Draft U S draft extends to 45 in manpower bill
Washington August Senate action on a manpower draft bill would extend compulsory service to ages 18 through 45. The measure, backed by Senator Chamberlain, seeks rapid passage and contemplates universal registration with exemptions for certain officers and regular forces. The plan aims to mobilize about 2.39 million men ages 18 to 20 and 32 to 45 for the war effort, with September as target for initial call.
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Pariana
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Porson
Standard Oil Steamship O. Jennings Sunk Off Virginia
The Standard Oil tank steamer O. Jennings was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Virginia coast. Thirty survivors were saved by a naval vessel. the captain and several crew members remained unaccounted for. Additional reports note three American fishing schooners sunk by subs off Nova Scotia and a submarine chaser No. 187 sunk in a collision near Virginia.
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Woolf's Harbor
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Lockport
New York
O. B. Jennings
Virginia
Nordstrom
Brooklyn
Germans Hold Line as French Advance Presses Near Vesle
German resistance grows along the Vesle and Aisne as French and American forces push forward in France. Reports say heavy fighting near Muizon and Champligny with U S troops in fierce street fighting at Fismes and widespread Allied control of the Vesle’s southern bank between Fismes and Rheims. General Pershing notes American forces have taken thousands of enemy, including guns, amid costly but decisive advances.
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Arte
Germans retreat on Western Front in three withdrawals
Reuters reports from French headquarters that German forces are pulling back in three retirements along the western bank of the river south of Aubervillers and near Meurthe Saint Georges. The line shifts eastward through Grivesnes and La Chapelle as troops retreat in good order toward the Aisne region.
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Spanish Critic Visits the Front Report
Washington notes Aug 5 The Spanish critic Joe Martino Ming, a novelist and literary critic, visits the military front to assess American efforts in Chewaenee. He pledges to use his pen to reveal the truth about the United States after recalling 1898’s misjudgments and linking Spain’s future to America’s.
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Famous General Pau Arrives in Washington D C
France's war mission to Australia led by Albert Metin arrives in Washington with General Pau as head of the military section. They plan to call on President Wilson. After Washington they will travel to San Francisco via Chicago Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City.
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Paper Mills Placed Under War Industries Board Control
Washington Aug 6 The War Industries Board lists paper mills as essential and orders extreme paper economy. Newspapers will cut daily editions by 15 percent and Sunday editions by 20 percent. Publishers expect reductions in reading matter without hurting ads. The board favors no new newspapers during the war.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Columons
American Wounded Will Nearly All Return to Field
Washington reported the chief of staff statement that in the Marne Aisne offensive only a small fraction of American wounded may die, with more than four fifths to be returned to service and about four percent discharged for disability, reflecting Allied experience across four years of war.
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Sargeant Leon Felt, WWII Machine Gun Expert, Dies Mentioned
Sargeant Leon Felt, son of Mr and Mrs T William Felt of 122 Twenty third street, Tris, arrived safely home from France. He trained as a machine gun instructor at Carp Lewis and was the first to assemble a machine gun blindfolded and to dismantle it with his eyes. His valor and skill were noted in advices received by his parents.
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Wilsons Launch Hog Island Ship In Epoch Milestone
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attend the Hog Island shipyard launching of the Quistronck cargo carrier. The event draws 25 000 in Philadelphia and Washington observers, marking a key milestone in America's WWI shipbuilding effort and the Emergency Fleet program.
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Wilson
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Quistronck
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Tog
Island
Philadelphia
Shipping Board and
Immergency Fleet Corporation
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Hurley
America
Yards Aly
Shipbuilding Now Aims To Stand War With Global Fleet
A discussion of wartime steel waistcoats and massive U S shipbuilding effort stresses a five year plan to expand tonnage. Leaders highlight protective armor and steady ship output as critical to ending conflict and building lasting peace. The remarks praise workers at shipyards, Allied gains, and the goal of a merchant fleet uniting nations through rail and sea power.
Six Volunteers From The County Join Unt Ing Rekool
Six men have volunteered from Weber county for the unt Ing rekool which will keep open in Salt Lake on August 1. The county has been allotted five men, one 46 Sue for a disappointment. Volunteers include Eugene Jones Hooper Marie Iwerken Navinger Joseph and Yebeng sack City Tarnest Waneseard Hunleville Closter Wright Wilson. The year is 198s and dates December 19 21 2% 25, with four who are due to work from sunrise to sunset.
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Rekool
Wil Heepener
Salt Lake
Fivn
New Low Record in U S Aviation Deaths Reported
Officials report a new low record for aviation fatalities in the United States, citing figures for the period from September 1, 1917 to July 20, 1998. The total reaches 158 deaths with an average of 0.000305 per hour of training activity.
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Berlin admits Americans are good fighters
Berlin dispatch quotes a Berlin correspondent of the Volks Zeitung praising American troops as "good fighters" and noting this strengthens the success of allied troops and their commanders. The remark reflects wartime sentiment from Amsterdam via the German press.
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