British Break Through At Bapaume Close In On Peronne
British occupation of Bapaume announced as Haig reports German retreat with losses. French push from Noyon take Landrimont Morlincourt and reach Ailette crossings. French near Ham gate as Breuil munition trains captured. British reach east bank of Somme between Peronne and Happlincourt. Juvigny taken by French. Ginchy Guillemont captured. Drocourt-Queant line under threat as fighting widens along Scarpe.
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Bapaume
Peronne
Noyon
Juvigny
Associated Press
London
Field Marshal Haig
Somme
Brie
Ham
Paris
Breuil
Hans
Canal du Nord
Champion Wood
Erchen
Nesle
Liberta
Paviammrouar
Lesboeufs
Morval
Happlincourt
Haig reports Allied advances on Somme front
Official reports say Aug 29 night that British armies penetrated the Somme front from Ba paume southward forcing the enemy to abandon ground with heavy losses. New Zealanders took Bapaume and troops advanced north of the Scarpe near Greenland Hill while gains were made around Vraucourt Ecoust St Mein Heardecourt and Bethune area.
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London
Haig
Somme
Bapaume
Brie
Feronne
Hem
Combles
Morval
Beaulencourt
Fremicourt
Vraucourt
Ecoust St. Mein
Heardecourt-Les-Cagnicourt
Greenland Hill
Law River
Bethune
Nieppe Forest
Paris War Update from Canal du Nord Advances and Prisons
Paris dispatch reports continued Allied progress along the Canal du Nord nearly entire length except near Catigny and Sermaize. Forces captured Noyon and towns southward, with hundreds of prisoners taken, crossings of the Aflette River, and gains north and south of Champs. Belgian front also advanced with heavy enemy losses and 90 unwounded prisoners returned.
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Paris
Canal du Nord
Catigny
Sermaize
Quasnoy Wood
Ecuvilly
Beaurals
Noyon
Langemarck
German Dispatch Reports Fresh Engagements East of Bapaume
Berlin reports from London that August 29 indicates southeast Arras area saw renewed fighting in the afternoon. Forefield actions occurred near new lines east of Bapaume and Peronne and east of Nouvon with infantry battles on the Ailette. Attacks by French and American forces between the Ailette and the Aisne were repelled with heavy enemy losses. More than 50 tanks reported captured or destroyed.
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Berlin
London
General Headquarters
Arran
Bapaume
Peronne
Nouvon
Ailette
Aisne
Piesces
Washington Post
Marshal Foch
Juvigny
Soissons
Theag
British forces capture key towns near Somme front
British troops report capturing Ginchy Belloy Assevillers Herbecourt and Feuilleres within four miles of Peronne as Haig continues the Somme advance. French gains near the river backwater push the front northward while German resistance weakens, with heavy fighting at Ginchy noted.
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France
Associated Press
Somme
Bris
Yankees Advance to Line of Railway
In France near Soissons on August 29 American forces with French tanks and heavy artillery pushed along a two mile front toward Juvigny plateau. They recovered the ground, shelled German positions, and drove back the enemy with cross-fire from Couronne woods. Allied air supremacy persisted as aircraft patrols observed the front while German losses mounted in the intensifying action.
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France
Associated Press
Scarpe
Drecourt- Quiant
Soissons
Chavigny
Juvigny
Couronne Woods
Javigny
Heuters
Westex River
Crecy-an-spat
Plates
Saligons-St._ ‘Quentin
Vesle
Czeoh
Marshal Foch
Altes
Foch
Franco American push near Juvigny fuels German nerves
A Paris and Veste Front dispatch describes Franco American forces advancing toward the Juvigny approaches north of Soissons, gaining about 1200 yards and threatening German gun positions. American units reinforced Mangin’s line attacked at dawn on a two kilometer front, pressing the Seventh Infantry as Prussian defenses yielded. Gas shells and artillery fire marked the day as patrols skirmished and the front held steady.
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Paris
Juvigny
Soissons
Mangin
Liberte
Veste
Allies Wit O Measual Railroad Strike Grows
Allied forces advance on the Ussuri front, seizing supplies and weapons while facing cavalry delays on the right. Ukrainians fight Germans and Austrians as uprisings surge, with rail strikes damaging the countryside. Czecho Slovaks push east in western Siberia and Verkhoyansk Udinsk reportedly falls. Semenov resurges in Siberia as British aid steadies Caucasus defense.
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Siberia
Vreckhnie Udinsk
Lake Baikal
Verchcmia Udinsk
Semenett
Hag
Beta
Caucasua
Bata
Man Power Draft Bill Nears Final Approval Tonight
The man power draft bill for ages 18 to 45 moves toward enactment by tonight after Senate House conferees reached agreement. Penrose amendment was struck to avoid conflicts with War Department plans and questionnaires already mailed to local boards. Advisory boards of three members will assist local boards in classifying registrants and deferment cases.
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Senate
House
White House
War Department
Crowder
Capitol
Labor Department
Agricultural Department
Advisory Board
United States
McCulloch
Ohio
Wilson
McAdoo
France
Railroad Administration
Woman active in labor movements tied to New York origin
A longtime associate connected with several New York women labor movements has served as secretary of the National Consumers' League for two years. Plans discuss government aid for industries converted from nonessential to essential production and for companies to reduce operations to a bare existence. War Board talks will consider new rediscount rates for long term loans, as current policy caps rediscounts at six months.
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Rastropd
Ratidoads’ Progras
Omen Takeh
Pauline Goldmark
New
Sark
Ninistretign
Migs Goldmark
Councll of Nations
Defense
New York
National Consumers’ League
War Industries Board
W. P. C. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
War Finance Corporation
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Nogales Quiet After Border Skirmish Involving Yaquis
Reports from Nogales Sonora and Nogales Arizona describe a border skirmish near the American consulate. Lieutenant Luke W. Loftus died of wounds while Private Edward F. Stiler was injured. Civilians mobilize and Yaqui scouts encamp south of the border awaiting any Mexican action. Brigadier General Cabell and Gov. Calles discuss efforts to restore peace amid German propaganda concerns.
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War and
State Departments
Bates
Ariz
Holbrook
State Department
Cabell
Gov. Calles
Cales
Sonora
Nogales
Tooley
Bonors
Luke W. Loftus
Laredo
Tex
Juan Cabral
Homme
P. Eliaq Calles
Cabello
International Bridge
Calles
Bns
Edward F. Stiler
Missing submarine chaser 208 from August 21 incident
The submarine chaser No. 208, commanded by Henry J. Jones, with fourteen enlisted men aboard, remains missing after being mistaken for an enemy and sunk by the American steamer Felix Taussig on August 21. Taussig's captain reported a surfaced object seen at 200 feet, four shots fired, and the chaser burning before sinking in about three minutes.
Allied Forces Advance Across Front in 1918 Battle
Reports from 1918 front detail American French and British advances near Juvigny Baupaume and Noyon. French Mangin crosses Oise amid German retreats as Foch directs continuous hammering. Frontline movements indicate coordinated Allied efforts and growing German strain on multiple sectors.
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