British Capture Hill 70 Near Lens in World War I
Associated Press reports that Hill 70, the German fortress northwest of Lens, fell to Canadian forces. British lines extended around the eastern side of Hill 70 and into the Lens suburbs, after days of bombardment on a four thousand yard front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Lens
Loos Salient
Hill 70
Hugowood
St. Laurent l and
St. Emilie
Leos
Messines
Ypres
British Troops Launch Charge Under Heavy Barrage
A World War I scene describes British artillery opening fire and Canadian troops advancing under a withering bombardment. The assault began about 25 minutes after the bombardment, with the attackers moving forward with the renowned British precision, though full fighting details were not yet available.
Haig’s Forces Push Front From Lens to Loos Front
British troops attacked from Lens to Bois Hugo near Loos and advanced along the front. They reportedly carried the German first line at all points with satisfactory progress and repelled a counterattack east of the Fites Emilie. Allied raiding parties east of Klein illebeke were repulsed, leaving 14 prisoners. Heavy rain continued.
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Haig J
Lens
Bois Hugo
Loos
Fite St. Emilie
Bixschootee
Suffragists Routed by Bear Crowd at White House
August 15 report describes large, rowdy crowds outside the White House and La Fayette Park pelting suffragists from the Woman's Party with newspapers and jeering leaders. Officials struggled to restrain the mob as banners were torn down and demonstrations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Woman’s Party
White Houses
la Fayette Park
White House
Hun Lieutenant Escapes After Eight Months Trip
Naval Lieutenant Otto Scherick, survivor of the German Pacific squadron defeated off the Falkland Islands in December 1914, returned to Germany after an eight month journey from South America and immediately joined the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Otto Scherick
Falkland Island
Germany
South America
Navy
Organizing the Draft Army by Men’s Qualifications
Army officers plan to place drafted men by their special skills to maximize usefulness in the new national divisions. Descriptive lists will sort individuals at training camps, with transfers and reassignment as needed while arranging for infantry first and later specialized units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
National Army
War Department
Mionmmeniy
Gs Org
Regular Army
Shorter Timbers Not Allowed for Ships
New Orleans August 15. The Shipping Board rejected a request from Southern lumbermen to alter ship timber specs for smaller timbers. The move keeps the government merchant fleet building with the existing larger timbers despite mills’ inability to cut them.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Southern Pine Emergency Bureau
Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Southern Lumbermen
Plans for farewell to New York National Guard troops
Aug 15 New York plans a farewell for guardsmen before their departure to camp at Spartanburg North Carolina. A defense committee announced a Monday meeting to finalize parade details with a Fifth Avenue procession from 59th Street to Washington Square and units from the city and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
National Guard
Spartanburg
N. C
Committee On National Defense
Fifth Avenue
59Th Street
Washington Square
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
General forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday. No precipitation expected and temperatures are not specified. The report originates from Washington on Aug. 15.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Food administration forms grain control corporation
President Wilson approves creation of a national grain control corporation with Herbert Hoover as chairman and Julius Barnes as president. Officers include Gates W. McGarrah treasurer F. G. Crowell vice president Edward Chambers transportation director Curtis H. Lindley counsel J W Shorthill secretary and Wheat Price Fixing Commission named with Henry A Garfield chair and members from labor and agricultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Food Administration Today
Herbert C Hoover
Julius Barnes
Duluth
Minn
Gates W. McGarrah
New York
F. G. Crowell
Kansas City
Edward Chambers
Chicago
Curtis H. Lindley
San Francisco
J. W. Shorthill
York
Neb
Henry A. Garfield
Williams College
Charles J. Barrett
Union City
The
Farmers Union
William Nig >Noke
Brotherhood of Railroad
Gene EF Funk
Bloomington
N. D
North Dakota Agricultural College
R. Goodwyn Rhett
Charleston
S. C
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Council of Farmers Co-operative Association
James W. Sullivan
Brooklyn
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
L. J. Tabor
Barnesville
Ohio
Ohio State Grange
Milling interests form committee to work with food administration
A former committee named by milling interests will cooperate with the food administration to regulate the milling industry voluntarily. The group includes James F. Bell as chairman and A P Husband as secretary with representatives from multiple regions. The grain corporation, capitalized at 50 million dollars, will be government owned and modeled after the emergency fleet corporation, managed by the food administration grain division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
James F. Bell
Minneapolis
A. P. Husband
Chicago
Albert C. Loring
Northwest
Andrew J. Hunt
Arkansas City
Kansas
Southwest
E. M. Kelly
Nashville
Tenn
Southeast
Mark N. Mennel
Toledo
Ohio Valley
Theore B. Wilcox
Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Hamel Plant
St. Louis
Illinois
Bernard A. Eckhart
Milwaukee
Grain Corporation
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Grain Division
Corporation
United States
Central Wheat Trade Office To Regulate U S Grain
New York announces a national central wheat office to oversee the industry with Julius H. Barnes of Minneapolis named wheat administrator. Branch offices will open in major wheat centers including Minneapolis Boston? andPhiladelphia with work starting Thursday to gauge country wide wheat conditions and export prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Wheat Trade Office
