British Blitz Advances Southeast of Arras and Along Somme Front
In the Arras region British forces and Canadians launch a new offensive pushing two miles northward and capturing Wancourt and Monchy le Preux with further gains east of Albert and along the Somme. Haig reports advances near Thilloy Montauban and Bazentin le Grand while British troops push toward Bapaume and the outskirts of Thilloy amid German resistance.
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Wancourt
Monchy-le -Preux
Montauban
Bazentin-le-Grand
Haig
Arras
Coreul
Bapaume
Thilloy
Albert
Somme River
Don
Monchy-le-Preux
British Casualties And Prisoners In Five Days
A British front dispatch reports 23500 British casualties and 20000 German prisoners in five days. The Third and Fourth Armies fought near Musatol and Austria, with about 3000 additional losses and 600 captured prisoners noted in the rear-guard actions. Telegraph lines from the front describe German retreat and burning ammunition dumps, while Australians have captured about 12000 Germans since August, with casualties far fewer.
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London
Stlleind
Musastol
Austia
Idshes
Eist
Americans Bomb Austrian Base and Allied Raids
Allied forces bombPol a Adriatic base as airmen strike Pola Durazzo Curzola and Cattaro targets. One American plane ditched at sea. rescue saved the pilot and the crew destroyed the wreck. British and Italian aircraft hit railway stations submarine flats and a hangar.
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Rome
Amercan
Pola
Adriatic
Admiralty
Durazzo
Curzola
Cattaro
Sword to Answer Lodge
Amsterdam reports on Senator Lodge's peace speech provoking Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger. The paper argues that true understanding remains impossible while such views persist among the enemy and insists that the sword must continue to speak until opponents concede their position.
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Amsterdam
Lodge
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Official War Reports Issued From American HQ August 26
The communique dated August 26 reports gains near Fismes with prisoners taken and a repulsed raid in Alsace. It states two local operations on the Avre allowing occupation of Fresnoy les Roye and St March, with more than 600 prisoners counted so far. The Vosges saw repulsed surprise attacks amid continued hostilities.
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Fismes
Alsace
Paris
Avre
Fresnoy Les Roye
St March
Vosges
Test of British official statement on Scarpe Somme battles
The August 2 official report describes British advances in the Scarpe and Somme sectors with strong counterattacks repulsed near Eaucourt L Abbaye Tavreuil and Tarreuil Tavreuil. Favreuil and areas north show progress amid heavy rain and artillery actions Welsh lines mention German attacks in the Josges sector repulsed with no result elsewhere.
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London
Scarpe 2 Tor
Battisfront
Somme
Maricourt
Bkapaume
Eaucourt Labbaye
Tavreuil
Tadius
Rojge
Reuvraignes
Roye
Ailette Oise
Aisne Yivers
Josges
Steamer and four fishing ships sunk off St Pierre Miquelon
Sinking reported of the steamer Tiric and four fishing schooners off Point Platte Miquelon after German submarine actions. Crews from the vessels reached shore at St Pierre while others landed on nearby shores. vessels included the J J Flaherty and B Walters. Officials note U boat activity moving east into sailling grounds.
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Gloucester Mass
Gloucester
Schoone
J J Wlaherty
Fierman
Cal Hire Laday
Charles T Gregory
Hive
Pat St Luerre Miguelan
Gregory
J of Flaherty
Gorton-Pew Fish-eries Company
Point Platte Miquelon
Navy Department
Point Platte
Miquelon
Maurrice
Adams
C M Walters
J J
Flaherty
Walters
EH B Walters
St V Pierre
Tourist Capsizes at Damariscotta River Bridge
Nine teen vacationists from Massachusetts narrowly escaped drowning when the river steamer Tourist crashed into a bridge over the Damariscotta River in Maine. All were rescued with minor injuries. engineer Everett Spear of Bristol is believed drowned after not responding to signals. Captain Foss Etheridge and four crew members reached shore safely. Nearby Ymuiden reports seven Dutch fishing boats sunk by the same submarine. crews landed here. The boats were fishing near the region known as the free channel.
