Retreat of German defense on the Avre north of the Oise reported
Field dispatch describes rapid enemy retreat on August 8 to the Avre and Oise fronts. It notes American forces reorganizing divisions, tentative casualties nearing 1100 in 24 hours, and Pershing planning group formations as Allied advances push toward the Hindenburg line near Lassigny and the Montdidier salient.
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Ancre
Avre
Montdidier
Oise
Hindenburg
Athid Tanks
Dormans
Forty Second Divisen
Ah Ind
Nergy Terriers
Fee
Kilby Leads in Alabama Vote Totals and Tally
Returns show George Huddleston leading in Alabama races with a strong showing among counties in the South Alabama district. Renominated incumbent Horace Bankhead and other candidates are listed with district figures and vote counts as results come in from the polling afternoon.
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Bomagharm
Master of
Trenas
Pepvreset
Creorge
Huddleston
South Alabama
Huddieston
Jackson
J Dukingon
Roth
Army
Yimon
I Ogieth
Horace
Gibs
German peace drive aids Switzerland reach
A pro-German leader who fled to Switzerland before a voyage to Vevey announced his return. The British government refused a passport to Arthur Hendersom of the Labour Party. German peace propaganda in Switzerland intensifies as the enemy seeks contact with tied representatives and uses diplomatic means to mitigate their deteriorated military position.
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Buteh
Switzerland
Carrange
Hig
Vevey
Arthur Hendersor Ecier
Labor Party
Evers
Soviet assurances fail to curb Archangel crisis amid diplomatic row
A conference with Tchitcherin yields promises that diplomats will be spared and missions may stay, yet arrests occur in Moscow. The talks note that civil detainees are hostages and warn of retaliations, as Soviet fears of war widen the international standoff around Archangel and consular protections.
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Tchitcherin
Petrograd
Stockholm
Archangel
Poole
Moscow
Truhiteherm
Tapan
Sweden
Tehlecherin
Produce Grain and Live Stock Prices Baltimore Aug 14
Grain and live stock prices listed for Baltimore and nearby regions with figures for butter creamery prints dairy products and animal types. Prices cover oats corn barley and horse poultry figures by city and exchange, with miscellaneous regional readings and notes.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Werton
Eastern Shore
Ohio
West Virginia
Southern
North Carolina
Express
Live Stock Prices for Chicago Markets 1925 1960 1950s
Patchy OCR lists live stock prices by category for Chicago markets including butchers cattle veal calves and sheep. Cattle quality ranges from good to prime with prices from 725 to 1885. Pigs and canners show midrange values while sheep and lambs reflect mixed demand and no clear trend.
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Chicago
2000 Soldiers to Become Citizens at Camp Lee
Special to The Washington Poet Petersburg Virginia August 14 2000 alien soldiers at Camp Lee will be sworn in as American citizens Friday in Central Park Peters burg Secretary of Labor William Wilson to speak The Red Cross opens new convalescents house and nurse houses at Camp Lee The convalescents building cost 27000 and nurses houses 12000 not including furnishings
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Washington
Petersburg
Camp Lee
Central Park
W B Wilson
Red Cross House
Red Cross
Cal William Cary Sanger
Division of the Red Cross
Charles A Hedakin
Robert C Bryan
Roumania
Germany Admits English Success on Western Front
The London Times cable reports Berlin papers and correspondents note Allied advances on the west front. Haig’s forces are cited as achieving success, while German sources acknowledge favorable enemy circumstances and describe August as a bad day amid ongoing battles along the front. Correspondents differ on implications, with some suggesting lessons for German strategy and others urging continued defense.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Hague
Berlin
Vornachs
Haig
Augustu
Karl Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
Tageblatts
Vossische “Ettungs
Theodore Wolff
Tageblatt
Germany
Safe conduct and foreign emblems amid Vologda crisis report
A fifth report notes Wr Poole received a telegram from Mr Norman Armour secretary of the American embassy via Kedroff commissioner of the people. It says emassadors were instructed to urge diplomats to Moscow, but Soviet protection for nationals in Vologda prevented travel. The Swedish consul briefly assumed American interests. warship and submarine dispatch shares list Italy leading, with Britain and France following.
