All France Thrilled When Hill Is Taken Verdun Breakthrough Boosts French Advance
Western front dispatch reports Verdun’s Dead Man’s Hill and Hill 304 recaptured by French forces under Petain, with a 2000 yard advance securing the hill doubly. British line setbacks in Flanders attributed to losses of tanks, while Berlin claims Canadian gains. British War Office disputes some trench positions.
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Union News Service
London
Verdun
France
The
Marne
Republic
Petain
Dead Man's Hill
Hill 304
Flanders
Ypres-Menine
Berlin
British War Office
Dominion
Green Crassier
England Objects to Retention of Building Ships
Washington reports a sharp split among officials over what to do with foreign merchant vessels under construction in U S shipyards. The Emergency Fleet Corporation seized all ships over 2500 tons, both foreign and American, to speed builds and the new Shipping Act allows retention after completion. Britain protests a million tons of ships built for its interests and negotiations with Britain and other neutral states continue over disposition.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Great Britain
State Department
British Foreign Office
American System to be Adopted by French Railways
American Field Headquarters in France directs immediate Americanization of French railroads for supply handling. French authorities likely welcome American expertise in moving goods from base to camp. American college men with technical training study railroad problems here, supervise new line construction, and advise on schedule improvements.
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United States
France
National Guard officers to gain higher pay ruling
The Comptroller of the Treasury rules that national guard officers and men receive federal pay at the rate of the service in the guard. A third enlistment man in the guard qualifies for third enlistment pay from the Government. Thousands of guardsmen will thus receive more pay than expected.
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Washington
National Guard
Comptroller of the Treasury
Guard
Train collision injures fourteen at Mansfield Illinois
Fourteen people were injured when a passenger train stopped at Mansfield station was struck from behind by a freight train on the Big Four line. A Urbana message said a special train was being assembled to transport physicians to the scene.
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Bloomington
Ill
Mansfield
Urbana
Ecena
Crops Delay School Opening in Woburn Mass
The Woburn School Committee postponed the public schools opening from early September to October 1 to allow farmers to use schoolboys during harvest.
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Woburn
Mass
Federal plans for cold storage plants announced
Chicago reporter J. Blanchard, chief statistician of the Reclamation Service, says the Federal Government will establish cold storage plants to conserve the potato and onion crop in a World effort.
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Chicago
C. J. Blanchard
The
Reclamation Service
Garfield to Control Coal Under Wilson Administration
President Wilson placed the US coal industry under Dr. Harry A. Garfield to fix prices and margins. Anthracite prices range from 4 dollars for White Ash to 5.30 dollars for Lykens Valley stove size, with a 30 cent per ton cap on anthracite margins and 15 cents on bituminous coal. The order applies to all commerce and defines a coal jobber as any intermediary reselling coal without handling it.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
The
Food Administration
Lykens Valley
American Ship Campana Surrenders After Exchanges With U-Boat
The Atlantic port tanker Campana, a Standard Oil ship, was captured by a German submarine on August 6 after exhausting its ammunition following 180 shots. The U-boat fired 400 shots with two guns but only two hits. The Campana, outranged and outgunned, surrendered once no shots remained. The captain and five navy gunners were taken prisoner.
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Atlantic
Bombing Runs Hit Belgian Targets in World War I
The Royal Naval Air Service dropped many tons of bombs on Middelkerke dump Raverseyde dump and Heuttave aerodrome in Belgium. All machines and pilots returned safely according to the Admiralty statement issued in London.
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London
Royal Naval Air Service
Belgium
Middelkerke
Raversyde
Heuttave
Admiralty
Riga Falls as German Troops Seize Key Russian Port
Reports in official circles say Riga the Russian port has been evacuated and likely fallen to German troops. Its capture threatens Petrograd as Riga is a principal key to the Russian capital and may enable a rapid German drive on the capital.
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Washington
Riga
Russia
Petrograd
Baker to issue weekly war activity summaries
Secretary Baker will issue the first official summary of U S war activities within days, to be followed by weekly statements that may disclose non sensitive matters. He will proceed as advised by military advisers to avoid compromising precautions and will reveal as much as they deem wise.
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Washington
United States
Baker
Riot by Twenty-fourth Infantry Sparks Houston Uproar
District Attorney charges murder against 34 members of the Twenty-fourth Infantry after a riot in Houston caused 17 deaths and more than 20 injuries. Soldiers were disarmed at Camp Logan and shipped out of Texas amid military and police custody actions. Witnesses Leroy Pinkett and James Bivins provided statements to the DA's office.
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Houston
Texas
John Crocker
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Columbus
New Mexico
L. 8. Snow
Camp Logan
Nineteenth Infantry
Millard F. Waltz
Coast Artillery
Ft. Crockett
Leroy Pinkett
I Company
James Bivins
Ships Loaded With Foods Await New York Departure
In New York between 50 and 60 steamships, sized 2,500 to 10,000 tons, await missions to sail carrying food cargoes totaling about 10 million bushels of grain. The ships, owned and consigned to the Netherlands Government, have been loading since June and the release timing from Washington is being awaited before final sailing plans.
