36 000 Huns Caught In Big Drive In Picardy
Paris reports the allied offensive in Picardy has captured about 8 000 prisoners including over 1 000 officers and more than 500 guns. French forces advance from Montdidier seize Marquivillers and Grivillers as they push toward Roye, cutting off German positions in the pocket.
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Paris
Picardy
Montdidier
Marquivillers
Royce
Grivillers
Roye
Montdidier-Roye
War Office
Allied Advance Across Somme Oise Drives German Retreat
British French and American forces press the German retreat along a broad front from the Somme to the Oise. French gains north and east of Montdidier and toward Noyon, with Cambronne and Machmont captured. British repulse German attacks at Lihons, advance toward Bray, Nesle, and Roye as German resistance concentrates near Noyon and the Hindenburg line.
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L'Eschell- St. Aurin
Montdidier
Oise
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Bus
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la Bertiere
Cury
Moreau-Lamotte
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Arras
Albert
Kemmel
Flanders
Chauines
Chrunnes
Bray
Menulte
Ktinhem
Framerville
Lihons
Hally Station
Hally
Parvillers
L’asechelle
Armancourt
Tilleloy Vark
Reyesur-Matz
Mareutil-Lameotte
Samaon
Muechemont
Paris
Ayre
Olee
Roye
War Office
Noyon
Cambronne
Machmont
Montidier
Canny-sur-Matz
Lassigny
London
Hate
Seie
Nesle
Chaulnes
Hindenburg
Goyencourt
Thiescourt
von Infler
Lass'gny
Chief of Staff Outlines Part Taken in Rainbow Drive
Washington reports General March outlines American role in the Picardy offensive. He says the drive is widening, troops in the Rainbow division trained for combat, and calls for heightened war production and adjusted draft ages to sustain the fight. The message stresses offensive momentum and continued effort.
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Washington
General March
France
War Department
United States
Pershing
Picardy
March
London
Somme
Ancre
Franco-American Drive Clears Rock Cave near Longueval
American forces report heavy fighting along the Vesle and Veste fronts as German attacks are repelled. A rock quarry cave near Longueval, large enough to shelter two regiments, was shelled all day and abandoned by Germans. Allies note widespread trench digging and light gun batteries set along Longueval lines and in the Perles valley.
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Rock Cave
Longueval
France
Perles
Six Divisions Left Here In National Army Program
Washington reports six divisions remain in the camps of the nations organized military program. By mid September they will relocate overseas and focus shifts to speeding up new divisions. Remaining units include the Eighth Regular at Camp Fremont, Thirty-first National Guard at Camp Cody, Thirty-fourth National Guard at Camp Cody, Thirty-eighth at Camp Shelby, Eighty-fourth National Army at Camps Taylor and Sherman, and Eighty-six at Camp Grant. Most are formed and ready to move to the seaboard, with Edith Regulars possibly excluded.
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Washington
National Army
National Guard
War Department
Camp Fremont
Cal
National Guards
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Camp Cody
N. M
Indiana
Kentucky
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ilinois
Taylor and Sherman
Wisconsin
Camp Grant
Seaboard
New Call For War Work Unskilled Labor Quotas
Washington reports that all war employers who did not return by August 1 must file to October 1 with the department of labor. Supplemental quotas will be issued to states based on these additional returns. The expected new quotas total about 500 000 workers.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Aviator Uses Parachute Wins 3000-Foot Leap
Fort Worth report says Lieut James H Dale from St Louis made a successful 3000 foot parachute jump from an airplane at Taliaferro field, the third person to achieve the feat. Lieut M J Plumm of Chicago set a world's record with 134 successive loops, beating the previous 126.
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Fort Worth
Tex
James H. Dale
St. Louis
Taliaferro Field
M. J. Plumm
Chicago
Pershing Communique Reports Quiet Day for AEF
Washington Aug 12 The war department released a communique from General Pershing dated Aug 11. Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces notes aside from usual artillery activity in the west the day passed quietly in the section occupied by our troops.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
American Expeditionary Forces
Anti Bolshevik Movement Grows In Russia And Leaders Plan Flight
Reports from Copenhagen and London describe the German Moscow embassy moving to Pskov due to conditions in Moscow. Lenine and Trotsky reportedly plan to flee to Germany if danger increases. Isvestia notes counter revolution arising in nonoccupied regions with bolshevik soviets overthrown and roenshevik councils installed. Olschinsky reportedly killed amid bloodshed in Novgorod and Riga districts.
