Americans and Allies Break Through on Multiple Fronts
American forces seize Voormezeele in Belgium and push near Ypres, while additional units advance near Terny-Serny and Juvigny. Canadian and British troops breach the Hindenburg Line with gains up to about three miles, capturing thousands of prisoners as French and American troops drive toward Laon and Nesle heights amid heavy fighting.
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Laon
London
Reuter
Voormezeele
Voorwnezeele
Ypres
Belgium
Flanders
Juvigny
GGG
Hindenburg
Field Marshal Haig
Drocourt-Queant
Recarpe
Peronne
France
Dprocoourt-Queant Jlipe
Dury
Mount Dury
Cambrai
Carniecourt Wood
Cagnicourt
Bois de Bouche
Paris
Crecy au-Mont
Neuilly
Terny-Serny
Soissons
War Office
Canal du Nord
Nesle
Nesle Heights
Hill 77
Aisne
Ailette
Crecy-au-Mont
Leuilly
Terny Sorny
Campagne
Combles
Somme
British War Office
Veronne
Clery-sur-Somme
Bullecourt
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Noote Boom
Bailleul
Scarpe
Chavigny
Cuffies
Crouy
Chavieny
Noyon
Catigny
Beauvains
Leury
Mont St. Simeon
Landrimont
Morlincourt
Debeney
Humbert
Oise
Meaning of Liberty Bond and the shared sacrifice in war
An opinion piece by John Palmer Gavit explains Liberty Bonds as more than receipts. He argues money must be redirected to government needs for war, urging self denial and collective duty to fund materials and labor for troops, with bonds representing trust and repayment.
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John Palmer Gavit
Sam
United States
U. S
Liam
Uncle Sam
Hether
Welsh Miner Made General in British Army Rise
Godfrey Jones a Welsh mine foreman was nominated for brigadier general after early enlistment as a private. Labeled lacking leadership by mine officials, he later earned a diploma, became foreman, and was reduced to a digger before earning a second chance and serving with the Cardiff Pals of the South Wales Borderers in major battles in France.
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London
Godfrey Jones
Suesday
The
Daily Mail
Jones
Cardiff Pals
South Wales Borderers
France
Uncle Sam Turns Tightwad in Waste Reduction
The army reclaims kitchen waste from camps by classifying garbage into bread fats meat bones and grease. Weighed after meals the waste is forwarded to conservation officers to curb over rationing and wastage. Separated garbage is sent to reduction plants to produce nitro fertilizer.
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Uncle Sam
Liberty Bonds
Wool substitute and tech advances noted in brief
A Melbourne suburb Yarraville begins mineral wool production from basalt while Spanish inventors create cork treated as wool substitute for mattresses and cushions. A New Jersey wireless station under government control links with Argentina. August 15 marks the Feast of the Assumption. New Zealand experimenters claim pig iron from iron sands at about 15 tons daily. Northwest national bank reports show some directors cannot write their names.
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Anto
New Zealand
Nation’s War Call Urges Draft Registration Now
The article urges citizens to register for military service as a patriotic duty. It frames registration as a national unity effort and cites Woodrow Wilson as endorsing loyalty and will to win.
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Woodrow Wilson
Registration Rules for All American Males Aged Eighteen to Forty Six
All male persons must register who shall have attained their eighteenth birthday and shall not have attained their forty sixth birthday on or before the day set by the president for registration. The only exceptions are: (A) Persons who, prior to the day set for the registration by the president, have registered either under the terms of the act approved May 18, 1917, or under the terms of the public resolution of congress approved May 20, 1918, whether called for service or not, (B) Officers and enlisted men of the regular army, officers appointed, and men of the forces drafted, under the provisions of the act approved May 18, 1917, officers and enlisted men of the National Guard while in the service of the United States, and the officers of the officers' reserve corps and enlisted reserve corps while in the service of the United States, and (C) Officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps, and officers and enlisted and enrolled men of the naval reserve force and marine corps reserve while in the service of the United States.
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Congress
National Guard
United States
Reserve Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
Naval Reserve Force
Marine Corps Reserve
Registration Card Instructions for Registrars and Registrants
Detailed guidance for completing a registration card including how to spell names, ages, addresses, and dates of birth. It covers race and citizenship classifications, present occupation, employer, place of employment, and nearest relative with examples and procedural notes for registrars.
All Must Enroll Bill Extending Draft Ages
President Wilson calls on the nation to register all men ages eighteen to forty five for military service in a final loyalty demonstration. The proclamation accompanies the law extending the twenty thirty one draft ages with registration set from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on September 12.
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Washington
Wilson
Show Volunteer Spirit and Register to Join the Army
A call to recruit more than two million soldiers from the 18,000,000 men who register next. Citizens urged to learn where to register and to go early and prepared to answer the Board’s questions without asking.
Volunteer Spirit Drives Selective Service Registration
The nation seeks twelve million men aged eighteen to thirty two and forty five to register. Volunteers must respond quickly to government calls, demonstrating the American spirit in fulfilling the registration task.
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America
Army in France Welcomes New Manpower Measure
American soldiers in France express general satisfaction at the enactment of the new manpower act. They believe it will bolster government resources for the war and guarantee continued, unsparing effort in the fighting.
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France
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