French Take Ribecourt as fronts shift near Albert
Paris and London reports say French forces captured Ribecourt south of Noyon, while Germans evacuated forward positions north of Albert. British and French actions press along Lys salient and near Lassigny with heavy artillery and machine gun resistance.
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Ribecourt
Noyon
Albert
Bray
Etinehem
Oise
Flanders
Associated Press
Paris
London
Beaumont Hamel
Serre
Puisieux-au-Mont
Bucquay
Field Marshal Haig
British Casualties in Week Official Lists
London reports 8,620 British casualties in the week ending today, vs 9,866 last week. Breakdown shows killed or died of wounds: officers 215, men 1,441. wounded or missing: officers 647, men 6,317.
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London
Ludendorff Presses Austria for Twenty Divisions
Geneva Aug 14 Twenty divisions were demanded by General Ludendorff for Germanys allies during the Marne retreat. Austria-Hungary refused but after threats Vienna sent two divisions to the western front, prompting the Austro-Swiss frontier to close recently.
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Geneva
Germany
Ludendorff
Marne
Democrat
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Brazil Suspends Pro German Press in Parana
Government in Parana suspends newspapers published in Polish languages due to pro German tendencies. Action taken in Rio de Janeiro with the date noted as Tuesday August 13.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Parana
War Reports Update From Pershing Haig And Paris
Official dated dispatches describe limited artillery action and aviation strikes on rail yards at Longuyon Dommary Baroncourt and Conflans. Haig reports local fighting near Parvillers with ground gains and several prisoners as enemy positions are evacuated. Paris notes claim progress between the Matz and Oise taking Ribe court and seven German counterattack prisoners east of Belval, with spirited artillery fire near Roye and Lassigny.
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Etesion
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St. Claude Furra
Umby
Lassigny
Canny -sur-Matz
Eitha
Deversy
Edirenca
Pershing
Longuyon
Dommary- Baroncourt
Conflans
London
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Parvillers
Hebuterne
Beaumont
Hamel Serre
Puisieux-au-Mont
Bucquoy
Paris
Matz
Oise
Ribecourt
Belval
Roye
Lansigny
British Artillery Activity and Prisoner Raid Report
London reports say hostile artillery was active overnight with no infantry action. Local attacks in the Dickebusch sector were repulsed and a raid near Ayette yielded prisoners. Patrols in the Vieux-Verquin sector established a village line with prisoners and machine guns captured. Our line east of Sheen advanced Meteren.
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Flanders
Bieid
Marshal Aig
Vieux- Bernuin
Meteren
Vanved Sig Hrievish
Lery
Tirabatite
Germain Ry
London
Dickebusch
Kemmel
Ayette
Vieux-Verqguin
Front lines show artillery fire near Roye sur Mata and Mesnil Jes Hu
Paris dispatch reports ongoing artillery activity between the Avre and the Oise with notable action in Roye sur Mata and Conchy les Pots. Western front raids yielded no results. French forces captured prisoners during an incursion in Mesnil Jes Hu rlus. 夜
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Paris
Aus
Avre
Oise
Roye Sur Mata
Conchy Les Pots
Mesnil Jes Hurlus
German War Office Report on Frontline Skirmishes
German war office dispatch from London Aug 14 notes successful fore field engagements between the Yser and the Scarpe. Enemy thrusts south of Merrit and Lys broken down. Partial fighting along the Somme and north of the Avre with attacks at Lassigny and Canny repulsed. Minor infantry actions reported on the Vesle and east of Elheim.
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Lerlin
London
War Office
Yser
Scarpe
Merrit
Lys
Somme
Avre
Lassigny
Canny
Vesle
Elheims
Uruguay Troops Charge Strikers Amid Ongoing Strike
Montevideo reports the general strike persists with casualties as troops quell disturbances. A soldier killed a resisting man, others wounded including women and a blind man. Red Cross delivers milk and meat to hospitals under flags. nurses threaten to strike for a 26 percent pay raise. Tramway unions refuse to recognize strikers, delaying settlement. The strikers publish a demand for wages to meet living costs.