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New York
Netherlands
Washington
Six Women's Party Banner Bearers Fined in DC Court
In Washington the six banner bearers for the Woman's Party were sentenced in Police Court to pay 25 dollars or serve 30 days in jail. They posted 100 dollar bonds while a motion for a new trial is prepared by attorney Matthew E. O'Brien who left for Falmouth, Massachusetts to submit the motion to Justice Charles H. Robb of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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Washington
Woman's Party
White House
Matthew E. O’brien
Falmouth
Mass
Charles H. Robb
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Pacific Northwest lumber mills shut down for four months
Seattle lumber manufacturers announce a near unanimous shutdown of all Pacific Northwest mills and logging camps for at least four months, effective until early 1918. They say the move is not due to the strike and not intended to close shingle mills, despite a market slump.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Heavier tax on wealth gains Senate passes higher income levies
The Senate approved Lenroot amendments raising taxes on individual incomes by 35 to 50 percent for higher brackets. Earlier, Gerry amendments were adopted, targeting incomes over 500000, 750000 and above. The combined changes add 73000000 to the war revenue bill as support grew for corporate and individual taxpayers to fund the war.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Gerry
New Schedule for Copper Under Wilson Price Policy
President Wilson held a three hour session with the Federal Trade Commission and experts to review price controls on coal steel copper iron oil and lumber. A steel and copper price announcement plus regulatory measures for anthracite coal were anticipated and a coal dictator was not yet named.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Packers Will Come Next
Washington reports early regulation of the meat industry anticipated after Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator, leaves for Chicago to confer with meat packers and Federal Trade Commission investigators. A licensing system and government supervision of packing and distributing may follow the wheat control plan.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Food Administration
Montana Forest Fire Ravages West of Lolo and Seeley Lake
Forestry officials said Western Montana and Idaho face the worst fire situation since 1910. A rapidly growing fire west of Lolo Hot Springs, driven by a gale, swept a large crew aside. Another large blaze near Seeley Lake spreads but moves away from numerous summer homes along the shore.
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Missoula
Mont
United States
Montana
Idaho
Lolo Hot Springs
Seeley Lake
Grain Price-Fixing Committee Reveals Wheat Purchases
Washington report says the Food Administration grain corporation will buy wheat for millers and for American and Allied governments. The announcement comes from the Grain Price-Fixing Committee led by Dr. Garfield.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Grain Corporation
Grain Price-Fixing Committee
Garfield
Sixty Five Americans Rescued From Submarine Steamer
Washington reports all members of the De vonian crew are saved. The crew included sixty six Americans aboard the submarined steamer as advised to the State Department.
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Washington
Devonian
State Department
Kerensky warns of mortal danger as Russia faces upheaval
Premier Kerensky told the Moscow National Conference that Russia stands in mortal danger and vowed to crush any attack on the Provisional Government with blood and iron. He warned against efforts to overthrow revolutionary power and urged unity as troops defend the country against German invasion.
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Union News Service
Moscow
Russia
Kerensky
M. Kerensky
Italians Push Deep on Isonzo Front Amid Strong Austrian Resistance
Rome reports Italian forces under General Cadorna have advanced on the Isonzo and at the Carso, taking a vast area and capturing about 600 officers and 23,000 men as well as substantial booty. The second army reportedly built 14 bridges and crossed the river on the night of August 18-19 to strike the Bainsizza plateau near Gorizia.
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London
Isonzo
Cadorna
Rome
Gorizia
Bainsizza
Distress in Turkey grows as Turkish sailors reach Sebastopol
Turkish prisoners describe extreme distress in Anatolian waters and widespread hunger. They report heart wrenching scenes, shortages of food and supplies, and rising anti German sentiment. Demonstrations call for an immediate end to the war across Turkey.
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Turkey
Sebastopol
Russia
Germany
Fire damages Catholic Summer School cottages at Cliff Haven
A blaze at Cliff Haven near Plattsburg destroyed several cottages of the Catholic Summer School of America. One First Field Artillery soldier died, two were seriously injured, 15 overcome by smoke, and many others were cut or bruised. Property losses were about 50 000 dollars.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
First Field Artillery
New York
Catholic Summer School of America
Cliff Haven
Ambulance Drivers Sought in France by Military Hospital
New York reports urgent call for male volunteers to serve as ambulance drivers in France with the Ambulance Military Hospital. Applicants must be exempt from the draft for a single reason or another.
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New York
France
Ambulance Military Hospital
American Ambulance
Bombs Dropped Near Zeeland Frontier
Airmen of unidentified nationality dropped bombs just inside the Dutch frontier near Gadsand Zeeland causing no damage.
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Amsterdam
Gadsand
Zeeland
Three Petrograd Plants Hit by Explosion Fire
An explosion ignited fires at three factories in southeastern Petrograd causing extensive damage and resulting in 120 people killed or injured. Rescue and emergency teams battled the blazes as authorities investigated the blast origin and its casualties.
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Petrograd
Strikes Slow German Coal Output in Silesia
Strikes by Silesian miners last month reduced German coal production by over 1,000,000 tons. The Reichstag Main Committee on the food problem heard the figures in debate. Vice Chancellor Helfferich urged a firm warning against strikes.
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Copenhagen
Silesia
Helfferich
Silk Shipment Through Ogdensburg Moves $12 Million
Twenty three carloads of Chinese silk valued at twelve million dollars passed through Ogdensburg en route to New York.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
New York
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