French and British Resume The Advance on the Somme Front
Allied forces report gains on the Somme with Haig’s troops fixing a line north of Martinpuich and Flers after capturing two German trench systems. Prisoner total tops 55,800 from July 1 to Sept 18, with 34,050 taken by the French. Serbia and France push in northwestern Macedonia while Bulgarians halt near Zborsky. British ships bombard Struma positions. a German sea plane bombs Dover with no casualties.
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Haig
Martinpuich
Flers
London
Paris
Sommé
Berlin
Dobrudja
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Toprai Sari
Constanza
Black Sea
Vienna
Carpathians
Smotreo
Volhynia
Bukowina
Lutsk
Galicia
Zboroff
Dorna Watra
Rumania
Macedonia
Broda River
Florina
Monastir
Zborsky
Sofia
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Dover
England
Struma River
Western front war updates from Macedonian to Somme fronts
French and Serbian troops report gains near the Macedonian front against Bulgaria while German efforts north of the Somme falter under French artillery. British forces push in Somme trenchlines, Austro German clashes in the Carpathians persist with Russians recapturing Smotree. In Dobrudja, Bulgarian Turkish and German units retreat after an encircling counterattack.
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Paris
Somme
Ancre
London
Carpathian
Tinues
Smotree
Berlin
Dobrudja
French breakthrough near Combles seizing trenches and 100 prisoners
French forces north of the Somme captured an isolated German house at Combles and took 100 prisoners including three officers with further 40 men in trenches. Aerial action and other front engagements noted. total Franco-British prisoners on the Somme to Sept 18 exceeds 65,800, with 34,050 by French.
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Paris
Somme
Combles
Rancourt
Nabshaim
Upper Alsace
Morval
Germans Say Transport Sunk in Mediterranean
Berlin dispatch reports the admiralty stating a German submarine sank a hostile transport in the Mediterranean on Sept 17. The steamer reportedly sank in 43 seconds after the torpedo strike, leaving no further details.
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Mediterranean
Berlin
Sayville
Admiralty
British trade bank proposed to aid postwar finance
A London committee led by Baron Faringdon urges a British trade bank with 50 million dollars capital to fund postwar overseas contracts. The plan aims to bridge gaps between home banks and colonial institutions, with government and branch banks funding offices in key colonies and Russia for expanded financial ties.
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London
Baron Faringdon
Great Central Railway
Washington
London Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Russia
England
Romanian Front Briefs From War Report Sept 22 23
On the north and northwest fronts there were unimportant engagements. We took 140 prisoners and two machine guns. On the south front in Dobrudja the enemy halted retreat and fortified. we drove some units from the enemy's right flank. Enemy planes bombed Tchervad a killing seven, two soldiers, and destroyed three houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
London
Dobrudja
Tchermevada
Italian Troops Make Progress on Trentino Front
Rome reports continued progress by Italian forces on the Trentino front with weather hampering actions. Advancements are noted along the Vandi Cismon valley and toward Monte Sief in the upper Cordevole while limited artillery activity occurs on the Julian front and Gorizia endures shelling without damage.
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Rome
London
Trentino
War Office
Vandi Cismon
Monte Sief
Cordevole
Gorizia
War Fronts See No Major Developments In Latest Report
Petrograd reports on September 22 that no important changes occurred on the western and Caucasian fronts. The official statement notes stability with no notable advances or retreats from either side.
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Petrograd
London
Not Guilty In Non Support Case After Wife’s Letters Revealed
Kenneth M. Sanborn was acquitted in Superior Court after Assistant District Attorney Gallagher withdrew the case when letters from Mrs. Sanborn to another man were presented. The defense showed a Rhode Island contact and a note pleading to meet, prompting the dismissal as the law meant to shield honest wives.
