Allies Capture 40000 Prisoners and 700 Guns in Picardy
Paris reports from August 12 state Allied forces have captured about 40 000 prisoners and 700 guns in Picardy after bitter German resistance along the Chautnes Roye Noyon line. The British advance slows to the north while French troops crest hills west of the Oise and clear the Mars valley. In Bray suburbs Americans fight in a continuous battle as British tanks operate east of Roye.
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Picardy
Associated Press
Paris
Chautnes-Roye-Noyon
Peronne
Roye
Noyon
Oise River
Mars
London
Bray
France
Army Casualty List Reported With 306 Names
Washington August 12 army casualty list contained 306 names as released today. Public appeals urge citizens to do their duty and buy war saving stamps.
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Washington
Army
French advance between Avre and Oise rivers
Allied dispatches report French gains between the Avre and Oise as Leechelle falls three miles west of Roye. British forces seize Bray's western edge on the Somme while a Berlin dispatch notes Lenine and Trotsky fleeing to Kronstadt near Petrograd.
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Associated Press
London
Avre
Oise
Leechelle
Roye
Bray
Somme
Wohl Bureau
Berlin
Zurich
Lenine
Trotsky
Kronstadt
Petrograd
British Motor Boats Ball to Return London Avenst 12
The Admiralty announces that six British motor boats did not return from a reconnoitering expedition Sunday along the west Frissyland coast of Holland. A German airship was shot down in flames north of Ameland on the northern Dutch coast.
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Associated Press
London
The
Admiralty
West Frissyland
Holland
Ameland
German Resistance Slows Allied Advance on Front
Allied progress stalls along the Somme and near Noyon as German defenses stiffen. British gains are limited while French troops push forward on a fifteen mile front toward Troye Launsigny and Noyon. Berlin claims heavy enemy losses but notes continued fighting and prisoner totals.
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Troye
Launsigny
Noyende
Marne
Berlin
Tead the Evening Current Printing Line Prompt
Local notice urges readers to phone 49 for printing line needs and updates. Announcement emphasizes quick contact to obtain latest news and avoid neighbor inquiries.
Kirby fails to amend manpower draft ages bill
Senator Kirby’s bid to broaden the draft age from 18 to 45 failed in the military committee by a large majority. He said he would renew the effort on the senate floor. Senate leaders plan to reconvene for early action on the manpower bill with little opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kirby
Senate
Robert Lapsley Joins Joyce Pratt Co as Saver Leader
Robert Lapsley has taken a position in the Joyce Pratt Company grocery store, urging shoppers to be savers and buy War Savings Stamps. The campaign theme promotes thrift and wartime savings.
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Robert Lapsley
Joyce Pratt Company
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