Fourth Anniversary of War Observed in Allied Rally
A British army service in France marked the fourth anniversary of England's entry into the war with religious services for the fallen. American doughboys stood honorably among allied troops as planes patrolled overhead. Thousands listened to a general and clergy as flags draped the rostrum and troops massed on the lawn. The crowd sang, prayed, and ended with three cheers for the king.
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Bert Ford
France
Brit
England
Cergy
United States
Marne
Casualty figure misread by senators over 12 000 error
Washington August 5 members of the senate military affairs committees expressed regret that their Saturday note to newspaper correspondents on the Franco American drive misstated the American casualty total as 12 000. They clarified the figures referred to total casualties to date and noted casualties per thousand rose from 17 to 20.
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Washington
Senate
Paper mills listed essential by War Industry Board
Washington August five. The priorities committee of the War Industry Board declared core paper mills essential to national needs. Newspapers will cut news columns on a sliding scale while advertising remains unaffected, with daily editions trimmed by 15 percent and Sunday editions by 20 percent. The board discouraged new publications during the war.
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Washington
War Industry Board
British Prisoners Captured in Arras Neuville Vitasse Raids
London Aug 5 The War Office said British forces captured a few prisoners during raids in the Arras Neuville Vitasse sector. Artillery was active along the La Bassee canal with enemy fire concentrated opposite La Bassee and north of Bethune amid activity between Hezebrouck and nearby points.
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London
Arras-Neuville Vitasse
War Office
la Bassee Canal
Neuville Vitasse
Arras
Ua Basgee
Bethune
Hezebrouck
Six Freight Cars Derail Near Terryville on New Haven Line
Six freight cars derailed on the New Haven road west of the tunnel near Terryville after a second train struck the rear cars of an outbound freight waiting on a siding. Main line tracks were blocked for hours. no injuries reported.
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Terryville
New Haven Road
Sub-Chaser Sunk in Collision Off Coast
Washington reports Submarine chaser 187 was sunk last night off the coast in a collision with a vessel. There were no loss of life. The name of the other vessel involved was made public this afternoon.
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Washington
Anyeesel
Navy Department
College Presidents to Train in Military Camps
War Department announces presidents and instructors will spend several days in training camps at Plattsburg Fort Arthur and Presidio San Francisco as part of a program to enforce strict military discipline during the war period.
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Plattsburgh
Fort An
Ill
Presidio San Franbut
Casey
War Department
Italiane Retake Hill Recap Amid War Front Lines
Italian forces announced the recapture of Hill 703 between Adige and another sector. The brief official statement cited limited artillery use and described the maneuver as a turning point in the August push.
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Adige
Hartford Rabbi Jumps Into Connecticut River
Hartford August 5 Rev George Vinick head of Agudah Achim synagogue of 22 Pavilion street committed suicide by leaping into the Connecticut river near the Hartford bridge shortly after 10 yesterday morning. An umbrella found after the incident identified him to his wife at Hartford hospital who is confined there. Vinick had been in feeble health and complained of head pains to members Saturday. A man matching his description was seen drowning on the south side of the bridge as pedestrians watched. The river has been dragged but the body not recovered with the current likely carrying it downstream. He served as rabbi for six years and was recently reelected for three more. He leaves a wife and eight children.
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Hartford
Connecticut
George Yinick
Pavilion Street
Agudah Achim
Hartford Bridge
Hartford Hospital
Vinick
Indictments in Raincoat Swindle Unfold in New York
Twelve new indictments issued by a federal grand jury add to the Raincoat Swindle case in New York. Captain Aubrey W. Vaughan Felix Gouled and David L. Podell are named among those connected to bribe schemes over shipments deemed defective by General Pershing, stalling millions in military rain gear sold to Europe.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Aubrey W. Vaughan
Quartermasters’ Department
Felix Gouled
David L. Podell
Europe
General Pershing
Alien Violations Prompt Hearing in Stamford
Special agent Charles H. Lane arrived in Stamford on August 5 to hear aliens accused of street presence after hours. Agents arrested several individuals Saturday night. Antonio Vaccaro, 21, of Spruce Street faces interrogation on charges he sold intoxicants to soldiers, described as bootleg sales.
