Great Allied Drive Against the Bulgars Under Way
Greece weighs joining the Allied effort as King Constantine negotiates terms with the Entente while Venizelos favors intervention. Reports from Saloniki describe a Greek national defense army forming and revolts spreading, with Corfu urging war on Bulgaria. In France and British sectors, heavy Somme fighting around Ginchy continues with gains contested and German counterattacks largely repelled. French air raids target German factories and depots south of the Somme.
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Foreign Office
Athensris
Saloniki
Verria
Grivodoulou
Serres
Greece
Corfu
Bucharest
Zaimis
Bulgaria
Ginchy
Somme
Douglas Haig
Combles
General War Office
Canadian Troops Reported in Big Somme Battle
Ottawa reports new casualty lists showing Dominion troops in a major battle on the Somme front. The engagement occurred last Friday with losses running into several hundred.
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Somme
Ottawa
Dominion
German French and Russian Front Update from World War I
The report covers Northern and Eastern Front actions with mixed results. German attempts to recapture Ginchy fail amid hand to hand fighting while German gains near Bana are reported as Russian losses. Allies advance ideas and bombardments, with British and French operations noted on the Somme and Piave fronts.
War department bulletin reports limited front activity and selective Allied raids
Paris via London reports that on the western front only a violent artillery duel south of the Somme and limited German attacks occurred, with several assaults repelled. Allied air forces bombed Bruges factories and ammo depots north of Somme Py, while raids hit Saarburg and targets in the Balkans and Serbia with notable bombardments.
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Paris
London
War Department
Somme
Berny
Vermandovillers
Chaulnes
Bruges
Somme- Py
Saarburg
Lorraine
Struma
Balkans
Ortiak
Nevolyen
Karabjabes
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Italian gains on front near Vallarsa and Pozina valley
The Italian war office reports a strong entrenchment captured in the Leno valley between Vallarsa and Pozina after artillery preparation in mist. Trenches left from Sept. 7 were taken between Monte Spil and Monte Corno, with progress north of Monte Pasubio and on Corno del Coston. Artillery actions occurred elsewhere and depots near St. Ilando were destroyed. An Austrian plane dropped bombs on Sondrio with no damage.
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Rome
London
Italian War Office
Vallarsa
Pozina
Leno
Monte Spil
Monte Corno
Monte Pasubio
Corno del Coston
St. Ilando
Rovereto
Caprile
Cordevole
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Sondrio
German Statement on Western Front Attacks and Front Line Actions
Berlin reports on September 11 that British attacks on the Ginchy Combles sector were repulsed with ground fighting continuing for Ginchy and positions near Longueval. French assaults south of the Somme failed. Berny houses were retaken and over 50 prisoners seized. Eastern front notes describe Russian repulses near Stare Czerwizcze and a thwarted Zlota Lipa–Dniester push north of Halicz. Carpathian and Balkan fronts show no major changes.
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Ginchy
London
Struma
Pozieres-Sars Road
Berlin
Somme
Belloy
Vermandovillers
Stare-Czerwizcze
Teutons
Bursztyn
Berny
Chaulnes
Paris
Bana
Petrograd
Orzova
Vienna
Leno Valley
Rome
Duke Albrecht of
Longueval
Leuze
Combles
Meuse
Verdun
Prince Leopold
Archduke Charles Francis
Zlota Lipa
Dniester
Halicz
Count von Bothmer
Carpathians
Balkan
Austro Hungarian Front Reports Mixed World War I Skirmishes
Official Austro Hungarian communiqué cites repulsed Italian and Romanian attacks on multiple fronts. It notes withdrawals north of Csik Szereda and continued fighting near Golden Bystritza Rafailov, Monte Maio and Pasubio with 68 prisoners taken. Southeast Albania Vogusa quiet.
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Vienna
London
Orsova
Giergy Valley
Csik
Csik Szereda
Archduke Charles Francis
Golden Bystritza
Rafailov
Prince Leopold
Stokhod
Adige
Astico
Monte Spit
Monte Testo
Pasubio
Monte Maio
Vogusa
Albania
Russians report gains in Caucasus and unchanged Western front
A Russian war office release from Petrograd notes that in the Caucasus near Sakkiz the town of Bana was captured and enemy forces are being pursued. It details a Saturday and Sunday battle near Ognot, with four officers 240 Askaris a machine gun a howitzer and two cannon taken or destroyed. Western front conditions are described as unchanged.
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Petrograd
London
War Office
Caucasus
Sakkiz
Bana
Ognott
Erzingan
Armenia
Autocar Chassis Boost for Boston Delivery Service
Whipple and Co express service between Boston and suburbs adopts Autocars as the best for emergency work and general delivery. The ad promotes Auto car ownership and lists factory and branch locations in Boston Providence Maine and Portland with 4000 owners in various lines.
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Whipple & Co
Boston
Autocar Sales & Service Co
Commonwealth Ave
Beacon St
Autocar Company
Ardmore
British Statement on Ginchy Defeat and Struma Advances
British HQ reports fierce hand to hand fighting near Ginchy with four officers and 101 men captured, bringing total prisoners to over 200 since last report. Separate fronts note Struma advances with village expulsions and repulsed enemy counter-attacks near Mouquet Farm and Pozieres.
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London
Ancre
Ginchy
Struma
Neohori
Lake Tahinos
Oraorman
Darraktarmah
Gudeli
Nevolyen
Somme
Mouquet Farm
Pozieres
Romanian War Bulletin Details North Front Breakthroughs
The official Romanian communique reports enemy retreat on the northern and northwestern fronts west of the Maros and Toplitza valleys. Romanian forces capture officers and men, seize guns and munitions, occupy Hebimbar, and push on in the Streitbar valley while Danube and Dobrudja fronts remain active.
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Bucharest
London
Maros
Toplitza
Subin
Hebimbar
Schellerberg
Streitbar
Merisor
Danube
Dobrudja
British Steamship Lexie Reported Sunk
Lloyds shipping agency announces the British steamship Lexie of 3788 tons gross built in 1911 and owned in London is sunk. She was last reported arriving at Suez on August 20 from Karachi, British India.
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London
Lexie
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Suez
Karachi
British India
Hints at Compulsory Recruiting in Canada
Sir George E. Foster speaking in Saskatoon hinted at a compulsory recruiting law if more men are needed and will not volunteer. He warned that Canada may be forced to learn the lesson from Great Britain.
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Saskatchewan
Sask
George E. Foster
Great Britain
Canada
Stalking Game by Auto Headlights Draws Warning
The Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission ordered wardens to watch for deer and pheasant hunters using automobile headlights. The practice endangers lives and harms sportsmanship, with game often near farms. A warning letter will go to district officials midweek. a law banning the method was enacted last session.
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Massachusetts
Fish and Game Commission
Boston University Openings Announced for Fall Term
Several BU departments plan start dates next week and later in September and October. Key dates include Sept 11 for liberal arts entrance exams, Sept 18 23 for evening business registration, Sept 20 theology and graduate school registration, Sept 21 22 day business registration, Sept 28 teacher courses, Sept 25 26 law registration, Sept 21 classes begin for theology graduate liberal arts, Sept 27 day and evening business start, and Oct 5 medicine classes. Walker Building remodel on Boylston Street targets occupancy Sept 21.
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Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
College of Business Administration
School of Theology
Graduate School
School of Law
School of Medicine
Walker
Boylston Street
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Furriers and Hatters
Washington Street
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
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U. 5
Atlas Shoe Company
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