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Kenneth M. Sanborn
Superior Criminal Court
Florence
O'Connell
Gallagher
Mr. Gallagher
Mrs. Sanborn
Rhode Island
Bunny
Mrs Sanborn
Harvard Daily Hikes Crimson Sub Price To Four Dollars
The Harvard Crimson announced a higher tariff on subscriptions, raising the college year cost from three to four dollars due to the expense of white paper. The move follows increased production costs and is aimed at offsetting printing expenses for the campus journal.
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Harvard
Harvard Crimson
Kelvinia Case Disposed Of
Washington reports the Kelvinia case is disposed of after the British admiralty notified the State Department that the steamer was destroyed by a mine. The vessel carried 28 Americans from Newport News to Glasgow when sunk on Sept 2. Affidavits were gathered but no formal inquiry was undertaken.
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Washington
Kelvinia
State Department
Newport News
Glasgow
London
Department
Teutonic Powers
British war front reports renewed artillery and ground gains
The British war office describes heavy artillery fire from both sides with isolated actions and improved positions. British air activity yesterday destroyed two enemy planes and forced another to land. Night advances between Flers and Martinpuich and trench gains near Arras are noted, with mines blown at Neuville St Vaast and the crater occupied. Naval bombardment targets Nechori near the Struma River and increased Doiran front artillery activity is reported.
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London
Flers
Martinpuich
Fliers
Arras
Neuville St. Vaast
Nechori
Struma
Saloniki
War Office
Doiran
Royal Navy
German War Report Details Balkan Front Actions
Berlin reports continued combat across the Eastern and Balkan theaters. Rumanian forces northwest of Toprai Sari withdraw after German Bulgarian Turkish flank attack. 750 prisoners and several machine guns taken Wednesday. Lively artillery and infantry actions continue along the Florina river area and near the Narayuvka, Sereth Stripa fronts.
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Berlin
London
Dobrudja
Toprai Sari
Constanza
Florina
Vardar
Somme
Meuse
Carpathians
Smotrec
Babaludowa
Tatarca
Dorna Watra
Stebenburgen
Transylvania
Prince Leopold
Lutsk
Korytniza
Sereth
Stripa
Zboroff
Archduke Charles
Narayuvka
Macedonian and Romanian fronts report no major changes
War office statement from Sofia via London notes a quiet day on the Macedonian front with Florina and Kaimakealan heights in relative calm. It cites a failed Russian attack on Hill 279 north of Armenik and repulsed assaults in Moglenica valley, while the Romanian front along the Danube remains quiet and Dobrudja detachments consolidate positions.
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Softa
London
War Office
Florina
Kaimakealan
Armenik
Moglenica
Danube
Dobrudja
Austro Hungarian HQ report fronts unchanged says
Berlin Sept 22 official Austro Hungarian communiqué reports Rumanian front unchanged Russian attacks north of Dornawatra and southwest of Lucacia repulsed in Ludova district Motrec summit lost again. Front of Prince Leopold of Bavaria notes Boehm Ermolmi area artillery combats increased with enemy columns met and repulsed east of Sviniuchy. Italian and southwestern theatres report no important incidents.
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Berlin
Sayville
Archduke Charles
Carpathians
Dornawatra
Lucacia
Ludova
Motrec
Leopold of
Bavaria
Boehm-Ermolli
Sviniuchy
Gerard Plans Return to U S September 28
Berlin reports American Ambassador James W. Gerard has tentatively booked passage on the Frederik VIII sailing from Copenhagen on September 28. Mrs. Gerard will sail as well, but his vacation timing depends on German political developments and Washington’s wishes.
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Berlin
London
James W. Gerard
Copenhagen
Gerard
United States
Washington
Conductor Mack Testifies on Night of Roper Murder
Timothy A. Mack, street car conductor on Bay State road, testified in the Roper murder trial that on the night of the killing he talked with Albert J. Roper in Tewksbury, a claim he made with firm certainty under cross examination.
