French Smash Ahead To Somme Left Bank In Major Advance
French forces recaptured 40 villages south of the Somme and reached the river’s left bank between Cizan court and Nesle while also securing the Canal du Nord. Chaulnes and Omiecourt fell, American troops pressed near Chaulnes, and British units reached positions along the Vesle with heavy fighting reported near Roye and Nesle.
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Associated Press
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War Reports From Front Lines Across Vesle Somme and Oise
Official messages from Pershing Paris London and Berlin summarize renewed local combats along the Vesle and successful Allied advances from Dizancourt to Nesle on the Somme left bank and west bank of the Canal du Nord. American and British forces report retaking villages capturing trains and repelling German counterattacks with advances north of the Oise and across the Aisne.
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London
Arras
Bapaume
Pershing Praises Two Army Corps In France
Gen John J Pershing praises the First and Third Army Corps for their service in France. The message honors divisions including the First Second Third Fourth Twenty sixth Twenty eighth Thirty second and Forty second, cites the wartime battles and Allied victory, and pledges to remember fallen comrades as the order is read to all units.
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France
John F
Brenader
Yanks in Bazoches Hold on Fismette in War Update
German forces hold the northern edge of Bazoches while American and French troops press to take Fismette. Reports from the Vesle front say heavy fighting continued overnight near Bazoches with hand to hand combat. Lieut Edgar D Tobin of San Antonio Texas credited with his sixth German aircraft destruction.
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France
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Lrentoy
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Boston Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Lorraine
Edgar D Tobin
San Antonio
Tex
Victoria buys land for soldiers settlement in Australia
Melbourne August 28 The Victorian government purchases 33 000 acres at nearly 2 million dollars for a soldiers settlement. The federal government forms a directorate of educational war propaganda to support the effort.
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Melbourne
Australia
Poles Czechs and Slavs Mobilizing Amid Austria Fears
An A.P. report from Amsterdam dated August 28 says mobile measures are under way in Polish Czech and Slav districts and warns that hostilities may start soon with possible entente power connivance.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Vienna
Threatens Hun Flank in New British Drive to Exploit Tactics
Special dispatch from Herbert Sidebotham reports British forces nearing the Hindenburg line and switch line defenses while stressing the need to train troops in a new tactical system. The analysis notes potential risks of premature advances and urges exploiting gains to the utmost without reverting to costly slugging matches.
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Draft Manpower Bill Nearing Agreement Amid Penrose Obstacle
Senate and House conferees near a complete deal on the manpower bill to raise the draft age to 18 to 45 with the Penrose amendment still blocking final agreement. Gen Crowder will help untangle the issue as registration forms already go to local boards and a House vote is planned after noon.
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House
Crowder
Wilson Shanis
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Treadway
Anthony Jing
Legal Board
Hurley cable hailed by Times on merchant marine pledge
The London Times editorial praises Edward N W Hurley s cabled letter assuring the United States merchant marine will be operated postwar on principles of human rights and equities. The Times warns Britain faces a propaganda threat of postwar competition but calls the threat a plaster dragon unless rivalries inflame it. An Amsterdam report notes heavy bombing of Ludwigshafen in an air raid.
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Twelve Han Divisions Wiped Out by Allied Drive
Allied forces have wiped out twelve Han divisions and captured 1,300 guns since July 1. Gen Maroh reported prisoners passing through detention camps total over 112,000. 1,900 heavy caliber guns were seized in the same period. British and French reports since then average over 2,000 captures daily, potentially totaling over 13,000. The losses imply the destruction of multiple German divisions and indicate the broad scale of the fighting.
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March
Governor Goodrich Hurt In Street Car Collision
Governor James P Goodrich of Indiana was badly injured in a crash between his automobile and a street car in Indianapolis. The extent of his injuries was undetermined at the time, but he was reported only partly conscious.
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James P Goodrich
Regains First Place in California Governor Race Amid Ballot Errors
Early returns show WG Stephens ahead in California governorship with James Rolph regaining the lead after late tabulation errors. In Michigan, Landstrum widens his Republican senatorial lead over Jeannette Rankin as results come in from 36 of 53 counties. In South Carolina Dial defeats Cole and Blease for the Senate nomination by a large majority, with 18,871 advantage anticipated to grow as remaining precincts report. In Michigan, Bailey leads for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as Ballot counts favor Heiwberrs and others in the subernatorial fight. (Note: multiple states referenced with provisional outcomes and pending returns.)
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Gevel
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John W Bagley
Battle Creek
Edward A Trensdorf
Huds
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W P Polok
Cheraw
Thomas H Peeps
Harnwell
Christie Genet
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Peepley
Sollock
Honors Page as Diplomat: An Editorial Tribute
A London Times cable tribute marks Ambassador Page's resignation as a historic act. The editorial lauds his delicate wartime service and steadfast loyalty to the United States, praising his conduct before America entered the war and calling his work a significant milestone in world history.
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Times
London
Lieut Hyde Killed in Airplane Spin at 300 Feet
Lieut Charles J Hyde was instantly killed when an army airplane went into a tall spin at an altitude of 300 feet in Dallas Texas on August 28. Lieut R E Yerman, who accompanied him, was badly injured but expected to recover. Both officers were attached to Love Field.
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Charles J Hyde
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Nogales border clash confirms deaths and wounds
Official reports confirm 3 American fatalities including Capt. Hungerford and 28 wounded in the Nogales shooting. Mexican losses estimated between 100 and 200. Additional American and Mexican troops rushed to the scene as authorities pledge swift punishment for culprits and seek to deter future outbreaks.
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