British Forces Capture Bapaume and Key Towns
British patrols entered Bapaume and captured Martinpuich Baucourt L Abbaye Courcelette and reached the Hindenburg Line. Mangin’s French army advances between the Aisne and the Allette while Austro-Hungarian reinforcements arrive. German losses total about 40 000 prisoners and many guns. Contalmaison and Warlencourt-Eaucourt taken. French stop counterattacks as Mongin's army presses toward Cerin positions.
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London
Bapaume
British War Office
Haig
Albert-Bapaume
Martinpuich
Baucourt L’'Abbaye
Courcelette
Hindenburg
Bullecourt
Fhindenburg
Highwood
Albert
Mangin
Aisne
Allette
Chemin Des Dames
British War Office Says 17000 Prisoners Taken Since Aug 21
London reports reveal the Third and Fourth armies have captured vast numbers on the Somme front. Troops secure the Albert to Bapaume road to Le Sars outskirts and seize Contalmaison Warfencourt Eaucourt. Prisoners, including Austro-Hungarian units, are reported from Meuse and Woevre patrols.
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Woevre
British War Office
Somme
Haig
Contalmaison
Albert
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Albert-Bapaume
Bapaume
War Office
le Sars
Sapignies
Behagnies
Bagneux
Aisne
Allette
French War Department
Stitement
Mongin
London
Warfencourt-Eaucourt
Three Marines Die in Santo Domingo Clash
Three U S Marines were killed and one wounded in a bloody fight with bandits in Seibo province Santo Domingo on August 14. The dead marines are Corp Bascome Breeden Archville Tenn Private Russell W Jones Altoona Pa and Private Joseph C Hardel New Orleans La.
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Washington
Seibo
Santo Dipmingo
Marine Corps
San Pedro Macorts
Corp. Bascome Breeden
DRIVE OFF GERMAN BOATS NEAR DUN KIRK
British and French patrol boats repelled 18 German motorboats off Dun kirk with an admiralty report. One German craft is believed sunk and allied forces reported no casualties. A separate item notes Arch D Worsham 30 a U of Chicago trained army officer and Henderson Ky mayor’s son was killed July 31 while leading a commando in No Man's Land.
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London
Dunkirk
U. of C. Army
Evansville
Ind
Arch D. Worsham
University of Chicago
A. J. Worsham
Henderson, Ky
No Man's Land
Fire claims Mia Seorbullez and four children in Perry Ohio
In Perry Ohio on August 26 an oil stove fire engulfed a home killing Mia Seorbullez and four of her six children. Vladimir Seorbullez and two other children survived. The blaze left local investigators seeking the cause and noting the stove as a likely source.
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Martin
Perry
Ohio
Mia
Vladimir Seorbullez
U S Flyers Raid Towns in Germany
American forces in Lorraine report 38 bombs dropped on Conflans along the Cerdun Metz line with ten direct hits. Three combat duels occur in the Woevre region as Lt Jones claims an Albatross over Marre and Lieut Bridgeman engages two aircraft. Karlsruhe bombed by British raid. nine killed, six injured. London notes 21 raids on Germany last week with none on London. German night-light restrictions extend ten miles behind lines.
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Lorraine Prenz
Conflans
Cerdun-Metz
Woevre
Jones
Marre
Verdun
Hugh Bridgeman
Amsterdam
Karlsruhe
Frankfort Zeitung
London
Hals
Yanks Make Important Gains in West
Allied gains sweep the western front as British forces take 15 strongholds. American troops west of Fismes and south of the Vesle hammer German communications north of the Aisne, with signs of German withdrawal and intensified artillery fire toward Soissons.
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West
Westels
Aisne
London
Paris
Germans Brace for Possible Retreat on Vesle Front
Aug 26 Vesle front reports diminished German artillery north of the Vesle and signs they may abandon ground south of the Aisne. American patrols report minor clashes and one prisoner taken. German prisoners express belief that Germany cannot win a decisive victory and will seek negotiation for peace.
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Vesle
Aisne
Soissons
France
Bois-la-Diable
Vesse
Germany
Seven Dead in Coal Pier Accident at Atlantic Port
At a darkened wharf a United States transport at anchor exploded a burst steam pipe while coal was hoisted aboard. Seven civilian workers employed by a contracting fighterage company were killed. The transport was a German liner seized at the war's outbreak.
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Atlantic
United States
Latins Rout Foe Patrols Front in Italy War Office Claim
An official Italian war office statement reports desultory artillery duels along the front. It says marching enemy troops were dispersed in Val Tellina and Brenta valley near the Giudicaria River. Italian aviators bombed enemy camps in Lagerina valley and on the Friuli plains.