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Montevideo
Red Cross
Russians Fear Bolshevik Threats and Moscow Revolution
A special cable from London reports allied consuls in Moscow guarded as fear grows of a Bolshevik counter revolution. Lenine and Trotzky are protected by a bolshevik bodyguard and are changing quarters nightly amid deteriorating conditions. Poole's dispatches to the State Department outline consular turmoil, arrests of French and British staff, and Sweden's takeover of the American consulate while requests for safe conduct are pressed. Further telegrams promise more detail on whether Lenine’s government remains in control.
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Moscow
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Washington Post
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Stockholm
Associated Press
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Trotzky
Entente
Sweeden
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Commissariat For Foreign Affairs
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Germany
Czar Felt Treachery At Russian Throne Claim
Amsterdam reports the Moscow daily Brednota will publish Nicholas Romanoff diaries. It cites his note on accession that says all around is treachery deception and cowardice as he ascended the throne.
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Czar
Amsterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Moscow
Brednota
Nicholas
Food Rioting in Japan Sparks Large-Scale Unrest
In Japan on August 14, about six thousand rice protesters attacked stores in Kyoto, prompting troop deployment after clashes with armed demonstrators. The governor's residence in Nagoya faced a 15,000-strong siege demanding relief as the government plans to sell rice to the poor at cost.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Kyoto
Nagoya
Torpedo Kills Five Off Ambrose and Cape Cod Fight
A German submarine sank the oil tanker Frederick H Kellogg off Ambrose Channel. Thirty five crew were rescued by an American steamship. five died. Nearby off Cape Cod a U-boat fired at the Walrus but missed, then fled in fog. A British freighter reported a two hour running fight with the U-boat, exchanging shells but escaping intact.
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Associated Press
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New York Harbor
Frederick H. Kellogg
Ambrose Channel
Samuel T. Johnson
New York City
J. Kramer
Norway
Francisco de Longa
William Stillman
United States
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Conn
Chester CC. Cubberly
Long Branch
N. J
Kellogg
Atlantic
Clayton Morisey
Morrisey
Highland Light
Frederick KH. Kelloggs
North Atlantic
Watet
Mexico Rejects Foreign Protests Over Oil Decree
Mexico replies to Britain that foreign governments have no right to protest domestic fiscal measures. It cites sovereign rights and urges recourse to courts for any alleged injustices while applying the decree to all, including Americans, with foreign interests warned of imminent enforcement.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Great Britain
Mexico
Candido Aguilar
Aguilar
State Department
Allies Call Them Yanks Sammy Makes Boys Mad
General March writes that American troops are praised by British and French allies for conduct in France. He notes soldiers dislike being called Sammy and explains the term origins, stating the French do not use Sommies and prefer Yanks. The piece defends US troops against disparaging nicknames.
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Sammy
France
Anglo American Alliance Denied Shows U S Policy
An authoritative report states that no British American offensive or defensive alliance has been discussed. Lord Reading travels to London to report on U S work and developments at home. Officials emphasize the United States remains a cobelligerent in World War I, not entering any foreign alliance.
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Lord Reading
London
United States
Wilson
Italians Take Mountain Lines In New Push
Italian forces occupy Monte Mantello Punta di Matteo and the Spur southeast of Cima Zigolon north of Adamelio region. They report 100 prisoners taken. Rest and board at Grove Park Inn Asheville N C described as finest resort hotel. No invalids.
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Punta di Matteo
Zigolon
Rome
Cima Zigolon
Adamelio
War Office
Grove Park Inn
Asheville, N. C
American Troops Decorated After Hamel Dare
Reports from Washington reveal American troops, misled by camouflage as Australians, fought near Hamel with British forces. Gen March notes high praise from French and British allies for the fighting spirit and courage of U S units, including the 231st regiment of the 33rd Division, which captured German guns and prisoners.
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War Department
Peyton C. March
England
United States
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Picardy
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Thirty-third
Hicardy
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