Petain Forces Hold Verdun Ground In Bitter Fight
Reports from Rome London and Berlin describe a fierce clash on the Isonzo and Verdun fronts with Petain maintaining gains against strong counterattacks. French lines held near Beaumont and Verdun while 1,100 prisoners were taken in recent fighting. British air strikes hit German bases behind the front.
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Chemin-Des-Dames
Paris
Heavy casualties reported among Canadians in weekly tally
Ottawa reports results of heavy Oelting on the Canadian front show over 1000 casualties for the week end. The noon tally lists 327 wounded in action and 19 killed in action with 30 dies of wounds.
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Ottawa
Bombing Raid Over Belgium Reported By British Navy
London reports a bombing raid carried out at midnight Saturday by the naval air service over Belgium at the At. Denix Western air drome. A large number of bombs were dropped, with one aircraft suffering damage. Fort Snelling training ramp notes 1600 men arriving for camp, from Minnesota and neighboring states.
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Austro Germans Meet Repulse At Petrograd Front
A reported Austro German attack on Romanian positions north of Ocna was repulsed. Romanian forces allegedly regained a height near Lovely. Black Sea operations claim a raid on Onda near Trebizond coast. Landing parties faced house fire from suspected hospital areas and destroyed several boats and vessels.
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Russian General Falls in Battle Amid Moldavian Action
London Aug 27 General Poye, commanding a Russian division, fell valiantly amidst bold soldiers while urging them during the battle on the Ber eth river Moldavia. An unofficial Rumatey war abatament received the report.
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Saya
Catholic rally pledges loyalty to the nation in war
John Whalen of New York tells the American Federation of Catholic Ecclesial Societies that Catholics will support the war with central empires and form about one third of American fighting forces while urging prayers for peace under Pope Benedict XV. A morals report warns of religious drift and pagan influence amid declining public virtue. President Wilson pledges to aid Russia morally and materially, expressing U S confidence in democracy and the mission to support Russia against its enemies.
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America
John Whalen
New York
American Federation of Catholic Eccleties
Benedict XV
National Morals Committee
Marterfalfam
German protests over alleged insults to prisoners at Verdun
Paris reports the German foreign ministry delivered a note via the Swiss legation demanding an investigation into General Maitrot of the French army. Berlin accuses Maitrot of insulting German officers, tearing epaulets, striking men, and threatening execution. The Swiss legation was asked to pursue inquiries and promises reprisals if France delays replies by early September. Maitrot denies ever being in Verdun and asks for evidence and a retraction.
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Maitrot
Kentucky Officers Indicted in Newport Gambing Crackdown
Campbell county official Noane Gosney and Newport mayor A. Livingston were indicted on charges of malfeasance in office as part of a crackdown linked to gambling. The indictments followed a citywide push against illegal gaming activities.
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Noane Gosney
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Livingston
Thia City
Germany aims to capture neutral markets after war report says
Washington Aug 27 German aims to seize South and Central American markets plus Spain and the Far East are revealed in a Commerce Department report by Chauncey D Snow from John, while in Germany researching industrial conditions when the war began. The warning notes Germany will act as an exporting nation despite its resources and finances.
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Snow
Joon
Two Women Found Murdered Near Omaha in August Slayings
In Omamia Nebraska two women, Mrs. C L Nethaway aged 40 and Mrs Christina Anderson aged 74, were murdered at their homes. Nethaway was assaulted on a Florence farm with throat cut and a possible black suspect arrested near Clal, twenty miles away. Anderson was killed in her Omaha home with throat cut, no motive or clue found.
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Nethaway
Christina Anderson
Japanese Mission Visit Angers Arlington Headline
The Japanese delegation visited Arlington National Cemetery as part of a Washington ceremony. Official representative of the Japanese government helped address tensions with Korea amid a murder tied to San Francisco, impacting ongoing diplomacy.
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Arlington Mayonal Cemetery
Darbara Waite Stevens
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Ching
Korea
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Russian leaders rally as Kerensky presses for action
Reports from Moscow and London describe Premier Kerensky reviewing troops at the Hippo drome and declaring Moscow the watchword for victory. General Korinto f arrives, pledging national unity as Mammalists challenge the conference and debates over governance intensify amid revolutionary tension across Finland and Ukraine.
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United States to Answer Pope and Training Camp Arrival
The article notes nearly 6,600 men arrived at Fort Sheridan for the second officers training camp with recruits from Colorado Kansas Illinois and other states. It reports a potential peace offer from Topeka and Benedict and hints that entente powers may wait for the U.S. to respond.
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Federal Judge Upholds Draft Law Amid Controversy
Georgia federal judge Emory Speer declared the selective service act constitutional in a case brought by a draft resister. The decision was described in sweeping terms and will be carried to the United States Supreme Court for further consideration.
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Attila
Canadians Hold The Lens Line At Lens Front
The Canadians before Lens have a quiet spell and consolidate positions. Posts extend front to shorten the line. the enemy holds concrete cellars east of the burned area. Patrol encounters continue with limited fighting, while the Canadians destroy three machine guns and capture a fourth on August 16, bringing total taken to forty three.
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Troops Told of American Attitude in War Effort
The Manchester Guardian reports the government has informed troops bound for France about American attitudes in the war. Dr Kellman, a prominent clergyman who recently toured the United States, has been lecturing to troops, boosting awareness of American ideals and efforts. Another attendee called the lectures a notable success.
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Manchester Guardian
France
Kellman
United States
America
Preliminary organization at Camp Dodge forms reception for drafted men
Aug 27 NES MOINESta details the start of preliminary organization for receiving drafted men from Town and surrounding areas at Camp Dodge the sixteenth division cantonment with Major General E H Plummer formally assuming command.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Camp Doda
Allteenth Division
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Austrians Bring Up Great Forces Against Italians
Austrians continue large deployments against Italy as Rome reports heavy fighting near a plateau. Allied forces claim to have halted advances and taken over 500 prisoners in a single day while air bombardments disrupt enemy lines and sow disorder amid the retreat.
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Navy seeks 350 million to surge destroyer program
Secretary Daniels outlines a request to Congress for at least 350 million dollars to expand shipyards and build engine plants for a large destroyer program. Plan calls for standardized destroyers to speed production and deliver ships early next year, stressing rapid crew training to meet new deployments. Additional crews and training facilities would be expanded as needed.
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Navy
American naval flyer killed in French front crash
An American Navy aviation machinist’s mate was killed in an airplane accident at the French front. The deceased was George Herbert Manley of Maplewood New Jersey, serving as an aeronautical corpsman. The crash details were not disclosed in Navy Department dispatches.
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