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Rome
Italian War Office
Val Tellina
Brenta
Giudicaria
Lagerina
Friuli
Draft call for September totals 186,738 men
Provost Marshal General Crowder issues the first September draft call totaling 186,738. 125,500 white and 21,270 colored are summoned for general service and 40,503 white men for limited service.
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Washington
Crowder
Steamer George Hudson Sinks in Fog Off Watch Hill
The coast fisheries service patrol reports the 1492 ton steamer George Hudson struck rocks in heavy fog near Watch Hill and sank. Three crew members reached the shore, the vessel carried a crew of 24 with no immediate confirmation of others.
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George Hudson
Coast Fisheries Service
Watch Hill, R. 1
Watch Hill
R. L
House Approves Manpower Bill Extending Draft to Forty-Five
The House passed the manpower bill by 386 to 2, extending the draft age to eighteen through forty-five. Amendments exempt Congress and state legislators, defer farmers, permit reexaminations, and exclude citizens of belligerent countries unless treaties block it. Senate undecided, with discussions postponed to Monday.
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Washington
House
War Department
Meyer London
New York
Gordon
Ohio
House Rejects Exemption Amendment In Draft Bill Fight
The House rejected an amendment to prevent exemptions or deferred classifications for draft workers who strike, 140 to 128. It also defeated a proposal to draft residents of co belligerent nations and approved broadened provost marshal general authority to reexamine deferred classes. Secretary Baker opposed the McKenzie amendment as unwise. Senate views show resistance to drafting men under twenty, though the eighteen year minimum is favored.
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Madden
Iltnois
Representative Black
Texas
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Treadway
McCulloch
Campbell
United States
Baker
McKenzie
Dent
Senate
Senator Lodge Elected Senate Floor Leader
Washington August 26 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts the oldest Republican in service and ranking minority leader of the foreign relations committee was elected unanimously to be floor leader by Republicans of the Senate in conference to succeed the late Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Senator Gallinger
New Hampshire
German Fleet Fight Rumors Stir London Circles
London reports say Reynold's newspaper notes service circles buzz over the German fleet possibly to come out soon amid circulating bets on an imminent sortie.
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Foe
London
Reynold
Cubs to Open World Series Sept 4 in Chicago
Chicago reports the World Series will begin September 4 in the city, with the Cubs facing the Boston Red Sox. The schedule lists games in Chicago and Boston from Sept 4 to Sept 12, with 2:30 p.m. starts. National League pennant winner Cubs announce start date after commission confirms setup.
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Chicago
Cubs
National Commission
Johnson
Plow Ahead Through German Defenses In Few Hours
Allied forces press toward German defenses as operations advance in the next hours. Canadian and British units coordinate with American troops to breach fortifications and push toward strategic objectives.
British Advance Near Arras Reaches Favreuil
British forces attack in the Scarpe sector east of Arras and push toward the old Hindenburg line. They advance two miles in hours and capture Favreuil while improving positions southeast of Morey and west of Croisibles. Progress also reported toward Maricourt northeast of Bray.
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London
Scarpe
Arras
Hindenburg Line
Favreuil
Morey
Croisibles
Maricourt
Bray
Cubs and Red Sox Face Tense World Series Outlook
Secretary of War Baker ruling could shift start date to September 2 on Labor Day. Schedule changes due to railway congestion move the first three games to Chicago and the rest to the American League champion city. Chicago fans expect three games, but a potential seven games would give the visiting team four home games. Boston leads the race to meet the Cubs, with Cleveland still clinging to a slim chance.
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Baker
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
Cubs
Cleveland
River of Whisky on Fire at Green River Distilling Plant
Fire at the Green River Distilling Company in Owensboro Kentucky destroyed the entire plant and 43 000 barrels of whisky. Whisky valued at 2 840 000 dollars and government taxes about 6 750 000 dollars were lost. The blaze began in trash beside the bottling plant and spread through warehouses and the still house. Burning whisky ran into ditches and the Ohio river as flames rose hundreds of feet.
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Owensboro
Green River
United States
Ohio River
German prisoners doubt victory with Allies on Vesle
Prisoners say Germany cannot win with American forces on the Vesle Aug 2. They believe entente allies could not enter Germany, having seen France's destruction. Defend to the last man, they foresee no immediate peace without invasion.
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Vesle
Germany
France
Five Die in Camden Auto Crash with Interurban
An automobile carrying Mr and Mrs Bert McCain Mrs Pearl Santa and Mrs Guy Taylor and a three year old child from Camden Indiana was struck by an interurban near Logansport Indiana. All occupants died in the crash.
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Logansport
Ind
Bert McCain
Pearl Santa
Guy Taylor
Camden
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