French Forces Drive Deep Ahead in Front of Soissons
Paris reports indicate the French tenth army advance along a 10 mile front between the Oise and Aisne, reaching two miles depth and threatening Soissons and the Aisne line. Germans may retreat toward the Chemin des Dames as Roye and Lassigny areas see French gains enveloping Roye on three sides.
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London
Plessy le Val
le Four- A-Verre
Belfontaine
Blerancourt
Morsain
Osly-Courtail
Aisne
Courtil
Soissons
Oise
Chemin Des Dames
Roye
Bracquemont
Fendu
Beuvraignes
Noyen
TOCAL
Lassigny
Rore
Lassign P Saltaing
Hundreds die in Petrograd food riots
Dispatches from Switzerland report deep unrest in Warsaw and mass arrests in Lomza and Ploak as Polish groups suspected of forming a Polish army secret society. An Amsterdam dispatch cites hundreds killed or wounded in Petrograd during food disorders after two days without food. Martial law was proclaimed in Petrograd the same evening.
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Washington, D. C
Switzerland
Warsaw
Lomza
Ploak
Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Kremlin
Smolny Institute
Petrograd i
Labor Opposes Work or Fight Draft Amendment
Organized labor rejects the work or fight clause in the new manpower bill extending draft ages. Frank Morrison of the AFL argues the provision attacks worker loyalty and covertly conscripts labor. Protests flood in from state federations and international unions, with United Mine Workers among the strongest critics. Senator Chamberlain to present telegrams in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
House Military Committee
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Morrison
Senate Committee
C. R. Mann
War Department
Committee On Education
Senate
Chamberlain
Federation of Labor
Frank J. Mayes
United Mine Workers
Predicts Austrian Offensive Resumption on Italian Front
AP reports that Corriere d Italia critic predicts an Austrian offensive on the Italian front could begin soon. The critic cites reorganization of Austrian armies after Swiss frontier closure, Karl’s Trentino visit, and the German Austrian HQ meeting as supporting factors. The Idea Nationale links the emperors’ meeting to Allied moves in Russia.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Corriere d'Italia
Rome
Mita
Karl
Trentino
Austria
Germany
Idea Nationale
Russia
Civil War Veterans Parade in Portland Draws Huge Crowd
Thousands of Grand Army of the Republic veterans marched through Portland as part of the 52nd annual encampment with many bands, veterans walking while others rode in autos and a large audience cheered from the streets and a grand picnic was held in the afternoon in honor of the veterans.
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Portland
Associated Press
Ore
Grand Army of the Republic
Orlando A. Somers
Wakomo
Ind
Ted
Engine crew killed in washout derailment near Jamestown
Jamestown North Dakota Aug 20 engineer T H Luce and fireman T P Brackeen of the Midland Continental passenger train from Edgetey to Jamestown were fatally scalded when the engine ran into a washout and overturned a few miles from here yesterday. The men lived in Jamestown and were married. Passengers were uninjured. Jamestown received 6.45 inches of precipitation.
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Jamestown
N. D
T. H. Luce
T. P. Brackeen
Midland
Continental
Edgetey
Here
Mobs Burn Houses in Japan Over Rice Prices
The Associated Press reports ongoing unrest in Japan over high rice prices, with circles of protests spreading in the north. Mobs burned several houses in Sendai and 30 houses were burned in the Tsumy prefecture on Thursday, amid widely cited price pressures.
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Japan
Associated Press
Tokin
Sendai
Rice Exchange
Tsum [Ye
War Drafts and Labor Calls Sweep Midwest
Washington reports community labor boards form nationwide to guide essential industry work affecting draft decisions. Revised WWI draft estimates show 158,011 men turning 21 since June must register, with about half likely entering Class 1 for immediate call. Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin expected to supply thousands. Des Moines and St Paul relay new calls for general and limited service, with 35 Class 1 negroes included.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Ibor
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
New York
Prom State
Des Moines
Ilowa
Camp Dodge
Fort Riley
Kansas
St. Paul, Minn
Camp Grant
Press of Country Praises William White Book of War
The Philadelphia Press and St Louis Globe laud William White’s Alien White’s Book of the War, praising its atmosphere and martial details, especially the front voyage chapters and the three young travelers aboard ship, as the Waterloo Evening Courier plans to publish the first chapter. The piece also notes a Czech-Slovak manifesto in Prague urging unity and patience amid Austria’s collapse, with commentary from Narodni Listi.
