British Line Extended as Somme Fire Continues
British and French actions persist along the Somme and Ancre fronts amid bad weather. Haig reports extending the line south of Martinpuich with prisoners taken. other engagements include Guillemont attempts repelled and Mouquet farm reconnoiters. Paris notes Verdun near Fleury advances by French forces. Berlin reports German repulses along the Somme and near Villers and Périgord.
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Guillemont
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War Office
Annual Parade of the G A R in Kansas City
Thousands of veterans marched through crowded streets as part of the Grand Army of the Republic encampment events in Kansas City Missouri on August 20. A daytime parade and a night campfire at the convention hall closed with veterans showing resilience, aided by emergency medical stations and Bar Scout patrols supplying water and first aid.
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30 German Generals Dismissed Dramatic Kaiser Military Shake-up
Radical changes sweep German command as 30 generals are dismissed on both fronts. Falkenhayn is removed as chief of staff, Von Hindenburg named to lead the general staff with Mackensen likely to command Austro German forces in Russia and Romania fronts. Transylvania defense concentrates troops to stem invasions.
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Bulgarians Seize Drama and Bulgar Front Advances
Severe fighting rages on the Macedonian front with French gains west of the Varvar river and Bulgarian attacks west of Lake Ostrovo repulsed by Serbs. Drama in northeastern Greece falls to Bulgarians after a Greek garrison battle, Albanians land near Saloniki, and Russia seeks renewed trade talks with the United States while Britain silences Bulgarian batteries on Struma and Doiran fronts.
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Congress Faces Strike Crisis With Arbitration Debate
Senators debate compulsory arbitration and wage limits for railroads amid talks of expanded interstate powers and possible government ownership. Cummins opposes forced labor bans, while Hardwick and Reed push stronger commissions and legal remedies to avert civil unrest. Simmons suggests Erdman act mediation powers to assess disputes.
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Mediation Board
Gompers Strikes Back Denies Labor Vote Control
AFL President Samuel Gompers defends himself against Senator Sherman's charges at a Central Labor Union meeting in Washington. He denies misrepresenting the labor movement, living on the blood and sinews of workers, and controlling votes. He praises labor unity, hints at railroad strike issues, and calls Sherman unworthy, urging him to fold his tent and steal away.
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Price of Peace Too High Drives Burden on Southern Trade
Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway Company, urged patience and law over industrial force in resolving the strike. He said adopting the proposed peace would burden commerce and delay railway development, stressing he would abide by a lawful, deliberated public decision supported by sound southern opinion.
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Missing 16 year old Marguerite Enreheart report and quarantine talks
Mother confirms 16 year old Marguerite Enreheart is missing from 1105 Duke Street Alexandria since August 21. Reports place her with a Baltimorean near Patrick Street area after a motorcycle ride. Quarantine talks in Fairfax and Alexandria counties urge strict enforcement to prevent infantile paralysis spread. Auto speed violator Lewis Glassman fined $10 for speeding while rushing to station with a sick man. Property transfer notes: Benjamin F Lucas sold two houses on Hanry Street to Maggie Lee Lucas.
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Ashington Post Bureau
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Roy K. Flannagan
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Justice Thompson
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TEST GIANT SEAPLANE PRELIMINARY TEST OVER POTOMAC
A new seaplane designed by naval constructors and built at the Washington navy yard conducted a preliminary test flight over the Potomac. The biplane features a wingspan of about 60 feet, a dead load capacity near 2,000 pounds, and will accommodate a one pounder rapid fire gun and a four radio setup. It is powered by two 161 horsepower American built gasoline motors. Three pontoons support the craft on the water.
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Suit Aims to Recover 180 Million From Railroad Leaders
Former officers directors and counsel of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad are named defendants in a federal liability and restitution suit filed by five Massachusetts stockholders. The action cites evidence from the Rockefeller trial and seeks more than 180 million dollars.
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United States District Court
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Memphia Wreck in Santo Domingo Harbor Leaves Dozens Missing
A hurricane struck the armored cruiser Memphia in Santo Domingo city harbor killing at least four and injuring many more. Sixty seven were hurt and 33 enlisted men reported missing. some believed alive ashore. Navy officials, led by Rear Admiral Pond, begin investigations as Salem sails to replace the wrecked flagship.
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Mexican Commission
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Mexico City
House Passes Shipping Bill With Board and Trade Provisions
The House yesterday passed the administration shipping bill creating a five member shipping board to develop a naval auxiliary and reserve and a merchant marine. It approves Senate amendments allowing foreign vessels in coastwise trade and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to deny clearance to any vessel refusing freight destined for a foreign port.
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Austro Hungarian Offensive Foreshadowed In Trentino
Rome reports a 24 hour artillery bombardment between the Adige and Brenta rivers as Austro Hungarian forces threaten Italian front in the Trentino. Italians claim minor successes, steadying lines on Carao plateau and Tat points around Cauriol and Punta de Forame. The Atlantic fleet sails to southern drill grounds off Chesapeake Capes.
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Russians Advance Closer to Bitlis
Report from Petrograd says Russian forces near Lake Van in Kurdistan moved to within six miles of Bitlis after driving Turks from Hitlis on August seven. The dispatch notes captures of officers and men, two machine guns, and Turkish withdrawals as Russians press toward Nimregel and Mosul area. Berlin reports Turkish advances in the Caucasus and claims a thousand Russian dead found by attacking Turkish detachment.
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Johnson Wins Republican Senate Nomination in California
San Francisco August 30 political leaders announced Gov. Hiram W. Johnson won the Republican nomination for United States senator in yesterday's primary over Willis H. Booth of Los Angeles. Johnson's majority was expected to be about 11,690, with final totals pending.
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Hiram W. Johnson
United States
Willis H. Booth
Los Angeles
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