No Further Movements By The Enemy In Lorraine
American artillery repelled a German small attack west of the Moselle with heavy fire. Observers noted no further German movement, many dead seen, and allied gunners claimed destruction of a large German gun near Dachaussee. Haig's forces pressed the German lines northwest of St Quentin as French troops advanced on the right.
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The
Moselle
ST. Quentin
Lorraine
Associated Press
Dachaussee
British forces capture Holnon and press northwest of St Quentin
London reports that British forces under Field Marshal Haig attacked northwest of St Quentin and captured Holnon Village. A German assault at Monuyres was repelled, driving the Allies back to the village outskirts, while a local operation south of the LaRassee canal slightly extended the line.
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London
St. Quentin
Haig
Holnon
Moenvres
Monuyres
LaRassee Canal
French Hold Fast on Sancy Plateau
Paria Sept 18 German troops last night launched violent counter attacks against French positions on the plateau northeast of Sancy seven miles northeast of Soissons but were unsuccessful and the French maintained their gains. South of the Oise there was artillery activity all night with violent enemy counter attacks in the Sancy plateau region yielding no result. In Champagne and Lorraine French raids on German positions netted prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Platea
Sancy
Soissons
French War Office
River
Oise
Champagne
Lorraine
France Will Fight Till Right Succeeds, Premier Declares
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau declares France will fight until bargaining between crime and right ends. He praises a just peace protecting the future, praises sons completing the task, and says all right-minded humanity supports troops liberating nations from evil forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havas
Clemenagan
Senate
Americans Return ToU Wounded Soldiers Landed In U S
Washington Sept 18 The War Department reports 534 sick and wounded soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces landed in the United States during the past week. This follows 447 arrivals in the preceding week.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Department
American commander replies to Lloyd George on Lorraine victory
In a London telegram General Pershing thanks Premier Lloyd George for his congratulations on the Lorraine victory. He notes the premier sent his message from a sick bed and jokes it was better and no more palatable than physic. He promises to supply occasional doses of such medicine until the final victory and wishes the Premier a full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
Pershing
Lorraine
Germans vow to defend ground near St Quentin
British hold positions in France as German forces around St Quentin refuse further retreat. A captured document attributed to General Von Morgen orders no further loss of ground and urges every soldier to fight in the coming battles. Von Morgen reportedly fled north of the Ancre in a car during the British push.
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France
Montreal
Reuter’s
St. Quentin
Id4th
von Morgen
Mth Corps
Ancre
Local exemption board names its Board of Instruction
The board names A. G. Eaton of Montpelier Rev. Sralgat Crossland of Barre Dr C F E Chandler of Montpelier Alton Wheeler of Waterbury and Hollister Jackson of Barre to form the Board of Instruction One member will attend a meeting at the State House on Saturday to discuss the panel and duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Instruction
A. G. Eaton
Montpelier
Sralgat Crossland
Barre
C. F E. Chandler
Alton Wheeler
Waterbury
Hollister Jackson
Hell
State House
Murray Private Henry Murray Arrives Safely Overseas
Word from Alex Murray of Bolster Place confirms Private Henry Murray has arrived safely overseas, easing family concerns about his deployment.
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Alex. Murray
2 Bolster Place
Henry Murray
Vermont Red Cross funds distributed to county chapters
The Vermont Red Cross treasury allocations by county, based on population, were issued to county chapters for dependents of soldiers and sailors. Notable amounts include Chittenden 1180, Rutland 1350, Washington 760, Franklin 840, and Lamoille 370, with a committee of Pratt Denney Laws overseeing distributions and precautions against general use. The article also notes local court cases in East Montpelier and Utley, and ongoing road improvements between Montpelier and East Montpelier awaiting approval and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Wia
Red Cross
Harry C. Pratt
R. B. Denney
F. Laws
Bennington
Caledonia
Chittenden
Essex
Franklin
Grand Tale
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Rutland
Washingatoe
Otinn
Wash
East Montpelier
Utley-Phelps
Town Vs
France
Stanton
Hiram
Sparrow
Admr
Vermont Savings Bank
Board of Control
Montier
Montpelier
B. Bates
Theo
Sale
Fall River
Mays
National Life Insurance Company
Papetenny
Elmira Alexander
Ambrose Alexander
Wilder Street
Wilder
G. H. Perking
State Building
Historical Society
Bertha Buzzell
Portland
R. W. Simonds
J. Weaver
Howe Scale Company
B. C. Varney
Rutland Railroad
German Vidalys
Stase Milling Company
Nick Saulis
Castleton
Arthur Hucking
Julian Blair
Pneumoni
Denver
Colo
J. G. Brown
Alby
National Asociation of Insurance Commissioners
Brown
Board of Charities and Probation
Moretown
Barre Hospital
State House
