Greatest Battle of War Raging Along Wide Front in France
British third army gains over a mile on a seven mile front while the fourth army advances two miles on a seven mile front. More than 1,500 German prisoners taken and multiple villages including Gommecourt contested as Allied forces press a twenty five mile front from Lyssons to the Coreul river amid heavy fighting. American airmen report successful bombing of Longuyon Audun De Romand Conflans railroad yards.
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London
France
Soiseons
Third Army
Fourth Army
Gomfecourt
Associated Press
Lyss Ons
Somme
Coreul
Arras
Beaucourt
Olive
Ailette
Sempleny
Noyon
Coucy le Chateau
Guny
Pont St. Mard
Soissons
Washington
Ave
General Wershing
Longuyon
Audun-De-Roman
Conflans
Hy Associated Press
Chiegnollee
Herleville
Haix
Bogelles
Rotty Becquerlin
Gommecourt
French gain on the Oise front amid German retreat
General Magin drives Germans across the Allette valley on a multi mile front with enemy forces on the right wing atop a plateau between the Ailette and Soissons rivers. Left of Bretigny Germans lie north of Oise with many prisoners and huge booty including at least 200 guns.
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Oise
France
Magin
Allette
Ailette
Soissons Rivera
Aillette
Bretigny
Roye
Barbecue and Bakery Ad Promises Fresh Goods Daily
Local bakery and barbecue offer doubles on barbecue for days, with hot meals each morning including Sunday. Customers urged to bring a bucket for takeout and home gravy. Fresh bakery items always available at L Markwe & Bakery. Phone 83.
Carlsbad Power Co Claims Big Savings on Coal Fees
An OCR readout argues the Carlsbad High Power Co. saved residents by comparing current coal fees to last year. It cites fees at about eleven dollars per ton and suggests total savings, using a calculation involving thousands of dollars, hundredweights, and year-over-year price changes.
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Cartsbad
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Hight & Power Co
British drive advances as Haig’s forces seize Happy Valley
Meaulte southeast of Albert fell early in the drive. Deitiesh press on Bray Albert road. Happy Valley north of Bray captured after hard fighting. Three German battalion HQs taken in Happy Valley. Additional guns and new German divisions identified and rushed up to stem the threat along the front.
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Meaulte
Albert
Bray-Albert
Happy Valley
Bray
Haig
Allied troops in Russia outnumbered and forced to withdraw
Allied forces on the Unsuri river near Vladivostok were heavily outnumbered and compelled to retreat after intense fighting. A British steamer Diomed, 4700 tons, was sunk 125 miles east of New York, with significant loss of life. An explosion on the steamship O Riza Ba at sea on August 17 killed Lieutenant Commander William Price Williamson and three enlisted men and wounded Commander RB White.
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Presa
London
Unsuri
Vladivostok
Sarbia
Atlantic
Diomed
New Yest
Washington
O. Riza
William Price Williamson
RB. White
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Bairy Becquerelle
Boyelles
Hamelincourt
Gomielcourt
Pritish Third Army
Baptme
Paris
Manicoup
Morlancourt
Noyon Station
Chemin-Des Dames
THE
First National Bank
National Bank OF Carlsbad
Federal Reserve
Henk
L Markwe & Bakery
Russia
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