Allies Gain Three Trench Gains On Somme Front
Paris reports French and British forces struck along three Somme directions and stormed about three quarters of a mile of German trenches. Gains included Maurepas, Clery, and the road between Maurenas and Guillemont, with prisoners taken and renewed pressure near Combles. Verdun and Aisne sector actions also noted with heavy bombardments and limited results.
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Paris
Somme
Maure+ pas
Clery
Maurenas
Guillemont
Combles
Belloyen-Santerre
Maurepas
rulemont-Maurepas
Maurepas-Clery Road
Belloy-en- Nanterre
Verdun
Thiaumont
Fleury
Vaux
Itre
Meuse
Counterfeit Plot Foiled in New York Raids
William J Flynn and aides halted a plan to produce 1.9 million in counterfeit silver certificates and Treasury notes. Eight arrests followed raids on a Griffin City Staten Island house and a New York address. Authorities seized a full counterfeiting setup including presses, etching tools, ink, paper, and an illicit wine blending plant.
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New York
United States Treasury
William J Flynn
Government Secret Service
Firant City
Staten Island
East Ninth Street
Battle of Somme Front Rages With Unceasing Gunfire
War correspondent describes ceaseless artillery on the Kaisers Somme front near Longueval and Guillemont. German defenses hold against vast French British bombardment as officers stress resolve, home, and family as motive power.
New Arctic Land Push By Stefansson Party
Six members of the Vilhjalmur Stefansson arctic expedition, aboard the power schooner Alaska, report their polar years and Stefansson’s plan to remain in the north to continue mapping new land north of Prince Patrick Land. The crew gathered about 30 tons of specimens and extensive data while base camps operated at Bernard Harbor Coronation Gulf east of the Mackenzie.
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Nome
Vilbjalmur Stefansson
Stefansson
Arctic
Prince Patrick Land
Rudolph Anderson
Union and Dolphin Astraite
Coronation Gulf
Mackenzie River
Daniel Blue
Bailey Island
Bernard Harbor
Dr. Anderson
Mr Wiking
Greenland
Storker S Storkerson
Qle Anderson
Russians Take Hills in Carpathians Amid Zlota Lipa Actions
Petrograd reports Russian forces capturing western riverbank positions along Zlota Lipa and near Brzezany as they push northwest toward Lemberg. German counterattacks intensify while Austrians retreat west. German forces claim footholds north of Capul and Starachposyn Height.
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Zlota Lipa
Dniester
Carpathian
Petrograd
Jablonitza
Hungary
Vorokhta
Ardzemoy
Stanielau-Haller
Lemburg
Brzezany
Berlin
War Office
Todey
Starasipourse
Capul
Galicia
Huleviche
Kiselin
Carpathiane
Starachposyn
Bayonet Used to Quell Food Rioting in Mexico City
Refugees from Mexico City report bayonets were employed by Carranza troops to break up food riots and prevent looting. They describe mass hunger driving people toward the United States while prosperity exists along Gen. Pershing’s line, with shortages sparking fear of famine inland.
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Tex
Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Chihuahua
Gen. Pershing
The
Republic
Five Die As Train Hits Car At Grace Crossing
Elyria Ohio August 16 a New York Central Twentieth Century Limited struck a car at Chestnut street crossing downtown killing four women and a man. The victims include Mrs C H Buttenbender 55 Mrs J E Emmert 60 Mrs J C Conaway 62 Mrs J Wells 50 and Capt C H Buttenbender 53. Witnesses say crossing gates were not down and freight cars blocked view.
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Elyria
Ohio
New York Central
Chestnut Street
C. H. Buttenbender
J. E. Emmert
J. C. Conaway
J. &. Wells
Britain demands Fryatt reparation in postwar terms
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith stated Britain will not restore diplomatic relations with Germany after the war until reparation is made for the murder of Captain Fryatt. He said allies suffered brutalities and Britain seeks effective steps and peace terms to secure justice. A question on Emperor William’s culpability received no reply.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Germany
Fryatt
Wiliam
Gen Nicholas Ruzsky to command northern Russian armies
Petrograd reports Gen Nicholas V Ruzsky appointed commander in chief of Russia s northern forces. He led the early war northern army and earned praise for operations including the capture of Lemberg before health issues forced his retirement in May 1915, succeeded by Gen Alexiev.
