Soissons Reims Front Holds Against Heavy German Attacks
Berlin reports German forces take over four thousand prisoners since July 1 amid fierce clashes along the Soissons Reims line. American troops stabilize positions at Nesles and repel repeated German assaults near Oulchy le Chateau and Fere en Tardenois as Allied artillery duel continues.
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Nesles
Soissons-Reims
Oulchy le Chateau
Vesle
Fere-en-Tardenois
Berlin
Reims-Soissons
Merris
Ypres
Seringes
Serzy
Clerges
Sergy
Call For 5 308 Selectives to Entrain for Training
Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 5 308 white selective service men and 278 colored selective service men to entrain August 15 for technical schools and colleges nationwide for a week long course. They must volunteer by August 6.
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Crowder
Washington
National Army
U. S. Buys 510 Locomotives for War Railroads
Washington reports the war department has ordered 510 locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works for military railways in France at about 25 million dollars. About 10 000 freight cars for service in France costing around 19 million dollars will be ordered within a few days.
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Washington
War Department
France
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Rhnee
German High Command Expects Delayed Decisive Blow
Official dispatches from Paris report the German high command preparing the people for defeat in the second Marne battle while pledging a future decisive attack on the Anglo French front. The note discusses new bases for operations and strategic regroupings, noting a shaken confidence in Hindenburg and a milder tone than usual. Deputy Haussmann says Von Kuelmann’s popularity has fallen since his fall.
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Washington
France
Germany
Marne
Ilindenburg
Seissens Ver Reims
Champagne
Hindenburg
Sollelt
Frankfurter Zeitung
Conrad Haussmann
von Kuelmann
Charter Revoked of National German American Alliance
Washington August 1 President Wilson signed a congressional resolution revoking the charter of the National German American Alliance. The group was charged in senate committee hearings with pro German activities.
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Hun Alliance
Washington
W Hlson
Alliancce
Senate
Navy orders call thousands of reservists to active service
The navy department issued orders to mobilize thousands of reservists for duty aboard ships built under the shipping board and navy construction programs.
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Washington
Navy Department
Shipping Board
Navy Building Programs
Rail workers urged to boost effort as wages rise
Washington reports Director General McAdoo announces a wage increase for over 600000 railway employees. He calls for higher output and loyalty to prevent strikes, urging workers to expose slackers and improve discipline to support wartime goals.
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Caih
Washington
McAdoo
France
Remler
War Commonsense and Labor Board Actions Report
Railroad officials consider a one cent fare for soldiers on leave unlikely due to crowding risks while a one cent a smile benefit exists for furloughed troops. The war labor board plans to review wage disputes individually and weighs the Lynn strike and other plant tensions alongside ongoing cases in Schenectady and Pittsfield.
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Railroad Administration
McAdoo
War Labor Board
Wilson
General Fleetiie Company
Lynn
Mass
Labor Board
Schenectady
N. Y
Pittsfield
Maes
Sisters of Soldiers Allowed to Work Abroad
The War Department eased passport restrictions to permit sisters of soldiers to work in France with the Red Cross and other war agencies. Rules require membership in authorized groups, qualification, no attempt to visit relatives in France, and prompt return if rules are violated or they marry American officers or soldiers abroad.
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Washington
Red Cross
France
War Department
General March
German Train Crash Kills 30 in Gas Explosion
London August report from Ex change Telegraph cites a collision between two German trains near Scheidemann and Landsberg followed by a gas explosion that killed 30 people.
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London
Copenhagen
Scheidemust
Landsberg
German War Head Killed in Ukraine Slain Leader Confessed
Reports from Amsterdam and Copenhagen say Field Marshal von Eichorn and his aide Captain Dressler were assassinated in Kiev by a social revolutionary. A bomb thrown from a cab wounded them before they died. Berlin and Moscow discuss a revolutionary plot with arrests as tensions rise.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
von Eichorn
Ukrainia
Dressler
Kiev
Eichorn
Moscow
Berlin
Toftay
von Fichorn
Bvangen
Copenhagen
Assassina Hen O
Bpield
Morthel Hernann Ven
German Commander Eichhorn Sees Rising Central Russian Anti German Plots
In Kiev Eichhorn notes a growing anti German movement in Central Russia after the murder of General Count von Mirbach in Moscow. Berlin attributes the killings to counter revolutionary plotting and accuses Eichhorn and his adjutant Captain Dressler of complicity.
