Danville Robbed by Hungry Pennsylvania Troops
Amid evacuation and rail halt in Danville Virginia on August 19, Pennsylvania miners from Scranton and Pottsville raided two Craghead Street restaurants, ate heavily, paid nothing, and fled as police could not stop the looting. Managers plan compensation claims while Chief Bell seeks to identify the 500 troops.
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Danville
Pennsylvania
Craghead Street
Scranton
Pottsville
Mitzy Matney
Mathey
Michael Angelo
Capitol
Lewis
Chest of Police
Hell
Bell
First American Troops in France Reviewed by General Ribert
The initial American troop contingent in France was reviewed last week by Major General William L. Sibert. It marked the first gathering of all units in France. The display impressed French officers and Gen Sibert expressed pride in the men.
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France
William L. Ribert
Sibert
Uniformed Boys in D Company Gleam of Pride
The Boys in the Bickett are praised for new uniforms and improved drill. Loyal readers note men of Company D Field artillery show strong spirit, though feeding and cooking issues hinder progress. A townsman recalls a remark about Berlin, while Lieutenant Shepherd leads squads, and Wadesboro warms to the unit’s future. Separately, no general strike materialized in the Northwest, and Spokane authorities arrested IWW figures, shaping radical activity. A. A. Secrest builds a modern bungalow on Morris Avenue.
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Bickett
Wadesboro Ansonian
Company D
Field Artillery
Iis
The
Ansonian
Winston Shepherd
Monroe
Berlin
Wadesboro
Monster Offensives Open on Eleven Front in World War I
French and Italian forces launched large offensives along a broad front from Verdun to the Adriatic. French gains include Avecourt wood and Le Mort Homme while Italians breach defenses from Plava to the Isonzo front. Nearly 12,000 prisoners reported for French and Italian lines as air support and heavy bombardments shape a pivotal phase.
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Flanders
Verduna
Plava
Adriatic Sea
Avoncourt Wood
River
Meuse
Bois de Chaume
Isonzo
Verdun
Avecourt
le Mort Homme
Corbeaux Wood
Champneuville
Trieste
Austria
France
Lens
Belgium
Rumania
Oltux
Trotus
Berlin
Sereth
Good Men Should Not Be Mixied
A Confederate era column condemns anti draft sentiment among Southern farmers. It asserts the Supreme Court would not rule the selecti ve draft unconstitutional and warns opposition aids the enemy. Clarence Poe argues unity and rapid victory are essential to safeguard democracy and prevent further American bloodshed.
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America
Supreme Court
Union
M Militariam
Clarence Poe
Army troop movements by rail to move 687000 men
The American Railway Association plans the largest troop movement in U.S. history at federal request. From Sept 6 to 9 entrainment for 200000 men will begin, with 366 trains and 622 cars required per field army. Additional moves follow Sept 18 and Oct 3.
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Railway Association
New York
American Railway Association
Fairfax Harrison
National Guard
Netherlands Faces Half Million Cattle Surplus War Crisis
The Hague reports 600000 cattle exceed Dutch farmers needs amid scarce fodder and weak grain imports. Government weighs exporting to Britain France and Belgium Relief, potential beef substitution for pork, and Germany’s reluctance to buy. US export bans loom, leaving Holland dependent on overseas grain and German coal, complicating neutrality.
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Germany
Hague
Netherlands
Holli
Europe
America
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Great Britain
Hollanders debate neutrality amid wartime trade shifts
Five Hollanders argue it would threaten security and independence to favor the allies as they favor neutrality. Data show first quarter trade: exports to Britain and Germany at $21 million and $19 million respectively, while imports from Britain reach $14.76 million and from Germany $10 million.
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Germany
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Canadians Endure Fierce Frontline Assault On Hill 70
Canadian forces near Hill 70 and St Laurent press to hold newly won positions as German divisions exhaust themselves in brutal counterattacks. A runner from Colonel Ormander's Alberta battalion delivered a battle order after losing an arm, symbolizing stubborn Canadian resistance amid heavy shelling and gas.
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France
Hill 70
St. Laurent
Boles Hugo Agetor
St. Laurient
Ormander
Alberta
Battallion
Volunteers In World War Enlistments Reach 949,141
The Washington Star quotes the Committee on Public Information noting that the U S armed forces now number 949,141 volunteers across Army Navy and Marine Corps with the draft yet to come. Since entering the war about 1.3 million men have offered for service and 121,614 Navy and Marine Corps volunteers have been accepted. The Regular Army gain since April 1 totals 327,345 enlistments across Army branches and a grand total of 448,859 in Army and Navy, plus 27,841 officers commissioned from training camps.
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Charlotte Observer
Washington Star
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
United States of America
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Committee On Public Information
Star
National Guard
United States
Costs 156.30 to equip an infantryman for service
Washington reports the United States spends 156.30 to equip a single infantryman for France. Clothing totals 101.21, fighting gear 47.46, eating utensils 7.73 with gas mask 2, steel helmet 3, and knife 19.50. The first 600000 to 800000 soldiers will use the Springfield rifle before replacements with the Enfield.
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Washington
United States
France
America
Lafayette squadron aids French raids amid bombings
Paris reports that the Lafayette squadron of American aviators dropped 28000 pounds of bombs on German targets including rail hubs and camps. Corporal Harrod Willis Boston is missing after the raid while Dudley Hill escaped with a bullet hole in his plane. Adjutant Mason’s unit repelled a three-plane attack as another squadron doggedly pursued the enemy.
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Mrmen
Paris
Lafayette Squadron
Harrod Willis Boston
Lafayette
Raul Lufbery
Wallingford
Peekskill
N. Y
Adjutant Mason
Corporal Willis
Leaders of Industrial Workers of the World Arrested
Spokane Aug 19 James Rowan district secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World and six other alleged members were arrested at I W W headquarters by Idaho National Guardsmen and jailed as military prisoners. Rowan had ordered a NW strike starting tomorrow with farm and construction workers urged to let fruit rot and lay down tools. He said the strike could spread to other industries and that only a member vote can halt it. Moran and Rowan were arrested at the I W W hall by Mayor Wilkins. guardsmen rounded up 22 others at the camp and took them to jail.
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San Francisco
Wington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
James Rowan
Spokane
Rowan
Wash
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Idaho National Guardsmen
Northwest
William Moran
I. W.W. Ball
Clement Wilkins
Wilkins
F. A. Jeter
Moran
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M. Phifer
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J. W. Vickery
A. A. Elwanger
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