Americans Hit Meuse Moselle Front Drive Near Metz
The first American offensive began at 5 a.m. on a 15 kilometer front between the Meuse and Moselle with General Pershing’s forces aided by French units. Tanks and air superiority backed a push that reached ten villages, threatening Metz and the Hindenburg Line as 1,000,000 Yanks concentrated in the Toul sector threaten a Rhine drive.
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Moselle
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Pershing
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Lorraine
Washington
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Belgium
France
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Quentin
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Meuse River
Germans build Parsifal line from Antwerp to Metz
Paris dispatched reports say Germany is constructing a new defensive line from Antwerp to Metz. Forts at Antwerp are being restored and improved. The Parsifal line would cross central Belgium to Metz, threatening most of France and half of Belgium.
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United Press
Paris
Antwerp
Metz
Belgium
Alsace
France
British Advance Presses Near Cambrai and La Bassée
British forces under General Haig reported advances northwest of St. Quent in Attilly Vermand and Vendelles and crossed the Canal Du Nord. Overnight action secured a fortified railway triangle southwest of La Bassée as the line pressed forward near Cambrai.
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London
Attilly
Vermand
Vendelles
St. Querntin
Haig
Cambrai
Canal-Du-Nord
la Bassee
Flanders
Foch Criticizes Germans as Allied Line Stabilizes
Paris reports Foch sharp on Ludendorff while German lines hold from the Channel to Switzerland. Allies pause offensive as a debate grows over winter prospects. German resistance appears weaker than 1917 with nearly 150000 prisoners and 2100 guns captured in 1918. German troops show endurance only in running.
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Foch
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
English
Switzerland
Submarine torpedoing Persic likely sunk by convoy
Washington report says the submarine that torpedoed the British troop ship Persic with American troops aboard was probably destroyed by the transport convoy. The Navy Department remained reticent as Britain requested news release from London. All Americans aboard the Persic were saved, according to early reports.
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Persic
Navy Department
Great Britain
London
Expect Drill Will Attract Drafted Men
About forty men of draft are drilled at the Armory last evening under Dr. Murray Otto Hoisington and Supt. Morgan. Supt. Morgan led rookies in squad formations with veterans. The organizers hope regular army officers from Ohio University will assist and train men in drill rudiments three times weekly to prepare them for service and potential non commissioned officer roles.
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Otto Hoisington
Supt. Morgan
Supt
Morgan
Ohio University
French War Office Reports North of the Aisne Prisoner Capture
Paris reports a surprise attack north of the Arlettes captured prisoners. Artillery fire near Rheims and Frisnes. Two enemy surprise assaults repelled in Champagne and the Vosges.
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Arlette
War Office
Rheims
Frisnes
Champagne
Vosges
All American Offensive Drives On Metz Front
Part of the First Field Army, comprising six divisions in four corps, leads the Metz drive as American troops launch the first all American offensive. Heavy artillery, air support, and rolling barrage push through the fortified salient with rapid village seizure and rail and supply targets hit.
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United Press
First Field Army
Metz
Liggett
Bullard
Wright
Reed
Bundy
First Army
Strikers Told What They Should Do In Wilson Proposals
President Wilson considers the War Departments and War Labor Board recommendation for a proclamation urging Bridgeport munition workers to resume work. The report aims to resolve labor stoppages affecting war production amid broader home front pressures.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
War Departments
War Labor Board
Bridgeport
Navy recruits await calls from Parkersburg station
Twenty four of thirty young women from Athens and vicinity passed the final examination as landsmen for yeomen in Parkersburg W V. They will report to the Naval Recruiting Station at Parkersburg and may be sent to Norfolk within one to three weeks. Recruit ing Officer Leopold praised the group for their intelligence and fine character.
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W. Va
Navy
Naval
Norfolk
Leopold
Athens
Edna M. Sprague
Mildred M. Brown
Sara Ashworth
Nellie M. Brooks
Hazel B. McKinstry
Adah H. McCormick
Sara A. Graham
Edith M. Carpenter
Lorena Caster
Mary A. McKee
Mildred J. Martin
Grace M. Daugherty
Martha
Medill McCormick Leads Illinois Senate Primary
In Illinois yesterday Congressman Medill McCormick is the Republican candidate for Senator after near complete returns. His rival James Hamilton Lewis remains in Europe as McCormick posts a large statewide plurality outside Chicago. Mayor William Thompson wins Chicago by over 15,000, while Senator Lewis is renominated in a landslide.
