Allied Breakthrough Across Two Fronts Boosts French Advance
Paris dispatch reports General Mangin's Tenth Army pushing ten miles, reaching two miles depth and taking 1,700 prisoners. The advance connects Aisne Marne and Picardy fronts, rectifies a 15 km front south of Carlepont toward Fontenoy, seizing the Nampcel plateau and ravine south of Audignicourt. British gains in Flanders also widen the Lys wedge with Merville base established.
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Audignicourt
Flanders
Haig
Merville
Lys
Outtersteen
Merris
Paris
Nouvron-Vingre
French War Office
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Aisne
Avre
Roye
Nampcet
Andignicourt
Have You Your 52 44 Treasury Report Shows More Money Circulating
Washington August 19 Treasury figures show record currency in circulation totaling 5.559 billion dollars. The amount per person averages 2.44 dollars as money in gold silver and paper exceeds prior peaks, though wealth and credit remain far larger than the circulating supply.
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Treasury
Washington
Lufbery Field Named for American Ace Amid Training Expansion
Aug 19 Lufbery, Washington reports a surge in aviation training facilities in the United States. The War Department division of military aeronautics plans large land leases near flying fields for gunnery practice. Worth Texas secures 10,000 acres for three adjacent fields, while Hazelhurst Field in Mineola New York takes 705 acres in a single block along a line. The field is named Lufbery Field in honor of the famed American ace Walling.
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Washington
Division of Military Aeronautics of
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Lufbery Field
Walling
House Ways and Means Delays 8 Billion Revenue Bill
Washington August 19 the ways and means committee is not ready to report the 8 billion dollar revenue bill. Two more weeks may pass before a final draft is completed and a report is expected next week. The panel presses for aggressive measures to curb tax dodging and considers luxuries and liquor levies to take effect when the bill is reported.
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House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Kitchin Favors
Treasury Department
Kitchin
Roper
Senate
Czecho-Slovaks Short of Supplies in Siberia
Washington reports Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia face serious supply shortages prompting diplomatic efforts. Anticipated help may include additional Japanese troops and winter arms, while many German and Austrian prisoners remain a key risk. A US commercial mission to Siberia awaits Presidential return. Separately, Japan’s unrest is blamed on economic woes. A $5 million food fund is created to aid the needy. About 25,000 item types have been purchased by the War Department quartermaster since the war began, including diamonds for glass cutters and handcuffs for prisoners.
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Siberia
Wilson
East
Japan
Siberian
Empire
Quartermaster Division
War Department
Germany's reply to Spain on U boat war
Germany has issued a response to Spain protesting German U boat attacks. The note reportedly grants some concessions on undersea warfare specific to Spain. In related dispatches from London, Czech groups greeted the first American troops arriving at Vladivostok, with three allied transports taking part in the welcome.
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London
Sub Treasury Report Shows Cash Gains in New York
New York Aug 19 The sub treasury gained 260000 dollars from banks the cash net Saturday with a gain since Friday of 20000 dollars.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Two Kaiser Peace Drive Discussed At Conference
London dispatch says Emperor William and Emperor Charles spoke of a “peace before Christmas” plan at the two Kaiser conference. The move aims to influence public opinion if allies reject peace and includes Belgium evacuation. The German press questions Poland plans and a single central command for central powers armies.
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William
Charles
Amsterdam
London Daily Express
Germany
Express
Belgium
Paris
Vienna
Poland
Archduke Karl Stephan
Reichstag
Cologne
Wilhelm
Payroll misconduct eyed in Chicago aviation office
Federal grand jury awaits Washington word on charges tied to payroll padding and other misconduct in Chicago’s aircraft inspection bureau. Indictments likely target a bureau director, two dummy workers, five pay getters, a broker, and four inspectors for misusing funds and influence.
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Chicago
Hughes
Federal Grand Jury
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Aircraft Inspection Bureau
Aircraft Bureau
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