Submarine chaser 209s loss as Felix Taussig fires on patrol near New York
Seventeen missing or dead after the submarine chaser 209 is shelled and sunk by the steamer Felix Taussig off Long Island. Four survivors wounded, including Thomas Harran and Claude Wilds. The incident occurred in darkness as ships ran without lights, prompting an extensive search and official inquiries.
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Long Island
Neware
Lewes
Felix Taussy
Remy
Thomas Harran
Claude Wilds
Clarnes S$ Evana
R A Corcoran
Del
Elmer Eleasch
Elmer S$ Kirby
Jasa Claude Kalmoy
Charles N Thomas
George #& Wreigond
Wfe
Navy Department
New York
Felix Talleg
English Channel
North Ges
Boston
Patrol boat sunk after mistaken submarine encounter
A merchant vessel mistook a patrol boat for a submarine and torpedoed it today. A destroyer rescued eight crew members 60 miles east of Sandy Hook. seventeen crewmen remain missing. The eight rescued suffered wounds while the sinking craft fired several shots before going down. The destroyer arrived at high speed and found the survivors.
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Sandy Hook
United States
Yank and Briton in Aero Fell
An American pilot attached to a British squadron was returning from a bombing raid with an English observer when attacked by two formations of enemy scouts. The observer shot down the first German fighter, followed by a second, both ending in flames. A battle ensued with two more enemy planes crashing. The British aircraft sustained heavy damage, but both occupants survived and the plane landed safely behind the British lines.
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London
Atg
Bomme
Woman accuses cult leader of Faith of Israel
Elizabeth B Bennett accuses C J Armand leader of Fairfax county cult Faith of Israel of attacking a former follower. Armand, aged about 11 wearing a long beard, was released on own recognizance after arrest. Bennetts say they were former followers cast away for their faith.
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C. J Armand
Fairfax County
Elizabeth B Bennett
Armand
Berkeley
Israel
Bennetts
Three Dutch Trawlers Sunk in Dutch Waters
Ymuiden Holland August 27. Seven fishing boats sunk by a submarine. Three of the ships were Dutch registered. The crews of the destroyed boats have been landed here. The craft were fishing a few miles outside of the channel known as the free channel.
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Ymuiden
Holland
Free Channel
British advance on Somme fronts across multiple sectors
British forces push along the Somme front seizing Trones Wood Moulin de Fargy Vaux Wood and Roye area advancing near Bapaume and Peronne. Canadian and New Zealand units report large prisoner and gun captures as German rear guards retreat, with heavy artillery exchanges and continued British pressure north of the Somme.
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Maricourt
Trones
Wood
Moulin-de Fargy
Somme
Vaux Wood
Henmel
Ridge
France
Aun
Associated Press
Yield
Marshal Halg
Scarpe
Bapaume
Leongueval
Sedan
Longueval
Bapaume-Cambrai
Thiltoy
Monchy-le- Preux
Pelves
London
Herleville
Dompiere
Hares
Aum
Reuters
Moulin de Fargy
Bernafaye
Vaux
Peronne
Aisne
de Sait Seine
Early Returns Show Mix in Michigan and South Carolina Races
Scattered returns from Michigan and South Carolina indicate Nate Dial leading Cole L. Blease for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina while Sam J. Nicholls leads in Congress in Michigan. In South Carolina Governor contenders include Robert A Cooper and John G Richards, with Pollock leading for the short Senate term and Christie Benet trailing. In Michigan Newberry leads Ford as precincts report, and Detroit returns note Republican preliminaries. Ohio and national figures also appear in brief notes from the day.
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W. H. Pollock
Christie Benet
First
Michigan
Ford
Newberry
Greenville
Nate Dial
Cole L. Blease
United States Senate
Dial
Sam J Nicholls
Congress
D B Traxler
Blease
Robert A Cooper
Laurens
John G Richards
Andrea J Betha
Walliam H Pollock
Cheraw
Thomas H Peeples Hay
Junius T Lyles
Orangeburg
George W Wightman
C T Cohen
Night battle annihilates two German divisions in flames
London reports describe a night fight where British and German troops clash with bayonets and hand grenades under flaming tanks. The battle features 90 foot flames and relentless machine gun fire as thousands of German soldiers die, with observers calling it a gigantic tragedy ending in defeat for the enemy.
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London
Ottawa
Byng
French Capture Roye Continues Front Advances Near Roye
French forces on the Oise Aisne front push along a 1,000 yard line to a depth of 1,200 yards. Reinforcements hold near Juvigny as Germans launch a counterattack west of Chavigny. Artillery activity resumes along the Oise bend south of Noyon and gas shells are used near Lassigny.
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Wancourt
Seath
Heninel
Somme
Mangin
Hnes
Juvigny
Chavigny
Oise
Noyon
Lassigny
Ambassador Page retires after service in London strain
Walter H. Page, ambassador to Great Britain since April 1913, offered resignation due to health. President Wilson accepted at the ambassador’s urgent request as Britain and France faced war pressures and the United States prepared to aid Entente nations with materials and financial support.
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Walter Hinds Tage
United States
Great Britain
Wilson
Ambassador Page
Associated Press
London
Court of St James
Page
State Department
America
Allias
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