French Armies Before Noyon Press Advance North
French troops fight along the Picardy front aiming at Noyon, reaching the Ailette north of Gunys and Champs and crossing toward the Oise canal east of Noyon. Humbert units push west of the Ailette while Mangin holds the Oise south bank from Sempigny to Bretigny with Simpigny close to Noyon.
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Paris
Havas
Ailette
Gunys
Champs
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Oise Canal
Varennes
Morlincourt
Noyon
Associated Press
Picardy
Somme
Humbert
Ise
Mangin
Oise
Sempigny
Bretigny
Simpigny
Seven German Armies Beaten in Allied Drives
Paris reports Allied advances since July 18 have captured over 100000 prisoners as six German armies were damaged and the British push into a seventh across a seventy mile front. General von Einem Mudra Boehn Eben Hutter and von der Marwitz are named among the attacked forces.
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von Einem
von Mudra
von Boehn
von Eben
von Hutter
von der Marwitz
Foch
French Advance Reaches Ailette River Front
Allied forces report German retreat along a twenty mile front to the Ailette with villages taken. French troops reach the Ailette river and contact German positions east of Noyon. Desperate resistance persists near Bapaume as Mangin's forces advance on the Oise front. British gains include prisoner captures between the Somme and Arcre rivers and progress north of the Ancre.
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Lassigny
Ailette
Noyon
Paris
Mars
Oise
Byng
Bapawme
Achiet le Grand
Mangin
London
Somme
Arcre
Ancre
Arras-Bapaume
British Capture Rail Corridor and Break German Line
British forces hold most of the Arras Albert railroad and push posts east of the line. Tanks pass beyond the railway following northern successes. French attacks on the Ailette front force a German reserve retreat causing a panic in second division ranks.
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France
Associated Press
Arras-Albert
Bapaume-Arras
Ailette
Allied Drives Threaten Entire German Front in France
The Allied offensive pushes on from Ypres to Soissons as French and British forces seize villages and rail lines. Ma ngin's troops push near Noyon while Haig advances from Albert to Arras with tanks and crossings, threatening a realignment of the front and potentially isolating German positions along the Oise and Lys sectors.
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Associated Press
France
Flanders
Ypres
Belgium
Soissons
Aisne
Mangin
Oige River
Humbert
Oise
Lys
Armentieres
Noyon
Sempigny
Lassigny
la Fere
Germans Question U S Ability To Send 300000 Men
Amsterdam reports the Cologne Zeitung argues by statistics that America cannot send 300000 troops to Europe in a month. It cites sunk troop slips and claims only about 200000 to 250000 seasoned volunteers plus New England contingents before potential expansion. It argues compulsory service faces opposition and casualty lists may slow power, with full strength not expected before 1919 or 1920.
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Amsterdam
Cologne Zeitung
America
Europe
New England
The
Zeitung
United States
Ises
Tornado Strikes Tyler Minnesota Killing Dozens
Tyler Minnesota reports a tornado last night around 10 o clock that killed between thirty and thirty five people and injured more than a hundred, tearing the town to pieces in moments.
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Tyler
Minn
Adams Elected Commander of Grand Army
Portland Oregon report says C FB Adams from Omaha Nebraska was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Adams
Grand Army
Portland
Ore
C. FB. Adams
Omaha
Neb
Grand Army of the Republic
Mooney Petition Denied In San Francisco
San Francisco August 22 a petition requesting the trial court grant Thomas J Mooney a new trial was denied by the state supreme court. The petition argued misconduct by the district attorney affected the outcome.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
State Supreme Court
Bolsheviki Take Town Near Onega River Front
Stockholm August 22 Bolsheviki troops advancing along the Onega river where allied expeditionary forces operate have captured the village of Purgasovo according to laborers at army headquarters.
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Stockholm
Onega River
Purgasovo
Unity of Action Plans for Allied Russia Coordination
Washington announces plans to form two international councils to coordinate allied and U S efforts in Russia. One council at Archangel will include Entente ambassadors under President Francis, and the Vladivostok council will comprise five high officials.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Archangel
Francis
Vladivostok
Foch Unveils Triumphal Move as Threat Grows
The report notes Foch linking his Marne and ricer peane to a new triumph, signaling a potentially greater threat than rivals. The fragment suggests strategic advancement with uncertain specifics and contemporary military context.
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Foch
Marne
Senate aviation probe faults wartime delays and calls for one man control
The Senate military sub committee report criticizes early war aircraft production delays, praises later improvements, and recommends a new separate Department of Aviation headed by a cabinet officer. It cites favoritism toward Dayton interests, improper contracts for Dayton firms, and the dominance of automobile makers in the program, while noting gains under John D. Ryan and Major General Kenly and predicting rising plane output.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Aviation
Signal Corps
John D. Ryan
Kenly
Congress
Department of Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Aircraft Board
Dayton
Wright
Curtiss
Number of New Army Officers Nominated
Washington announces 11 brigadier generals nominated as major generals including Johnston Buck Wiegel Howze Alexander Hines Hutcheson Gordon Helmick Lassiter McNair. Also nominated brigadier generals include Jesse McCarter and Merritt Ireland with staff and censor roles. 32 colonels named brigadiers.
