Great aerial clashes signal renewed battles on multiple fronts
London reports ten German aircraft shot down and twelve British machines missing after a day of intense air combat. Haig notes six and a half tons of bombs dropped on German targets as fighting resumes along the Western Front from Flanders to the Aisne and Champagne regions. On other fronts, Russians, Romanians, Germans, and Austrians clash in Galicia as offenses mount and fronts shift.
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United Press
London
Flanders
Haig
Germain
North Carolina Officers Earned in Oglethorpe Training Camp
War Department lists North Carolinians commissioned in the Officers Reserve Corps at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. Majors include M L Barker and L C Shucker. Captains span C falls to J R Jones with multiple NC National Guard officers named. First lieutenants and second lieutenants also identified with towns like Salisbury Greensboro Raleigh and Fayetteville. Continues on page three.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
War Department
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
National Army
Regular Army
National Guard
Max L. Barker
Salisbury
Louis C. Shucker
Cresswell
Cicero G. Falls
Mooreville
Sidney S. Alderman
Grensboro
James R. Stewart
Catawba
Wilson J. Squire
Charlotte
Jas. B. Taylor
Asheville
Perry A. Lyon
Fayetteville
George B. Dawson
Greensboro
Roscoe EH. Parker
Raleigh
Horace B. Cowell
Washington
N C
Andrew J. Harris, Jr
Henderson
Gordon A. Duncan
James A. MacDougal
Chas. R. Bagley
Mayock
John R. Jones
North Carolina National Guard
Allen M. McGee
Russell C. Woody
Curtis Bynum
Theodore C. Tightman
Wilson
Bearl J. Carson
Joseph N- Jacobs
Charles 8. Matton
High Point
Robert B. Anderson
Thornton S. Graves
Durham
George BB. McKay
de Lancey I. Grimball
Flat Rock
Claude F. Andrews
Hillsboro
Peter B. Myers, Jr
St. Stephen
Allen R. Anson
Millard F. Bond, Jr
Arthur M. Henderson
Roney Melton High
Wm. P. Beall, Jr
James Smith Manning, Jr
Wiliam A. Couch
John H. Wingo
Mumford B. Smith
New Bern
John A. Moorefield
Reedsville
Kerensky Orders Hard Line As Crisis Deepens
Washington dispatch notes Premier Kerensky mandates ruthless drive to weed treason from the army and strengthen defenses along the Galician front. Congress of Russian leaders, including Korniloff, Nekrassoff, and Tereschenko, oversee new military and financial measures as consular import limits and a new religious cult ministry take effect.
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United Press
Washington
Russia
Kerensky
Korniloff
Bessarabian
Moldavia
Black Sea
United States
Russian Ministry of Finance
Nekragoff
Tereschenko
Council of Workmen
Holy Synod
M. Kartasheif
Nikitin
M. Nikitin
Moscow
Retirement of Arthur Henderson Ends Key Labor Leader’s Role
London reports reveal a sharp Lloyd George letter accusing Arthur Henderson of betraying the war cabinet and concealing Tsarist and Kerensky attitudes toward the Stockholm peace talks. The Labor split follows union support for delegates to Stockholm as the war cabinet faces scrutiny ahead of Monday’s government statement.
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United Press
London
England
Ministte
Arthur Henderson
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Henderson
War Cabinet
Stockholm
Lloyd-George
Lloyd- George
Kerensky
Russia
Workmen’s
Pacifists push for big peace talk in Congress
In Washington on August 11 the pacifist group led by the willful twelve pushes a major peace talk in Congress. LaFollette and King offer resolutions split on terms with administration backing a decisive finish fight against Germany. Officials deny passports to Stockholm delegates as Britain favors talks.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
LaFollette
United States
King
Stone
America
Germany
State Department
Stockholm
Russia
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Italy
Belgium
Serbia
Montengro
Rumania
Shipping Board expands ship contracts at wartime pace
Washington reports rapid progress in war prep with food control and Hoover plans, a nationwide wheat survey, and shortages. The Shipping Board approves contracts for additional tonnage and near one billion dollars more, while National Guard training faces delays and camps prepare for France.
