Russians Announce Gains on Eastern Front
The Russian and Austro German fronts report actions across Bukowina and the Kovel region. Russian forces claim advances near Czernowitz and Chotin with hundreds captured and several machine guns taken, while German and Austro Hungarian lines say attacks were repelled and fronts hold with limited progress near Kovel and along the Pruth.
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Chotin
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Kudrincy
Sublisut
Bemin
Maat
Alan
Dolick Wood
Lrge
Molodia
Hotulbanski
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Neufratautz
Suchava River
Roumanian Front
Berlin
London
Par Wireless Press
Stern
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von Boehm- Ermoln
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Dniester
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Bojau
Archduke Joseph
Cznernowtz
Suchava
Faidantz
Watra
Moldova
Bistritza
Lunga
Brostem
Castrului
von Mackensen
Macedonian Front
Erzberger Active in Berne in Swiss Peace Propaganda
Geneva reports Deputy Mathias Erzberger of the German Reichstag is continuing intrigues and peace propaganda in Switzerland similar to earlier campaigns by Prince von Buelow. La Liberte notes he received calls from many neutrals on Saturday, but attempts to contact Berne representatives of the Entente allies have so far failed.
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Switzerland
Mathias Erzberger
Reichstag
la Liberte
Friburg
Prince von Buelow
Berne
Neutrals urged to file exit requests in advance
Berlin reports that neutrals wishing to leave Germany must file applications at least four weeks before departure as police permits await military authority action. About three thousand neutral applications were on file in Berlin, with processing typically taking three to four weeks per case.
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Berlin
Aug
London
Germany
Will Divide Roumanian Crop Conference Planned in Vienna
Berlin reports an upcoming joint German Austro Hungarian meeting in Vienna to decide the future disposition of Romanian crops. The arrangement covers only the current year, with a broader Budapest conference already called to address Danube issues.
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Berlin
London
Budapest
Danube
Vienna
American engineers visit London for 24 hours leave
A large party of American engineers from the Borden camp received 24 hours of leave to tour London. They were met with a hearty welcome as they visited the sights of the city, with officials and residents extending friendly reception.
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London
Borden
Noordam passengers land amid cold blankets in Amsterdam
Special cables report the Holland America liner Noordam off the Dutch coast. Hold No. 6 has eight feet water, No. 5 full, cargo being discharged. Passengers arriving by tug Denhelder crossed in blankets, some shoeless, one in pajamas, with several collapsing from exposure. Aboard, Captain Vanenha ven kept order as 16 lifeboats were launched and passengers reached Beemas.
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Washington Post
Public Ledger Company
London
Amsterdam
Noordam
Rotterdam
Denhelder
J. P. Dungemonasa
Java
German Trade Plot Bared By Circular
A Philadelphia circular signed German Economic Initiative Section proposes covert trade to bypass embargoes by routing goods to a German firm via neutral intermediaries. The Times trade section cites the document as evidence of an organized plan to hoodwink the allies and evade restrictions on Germany-France commerce.
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Public Ledger Company
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France
Canadians Close In On Lens Within 1400 Yards Of City Center
Canadian forces report advancing from Cite du Moulin and Avion toward Lens, with gains up to 1400 yards from the city heart and another line prepared for counterattack. Outposts near Leauville and St Laurent extend the net as German resistance falters. An artillery observer remains at a damaged post under heavy shelling, reporting the ongoing gunfire despite danger.
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France
Canadian Press, Ltd
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Cite du Moulin
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Avion
Leauville
St. Laurent
Teutons feel blow in Central America
Amsterdam reports Dr. Curt Lehmann, ex German minister, says Central America’s sentiment toward Germany softened since early war days. He notes initial strong hostility, later uncertainty, and that Americans’ war declaration increased difficulty but Germans in Guatemala could operate business without interference. No ill treatment reported.
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Hamburg
Bremen
Berlin
Curt Lehmann
Guatemala
Central American
Lehmann
Central America
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America
British Hold Ground as War Enters Fourth Year
In theater near Steenbeek and Ypres Comines Canal British and French forces push forward on a roughly one mile front from St Julien toward the northwest. German raids near Queant repulsed as Meuse fights continue. weather hampered activity overnight with heavy anti offensive actions reported in Flanders.
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St. Julien
Bixschoote
Hollebeke
Ypres-Comines
Bixschotte
Arleux-en- Gohrile
Vermelles
Petrograd Cabinet Resignations Swerve Kerensky Move
London dispatch notes all Petrograd cabinet ministers surrendering to Kerensky to aid creating a new government. Reports say garrison stayed quiet, Kronstadt mission faced hostility, Erdelli shooting denied, and continuous fighting with French and German actions near Ypres, Vermelles, and Arleux Gohrile.
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London
Petrograd
Reuter
Kerensky
George Plekanhoff
Prince Kropotkin
Kronstadt
Erdelli
DEFENDS U-BOAT'S DETENTION
Paris reports war office notes intermittent Belgian artillery and German attempts along the front near the Case mates plateau and Juvincourt. Farther east a night assault was repulsed after Havely fighting, restoring our line. Spain’s Epoca defends internment of the damaged German submarine B-23 at Corunna and Ferrol, citing The Hague convention and neutral rights.
