Allies Smash Through German Lines in Great Fall Offensive
The Allied onslaught extends north toward the North Sea and east toward the German border, described as the great fall offensive Foreshadowed since spring. German retreat accelerates as Americans resume activity and British advance from Picardy toward Bapaume and St Leger, threatening Arras to Soissons front.
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North Sea
Foch
Associated Press
Germany
Belgium
Rheims
Henin
Her
Bapaume
Arras
Somme
St. Leger
Soissons
Japanese Forces Advance Through Russia Reported
Japanese War Office says on August 20 forces advanced beyond Nikhilaysk in Siberia. Prisoners reportedly freed as Moscow residents press for release of officers. A Chinese contingent is en route to join Allied forces at Vladivostok after reaching Mukden, Manchuria.
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London
Japanese War Office
Siberia
Nikhilaysk
Tokio
Peking
Vladivostok
Mukden
Manchuria
Japanese general takes command in Siberia
Vladivostok August 24 Gen Kikuzo Otani the Japanese commander arrived last Monday and assumed command of the Entente forces in Siberia today.
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Vladivostok
Kikuzo Otani
Siberia
End of Russian Officers' Detention Sparks Moscow Pressure
Amsterdam reports twenty three thousand former Russian officers freed from the Alexiss barracks after the Russian Soviet authorities yielded to public pressure in Moscow.
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Amsterdam
Alexiss
Moscow
Hunger Typhus and Cholera Ravage Northwestern Russia
A Petrograd dispatch reports famine and disease in Northwestern Russian provinces. Hunger typhus and cholera are killing entire villages while residents receive only two pounds of oats per week and no bread.
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Amsterdam
Petrograd
Plants Accelerate War Material Production Plan
Washington August 24 The Ordnance Bureau announces completion of 19 plants for producing gun carriages and recoil mechanisms. Seven more plants are under construction as part of war materiel expansion.
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Washington
Ordnance Bureau
Aviator Verdier Killed With Americans in Action
Lieutenant Louis Verdier, once head of the Lafayette Squadron, is reported killed in action alongside American forces on August 24. Verdier was a prominent figure in the unit and recognized for his leadership in aerial operations.
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Louis Verdier
Lafayette
Mail for Spokane Will Close Monday
Postmaster Z. M. Bradford said mail for Spokane will not close until early Monday. Letters mailed Monday, if early, will go South on that vessel.
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Spokane
Z. M. Bradford
Three American Vessels Torpedoed in Foreign Waters
The Navy reports the sinking of three American ships in foreign waters: the Lake Eden and West Bridge cargo transport each 8,800 tons and the Culture of 7,300 tons. Sixteen Lake Eden crewmen and three West Bridge sailors are missing. In Toulon a German submarine mate claimed his boat torpedoed the Lusitania after sinking the British steamer Bandy, which arrived port badly damaged.
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Washington
Navy
Lake Eden
West Bridge
Toulon
Mediterranean Sea
Bandy
British Columbia Salmon Pack Sold to Great Britain
Ottawa reports the Minister of Finance has arranged with British authorities for the sale of the British Columbia salmon pack. The deal will require eight million dollars to handle, reflecting a major trade arrangement with Britain.
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British Columbia
Great Britain
Ottawa
Greatest honor nation can give to Gen Petain
President Poincare with Gen Foch and Premier Clemenceau decorates Gen Petain with the military medal. The president tells Petain it is the greatest recompense possible for the nation to bestow.
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Gen. Petain
Poincare
Foch
Clemenceau
Moving pictures declared an essential war industry
The War Board recognizes moving pictures as an essential war industry. Building new theatres during the war is forbidden and strict economy in the use of all materials is ordered.
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Washington
War Board
Moving
Yankees Saved Paris From the German Hordes
Representative Richard Olney said two Allied generals were court martialed after the Marne retreat. He claimed British and French officers credited 10,000 American Marines and four regiments of American Regulars with saving Paris by the stand at Belleau Wood and boosting French morale.
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Washington
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
House
Marne
Olney
Paris
Balleau Wood
Redirection of Russian Czech Slovakia Command
In Moscow dispatches it is stated that Gen Sticher Bat Choff and Gen Tcher emisoff, once commanders on the Russian fronts, have accepted commands with the Russian Czech-Slovaks. Washington reports also note that the final Senate vote on the manpower bill was postponed by Chairman Chamberlin with plans to reconsider Monday.
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Amsterdam
Sticher Batchoff
Rumanian Front
Tcheremisoff
Russian Northern Front
Moscow
Washington
Senate
Chamberlin
Spain and Germany clash over sunken ships replacement plan
Paris reports negotiations between Berlin and Madrid failed over Spain replacing sunken ships with German interned vessels. Germany refuses guarantees against submarining if Spain maintains its stance. Washington notes the American steamer West Bridge was torpedoed but did not sink and has reached port after being built at the Duthie plant in Seattle last April.
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Paris
Berlin
Madrid
Spain
Germany
Washington
West Bridge
Duthie
Seattle
Marines Die in Santo Domingo Clash with Bandits
Three American Marines were killed and one wounded in Santo Domingo while engaging bandits. Many bandits were killed or captured, state defense officials reported.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
Teutons renew attacks along Semeni to Hali Toronices Heights
In Rome reports Teutons renew attacks in Albania from the lower Semeni river to Hali Toronices Heights. The enemy pushes forward in the center as the line faces pressure.
