French Triumph Clear at Malmaison Front \
Allied forces press the Malmaison plateau as French and British troops advance toward St. Quentin. More than 100 prisoners and numerous guns taken while French line holds and expands across the ridge toward the Chemin-des-Dames. Units report gains around Garizercourt Epely and southeast of St. Quentin, with heavy casualties inflicted on German defenses.
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Camebral
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Maredamin
Spey
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Uwunly
Yalry
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Pritep
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Yankee Airmen Bomb the Hun Swoop on Trains in France
Washington reports Yankee airmen attacked transport trains and harassed German withdrawal in the St Mihiel sector. Crews flew low, skirting ground fire to strike at key supply routes as Americans supported the Allied push in France. Lieutenant G. S. Woodward, chosen by Britain as representative of the formation, coordinated efforts.
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France
America
St. Mihiel
Vigteulles Smd
Phinncourt
St. Benoit
Aruecieni Aire
Americans reject Hun peace feeler in Washington’s firm reply
Washington rejects the Austro-Hungarian peace proposal as the United States states there is only one possible reply to the belligerent offer. Secretary Lansing’s statement, issued after receipt of the Austrian note, declares the U S will seek a conference of belligerents to discuss positions and aims.
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United Blues
United States
Lamising
Hee Bard
Five Great Armies Will Gross Ocean
Washington reports to Congress that five American field armies will be sent to Europe, with most to France and others to Italy and the Macedonian front. General March outlines plans for a massive force, potentially four to five million men, with deployment by mid-1908 and an expanded air service to support operations in Europe.
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Washington
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March
United States
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Germany
Erivau
Traliniustrian
Wir Baker
Sone Hineac
Wea
Arereh
Marek
Europe
Aris
Bure
Meureh
War Department
Ate
Ayrin
Forces rout in Macedonian theater announced from Saloniki
An official communiqué from Saloniki, released at Serbian headquarters on Thursday, reports a rout of Bulgarian and HingtoneConmete forces in the Macedonian theater of operations.
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Jan
Saloniki
Soldiers killed in Wreck Near Springfield Missouri
A freight train and a troop train collided head on one mile east of Marshfield Missouri. Twenty five soldiers were killed and nineteen injured in the wreck with other troops missing or unaccounted for.
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Springfield
Marcshfield
Major General Lloyd Wheaton dies at 80 in Chicago
Major General Lloyd Wheaton U.S.A. died September 17 after an operation. He was 80 years old and retired from active service in 1902. Wheaton served in the Civil War and the Spanish American War.
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Wheaton
Chicago
Lloyd Wheaton
Ile
Foch Nibbling At German Line As Allied Push Gains
American troops on the Moselle frontier advance toward Vindevieres and near Pont-a-Mousson as British and French forces press the Germans. Serbian and French efforts threaten Bulgars, with opponents retiring but resisting north of Comiteshites, while St Quentin is encircled.
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Genwhl Pershing
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Weuveen Pont-A Mousson
Pagny-Sur-Moselle
Maredynid
Siarshal Fo¢H
Leon Teuighed
William
France
Flanders
Serbia
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St. Quentin
de Soat
Devine
Trapped in Burning Plant Survivor Recounts Four Lives Lost
A survivor describes the blaze at a plant where four coworkers died, detailing the chaotic hours, rescue efforts, and the toll on families and the factory’s operations. Authorities continue to investigate the cause and safety lapses cited by workers.
American Planes in Drivs and 4 Sherry Motors
A distorted note describes American made planes in drives using four Sherry motors. It mentions 54 fopt and hay machines, with De Uavikimd fours and two seater biplanes noted among current equipment.
Food Scarcity Prompts Berlin Council Font Debate
Amsterdam Socialist members of Berlin's municipal council pressed the font question at Thursday's meeting per the Telegram. One speaker declared it is time the war came to an end.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Peace Demonstration Rumors and State Council Opposition
Castly Guts Scored, 1 pee he eXCesive Come mitt er of the state council of defense adopted ay resolution Wednesday put ting Mits body on record as being op posed to the "giving of useless or ex travagine Christus presents," Peace Demonstration Expected. London rumored in Berlin that when the reichstag meets there will be another peace demonstration similar to that of July, 1917, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company.
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State Council of Defense
London
Ltig
Berlin
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Te Exchange
War Trophies on Loan Drive in Chicago Exposition
War trophies once sidelined at the Lovesend exposition in Chicago have been gathered for a two train exhibit tour across the seventh federal reserve district. The display aims to showcase military hardware and honors from recent conflicts to visiting communities and schools.
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Chicago
Seventh
Federal Reserve Dist
Congress Asked for War Funds in Washington
The war department asked Congress on Tuesday to provide 7,347,000,000 in addition to 10 previous estimates to fund the enlarged American military program for the coming year.
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Congress
Washington
War Department
Wild Dreamer Pursues River and Ridge in City Morning
A weary office man hears the call of the wild and daydreams of fertile fields, rivers, and trout in a single hour. He imagines campfires, pine smoke, and rustic meals as he slips from his desk to the attic in old garments and a faded fishing self.
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Stuimch
Tic
Burial Practices in Old English Churches
Fragmentary notes describe burial customs in ancient churches. Coffins are placed in open graves or in crypts beneath floors. Some crypts are single vaults with stone shelves, while others are divided into small vaulted rooms enclosed by stone walls.
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