Allies Push Through Vesle Front Front Lines Advance Near Roye
Allied French Canadian and British forces report gains along a wide Vesle front near Roye and Laucourt with deep penetrations at Bois des Loges and near St Maubhes Triot Davey and Armancourt. German reserves appear strained as Franco British action tightens hold east of Lassigny and Ribecourt threatening retreat toward Nesle Noyon.
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London
Goyencourt
Laucourt
Mauecourt
Reye
Bois Des Loges
Haig
Davery
Fresnoy-lew Roye
Fransart
Roye
Avre
Canadiana
St. MaubHes-Triot
Lancourt
lLages Wood
Nesle-Noyon
Ribecourt
Lassigny-Oise
Noyon
France
Lassigny-Roye
Beauvillon
Thiesecourt
Neyon
Yanks Bomb Enemy Towns In France
American aviators bombarded the Dommary Baroncourt railroad yard in the Verdun Metz area. Longuyon and Thiaucourt were attacked with several bursts observed in the yard and three direct hits on the track at Longuyon. Twenty three bombs hit surrounding warehouses.
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Dommary-Baroncourt
Verdun-Metz
France
Verdun- Metz
Longuyon
Verdun
Thiaucourt
Italians Decorate American Red Cross Aids at Mont Grappa
Italian headquarters in northern Italy reports several members of the American Red Cross ambulance service awarded the Italian war cross for brave conduct on Mont Grappa in June. The decorated include Capt. R. W. Bates Cambridge Massachusetts John Cloud St Louis Missouri Joseph Widner New York City and James Baker Minneapolis.
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Italy
American Red Cross Ambulance Service
Mont Grappa
R. W. Bates
Cambridge
Mass
John Cloud
St. Louis
Joseph Widner
New York
James Baker
Minneapolis
Aviators Die in Hayfield Crash Near Commaeck
Lieutenant Harold F. Maxon of Los Angeles and Cadet G. F. Gedeon of Titusville IA were killed when their airplane crashed to the ground in a hayfield near Commaeck New York on August 17.
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Maxon
Gedeon
Commack
N. Y
Commaeck
Harold F. Maxon
Los Angeles
Cal
G. F. Gedeon
Titusville
Here
St. Louis Ford plant seized for wartime use
The government has taken over the assembling plant service station and offices of the St. Louis Ford Motor Company branch for the war period. The five story building spans half a city block and will be used as a warehouse for military needs.
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St. Louis
Ford Motorcar Company
First American De Havilland Recon Squadron Flies in France
General Pershing reports the first combat flight of US built De Havilland Four aircraft in France. The squadron, with Liberty engines, carried a pilot and observer, each plane armed with four machine guns. Brig. Gen. Foulois led the expedition. Lieut. Mair Thaw also participated. No losses or enemy engagement disclosed.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
de Haviland
United States
Cam
Baker
Nndier
Foulois
American Air Service
Lieut
Mair Thaw
Dayton. Wright Company
War Revenue Bill Nears Completion With Installment Plan
Washington aims to collect 8 billion in taxes with an installment system. The House Ways and Means Committee finalizes details on McAdoo profits tax versus the Kitchin plan. Tax rates: 5 percent on the first 4000, 10 percent above, with rising surtaxes up to 20 percent for higher incomes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Treasury
McCoy
Congress
Treasury Department
Nortmal
Inheritance Tax Scale Contested in House Fight
The proposed tax plan sets rates from 25 percent on estates 30 000 to 40 000 up to 75 percent on sums above 5 000 000. Rep Rainey vows to fight to cap estates over 1 000 608, with a $50 000 exemption and 6 percent on the 300 000 to 150 000 range.
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Rainey
Demoocrat
Madrugada Sunk by U-Boat Off U S Coast
The Brazilian motorship Madrugada of 1015 gross tons was sunk by shell fire from a German submarine near Wic Quarter shoal off the northern Virginia coast. Captain Frederick Rouse and 27 crew members survived after four hours adrift in lifeboats before rescue by a steamer. The ship had departed New York two days earlier for Santos, Brazil.
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New York
Wic Quarter Shoal
Virginia
Frederick Rouse
Santos
Brazil
Congressmen Guests of Pershing On England France Tour
The house naval affairs committee members on inspection tour in England and France were hosted by General Pershing at luncheon and later received by the commander in chief at his headquarters. They then visited American troops near Chateau Thierry before returning home tonight.
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France
Committee On Naval Affairs
House of Representatives
England
General Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Soldiers to Farms by Furlough
The War Department announced that enlisted men in camps may obtain furloughs to engage in emergency agricultural work, opening a path for soldiers to work on farms during farm emergency periods.
