Noyon Base Falls Near All Allied Advance
Allied forces press toward Noyon as reports from International News Service indicate German defenses weakening along a 56 mile front north of the Scarpe. British and French units advance from Chaulnes Nesle toward Peronne while Paris notes continued Allied pressure and a shift in German morale.
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International News Service
Noyon
Soissons
London
Peronne
Cha
Tuvigny
Havigny
Javigny
Chaulnes-Nesle
Nesle
Inter
Soienté Juste
Avricourt
Dives
Divette
de la Reserve
Somme
Dompierre
Fay
Ecourt
Ablaincourt
Marchele
International
Scarpe
Jare
International New Service
Berlin
Americans Advance on Bazoches Front As Siege Pressures Grow
American forces on the Aisne Vesle front penetrate the western outskirts of Bazoches by mid afternoon. Patrols withdraw from Fismettes as American artillery bombardment blocks enemy entry to the town.
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Aisne-Vesse
Bazoches
Fismettes
Murderer Captured in Bristol After Sleep Bed Hiding
Charles Deurwzik, sought for the murder of Mike Lagoni in East Bristol last Sunday, was captured at his sister’s East Bristol home while hiding in bed. He will be arraigned Thursday before Judge Mink. He admits striking Lagoni with a stone but says he did not realize the death. Two other men are being held in connection with the crime.
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Bristol
Charles Deurwzik
Mike Lagoni
East Bristol
Mink
New Britain
Middletown
Bridgeport
Lagoni
Two Motorcyclists Killed in Rail Crossing Accident
Windsor Locks Conn Aug 28 two New Jersey men riding a motorcycle with side car were attempting to cross the siding of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad yesterday afternoon when a southbound freight train struck them. Gus Elder of Newark died instantly and Russell P Haight of Bloomfield died about fifteen minutes later.
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Windsor Locks
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Russell P. Haight
Bloomfield
N. J
Gus Elder
Newark
Elder
Haight
Schwab At Groton Yard On Saturday
Director General Schwab of the Emergency Fleet Corporation will visit eastern shipyards for a working tour. He will be at Bath and Portland on Thursday, Portsmouth on Friday, and Groton Connecticut and Bridgeport on Saturday, as part of a coast wide inspection of shipyards along the north Atlantic.
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Schwab
Groton Yard
Washington
North Atlantic
General Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bath
Portland
Maine
Portsmouth
Groton
Con
Bridgeport
Conn
To Stop Rent Profiteering in Massachusetts
Acting Governor Coolidge moved to curb rent profiteering by authorizing Henry B. t executive manager of the Massachusetts safety committee to act against property owners deemed to charge exorbitant rents. The measure targets abusive landlords and aims to stabilize housing costs in Boston.
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Boston
Coolidge
Meech
Henry B. T
Usetts Safety Committee
Mouthful Bandit Bound Over on Highway Robbery Charge
Stamford youth Charles Colobello bound over to the superior court on August 28 charged with highway robbery. He faced a $2,000 bond and has prior state reformatory history on two occasions for check forgery.
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Mouthful
Charles Colon
Stamford
Colobello
German Generalissimo Appointment Rumored in Rome Dispatch
A Rome dispatch from the Agenzia Italiana Libera reports broad discussion in Germany about appointing a new generalissimo of the armies of the central powers, potentially surpassing Hindenburg and Ludendorff in authority. The rumor circulates amid wartime leadership debates and strategic shifts.
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Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Rome
Metal Prices Report From New York Aug 28
Lead steadies with August bid at 80. Spelter remains steady with contracts for September and November/December quoted. Market activity appears cautious as traders await further guidance on demand and industrial activity.
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New York
Americans Hold Fismeslette At Vesle Front Action
American forces on the Aisne Vesle front at dawn held all advances from a morning assault. German attempts on Fismette were repulsed as Americans expanded their line toward Bazoches, taking prisoners and fending off a strong counterattack with artillery and bayonet combat.
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Aisne-Vesle
Re Barchhes
Fismette
Soissons
Bazoches
Barchhes
Soissons Highroad
Retailers Speak at Sixth National Convention in Boston
The Retailer's Message outlines how war changes hit the trade. Retail credit men gather in Boston for their sixth national convention to address postwar problems. Merchants faced higher costs, dwindling stocks, tighter credit, and government cash demands while seeking to preserve public confidence in seller and buyer relations.