Alon Nacely
Agericwlture
Atvte
Wissing
Seymore Hutchinson
Barnet
Cap Greene
E. W. Gibson
Belgium Refuses Separate Peace Offer from Germany
Paris reports the Belgian government, after allied talks, declined a separate peace proposal from Germany. Berlin dispatches offered terms for Belgian neutrality to war’s end, reestablishment of prewar trade, and use of Belgian good offices to regain colonies, with no admission of guilt or reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havas
Belgia
Petit Parisien
Germany
Amsterdam
Berlin
Belgium
London
Ermuny
System of Canals on Atlantic Coast
Washington reports a Senate resolution recommending a deep sea canal system linking Massachusetts and Buzzards Bays with New York Bay and the Delaware River. The plan would acquire Cape Cod and Chesapeake and Delaware canals and build across New Jersey with at least 25 feet depth for commercial and military value. The Cape Cod canal is currently operated by the railroad administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Redfield
Cape Cod
Chesapeake and Delaware
New Jersey
Railroad Administration
Massachusetts Bay
Buzzards Bay
New York Bay
Delaware River
One Bay
Local News Briefs From Peacham To Montpelier
Enlistments and transfers show private movement in the 58th infantry with A. O. Randall moving from Peacham to Camp Greene and then into company M. Walter D. Mason of Bristol may have joined the same regiment. W. H. Hoisington receives a year’s medical leave from the National Life office and travels with Mrs. Hoisington to southern California. Vernon W. Jewett weds Agnes MacKenzie on Ter race street at the groom’s home with Rev. Stanley F. Blomfield officiating. the groom, 62, has two prior marriages and the bride is 40. Addison Whitcomb and Mabel Hill obtain a teen marriage license in Montpelier and Mrs. S. Bernardini travels to Boston briefly. Local boards warned that resignations require full reasons to be filed with War Department. Judge of Probate Frank J. Martin returns Thursday from Boston after completing Masonry’s 33rd degree. Mrs. R. H. Standish remains ill with pneumonia, and J. Glinney recovers at home from grip and related complications.
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58Th Infantry
A. O. Randall
Peacham
Hutchinson
Camp Greene
Walter D. Mason
Bristol
W. H. Hoisington
National Life Office
California
Vernon W. Jewett
Agnes MacKenzie
Terrace Street
Stanley F. Blomflel
Addison Whitcomb
Mabel Hill
Montpelier
Bernardini
Boston
War Department
Adjutant-General
Frank J. Martin
R. H. Standish
J. Glinney
Freight Crash Kills Soldiers Near Pemskiald Missouri
Wrecking crews work to recover more bodies after a head on collision near Pemskiald Missouri between a troop train and a freight train. Death toll uncertain with 11 bodies in Marshfield undertakers and 50 severely injured in Goringialdere. Soldiers from Colorado Minnesota Illinois Iowa Nebraska West Virginia aboard. No official cause given. wreck occurred near a sharp curve.
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Springfield
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Pemskiald
Ere
Marshfield
Goringialdere
Colorado
Minnesota
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
West Virginia
Navy and Marine Corps Induction Expanded by Draft Boards
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced orders to local draft boards to use voluntary inductions into the Navy and Marine Corps to fill quotas. Separate calls will secure men for all divisions, with special calls for technical or educational qualifications. Men may be counted toward the national quota whether inducted voluntarily or by call, and physical standards are higher for naval service. Local boards will mail questionnaires to about 6.4 million men aged 18 to 30 registered under the Selective Service Act, with ten percent mailed daily until completion. The British and Canadian eligible within age limits face a 30 day enlistment period and will not receive questionnaires. Most responses are expected within seven days.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Navy
Marine Corps
Salle Sr
Navy Willemite
Sole
Marine
Natonal Army
Order
United States
General Crowder
Eee
Selective Service Act
Genera
John W. Davis Named New Ambassador to Great Britain
President Wilson selects John W. Davis of West Virginia to succeed Walter Hines Page as ambassador to Great Britain. Davis, then solicitor general, has arrived in Switzerland to head the American delegation at the Bern conference on prisoner of war treatment and exchange.
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West Virginia
Solicitor General of the
United States
Walter H. Page
Washington, D. C
John W. Davis
Sdiccitor General
Wilson
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Mr. Davis
Switzerland
Missing Towne Farm Horse Reappears After Morning Alarm
Alarm at M L Towne's west hill farm as a valuable horse vanished. Uncertain if strayed or stolen, residents conducted inquiries until the missing animal reappeared around noon.
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M. L. Towne
West Hill
Train Struck Truck in Miracle Escape on Smith Street
Tony Pisano driver of a D. M. Miles Coal Co. motor coal truck was not injured after a Central Vermont yard shifter backed a string of cars into his vehicle near the coal company's scales on Smith street. The truck was badly damaged and out of service for days. yardmaster Frank Cassiva led a search as workers retrieved Pisano from the wreckage and he survived without harm.
