Fall of German Front as British Sweep Somme Front
London reports Aug 31 official Haig statement of hard fighting on the Somme front. British forces cross the Hindenburg Line south of Bullecourt, seize Combles, Clery sur Somme, Riencourt, Hendecourt, and advance on Peronne and Le Transloy while Canadian troops push toward Arras and Cambrai.
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London
Bapaume
Field Marshal Haig
France
Hindenburg
Bullecourt
Lys Salient
Flinders
Noote Boom
Bailleul
Combies
Ropne
Somme
British War Office
Peronne
Clery-sur-Somme
Drocourt
Riencourt
Paris
Combes
War Office
Burecourt
Hendecourt
Les Gagnicourt
Remy
Arris-Cambrai
Fagein
Scarpe
Chapellette
Clery
le Transloy
Fierce fighting along road near Benniencourt
Germans hold most of Benniencourt though fighting rages along the road between Le Transloy and Bapaume as Allied forces press to drive them from the village.
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Benniencourt
le Transloy
Bapauimne
Flyers Fall to Death In Separate Naval and Army Crashes
Two aviators died and a third injured in a Pensacola flyover crash when a naval plane dived into the bay. Victims were James Lloyd Churchill of Syracuse and De Witt Gifford Wilcox of Newton Center. In Wichita Falls Lieut. Frank McGiffin and Cadet Ellis Bernard Babcock perished when their aircraft fell 2,000 feet at Callfield. Cadet Babcock, son of Brig. Gen. Babcock, was on his first aerobatic lesson at twenty one. In Rantoul Lieutenant Guthrie, Cha nute field aviation instructor, was killed when his plane fell. a cadet escaped serious injury.
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Pensacola
Fly
Aug
James Lloyd Churchill
Syracuse
N. Y
de Witt Gifford Wilcox
Newton Center
Mass
Wichita Falls
Tex
McGiffin
Presne
Cal
Ellis Bernard Babcock
Washington
Callfield
Babcock
France
Ranton
Guthrie
Chanute Field
Bin
Dutch chief ally likely be Beeren brouck premier
The Daily Mail says the new Dutch premier will probably be G. L. M. H. Ruljs de Beeren brouck. He is a Roman Catholic and the queen's commissioner for Limberg. his sympathies are said to lie with the entente allies.
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Ruljs de Beerenbrouck
London
Daily Mall
G. L. M. H. Ruljs de Beerenbrouck
Limberg
Federal agents raid moonshiners in largest roundup yet
Revenue agents seize 486 stills and arrest about 200 moonshiners across Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida North and South Carolina. Five outlaws and two sheriffs killed, multiple officers wounded, over 80000 gallons of whisky destroyed, copper stills and paraphernalia valued above 100000 seized, sugar sent to Red Cross, hundred plus prosecutions planned. Deserters from the army linked to moonshine. raids led by Daniel L Porter with support from sheriffs. aim to show prohibition effective and dry up supply to soldiers.
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Washington
Iest
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Aconta
Red Cross
Department of Jim Tice
Army
Georgina
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson Counties
Daniel L. Porter
Internal Revenue
Roper
Former U S Senator J Donald Cameron Dies in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Pa Aug 81 Former United States Senator J Donald Cameron of Pennsylvania is reported in Med thie Warning at Donegall Springs near here.
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Lancaster
United States
J. Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania
Donegall Springs
Here
Huns Driven From Hesserts and High Ground Near Soissons
Allied Franco American forces push west of Crony and capture Chavigny and Cuflies north of Soissons. Canal du Nord crossed at Catigny Beaurins as Humbert’s troops advance from Noyon toward Mount St Simeon amid German machine gun resistance. French troops adopt Indian style warfare as they press the high ground holding the Chemin des Dames flank.
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Paris
Soissons
Chavigny
Cuflies
Crony
Novon
Canal du Nord
Catigny
Beaurins
London
Leury
Chemin Des Dames
Juvigny
Noyon
France
Humbert
Mount
St. Simeon
Oise
Thiescourt Forest
Hard Battle for Plateau on the Solesons Front
Aug 31 report says German forces under heavy pressure on the plateau north of Solesons. They throw fresh troops against French and American lines while suffering higher casualties and losing prisoners. General Mangin’s troops press the attack as the battle progresses in favor of French forces.
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Mangin
France
Solesons
Font
Hintze to Address Prussian Diet Foreign Committee
London Aug 31 Admiral Hintze German foreign minister will speak Monday before the Prussian diet foreign committee. Imperial Chancellor Hertling has reached Berlin from headquarters per a Copenhagen dispatch to Exchange Telegraph. Epoca reports Persia is likely to declare war on Turkey soon.
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London
Hintze
Hertling
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Persia
Turkey
Tome
Epoca
Gompers Speech Draws London Interest
London reports a vast interest in Samuel Gompers and American labor leaders visiting Britain. He declares US labor supports a total war without compromise and rejects unofficial talks with enemy socialists. British workers show division on peace terms amid debates about meeting German socialists.
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London
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
United States
Hebor
Measure JP To Wilson Conference Report Approved
The house adopted the conference report on Measure JP to Wilson, sending the proposal to the senate for consideration. The action marks approval of the agreement in the lower chamber.