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Boston Transcript
Boston
Hor of War Perplexed Yank Trench and Camp Quote
A short wartime quip notes a U.S. soldier who studied a French phrase book for months yet cannot recall the words to order ham and. The wry line, attributed to Trench and Camp, reflects humorous language mishaps in the field.
Allied forces claim 112000 prisoners since July 1
Washington reports General March states allied offensive on the western front has captured 112000 prisoners and 1300 guns since July 1. British advances east of Arras and along the Scarpe Somme fronts are detailed, with Roye and Orange Hill fallen and a deep salient formed near Nesle.
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Washington
Payton C. March
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Scarpe
Somme
Albert
Arras
Orange Hill
Arres-Cambrai
Hindenburg
Roye
Nesle
Flanders
Albania
Berat
W. A. Holbrook
Southern Department
Nogales
Holbrook
91St
F. B. Foltz
France
Rumely accused of scheming with Bernstorff to buy ships
New York reports charges that Edward A. Rumely former owner of the New York Evening Mail conspired with Count von Bernstorff and others high in the Wilhelmstrasse to command a vast merchant fleet depriving the Allies of vessels. The testimony was given to Deputy General Alfred Becker by Elizabeth M. Rosenberg a stenographer. Poverty is discussed as a theory but deemed impractical. After securing a political job a man may become a nurse.
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Bernstorff
New York
Edward A. Rumely
New York Evening Mail
Count von Bernstorff
Wilhelmstrasse
United States
Alfred Becker
Elizabeth M. Rosenberg
German University
League and Numely
Haig’s drive at Ancre reshapes Western Front line
Describes Marshal Haig initiating a new western front offensive and the intense fighting near the River Ancre. British Tommies reportedly broke through German lines, prompting a German retirement. The report provides a vivid depiction of the battle’s desperate atmosphere and the evolving front.
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Haig
River Ancre
British Press Foresees Halt Near Hindenburg Line
Military observers abroad believe the German retreat will stop at the old Hindenburg line as Marshal Haig pushes from Croisilles to Vimy Ridge. The ridge was won by Canadians in 1917, with Germans falling back to the Oppy line and then the Wotan switch line before the Douai plain. If the line is pierced, German armies from Picardy to Champagne could be flanked near the Belgian frontier, thirty-five miles away.
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Marshal Haig
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Douai
Picardy
Champagne
Retroactive Raise for Munition Men
The National Labor Board in Bridgeport, Connecticut, grants retroactive wage increases to workers earning under 78 cents an hour. A minimum wage of 42 cents for male workers 21 plus, and 32 cents for female workers 18 plus, with equal pay for women in the same work and the right to unionize. Increases apply from May 1 to June 1, with back payments due by October 1.
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Washington
National Labor Board
Bridgeport
Conn
Appointment of John D. Ryan as Air Forces Head
Washington August 28 senators and aircraft investigation board split over John D. Ryan’s appointment as director of air forces. Senator New calls it a half step toward a department of air, dubbing it the old Wilsonian trick and warning Congress may press for a full air ministry. The move signals compromise with public opinion rather than full reform.
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John D. Ryan
Senate
Washington
Department of Aeronautics
Senator New
Indiana
Department of the Air
Congress
Air Ministry
Prohibition Debate Center Stage in Senate Action
Prohibition dominates senate proceedings as wets and drys push for a final deal. A tentative agreement would move dates to ban sale after July 1, 1919 and restrict manufacture after May 1, 1919, replacing earlier 1918 and 1919 timelines.
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Washington
Senate
House to Receive Senate Bill Amended by Senate
Washington Aug 28 The house adjourned briefly to honor late Senator Ollie James of Kentucky. By motion of Chairman Dent the manpower bill as amended by the senate on work or fight was referred to a conference. Conferees named were Dent Fields Kahn.
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House
Senate
Washington
Ollie James
Kentucky
Dent
Military Affairs Committee
Alabama
Fields
Kahn
California
Gompers Arrives in England with American Labor Delegation
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor arrives in London from a British port on August 28. He is accompanied by leaders of major American labor groups and is received by the lord mayor before proceeding to the city.
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Gompere
England
London
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Kentucky Governor to Succeed Senator James in Kentucky
Lexington Ky Aug 28 Governor Owsley Stanley will succeed Senator Ollie James. He will serve more than a year before James term expires.
