Germans Routed as Allies Press Front Across Picardy and Aisne
Allied forces drive Germans from southern Picardy and the Vesle Aisne sector as French and American units advance from Soissons toward Rheims and Haig presses from Peronne to Ypres. German rear guards fight, but pride of defense wanes amid heavy gunfire and tanks.
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Paris
Picardy
Vesle
Aisne
Soissons
Rheims
Piesl Marshal Haig
Peronne
Ypres
Haig
Ontact
Slacker roundup report sought by President Wilson
President Wilson asked Attorney General Gregory to provide a complete report on the slacker roundup in New York City this week. Up to 410,000 men were detained by agents of the Department of Duties, the military intelligence, and soldiers and sailors in an effort to enforce selective service laws.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
New York City
Department of Duties
Military Intelligence
Durent
Selective Service
Lnuw
Forty one Heroes Win War Cross
Wishingtone Graphic reports celebrate individual heroism of American officers in France as General Pershing announces award of the Distinguished Service Crosses. The Department of War lists recipients at a meeting of the army group, detailing brave acts and battlefield service.
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Verstiog
Pershiing
Assassination Report Shocks Madrid Empress Daughters
A report from London Thursday claims the assassination of the former Chinese empress and her daughters. Madrid officials respond with caution and note ongoing security steps by Wing Alfonse to obtain the throne for Spain.
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Madrid
London
Tiesia
Alfonse
Spain
Jeret
Foston Wing Firet Game Ends in Shaky Debut
A fragmentary report notes a debut game on September 1 with limited readable names. The text references a match involving a team connected to Boston and a Chinese player, with a 7 to 0 score or margin.
Uncertain Memo Reveals Low Mood Among Units
Fragments of a letter from recent engagement indicate soldiers suffer deeper despair and discouraged morale than their peers. The text mentions Geran aenyte and Ceodle pilot wh aoshers in unclear reference, suggesting widespread gloom.
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Peboner
Von Hertling Quits Amid Crown and Dynasty Fear
London report says Chancellor von Hertling resigned citing ill health. In opening remarks to the Prussian upper house constitutional committee he warned the reform debate endangered the crown and dynasty, urging a path to compromise while resisting social discrimination at the next election. The government aims to fulfill the royal pledge and pass the franchise bill without pressuring the chamber.
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London
George Fo von Perthing
Geneva
Daily Express
Munich
Bavaria
Amsterdam
von Hertling
British Threaten Bolshevik Over Embassy Attack
London reports send telegrams to Moscow demanding reparations and punishment for those behind the Petrograd embassy assault. The British note warns that if satisfaction is not given or violence repeats, Soviet leaders may be treated as outlaws by civilized nations.
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London
Moscow
Petrograd
Cromie
Retail food prices rise in July by three percent
The department of commerce reports July retail prices for food averaged three percent higher than in June. The Bureau of Statistics released findings from its price investigation, highlighting the uptick across food categories.
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Washington
Jyne
Department Oofober
Bureau of Statistics
Germans Split Eight Divisions in Eastern Front Reassessment
Report notes German forces previously breaking up eight divisions. Later update shows only three divisions on the Western front remain reorganized. Details refer to Cordewtte and broader troop movements as the war front shifts.
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Job
Cordewtte
Americans Rapidly Advancing The Divitieh Headginertem Report
A London itegher's correspondent reports rapid Allied progress in Divitieh with rumors of increasing supply lines. The message notes potential divisions between Vaemnee sale ist Vp and Aqwerleana forces.
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London
Itegher
Divitieh Headginertem
United States Recognizes Czech and Slovak Nation
Washington recognizes the Czecho-Slovak nation on September 3 1918 aligning with Britain France and Italy. The move opens air material and financial aid to Czecho-Slovak armies in Siberia and southern Russia and may shift demands at the peace table. Officials say 150000 to 200000 Czecho-Slovaks are abroad aiding defense against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Washington
United States
Austria
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Siberia
Russia
Wilso
Siberi
Germans Fall Back as Allied Push Gathers Momentum
Washington reports on the British front indicate German retirement is deteriorating under pressure. Observers say Pershing's American expeditionary forces may join the battle soon, as Foch supposedly withholds a decisive new blow until favorable conditions.
