Yankees Admit Prowess in Near Soissons Battle
American troops pressed the Juvigny region assault north of Soissons with French artillery and Magin front forces. A German Jaeger platoon commander acknowledged the Americans’ prowess as about a hundred prisoners were taken amid desperate close combat. Counterattacks failed to regain ground as American batteries halted further German debouching.
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Juviing
Soissons
Henry G. Wales
Aisne-Vesle
Juvigny
Gecasse
Chavigny
Paxton
Magin
Fiest
Marne
Chateau- Thierry
German paper reports retreat admission and Rhine barrier claim
At Amsterdam on August 30 the Frankfurter Zeitung says the German retreat in France was painful and marks a shift in strategy. The paper tries to reassure the public that Foch will never cross the Rhine despite the setback.
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Amsterdam
Geran
France
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Foch
Rhina
Beating Them Back of Hindenburg Line
British forces capture Combles and push the German line back along a seven mile front between Bulle Court and the Scarpe. Penrose and Erie outskirts report penetration, with Peronne anticipated. French and American troops repelled night attacks north of Soissons as German positions retreat toward the Vesle line.
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Combles
Somme
Bapaume
Penrose
Erie
Peronne
Bulle Court
Scarpeiver
Lys
Lawe
Soissons
Vesle
Hindenburg
Exhumation Considered in New Jersey Family Poison Eur
Bayonne N J August 30 authorities in Hudson County study a possible mass murder case by poison. Amos Wilkins his wife Elizabeth son Alfred J Wilkins and daughter in law Nellie may be exhumed after suspected poisonings from 1916 to 1918. District Attorney Henry Wells of Lawrence Massachusetts prompted inquiries after a similar case in Andover Miss Alfie M Gay. Mrs Bessie Skeels the only surviving Wilkins relative was arrested.
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Bayonne
N. J
Hudson County
Amos Wilkins
Elizabeth
Alfred J. Wilkins
Nellie
Wilkins
Alfred Wilkins
Henry Wells
Lawrence
Mass
Alfie M. Gay
Abbot Academy For Girls
Andover
Miss Gay
Wells
Bessie Skeels
London Bobbies Strike Over One Pound Pay Rise
The London metropolitan police strike began at midnight and rapidly drew thousands into the union demanding recognition, a one pound weekly increase plus a twelve and a half percent war bonus, and reinstatement of a discharged member. Traffic grows congested as elderly special constables are called up to keep order. The strike affects the metropolitan force but not the city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Metropolitan Police of London
Metropolitan Police
City of London Police
Complete Collapse Hinted on West Front Within Days
Washington reports staff officers expect a complete collapse of German resistance on the western front within days if Allied forces maintain the current rapid advances. British, French, and American armies press with synchronized blows under Marshal Foch to prevent the Hun from regrouping as they cross the Somme and hammer lines from north to south.
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Washington
West Front
Foch
Marshal Foch
Somme
Warren Did Her Share In Making This Record
Washington Aug 30 National War Garden product value this year 625000000 up from 350000000 in 1917. About 5285000 garden plots this year an increase of 385000 over 1917 as announced by the National War Garden commission.
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Warren
Washington
National War Garden Commission
British Labor Minister Urges Allied Labor Unity
London Aug 80 George H Roberts British minister of Labor sends a holiday message to America urging joint effort with American labor to hasten victory and secure world peace. He praises Samuel Gompers and warns pacifist labor leaders seek to weaken public resolve while noting wartime strikes and wage issues shape labor strength. Paris Aug 30 Five French deserters who robbed an American lieutenant on a train between Paris and Orleans were arrested at Nice.
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Floyd Macgriff
London
America
George H Roberts
Europe
Roberts
Samuel Gosepers
American Federation of Labor
Tare
Mr. Gompers
Germany
Paris
Orleans
Nice
Coffeyville Refinery Workers Win War Board Decision
Washington reports the National War Labor Board awarded increased wages eight hour day and improved conditions to employees of the National Refining Company in Coffeyville Kansas. The ruling marks the first major decision in the mid continent oil fields yielding 65 percent of the nation’s gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Refining Company
Coffeysville
Kansas
National War Labor Board
Mid-Continent
Liberty Bond Swindle Exposed in Uniontown
In Uniontown on August 30, two men posing as a sergeant and captain obtained Liberty Bonds worth 5000 dollars by posing as U S government agents. They traveled mining districts using the claim the bonds needed sale, targeting bonds owned by foreigners. The man posing as Miller is named Schlatt, a German, while the man posing as French is believed to have a prison record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Walter H. Miller
Earl French
U. S
Miller
Schlatt
WANTS GERMAN KEPT OUT OF SOCIAL CLUBS
A Pittsburgh committee of the Allegheny Court division of the Council of National Defense and Public Safety urges eliminating German as a medium of expression. It notes the large German population outside the Teutonic Alliance and warns failing to act could invite disaster. It recommends clubs forbid German in quarters and resolutions ban German in public meetings on premises.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny Court
Council of National Defense
Committee of Public Safety
Teutonic Alliance
Navy men praised by Secretary Daniels for valor
Secretary Daniels commends six United States Navy personnel for valor and devotion to duty in a Washington statement. The awards highlight acts of bravery and dedication by Navy sailors.