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Lexington
Owsley Stanley
Ollie Jame
James
Sub Treasury Report Shows Bank Cash Gains
New York on August 28 reports the sub treasury gained 318000 dollars from banks as the cash net gain. The report details inflows from financial institutions and notes the overall cash position improving for the period.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Senate Passes 18-45 Draft Unanimously With Work or Fight Clause
Washington Aug 28 The man power bill to draft all men 18 to 45 was passed by the Senate with a modified work or fight clause. Efforts to raise or separate under 21 failed and the measure goes to conference. The Senate vote was 75 for and Sen Gore the sole negative, later excused. The work or fight amendment, 40 to 29, exempts strikers who submit to the War Labor Board. President Wilson and the War Department oppose this legislation as unnecessary while lawmakers anticipate House opposition at conference. The proviso requires continuity in work or risk of draft reimposition, except for strikes submitted to the board.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gore
Oklahoma
Senate Military Committee
War Labor Board
Organized Labor
Wilson
War Department
Revere Beach Fire Claims Captain and Destroys Section
A late August blaze at Revere Beach, Mass, destroyed the amusement district and damaged about 400000 in property. Captain Clarence F. Borden of the Revere fire department died trapping with a dozen fellow firefighters in the Nautical Gardens after a hot air explosion. The monkey house started the fire at 420 am, a large number of wooden hotels and amusements were burned, with help arriving from Lynn Chelsea and Boston.
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Mass
Clarence F. Borden
Borden
Nautical Gardens
Lynn
Chelsea
Boston
Beaver and
Bath Streets
Information Wanted on I W sentences in Washington Post
Inquiry asks whether the twenty seven year jail terms for the I. W. are to include hard labor. The note seeks quick clarification on sentencing terms and conditions.
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Washington Post
I. W
Lady Rhondda Heads Vast Welsh Property Empire
Lady Rhondda has inherited the title of her late father Baron Rhondda and now owns and actively manages large Welsh iron ore properties, among the world’s largest.
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Rhondda
Baron Rhondda
Government to purge non essential industries for war effort
Washington reports the United States will form district boards with War Labor Policies Board War Industries Board and Provost Marshal General to prune non essential industries. Key workers only will stay. exemptions await board approval as plans aim to shift labor into essential sectors or military service. The War Industries Board lists 65 essential classifications led by coal with home fuel priority.
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Washington
United States War Machine
War Labor Policies Board
War Industries Board
War
Federal Reserve Board
Market gains and a new steel high mark the session
The New York Stock Exchange opened with broad gains led by Steel common hitting a year high and advancing 3-4 to 116. There were notable climbs for American Car & Foundry Baldwin Locomotive and American Steel Foundry while oil issues gained. The market stayed strong though quiet in the afternoon with Steel common bouncing to 116 1-2 and related stocks maintaining gains. In Chicago corn and oats eased, while cotton prices surged about 140 to 145 points with October reaching 34.50 amid favorable war news and weather signals.
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New York
American Car & Foundry
Baldwin
American Steel Foundry
Marine Preferred
Burns Brothers
Steel Common
Republican Iron & Steel
Texas Company
Steel
Bethlehem Steel B
Weather Report
Clearing House Statement in New York Aug 2
Sub-treasury debits 2 166 185 dollars exchanges 577 139 064 dollars balances 56 040 075 dollars in New York. Financial figures reflect brief ledger activity with no additional context or names recorded.
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New York
Treasury
British Push Huns Back In Disordered Front Action
British troops on the Picardy front press the Germans south of Fontain le Petit, seizing Trones wood and advancing toward Fontain l Abbaye. Canadian units push toward Vis-en-Artois while Australians and others seize Vermandois villages as the line runs toward the Somme. Seventy nine German divisions face the British advance, with fading German reserves and continued heavy fighting at multiple sectors.
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Fontain le Tle
Cnly
Scarpe
Cherisy
Boise du Sari
Vis En Artois
Arras
Trones
Dragon Woods
Butte
Warlencourt
Guillemont
Ginchy
Fontain
Maricourt
Vermandovillers
Somme
Oise
Keep Our Boys Alive We Must Mobilize For Victory
Philadelphia Public Ledger exhorts the American public to accelerate war production with relentless teamwork. It argues Britain and France have exhausted manpower, urging a decisive economic mobilization to save soldiers, support allies, and end months of war strain by deploying full national effort and manufacturing vigor.
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Lord Miln
France
Italy
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