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Tooleate
France
England
Ith
Poole
Mir Foote
Tehutch
Ameri
Tod
Wr Poole
Norman Armour
Francis
Nologda
Archang
Kedroff
Moscow
Vologda
Armour
Capresa
Thei
Sweden
Department of State
Ben Inferrmid
Venerant
AERO TOUR MARRED BY DEATH OF BRITON
A Dayton aviation event ends in tragedy as Capt James Tits Morris of the British Royal Flying Corps crashes near Cincinnati after landing at Western Hills Country Club. An inquiry will report on the accident. Other planes from Dayton to Cincinnati encounter mishaps with injuries and fatalities among cadets and instructors.
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Cincinnat
Vwhat
Dayton
Claude Ikk Rhinehardt
Trent Vines
Fig
Charles F Leecomme
Indianapolis
Tames Titz Morris
Royal Flying Camps
Cinneinnati
Morris
Western Hills Country Club
Cincinnati
Marlies
Daxton
Middletown
Earl Cairol
Millam R Turnstell
John R Turnstall
Stookfield
Mass
Tient
Johnson
Chanute Aviation Field
Gifford & Miles
Here
Ieut Johnson
Fratford
St Louiso
Washington
Joseph Pulitzer
St Louis
Dispatch
Naval Aviation Corps
Great Lakes
Americans Help Destroy Six AEROS Air Battle Report
London Aug 14 Twenty one German airplanes were brought down and ten driven down out of control yesterday in an official aviation operations statement. Six British machines are missing after a joint British and American air squadron attacked the enemy airframe and destroyed thirty one machines parked near hangars.
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London
Navy to Aid Italian Fleet in Adriatic Plan
Rome reports that the United States Navy will increase aid to Italy and coordinate with Italian ports to relieve French traffic, while securing the Adriatic and preventing Austrian sorties. Roosevelt says US troops will be sent to Italy and initiative shifts to the Allies from the North Sea to the Adriatic.
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Rome
Adriatic
Medterranean
Italy
Bianchini
Uasted States Navy
United States
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Talan
North Sea
French Senator May Be Tried For Treason
A government commission sent to the military governor of Faris accuses Charles Humbert senator and former owner of the Paris Journal of communicating with the enemy. The case parallels ties revealed during the Bolo Pasha trial, including Humbert’s purchase of an interest in the Paris Journal and alleged German funds. The Senate will consider suspending parliamentary immunity on September 17.
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Farie Tue 14
Havas Agency
Faris
Haries Humbert
Paris Journal
Senate
Bolo Pasha
Trench Courte
Charles Humbert
Leventine
Humbert
America
New York City
Parisi
Rulon
Fasha
Tame
Bolo
Forces in U Boat War Widely Reported in London
An Auguitre report from London outlines Allied anti submarine warfare statistics. In the eastern Atlantic eighty percent of vessels are British fourteen percent American and six percent French. Submarines hunt subs while patrol craft show six percent British eleven percent French and three percent American. In the Mediterranean thirty eight percent.
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Atlanne Geeru
Ameriins
London
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Union asks wine and beer privilege
The Plumbers and Gasfitters Union Local No 3 adopted a resolution to seek approval from President Wolgon to allow the use of light wines and beers. About 400 members attended as President MVM Moran and business agent John A McDonald were tasked with drafting and presenting the resolution.
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Plumbers and Gasfitters Union
Local NO 3
Wolgon
Mvm Moran
John A McDonald
Aviator Jerome Killed in Battle in France
Lieut Jerome of the American aviation service was reported missing in action last week and killed in battle July 12. He fell at Berdenal and was buried at Blamont. he graduated from Sheffield Scientific School Yale in 1910. The Red Cross notified his mother with the message received today.
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New Haven Conn
Gilbert “ Jerome
American Aviation Service Abroad
American Red Cross
Berdenal
Blamont
Shefield Scientific School
Yale
Gen Otam Goes to Siberia in Allied Expedition
Tokyo August 114 Lieut Gen Otam commander of the allied expedition to Serbia left for Vladivostock today with his staff. The Fapaniss press acclaims Otan as the tight man in the right place.
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Tokyo
Otant
Serbia
Vladivostock
Fapaniss
Otan
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