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Herbert Hoover
Agriculture Department
Shipping Board
Europe
National Guard
War Department
Greenville
S. C
France
United Press
Congress
la Follette
Government Seeks Billion More for Ship Program
Washington reports the Shipping Board plans to ask Congress for nearly a billion dollar追加 appropriation after approving contracts for more than 125 vessels worth over 100 million dollars. Chairman Hurley signed for 50 ships totaling 200000 tons at 25 million while other contracts roll in next week.
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United Press
Washington
Government Shipping Board
Congress
Hurley
Atlantic City
Admiral Capps
Wheat price crackdown signals grain barons under fire
Washington Aug 11 reports say President Roosevelt’s anti speculation drive targets grain barons and millers. The plan begins with public disclosures to curb wheat price manipulation and ensure supplies for Christmas, while government probes assess producers and traders profits amid rising concerns.
Two Men Arrested in McAllen on Espionage Charges
J N Smith once of Menominee Wisconsin and C A Rice former sergeant in the 47th New York regiment were arrested by a U S deputy marshal in McAllen Texas on charges of violating espionage laws. They allegedly drew made and sold maps detailing military encampments roads and other information considered of military value.
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United Press
McAllen
Texas
J. N. Smith
Menonhee
Wisconsin
C. A. Rice
New York Regiment
United States
Selless
Hoover moves to bust middlemen in big cities
United Press survey across seventeen cities shows food prices higher in New York Chicago and other metropolises while farming centers like Lincoln Nebraska and Oklahoma City report lower prices. The report lists price changes for eggs butter pork steaks peas baked beans beans and potatoes with bacon rising to 45 cents a pound and bread at five cents.
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United Press
New York
Hoover
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Oklahoma City
Department of Agriculture
United Press Tonight
St. Paul
Denver
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Albany
N. Y
Detroit
Boston
Des Moines
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. Louis
Ex-President Taft Out of Danger After Illness
Clay Center Kansas reports that former president Taft was declared out of immediate danger by his physicians after a day of improvement. Doctors say his condition is not serious though the first days showed a precarious state. he may begin travel to his summer home in Canada within a week if no complications arise.
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United Press
Clay Center
Kansas
Taft
Canada
Premier Kerensky urges Russians in Britain to join British army
Premier Kerensky appealed to Russians in England to enlist in the British army or return home to fight. The message, sent from Petrograd, circulated in England today.
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United Press
London
Kerensky
England
Petrograd
Japanese Ships Join Allied Fleets in European Waters
Allied forces in European waters gain additional Japanese naval units, with destroyers the first to join operations in the Mediterranean. The exact strength of Japanese ships now in European waters remains undisclosed.
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United Pres
London
European
Admiralty
Japan
Mediterranean
Submarine RAMs Passenger Steamer in Harbor Fog
A passenger steamer with about 1000 aboard was rammed by a U S submarine in harbor in heavy fog. The submarine pinned its bow to the side while passengers, mostly women and children bound for an amusement park, were ferried to a rescue steamer. One man was slightly injured. neither vessel sank.
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United Treuey
Atlantic Port
United States
Reg Cue
Georgians Approve Hardwick's Anti-Draft Stand
Anti-draft citizens of Hinesville Georgia vote 75 to 27 to appeal to Congress to repeal the draft law and endorse Senator Hardwick's position as a Georgia leader in Congress.
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United Press
Hinesvile
Hinesville
Congress
Hardwick
Georgia
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ARMY
Wilmington
For Oglethorpe
the Shipping Board
Hoes Biay
Commissioner Hoover
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Wahington
Herijey Moorer
Ted Nes Ator
Coe
Amerigan Subrammed Ship
Fogin
Atlantic Harbor
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