Allies seize Montdidier as 24,000 Germans taken
In a sweeping Picardy advance, Allied forces capture Montdidier and towns along the Montdidier Roye line while German prisoners total 24,000 and officers report German guns near 400 captured. Sergt Harry Marson of Des Moines dies in France after enlisting with Co G Rainbow division. His mother, Mrs. Carrie Marson, is notified.
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Paris
von Hutier
Montdidier
Faverolles
Montdidier-Roye Road
War Office
Marne River
Marne
Amiens
Albert and
Bethune Secto
Montidier
Avre
Vese
Aisne
Somme
Bray-Corbie
Editor's Widow Deported From Ireland Amid Revolt Ties
Mrs F Skeffington widow of a former Irish Citizen editor was deported from Kingstown to England after visiting the United States and eluding authorities in Dublin. Her husband was killed by a British officer during the 1916 Dublin revolt.
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Associated Press
London
Wmrs
F. Sheehy Skeffington
Kingstown
Ireland
The
Irish Citizen
Dublin
Cedar Falls Boy Hurt Falling From Truck
Arthur Mullin nine years old fell from an auto truck at about 10 a m today in Cedar Falls striking the back of his head on concrete and sustaining injuries believed serious. He remained unconscious at 2 30 p m.
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Cedar Falls
Arthur Mullin
Pullman shopmen to get same wage raises as railroad workers
Washington Aug 19 shopmen employed by the Pullman company in the government controlled operating division will receive the same wage advances as railroad shopmen effective August 1 the railroad administration announced. Washington Aug 10 weather predictions for the week start Monday from the weather bureau indicate thunderstorms likely in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with moderate temperatures and rain in parts.
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Washington, D. C
Pullman Company
Railroad Administration
Lweather Bureau
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Newspaper Delivery Notice Prompting Phone Call
If the paper fails to arrive by 6 o clock inform via phone at 3336 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 pm.
Ice Girls of New York Carry Ice in Sweltering City
In New York City pretty girls take on ice delivery duties as husky icemen waver. The photograph shows the helpers carrying small ice pieces now sold for a dime, keeping the sweltering metropolis supplied.
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New York City
Hun Officers Lose Jobs For Failure To Stop Offensive
Berne reports nineteen German officers were retired for failing to halt the Franco American offensive. The punishment targeted General von Planitz, four colonels, twelve lieutenant colonels, and a major general. The personnel changes reflect high level discipline during the war.
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Berne
von Planits
Dawn of Light Woible and Lloyd George Speech in Neath
Premier Lloyd George in Neath proclaims the end of the tunnel for the Allied war effort and vows to fight on toward broad daylight and peace. He urges the empire to unite, asserts confidence, and rejects pessimism while praising recent Allied gains and a holy purpose for restoring right and peace.
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Dawn OF
Lloyd George
Neath
Wales
Lloyds George
Geante
Casualty List Totals Updated with 541 Today
Washington Delaware reports daily casualty list figures with 541 added today elevating the total since Monday to 4 290 alongside Marine and Army corps tallies. The army list lists ILG names and a Taurin 25 section adds 2%, with casualties broken down as killed in action wounded seriously and missing in action across Marine and Army corps.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Marlie J Corps
Marine
Army. Corps
Waterloo Corporal Vaughan Killed in France at 19
James Gordon Vaughan of Waterloo, 19, a Corporal with Co G First Iowa infantry, was killed in France on July 26. A veteran of the Mexican border era, he joined the Rainbow division and later served in the quartermaster department before being reassigned to active duty in France. He was a standout athlete at West High, survived by his parents and a brother at Fort Sheridan. His father and an aunt learned of the death upon arriving home.
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Vaughan
Altho Young
Waterloo
Co. G. First Lows Infantry
West High
Germany
Des Moines
England
Clinton Folden
France
Carl Chapman
Fred Becker
Chapman
West High Inta
James Gordon Vaughan
Herbert
Fort Sheridan
Des Moines College
Nes Moin
Park Avenue West
A. Ad. Edwards
Blanche
Edwards
New York
Boris Will Be Regent For Bulgarian King
Paris Aug 19 Havas says Prince Boris eldest son of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will be appointed regent during his father's enforcement from mental strain. German sources report the imminent arrangement and a period of regency in Bulgaria.
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Paris
Havas
Boris
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Smaller Baggage Conservation Plan Issued by War Board
Washington Aug 10 the conservation division of the war industries board advised manufacturers that trunks should not exceed 40 inches in height or length and traveling bags and suitcases 14 to 28 inches with all partitions false bottoms and similar features eliminated to save space in baggage cars for the army.
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Washington, D. G
Conservation Division of the
War Industries Board
War Extra Sunday War Extra Sunday
The paper announces continued AP leased wire operation and potential special editions if major allied war developments occur. Readers are urged to monitor for rapid updates and alerts as events unfold.
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United Armien
Pichardy
Associated Press
Courier and Reporter
Makers of Nuremberg Get Rivals VIII
Detroit August 10 The German toy makers of Nuremberg face competition from Uncle Sam soldiers at Fort Wayne Detroit convalescents carve lions cats dogs airships and other toys to cheer Christmas sales Noahs Ark becomes popular with improvements War poster puzzles and doll house furniture emerge as convalescent work Proceeds support the toy makers and aid morale Senator Lewis of Illinois travels to France to visit troops and battlefronts.
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Detroit
Nuremberg
Old
Fort Wayne
Itis
Ark Building Department
Lewis
Washington, D. C
Senator Lewis
Ilinois
France
Illinois
Washington
Picardy Drive Tightens Noose On Enemy In Pocket
Gen. March says Franco-British assault in Picardy tightens the line from Reims to Flanders, aims a decisive push while cautioning against expecting the war’s end. American troops reportedly nibbling along the Vesle with no major advance yet, and the Rainbow division after Lorraine training joins east of Reims, advancing 16 kilometers and capturing prisoners.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Picardy
Aisné-Marne
March
Reims
Flanders
Fech
al- Nes
Altho
British War Office
Vesle
War Department
France
Rainbow
42Nd
Lorraine
Furce
Lusitania Sinker Dead in German Patrol Incident
London reports Lieut. Commander Schwieger, famed for the Lusitania sinking, is dead. Admitted by German admiralty the death occurred in September 1917 after a U boat incident near Helgoland. Another submarine vanished after a submerged explosion and a believed luring mine field.
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London
Schwieger
Schnwieger
USS
Bight
Helgoland
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