British and American Forces Make Gains on French Front
British troops seize Kemmel Hill and push east of Clery sur Somme as Australians and French- Franco-American units advance along the Arras Cambrai road and in the Lys front. The campaign around Peronne tightens, with St Servins farm and Eterpigny village captured, and German resistance persistently battered.
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Kemmel Hill
Flanders
International
Kemmelhill
Ypres
British War Office
Bailleul
Lestrim
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Somme River
Combles Station
Morval
Reincourt Les Bapaume
Fremicourt
Vaulx-Vrancourt
Bullecourt
Hendecourt
Clery Sur Somme
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St. Servinn
Lys
Decoutre
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Mangin
Morlincourt
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Soissons
War Office
Arras-Cambrai
Brerpigny
St. Servins
Eterpigny
Senseer
Dacourtre
Lane River
Doulieu
Bailleul Station
Mont de Lille
Dranoutre
Kemme
French advance to encircle Bois d Autricourt in Noyon salient
French troops press toward Bois d Autricourt northeast of Noyon as Humbert from Beauvains and Mangin from Morlincourt drive to surround the enemy strong point east of the Canal du Nord. Noyon lies in ruins as Zoua and tirailleurs push east of the town and bayonet German positions. Meanwhile the British surround Peronne with the Somme bridgehead at Ham continuing to pressure across the canal and river.
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Morlincourt
Ghauny
Hindenburg
Chauny
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Paris
Bois d’Autricourt
Noyon
Canal du Nord
Humbert
Bois d'Autricourt
Beauvains
Ham
Somme
Peronne
German Spanish crisis cabinet in special Madrid session
London reports the German Spanish crisis deepening with Madrid dispatches saying Premier Dato met with the American chargé d affaires for hours. The Spanish cabinet met to review the torpedoing of Spanish ships, urging calm and unity while censors monitor details. Madrid instructed Cardiff to forward survivors’ stories of the ship Carasa sinking with sixteen lost.
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London
Dato
Agence Radio
Spain
Cardiff
Secretary of State
Rotarians Form First Club on This Side of Atlantic
Aug 31 in Paris Ansel Brown of Indianapolis and Dr H W Taylor of Mobile organized the first Rotarian club on this side of the Atlantic at a Continental hotel luncheon. The new club will meet weekly hereafter.
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Paris
Ansel Brown
Indianapolis
H. W. Taylor
Mobile
The
Atlantic
Continental Hotel
Evening Press Omit Labor Day Publication
The Evening Press announces it will not publish on Labor Day Monday September 2. The notice clarifies a one day interruption and informs readers of the holiday closure.
American Troops Storm Chavigny On Vesle Front
American forces on the Aisne Vesle front stormed Chavigny and opened the Bois de Courenne road, enabling attack from three sides. German divisions, including Seventh Prussian Guards, massed at Juvigny and Chavigny but were repulsed by American artillery, tanks, and infantry. Air and machine gun fire, two balloon fires, and active German patrols marked the fight as American crews rescued tank crews amid heavy combat.
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H. G. Wales
Aisne-Vesle
Chavigny
Bois de Courenne
Juvigny
Ailette
Aisne
Bois de Couronne
von Boehm
Vesle
Fismes
Bazoches
Haddam Neck Fair Promises Labor Day Fun
Haddam Neck fair will be held on Labor Day as usual and attract many visitors. Management has always provided amusement and this year should be no exception despite wartime interruptions. Also note Washington report on war labor policies board approving plans for physical examinations of workers in industrial centers where practical.
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Washington
War Labor Policies Board
Pla
Department of Labor
Sub Treasury Report Shows Bank Gain on Friday
The Sub-Treasury in New York reports a Friday gain of 190000 dollars from banks as part of weekly monetary movements.
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Treasury
New York
Weather report for New Haven area and Connecticut forecast
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for showers tonight then clearing Sunday with a return to fair conditions Monday. Connecticut showers tonight and Sunday, clearing Sunday afternoon. Western disturbance over Ontario forms a trough producing cloudy, showery central districts. several reports of heavy thunderstorms in the last 24 hours. High pressure over Nebraska brings pleasant weather between the Rockies and Mississippi. Cooler in western districts. expect showers tonight and Sunday morning, followed by clearing Sunday afternoon and Monday. Observed conditions include varied cloudiness and light to moderate temperatures across major East Coast cities, with New Haven at 66 and Hartford at 66 cloudy.
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Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
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Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Northfield
Pittsburg
Zerens
St. la
St. Paul
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