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Stamford
Charles H. Lane
Antonio Vaccaro
Spruce Street
Francis Cut Off From Vologda Mission During War Ties
Ambassador Francis and aides left Vologda after losing all contact with home governments. A July 24 cable from Moscow reported to the State Department that Francis departed for Archangel and left American affairs in Vologda to attaches Armor and Packer who stayed behind.
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Francis
Vologda
Washington
State Department
Moscow
Archangel
Armor
Packer
Burglars Take Jewelry From Greens Farms Home
E. E. Hinkle former president of United States Steel Co. reported to police that his Greens Farms residence was entered last night and jewelry worth 3000 dollars plus 400 dollars in cash were taken. The collection included a diamond stick pin from Charles M. Schwab and a gold retirement watch from the steel company directors.
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Bridgeport
E. E. Hinkle
United States Steel Co
Greens Farms
Charles M. Schwab
Steel
Re-Nomination News From Kentucky Democrats
United States Senator Ollie M. James, long confined at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was notified today of his re nomination by Kentucky Democrats. Reports say his condition has improved and he is in a cheerful state of mind despite his illness.
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James
Baltimore
United States
Ollie M. James
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Democrats of
Kentucky
Fighting Like Wild Cats At Atlantic Port Reported
A French liner arrived with 332 passengers and military men aboard. They described Yankee troops as fighting like wild cats and hinted at greater progress toward the Rhine than official notices have indicated.
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Atlantic
Rhine
Ansonia Soldier Killed in France
A telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Lyons of 28 Arch Street reports their son Private Edward C. Lyons was killed in action in France on July 23. He enlisted June 16 and served in the First Artillery after departing from Ansonia, originally part of the 03rd regiment, 52nd brigade.
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Ansonia
Patrick H. Lyons
Arch Street
Edward C. Lyons
France
First Artillery
Labor call not due to US pressure say UK ministry
London reports the ministry of information denies rumors that the calling up of farm laborers stemmed from pressure by the United States. It states both nations are in complex cooperation and are not interfering in each other's international affairs.
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U. S
London
Ministry of Information Today
United States
Waterbury Held for Assault in Brawl case
Sebastino Gal lifero, of Waterbury, wanted in Lawrence Massachusetts for assault with intent to kill, was held on $1500 bond today in city court pending arrival of Lawrence police. He was nearly killed in the same brawl last Saturday.
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Waterbury
Sebastino Gallifero
Lawrence
Mass
Lawrence Palina
Hold Fast Lloyd George Urges Empire On War Fourth Anniversary
London August 5 Premier Lloyd George urges Brit ish empire to hold fast on the fourth anniversary of entry into the war. He says victory is near yet warns against conceding to militarism, condemns Germany for partitioning Russia and Romania, and calls for a just lasting settlement to free the world from further war.
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London
Lloyd George
British Empire
England
Germany
Russia
Roumania
Prussia
Viereck Kaiser Blood Probe Details German Ties
Deputy Federal attorney Becker uncovered evidence that George Sylvester Viereck editor of Fatherland later Viereck s American weekly received large sums from German agents in 1914 1915. He admitted a vague royal relation to the German imperial family saying he regarded Queen Louise as his great grandmother and that his father denied the Wilhelm I link.
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George Sylvester Viereck
the Fatherland
Viereck
United States
Becker
Dieneh
Germany
Wilhelm I
Louise
Fredrick William III
The Fires of Liberty in a Fourth of July Spirit
In Everybody's Magazine 1918 celebration, the article frames this Fourth of July as pivotal. It calls Americans forefathers again as they fuel liberty with unselfish industry and sacrifices at home and abroad, in France, where soldiers’ lives feed the fires against Kaisers’ designs.