New York
Associated Press
Julius H. Barnés
Minneapolis
Herbert C. Hoover
Duluth
St. Joe
Buffalo
Detroit
Portland
San Galveston
New Orleans
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Rolph Named Head of Sugar Bureau in Hoover Plan
George M. Rolph, general manager of the California Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company, is appointed by Herbert Hoover as executive head of the new government sugar distribution and pricing bureau. Rolph is brother of San Francisco Mayor James Rolph Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
George M. Rolph
California- Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company
Herbert C. Hoover
Washington
Rolph
James Rolph, Jr
New Army Officers Granted Short Furloughs at Fort McPherson
One thousand five hundred eighty five newly commissioned officers left Fort McPherson after spending a final night in training quarters. They were given government-furnished equipment and furloughs until each officer is assigned to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Ave
Fort McPherson
National Guard Division Mobilized at Mineola LI
The national guard division to go to France will be mobilized at Mineola Long Island at a camp named Albert L. Mills, honoring the late Brigadier General Mills, chief of Militia affairs, with twenty six states and the district of Columbia represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Swashington
National Guard
France
Columbia
Mineola
L. I
Albert L. Mills
Mills
Division of Militia Affairs
Strikers Riot in Spain Leave Six Dead in Barcelona
Paris reports six killed and nine wounded as strikers and soldiers clash in Barcelona. Streetcars were attacked, martial law declared, and the government vows strong action against rebels. Stores and factories in Barcelona and Gracia close as the strike broadens.
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Spain
Associated Press
Paris
Barcelona
Petit Parisien
Meral
People’s House
Republican Union
Gracia
Valeriano Weyler
Cew
Barcel Sien Vecsaspontinl
Madrid Strikes, Censorship, and Soldiers Rule City
Interior Minister Guerra reports increased strike agitation in Madrid yet troops quell disturbances. Government acts to restore order as cabs vanish and stores close. Premier Dato calls it an anarchist movement without clear aims while streets remain electrically tense and trains run slowly. Authorities arrest key Socialist leaders.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Guerra
Dato
Solers
San Sebastian
Santander
Corunna
Granada
Socialist Party
Indictment of Two Board Members in Draft Bribery Case
A federal grand jury indicted Dr. Samuel K. Bernfeld and Louis Cherey of exemption board No. 99 on bribery and conspiracy charges in deciding army exemption claims. Abraham Gruber, a dentist not on the board but alleged to have aided the conspiracy, was also indicted in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Samuel K. Bernfeld
Louis Cherey
Exemption Board No. 99
National Army
Abraham Gruber
Rangers guard Governor's Mansion ends impeachment case
Testimony by Adjutant General Henry Hutchings on state rangers at the capitol concluded today. The proceeding, aimed at impeaching Governor James E. Ferguson on charges by Speaker F. O. Fuller, adjourned until tomorrow as direct testimony continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Henry Hutchings
Capitol
James E. Ferguson
F. O. Fuller
Typographical Men Go Out Sightseeing
Fragmented text references a convention and sessions, with mentions of cancellation and local events. The readable portions imply a discussion about meetings and scheduling, but specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR. No clear persons or organizations can be reliably identified from the available fragments.
Kelly-Atkinson shipyard begins six launch ways for eighteen ships
The Kelly-Atkinson Company of Chicago starts building six launch ways at Mobile for the federal government to construct eighteen merchant ships. Dullutt Williams engineers, Arthur Ewing leads, and W L Kelly arrives to study plans as site clearing increases.
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Kelly-Atkinson Company
Chicago
Ill
Texas Street
Mobile River
Messrs. Dullutt & Williams
New Orleans
Arthur Ewing
Mobile
W. L. Kelly
Kelly- Atkinson Company
Middle West
Mr. Kelly
Com Y
R. B. Fife
Esc Pa A
Ewing
Kelly Kinson Construction to Build Own Plant Here
An official report to The Manufacturers Record states the Kelly Kinson Construction Company will construct its own buildings here including a machine shop blacksmith shop power house yard office and mill. The plant totals 50000 dollars with Chief Engineer Frank McLaughlin noting plans to install electric hoisting equipment and air compressors. A pile driver arrived from New Orleans to drive piles for the ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellykinson Construction Company
Frank McLaughlin
Gagagaggy Company
Mobile
New Orleans
Good Roads Day In Mobile County Mobilizes Volunteers
Citizens across Mobile County repaired road bad spots with picks and shovels under county road officials supervision. The effort was led by the board of county revenue road commissioners and members of the Automobile Club. Alabama Good Roads Association reported at least 100000 men statewide joined the effort that day.
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Mobile
Board of County Revenue and Road Commissioners
Automobile Club
Alabama Good Roads Association
J. A. Rountree
Navy sailor injured after leaning from train window
H Il Darcey of Houston Texas was removed from a Louisville and Nashville train arriving at 12 45 PM with a head injury. He had leaned out of a window passing through Mississippi City Mississippi this morning and struck his head on a pole. He was semi conscious but not deemed seriously hurt and was taken to Inge Bondurant Infirmary. Darcey was en route from Houston to Newport Rhode Island.