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Washington
War Department
Cossacks Drive Foe From River Fronts in Russia
Allied forces report Don Cossacks clearing the Don left bank and advancing toward Zaragin, with outbreaks of coordination among Don and Kuban leaders for a joint central government. In the east, Moscow to Vladivostok tensions rise as Archangel columns push toward Vologda and British troops seize Baku. The United States weighs supplying arms to western Siberia as Allied powers debate response.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Don
Zaragin
Don Cossacks
Kiev
Voronesh
Cologne Zeitung
Kilev
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
London
Moscow
Vladivostok
White Sea
Caspian
Archangel
Vologda
Baku
Persia
Bagdad
Caucasus
Volga
Siberia
U. S
Washington
Archangel District Actions Reported by Bolshevik Government
A Moscow Reuters dispatch cites an official Bolshevik statement claiming capture of positions in the Archangel district where Allied troops are located and that adversaries have abandoned fighting near Onega. Minor allied operations against Czecho-Slovaks are also reported.
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London
Archangel
Onega
Reuter
Moscow
Marksmanship Instructors to Train at Camp Perry
The War Department authorizes each state territory and the District of Columbia to send 16 men to Camp Perry Ohio for training as marksmanship instructors. Appointed by governors these instructors report September 1 and compete in national rifle matches September 16 to 21 and the National Rifle Association events the following week.
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Washington
War Department
District of Columbia
Camp Perry
Ohio
SINKS BRAZILIAN MOTORS MADRUGADA OFF AMERICAN COAST
The 1613 ton gross motor ship Madrugada was sunk by a German submarine off the U S coast. The loss was confirmed in insurance circles and the creek vessel was picked up by another ship and will be landed at an Atlantic port. Soldiers Get Dispensation. Catholics in the army and navy are exempt from Friday dietary abstinence except on Good Friday, per Catholic chaplains bishop Patrick J Hayes.
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New York
Madrugada
Washington
Army
Navy
Patrick J. Hayes
Thirteen Million to Be Enrolled in New Draft
Washington reports that 13 000 000 more men will be registered under the expanded draft ages from eighteen to forty five. General Crowder says instructions are issued to draft officials and registration will occur by September 15 with possible date September 5 if feasible.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Crowder
Rumor Denies Leviathan Torpedo Sinking
The New York report says a circulating rumor that the army transport Leviathan was torpedoed has not been confirmed. Official sources deny any attack or confirmation of such a claim, with marine sources also unable to verify the report.
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New York
Allies Near Main Points in Encirclement Push
Allied forces tighten around key objectives as encirclement advances. Units concentrate on critical towns and supply routes, intensifying pressure toward a decisive breakthrough in the encirclement operation.
Will Force Retreat If Allies Capture Key Vantage Points
Special to Even the Journal reports Roye and Albert as the main German lines facing capture. French and British forces press in with a circling movement to enclose the area. Last night French troops seized Z Wood and Damery Wood, where Germans had clung for days.
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London
Roye
Albert
Z" Wood
Damery Wood
Senator Gallinger Dies in New Hampshire
Special to Eventage Journal reports United States Senator Gallinger died this morning in Franklin New Hampshire.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Gallinger
Franklin
New Hampshire
Post Office Inspector William L. Reid Dismissed
William L. Reid, inspector in charge of Missouri, Iowa and Arkansas post offices with headquarters in St. Louis, has been dismissed from the service after an investigation from Washington. Charges said a clerk accused another clerk of disloyalty and that Reid kept the loyal clerk in office over concerns about his war attitude. Reid denies the charges and says he does not know why he was dismissed.
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St. Louis
William L. Reid
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
Post Office
Washington
Reid
Tron
Nagler Sentenced for Espionage in Federal Court
Louis B. Nagler former assistant secretary of state was sentenced to 30 months in Fort Leavenworth for espionage violations. Monroe County Judge J M Becker received three years. A stay of sentence was granted to allow appeals. Madison druggist Charles H Naffz fined 2000 for espionage act violation.
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Madison
Wis
Louis B. Nagler
Fort Leavenworth
Evan Evans
Nagler
J. M. Becker
Monroe
Port Leavenworth
Charles H. Naffz
German War Losses Reported In Paris Figures
Paris reports total German losses since the start of the war through July end reach about 6 million as cited by morning papers. The tally includes roughly 1.4 million killed before the German offensive in March and up to 120,000 killed from March 27 to May 9 in Cerion operations.
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Paris
Andere
Inez Mareh
Cerioons
Navy to guard fish boats off New England coast
Secretary Daniels announced steps to protect fishing fleets off the New England coast from German raiders. Naval patrol boats will accompany the ships to their bunks and maintain guard there, following the general custom.
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Washington
New England
Daniels
Hess
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Nibecourt
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U.S
Pershing
House Naval Committee
Commander In Chief
HMS
Entente
United States War Department
Deny Transport
Roye and
Albert ON
Verge
Ling
Senator Gallinger
Oost Post Office
William Reid
Wisconsin
Leavenworth
Foe
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