Idaho Men Among Slain in Defense of the Flag
Lieut Earl H Brockman of Weiser is killed in action and Arthur B Ficke of Payette is severely wounded in today’s army casualties. Russell Parr of Encampment Wyoming is killed. Marine Private Marion Hartenblower of Caldwell Ida and Jack A Tupper of Pocatello are wounded.
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Earl H. Brockman
Weiser
Washington, D. C
Arthur B. Ficke
Payette
Russell Parr
Wyo
Marine Corps
Marion Hartenblower
Caldwell
Ida
Jack A. Tupper
Pocatello
Casualties From Marne Aisne Fight Reach 498
Army and marine casualties in the Marne Aisne salient totaled 498 with 358 soldiers and 140 marines reported. The toll since the victory began rose to 1,213 and total American casualties since landing in France to 16,409. The lists cover several days of fighting, not a single day.
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Washington
Marne-Aisne Salient
France
War Department lists 706 American casualties in Franco drive
Washington reports the names of American soldiers fallen in the Marne counteroffensive. The two lists total 706 names with 459 killed and 80 died of wounds. the first list includes wounded and missing figures and several noncombat deaths.
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Washington
Jrican
Marne
War Department
Pershing
Crowell
Heat Wave Brings Deaths and Prostrations Across Regions
Across St. Louis Chicago and New York the ongoing heat wave causes multiple deaths and numerous prostrations. Chicago reports temperatures near 97 degrees with no relief soon and widespread distress across Wisconsin Michigan Missouri Indiana and Illinois.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Middle West
Bindiay Wisconsi
South Dakota
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Idee
Labor Leader Praises War Effort At Oregon Short Line Meeting
Frank Paquin general vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen spoke to a crowded Oregon Short Line shopmen gathering at the Commercial club hall last evening. He urged workers to support the government, praised democratic rights, and urged doing more each day to aid the war effort. Paquin also clarified relations with railroad officials and noted pay inequities being addressed by the Oregon Short Line superintendent. He planned to speak in Ogden next.
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Frank’ Paquin
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Oregon
Garmen
of Pocatello
Paquin
France
England
Italy
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Ogden
Submarine Sinks British Schooner Gladys Holland
Canadian Atlantic Port reports the British schooner Gladys Holland was submarined and sunk. The crew were landed at a Nova Scotian town after an attack said to have occurred yesterday morning.
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Canadian Atlantic
Gladys Holland
Von Capelle to Follow Tirpitz In Berlin Shakeup
Zurich reports Admiral von Capelle the German minister of the navy will sign shortly after a Berlin dispatch. The anticipated move follows Tirpitz with potential changes in the naval leadership amid ongoing wartime decisions.
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von Capelle
Tirpitz
Zurich
Admiral von Capelle
Wil
Berlin
Allied Naval Force Reaches Archangel
Allied naval forces reached Archangel on August 2 in line with Russian public wishes, sparking strong enthusiasm among locals.
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Archangel
London
Congress Expands Draft Exemption Provisions
Washington reports broader exemptions now written into the manpower bill to protect essential war industry work. General Crowder urged a liberal interpretation to avoid removing any men in essential jobs, while Chairman Chamberlain said Baker and March will testify, with March expected to appear tomorrow. Crowder attributed urgency to orders rather than reasons.
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Washington
Congress
National War Industry
Crowder
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
Baker
March
Huns Name Americans Satans in German Letters
Amsterdam reports by Lieut. Banke official war correspondent for German papers state that German soldiers choose the name Satans for American troops in a letter dated August 6. The message notes the term is used among German soldiers.
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Amsterdam
Lieut
Banke
Bombardment of Paris Continues From German Long Range Guns
German forces continued long range artillery bombardment of Paris and nearby areas as of today, Aug 6, with ongoing fire south and west of the capital causing alerts and disruption.
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Paris
Louisville papers pass to Judge Bingham in sale
Louisville is the city for the Courier Journal and The Louisville Times, long held by W. N. Haldeman Sons and Henry Watterson. The papers have been sold to Judge Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville. Watterson leaves active editing but remains as adviser.
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Louisville
Louisville Courier Journal
Louisville Times
W. N. Haldeman & Sons
Henry Watterson
Robert Worth Bingham
Watterson
Courier Journal
Daily Air Mail From New York to Chicago Planned
The post office department plans a daily air mail service between New York and Chicago, shortening the westward journey to twelve hours nearer the Atlantic.
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Daily Air Mail
New York
Chicago
Washington
Post Office Department
Chitgo
Atlantic
Prominent English Woman Is Lost In Warilda Sinking
Aug. 6 report from Tandon says Violet Long, chief controller of the British army auxiliary corps, is among the women lost when the ambulance transport Warilda was torpedoed.
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Tandon
Violet Long
British Army Auxiliary Corps
Warilda
Provisions of Manpower Bill Calls for Broad Draft Rules
The principal portions of the administration manpower bill authorize the president to draft selected males by age sequence. It provides for registration of all males 18 to 45 in designated areas with exemptions for regular army and navy personnel. It also outlines that foreigners intending U.S. citizenship may be relieved from military duty upon declaration and forever barred from naturalization. The registrar may require subsequent registrations at intervals of the president’s choosing.
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United States
Regular Army
Navy
National Guard
Naval Militia
Champ Clark Nominated for Congress Without Opposition
Montgomery Mo Aug 6 Speaker Champ Clark was renominated to Congress in the Democratic primary for the thirteenth time with no opposing candidate.
