March says we will win war in 1919
Washington, Aug 20. General March told the house military committee that eighty American divisions of forty five thousand men each should be able to bring the war to a successful conclusion in 1919. The plan calls for 250,000 men monthly to France and mentions possible action beyond the Rhine if needed.
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Washington
March
House Military Committee
War Department
France
Rhine
Kahn
General March
United States
Insular
Mureh
Senate
Baker
Calls Planned By Age Groups Under New Draft Rules
The plan prioritizes calls from men aged nineteen to thirty six, then thirty six to forty five, and finally eighteen year olds. General Crowder projects the program to raise about 2 300 000 men by June 30 1919 and 2 000 000 by that date. The secretary supports the Thomas work or fight amendment, relying on presidential regulations, and says the president could judge if a strike is in good faith and delay exemptions if needed.
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Baker Caid
General Crowder
Senate
no war bread in war zone
The war department announced that American troops in France have ample bread from all wheat flour and the daily 18 ounce flour ration for soft bread may be cut to 16 ounces. In the United States soldiers use victory bread with wheat substitutes, but in France only all wheat bread is permitted due to field bake constraints.
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Weekington
France
War Department
United States
Revenue Bill Passage Stalled Until House Action
Senator Simmons, returning from North Carolina, says the 8 billion dollar revenue bill cannot be enacted before September. He expects committee action and House passage only after further delays.
Germans Seek Space for Retreat on Western Front
The German press argues a strategic retreat is needed to give General Ludendorff room to maneuver and regain initiative on a large scale. It claims Allied successes force this move, notes Foch holds the initiative, and warns Germany cannot command events even with Austrian reinforcements.
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Ris
Ludendorff
Austria
Foch
Two Empires in Full Accord Reported on War Policy
Amsterdam dispatch says the Vienna Fremdenblatt claims Emperor William and Charles of Austria reached complete accord on war and peace and on the Polish question. In Washington tributes to Senator Gallinger mark adjournments as committees plan funeral attendance.
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Vienna
Fremdenblatt
Amsterdam
William
Charles of
Austria
Allied Forces Advance Across Fronts Near Merville And Lassigny
British and French forces report major gains across Flanders and Picardy. British troops reach Merville on the Lys front and move toward Paradis seaward roads. French units advance ten miles between Carlepont and Fontenoy with gains of about one mile per front. German losses tally near 3,000 prisoners in twenty four hours.
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Roye
Paris
Oise River
Lossigny
Thiescourt Wood
Vinprez
Noyern-Compiegne
Seissons
Morsain
London
Flanders
Picardy
Ribecourt
Soissons
War Office
Reye
Lassigny
Lys Salient
Paradis
Les Pures Becques
Field Marshal
Haig
Chautnes
Sowme
Herleville
Lihons
Ward
Oise
Aisne
Carlepont
Fontenoy
Soiseons
French Advance Captures Nouvron-Vingre and Le Hamel Area
French forces seized Nouvron-Vingre and advanced along the Oise valley, taking 1,700 German prisoners including two battalion commanders. They also occupied Le Hermel and Vanprey, with gains on ridges overlooking the Oise and new captures near Carlepont and Pirprez in the Noyon sector.
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Oise
Geman
Little River
le Hamel
le Hermel
The
Ribecourt
Vanprey
France
Carlepont Plain
Noyon
Pirprez
McAdoo Warns Rail Workers To Treat Public Courteously
Director General McAdoo ordered all railroad employees to show courtesy to the public and stop blaming delays on government control. He said the public must be served and that the "public be damned" attitude will not be tolerated under government operation.
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Washington
McAdoo
Uncle Sam
United States
Parachute Fatal Jump Near Los Angeles
Leon Molas formerly of the Societe Polytechnique Militaire of Paris was killed at Venice California when his parachute failed to open after he jumped from a plane at 7500 feet. He struck the cement bank of an irrigation ditch along the flight path.
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Los Angeles
Leon Molas
Societie Polytechnique Militaire
Paris
Venice
Molas
Ex-Gov Prouty Killed in Train Collision Near Waterville
Sherbrooke August 20 G H Prouty former Vermont governor was killed when his car was struck by a Grand Trunk train near Waterville. The chauffeur was rendered unconscious in the crash.