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Everybody’s Magazine
France
Americans Help Break German Line at Fismes
American troops played a key role in the great Allied counteroffensive from the Marne to the Vesle. They fought on the western flank near Soissons and Chateau Thierry, later moved north of the Marne, and finally brigaded with French veterans to push center, driving six miles and capturing the German base at Fismes on the Rheims Soissons railway and the Vesle river.
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Aisne-Vesle
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Fismes
Rheims-Soissons
Vesle
Submarine Sunk by Decoy Q-50 in Atlantic Fight
London reports at a Palace Theatre concert that the British decoy ship Q-50, camouflaged as a dingy collier, fought a German U-boat for five hours. The U-boat closed range as shells hit the decoy, magazine blasts sent one gun overboard, and the forward gun unmuzzled to fire fatal volleys. The U-boat sank. Q-50 crew were rescued by a warship. Sir Eric hailed multiple submarine-trapping methods.
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London
Atlantic
Palace Theatre
Sims
Sir Eric
War garden movement in Gothenburg courts renters
Sweden promotes war gardens via press and public notices. Gothenburg rents 5000 plots of about 5000 square feet each from the city, with annual rents of 80 cents for the first 5000 plots and 26 cents for newer, unbroken ground. The city provides a model garden, lectures, five districts, and professional gardeners who offer free advice, seeds supplied by the victualing board, and long northern days enable evening work.
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Sweden
Gothenburg
City Victuating Board
Federal Census Reform Debate Cited by Civil Service League
Springfield Republican notes the federal census faces civil service reform challenges as the Civil Service Reform League warns the bill would create 100,000 patronage jobs. George T. Keyes argues appointing power could place political allies, echoing Roosevelt’s 1909 veto concerns. Work on Census 1920 urged to ensure fitness for service under congressional direction.
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Springfield Republican
United States
House
Senate
National Civil Service Reform League
League
George T. Keyes
Secretary of Commerce
Roosevelt
Congress
New Man Power Bill Introduced In Congress And Senate
Washington reports a new manpower bill to extend draft ages from 18 to 45. It moves through both chambers with Chamberlain and Dent guiding it. Crowder proposes Sept 5 registration and details on age groups and totals, with estimates showing hundreds of thousands to be affected.
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Senate
House
Senator Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
Dent
Jones
Chamberlain
Mornign
Crowder
Baker
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Tax Considerations in New York Times View on Production and Taxes
The piece argues wealth should resist new taxes while urging support for production. It critiques excess profits taxes when profits are not cash distributable and stresses that investment and depreciation allowances better sustain growth. It notes production is essential and taxes should not hinder plant expansion.
A Way to Honor Soldier Dead
Cleveland adopts a living monument plan for soldiers fallen in the war. Liberty Row will host victory oaks bearing each soldier's name. North Park Boulevard in Shaker Lakes will be dedicated to boys with gold stars on service flags, with trees planted in fall.
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Springfield Republilcan
Cleveland
Liberty Row
North Park Boulevard
Shaker Lakes Park
French Commander In New York On Way To Australia
General Paul Pau, famed French commander admired alongside Joffre Foch and Petain, arrived in New York while leading a military mission bound for Australia. He will soon depart toward the Pacific coast. Pau, a veteran of 1870, lost an arm and led troops in Alsace during the current war.
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New York
Australia
Paul Pau
Joffre
Foch
Petain
Atlantic
Pacific
Pau
Alsace
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Hartford Ledger
Quotations from Richter & Company Bankers and Brokers members of the New York Stock Exchange list latest prices and market activity. Central Row Hartford Connecticut report notes trading levels and notable shifts in several key issues observed by the firm.
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Richter & Company
Bankers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Con
Charter
Market opens quietly as Harvester moves on disso lution cue
New York August 5 trading starts slow yet broad list shows advances led by International Harvester up 4 points to 12 1 2 amid news of Supreme Court order prompting disintegration. American Sumatra and General Motors rise as steel stocks rally late. copper and railway issues mixed.
