German Ambassador Meets King Alfonso on U Boat Talks
Madrid Aug 26 German Ambassador was received by King Alfonso at the San Tander summer palace to discuss the U boat controversy with Spain Officials expect ongoing talks on safe conducts to ease Spanish trade restrictions outside the prohibited area The German envoy reportedly opposed Spain replacing sunken ships with interned German vessels and asserted Germany will not renounce submarine warfare rights while negotiations aim to ease economic tensions and avoid a break with Germany Spanish Premier Dato has received a German note promising not to torpedo Spanish ships requisitioned by Madrid
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Vesle Front Threatened as German Line Cracks Near Soissons
On the Aisne Vesle Front dated Aug 26 8 AM German resistance stiffens near Coucy le Chateau northeast of Soissons as French forces under General Wrangin push across the plateau north of Soissons. The entire Vesle line faces potential disaster amid renewed French advance.
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American Air Patrol Drives Austrian Units From Adriatic
Allied air forces aided by American aviators have routed Austrian patrols over the Adriatic and bombed Pela in recent days. An American plane was forced down but its comrade rescued the pilot and then scuttled the damaged machine to prevent capture. The American aviators earned high praise for dash and initiative.
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Weather Forecast for Washington August Forecast
The weather summary from Washington notes a forecast through 8 p m Tuesday with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Cooler conditions expected tonight in the northern portion and again cooler on Tuesday across the region.
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Tanks On the Picardy Battlefield Drive Across France
Tanks playing a pivotal role in the Picardy actions have traveled 400 miles since August 8 and continue advancing. A fleet of twelve tanks overran a Saxon battalion group along the Arras to Bapaume railway, forcing the troops to surrender at first sight of the formidable land dreadnaughts.
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Washington faces vast wartime policy clashes in Congress
Washington faced three major issues as Congress reconvened including the manpower bill setting draft ages 18 to 45 the 8 billion revenue measure and national prohibition with action on water power and woman suffrage possible. Senate and House maneuvers aimed to substitute and pass war time legislation while planning for a mineral purchasing corporation to spur war production.
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Allies Take Petro Zavodsk Town North of Petrograd
London reports the Allies seized Petro Zavodsk, a Lake Onega town about 185 miles northeast of Petrograd, in a despatch received via Helsingfors from Berlin.
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Peace Drive Coming Peace Drive Coming
Reports from Washington indicate Germany plans its greatest peace offensive, to be launched soon through diplomatic channels. Allies expect stiff terms and a dictated peace, with naval action as a possible last gamble if Berlin bets on a maritime showdown.
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Two Navy Sea Planes Collide Off Fire Island
Washington reports two navy sea planes collided twelve miles southeast of Fire Island New York Saturday night. Ensign Stevens landed safely after a tail-spin. Ensign Donald C Pero and crew members W C Jaeger and F A Newman are missing. Minesweepers and craft searched nearby waters.
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Tommies Piercing German Line On Four Mile Front
Allied report states British forces breach the German line to a depth of two miles along a four mile front in the latest attack. Gains occur in hours with Byng's army nearing the old Hindenburg position as casualties mount across the Third and Fourth Armies from August 21 to 26, with 23,602 total losses and thousands of prisoners reported in some periods.
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Battle Heavy Shower Follows Night Time Downpour
A fierce nighttime and early morning storm drenched the crowd as a heavy shower rolled in, followed by a sharp electrical downpour. Thousands of tired and enthusiastic Tommies sought shelter in cellars to escape the deluge.
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British Forces Break Through Hin denburg Line Near Arras
By Bert Ford dispatch from the Pi cardy Front Aug 26 British troops sweep east and southeast of Arras capturing a section of the Hin denburg line and advancing along a forty mile front from Feuchy to Lihons. Troops are in good spirits amid rain and thunder while German reserves and heavy artillery struggle to hold. Prisoners, including officers from Landwehr divisions and the third naval division Marines, are taken as the 17th British division earns praise for river crossings and rescuing isolated comrades.
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New York Infantry Joins In Celebration
Paris August 26 The 369th New York infantry played a big part in the YMCA celebration marking the doom of the Germans on the Big Bertha gun. The festival was at Tuilleries gardens and the proceeds were given to victims of the big guns.
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Mangin's French Army Advances On German Vesle Line
Field Marshal Foch widens the western front and Mangin's Tenth French Army drives German lines near the Vesle. British forces pierce two miles on a four mile front in the Scarpe sector east of Arras, with 32,602 Allied casualties and over 20,000 prisoners since Aug 21.
Foch presses as German manpower crisis widens
Paris reports point to a German manpower crisis as Austro Hungarian units appear on the west front. Ludendorff must balance morale, conserve firing line men, and draw more from harvest time. Bidou estimates July losses at 200000 with 90000 permanent, Allies claim 50000 prisoners in two weeks.
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British and French War Office Updates from August 26
London reports Haig's forces struck at 3 am in the Scarpe sector and advance along the Somme and at Maricourt with German counterattacks repelled. Faverail in British hands as rain hampers fighting. Paris notes artillery actions on the southern Tricardy front with French troops taking prisoners in Roye Beauvraignes and along the Aisne and Milette sectors. The night was calm elsewhere.
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