Hill 70 Won by Briton in Great Offensive
British forces captured the German stronghold west of Lens as Hill 70 fell, with 4,000 yard front operations and a wide attack encircling Lens area. Haig’s troops reported progress along the front from Lens to Loos in a northern offensive. French gains west of the Dixmude road were noted with heavy artillery on the Aisne front and Meuse fighting continuing. Over 3,000 prisoners were taken on the Sereth front as Austro-German troops pushed toward the retreating Russo-Roumanians.
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France
Belgium
Associated Press
Lens
Loos
Hugowood
Hill 70
St. Laurent
Messines
Ypres
Pilkem Ridge
Pres
London
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig
Paris
Dixmude
War Office
Aisne
Hurtebise
Craonne
Berlin
Sereth
Baitaretu
von Mackensen
Patna
Teutons
Stravani
Psntziu
U S Troops in London Met by Great Ovation
American troops marched through London receiving greetings from Ambassador Page and King George at Buckingham Palace. Crowds lined streets decorated with flags, while cabinet officials paused to show honor at Whitehall. One vivid scene recalled Johannesburg era homecoming in the evening papers.
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London
Ambassador Page
King George
Buckingham Palace
Whitehall
War Office
Trafal- Bar Square
Riots strike in Barcelona and Madrid kill six
Paris reports six killed and nine wounded as strikers clash with soldiers in Barcelona. Madrid notes increased strike agitation, troops quelling disturbances, and a government action to restore order. Arrests of Socialist leaders reported. Madrid described as an armed camp with curfews and suspensions.
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Paris
Barcelona
Petit Parisien
Madrid
Guerra
Data
San Sebastian
Santander
Corunna
Granada
Altho
Socialist Party
Larga Caballero
Socialist Committee
Senora Saborich
Anguine and
Bersglio
Senora Virginia Alvarez
Ship Supplies for National Soldiers Arrive at Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports equipment and clothing for the first drafted men will be at Camp Dodge, the thirteenth division cantonment, when they arrive starting September 5. A telegram from the central department quartermaster in Chicago announced that the supplies for the first contingent have been shipped.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Central Department
Chicago
Government forms 350 million wheat corporation to stabilize prices
The Food Administration creates a 350 million corporation to purchase the 1917 wheat crop if needed to stabilize U S prices and supply for allies. Agencies will operate at principal wheat terminals with no commission except operating costs, as a price fixing committee led by Garf eld of Williams College sets the wheat price.
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Washington, D. C
Gové
United States
The
Food Administration
Thruc
Garfeld
Williams College
Grai
Henry A. Garfield
Charles J. Barrett
Union City
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
William N. Doak
Roanoke
Brotherhood of Railroad
Frank W.taussig
Tariff Commission
Theodore N. Vail
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Henry J. Waters
Kansas State Agricultural College
Millers
James F. Bell
Minnéapolis
A. P. Husband
Chicago
Albert C. Loring
Minneapolis
Northwest
Andrew J. Hunt
Arkansas City
Kan
Southwest
EB. M. Kelly
Nashville
National Council of the
Farmers’ Co-operative Association
James W. Sullivan
Brooklyn
American Federation of Labor
Tabor
Burnsville
Oho State Grange
Edward M. Flesh
St. Louis
M. H. Houser
Portland
Ore
C. B. Fox
New Orleans
H. B. Irwin
Philadelphia
P. H. Gilder
Duluth
Frank L. Carr
George §. Jackson
Baltimore
H. B. Jackson
Charles Kennedy
Buffalo
R. A. Lewin
San Francisco
D. F. Piazek
Kansas City
Charles T. Neal
Omaha
Tacrnse
Washington
Ex Czar Taken to New Prison in Plain Train
Petrograd reports from the Russian news agency say former Emperor Nicholas and his family were moved from Tsarskoe-Selo to an undisclosed Siberian location aboard an ordinary train, a shift from the grand imperial railcar. Nekrasoff notes ministers decided to remove Nicholas for political and military reasons after secret cabinet sessions last month. The provisional government declined to reveal further details.
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Nicholas
Coal strike actions loom as talks proceed in Chicago
Iowa Governor W L Harding and six state defense council members plan to attend a Chicago conference on the coal situation with 14 states. In Illinois, strikers at 50 coal mines push price fixing, mine operators refuse wage hikes, and unions vow reconciliation while conferences prepare for a Friday public hearing on fuel prices. Justice Carter of Minats leads price controls as union leaders meet Springfield officials to decide their stance and potential return-to-work actions. The scene shifts amid warnings of replacements for strikers if labor continues to stay out.
