former members to travel to Washington to assist in preparing the document.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
Treasury mails June allotment checks to dependents
The final of 900,000 June checks were mailed by the Treasury War Risk Insurance Bureau to soldiers and sailors dependents, with July checks to be issued next.
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Washington
Treasury War Risk Insurance Bureau
Aleman Sets Record in Blimp Flight
Washington unveils a new sustained flight record by Ensign P. J. Barnes in a blimp type airship. Barnes, 30 hours and 80 minutes aloft, represents a Navy achievement while he is based in Minneapolis.
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Washington
P. J. Barnes
Naval Air Forces
Navy Department
Barnes
Minneapolis
Revolt in Turkestan Reported Against Bolshevik Government
Basel Switzerland dispatch notes a revolt in Turkestan against the Bolshevik regime. Authorities say the uprising began recently and details are still unfolding as reports arrive from new sources.
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Turkestan
Basel
Switzerland
U S Plans to Raise Army of Seven Million Men
War Department officials expect extending draft ages to 18 through 45 could yield seven million fighting men with 18 to 20 year olds supplying about two million and 21 to 31 year olds about three million already in service. The 31 to 45 group could provide two million more, with potential for growth and a large reserve force.
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Union News Service
Washington
War Department
France
United States
Wilson
War Profiteers to Be Taxed Heavily
Washington reports a strict war profits tax will be pushed in the House Ways and Means Committee as part of an $8 million revenue bill. Democrats and Republicans seek to win opponents with President Wilson backing a heavy tax targeting war profiteers. The plan includes an 80 percent top rate on large corporations and aims to close a $1 billion gap in revenue projections. Representative Green of Iowa authors one proposed superimposed tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Wilson
Representative Green
Iowa
Government orders Harvester trust dissolution in auction sale
Under a government agreement with International Harvester Company a Federal Court orders the so called Harvester trust dissolved and its plants sold. The company’s appeal in the Supreme Court since 1915 is to be dismissed and machinery lines and plants in Springfield Ohio and Auburn North Carolina are to be sold. The Justice Department released the terms of the agreement.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Supreme Court
Springfield
Ohio
Auburn
N. C
Department of Justice
Armor to Clothe American Soldiers in France
The War Department announced armor for American troops in France is being molded by experts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The project, for the Ordnance Department, includes helmets shields and breastplates to provide top tier armored protection.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
France
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Ordnance Department
Aviators Planned Washington Visit Tour Dates Set
American and British aviators will visit cities across the country as part of an aviator tour arranged by the Speaking Division of the Committee on Public Information. Approximate dates have been fixed for the visits.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
Italian Twenty-Ninth Detachment Captures Hill 17% Doaso Alto
The War Office reports a surprise attack south of Mago where the 29th assault detachment wrested Hill 17% on Doaso Alto from the enemy. After June 15 artillery precedes, the Italians gained the foothold and consolidated under heavy enemy casualties. Large parties hid in caverns but were overcome.
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Rome
War Office
Mago
Doaso
Alto
Asthmador Averts Believers Hay Fever Treatment Now
Mrs Bramwell Booth wife of the Salvation Army chief shares a wartime tale. A drunken man captured by the Army proved hard to identify and was found to be married with a Midlands wife who asked for him back. The Salvation Army telegram offered the husband to his deserted wife and she declined.
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Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
So Tong
Midlands
Wea
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promises Kidney Relief
For centuries Haarlem Oil is advertised as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. The ad urges relief from backache fatigue headaches indigestion insomnia and frequent urination with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland and money back if not effective.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland Laboratories
Grandson Wishes For Four Grandmothers Visiting
A three year old visits his grandmother and asks for a second piece of cake. She says one piece is enough for children. He asks if all grandmothers think that. He replies to his mother that he wishes for four grandmothers to be there.
Extreme View on Pure Food Talk Causes Banter
The exchange shows Ila's stubborn stance on sanitary pure food. A fellow’s jests are dismissed as nonsense, highlighting a lighthearted, tongue in cheek debate about purity and propriety in food matters.
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Ila
What does a person usually grow In his garden
A brief boys’ life style joke exchange notes a quip about gardening and fatigue. The line contrasts the expected crop with a humorous punchline about being tired. No identifiable people or organizations are named.
Nell and Belle Clash Over Limits of Service
Nell declares he would go to the end of the world to serve Belle who responds that such dedication goes beyond acceptable limits.
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Nell
Belle
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