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Washington
Pershing
Foch
Incendiary Fire Rips Utah Town House on Upper Main Street
A blaze swept a View room house on Upper Main street in Binghwm Atihee Fite Tuesday morning causing over 100000 in damage before firefighters stopped it. Authorities have not determined the exact cause though many suspect incendiary or intent.
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View Room
Upper Main Street
Oelock
Customs Officer Shot Near Brownsville
Downsville Texas customs officer Fred Tate was killed Sunday night by alleged Mexican smugglers on the train road two miles north of Brownsville. The incident occurred as Tate confronted suspects in the border area prompting an immediate investigation by authorities. Further details were not immediately available.
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Downsville
Texas
Fred Tate
Brownsville
Telephone Firms Show Mixed Results in Public Figures
Washington reports indicate GL of the largest telephone companies posted a net income decline of 125 percent in the latest month versus the same period last year, despite overall strong performance in the sector.
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Washington
Dominion Rail Wages Advance Under Dominion Plans
Dominion executives reveal wage hikes totaling millions as Montreale Waoge's proposal aims to raise salaries by 15 million dollars annually across rail shops. The plan tightly ties to 2D EEO requirements and expands ownership of rail facilities under Dominion oversight.
Bomb Explodes at Federal Building Killing Four
Four killed and seventy five injured when a bomb explodes at the entrance of a federal building in Chicago. Authorities blame the I W. W. and raid LW. W. headquarters, arresting nine men and a woman. Victims include William H. Wheeler and J. B. Ladd. William D. Haywood was inside during the blast.
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Federal
Chicago
I W. W
Philip J. Barry
Federal Investigation Bureau
LW. W
William H. Wheeler
J. B. Ladd
Great Lakes
Salina
Kan
E. R. Kolkow
Helen Hichike
Kenesaw M. Landis
William DD
Big Bil) Haywood
Net
Birth Control Advocate Released in Cleveland
Dr. Ben Beltman formerly Emma Goldman associate is freed after serving five and a half months of a six month sentence at Warrensville workhouse for spreading birth control propaganda.
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Cleveland
Ben Beltman
Emma Goldman
Warrensville
Horvath Named Provisional Ruler of Siberia
Lieutenant General Horvath, vice president and general manager of the Chinese Eastern railway, has assumed the position of provisional ruler of Siberia.
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Horvath
Chinese Eastern Railway
Siberia
Higher Wages Recommended for Railroad Workers
Washington reports that higher wages for railroad track laborers and certain clerical classes were recommended to Director General McAdoo by the board of railroad wages and working conditions.
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Washington
McAdoo
Alcohol restrictions for U S troops in Philippines
Brig. Gen. Henry A. Direene promulgated orders restricting consumption of alcoholic liquors by United States soldiers in the Philippines effective August 41. The action targets soldiers stationed in Manila and surrounding areas to enforce discipline and safety.
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Philippines
Manila
P. le
United States
Henry A. Direene
Four US Sectors Hold On Fronts With 1.6 Million Landed
Washington reports American forces now on four fronts in France with about 1.6 million landed and 250 000-plus sent across the water last month. Fronts include Mount Kemmel to Vesle and Rheims to the Swiss border, with reinforcements arriving under General Graves in Vladivostok.
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France
Washington
Peyton C. March
United States
Mount Kemmel
Juvigny
Soissons
Nugent Wins Democratic Nomination in Idaho Senate Race
Boise reports Senator John F. Nugent secured the Democratic nomination for the short term U.S. Senate with Nonpartisan backing. Frank R. Gooding appears set for the Republican nomination. Governor candidate H. F. Samuels leads the Democratic race and D. W. Davis dominates the Republican contest. Indications suggest a large Nonpartisan sweep of the Democratic ticket.
