Hindenburg Line Pierced as British Roll East of Roye
British and French forces drive deep toward Roye and beyond on a long frontline. French troops capture Roye and seven villages while pursuing retreating Germans from Hattencourt to Verpulieres. Canadians and Scottish units push south of the Scarpe, with gains near Croisilles and Montauban as Peronne looms several miles away.
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French advance widens pull on German line near Roye
British patrols enter Bapaume as fighting rages in the streets turning the town into a No Man's Land. French forces push two to three miles deep along an eight mile front from Roye to Chaulnes and take Crapemansil while repulsing German counterattacks. A captured enemy company halted reinforcements near Lanecourt as St Gilles, a suburb of Roye, falls to French troops.
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Highway regulations require U S council approval for road work
Washington August 28 The United States highways council announced regulations effective September 10 governing wartime highway and street work. Federal approval is required for nearly all construction and no road building material will be supplied until the project is approved by the council.
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Sub chaser sunk by merchantman off Fire Island
American submarine chaser No. 200 was mistaken for a submarine by the American ship Pelix Taussig off Fire Island New York and sunk. Seventeen crewmen missing and presumed dead eight survivors landed in New York Lewes and injuries reported. The incident followed mistaking a patrol boat for a hostile submarine.
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Manpower Bill Passes Senate in War Draft Move
The manpower bill to draft men from eighteen to forty five passes the Senate with a work or fight clause. Efforts to raise the minimum age to nineteen are defeated, and the measure heads to conference with House. Senator Gore cast the lone negative vote. The plan targets registration between September 5 and 7.
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Changes Fail as Senators Clash Over Draft Age Rules
Senate battle over wartime conscription saw Senator Kirby of Arkansas block attempts to exempt under twenty year olds from service. Senator Gore of Oklahoma failed to curb overseas age limits and McKellar like plans. Senator Fall of New Mexico proposed broader age classifications but was defeated 54 to 9.
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Pershing Again Attacks Germans Near Bazoches and Fismette
American forces clash with German troops on the Wesic Front near Bazoches three miles west of Vismes and at Fismette northwest of Fismes. Infantries exchange bombardments as Americans press daylight advances while German air and artillery fire is repelled and Fismette remains in American hands.
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Gasoline ban on Sundays hits Chicago and East Coast
The fuel administration urged travel stop on Sundays for passenger cars motorcycles and motorboats east of the Mississippi with few exceptions including ambulances tractors and vehicles for rural residents. Chicago and other eastern cities face loss of joy rides as taxis and private cars suspend weekend outings amid war effort. Ambassador Page in London announces resignation for health reasons.
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Shell Hits Red Cross Bathhouse Killing Belgian Workers
Washington reports details of a shelling at a Red Cross bathhouse near the Belgian front killing 23 Belgian employees and injuring about sixty. The blast hit a laundry and fumigating plant housing two hundred workers, with bodies scattered and limbs found in streets. A doctor cited a drawn limb from a small boy as a grim reminder of the tragedy.
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Mutiny Rumors Plague German Frontline Units
Amsterdam reports from Telegraaf say a German battalion resisted orders to march to the front and every tenth man was shot, then others surrendered. Returning Cerman soldiers from Russia arrive on the western front in a troubling mood, with 100 sent to a reserve division and many deserting or killed en route.
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Yanks and Mexicans Clash on the Border in Nogales Fight
Reports from Nogales Arizona describe two hours of street fighting between United States soldiers and Mexican forces after Mexican fire on sentinels. Lieut Cal Horton among wounded. Brig. Gen. Cabell authorizes investigation as heavy shooting continued and a civilian was wounded. A truce flag did not stop the exchange.
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Optimistic Thought: Pastime as Mind’s Relief
A reflective note asserts that keeping the mind engaged provides relief from life’s ills, suggesting pastime as a guard against the cures of harsh reality. It emphasizes mental engagement as a solace and shield in daily struggle.
Paris Front Advances Near Chaulnes and Fontalcourt
French troops captured Chaulnes and thirty towns as they pushed seven miles south of the Somme in Picardy. German resistance varied from stiff to desultory, morale appeared low, and British forces took Fontalcourt south of the river Somme.
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Germans retreat on Somme precipitates as French close in
Special to Evening Journal from Paris reports a hasty German retreat on the Somme. The French first and third armies maintain contact with the fleeing enemy and inflict heavy losses. Experts say the Hun army faces disaster.
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Somme
HUNSPY PLOT REVEALED
San Francisco reports indictments of Allardt Muench alias Kurt Bronner and Edward Michael Zacho as DOJ probes a alleged spy ring reaching Russia Sweden and the United States. Muench, said to be linked to Bernstorff, was seized after a shipboard suspicion and a search of his clothing found papers of value to Germany. Zacho fled with Muench earlier.
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Finland Army Command Changes Named by Premier
Amsterdam dispatch says Premier Svinhurtvud dissolves the supreme Finnish command and appoints General Wilkman to lead the Finnish army. It notes Colonel Thesleff remains commander in chief of sea forces, with no change to his duties.
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Shipbuilding Effort Boosts U.S. War Shipping
Washington reports America's shipbuilding program has added 3 006 400 deadweight tons of shipping to the war effort against the Kaiser. Officials indicate 532 ships have been launched or are under construction on American shores.
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