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Petrograd
Nicholas V. Ruzsky
Russia
Ruzsky
Lemberg
Alexiev
British land attempt in Flanders foiled by naval clash
Amsterdam reports two fleet encounters as British try to land troops in Flanders. German fleet waited off Zeebrugge to repel the operation while French experts urge a larger Belgian offensive. Berlin has known of plans for a coast invasion and a land supported action on Flanders coast is feared.
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Dniester
Byatritna
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Vorokhta
ER Earn Se
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Washington Pont
Amsterdam
Flanders
Zeebrugee
Berlin
Belgium
Frankfurter Zeitung
Werentpa
Two new U liners ready for departure to America
London reports two German submarines of very large size to depart for America after trial runs off Helgoland. In Virginia, Captain Olsen of the Norwegian steamer Alf reported sighting a submarine on August 6 near latitude 41.42 and longitude 51.64 bound southeast. The German merchant submarine Deutschland exited the Virginia Capes August 2.
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London
Elze
America
Hague
Helgoland
Norfolk
Olsen
Alf
Hydrographic Office
Deutschland
Virginia Capes
Will of Lina Matherny Leaves $19000 to Employer Doctor
New York aug 16 the will of Lina Matherny a domestic filed for probate today leaves 19000 the savings of the 34 years she spent in his services to her employer Dr Emanuel Baruch Fearing that relatives might seek to break the will the woman in a memorandum annexed to the instrument begs the authorities not to permit any other disposition of her estate
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New York
Lina Matherny
Emanuel Baruch
Vote Drift Uncertain New Election Conditions
Special to The Washington Post reports political experts see no clear trend in the 1916 campaign as both parties wait on developments. Railroad strike fears and a potential German submarine crisis loom, with Hughes losing ground in the West while Wilson’s position remains fragile amid possible October shocks.
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Hughes
Wisconsin
Sumner Curtis
Washington
New York
Far West
Wilson
Allies Make Gains on Somme and New Arctic Lands
A compact index item lists Allied gains on the Somme, discovery of new Arctic territory, Russians in the Carpathians, and varied global news. It notes a failed British landing, uncertain campaign outcomes, plague gatherings, and policy moves including Wilson's peace plan and senate tangles. Different sections cover politics, society, sports, finance, and local briefs.
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Arctic
Carpathians
Wilson
R. R
Senate
N.Y
U. S
Britain
Burgars
Darlington
D. C
Daeniah King
Society
District Court
Meet to Fight Plague Fourth Case in Washington
State and federal health officials convene in Washington for an unprecedented infantile paralysis conference. Noted scientists from New York, Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, and Washington join public health leaders to coordinate prevention amid the New York epidemic. Health officers report local seizures of unclean foods and seek blood donors for serum research.
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Bay
Florida Avenue
Health Department
United States
Public Health Service
New York
B. Banks
C. H. Lavinder
Hot Springs
A. H Glennan
McAdoo
George Draper
New York Health Board
John S. Fulton
Maryland
International Congress of Hygiene
St. Clair Drake
Illinois Health Board
Illinois
Oregon
J . Roberg
E.G. Williams
Virginia
Aclentife
T. D. Tuttle
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Canea
District Health Department
William C. Woodward
Wilson Plans Settlement For Nationwide Railroad Strike
President Wilson completed a definite plan to settle the threatened nationwide railroad strike and will submit it to managers and employees today at the White House. The plan calls for an eight hour day and proposes a federal commission to study all issues, with acceptance by the parties and actions to protect public interest. The Brotherhoods arrived from New York with 640 voting members to decide on the proposal, while managers and officials weigh arbitration and extra pay concerns. The president will meet the full employe committee this afternoon and later confer with managers as the plan gains consideration.
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Wilson
Fibel
Federal Commission
Brotherhood of 610
Empinzes Oder
Congress
General Committee
White House
Managera’ Committee
Bnesresident
William L. Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Judge Chambers
Brotherhoods General Committee
New York
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