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Tes Moines
W. L.harding
Iowa State Council of Defense
Chicago
Illinois
Miners’ Union
O. N. Carter
Frank O. Lowden
Springfield
Illinois Mine Workers
Frank Farrington
War Revenue Bill Debated in Senate to Raise Nine Billion
Washington August 15 Senate resumes debate on the war tax bill. Key sections liquor and income taxes pace ahead with war profits and publishers taxes seen as tricky. Leaders aim to finish by end of next week after finance committee progress. House Ways and Means to meet August 25 to consider raising nine billion dollars for the remainder of the fiscal year ending July 1, 1918, including loans to the Allies. A bond issue of three to four billion and a five hundred million tax rise likely proposed. rest deferred to December regular session.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Trained Men to Be Given Chance in National Army
Washington officers plan to form a national army division using men from diverse walks of life. Descriptive draft lists will show each soldier’s occupation and history, guiding assignments to infantry, transport, hospital, aviation, artillery, and other roles as training reveals abilities. Officials also aim to honor soldiers’ preferences where possible at mobilization camps.
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Washington, D. C
National Army Division
War Department
Hey
St Ansgar Woman Among City of Athens Passengers
Mrs Milas Caroline Thompson of St Ansgar Iowa, about 42, a longtime missionary, died when the City of Athens struck a reef near Cape Town and sank. She had spent seven years in Madagascar and returned home five years ago after passport troubles. Her Civil War veteran father and parents resided in St Ansgar.
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St. Anagar
Ang
St. Ansgar
Thompson
Anonymous writer asks Rotary for public issues probe
Waterloo Aug 15. Austin Burt replies to an unsigned inquiry about why the Rotary club has not investigated high cost of living abuses. Burt invites the writer to reveal identity so the topic can receive prompt consideration, noting the club seeks matters important to enlighten members.
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Austin Burt
Rotary Club
Burt
Waterloo
Waterloo Rotary Club
Pick Troops to Fill Out Third Regiment
Captains from the First and Second Iowa infantry regiments will select men to swell the Third Iowa infantry to full war strength before it ships to France with the division of national guardsmen. The First Iowa is mobilized at Camp Dodge for guard duty until Oct 1. The Second Iowa remains at home stations with no announced movements to Deming, New Mexico training camp.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Infantry
France
Camp Dodge
Deming
N. M
Thoma Defends French Part in Stockholm Conference
London dispatch notes the Daily Telegraph report that a French Socialist plan to attend the Stockholm conference could trigger a general election. Albert Thomas argues for anti imperialism and warns the conference cannot bring immediate peace, while Russian sentiment and the Alsace Lorraine issue color the debate.
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London
Velégraph
Stockholm
M. Thomas
Russia
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Socialist Party
Kerensky
M. Skobeleff
Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
Allies Expand Aircraft Production for U.S. Allies
Paris reports the American aviation service says large contracts for airplanes have been placed in allied countries and deliveries will start soon. Observers sent to the British French Italian and Russian fronts are ready to report on actual warfare as conducted by allied aviators.
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Paris
American Aviation Service
Two More Boards in N Y Involved in Exemption Scandal
New York Aug 15 announcement of parallel inquiries by Edward M. Stanton and Edward Swann signaled further revelations of exemption board frauds in the city. At least two boards besides district 99 were linked by evidence held by federal authorities, as officials move to curb draft law violations.
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New York
Edward M. Stanton
United States
Edward Swann
New York City
District 99
Wilson
Argentine Railroad Strike Paralyzes Traffic Across Buenos Aires
The Central railroad of Argentina strike spreads with traffic paralyzed and reports of willful damage to company property. President Hipolito Irigoyen plans involvement to resolve the dispute as Public Works officials meet with railroad representatives and strikers.
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Bennos Aires
Argentine
Hipolito Irigoyen
Vatican papal peace notes face cautious reception
Washington reports Pope Benedicts peace proposals awaiting official text amid Allied skepticism. Officials say the Vatican note lacks diplomatic status and may be routed through neutral embassies. Rome notes the hand written document outlines general peace terms shaped by the pope and Cardinal Ceretti.
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Washington, D. C
Pope Benedict
Lansing
Associated Press
Vatican
Lising
Iesus
Pope Benedit
State Department
Germany
Austria
Roaltho
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Benedict
Cardinal 'Suarri
Archbishop Ceretti
Monsignor
Tedesshini
Ceretti
America
Australia
Giornale d'Italia
Pat Pal
Tribuna
Altao
Idea Nazionale
England
Washington
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