British Regain Bray Corbie Position After German Attack
British forces restore control along the Bray Corbie road southwest of Morlancourt after forcing back a German assault. Across the Vesle river Franco American troops push the line east of Braisne, taking about a hundred prisoners amid a French repulse of German probing actions.
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Associated Press
France
Bray- Corbie Road
Morlancourt
Vesle
Braisne
London
Soissons
Clarence River
Flanders
War Office
Draft Ages Expanded to 45 and 30 Kept Home
General March urged a manpower bill extending draft ages to 18 through 45 with a target force of about 5,000,000. He testified that 18 to 30 year olds would remain in the United States, while others could be deployed, to speed war goals and await Congress’ recess.
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Associated Press
Washington
DB. C
Administration
March
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Congress
United States
Paris
Ger. Crowder
Baker
France
Ackley Oppression Case Postponed One Week
Ackley I A Aug 1 Special The case of Mayor B E Brent jman charged with oppression by an officer was continued. witness W Gill from Waterloo and Williams of Eldora discussed a postponement to between Aug 12 and 15. Visitors filled the town for the preliminary hearing with many from Aplington and Dumont. Tug North Verges overturned after a collision with Captain Wilson in Lake Michigan near the Calumet River mouth. two crew drowned, steamer unharmed.
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Ackley
BE. M. Brent Jman
W. A. Young
W_ Gill
Watersloo
Sammag Williams
Eldora
Aplington
Dumont
Associated Press
Chicago
North
Wilson
Cleveland
Lake Michigan
Calumet River
Two Waterloo Boys Listed in Army Wounded
Private Martin C. Balensiefer, 15, wounded severely July 25, is with Co B, 168th Infantry. His brothers Julius and Louis Balensiefer also enlisted and served in the Rainbow division. Ray W. Hicok, 26, eldest of the three Hicok brothers, was wounded May 27 and later reported well in a July 7 letter. Hugh Hicok was slightly gassed May 27 and is recovering.
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Martin C. Balensiefer
Co. B
168Th Infantry
Waterloo
Julius
Louis
Balensiefer
Stewart-Simmons Press
Ray Hicok
Ray W. Hicok
Weterloy
Rainbow
Hicok
Folk to Win Nomination in Senate as Returns Show
St Louis Aug 7 Former Gov Jos W Folk defeated Senator Nerophon Wilfley for the Democratic nomination by a margin around 25000 votes per incomplete returns Selden P Spencer of St Louis beat Jay L Torrey by over 20000 on the Republican side Complete returns from 433 of 500 city precincts give Wilfley a 5000 majority Folk 7125 over Torrey Unofficial returns show most congressmen renominated except Dorsey W Shackleford in the Eighth district and Borland in the Fifth Meeker and Dyer Renominated. Irgoe unopposed in Eleventh district Oshkosh congressman dies in Washington Rep James H Davidson dies at 60 in DC of heart failure continuation of political shifts noted.
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St. Louis
Jos. W. Folk
Nerophon P. Wilfley
United States
Selden P. Spencer
Jay L. Torrey
Fruitville
Wilfley
Folk
Spencer
Torrey
Dorsey W. Shackleford
William L. Nelson
Columbia
Borland
Bland
Meeker
Dyer
Irgoe
Oshkosh
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
James H. Davidson
Wis
House
Congress
U S Lightship Blown Up By Hund Boat
Washington D C Aug 7 The Diamond Shoals lightship off Caps Hatters NC was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine The crew reached shore safely The submarine reportedly came within a half mile of shore The light station guides navigation and has been the subject of verse and prose The attacking sub likely sank the O P Jennings off Virginia coast earlier
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Diamond Shoals
Caps
Hatteras
N. C
Navy Department
Diamond Shoals Light Station
O. P. Jennings
Virginia
Carolina
Atlantic
Altho
Navy
SAP
Canadian Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Japanese Mail Steamship Company
England
Kobe
Niagara Falls
George Harris
Buffalo
Gus Lofberg
Horseshoe Falls
Goat Island
Sifa
Lofberg
Harris
Aisne Marne Casualty Toll Tops Two Thousand Five Hundred
Washington reports Army and Marine casualty lists adding 571 names today, total Aisne Marne losses surpass 2,500 since the victory began. Previous tallies show 962 yesterday and 716 on Monday. The release covers 5 army lists and 1 marine form detailing killed in action wounded severely wounded undetermined died of wounds missing in action died of disease airplane accident and other causes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. Gy
Army
Marine Corps
Aisne-Marne
Washington
Newspaper Work Not Deemed Nonessential Under Draft Rules
Washington officials dispute a Waterloo Waterloo Iowa board ruling that employers of a local paper should seek more productive work or military service. Draft administration officers expect the district board will overrule the decision, arguing the “work or fight” order does not bar publishers from remaining in their roles. The case raises questions about deferments and the interpretation of classifications for newspaper personnel. Martin La Venga Havana 10c Cigar advertisement.