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Damariscotta
Massachusetts
Christmas Cove
Foss Etheridge
Everett Spear
Bristol
Etheridge
Ymuiden Holland
Fresnoy les Roye and St. Marc Captured in French Advance
Paris reports French forces on the Avre have captured Fresnoy les Roye and St. Marc and taken more than 600 prisoners. In the Ailette and Juvigny sector, German counterattacks were smashed by French troops, with Mangin’s right wing repelling assaults and pushing toward the Laon rail line. Austrians noted as weak allies to German lines, while Sir Horace Archambault, chief justice of Quebec, died at Trois Pistoles at 61.
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Paris
Avre
Fresnoy Les Roye
St. Mard
War Office
Varis
Mangins
Vailly
Soissons
Mangin
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Somme
Debeney
Fresnoy-les-Roys
Roye
Ailette
Aisne
Faris
Havis
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Petit Journal
Life Guards
Montreal
Sir Horace Archambault
Quebec
Trois Pistoles
Horace
Laval University
Legislative Council
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the Somme
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Foch
Pliemont
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Thiescourt
Plemont
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Camont
St Claude Farm
Plessierre Rove
Lassigny
Anes
Chasseurs Alpines Doven
Doom and Peace Drive on World War Chessboard
The piece shows 1918 Washington Post analysis that German leaders, facing likely defeat, plan a desperate "supreme peace drive." Emanuel Lasker is cited mapping the war to a chessboard, with Allies and American forces advancing while German aims to trap and delay final collapse.
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Laskie
Washington Post Co
Enemy May Be Unable to Stand Along the Old Hindenburg Line
Special cable from the London Times reports British arms advancing on the Somme and Ancre fronts. Thiepval fallen, Contalmaison breached, and the German line at the Hindenburg defenses retreating south. Foch’s tactics praised for a fast, narrow-front onslaught and strategic withdrawals.
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London Times
Washington Pont
The
Public Ledger Co
Londom
Baptime
Ancre
Somme
Thiepval
Contalmaison
Baupaume
Windenburg
Hindenburg
Official Bulletin Called a Waste in House Debate
In the House, calls grew to suppress the Official Bulletin to save paper. Rep Walsh denounced print abuses by Blanton and Treadway, noting long reprints in the Congressional Record. Barnhart said reduction is possible, with information shared with newspapers for wider readership.
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Congressional Record
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Blanton
Treadway
Frank Clark
Barnhart
Six Dead and Ten Missing From Sunk Lake Idaen Steamer
A U S Navy report lists six crew believed drowned or killed from the Lake Idem torpedo sinking on August 1 in foreign waters. It names George Bruce master Craft second engineer P Derham fourth engineer C Muller boatswain A Martin and Muller as dead. Ralph Hoeoten gunner of Laurel HU Pla missing. Other crew members listed as missing include Peres fireman Mesher chief cach JT Harms groeaser H Awardo mess boy Johnson sailor Laredan sailor Lorenson fireman Duterok Stanbor second cook.
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Lake Lden
Navy Department i
George Bruce
P Derham
C Muller
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Naval Guard
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Laurel HU Pla
Peres
Mesher
Cach
Harms Groeaser
Johnson
Laredan
Radicals Back Wilson in Support of World Peace Plan
The radical party executive committee adopted a resolution endorsing a society of nations as outlined by President Wilson. They will urge their members in the French parliament to work for the plan's realization.
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Paris
Havas
Radical Party
Society of Nations
Wilson
Americans Bomb Conflans Yards In France Raid
American bombers from the United States conducted another raid on Conflans railroad yards in France, dropping forty bombs amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Explosions clustered at the yard's far end, with one causing a large blast near the roundhouse edge. German fighters observed but did not engage as the American planes returned to base.
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Associated Press
France
Conflans
London Tube Strike Ends After Bargain With Labor Ministry
London Aug 26 The tube railway strikers voted by a large majority to resume work on an agreement with the Ministry of Labor that the issue of equal pay would be studied. They added that their victory justified cautious optimism.
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London
Ministry of Labor
French Army Clings to Dangerous Posts to Reach City
A French unit on the north bank of the Divette near Plemon t holds a precarious position with supplies delivered by hand from shells. They refuse relief to stay free to advance, fighting a fortnight against German positions across ridges and woods. They circumvent machine guns, storm nests with grenades and bayonets, and repeatedly retake hard spots, sometimes enduring hours of stubborn resistance before progress.
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Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Divette
Plemont
Cuv
Roulant
Nancy
Germarsych
Andre
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