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Daniels
Washington
United States Navy
Kaiser Wilhelm Visits Ferdinand in Bulgaria
Kaiser Wilhelm visits King Ferdinand of Bulgaria at Badenheim where Ferdinand receives treatment for heart and nerve disease. Official German press notes the arrival occurs as August 30 reports reach Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Badennauheim
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
British Cross Somme Front Advance Near Peronne
London reports British troops crossed the Somme southwest of Peronne despite German bridge destruction. Clery sur Somme Combles Bullecourt Hendecourt Lesgaincourt Remy and other gains cited with Canadian action and progress along the Scarpe Lane Lys. Paris notes repulsed German assaults north of Soissons.
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London
Somme
Peronne
Clery-sur-Somme
Combles
British War Office
War Office
Bullecourt
Hendecourt
Les Gaincourt
Remy
Arras-Cambria
Scarpe
Lane
Lys
Chevy-sur-Comme
Sensee River
Les Gagnicourt
Barras Cambria
Lysne
Paris
Soissons
French
Canal du Nord
Sanguinary Revolts Break Out Among Czecho-Slovaks
Official cables from Berne report revolts among Czecho-Slovaks on Austrian battle ships and many face court martial. The Trier Libu Czech organ in Prague cites Dr. Souko leaving Prague for Cattaro to defend the Slavs at the trials.
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Washington
Berne
Trier Libu Czech
Prague
Souko
Cattaro
Mysterious death of hotel executive in New York City
Employees of the Breslin Hotel found CFO Cameron of Buffalo dead in the courtyard between the main building and annex. He had a fractured skull and was dead hours before discovery after guests heard a heavy thud around 2:30 AM. Police investigate whether he toppled or jumped from a ninth floor window.
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New York
Hotel
Breslin
Cfo
Cameron
Buffalo
Investigators Examine New Gas Emitted From Mount Vesuvius
Naples reports American chemist A. F. Perett and Italian Alexander Malladra risked their lives to study explosive hydro chlorine gas from Mount Vesuvius during the volcano’s worst eruption since November. They spent nine hours near the crater’s bottom before returning.
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Naples
Vesuvius
A. F. Perett
Alexander Malladra
British Advance Near Queant Pushes Front to Scarpe
Allied forces press seven mile front from Bullecourt to the Scarpe river capturing Riencourt and advancing beyond Bullecourt Hendecourt and Loa Gagnicourt. British and French troops cross the Somme near Peronne and consolidate a new line from Favreuil to Seancourt as German defenses strain on the Old Hindenburg line.
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Bullecourt
Scarpe River
Queant
Wotan
Riencourt
London and West Lancashire
Hendecourt
Loa Gagnicour
Somme
War Office
Clery Sur Somme
Combles
Peronne
Favreuil
Bapaume
Seancourt
Brae
Canal du Nord
Noyon
Juvigny
Chavigny
Petain
Ailette
Aisne
Passy
Vesle
Champagne
Mount
St. Simeon
Mount St. Simeon
Haplincourt
Ham
British patrols reach outskirts of Peronne and Baie
British forces crossed the Somme at two points and advanced along a seven mile front from Bullecourt to the Scarpe. Early reports claim an advance of over a mile along the line with Reincourt reported captured from the Hindenburg line as patrols moved toward Peronne and Baie.
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River Somme
OS Peronne
Baie
London
Bullecourt
Scarpe River
International
Reincourt
Hindenburg
Bert N. Ford
I, N
Somme
Peronne
Brim
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Failus
Pennsylvania
Hindenburg Line
New Jersey
Ance
Samuel Gompers
Coffeyville, Kas
Old Hindenburg Line
New York City
Mount Vesuvius
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