Germans Retreat and Draft Preparations Reported
A Washington dispatch notes Germany preparing to retreat to old trenches and mount a strong defense as plans for a new draft registration unfold. Aug 14 reports detail 156,000 youths to register on August 24 to fill Class gaps for September calls.
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Submarine Sinks Oil Tanker Frederick Kellogg Near New York
Reported attack by a German submarine near Barnegat and Ambrose Channel sank the oil tanker Frederick A. Kellogg off the Smbrot channel. Seven crewmen missing, survivors picked up by a steamship. Kellogg, a new link steamer of 1.5 million value, was en route from Tampico to Boston with about 70 000 barrels of crude oil.
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Battlefront Update Near Somme Sees Heavy Artillery Fire
Allied reports say the 33rd Division is engaged with strong artillery barrages on the new Somme front. Casualties and territorial positions remain unconfirmed as fighting continues through the day.
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British Gain More Ground in Flanders and Picardy
British and French forces push forward along the Picardy battle line and in Flanders. Reports say Lassigny and Noyon areas see progress, with entrenched German positions facing renewed pressure. The Haig and Humbert fronts describe limited infantry action but continued artillery activity and slight territorial gains.
Cruel Acts of Huns Reported Near Veste Front
Two British prisoners escaped a German pen after being captured on the Marne. They reached American lines north of the Veste after seven days of perilous travel to Fismette. They described meager rations and German mistreatment, including beatings and poor medical care for wounded prisoners.
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German Press Rivalry Over War News Aims to Steady Nerves
Amsterdam dispatch notes that Rhine region journals adopt a graver tone on the Anglo French thrust while Cologne Volks Zeitung urges restraint, claiming the enemy seeks to murder and enslave Germans. Volks Zeitung critics worry over Germany’s worsening morale as Essen rumors spread.
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Interned Germans Face Typhoid Link At Hot Springs
Asheville reports six German civilians interned at Hot Springs Ark. died of typhoid fever after drinking unfiltered water from the French Broad River. The fatalities occur as the war department weighs moving internees to Fort Oglethorpe.
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German War Report Cites Taidendorff Memo On Resources
The document signed by General Taidendorff, captured among papers in recent fighting, states that Germany must redeploy men from all armed services due to resource strains and the internal economic situation. Turmoil in Bohemia and Czech soldier executions are also reported along with widespread arrests in various raids.
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Valley and Wood Regions Heavily Shelled In France Front
Reports from the Somme front indicate intensified artillery fire as German guns resume action south of the Villers-Brattanoux-Chaulnes railway and near Morlandcourt. British lines northeast of Tiray raid enemy positions, with limited overall counter-attacks noted on the sector.
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Allied Warship Percentages Show Across The Oceans
London figures reveal percentages of allied warships in anti submarine and patrol roles. In the eastern Atlantic 80 percent British 14 percent American and 6 percent French destroyers. submarines hunting submarines 7 percent British 17 percent French 76 percent American. patrol craft 36 percent British 11 percent French 18 percent American. In the Mediterranean destroyers 48 percent French 27 percent British 26 percent German 7 percent Japanese 2 percent American. Submarines there 50 percent British 36 percent French 13 percent British. Miscellaneous vessels 65 percent French 23 percent British 8 percent American 4 percent Allied totals corrected to date for Atlantic showing 79 percent British 27 percent American 36 percent French.
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Higher wages spur railroad shop men recall and work surge
Washington August 14 higher wages granted to railway shop men have brought back over 6000 workers to labor on roads and car maintenance. The railroad administration hopes to complete reinforcements before winter as backlog of damaged cars and sidings from prior years is cleared and renewed effort continues.
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Picardy Salient Trimmed by Allied Advances in WWI
General March said the 131st Infantry of the 33rd U S division fought at Chipilly, capturing three officers, 150 men, and seven 103 mm guns. Picardy Salient shortened to 53 miles front, depth up to 105 miles, Paris now out of German reach.
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Five Canadians Capture Over a Hundred Germans
Five members of a Canadian battalion in Ticardy during the early days of the offensive surprised and routed a fully manned German trench. A corporal ordered fire and the five troops rounded up more than 100 Germans who surrendered. The five marched the prisoners to the rear as the Canadians boasted a three day advance of 22.
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Aged Senator Gallinger in Serious Condition
United States Senator Jacob Gallinger, aged 51, was reported today to be in serious condition at a hospital in Frankfort Kentucky. Doctors treat heart trouble and express concern over his health.
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