Allied Smash Rout Turks in Palestine Invasion Gains Ground
Allied forces under General Allenby break Turkish lines along a 16 mile front in Palestine. British French and Arab troops seize rail hubs and crossroads, take 3000 prisoners, and push toward Nablus and Tul Keram while naval gunfire clears coastal roads.
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HMNS Must Burn Better With the American Army in Lorraine
German troops were ordered to destroy property more methodically in evacuated areas. An army directive to the 108th Infantry Brigade rear guards requires better planning and restraint, with defined duties for rear detachments and reminders that wells can be defiled and mines must not be exploded prematurely.
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Associated Press
108Th Infantry
Former Mayor Curley Campaigns in Ward 12 for Congress
Former Mayor Curley addressed Ward 12 voters at the Tammany Club and other district meetings last night. He cited bills he said Congress passed while his opponent Gallivan was absent, including nitrate plant land condemnation and national bank consolidation, claiming the opponent did not vote.
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Congress
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Tammany Club
Gallivan
Allied Forces Win in North Russia
A British official communique reports Allied forces capturing the largest enemy armored steamer on the Dvina. Karelians repelled patrols from Finland on the Murmansk front, and German led forces suffered a severe defeat at Ukhtinskaya with a disorderly retreat and thousands of rifles and many boats captured.
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Russia
Dvina
Murmansk
Karelia
Finland
Ukhtinskaya
Railroads In State In Ill Repair
Massachusetts Public Service Commission reports to the Railroad Administration that railroad conditions under government control are far from satisfactory. The commission cites extensive data gathered from numerous sources as the basis for its findings and critique.
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Massachusetts
Railroad Administration
Commission cites deterioration of Boston and Maine routes and equipment
The commission faults road and rail conditions across Central Vermont and Boston and Maine shortages for labor and materials. It notes unsafe bridges, poor stations, and generally poor equipment including wooden underframe freight and passenger cars. It calls for withdrawal of wooden cars and steel replaces, while overall public safety remains only marginally at risk.
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Vermont
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Road
U S Warns Holland Over Embargo and Exports
The State Department issued a warning note to the Netherlands to clear up misapprehensions about U S export policy. It urges lifting the embargo on Dutch ships and notes appeals for American foodstuffs will be ineffective until Holland signs equitable trade agreements with the United States and the Allies.
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Department
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Soldier Accused of Poisoning Army Flour at Camp Dix
Camp Dix New Jersey reports the arrest of a soldier on kitchen police duty for allegedly placing poison in a large flour supply. Chemists analyze the flour to identify the poison while officials withhold the prisoner’s name and say detection reached the mess tables.
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War Tax Bill Passes House Unanimously
The House approved the war tax bill by unanimous vote after a brief session. Leaders expect rapid Senate consideration with hearings ended, and aim to enact before the November elections. The measure raises income and corporate taxes, excises, and a general levy on wealthier earners.
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Austin
Tennessee
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California
Stafford
Wisconsin
Longworth
Austria
Cipal
McAdoo
United States Moves To Aid Neutrals In War Economy
The State Department released a statement detailing U S efforts to aid neutral countries including the Netherlands with essential food petroleum and metals. It notes that a tentative London agreement in January would have allowed US and allied countries to facilitate Netherlands imports but the Dutch authorities did not assent.
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Holland
Argentina
State Department
War Trade Board
Foch poised for diversions as St Quentin Laon hold
War analysis argues Foch will press St Quentin and Laon only to draw German reserves, then strike elsewhere. Three potential prisms exist: Plummer around Ypres, Gouraud between Rheims and Verdun, and American forces in Lorraine near Mulhouse, with a rapid advance possible on German soil.
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Auto Hits Man and Building on Bow Street
Patrolman Charles S. Johnston of Somerville was seriously injured when the car driven by George L. Slack skid on a slick Bow Street. The vehicle struck Johnston as he crossed, then crashed into Dr. H O Lacey’s residence, burying itself three feet deep in the wall. Slack and his brother Herbert were not harmed and were detained at the police station. Johnston was taken to Somerville Hospital with head injuries a broken right arm and possible internal injuries.
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George L. Slack
Johnston
H. O. Lacey
Slack
Herbert KK. Slack
Summer Street
Lacey
Metz View From Observation Post Over War Front
A correspondent reports from Lorraine near the Moselle Valley describing Metz in sight from a high post. The city’s cathedral, prince’s château, a crossing train on a railroad bridge, and factory chimneys mark the German fortifications as American troops shell nearby positions.
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Metz
Moselle
France
Germany
Allied Air Raids Over Metz Front Line and German Forts
The article details American bombardment of Fort Wagner near Metz with German forts on guard. It notes heavy anti air defenses, smoke bursts, and the 87 second flight time from France to Germany. It also highlights day raids by German air service and American air support delivering newspapers to troops.
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France
Fort Wagner
Germany
América Air Service
Boston Flier Disrupts German Artillery On Lorraine Front
Lieutenant James Knowles Jr of Boston led an aerial patrol on the Lorraine front as American forces attacked. He scouted retreating German artillery and then fired at horses to scatter congestion, aiding a night bombing squadron. Knowles enlisted in 1917 and trained in Columbus Ohio before joining the war effort. Seth Low, son of the former New York mayor, was among the group.
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Lorraine
Associated Press
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Columbus
Ohio
Seth Low
New York
Tours
Youngest Son of King Gustaf Dies at 29
Prince Eric Duke of Vestmanland and youngest son of King Gustaf died in Stockholm at age 29 from pneumonia after influenza. He was the royal heir apparent and his death shocks Sweden.
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Stockholm
Prince Eric
Duke of
Vestmanland
Gustaf
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