French Push Keeps Up Soissons Front Advance
French spearheads under General Foch drive toward Noyon and Guay while Mangin and Humbert push across the Ailette and Oise near Soissons. British forces report Albert captured and German retreat along the Somme front accelerates with thousands of prisoners and over 200 guns seized.
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Paris
Guay
Pont-St. Maré
Ailette
French War Office
Oise
Coucy-le-Chateau
War Office
Beauvraignes
le Plemont
Passel
Chiry
Ourscamps
Sempigny
Coucy le Chateau
Selins
Guny
Pont
St. Marc
Noyon
Figaro
Humberc
Foch
London
Reuter
General Mangin
Soissons
Mangin
Foe Prepares 10 Stand at Vesle Front
On the Aisne Vesle front, Aug 23 reports indicate the German crown prince readies strong defenses to resist a possible retirement from the Vesle line. Hindenburg’s forces, including 34 divisions, are positioned between Braisne and Jonbery to blunt allied advances toward Champagne and Laon. American forces remain opposite the Fourth Prussian Guards with doubled machine gun provisions and control of higher ground, while two Vesle bridgeheads south of Saint Thiebaud and Fringe yards near Chateau de Diable are under German capture risk.
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Aisne- Vesle
Vesle
Rheims
Aisne
Berry-au- Bavy
Champagne
Laon
Hindenburg
Braisne
Jonbery
von Wichura
von Mudra
von Kathen
von Schmettow
Fritz von Buelow
Marne
Rome
Saint Thiebaud
Chateau de Diable
No Danger Of Sex War In These Times
Washington reports there is no danger of a sex war due to women entering industry. The YWCA war council states the national war labor board supports equal pay for equal work and aims to place women in industry so men can join the draft and serve in the war effort.
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Washington
Y. S. A. War Work Council
National War Labor ‘Board
Council
Y. W.C. A. War Council
Ig Erie
Illness of Empress Augusta Victoria Amid War Strain
London reports Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany is ill as war relief work tires her. The Kaiser rushes to her side at Castle Wilhelmshohe in Cassell Hessen, a site linked to Napoleon III's 1870 Sedan capture.
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Empress
Germany
London
Empress Augusta Victoria
Berlinger Lokal Anzeiger
Kaiser
Castle Wilhelmshohe
Cassell
Hessen
Wilhelmshohe
Napoleon Jil
Sedan
Sub Treasury Report Details Bank Cash Net Gain
New York on August 23 Sub Treasury paid 165000 from the banks on king cash net gain day four million five hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Secret report on aircraft muddle laid before War Secretary
A secret report on the aircraft situation was submitted to Secretary of War Baker by Senator Chamberlain. It aims to aid reorganization, remains secret during the war, and cites risks to German morale. It notes no graft but faults some officers and points to future congressional actions on aeronautics and contracts with Wittemann-Lewis and other prewar firms.
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Washington
Senate Aircraft Investigating Committee
War Baker
Senator Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Baker
House
Senate
Department of Aeronautics
Wittemann-Lewis, Co
New Jersey
Papers Cutting Down
Washington reports July totals show a clear drop in news print and book paper waste saving several tons. Some papers still post strong returns with over seventeen percent, while unpaid copies exceed six months at about 20 percent for one paper and 11 percent for another.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mayor Thompson Answers Declines To Testify
Chicago August 25 Mayor Hale Thompson refuses to be examined by the National Security League over his war views in the senate campaign. He accuses the league of political bias and asserts they have no right to question American citizens.
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Security League
Chicago
Hale Thompson
National Security League
United States Senate
League
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Weather Report for New Haven Aug 23 Forecast
Government weather report for New Haven and Connecticut notes unsettled conditions with possible showers tonight and Saturday. Disturbances over Ontario and Texas drive unsettled and showery weather regionally while Atlantic coast areas see pleasant conditions with fog. Observations list various U S cities with temperatures and cloud cover.
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Connecticut
Ontario
New England
Lake
Texas
New Mexico
Iowa
Atlantic
Florida
Maine
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansan City
Nantucket
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
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Main Street
Foe
Haig
Albert
Vance
Miles
von Boehn
Pont St. Marc
International News Service
Pont l’Bveque
Echo de Paris
Humbert
Somme
British War Office
Lihons
Cojeul
Arrak Haig
Matz
France
Cojeul River
Chaulnhes
Amiens
Arras
Lys
Daillescourt Farm
Beaucourt
le Touret
Neuf Berquin
Outtersteene
Bailleul
Noyon Tottering
J.F. O'Connell
Main
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Mayor Thompson
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