German Crown Prince Halts On Vesle Front As Allies Press
News dispatches describe German efforts to hold positions along the Vesle river as French and American forces push forward across the Aisne Vesle front. Advancing units gain ground at Bazoches and Fismes while German reserves shelter behind riverside batteries. Observers anticipate a broad Allied offensive before summer’s end across the western front.
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Frank Charlton
I. N
Foch
Aisne- Marne
Vesle
Aisne
Soissons
Braisne
Rheims
Picardy
Avre
Braches
Morisel
Montdidier
North Sea
Alps
Progress Toward Heights Beyond the Vesle River
Sunshine observations report many aircraft aloft as American troops clash with German forces north of the Vesle. Sharp fighting si mulated by night indicates Bow identified machine guns out of action and seven Krupp batteries silenced. Germans withdraw long range guns beyond the Aisne as heavy shelling persists along the front.
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Marne-Vesile
Vesle
Aisne River
Personal aid to Crowder promoted to captaincy
Washington August 6 First Lieut J Berry King national army Muskogee Oklahoma personal aid to Provost Marshall General Crowder today was promoted to a captaincy it was announced at Gen Crowder s office
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Washington
J. Berry King
National Army
Muskogee
Okla
General Crowder
American Detachment Stands Ground Against German Push
In Paris on August 6 a U S detachment defied orders to fall back and held its ground against a German advance. A veteran from the relieved unit recounted how French flanking support arrived as the old commander refused to retreat, ensuring a decisive halt to the German rush.
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Paris
Five German Air Ships Attack British Coast
Five enemy air ships attempted to cross the British coast on Monday but were attacked over the sea. One was shot down in flames four miles offshore, another damaged. The fallen Zeppelin is thought to have reached its base.
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London
Wool stocks held by dealers slightly below last year
Washington August 6 Wool stocks held by dealers and manufacturers in the United States on June 30 1918 amounted to about 466 490 000 pounds grease equivalent according to the quarterly stock report issued by the Bureau of Markets to pay. Stocks reported on the same date in 1917 were 585 000 000 pounds grease equivalent. The decreased holdings on July 30 1918 compared to those of the year before are said to be due to a slower movement of wool to market this year than last. Stock of wool on June 30 1918 by classes in pounds were: Grease 320 046 655 Scoured 29 513 208 Pulled 19 008 014 Tops 15 251 695 nails 18 745 791.
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Wshlington
United States
Bureau of Markets
Resignation Rumors Hit German Naval Leadership
Paris reports August 6 that Admiral von Capelle, minister of the Marine, is near resignation. The move follows the earlier retirement of Admiral von Holtzendorff and is blamed on the failure of the ruthless submarine campaign. Von Capelle, once under secretary of Marine and aide to Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, had replaced his chief when the Kaiser removed Tirpitz in 1916.
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Paris
Marine
von Capelle
von Holtzendorff
Admiralty Staff
Admiral von Capelle
von Tripitz
Tripitz
Victory Convention Opens Knights of Columbus Meet
New York Aug 6 Victory Convention the thirty sixth annual meeting of the supreme council Knights of Columbus was formally opened today James A Flaherty supreme knight of the organization extended fraternal greetings to thousands of members for their remarkable record during the last year in caring for American soldiers here and abroad
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New York
Supreme Council
Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty
Philladelphia
Tank car full of gasoline struck by speeding train
Camden NJ Aug 6 a New Jersey and Seashore train struck a Standard Oil tank car filled with gasoline at a grade crossing near Iviside N J. One man was killed another fatally burned and four others seriously injured as gasoline spilled over the engine and first car and ignited.
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Camden
N. J
New Jersey and Seashore
Ivysside
Crowder Quizzed on New Draft Bill in Senate Hearing
Provost Marshal General Crowder testified before the Senate military affairs committee regarding the new manpower bill. He explained the proposed shift from "industries including agricultural" to "occupations and employments" to broaden exemptions control for ages 32 to 42. Registration date of September 5 is tentative, with drafts and registrations to occur the same day. General March may testify tomorrow, with Baker possibly returning to Washington. Congressional leaders debated calling back both houses for immediate action. Chamberlain expects the bill to advance this week, while Chairman Dent resists moving too fast and opposes lowering the draft age.
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Washington
Croweer
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Crowder
Secrtary Baker
Chamberlain
Department
March
Baker
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Military Committee
Dent
House Military Affairs Committee
Chabmberlain
Representatives of Women's Party Stage Demonstration
Washington August 6 Representatives of the national women's party staged a demonstration opposite the White House. Banners declared that many former pickets have returned to march and that the President bears responsibility for continuing disenfranchisement of American women. They condemned the President and his party for obstructing democracy in the Senate and aligning with the Prussian Reichstag.