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Washington, D. C
Waterloo
Delivery Service Notice for Late Papers
If the paper is not delivered by six oclock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6330 p.m.
Czecho Slovak Forces Retreat Along Usuri Front
Dispatches from Shanghai and London report Czecho Slovak troops withdrawing under heavy pressure north of Vladivostok and allied forces landing at Vladivostok and Archangel. British and French troops are advancing along the Archangel railway corridor as Czechoslovak positions shift. American ambassador David R. Francis returns to join pending developments in the Murmansk region.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Usuri River
Vladivostok
London
Archangel
Odozerskala
Samara
Ufa
Novo Nikolaivesk
Ekaterinburg
Simbirsk
Don
Poveriny
Kazan
Kandalaska
Russian Lapland
David R. Francis
Russia
Murmansk
Kacdalaske
Frankfurter joins priorities board in wartime setup
Felix Frankfurter was appointed today to the priorities board of the War Industries Board and will serve as the official representative of the Department of Labor. The announcement came from Washington, D. C., with the date noted as August 7.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Felix Frankfurter
National War Labor Policies Board
The
War Industries Board
Department of Labor
British Ace McCudden Killed On Western Front
Captain James 3B. McCudden a Canadian pilot with 54 aerial victories and four enemy planes downed in twenty minutes was killed on the western front. A highly decorated ace, he was 22 years old and among the British air forces greatest pilots.
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James 3B
McCudden
Premier Lloyd George Says 150 Submarines Sunk
London reports Premier Lloyd George told Parliament that 150 German submarines have been destroyed. He credited General Foch with a brilliant counteroffensive and warned Germany cannot win until all allies are defeated at sea. He noted July troop increases and massive Allied mobilization.
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Associated Press
London
Foch
Altho
Germany
Lloyd Georg
Woch
Fensive
Mr. Lloyd George
Great Britain
Dominions
India
Rebels In German Sailors Spark U Boat Revolt
Reports from Amsterdam claim Wilhelmshaven sailors plan to resist submarine cruises to halt war at sea. Over 50 submarines reportedly missing as 23 ring leaders face death sentences amid a growing revolt linked to Admiral von Holtzendorff's retirement and Emperor William's possible fleet visit cancellation.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Express
Amsterdam
Admiral von Holtzendorff
William
Hamburg American Directors Resign From Economic Council
Zurich dispatch reports Albert Ballin and Herr Haldendorff, directors of the Hamburg American Steamship line, resigning as members of the German economic council. The move is noted in a dispatch dated August 7 from Hamburg.
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Zurich
Havas
Albert Ballin
Herr Holtendorff
Hamburg American Steamship Line
German Economic Council
Hamburg
Seattle to Launch Fifteen Vessels This Month
Washington, Aug 7. The shipping board advised that fifteen wooden ships will be launched during August in Seattle district shipyards.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Seattle, Wash
Shipping Board Today
Government control to merge competing telephone telegraph systems
Postmaster General Burleson announced that government control of telephones and telegraphs will likely lead to coordination and consolidation of competing systems where possible, marking an early step in centralized management.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Aug. T
Burleson
Dynamite Plant Blast Claims Three Lives in Grafton
At 8 30 a m the Grafton Dynamite factory exploded killing three men. Reported deceased are Joseph Campbell and Herman Thomias of Grafton and a third unnamed worker. Location is Alton Illinois. Further details were not available.
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Associated Press
Alton
Grafton
Joseph Campbell
Herman Thomias
Wees
Mame
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