Russians Press Along Sereth River With Heavy Prisoner Losses
Weather hampers major ops in Moldavia as Russo Romanian and Teuton forces clash along the Sereth. Von Mackensen’s troops win 6700+ prisoners, 18 cannons, and 61 machine guns. Russians and Rumanians retreat north of Fokshani and at Ocna region. counterattack near Buzen and Sereth rivers yields captured positions and prisoners. Western front sees limited activity. French retake trench sections. German attacks near Ailles repulsed. Poems and verses follow about volunteers and the flag.
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Mlyaders
Moldavia
Teutons
von Mackensen
Lecurdhtu
Fokshani
Marasecht
Furteeni
Sereth
Petrograd
Berlin
Ocha
Bokshan
Ocna
Teton
Buzen
Fokshant
Galatz
Eilsewhere
Romania
Bukowina
Flanders
Long
Ailles
Alene
Cerny
New Poison Is Being Used by the Germans
British medical officers in Hazebrouck report the German use of a new poison near Armentieres on August 9. The toxin, seen with colorless shell liquid and a heavy gas after evaporation, has fatal effects, especially on women, while tobacco fumes offer some protection.
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Hazebrouck
France
Armentieres
Helgian
Armentistes
Plan to Tax Liberty Loan Meeting Favor Plan to Tax
Washington reports drag on war tax bills as Senate debates the 2 000 000 000 bill while the House considers early maps to raise part of the additional 6 000 000 000 needed to fund the war through July 1, 1918. McAdoo and Kitchin to discuss the situation. party leaders back prompt action. Bond issues and certificates favored over broad tax increases to avoid disturbances and speed funds. Simmons wraps up opening remarks as the discussion continues.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
McAdoo
Kitchil
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Simmons
Soldiers Entertain French In Camp in France
American regiments in France hosted a friendly luncheon for French officers and enlisted men, sharing meals from field kitchens in a rugged, picturesque army area. French guests enjoyed home made white bread and fried chicken as both sides celebrated closer amity. Meanwhile talks touched on khaki uniforms for Marines and French purchase of trained artillery horses and pack mules to aid transportation. The community news includes W C T O officers elected and local school updates.
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France
Senate Debates Revised Revenue Bill and War Tax Shifts
A broad review of the revised house revenue bill will begin in the senate tomorrow with leaders aiming to finish debate in two weeks. Senator La Follette plans early week substitutions shifting taxation toward war profits incomes liquor and tobacco amid rising interest in peace terms and actions against disturbing elements. Administration leaders are expected to oppose peace resolutions as risky for Russia while Rost Commission members report Germany propaganda seizes on any peace talk. Charles Edward Russell claims one peace proposal in Congress benefits the Kaiser more than a thousand trenches.
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Senate
LaFolette
Wilson
la Follette
King
Utah
Russia
Rost Commission
Germany
Charles Edward Russell
Congress
Rural Mail Carriers Pick Tower City for 1918 Meet
North Dakota Rural Free Delivery carriers choose Tower City as the 1918 convention site, with Nelson Yaques elected president and C. E. Melin and W. A. Galloway winning key offices. Plans include a civil service court petition drive, a national convention in Kansas City, and a membership campaign aided by state organizers. Minot, Hillsboro also discussed as possible sites.
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Fargo
Tower City
North Dakota Mural Letter Carriers’ Association
Nelson Yaques
York
Organizsion
R.E. Turnbull
Fessenden
C. E. Melin
DeLamere
W. A. Galloway
Inter
Congress
Plan
National Organization
Minot
Hillsboro
Deming Camp Site Praised As Ideal For Army Training
Deming New Mexico is described as an ideal army camp site with a climate suited to outdoor life and ample pure water. Major C F Mudgett cites 1915 climate data, El Paso Times calls Deming fortunate for training troops, and locals pledge cooperation to maintain morals and safety for arriving soldiers. Jamestown Alert items follow about local trips, grain prospects, and harvest news.
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Northwest
Deming
New Mexico
C. F. Mudgett
el Paso Morning Times
Dering
Mimbres
Sddlers
American
War Department
Pon
President Hoover Named Belgium's Benefactor Food Authority
President Wilson signs food survey and regulatory bills giving Hoover broad powers to fix prices and supervise distribution. The Food Administration will stabilize conditions, encourage production, and census food supplies while allies and exports are considered. A federal trade commission probe into prices continues alongside new government control plans.
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Washington
Auig
Wilson
Administration
Herbert Hoover
White House
Hoover
Food Administration
United States
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Federal Trade Commission
Department
Iustice
The
Trade Commission
Gover
State Board Asks Higher Railroad Tax
The North Dakota tax commission urges the state board of equalization to raise assessments on railroads public utilities banks and other property after a nationwide study of farm land capital returns. It cites 1916 rail earnings and returns to capital and argues the tax burden should reflect public expenditures. The report compares farm land returns 4 to 5 percent with railroad net profits and notes substantial increases in rail revenues.
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Bismarck
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Public Utilities
Banke
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad
Tax Commission
Home-Reading Course for Citizen-Soldiers
A patriotic exhortation to join the National Army detailing citizen duties and the soldier’s personal responsibility. It cites Civil War anecdotes of individual bravery, stresses intelligence and self-reliance, and argues American traditions of humane conduct and defense of rights. The piece urges readers to endure sacrifices for liberty and democracy, tying training to broader national purposes.
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United States
Callier
America
A. S
Wilson
Farnsworths and relatives plan Fargo trip and visits
Lisa Nellie Farnsworth and her nephew Lenley Harvey depart Wednesday for Fargo to visit relatives and see family in River Falls Wisconsin. Lenley will attend St Thomas Military Academy when it opens in September while Miss Farnsworth returns to the Normal school in October. Valley City men Walter Barr William Bublitz Eugene Fairbanks Paul Hart James Nielson and Stuart Stevenson are accepted for the second officers training camp at Snelling with six leaving August 27.
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Lisa Nellie Farnsworth
Lenley Harvey
Fargo
Farnsworth
River Falls
Wis
Lenley
St. Thomas Military Academy
Valley City
Snelling
Walter Barr
William Bublitz
Eugene Fairbanks
Paul Hart
James Nielson
Stuart Stevenson
Proposals for Miscellaneous Supplies for Valley City Post Office
Sealed proposals for furnishing miscellaneous supplies for the U S Post Office building at Valley City North Dakota are due August 20 1917 at 2 pm. Bidders may obtain proposal banks and supply details from Custodian W W Smith at the post office. Mrs CF Modgett has returned to Lake Melis on Saturday to prepare for moving back to Valley City.
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U. S. Post Office
Valley City
North Dakota
W. W. Smith
Mra
Modgett
Lake Melis
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Emory Burgess
Minnesota
Slater
Belgium
State Board
Antietam
7Th Maine Infantry
Knox
John Gray
Ohio Infantry
Michael Dougherty
Pennsylvania Cavalry
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