British French advance east of Ypres and Steenbeek action
British forces and French allies push from Westhoek ridge toward Steenbeek River, capturing five German guns and taking farms on the west bank. British gains extend along the Ypres front with heavy fighting near Bixschoote, Vimy and Lens, while German air units suffer seven downed planes.
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Associated Press
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Belgium
Frezenberg
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Ypres
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British Labor Party Votes to Send Delegates to Stockholm
London Aug 10 The British Labour Party conference at Westminster voted to send delegates to a Stockholm consultative conference by 1 046 000 to 550 000 amid an uproar. James Ramsay MacDonald urged delegates to bury the past and return with peace. Miners accredited with the deciding vote overwhelmingly backed sending delegates.
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Labor Party
Westminster
Stockholm
James Ramsey MacDonald
Europe
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James H. Thomas
Labor
Derby
Amalgamated Society of Railway Sery
Kerensky Opposed to Stockholm Meeting and Henderson Resigns
London dispatch reports Premier Kerensky opposes the Stockholm conference while Arthur Henderson is expected to resign from the cabinet. The Times notes disorder at the meeting with a delegate ejected as textile and mining union representatives debate sending delegates to Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Henderson
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Washington Post
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London
the Times
Arthur Henderson
Russia
No One Speaks of Peace Now in Russia All Factions
Aug. 10 Petrograd reports a dramatic winter palace conference speech by Savinkoff urging a strong revolutionary government to purge decayed elements. Provisional Duma acts seek unity, Kerensky gains broad support while calls for heroic measures rise as peace talks fade.
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Washington Post
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National Council
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Bombing raid hammers Austrian fleet and Pola arsenal
Rome reports brisk fighting on the front with two enemy dawn attacks repelled in Coalba valley Brenta and Caterina. Italian bombing planes bomb Pola arsenal and enemy fleet with eight tons of explosives and escape antiaircraft fire, all planes returning safely.
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Italian War Office
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Brenta
Caterina
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Pola
Paymaster shot but saves payroll in New Jersey hold up
Ray Robinson paymaster for the New Jersey Brick Company at Mattawan was shot twice by four masked men as he drove to pay the workers. He protected the $10,000 payroll and his horse was killed. Robinson was rushed to a New York hospital as posses hunt the attackers.
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N. J
Ray Robinson
New Jersey Brick Company
Mattawan
Robinson
New York
Peasants and Workers in Petrograd Call Socialist Congress
In Petrograd on August 10 the workmen's and soldiers' and peasants' delegates decided to convoke a congress uniting socialist parties and workers' organizations to discuss democratic measures to avert a Russian military debacle. Nekrasoff, vice premier and finance minister, warned that government monopolies could destabilize credit.
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Railroad lifts age limit for wartime workers
Rocky Mount North Carolina August 10 The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company will employ men up to 70 years of age for the duration of the war. Previously the company had employed no one older than 40.
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N. C
Atelantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Murder Trial Ties Neighbor to Brandon Case
In Annapolis, Md, Mrs. King and her husband are questioned by State's Attorney Green and detectives over the Brandon murder. Mrs. King denies her husband wore pink shirts as investigators seek links to the mutilated Brandon home. The probe, begun after a dramatic night at Sheriff Sullivan's office, continues through the early morning.
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Annapolis
Thomas A.king
Valentine Brandon
Brandons
Nicholas H. Green
Kratz and Pohler
Baltimore City
King
Sheriff's Office
Aly
Little
Brandon
Whimsical Washington Romance and Political Tales in Tomorrow's Post
The issue features Harold MacGrath's Whore novel The Man on the Boz and A Night's En chantment about a playwright’s kidnapping. Brand Whitlock offers A State Secret, a sharply realistic politics crime tale. Max Rittenberg presents A Man's Honor at Stake set in a South Pacific leper colony.
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Washington
Sunday Post
Brand Whitlock
Max Rittenberg
South Pacific
Romance amid the city boss tale and wartime intrigue
George Randolph Ches continues a virile tale of romance and methods that nearly wreck a municipal government. Talbot Mundy contributes a finale chapter of King of the Hyber Rifles in India during early World War I. Best Stories by Greatest Writers obtained regardless of cost, but free to you.
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India
New York Exemption Board Ousted and Records Seized
Deputy Attorney General Conkling removed the three members of exemption board No. 99 in Manhattan and ordered the records placed under police custody amid investigations into irregularities and bribery reports. 666 examined. 235 exempted. 176 waived. new board to reopen all cases.
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Henry M. Groehl
S. J. Bernfeld
Wilson
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State Arsenal
Board No. 99
Rivington Street
Max Noble
Groehl
Groehhl
Taft Improves Cheerful Despite Ileal Disorder
Taft in Clay Center Kansas shows marked improvement tonight after a days rest from an intestinal ailment. Dr. B F Morgan reports he ate a soft boiled egg and toast and his spirits have lifted though officials say no firm date for resuming his speaking tour can be given. He remains cheerful and talks more than usual as he recovers.
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Shark Bites Off Bit Of Boy's Leg In Long Island Attack
Bridgeport reports inbound from Mattatuck Long Island bathers were attacked by a 450 pound seven foot shark. Jonathan Briggs aged 14 was bitten on the leg while others fled. a hunting party baited and hooked the monster, then three bullets ended its fight.
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Mattatuck
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Briggs
Wirth
Tragic Drowning As Trio Die Trying To Save Girl
Peekskill, Aug 10. A 12 year old girl Estelle Scofield and two young men Milas Henríquates and others drowned near a pond while attempting to rescue Miss Scofield who had plunged into a muddy bank. Elizabeth Henriquees perished too. John Lent and William Booth swam to help but could not surface. All bodies were recovered from the mud.
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Milas Henriqates
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William Booth
Two Fishermen Die Amid Ocean’s Cavernous Struggle at Point Pudith
In Narragansett Pier two unidentified fishermen, aged about 60 and 30, died after a one hour battle with rough seas and undertow near rocks at Point Pudith. A motorboat with two men was seen nearby. Coast guards spent hours attempting resuscitation but failed. Bodies washed ashore about 300 yards from the rocks. identities remained unconfirmed.
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German Foods Proving Deadly in 1917 Epidemic
London reports from Zevenaar via Amsterdam note an epidemic of dysentery in the Iserlohn area of Westphalia caused by food substitutes. Duisburg records 292 cases with 20 deaths, while Berlin press also cites rising dysentery linked to food shortages and questionable substitutes.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Index to Today's Issue I rage.
War coverage and public notices feature across the issue with items on Ridge in Flanders Britain sending men to Stockholm and Russia peace talk absence. Draft board matters and government actions appear alongside labor terms and financial notes.
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Stockholm
Branden
Russia
New York
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Pope
Georgia
Roosevelt
Sparta
Financial News of
Alexandria
Court City News
Hoover’s Food Law Policy Outlined In Official Statement
Hoover presents a long formal policy statement asserting federal control over food law including wheat and bread. The action accompanies warnings to food gamblers and a survey bill signed by Wilson, with Houston empowered to enforce Trade Commission inquiries and correct abuses.
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Wilson
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Trade Commission
Mr. Hoover
Hoover Sets Plan to Meet War Food Shortages
President Wilson signed the food control bill and appointed Herbert C Hoover as food administrator. Hoover outlines aims to stabilize prices, reduce waste, and eliminate hoarding, with government controls on food and fuel distribution to ensure adequate supply for the United States and allies. He stresses collaboration with industry but warns drastic measures may follow if necessary and promises rapid regulation of commodities.
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Hoover
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
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