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International Harvester
Supreme Court
Harvester Corporation
American Sumatra
General Motors
Baldwin
International Harvester of
New Jersey
Liberty
Baldwin Locomotive
Grain and livestock markets close higher and lower in Chicago
Chicago market wrap reports corn gains of 1 3 4 to 2 cents with September at 163 and October 162 3 4, oats up 11 2 to 1 3 4 with August at 67 7 8 and October 69 1 2, pork for September at 44.85, lard from 26.70 to 27.72 with October 26.67, ribs at 24.87 for September and October.
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Chicago
Metal Prices Move Slightly as Lead and Spelter Hold
New York metals market reports lead quiet with spot and August bids at 805, sales for August September and October range 805 to 8171-2. Spelter remains steady with spot 805 to 8171-2 for August through October.
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New York
Clearing House Statement
New York Aug 5 sub treasury statement shows credits of 3 and 24 364 in exchanges 390 129 058 and balances 35 362 274.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Austrian censor blocks German defeat forecast publication
Geneva Aug 5 The Austrian censor promises Arbeiter Zeitung in Vienna permission to publish the prediction of a German defeat based on information received today. The Arbeiter Zeitung is a socialist paper in Vienna.
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Theiter Zeitung
The
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienne
First Lady Christens Vessel at Hog Island Delaware Yard
Philadelphia Aug 5 amid cheers from a sea of spectators Mrs Woodrow Wilson christened the first ship to be launched from Hog Island the Quistconek a 7500 ton cargo carrier designed to propel a wartime shipbuilding program. President Wilson and officials witnessed the ceremony and toured the yard as expects 50 more vessels to follow by January with a large crowd fainting in the heat.
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Every
Turing
Wingtons
Woodrow Wilson
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Delaware Rive
Hog Island
Washington
C. M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
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Francis T. Bowles
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Delaware River
Wilson
Allen Holmes Family Vacation Return Sanctioned
City brief notes Allen W Holmes and family returning Saturday from a two week hill trip. Seventeen men depart Fort Slocum tomorrow morning from the municipal building at five to receive their fits and instructions. A captain and lieutenant were appointed to command until camp is reached.
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Allen W. Holmes
Fort Slocum
Former Registrar of Voters H. S. O'Connor III Ill with Pneumonia
H. S. O'Connor III, former registrar of voters, is ill at his Grand Street home and reportedly threatened with pneumonia. He managed to attend to business on Saturday and was active on Sunday before falling ill and needing bed rest.
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Humphrey
O’connor
Grand Street
Brutal Knight reflects on war code and enemy conduct
In a Syracuse Post Standard piece, the author condemns chivalry in war yet notes German respect for fallen French soldiers and the brutal cost of combat. The piece cites Richthofen’s burial, prisoners’ fates, and the harsh penalties of attacking hospitals and wounded nurses, questioning German infamy.
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Syracuse
Ford Auto Hit Dog On Meriden Road Turtle Crash
A Ford sedan on the Meriden road toward town struck a dog near Col. H. L. Camp’s driveway, then rolled over after a front tire burst. Lucy Gill of High Street Watertown was badly bruised and taken to Middlesex County Hospital with no broken bones expected to require hospital stay.
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Ford Auto
Meriden
Col. H. L. Camp
Lucy Gill
High Street
Middlesex County Hospital
New Superintendent Keen Arrives at Connecticut Power Co
L A Keen arrives as new superintendent of the Connecticut Power Company in Baton Rouge. He previously worked with Stone & Webster and for six years led a plant, bringing his experience to the Baton Rouge operation.
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L. A. Keen
Baton Rougé
Necticut Power Company
Keen
Stone &Webster Company
Red Cross Wristlet Drive Urges Rapid Returns
A terse note requests wristlets for the Red Cross to be returned promptly. Signatory Eleanor G Ache appeals to concerned individuals to turn them in as soon as possible.
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Red Cross
Eleanor G. Ache
Treasury Report Shows Bank Losses in New York
Sub Treasury in New York reports a cash decline on Saturday with a loss of 514000, reducing the cash reserve since Friday to 4025000. The weekly update reflects movements in bank deposits and liquidity for the financial district.
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New York
Jy Ury
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