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Montgomery
Champ Clark
Congress
U boats busy a short time
Two boatloads of Lux Blanca survivors were towed into the Canadian port after the tanker was torpedoed off the coast. The vessel fought the submarine for three hours before sinking. A separate British admiralty report says two torpedo boat destroyers were sunk by mines on August 2 with five officers and 92 ratings lost. American schooners Rob Roy Annie M. Perry and Muriel were sunk by a German submarine off Nova Scotia. crews landed along the coast after abandoning ship.
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Canadian Atlantic
London
British Admiralty
Halifax
N. S
Seal Island
Yarmouth County
Nova Scotia
Nova
Annie M. Perry
James Goodman
Muriel
Knyckerson
Dories
Woods Harbor
Shelbourne
Lockport
Jack Tupper Wounded in France Marine action
Mr and Mrs J A Tupper learned their son Private Jack Albert Tupper of the U S Marines in France was wounded in action on July 19. The notification comes via Major General George Barnett and notes that further details remain unavailable with official telegrams not sent for inquiries. The family resides in Pocatello Idaho and the telegram is dated February 6 from Washington DC.
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J. A. Tupper
Jack
U. S
France
George Barnett
Mabel Tupper
Obs
South Garfield
Pocatello
Idaho
Abromdd
Jack Albert Tupper
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Allied and German Forces Hold Front as Withdrawals Increase
The report states both sides have new holds with more withdrawals likely. Allies maintain ground on the Rheims Soissons front while German forces show apprehension over the turning tide. Crown Prince Rupprecht withdraws toward Bri ish territory along the Lys salient as Vesle River activity suggests further Allied actions may follow.
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Germany
Associated Press
Rheims-Soissons
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Bavaria
le Bassee
Lys
Vesle
Foch
Weird British mystery ships story of a woman and baby
London reports reveal British mystery ships using bold deception in anti submarine warfare. A submarine forced to surrender was tricked by a woman and infant aboard a merchant ship. Shells fired, the craft left, and the woman reportedly hurled the baby into a hatch causing an explosion that destroyed the submarine. The woman was said to have earned a Victoria Cross.
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London
Times Naval
Earl Redding Reaches London for War Cabinet Talks
New York.Date August 6 British ambassador Earl Reading arrives in London to confer with the British war cabinet.
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New York
Earl Reading
United States
London
British Bureau of Information
British War Cabinet
England Treated to an Air Raid by Zeppelins
London reports an attempted air raid by German Zeppelins on the east coast last night failed to drop bombs. Official word says one Zeppelin was brought down and another damaged, possibly reaching its base.
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England
London
Airship Raid On East Coast Reported By Admiralty
The admiralty said hostile airships approached the east coast of England about 9:30 p.m. Monday night but did not penetrate far inland.
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London
England
Admiralty
Chinese generals nominate Hsu Shih Chang for president
In Pekin a conference of northern Chinese army generals agreed to nominate former vice prime minister Hsu Shih Chang for the presidency. He is expected to garner support from southern provinces.
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Pekin
Hsu Shih Chang
Five Wyoming Jail Birds At Large
Thermopolis Wyoming August 6 Five of the eight men who broke jail last night are still at large. They escaped by making a duplicate key. One was caught here and two at Kirby.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Kirby
Hay harvest nears completion amid wet season delays
The Ashton Enterprise notes a lengthy harvest due to rain early in the season. Despite good yield, late finishing conditions threaten a shortened second crop if weather stays unfavorably wet.
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Ashton Enterprise
Japan May Take Further Military Measures in Siberia
Tokio Aug 6 The premier Count Terauchi said Japan will take further military measures in Siberia if the chaotic situation continues. He indicated Japan might adopt suitable military steps to combat the Austro German menace in the far east and to support the Czecho-Slovaks.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Terauchi
Japan
Siberi
Iberia
Far East
Americans Capture Guns at Fismes on Vesle Front
On August 5 the American forces near the Vesle River captured Fismes taking seventeen guns and also capturing some German artillerymen.
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Vesle
Associated Press
Fismes
Allies Press On From Vesle Front Amid Stubborn German Defense
Paris reports German resistance north of the Vesle remains firm as French light forces crossing the river clash with defenders. Allies push to widen crossings, with analysts noting Germany will not stay between the Vesle and Aisne. The French advance to Avre north of Montdidier is confirmed as the Vesle front stabilizes.
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Paris
The
Vesle
Havas
Aisne
War Office
Avre
Montdidier
German crown prince rebuilds shattered divisions in France
General Mangin says the German crown prince is reconstructing remaining 1919 recruits in France to rebuild weakened divisions. Some units have company strengths under fifty men, others even smaller. Moscow reports the Bolshevik government weighs declaring war on Japan.
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France
Associated Press
Mangin
Moscow
Berlin
Japan
Germany faces rising anxiety over national revival prospects
A Handels blad dispatch reports growing worry in Germany as former foreign secretary von Kuehlmann joins others who doubt force will restore Germany. The uneasy mood follows the Marne retreat and American danger, compounded by Austria's fragile political and economic situation.
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Amsterdam
Handelsblad
Germany
von Kuehlmann
Marne
War Office bulletin on Dosso Alto and Monte Corno actions
The War Office reports on Monday night an enemy force at Dosso Alto and a few prisoners taken. Detachments at Monte Corno and a nearby location attacked by enemy parties were repulsed at Coro.
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Rome
War Office
Dosso Alto
Wai
Monte Corno
Coro
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Heinie
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Earl Redding
Wyoming
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