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Washington
William H. Johnston
Beaumont BR. Buck
William Wiegel
Robert L. Howze
Robert Alexander
John L. Hines
Grote Hutcheson
Walter H. Gordon
Eli A. Helmick
William Lassiter
William §. McNair
Jesse McCarter
Militia Bureau
Merritt W. Ireland
Marlborough Churchill
Army
U S Consulate in Petrograd Closed as War Declared
Washington reports the Bolshevik government declares war with the United States. Vice Consul Imbrie lowers the U S flag at Petrograd and closes the consulate, placing U S affairs under the Norwegian government. About twenty Americans in Petrograd are told to leave. homes searched, one arrested and another in hiding.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Imbrie
Petrograd
German planes fly over Paris without dropping bombs
Paris Aug 22 Several enemy airplanes flew over Paris early today at a great height and were met with heavy fire. They returned to their own lines without damaging or dropping bombs.
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Paris
Mexico to be more cordial with United States
Luis Cabrera former Mexican finance minister returns from a 25000 mile South American tour. He says the trip will contribute to a better understanding and cordial relations between Mexico and the United States. He argues nationalization of oil and mineral lands will not hinder production and allied fleets will still obtain fuel at Tampico and Tuxpam. He denounces pro-Germanism and says Mexico maintains strict neutrality and sees U S entry into the war as praiseworthy. He notes his Argentine and South American views show U S aims are unselfish despite hostile criticism in some quarters.
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New York
Luis Cabrera
Mexico
South America
Buenos Aires
United States
Tampico
Tuxpam
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
U S Troops Reach Vladivostok in Allied Mission
Washington reports the thirty first regiment of United States regulars has arrived at Vladivostok in a postwar Allied deployment. The move signals continued U S military cooperation in the region with unspecified duties and formalities.
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Washington
United States
Vladivostok
BC Mariners Demand Immediate Resignation Across Coast
Vancouver notices that all captains and mates in British Columbia coastwise steamship traffic will resign within forty eight hours. D E Mc Taggart, counsel for the Canadian Mercantile Service Guild, said the sailors acted after shipowners refused to recognize the union in negotiations.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
D. E. McTaggart
Canadian Mercantile Service Guild
Plans for student army training corps approved nationwide
Washington reports General March authorized by Secretary Baker to organize student army training corps in colleges. Eligible men 18 and over enter courses matched to education level. As groups enter service, new quotas replace them. Hawaii College, Brigham Young, Oregon rural, New Mexico state college added to qualified list.
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Washington
General March
Baker
War Department
Army
College of Hawaii
Honolulu
Brigham Oe Eeta
Oregon Rural, College
Vilinn
New Mexico
Sylvania and Paradena Sunk by Armed Trawler off Nova Scotia
Canadian Port reports the American schooner Sylvania was sunk by an armed trawler near the Nova Scotia fishing banks. The attack, likely by the Triumph, also sank the fishing schooner Paradena, signaling renewed danger to Atlantic fisheries.
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Sylvania
Nova Scotia
Triumph
Paradena
Navy officials briefed on Triumph raid threat and pursuit
Washington officials led by Admiral Benson said German forces seized the trawler Triumph and armed it for a Grand Banks raid. Navy patrols would form a line off the coast to chase the vessel, while officials doubted prolonged German success and warned against sensational reports.
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Washington
Navy Department
Grand Banks
Department
Benson
First Naval District
Boston
Flotila
Triumph
New York Navy Yard
Germany
Evans
Penistone
Ships Destroyed by Converted Raider Off Nova Scotia
The steam trawler Triumph, armed and run by 17 Germans from the U boat, raids fishing banks off the Nova Scotia coast after being captured Tuesday. Sunk vessels include Una P Saunders of Lunen, A Platt Andrew of Gloucester Mass, and Francis J O Hare of Boston.
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Canadian Atlantic
Triumph
Nova Scotia
Una P. Saunders
Lune
A. Platt Andrew
Gloucester Mass
Francis J. O'Hare
Boston
Wallace Bruce
Platt Andrew
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Echo de Paris
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Vesle
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Chemin des-Dames
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Achiet le Petit
Beaucourt Sur Ancre
Bapaume
Festubert
Lawe
la Touret
Locre
Dranoutre
Mooney
Catakis
Capphis
Ryan
Stars and Stripes
Mass
General Rawlinson
U. S
Vladivostock
Maer
Atlantic Seaboard
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