Italians Drop Nine Tons of Bombs on Pola Base
Abbott is ordered to war after district draft board in Salt Lake City grants exemption to George Lowe Abbott son of a wealthy Orden manufacturer. The board later accepts an offer from J J Parker of Redmond Utah to support Abbotts wife while he serves, requiring a 32000 bond and a monthly $50 payment.
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English pilot fights six Germans and downs one
An English airman engages six German fighters in a fierce dogfight and shoots down one aircraft. He continues to defend his formation while dropping bombs on strategic targets.
Three Decisive Combats Allied Machine Fails to Return
London report says British airmen raided Bruges region in Belgium on Sunday night and early Monday. Naval aircraft bombed docks near Bruges and the Vereenacre airfield, with bombs exploding around sheds and canal locks. One British machine shot down several enemy planes, another was seen returning badly damaged after a clash.
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Germans Capture Thousands of Men and 150 Big Guns
Berlin dispatches report several thousand Russians captured in the Riga region with over 50 guns seized in the Jaeger river district. Riga was set ablaze as German forces advanced, while Italian bombers hit the Pola naval base causing extensive fires and damage. British coast raids by German aircraft resulted in casualties and property damage, as Allied fronts show intensified artillery activity and strategic moves toward Triest.
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British advance lines near Ypres claim gains and prisoners
British forces reported night time artillery activity northeast of Ypres with slight northward line shifts near Albert and Vimy. Official dispatches said successful operations north of Genera and Gena, with several German casualties and multiple prisoners taken.
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Bogota Quake Destruction Reported. 300 Homes Lost
Washington reports a strong earthquake in Bogota Colombia. The State Department telegram from Beranquilta notes 300 houses destroyed with casualty numbers still unknown. Local authorities assess damages as fears of wider impact grow.
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Night air raid kills 107, wounds 86 naval ratings
London reports last night's air raid by about six enemy planes along the Thames estuary to Chatham. Bombs struck the Isle of Thanet and Sheerness Chatham area, killing 107 naval ratings and wounding 86, with one civilian dead and six injured. Moonlight raids showed limited damage as planes remained largely unseen.
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Padorna Advances and Captures Trenches in Italy
Padorna continues steady Italian advance across the Brestovieza valley and Rainalzza plateau capturing trench after trench. Austrian forces under Field Marshal von Arz, facing demoralization, see supply lines cut and resistance by Monte San Gabriele gradually crumble as Italian pickets push higher.
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Wilson Regrets House Action On Insurance Bill
President Wilson expresses regret over the House reduction of the proposed appropriation for officer and men insurance. In a letter to Georgia's Representative Adamson he says he hopes the $16,000 limit may be restored while opposing the lowered amount. Michaelis Returns To Berlin.
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Rev Kelly on trial for ax murders in Willirea case
Nineteen twelve axe murders in Willirea Iowa prompt the trial of Rev Lynn George J Kelly in district court Ned Oak Iowa September 4 The defense pleads not guilty while a jury is pending removal for cause The defendant came from Toqan Iowa where he was jailed since May 14 on the indictment News notes also report Russian and Brazilian war moves abroad.
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Wilson Reply Sparks German Merchants Anger at Bremen
Amsterdam and Hamburg scenes show protests over President Wilson’s peace reply. Bremen merchants denounce his note as an attack on Germany’s sacred rights, pledging loyalty to the emperor and belief in a victorious defense war. Demonstrations echo across bourse markets with互iles from Hamburg.
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Campaign for School Work Keeps Youth Safe and In School
The United States Bureau of Education enlists labor unions parent teacher associations churches and other groups in a drive to maintain school efficiency as a patriotic duty. Commissioner Dr Clutton warns that wartime conditions threaten public schools and urges prompt regular attendance and proper after hour activity to protect children from temptation and delinquency. Superintendents are asked to cooperate with local unions to keep students in work and study.
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Irish Attack on U S Sailors in Cork Quieted
A Cork dispatch reports Irish mobs attacked American sailors after a night of street parades. Two sailors were assaulted on Cork’s main street as girls with them were insulted. windows were broken and Sinn Fein songs sung. A group raided an officers training corps, seizing rifles and revolvers before dispersing. The Americans say they were well treated previously.
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Color lines in army ignored in draft assignments
WASTINGTOR Sept 4. General orders reveal the War Department’s plan to place one Negro infantry regiment in every cantonment where possible. The policy aims to apportion Negro troops evenly across camps. Protests about quartering in the North have not changed the rule.
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Labor Pledges War Support During Loyalty Conference
Organized labor in Minneapolis assembles to pledge full wartime support to the government and to warn pacifists and German propagandists. The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy leads the event with AFL president Samuel Gompers expected to speak at the rally.
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Body of U S Flyer Found at The Hague
A body washed ashore at Egmond Aan Zee North Holland carried a letter case with a certificate of enrollment in the French foreign region dated June 1 1917 the name Julian Diddle born Philadelphia April 10 1690 banker plus an Aero Club of America certificate dated October 12 1916 a service order to fly from St Pel to Dunkirk August 17 1917 and 65 francs. A Paris dispatch dated August 22 noted Jillian Biddle son of Arthur Biddle Ambler Pa a Yale graduate who joined the Fayettes Flying squadron in August had been killed in service in August.
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Rapid Rise in Ship Building Reported
Cardiff correspondent notes a surge in shipbuilding with the Lloyd's Register supplements indicating over 300 new vessels added to the register between June and July 17, including 62 Turkish ships. Most are large tonnage, and construction rates are increasing rapidly.
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