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Philadelphia Press
ST. Lodis Globe
Pene Mie
Henry
Wichita
Emporia
Washington, D.C
Prague
Lberty
Prem Natio
Narodni Listi
Reichsrath
Austria
Huns Use Wounded Again Before Fit
London reports from Cologne suggest German forces are weakened on the western front as frontlines shrink by half, hospitals send men early, deserters are punished, wounded horses move west with still-bare bandages, and food parcels for French prisoners are allegedly stolen to feed striking neutral laborers.
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Associated Press
London
Cologne
Hermans
Sis
Daily Mail
The
Hague
Rnansy
Wot
Pershing Reports Repulse of Teuton Raiders
General Pershing released a brief communique describing a German raid north of Toul in a quiet sector. He stated that the attack was repulsed with losses to the enemy and provided a reported date window for the action by the American Expeditionary Force.
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Kaiser
Toul
Associated Press
Washington
Trn
Foul
Pershing
Toiay
Toulav
Hestileorth
Tassos
Fires Across Vermilion and Mesaba Ranges Endanger Homes
Fires of serious extent scorch nearly 40 miles along Vermilion and Mesaba range highways in Virginia Minnesota area. Hundreds of volunteers fight flames threatening summer homes near Ely and Pi wabik. timber losses reported north of Lake Vermilion and near Ely. Fire spreads threaten rail property along the Mountain Iron road and Virginia to Hibbing corridor. Wilson returns to Washington after Massachusetts vacation aboard a special train.
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Virginia
Minn
Vermilion
Mésaba Range
Ely
Piwabiks
Virginia City
Hibbing
Nashwauk
Keawatin
Endeas Lake
Longlake
Riwabik
Great Northern
Mountain Iron Road
Wibbing
Parkville
Airman's Death Not Confirmed by U S and Red Cross
Paris dispatch reports Lieut. Winslow missing after aerial combat. U S Army Air Service and Red Cross have not confirmed his death or received advisories. Winslow, once with the French escadrille, is listed as an American airman from River Forest.
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U.S
Red Cross
Paris
Linur
Alan F. Winslow
River Forest
American Aviatian Public Service
Lieut
Winslow
Escadrille
Teat Critics Of War Praise American Army Efforts
German editors acknowledge American forces on the western front as a significant factor. Generals von Blume and von Liebert praise U S troops while warning against exaggerated army size reports. Debates include American morale, debarkations in France, and Allied dependence on trans Atlantic support.
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Amesterdgin
Gener von Blume
von Liebert
West Front
America
von Blume
Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung
Essen
Europe
Iodz
Taeglische Rundschau
Berlin
Tanker Tales of Sinkings and Torpedo Dodges In U S Navy Notice
An August report from Washington states a American steamer rammed and likely sank a submarine near Winter Quarter Shoal off northern Virginia, with the submarine crew displaying German accents but the captain insisting they were not friends. The bow of the damaged tanker is badly strained, water in the hold confirms the collision and presumed sinking claim.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Winter Quarter Shoal
Northern Virginia Co
Department
Navy
Mate
Atlantic
John Crosby
Crosby
Delivery problem notice for evening paper service
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Chemins Des Dames
Havas Agenlex
Montay
Tin Hat
Italy
A. P
Carl
OWA
Hawkeyes
Prague Journal
Defense Council
Paul
Minnesota
Council of National Defense
United States
Martin la Venga
Fiavana
Lfc Cizar
Press OF Country Lauds
William
Alien White
Henry and
Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter
Is T Teeter
Carpentier
United States Navy
Buckingham
Teuton Anders
AulKineland
Uinterd Press
U. S
North
Hun
James Weaker
Baltimore
Ollie M. Taines
Kentucky
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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