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Boise
Idaho
John F. Nugent
Nonpartisan League
United States Senate
Frank R. Gooding
H. F. Samuels
D. W. Davis
Father Poisons Son in Salt Lake City Tragedy
James J. Ryan a railroad brakeman administered poison to his 7 year old son on Wednesday then drank poison himself. He is near death and claimed his aim was to take the boy to his mother who had died by suicide less than two months earlier. The child died within thirty minutes of ingesting the poison.
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Salt Lake City
James J. Ryan
Ryan
Record Shipbuilding Burst in August at U S Yards
Delivery of merchant ships by American shipyards in August surpassed all prior records. Hurley of the Shipping Board was told by Charles M. Schwab that sixty six ships averaging 40 145 deadweight tons were completed.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Rail officials urged to stay out of politics
Washington Director General Mc Adow orders all railroad officials and employees to avoid political involvement during upcoming state and federal elections and primary contests to prevent any charge of railroad influence.
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Washington
McAdow
Labor Day Parade Draws Fifteen Thousand Workers
Salt Lake City witnessed a Labor Day parade with fifteen thousand organized labor representatives marching through the crowded business district. The procession lasted an hour and a half and set a benchmark likely to stand for years.
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Salt Lake City
Registrants Called for Training by Provost Marshal General Crowder
Washington list calls 7725 white registrants with grammar school education for general military service. They will embark training on September 10 and report to designated camps for enrollment under the wartime program.
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Washington
Crowder
Outing for Wounded Soldiers in London
About one hundred American soldiers convalescing in a London hospital were brought to the city for a day outing. Most hailed from Illinois Minnesota and Michigan.
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London
Ilinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Wront
Negro Lynched in Georgia After Custody Transfer
A Black man named John Gilham was lynched in Macon Georgia soon after county officers received him from Black captors in a swamp. He had attacked two women prior to the incident.
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Georgia
Macon
John Gilham
City council approves fare rise for Tramway line
The ordinance authorizing Tea ver City Tramway to increase streetcar fares was signed by Mayor W I Mille on Wednesday.
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Denver
Teaver City Tramway Company
fta @ cout
W. I Mille
Italy's Early Pawnshops Influence Spread Across Europe
The article traces the rise of municipal pawnshops from Italy to Europe. It notes Madrid establishing one in 1705, Avignon in 1577, and Paris receiving a mont-de-piete in 1777. Napoleon reestablished the monopoly in 1804 with about seven percent interest, with Paris as a department and provinces as municipal monopolies.
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Monts-De-Pleta
France
Italy
Europe
Madrid
Avignon
Paria
National Assembly
Napoleon
Paris
Wrist Watches Afloat on Nocturnal Decks
A Century Magazine piece by Nelson Collins extols wrist watches with luminous dials as practical timekeeping at sea during wartime. They aid night navigation and safety yet can spoil seclusion when decks are crowded. a patrol once chided a subaltern for wearing a dial too far around to avoid submarine detection.
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Nelson Collins
The
Century Magazine
The Fool Hath Said message from the trenches
A Red Cross Magazine piece from Cowlingsby Dawson transmits a trench view from France. It argues life pits nations and individuals between worldly gain and spiritual purpose, urging solidarity among those who choose martyrdom and discipleship to endure beyond war.
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Cowlingsby Dawson
France
Red Cross Magazine
Height of Ignorance
A parent recalls a boy and several classmates teaching a young woman about a ball game. The girl admits she cannot understand the game, prompting the boy to question how she became a school teacher.
Pal system letters boost soldiers morale at defense office
Receipt of many letters shows the pal idea is helping soldiers. The scheme connects servicemen with people near their posts, broadening social contact and entertainment, expanding their circle of friends and keeping homes close.
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Council of Defense Office
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