Allied Victories Open Road to Bruges and Ghent
Paris reports Lille Douai and Ostend liberated as Mangin's July counteroffensive yields vast territorial gains. British push south of Le Cateau threatens the German line, with the Ghent Tournai Valenciennes sector under pressure. French Belgian forces advance toward Bruges and Ghent as Ostend’s fall enables reinforcements to the German right.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lille
Douai
Ostend
the Marae
Almoit
Mangin
Belgium
le Cateau
Meuse
Ghent- Tournai-Valenciennes
Bruges
Brussels
Ghent
Last Nights News in Brief Highlights and Edits
Reports to federal health authorities show influenza epidemic across 83 states. The papal secretary of state says the holy father leans on President Wilson for a quick durable peace. Electric signs for liberty bonds exempted from fuel restrictions in Washington. Germany protests Americanizing German owned businesses and threatens reprisals. Eagle submarine chasers built by Ford plant tested and approved in Chicago. Dr Yonis Pintja reports experiments proving diphtheria antitoxin specific for influenza. Several items list curtailed production including electric fans safes tanks hardware and more. Sedgwick, ill, examined at home in critical condition.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Rome
Wilson
Washington
TD. C
Germany
Ford Motor Plant
Chicago
Yonis J. Pint
Gets-It Liberty Bottle for Corns Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Gets-It as the only genuine corn peeler. It claims drops remove corns painlessly, allowing work and activities without discomfort. The ad cites a money back guarantee and urges purchase at drug stores, naming Lawrence & Co. Chicago and Waterloo retailers.
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Rau
Earth
Mit
Lawrence &10
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
Ant J. Mitler
Allied Advance Breaks German Grip on Belgian Coast
British French and Belgian forces push forward across Belgium and northern France driving back German detachments. American contingents operate east of Cambrai and St. Quentin aiding the advance while German resistance stiffens. Rumors say Hindenburg advises a peace note, with Germany seeking lines nearer its frontier.
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Germany
England
Ostend
Lille
Douai
Belgia Watrels
Bruges
Antwerp
Belgium
France
UT. S
Cambrai
St. Quentin
le Cateau
Laon
Poms KE Pieay
Lyon
Argonne
Pershing
Ar Ronne
Cote Chatilon
Wilson
Prius Maximilian
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Washington
Theield Marshal
Mischievous lads caught in mischief at park
Court heard several boys alleged in a peculiar mischief at Electric Park. Deputy Sheriff Jacob Anton rounded up many youths for malicious mischief after gates were climbed and locks broken at the amusement resort.
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Jacop Anton
Sherrff
Electric Park
Angeles
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Sedgwick
J. B. Sedgwick
A. P
Orty
Chas. H. Fletcher
Poe
Enntz Bros
East Fourth Street
New York
East Fourth Stree
M. H. Plymack, Mer
Oxford
Commercial Street
Harry’s
Belmore
J. & C. Fischer
John Corl
Kohler & Campbell
Geo. Steck
Schaff Bros
Demorest
Hobart M. Cable
Russell-Lane
Ivers & Pond
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