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H. Il
Darcey
Houston
Tex
Louisville and Nashville
Inge-Bondurant Infirmary
Mississippi City
Miss
United States Navy
Newport
Rhode Island
Seven First Alabama Soldiers Arrested in Montgomery
Seven members of the First Alabama Infantry stationed at Montgomery were arrested for being absent from camp without leave. Sergeant W B Blackman of Company A made the arrests in the city. Those arrested were Ira Davis H Fletcher Kruse Edward Cabler W E Jones Jas Coker and J E Olsen.
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Alabama Infantry
Montgomery
W. B. Blackman
Ira Davis
H. Fletcher
Kruse
Edward Cabler
W. E. Jones
Jas, Coker
J. E. Olsen
Joseph Luscher Dead. Sudden Fatal End Reported
Joseph Luscher, employed by the local Lascher r to firr. PF Co., collapsed suddenly at his post around clock and died in Be Phone frig “bidrom. He was well known here and Be Phone frig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Luscher
Lascher R & To
Firr
PF Co
Dauphin
Chinese Naval Forces Intern Austrian Ships
Three Austrian merchantmen interned in Shanghai harbor were seized by Chinese naval forces. The ships, totaling about 18,000 tons, were undamaged and offered no resistance.
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Shanghai
EXPECT ALLIES TO TURN DOWN PEACE OFFER
Washington sources report that Pope Benedicts peace proposal is not yet received by the U S government. Secretary Lansing says the AP summary aligns with the unofficial outline before him and that Allies will likely reject the proposal as is and may state their war aims again. Communication would likely go through a neutral embassy due to Vatican status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presse
Washington
Pope Benedict
Lansing
Associated Press
Sucha
Vatican
Geiss
Pope’s message eyed with deference by entente envoys
Diplomatic representatives of the entente powers say the pope’s communication will be received with respect by France and Britain, though no major policy shift is expected. They note some war aims may surface in replies, offering limited success for the latest effort.
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France
Britain
More Draw Fines on Traffic Charges
City police continue traffic law enforcement with several defendants before the recorder on Wednesday. Fines of two dollars were imposed for offenses including reckless driving unlit headlamps and failing to dim headlights. Some cases were continued or paid in full.
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Recorder
Everett Fernandez
Ter
Ben Lman
A. V. Nezich
T. J. Bender
M. H. Thomason
F. Hackmeyer
W. J. Abrams
Pitroff
BE. C. Grace
Forrest Williams
Dairyman Fined Ten Dollars Appeals Case
Dairyman T A Doody was fined ten dollars by the recorder for violating the city milk ordinance's butterfat rule. Milk inspectors testified butterfat was lacking in Doody’s milk. Doody appealed the fine to the circuit court and posted a one hundred dollar bond.
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T. A. Doody
Dairyman
Recorder
Milk Inspection Department
City of
Moble
Doody
Circuit Court
Swiss Mission Arrives to Discuss Trade Relations
Dr. Jean Adolphe Sulzer newly named Swiss minister to Washington arrived at an Atlantic port with a three man commission to address Swiss trade needs especially food supplies. The group will engage immediately with local authorities on Swiss food import requirements and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlantic
Jean Adolphe Sulzer
Washington
Sulzer
London in Awe as American Troops Parade
American troops march through London reviewed by Ambassador Page and King George at Buckingham Palace. Crowds fill the streets with flags, cheering civilians and wounded soldiers. Cabinet members greet the forces at Whitehall after a grand procession past Horse Guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Ambassador Page
King George
Buckingham Palace
Tennessee Land Co Buys 11509 Acres on Mobile River
Tennessee Land Company pays 780000 for 11509 acres on Mobile river between Chickasaugue and Bayou Sara. J Coleman of New Orleans acted for the buyer. deal announced by Steel Corporation officials as a shipyard site. Everett and Boykin share in payments and deed details list multiple holders and acreages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile River
Chickasaugue
Bayou Sara
J. ¥. Coleman
New Orleans
Tennessee Land Company
Tennessee Coal Lion and Railroad Co
Steel Corporation
Everett
Boykin
Mobile Coal Coas
Henry Hall Clarke
Augustin Meaheree
W. D. Bellingrath
Messrs. Meaher and Clarke
Mobile Coal Company
Senate debates war tax bill as sections split
The liquor and income tax sections of the war tax bill dominate Senate debate while other schedules like soft drinks tobacco and public utilities receive approval. Senator Weeks seeks to eliminate increased postage rates and oppose class-rate tax rises citing publisher and industry concerns and urging no new taxes now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
War Profits
Weeks
Senator Weeks
Guardsmen Arrive In Greenville Camp Near Seale
Associated Press reports guardsmen from Chattanooga arrived today. They went into camp near Seale as Nashville company travels with MAGS 16 Rash and Cerne Nece. details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Greenville
Nashville
Infantry of
Chattanooga
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War Office
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Lloyd
Balfour
Bonar Lay
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Jellico
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