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Eichorn
Ukraine
Kiev
Russia
Count von Mirbach
Moscow
Berlin
Onpenty
von Eiehorn
Eiehorn
Captain Dressler
British War Office Announces 14500 Prisoners Captured
London reports that since March 21 the British have taken 14 500 prisoners on the western front. James Ian MacPherson, parliamentary secretary of the war office, told the house of commons.
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War Office
West Front
London
Western Front
James Ian MacPherson
House of Commons
Balfour States No Enemy Governments Propose Peace Talks
Arthur J. Balfour, British foreign secretary, told the House of Commons that no enemy government has approached the Entente allies with proposals for peace negotiations. The statement comes as Britain emphasizes continuing wartime diplomacy.
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Arthur J. Balfour
London
House of Commons
Cadet Flyer William Vann Weir Dies in Crash
Flying Cadet William Vann Weir of Gadsden Alabama was killed when his aircraft crashed at Carruthers Field at noon. The accident occurred during training in Fort Worth Texas on August 1. Weir was 21 and academy records list him among cadets.
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William Vann Weir
Fort Worth
Tex
Gadsden
Ala
Carruthers Pield
German reply favors prisoner exchange conference
Berlin dispatch says the German government has replied favorably to the American invitation for a conference on exchanging civil and military prisoners.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Nicholas Romanoff Died Like a Coward at Firing Squad
Amsterdam report says former Russian emperor Nicolas Romanoff collapsed in fear as executioners prepared. He was awakened at five, informed of death in two hours, helped to stand, propped at the post, and died before the shot. Separate Berlin note says Ukraine may cede Bessarabia to Romania for concessions.
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Amsterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Nicholas
Itu
Copenhagen
Bessarabia
Roumania
National Labor Board Asked to Rule on GE Strike
Washington August 1 The secretary of labor has asked the national war labor board to assume jurisdiction over the 14 000 workers at General Electric Lyon Massachusetts plant strike announced today.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Secretary of Labor
General Electric Company
Lyon
Mass
Draft to Call Large Number in August
An official announcement from Washington DC states that a large draft will take place and men will be called in August. The notice emphasizes the forthcoming mobilization in the DC area with broader national implications.
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Washington
Draft call would affect large Siros Sions Rheim salient
The War Department announced that three hundred thousand more draft men will be called during August. The alert notes the impending turning move may compel evacuation of a large section of the Siros Sions Rheim salient by Teats. Special to Evening Journal. Washington, August 1.
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Siossons-Rheims Salient
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
War Department
American French turning move threatens German retirement
Paris reports that American and French troops launched a turning movement on Aug. 1 aiming to force German withdrawal over a broad sector east of Fere En Tardenes at the center of the Soissons Rheims salient.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Fere En Tardenes
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Coal Miners Give Up Holidays for Increased Production
Washington Aug 1 reports say coal miners across the country have relinquished holiday time to boost coal output, a move noted by the Fuel Administration.
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NERS
Nogentiog Journal
Washington, D.C
Fuel Administration
Czecho Slavs Capture Ekaterinburg in Siberia
Zecho Slavs advance on the north Siberian border and seize Ekaterinburg. Reports say their lines reach Administration posts and strategic positions, signaling a significant shift in the front.
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Amsterdam
Ekaterinburg
Siberian
Dayton Wright Aircraft Ships Its Thousandth Plane
Dayton Ohio August first The Dayton Wright Airplane Company will ship its one thousandth De Haviland plane today. To mark the milestone the firm declares Thursday a holiday and all employees receive an outing. Officials welcome Secretary Baker's note that General Pershing has requisitioned many of these planes and expect the senate inquiry to find no faults with the current design.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dayton- Wright Airplane Company
de Haviland
Baker
General Pershing
Senate
Lawyers and Barbers Targeted in Work or Fight Order
Washington August 1 Major General Crowder provost marshal general weighs radical extensions to the work or fight order Investigations focus on non productive classes such as lawyers barbers and circus employees and attendants Demand grows from Philadelphia New York and Chicago to include young lawyers in the order
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Crowder
Washington
Eight Beds Shared by 32 Men at Gary Rooming House
Sanitary Inspector Porter ordered the Gary rooming house proprietor to cut the 32 residents from eight beds to four beds at once. He noted eight double beds and men sleeping two to a bed in shifts. Another report found 25 men using ten beds in a separate room. In Washington officials warned baseball players drafted after September 1 could be immediately inducted under the work or fight ruling.
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Gary, Ind
Aug. l
Porter
Washington
Baker
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Slayer
Hun
Bayrische Landes Zeitung
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Cadet Flyer
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