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War Office
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Aisne
Juvincourt
Madrid
Epoca
Corunna
Ferrol
Spain
Holland
New German Food Dictator Named In Berlin Report
Copenhagen reports Herr von Waldow, high bailiff of Pomerania, chosen as successor to Adolph von Batocki as president of the German food regulation board. He is described as the new food dictator. Other notes mention von Kuhlmann criticized as Anglophile. Amsterdam reports impending reorganization of the German food distribution system under von Waldow.
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Herr von Waldow
Pomerania
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Adolph von Batocki
German Food Regulation Board
Tages Zeitung
Count von Reventlow
Bis
Richard von Kuhlman
Alfred Zimmermann
Foreign Office
von KuhiIman
von Bethmann Hollweg
Amsterdam
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Paul Porel Dies in Paris at 74 Director of Vaudeville Theater
Paris reports Paul Porel, noted director of the Vaudeville Theater, died suddenly at his home aged 74. A veteran of the 1870 war, he served bravely and was later nursed by Sarah Bernhardt at the Odeon Theater hospital. He married actress Mme Rejene in 1893 and was divorced in 1905.
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Paris
Paul Porel
Vaudeville
Sarah Bernhardt
Odeon
M. Peret
Mme. Rejene
King Attends Intercessional Service At Westminster Abbey
London Aug. 5 King George attended an intercessional service at Westminster Abbey marking the fourth year of the war. He arrived in naval uniform as a private worshipper and was joined by members of his household including Prince John Princess Mary and Princess Victoria. Premier Lloyd George Sir John Jellicoe and other officials sat nearby while wounded soldiers occupied a central block. The Archbishop of Canterbury preached on running with patience the race set before us.
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London
Westminster Abbey
King George
Prince John
Princess Mary
Victoria
Lloyd George
John Jellicoe
The
Admiralty
Archbishop of Canterbury
Tanks Prove Worth in Flanders Front War Machines Win Key Gains
London report from British headquarters describes tanks in the Flanders battle proving their value under tough terrain. Tanks endured hours under fire, cleared St Julien streets, and forced surrender of German troops at Pommern castle. Infantry cooperation, occasional ditched machines, and heavy casualties to Germans marked the action.
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Juvincourt
Grand Duke
Albrecht
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Washington Post
Public Ledger Company
London
Perry Robinson
Fresenberg
St Julien
St. Julien
Ertirely
Pommern Castle
Plum Farm
Applevilla
Westhoek
Associated Press
France
Belgium
Flanderg
Saint Julien
Frezenberg
Zillebeke
Saint Julian
Steenbeek
Ypres- Manin
Sammies Triumph Over Poilus in Grenade and Rifle Tests
American troops in France report a two part match against French camps with grenades and automatic rifles. Sammies win both events, aided by baseball training in grenade throws while French show precise marksmanship. Weather hampers maneuvers as Gen. Tershing’s visit boosts discipline and housing preparations continue amid rain and billeting of new arrivals.
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France
States
Sammy
Tershing
Italians Down Seaplane in Po River
Italian war office reports desultory front activity with a hostile seaplane shot down by antiaircraft fire, falling into the River Po near Ponte Lago Scuro. Airmen captured. In Albania on August 4 a scouting party captured a large Austrian patrol.
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River Po
Wart
Isonzo
Tagliamento
Ponte Lagoscuro
Albania
German Turkish offensive to retake Bagdad planned
Geneva reports secure sources in Rome say Germany and Turkey are preparing a major push to retake Bagdad. General von Falkenhayn has arrived in Constantinople to lead assembled forces as four Turkish divisions from Dobrudja and troops from Thrace concentrate in the capital. Austria supplies artillery and Germany provides officers. The assault is slated for mid September.
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Secolon
Rome
von Falkenhayn
Roumania
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Dobrudja
Thrace
Austria
Germany
Japan to Send New Mission to United States Study
Tokyo reports Japan plans a fresh diplomatic mission to the United States. If the diet approves the proposal, the delegation will study general conditions in America. The group would include five representatives from each political party.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
America
Potomac Insurance Stockholders Meet for Directors
Special notices announce Potomac Insurance Company District of Columbia annual stockholders meeting August 6 1917 1 to 2 pm books close July 31 to August 6 1917 secretary Alexander K Phillips also Nursing Exam Board DC will hold nursing registration exam September 6 1917 applications due August 30 1917 Helen W Gardner secretary treasurer 1887 K St NW additional notices dissolve partnership Thomas Stathes James Stathes Busy Bee Lunch business to continue at 618 Ninth Street NW Washington DC under Peter Stathes M Grunwell disclaims responsibility for any bills after August 3 1917 McCray Refrigerators advertising hoists engines and material lifts for rent and structural steel erector services offered by John L. structural steel erector 1019 Mnw.
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District of Columbia
Loan and Trust Bidg
Monay
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Nurgeg
District of Columbia Wit
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Thomas Stathes
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Ninth Street
Washington
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Peter Stathes
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