Labor Opposes Amendment to Manpower Bill
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor tells the House Military Committee that labor sees the work or fight amendment as an insult. He argues it brands workers as slackers and targets strikers, naming hidden profiteers behind the legislation.
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Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
House
Morrison
Thomas
Colorado Fuel Company
Steel Trust
Americans Buy Many Stamps in War Savings Drive
The treasury reports Americans have invested 600 million dollars in war savings and thrift stamps. By August 1 sales reached 572,435,737.92 dollars with per capita savings of 5.74. Nebraska leads per capita at 17.85, Alabama at 2.08. state totals and per capita figures for South Dakota Montana Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and others are listed.
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Washington
America
Treasury Department
Nebraska
Iona
Alabama
South Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
French Troops Attack On Aisne Front. Prisoners Taken
French forces attacked a ten mile front between the Oise and Aisne and pushed two miles in by 9 am, threatening the German line along the Aisne from Soissons eastward. More than 500 prisoners were taken as a second five mile front north of the Oise reached Thiescourt and Braquecourt, with Beauvrignes villages largely overrun.
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London
Oise
Aisne
Soissons
Chemin-des-Dames
Thiescourt
Lassigny
Noyon
Braquecourt
Fendu Woods
Beauvrignes
Stubbord
Submarine Rammed and Sunk Off American Coast
Washington reports a submarine rammed and probably sunk along the American coast. A steamer's captain said the U boat struck on the port bow and hailed that they were friends, then moved away. The captain suspects the submarine was sunk but the navy has no confirmation if the hit was intentional or accidental.
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Washington
Navy Department
U. Boats Landing Spies Warned On U.S. Coasts
Washington reports at least a warning that German U boats may land agents on American shores. Patrols around New York Philadelphia and even Washington are suspected to be searching for information. The coast length complicates prevention as agents could land in collapsible craft and be picked up later. Navy department steps up anti submarine activity.
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Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Germany
Navy Department
Rice riots prompt strict controls in Tokyo
Tokyo police maintain vigilance as rice riots ease. Lights are out on streets and newspapers are banned from reporting. Moving picture theaters theaters and parks are closed. An imperial order authorizes requisition of private rice stores.
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Japan
Tokio
Japanese Troops Land and Advance on Western Front
London reports Japanese forces pushed forward between the Oise and Aisne, taking the village of Vessens. An artillery duel spanned six miles from Lassigny to Dreslincourt, and an air raid on Nancy in Lorraine caused casualties.
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London
Oise
Aisne
Vessens
War Office
Lassigny
Dreslincourt
Nancy
Lorraine
Riots in Petrograd Kill Hundreds Amid Food Shortage
Dispatches from Berlin report Petrograd riots over bread leading to martial law. Crowds shouted anti German slogans and clashed with guards before Smolney Institute, with hundreds killed or wounded on both sides.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Orkmen
Smolney Institute
Karl Calls Off Austrian Troop Reinforcements
Zurich reports Emperor Karl refuses to dispatch additional Austrian troops to the western front. Vienna dispatches confirm the decision amid war pressure.
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Carl
Zurich
Karl
Western Front
Vienna
Global War Effort Expands to 32 Divisions in France
Gen. March reports 32 fully organized divisions or 1.4 million men in France. To sustain the push planners seek four million tons more shipping, with the Emergency Fleet Corporation praised as it speeds up. He notes German retreat shortens lines to Rheims by about 50 miles.
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Washington
France
March
Emergency Fleet Corporation
North Sea
Rheims
Firing Heard Off Coast Near Atlantic Port
Reports from fishing captains say heavy firing 85 miles off the Atlantic coast may indicate a battle between a steamer and a submarine. Captain George Perry of the schooner Godspeed saw a large steamer yesterday morning with flashes of guns clearly visible.
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Atlantic
George Perry
Godspeed
Perry
French Advance on Front Between Oise and Aisne
Paris reports the French extended gains along the Oise Aisne front last night capturing Carlepont and Caps. German counterattack failed and French troops moved west of Lassigney in Champagne as raids were repulsed.
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Paris
Oise
Aisne
Carlepont
Caps
War Office
Lassigney
Champagne
Spain to use interned German ships if submarine attacks continue
Madrid reports that Spain’s interior minister warned Germany of armed retaliation if German submarines again target Spanish vessels. Madrid would utilize German tonnage interned in Spanish harbors to defend Spanish ships.
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Spain
Germany
Madrid
Minister of the Interior
Gen Mangin Advances In Aisne Valley Toward Noyon
London dispatches report Gen Mangin pushing his left wing forward three miles in the Oise valley and now within two miles of Noyon. His right wing near Soissons is shown as advancing slightly.
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Mangin
London
Oise
Noyon
Soissons
French Troops Outflank Enemy Near Noyon
French troops maneuver to outflank forces in Our Scamps Forest and push toward Lassigny and Noyon near Ponpoise. Noyon is threatened from the southeast as Camel in and Blerancourt positions fall to advancing forces.
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Paris
Ponpoise
Noyon
Lassigny
Camelin
Blerancourt
Bonds Rally as Liberty 3 1/2% Hit New High
In New York on August 21 the United States Liberty Bonds of the 3 1/2 percent issue rose to trade near 1.02 dollars marking a new high for the issue.
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New York
United States Liberty
Argentina Sends Gold to Red Cross Drive
A Buenos Aires shipment worth 150000 dollars arrives in Washington as Argentina's contribution to the American Red Cross drive. Chile contributes 124000 dollars toward the relief effort.
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RED Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Chili
British Advance North of the Ancre Reported
British third army under Gen. Byng advanced north of the Ancre this morning, according to dispatches received from London.
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London
Ancre
Third Army
Byng
British Attack on Wide Front North of the Ancre
London reports Haig says British forces attacked on a wide front north of the Ancre this morning with satisfactory progress. The assault began at 4 45 a m and further gains were noted last night.
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London
Ancre
Field Marshal
Haig
Congressmen withhold draft of sub20s delaying 80 divisions to France
Washington measures stall as some congressmen refuse to draft men under twenty, jeopardizing plans to deploy eighty American divisions to France by next June.
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Washington
Congress
France
Blue Earth County Votes Dry In Recent Referendum
Blue Earth county went dry by 783 votes after an election held yesterday. The comprehensive returns show the dry tally at 3,433 and the wet at 2,850. Mankato city supported the wets by 43, while St. Cloud and the Twin Cities remain the main wet cities in the northwest.
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Blue Earth
Mankato
Minn
St. Cloud
Twin Cities
Iowa
South Dakota
Crowder Estimates Men Reaching Draft Age By Aug Twenty Fourth
Gen. Crowder estimates 158 011 men will reach their twenty first birthday since June 5 1918 on or before August 24 and register next Saturday About 79 000 of them or 50 percent will be available for class one States totals include Minnesota 3 969 Montana 922 North Dakota 1098 South Dakota 1271 Wisconsin 4 391.
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Crowder
Washington
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Hostile Raid North of Toul Repulsed
General Pershing announced a hostile raid north of Toul was repulsed with losses to the enemy. The report framed the action as a successful defensive response in the ongoing theatre operations.
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Washington
Toul
Pershing
Notice of Sale by Valley City Business Men's Association
Notice states that on and after August 24 the Valley City Business Men's Association will offer for sale at the Secretarys Office in the Commercial Club Rooms Valley City North Dakota claims against specified persons for the listed amounts. The fragment lists blocked claim items but provides no names or amounts.
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Valley City Business Men’s Association
Valley City
N. D
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