Germans in grave peril as allied drive nears Vesle
Allied forces break through between the Aisne and Marne, tightening the pocket around Soissons and Ourcq. French American and British units push along the western flank, capturing Goussancourt and high ground, with Fismes reported in flames. German prisoners rise to about 35,000 as retreat toward Vesle seems likely.
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Soissons
Ourcq River
Fismes
Aisne
Marne
Fere En Tardennois
Ville En Tardennois
Soigsons
Ourca
Ourcq-Aisne
Goussancourt
Meuniere Wood
Villeen-Tardennois
Fere En Tardeennois
London
le Plessiere Helen
Arcy Wood
the Crise
Aisne-Vesle
Vesle
Death of William B. Stevens Prominent Deep River Businessman
William B. Stevens of Deep River died suddenly in a Litchfield physician's office from heart failure linked to acute indigestion. He had driven from Goshen with his wife after a summer visit and previously served Saybrook in the 1895 general assembly. Born September 18 in Cornig, New York, his death closes a notable local career.
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William B. Stevens
Litchfield
Conn
Deep River
Goshen
Saybrook
Cornig
N. Y
Roosevelt Arrives in Paris for Dinner With Marine Minister
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt has landed in Paris from London and will dine with the French minister of marine. The meeting marks a diplomatic gesture amid ongoing Allied coordination during wartime.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Paris
London
Americans Check Heavy Attacks Across Aisne Front
American forces at the Aisne report severe fighting east of Fere-en-Tardenois as German units with reinforcements attack to retake Cierges and press toward the Oureq. Doughboys counter with bayonets, artillery lively at night, and machine gun clashes dominate the day.
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N. C. Parke
Aisne
Fere-en-Tardennois
Cierges
Oureq
Bodie
Seringes-Sergy
Oureg
Ouregg
Mellen Seeks Divorce From Wife in Berkshire Court
Charles S. Mellen former president of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad filed for a desertion decree in Berkshire Probate Court seeking separation from Katherine Livingston Mellen. The filing hints at sensational potential with letters alleged to be written by Mrs Mellen to H Douglas Brown amid a 1917 alienation suit. Mrs Mellen’s attorneys have appeared and may contest.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Council Hill
Stockbridge
Berkshire
Katherine Livingston Mellen
New York City
Mr. Mellen
Mellen
H. Douglas Brown
Vanderbilt Hotel
Margaret Brown
Mrs. Mellen
Allied Shipping Gains Reported By Geddes
London reports Allied shipping gains of about 100000 tons a month over the past quarter as anti submarine craft mines and merchant ship construction expand. Sir Eric Geddes told the House of Commons the situation has improved after a year of severe losses from German submarines.
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London
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Sir Eric
Selective Service Call for Hawaii Men to Fort Armstrong
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 1,084 white selective service men from Hawaii to report for general military service. They will entrain for Fort Armstrong Honolulu on August 20.
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Washington
Crowder
Territory of
Hawaii
Fort Armstrong
Honolulu
Sub Treasury Report Shows Cash Loss and Gains
The New York Sub Treasury reported a $366,000 loss to banks on Thursday, lowering the cash net gain since Friday to $7,372,000. The item also notes a whimsical line about a wise, small boy tossing his mother's slippers as his sister begins her wedding tour.
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Treasury
New York
Sub-Treasury
Americans Break German Line at Fismes Front in France
A German base near Fismes on the Rheims-Soissons railway is in flames as American troops consolidate after fighting around Cierges and Meuniere wood. Four U.S. airmen downed German planes. Lieut. Hudson set a new mark with three victories in five minutes. German observer balloons burned by aviators Brotherton and Holden amid increased enemy air reinforcement along the Marne salient.
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H. G. Wales
Marne
Fismes
Rheims- Soissons
Cierges
Fere-en-Tardennois
Meuniere Wood
French War Office
Grand-Rozoy
Hudson
Marne Salient
New York Opens Subway System Amid Widespread Confusion
Police reserves directed crowds as thousands were late for work during the first day of New York’s new subway line. Women fainted and workers faced scrambling crowds from the Battery to the Bronx. Trains ran cross town at Forty Second Street to ease the congestion and some guards helped restore order.
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New York
the Battery
Bronx
Lower
Newark
Forty Second Street
Maxim Gorky Alive or Dead Rumors Sweep London
An Exchange Telegraph report claims Maxim Gorky has been ordered arrested and his Petrograd newspaper suppressed. A Copenhagen dispatch says Gorky is alive. Swiss sources two weeks earlier claimed his death, while other reports allege he died of the Asiatic plague. German agents have been sent into Ukraine from Warsaw, according to Zurich reports.
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Maxim Gorky
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Daily Express
Gorky
Ukraine
Zurich
Ukraina
Warsaw
Weather forecast for New Haven area August notes
Government Weather report for New Haven and Connecticut forecasts fair tonight and Saturday with moderate west winds. Showers noted in northern Lake region and along east Gulf and south Atlantic coasts. Observations list temperatures from Hartford 66 to New York 66 and varied cloudiness nationwide.
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