Woman of Hoeville Defuses German Hostage Threat
In Hoeville a 63 year old Alsatian widow Mil e Catherine confronts German troops as they threaten to raze the town and shoot twenty residents. She identifies soldiers shooting pigeons from a neighbor's eaves, exposing no ambush or free shooters, leading the colonel to halt the executions and spare the town.
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Aeatt
Cathcore
Destruca
Alsace
France
Hoeville
Catherine
Milo
Mimon
Gome
Moselle
Mademoiselle
Mile
Sorres
Rio Grande Border Raids Fear Grips Brownsville
Brownsville Texas Aug 14 reports say bandit activity along the Rio Grande grows. A battle at Santa Maria and minor clashes fuel fears of a large raid. Laredo dispatches note eighty bandits between Zapata and Rio Grande City and a sharp skirmish expected.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Santa Maria
Laredo
Zapata
Rio Grande City
Bridgeport Firms Abolish Overtime After Peace Talks
Bridgeport manufacturers announce an eight hour workday for all city factories ending the threat of strikes. The Bridgeport Manufacturers Association says the move aims to prevent disruption of munitions production and assures steady labor conditions citywide.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Manufacturers Association
Austrian submarine hero Zerch dies as U-12 sinks
Captain Zerch, famed for sinking the French flagship Courbet in the Adriatic last year, perished when the U-12 was sunk by an Italian warship in the Adriatic. The tale includes a camp scene where his wife signals with a handkerchief, used as diversion and signal practice.
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Vienna
Berlin
Zerch
Hero
Courbet
Adriatic
British munitions shortage hampers British war effort
Copenhagen July 22 United Press reports England cannot launch a summer or autumn offensive and may delay major action until next spring. Shortages include shells machine guns and factory capacity while Gallipoli aims press England to restore prestige. The army in France Belgium Gallipoli Egypt totals under 800,000 with less than 300,000 in active front service.
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United Presse
Copenhagen
New York
England
Kitchener
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Sir Hamilton
Gallipoli
Constantinople
France
Belgium
Jan Hamilton
Hamilton
Flanders
John French
British War Office
Calais
Europe
Egypt
Sir John French
War Bride Wins Cross of St George At Warsaw Front
In Warsaw a Russian war bride and her husband, both wounded, return from the trenches as she earns the Cross of St. George. The couple married in a rush after a train meeting, then to the firing line where she fought beside him amid German shelling on the Rawka front, with her husband temporarily commanding troops as a lieutenant.
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Warsaw
Russia
Laurenty
Rawka
Soldier Princess Earns Cross After Front Line Rescue
In wartime battle scenes a nurselike heroine known as the Soldier Princess spurs troops from trenches with decisive actions. Her bold charge to the front culminates when shrapnel wounds her arm and she reunites with her wounded husband at the hospital.
Miss Detroit Driven by Novice Wins First World Race
Miss Detroit won the first world championship sprint at Manhasset Bay this afternoon with novice helper Johnny Milot from Detroit guiding Baby Speed Demon II. Second place went to Baby Speed Demon II, Commodore Blackburn’s Baby Reliance V was third, Carl Gisher’s Preston fourth, and T Coler Dupont’s entry fifth. Best time was 6 minutes 57 seconds for one five mile lap.
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New York
Detroit
Manhasset Bay
Johnny Milot
Commodore Blackburn
Carl
Gisher
Preston
T. Coler Dupont
Official Notice on Assessments Due and Membership Offer
Remember Assessments Nos 378 79 and 380 are due by August 31 or face suspension. Carry life insurance is unrelated to membership. It promotes a cheap ten cent join and a continuing certificate of membership in this association.
Governor Lister Heads to Boston Conference with First Lady
Governor Lister will speak at the governors conference in Boston from August 24 to 27 with Mrs. Ernest Lister, the First Lady of Washington, as a guest.
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Ernest Lister
Washington
Boston
Gov. Lister
Freeze on Wheat Speculators Signaled by Britain
Chicago reports that Britain seeks to supervise allied wheat purchases to curb speculators and reduce competition. Cancellations by importers push down Chicago wheat prices as J. P. Morgan & Co. would direct buying. Aims include buying at the lowest prices via a systematic committee.
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Chicago
Great Britain
England
France
Italy
J. P. Morgan & Co
Too Old to Fight Tries Death by Own Action
Angelo Trozzi a 66 year old Garibaldi veteran attempted to end his life after military authorities refused to accept him for service against Austria. He is dying in a Rome hospital.
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Rome
Austria
Angelo Trozzi
Garibaldi
Crop adds to world wealth from wheat output
The Northwest expects to add 250 million dollars to world wealth from a 250 000 900 bushel wheat harvest across Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Canadian provinces Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan. Damage from cold wet weather is minor and wheat price is forecast at 1.00 a bushel.
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Minn
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
United States
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
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