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Tony Pisano
D. M. Miles Coal Co
Smith Street
Central Vermont
Tony
Frank Cassiva
Pisano
Suit Aims for Judgment on Oklahoma Debt
Voska Bremer Marble SEAN Inc of Oklahoma sues American Fidelity of Montpelier in Washington County Court seeking nearly 7000 as enforcement of a prior verdict. Plaintiff earlier won 6234.31 plus interest in a U S court in Oklahoma last December and now seeks debt, with attorney H Darling of record. Other listed cases include Wheeler estate wage claim and various civil matters. Crawford divorce hearings proceed with aging spouses testifying about a farm purchase a decade ago.
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Voska Bremer Marble Sean
Oklahoma
Brough Fruit
Washington
American Fidelity Company
Montpelier
Laintiff
United States
E. W. Bailey and Co
H. B. Hawkins
Calais
Lilla Wheeler
Aaron Wheeler
Anna R. Borry
Harold Fair
W. H. Ward
J. B. Kelley
Blanche Densmore
Frank Densmore
Rosa Spaulding
Frank Spaulding
Lee Hal
Sarah Hull
Crawford
Dalley Dies After Tree Chopping Accident at Waterbury
Bert Dalley of Waterbury died from injuries suffered while chopping a tree on Monday. He was born years ago in and leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dalley, his wife Cora Murray, six children, three sisters and a brother. Surviving sisters live in Windsor, Waterbury, and South Barre. brother in Worcester. Funeral at Baptist church Center Thursday afternoon.
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Waterbury
Bert Dalley
Daniel Dalley
Cora Murray
Bert Goodell
Windsor
Bert Downing
Ida Prench
South Barre
Henry Dalley
Worcester
Baptist Church
Center
Funeral at Colbyville
Funeral services for Mrs. W. E. Davis were conducted yesterday afternoon at Colbyville Advent church with Elder Parker officiating assisted by Elder P. C. Lord. Pallbearers were W. L. Crossett Frank Rogers James Green and Edward Wheeler. Numerous flowers adorned the ceremony. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Bond of Barke, Richard Davis of Bellows Falls, Mrs William George and Willard Davis of Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
W. E. Davis
Fred Davis
Colbyville
Parker
Advent Church
P. C. Lord
W. L. Crossett
Frank Rogers
James Green
Edward Wheeler
Nathaniel Bond
Barke
Richard Davis
Bellows Falls
William George
Williags Davis
Montpelier
Strike Ends Near Mahoney Valley Resumes in Most Towns
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on September 1 gas the miners in the ninth district nearly all back at work. Girardville Ashland and Mount Carmel are working full handed while Shenandoah shows a breach and Shamokin remains largely idle. Meetings Tuesday night indicate full resumption by Thursday across Mahoney Valley.
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Pottsville
Girardville
Ashland
Mount Carmel
Shenandoah
Shamokin
Mahoney Valley
Notice to Registrants Questionnaires to be mailed soon
Questionnaires will be mailed to registrants of certain ages and must be returned within seven days from posting. The forms require accurate figures to be provided by registrants themselves. Registrants may seek help from a royal advisory board. attorneys serving on the board do so without compensation and devote time from their own business. Read questions carefully and be prepared with data before applying for assistance to the legal advisory board in Laval board Washington county.
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Royal Advisory Board
Legal Advisory Board
Laval Board
Washington County
Montpelier Clerk Reopens After Two Week Vacation
H Babbitt of Montpelier, a clerk at the Homer Fitts store, has resumed duties after a two week vacation. He spent several days in Bellows Falls during his absence.
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H. Babbitt
Montpelier
Homer Fitts
Mr. Babbitt
Bellows Falls
Barre City Council approves 0 cent fare raise for interurban line
Barre Vermont aldermen vote 4 to 1 to permit the Barre Montpelier Traction and Power Co to raise interurban fares from 25 to 30 cents and local fares from 5 to 6 cents. Alderman Rizzi opposes, citing rider costs. Mayor Glys on favors the plan. Officials cite wartime conditions and ongoing operation between Barre and Montpelier, with workingmen’s tickets preserved for early hours. The meeting also accepts G M Rand’s resignation as building inspector and approves warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Barre’ & Montpelier Traction & Power Co
Rizzi
Milne
H. J. Larrabee
C. F. Millar
F. E. Gleason
H. W. Scott
Montpelier
Berlin
Glysson
Traction Company
Loranger
Healy
Alderman Rizzi
Fifth Ward
M. & Wlr R
Hen
Council
Gleason
G. M. Rand
Arone
J. W. Jackson
South Main Street
Opera House
C. W. Averill & Co
Barre Blewtrie Co
the Barrett Co
Tarvia «Ry
R. Te Clark
Good Roads Machinery Co
James Hastings
Northeast
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Sancy Plateau
Premier Clemenceau
General Pershing
Atlantic Coast
Sec. Redfield
Massachusetts
South Atlantic
Liberty
St. Louis
San Francisco
R. R
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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