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Grand Trunk
Canada
Sherbrooke
Que
G. H. Prouty
Vermont
Waterville
German Submarines Threaten U S Coasts
Reports to the Navy Department describe German submarines landing men on U S shores and seeking troop movement data. A submarine officer reportedly met an American sailor in a New York saloon. Officials say two cables to the West Indies were cut and three Deutschland type subs operated off the American coast. The navy reports 200 subs sunk and Germany remaining with about 160 to - 240 submarines.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
B. Jennings
New York
West Indies
Germany
DSO
German navy boast before war and submarine actions reported
The Nordhav, a Norwegian bark of 2,625 tons, was sunk by a German submarine 120 miles southeast of Cape Henry. Its crew reached an Atlantic port aboard an American warship after escaping in small boats. The Nordhav sailed on June 15 from Buenos Aires. A German submarine was sent in a running battle with a British tank steamer about 800 miles northeast of Nantucket. the oil ship arrived here from Mexico.
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Cape Henry
Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Philadelphia
Nantucket
Mexico
Spain’s Neutrality Stand Denies Germany Note
Spanish Foreign Minister Dato rejects reports Spain’s neutrality is at risk and denies issuing a note to Germany about alleged torpedoing of the Serantes. He explains the Serantes sinking resulted from a fire in petroleum cargo and asserts the cabinet remains firmly neutral.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Dato
Germany
Bomb hurled at German police chief in Warsaw
A bomb was thrown at the chief of the German secret police in Warsaw. The attempt failed. two attackers were killed by a German patrol and many arrests were made nearby. In Chicago, L S Taylor was named federal manager of the Pullman car line under McAdoo's federal control, with headquarters in Chicago.
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Warsaw
Chicago
L.S. Taylor
Pullman Company
McAdoo
Pullman Car Line
RUSS CHIEFS READY TO GO TO GERMANY
Reported plan of bolshevik leaders to sail for Germany from Kronstadt if uprisings succeed. Lenine and Trotzky arrived in Petrograd August 10 amid searches for a new governmental order.
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Germany
Washington
Petrograd
Stockholm
Aurora
Kronstadt
Lenine
Trotzky
Bolsheviks
Chernoff
Revolutionary Party
Moscow
Sweden
Steady Push Against Foe Near Village of Vassens
Forces reported a steady push against the enemy as troops occupied the village of Vassens northwest of Morsain last night. The skirmish details remain sparse but indicate ongoing trench action in the sector.
Haig Advances on Lawe and Lys Front as Paris Faces Riots
Paris dispatch reports French troops seizing Vassens northwest of Morsain between the Oise and Aisne. German air raids kill six in Nancy while British forces push forward at Vieux Berquin gaining ground between the Lawe and Lys rivers, with prisoners taken.
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Paris
Vassens
Morsain
Oise
Aisne
Nancy
Flanders
Vieux Berquin
Lawe
Lys
Food Riots Roil Amsterdam Under Martial Law
In Amsterdam on August 20, hundreds killed and wounded amid food disorders. Martial law proclaimed as authorities strive to restore order in the city.
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Amsterdam
Consular Office Plans Refugee Evacuation From Russia
Swedish consular office in Moscow acting for American and allied consuls seeks to send a ship from Petrograd to transport 200 refugees, or failing that to secure passage through Finland. The refugees are presumed to be American and allied citizens fleeing Russia.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Finland
Rusia
Empey Loses Army Commission Over Recruiting
Arthur Guy Empey released a letter from Secretary Tumulty explaining his discharge as a captain. The commission for recruiting was revoked because voluntary enlistments interfere with the orderly selective process of increasing the army, making an active recruiting campaign an exception to army rules.
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New York
Arthur Guy Empey
Tumulty
Empey
Fuel Admin Accepts Oil Agreements To End Bid Price Wars
Washington reports the fuel administration accepted oil men agreements that end bidding against each other for petroleum products. Officials say the practice caused high prices and hurt independents. Under maximum prices, consumers gain fair costs, producers and refiners earn fair profits, and independents are protected.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
New Camps Named in Honor of Knox and Bragg
Washington August 20 new artillery camps near Stitchton Kentucky and Fayetteville North Carolina were named Knox and Camp Bragg to honor Henry Knox commander in chief of the army in 1783 and Braxton Bragg a Confederate general.
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Washington
Stitchton
Falyetteville
N. C
Knox
Bragg
Kenry Knox
Braxton Bragg
Three Meatless Days Declared in Vienna
Vienna officials order three meatless days per week to conserve food. An official dispatch from Switzerland notes the Austrian capital faces a risk of exhausting its meat supply.
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Vienna
Washington
Switzerland
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