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Washington
National Woman's Party
White House
United States
Senate
Long range bombardment of Paris resumes this morning
Paris reports the German long range bombardment was resumed this morning. The ongoing shelling underscores the persistent air and artillery pressure on the French capital as authorities reassess defenses and civilian safety measures amid the conflict.
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Paris
National War Labor Board Sets Lathe Workers Scale
The National War Labor Board announced a new wage scale in Alabama's Russellville district. A minimum wage of 3.99 per ten hours was set with 6.20 for lathe men and a variable scale to meet rising costs. The decision affects the Slass Sheffieldron and Metal Company and its employees, and will also impact related Sheffield Tron Corporation and Sewanee's Tron and Steel Company plants.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Slass Sheffieldron and Metal Company
Empoyees
Sheffields Tron Corporation
Sewanee
Tron and Steel Comany
Russellsville
Alabama
Aircraft Investigation May Not Be Completed On Schedule
Washington August 6 The Department of Justice will be unable to complete its aircraft investigation at Buffalo on scheduled time announced at Attorney General Gregorys office today Work at Buffalo was to have been concluded today and the members were to have started for Washington Whether unexpected developments had upset their plans could not be learned here.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Buffalo
Gregory
War casualty lists released with names of officers and ships
Washington Aug 6 Three army and two marine corps casualty lists issued today show 358 army names including 31 killed in action and 312 wounded, plus seven wounded, undetermined, and one prisoner. The Marine list covers 140 names with seven killed, 111 wounded and eighteen severely wounded. Names include Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt and officers from many states, with new lists expected tomorrow morning from Gen Pershing.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Pershing
Quentin Roosevelt
John L. Dunn
Hauppange
N. Y
Alvin Colburn
Washington, D. C
Deland Middrey
Houston
Mass
Albert Nathness
West Menominee
Wis
Harold F. Bidwell
Hartford
Homer City
John Neschnick
South Bethlehem
Mike Polenski
Whila
Harry W. Robertson
Reading
Emanuel H. Prettyman
Huff
Samuel Donnelly
Ambler
Thos
Berry
Phila
Red J. Davis
Altoona
James L. Dewees
Blue Ridge Summit
Frank L. Harvey
Scranton
Harry C. Koffroth
TROTZKY ARRIVES AT PETROGRAD
Paris official reports German counterattacks north of the Vesle river failed to break French lines as the French claimed control of the northern bank. British and other Allied reports describe limited gains for German forces, with gas shelling and prisoner captures in several sectors. Archangel landings in northern Russia are announced along with Bolshevik actions against the Czecho Slavs and a noted cholera situation in Moscow. Requisitioning harvests in Ukraine are described as pitiful despite measures.
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Paris
Vesle
French War Office
Avre
Braches
Morisel
Montdidier
Aisne- Marne
London
Morris
Haig
War Office
Villers- Brettenneux
Nieppe
Merris
Nieupe Forest
Villers-Brettenneux
Bucauoy
Bethune
Archangel
Russia
White Sea
Petrograd
Murman
Amsterdam
One of hottest waves on record grips country today
Washington August 6 The country today was in the grip of one of the hottest waves on record with no relief in sight in the far west The only cool spots are in the Lake Superior region and New England Weather bureau experts say the heat will last two or three days perhaps longer There are no showers predicted The hot and dry wave spans Missouri Kansas Nebraska to the Great Lakes skipping Lake Superior and stretching east to the coast through Pittsburgh to the coast
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Washington
Lake Superior
New England
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Great Lakes
Pittsburg
American congressmen inspect British works at Queenstown
Thirteen American Congressmen of the naval committee arrived at Queenstown to inspect British naval works after touring Dublin yesterday. Representative Padgett said all members were delighted by news from the battle front.
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Queenstown
Naval Committee
Dublin
Padgett
Jbarty
Glasgow Taylors Get Contract To Make Uniforms For Yankees
London announces Glasgow cloth makers win contracts to supply uniform cloth for two million American soldiers. As war demand expands, civilian cloth production will halt without government permits.
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Glasgow Taylors
Yankees
London
Glasgow
Central News
Prince Henry of Prussia Denounces Hun Discouragement
London reports Prince Henry of Prussia speaking in Hamburg decried German discouragement at the moment and denounced those who foster such attitudes as poltroons and panic sowers according to German press dispatches received via Copenhagen.
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London
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Weather forecast for Washington and Lake Erie region
The weather outlook calls for general fair skies and continued warmth tonight and Wednesday. Local thundershowers are possible and temperatures may be slightly cooler near Lake Erie.
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Washington
Lake Erie
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von Boehn
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Prince Ruprrecht
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Ernest C. Reeves
I. N.S
Henry GC. Wales
Maine-Veste
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Arther
Charlton’ S Daily Review
Women’s Party
Chief Port
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Trotzky
Germany
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