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Chicago
Medill McCormick
Illinois
James Hamilton Lewis
Europe
McCormick
William Thompson
Lewis
Snowy Everest Peak Visible 107 Miles Away in India
Report notes the snowy summit of Mount Everest rises above the horizon and can be seen without aid from vantage points about 107 miles distant. Observers describe clear air allowing distant peaks to be observed from the interior.
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Pverest
India
German Front Strategy Delays Weigh on Hindenburg Plan
German and Allied leaders pause major offensives as Hindenburg seeks brief rests from withdrawals to the Belgian frontier. Hintze travels to Hindenburg and Ludendorff for peace talks while Vienna signals a renewed peace drive. Germany must build reserves and defend the Rhine as 260,000 troops arrive monthly in Europe.
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Hindenbure
Foch
Hindenburg
Admiral von Hintze
Ludendorff
Kaiser
Hintze
jJust
Vienna
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Europe
France
Rhine
Nationwide draft registration opens as 13 million men register
Washington reports 13 000 000 men between 18 and 45 registered for war. draft officials skilled at guiding the process expect swift operation with minimal delays. General Crowder prepared to speed registration and future calls, with numbers to be drawn locally and some registrants to enter service next month. Irving R Drew takes Senate oath to succeed the late Senator Gallinger.
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United Press
Washington
America
General Crowder
Irving R Drew
New Hampshire
Gallinger
Senate
Croatian unrest sparks fear of catastrophe
Amsterdam dispatch reports Jugoslav agitation and revolutionary activity in Croatia have become widespread. Observers warn that without rapid change the situation could deteriorate into a catastrophe.
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Amsterdam
Jugoslav
Croatia
Gasoline stocks fall 44,000 barrels daily in July
Washington reports gasoline stocks declined by 44 000 barrels per day in July totaling 1 367 000 barrels for the month Fuel Administrator Garfield told the Senate in response to Lodge resolution predicting a yearly deficit of about 1 000 000 barrels if the current rate continues and production does not rise.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Garfield
Senate
Landsitter Appointed School Inspector at Ohio State
Prof. F. C. Landsitter receives the role of School Inspector and Professor of Education at Ohio State University with a salary of 2500 dollars and a leave of absence for advanced study at more than half pay, replacing the earlier stated 2500 figure.
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F. C. Landsitter
Ohio State University
Bethlehem Steel asked to state plan to meet wage award
The National War Labor Board served Bethlehem Steel President Eugene Grace a demand to say immediately whether the company will comply with the board's wage and working condition award for about 25,000 employees. The award raised wages and abolished the bonus system.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
National War Labor Board
Eugene Grace
Grace
Allied Drive Stirs Unrest in Austria
Zurich dispatch to The Evening Star reports the Allied advance in France deepening tension in Austria-Hungary. The departure of Austrian troops from Vienna sparks riotous scenes as thousands of women raid the railway station to protest the war effort.
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London
France
Austria-Hungary
Zurich
Evening Star
Vienna
Stop Chewing the Rag Says GOP Leader
Washington dispatch reports Will Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, denying claims he told Democratic leaders in Chicago the party would accept a war compromise to secure re election. He urged keeping partisanship out of the war and the war out of politics.
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United Preas
Washington
Will Hays
Reublican National Committee
Today
Tulmulty
Chicago
Registration drives to 9 pm as Athens counts voters
Registration of men 18 to 45 under way from 7 to 9 pm in Athens with rain ending by late morning. Seven city precincts and two townships tally 1401 registered by noon, projecting over 800 more before 9 pm. A big parade is planned at 7 pm with a potential demonstration inspired by the American offensive in the Rhine.
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Athens
Athens Township
South
North
Rhine
Captured Yank Escapes and Fights German Patrol
An American in France near Toul was seized by a German squad but broke free, hid in a shell hole, then hurled rocks at attackers. Using a trench knife, he killed one German, sprinted across No Man's Land, and rejoined his line uninjured.
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France
Toul
No Man's Land
Death claims small son in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville Ohio on September 12 the young son of Mr and Mrs J Hartman R D 3 died. Funeral services were led by Rev Edwards and burial followed at Matheny cemetery.
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J Hartman
R. D
Rev. Edwards
Matheny Cemetery
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