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Rome
Teutons
Albania
Semeni River
Hali Toronices Heights
Noyon Doomed As Allied Forces Tighten Noose
London reports Noyon surrounded on three sides by Allied forces and expected to fall at any moment. In three days of fighting British troops captured 14,000 German prisoners and seized large quantities of war supplies. German casualties were heavy as they retreated across the Marne front.
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London
Noyon
The
Marne
British forces capture Bray and advance near Arras
Several thousand German prisoners passed through the gates as Gen Byng reports no count due to sheer numbers. British lines smash across the front inflicting heavy losses and reaching high ground southwest of Fricourt on the Cojeul river. They also seize Bacor del and positions east of Henin near Arras, capturing many artillery pieces and complete batteries.
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Bray
Bacordel
Fricourt
Cojeul
Henin
Arras
British Attacks Resume in Albert Sector London
Noon advices report resumed British attacks in the Albert sector with marked progress as forces push on.
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London
Ang
British armies advance on twelve mile front
The British Third Army is advancing rapidly and has penetrated four miles along a twelve mile front. The Fourth British Army pushes toward Bray, hammering for control of the town as German defenses weaken on the outskirts.
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London
Bray
Americans Reach 1.5 Million In France Warfront
Gen March reports over 1.5 million Americans have embarked for the fighting front. Western front conditions favor the Allies as published casualties are incorrect, with American troops fighting alongside British and French in the Picardy battle. An American division captured 68 German guns and returned them under heavy fire. no American failures reported.
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Washington
March
Senate Committee
Artillery action near Lassigny reported in noon advices
Noon official reports describe artillery action near Lassigny between the Oise and Aisne rivers. Raiding operations in the Lorraine sector are noted where American forces are established.
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Lassigny
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Lorraine
French Presses German Forces From Oise Regions
With the French advancing against retreating German units, fighting continues in the Oise and Aislette area as Allied operations tighten the pocket and press the enemy back.
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Oise
Aislette
Large Credits Placed with Foreign Nations
Washington on August 24 reports payments to the Allies total 6.8096 billion dollars, largely used in the United States for war supplies and food. Paris on August 24 notes the finance minister seeking a 2.5 billion war credit to cover March expenditures.
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Washington
United States
Paris
Minister of Finance
Chamber of Deputies
Foch Confident as German Suffer New Setbacks
Gen Foch spoke with Poincare and Clemenceau and told reporters that everything is going well and that Allied action will continue to the end. He showed no surprise at early gains and expressed confidence in further successes pounding the Germans hard from this time forward.
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Foch
Poincare
Clemenceau
Germans fear Allied invasion along the Rhine
Report from London that Germans along the Rhine expect an Allied invasion after a string of Allied successes including the Marne battle. Gloom spreads as German commanders struggle to hold back news of the fighting and Allied advances from the general public.
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London
Rhine
The
Marne
Germans Prepare to Retreat to the Meuse River
Reports from Amsterdam say German forces expect pressure to the Meuse in Belgium. They fortify positions along the river and dig extensive trenches between Dianant and Givet, with Givet about 90 miles east of Bapaume.
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London
Amsterdam
Meuse
Belgium
Dianant
Givet
Bapaume
Germany mobilizes 30 000 to 40 000 Krupp workers
The Hague report states Germany has summoned all available men to the Colors. At Krupps Works 200,000 workers, 30,000 to 40,000 called for front service, reflecting urgent munitions needs and manpower strain as Allied forces press the advance.
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The
Hague
Germany
Krupps
Armour & Co Doubles Capital Stock in New Increase
Trenton August 24 Armour & Co announced a capital stock increase from 100 million to 200 million dollars. The move doubles the company’s available equity, expanding financial capacity and signaling stronger growth plans in the near term.
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Trenton
N. J
Armour & Co
Americans Gain Ground on Vesle Front Advances
Noontime dispatches report local American gains on the Vesle line with gains along the Vesle Thursday. Germans used hand grenades and flame throwers to stop the assault but American riflemen neutralized the flame throwers with precision fire, forcing their retirement after heavy losses. Continuous artillery support strengthens American advances and unsettles German defense.
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Vesle
Germans Withdraw Guards After Ourcq Engagement
The Fourth German Army Division, famed Prussian Guards, moved from the Ourug river battle area and was replaced by another unit. American forces faced the Guards repeatedly at the Ourcq and held their ground against Germany's strongest formation.
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Ourug River
Marne
Germany
Vesle region battles widen as American gains extend front
London dispatch reports successful American attacks in the Vesle area pushing forward. The advance broadens the western front influence eastward toward Rheims as the overall battle intensifies across the theater.
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Londonn
Vesle
Rheime
Shipbuilders Press $1 Per Hour Wages Demand
Skilled workers in shipbuilding plants nationwide presented to the labor department of the Federal Shipping Board demands for wages of 1 per hour double time for overtime and a half holiday on Saturday. Current pay runs about 75 cents an hour. Intimation today that Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield will oppose a coal mine wage increase as the United Mine Workers seek a flat raise instead of bonuses.
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Labor Department of the
Federal Shipping Board
Garfield
United Mine Workers
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