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Copenhagen
Moscow
Pskov
Berlin
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Finland
Reval
Esthenian
London
Russia
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Germany
Isvestia
Kazan
Olschinsky
Novgorod
Ria Guy
Drop Manifesto Drop in Vienna Achieves Patrol Mission
Rome Aug 12 report that eight Italian airplanes led by Captain Gabriele d Annunzio dropped manifestoes on Vienna and all returned safely except one craft.
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Rome
Vienna
Gabriele d'Annunzie
Patrol Wing Flies 1000 Kilometers Over Enemy Territory
A patrol comprising one triplane and seven imonoplanes covered about 1000 kilometers, with SOC over enemy lines. They left at dawn, faced severe weather, and reached Vienna in under four hours. Cruising at 500 meters, they dropped thousands of manifestoes as crowds gathered below. The Italian units returned via Vienna Neustadt Gratz Labach and Trieste, with no attacks noted. One plane reportedly landed near Vienna Neustadt due to engine trouble.
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SOC
Vienna
Vienna-Neustadt
Gratz
Lalbach
Trieste
U-Boat Raids Off U S Coast Reported Near Nantucket
Washington reports a German submarine raided shipping off Nantucket and is said to have sunk several fishing schooners. Survivors are believed landed, with officials awaiting fuller details before an official announcement.
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Washington
Nantuckett
Navy Department
Silent long-range gun silences over Paris amid Allied push
Paris reports the German long-range cannon, battering Paris for four months, has been silent for two days as Allied forces advance toward Noyon and Guiscard. In Detroit, riots erupted as a six cent fare caused violence against trolley car conductors when the Detroit United Railway halted service.
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Paris
Noyon
Guiscard
Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway
British Casualties Reach Lowest Total in Months
London reports official casualty figures published last week total 308, the lowest in months. The update notes the improvement in military losses for Britain amid ongoing operations.
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London
Sis
President Wilson Declares Coal Scarcity War Peril
Washington August proclamation urges operators and miners to act swiftly to avert coal shortages. He notes draft and wartime demands deplete the workforce and warns that reduced coal could hinder the war effort in France and worsen civilian hardship. The text calls for highest efficiency, safe conditions, and daily full working hours.
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United States
Washington
Wilson
France
Trotsky and Lenine Flee From Tokrontstadt Escape Route
Trotsky and Lenine flee Tokronstadt amid pursuit as authorities tighten grip on movement. Reported path shows leaders attempting escape up the rein system, with Allied observers tracking developments.
Allies Forge A Read More Progress In Picardy Front
Special to the Evening Journal reports Allied forces continuing advances between the Avre and Oise in Picardy France. Reliable information from London says the Bolshevik government in Russia has fallen with Lenine and Trotsky removed from power and fleeing to Kronstadt for protection.
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London
Aum
Russia
Lenine
Trotsky
Kronstadt
British Take Work Ground in Picardy Advance
British forces push German lines in Picardy with ongoing gains near Montdidier. Army reports capture of Armencourt and Tillotry villages east of the town as part of the latest advances.
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London
Picardy
Armencourt
Tillotry
Montdidier
French Continue Advance Between Avre and Oise
Special to Evening Journal from London reports French troops pushing steadily forward between the Avre and Oise, with sharp thrusts toward Noyon where German resistance stiffens. The move aims to cover a retreat while Germans rely on the eastern railway line for transportation.
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Evening Journal
London
Avre
Oise
Noyon
Submarines Sinking Boats Off Atlantic Coast
Boston reports two steamers and nine fishing schooners sunk by German submarines off the Atlantic coast. The attacks add to mounting losses near U S shores, signaling heightened danger to maritime traffic along the coast.
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U.S
Eventage Journal
Boston
Atlantic
Allied forces take Roye in Avre valley advance
Paris report from August 12 states the town of Roye on the Avre river, northeast of Montdidier, fell to the Allies this morning after German troops evacuated the city amid advancing front lines. Continued details promised on Page Three.
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Noyon
Montdidier
Soissons
Noyon Ham
Ceres
Paris
Roye
Avre
Coal Industry War Message From 1918 President
President Wilson urges miners and operators to maximize coal output during wartime. He stresses regular work, full participation in production, and support for drafted workers who are essential, calling for national unity and patriotic duty to defeat the war’s obstacles.
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