Allies Push Deep Into Picardy and Flanders Fronts
Allied forces press the offensives on Picardy and Flanders fronts, with British and French troops driving toward Roye and Lassigny. Roye is already half encircled as the two nations push from Albert north of the Ancre toward German positions, amid heavy artillery and counterattacks.
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International
Picardy
Flanders
Albert and
Lassigny
Roye
Roye Road
Loges Forest
Morris- Vieux-Berquin
Flanders Front
Oise River
Compiegne-Noyon
Lys Salient
Albert
Ypres
Penx
Vesle River
Aisne
London
War Office
Ancre River
Vieux Berquin
Ancre
Vieux, Berquin
Merris
Mt. Rouge
Soneent
Zillibeke Lake
Senator Borah to introduce temp packing control bill
Senator Borah of Idaho said a federal trade commission drafted bill to supervise meat transportation and stockyards during the war will be introduced soon after Congress reconvenes. He backed temporary government oversight while opposing full nationalization, and warned fines under Sherman act could deter profiteering if backed by evidence.
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Wee
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Borah
Idaho
Senate
British Airmen Hit German Destroyer Directly in War Card
British airmen attacked and damaged a German destroyer with a direct bomb hit, the admiralty said. The explosion on the destroyer was visible after the strike. In air battles from August eight to fifteen, 16 German planes and one balloon were shot down, 15 more driven down, and British forces dropped sixty tons of bombs on Zeebrugge and Ostend docks and other targets. Two Gotha hangars were struck, one demolished. British aircraft, seaplanes and airships kept patrols, attacking submarines and shipping. three British planes did not return.
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London
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Aderst
Varsehaere
Aeria
Gotha
Six of World's Greatest Drivers Meet on Track This Afternoon
Six top drivers from Belgium Italy England France and the United States race in the international sweepstakes at Sheepshead Bay speedway this afternoon for a $27,000 purse. The event runs over 112 miles in five heats with a 2 10 20 and 50 mile layout. The winner earns $17,000 and the title king of the world's all around drivers for 1918.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Speedway
Arthur Duray
Belgium
Ralph de Palma
Italy
Dario Resta
England
Louis Chevrolet
France
Ralph Mulford
Ira Vail
America
Catholic Press Loyals Send Telegram To President Wilson
The Catholic Press association of the United States and Canada pledges loyalty to President Wilson and support for democracy. The group also asks Pope Benedict XV for his blessing and backs a proposed worldwide Catholic news agency with a $1,000,000 endowment. American women Sylvia Coney and MacIntosh receive honorary Bersaglieri status for services on the Italian front.
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Wilson
Chicago
Catholic Press Association of
United States
Canada
Catholic Press of America
Catholic Press Association
Pope Benedict XV
Rome
Matthew J. W. Smith
Denver Catholic Register
Sylvia Coney
New York
MacIntosh
Boston
Bersaglieri
Travel Note From London By Mail Seeks Cag At Te Amano?
A garbled message from London by mail hints at a traveler seeking cag and Te Amano assistance. Names and specifics are unclear, but the fragment notes a request related to travel plans and a possible location or person. Further readable text is needed for precise synthesis.
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London
Dent Pushes Draft Change to Prioritize Older Men First
Washington reports Chairman Dent of the House Military Affairs Committee backs amending the manpower bill to call older eligibles first, extending draft ages 18 to 45. He proposes 31 to 45 be drafted before 18 to 21, with public hearings planned and a timetable for passage before August end.
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Washington
Dent
House Military Affairs Committee
Baker
General March
Crowder
War Department
War Department Oae
Entite Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Johnson
California
Senate
House
Connecticut Sees Surplus In Student Nurse Campaign
Hartford reports indicate Connecticut has slightly over-enlisted its quota of 450 student nurses for national service. As of mid August, 540 young women have enrolled across less than half of 168 towns. State committee chairs praise the caliber of volunteers, noting many more applicants lack required education. Accepted volunteers will report to Washington hospitals through April 1, 1919.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Gorgas
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Washington
RULE FOR HEALTH KISS IN SPANISH FLU WARNING
New York City health officials urge avoiding direct kissing during influenza fears and advise kissing through a handkerchief. Health Commissioner Copeland reports no Spanish influenza signs aboard a Norwegian ship. the illness is deemed simply influenza. A task force led by Dr Louis I Harris with 50 physicians and 200 nurses will enforce precautions.
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New York
New York City
Louis I. Harris
Bureau of, Preventable Diseases
Weather Report for New Haven Aug 17 Forecast
Government Weather Report from New Haven reports fair conditions tonight and Sunday with Connecticut remaining fair and cool. Northeast winds along the coast. Prior 24 hour showers appeared in Montana South Dakota Missouri Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Georgia and Florida. High pressure near the lake region and low pressure over Wyoming.
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New_ Haven
New Haven
Connecticut
Montana
Southera
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsyivania
Georgia
Florida
Lake
Wyoming
Knights of Columbus War Fund Tops 25000
New York report says the Knights of Columbus war fund increased by 25000 after a boxing carnival at Ebbets Field Brooklyn last night. Jack Dempsey canceled a six round exhibition with Battling Levinsky, but Johnny Dundee Eddie Wallace Patsy Cline and Phil Bloom headlined four round bouts thrilling the crowd and boosting the fundraising effort.
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K. of C
New York
Knights of Columbus
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn
Jack Dempsey
Battling Levinsky
Johnny Dundee
Eddie Wallace
Patsy Cline
Phil Bloom
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