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House
Senate
Congress Enacts Manpower Bill To Draft Ages Eighteen to Forty Five
Washington reports Congress passed the man power bill uniting the army draft call for males from eighteen to forty five and sent it to President Wilson for signature. Senate and house approved with limited opposition as debates focused on work or fight and college education under the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
McCumber
North Dakota
War Department
Chamberlain
Kirby
Arkansas
Crowder
Senator Johnson
California
Executive Branch
Sherman
Illinois
Baker
Germany seals Brest-Litovsk terms amid Baltic independence pledge
Berlin reports in the North German Gazette that the supplementary Brest-Litovsk accords assure Baltic independence and Russia agrees to recognize Georgia. Russia will pay Germany 6 billion marks for losses from revolutionary confiscations, with Ukraine and Finland paying 1 billion marks jointly. Germany gains concessions in the oil fields near Roku.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Berlin
Baltic
Russia
Georgia
Caucasus
Ukraine
Finland
Roku
Massive German strike spreads in Bochum area
Dispatches from Munich report 200000 workers striking in Bochum Westphalia with 3000 sent to front and 8000 deported under escort. Troops guard the town as riots are feared near the Prussian steel and coal center 26 miles from Dusseldorf. Population before the war was about 70000.
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Geneva
Bochum
Westphalia
Munich
Trops
Dusseldorf
Mrs Susan Money Lorimer Dies in Chicago
Mrs Susan Money Lorimer widow of former Senator William Lorimer dies at Presbyterian Hospital after a six week illness. The Chicago woman had married streetcar driver William Lorimer in 1884 and remained by his side through all his fortunes and misfortunes.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
Presbyterian Hospital
I W W Leader William Haywood Sentenced in U S Trial
Judge Landis sentences William "Big Bill" Haywood and 99 I W W members to 20 years in prison and $20,000 fines each for conspiracy to obstruct U S war programs. Several others receive shorter terms and fines. verdict cites four counts targeting military law enforcement and wartime contracts. The fifth count involving mail fraud is dropped.
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Chicago
Landis
Willian
Big Bill Haywood
Haywood
Carl Abbeen
George Andreytchine
Forest Edwards
Ralph H. Chaplin
Reo Laukki
Fred Nelson
Roy A. Brown
Walter Smith
George Hardy
Charles Jacobson
J. R. Baskett
R. J. Bobba
Ray Cordes
Anson FE. Soper
George Speed
Charlies McWhirt
Charles Jacobs
United States
Mont Kenmel Falls After Hard Fought Defenses
Mont Kenmel suffers a hard fought fall as defenses hold off opponents in a tense matchup. The game ends with a narrow margin emphasizing defensive effort and resilience.
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Mont Kenmel
Peronne Near Fall As Allied Forces Drive Forward
British troops storm Mont Kemmel and Mont St. Quentin and push toward Peronne as Haig’s forces surround the area. American and French units advance behind Chemin des Dames with rapid gains and ongoing fighting on the city’s outskirts.
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Evening Journal
London
Mont Kemmel
Ypres
Haige
Mont St. Quentin
Peronne
Chemin Des Dames
British Advance in Flanders Pushes Toward Douai
Special dispatch from London reports British troops advancing in Flanders after capturing Bailleul. They entered Dranoutre and moved north of Kemme Hill, widening their front as the fights continue.
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Flanders
Evening Journal
London
Douliou
Bailleu
Dranoutre
Kemme Hill
American Bomber Squadron Raids Rail Yards and Bases
A squadron of thirty American bombing planes carried out three raids today against supply bases and railway yards at Contians and Secor. All aircraft returned safely to base.
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Contians
Secor
Guilty Verdict in Conspiracy Case Against IWW Leaders
Judge Landis delivers a guilty verdict for conspiring to obstruct the U.S. war program. The IWW argues it is a legitimate labor group and actions aimed at a class war. The court reviews the LW W constitution preamble stating workers must seize the earth and abolish the wage system.
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Landis
U. S
United States
LW. W
Sle
Quiet Along Mexican Front At Nogales
General Cabell praising General Calles for handling Nogales situation in Sonora. He reports everything quiet and expects it to stay so as American forces maintain watch along the border.
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Nogales
Ariz
Cabell
Calles
Senora
Smith & Wesson Seeks Government Takeover of Plant
The Smith and Wesson company of Springfield Mass requests the government take over its plant and operate it for the duration of the war rather than comply with a recent War Labor Board decision.
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Smith & Wesson Co
Springfield, Mass
Labor Board
Washington
Smith & Wesson Company
Springfield
Mass
War Department
War Labor Board
Stefansson Reaches Dawson En Route to Esquimalt
Stefan sson arrives in Dawson Yukon on Aug 31 while leading the Canadian Arctic expedition that sailed from Esquimalt in 1914, en route to Esquimalt to file his report.
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Dawson
Yukon Territory
Willjamar Stefansson
Arctic
Esquiimalt
Esquimalt
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Haig
Arras
Chihuehua City
Mexico
Francisco Murguia
Cameron
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Cuffies
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Hessets
Speece
Measure JP
Asian War Department
U.S. A
Baku
William D. Haywood
U.S
Callies
Stefansson
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