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Timothy A. Mack
Bay State Road
Roper
Tewksbury
Albert J. Roper
Roper Murder Trial Hearings Continue With Testimony Shifts
The trial heard Mack repeat his assertion while defense counsel William H. Wilson challenged the testimony. Harry R. Davis testified to Mack's account except for Roper identification. Chester Roper denied links to the $10 gold piece and the hat, and asserted he never saw the iron pipe. Professor Munsterberg attended, and his secretary was asked to take full notes as observers.
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Mack
William H. Wilson
Harry R. Davis
Lowell
Reading
Roper
Davis
Chester Roper
Chester
Mark
Albert J. Roper
Fox
Mari
Munsterberg
Harvard
Wilson
Verbal clash between Hays and Dowling at Ward 25 meeting
Senator Martin Hays and Representative Frederic Dowling clashed fiercely at the Ward 25 Republican Club open meeting in Allston. They attacked each other’s records and tactics, dissected a circulating pamphlet, and debated Governor McCall’s letter while the club did not endorse a candidate.
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Martin Hays
Frederic FE. Dowling
Ward 25
Republican Club
Allston
Hays
Dowling
Messrs
Ward 25 Republican Committee
Good Government
McCall
Religious Services Begin in Prison Stockade
Chaplains of the Second Regiment launch a religious campaign for army prisoners at the stockade. At dawn Rev. George L. S. Connor of Holyoke set up an altar and led the first service inside the stockade while aiding Massachusetts soldiers confused by the articles of war.
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Columbus
N. M
Stockade
George L. S. Connor
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Prisoners Receive Religious Services At Stockade
Armed guards patrolled as mass and communion were conducted inside the barbed wire enclosure. Prisoners from diverse backgrounds received the sacrament, with Father Connor and Chaplain Danker visiting the inmates and comforting them.
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Father Connor
Holyoke
Walton
Danker
Worcester
Seaplane Drops Bombs on Dover
A German seaplane flew over Dover today and dropped three bombs. The missiles caused no casualties, an official announcement said. The hostile craft was chased away by anti aircraft fire.
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London
Dover
Walsh Backs Cole Nomination for Governor
A group led by David J. Walsh urges Democrats to vote for Charles H. Cole in the primary, arguing his long public service and progressive Democratic stance will strengthen the ticket and attract independents. The petition lists numerous signers from across Massachusetts, stressing the need to counter Republican weaknesses and unify Democratic voters.
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Charles H. Cole
Cole
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
David J. Walsh
Fitchburg
Richard H. Long
Framingham
John F. McDonald
Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Peter F. Tague
Roger Sherman Hoar
Concord
John A. Kelcher
J. J. O'Connor
Lowell
Charles B. Strecker
Joseph W. Bartlett
Newton
Ira C. Hersey
Daniel F
Canadians and tanks stormed German positions in Sept offensive
Ottawa reports a Canadian force offensive in France on Sept 15. Dominion troops, led by the land ship Creme de Menthe, broke German lines, silenced machine guns, and captured trenches near the sugar refinery and candy trench. Byng ordered further assault toward Courcelette, with Canadian and Halifax units seizing the village and surrounding trenches within roughly 12 hours. German gunners were found chained to their guns.
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Ottawa
Ont
Creme de Menthe
France
Dominion
Martin Pusch
His Majesty
Julian Byng
Courcelette
Mouquet Farm
Montreal
Boston Mobs Probe Murder of Gaspare DiCola
Police pursue two suspects linked to Gaspare DiCola killing known as the Lemon King. The investigation focuses on two men believed to hire the gunman, with Brookline and Boston officers canvassing Italian communities for clues. Funeral plans set for Sunday at St Leonard of Port Maurice with Italian societies and dignitaries attending.
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Gaspare DiCola
Boston
Dicola
Brookline
Antonio Bova
Hale Street
West End
Bova
Lemon King
Dedham
Marianno Bova Conti
O'Connell
Milk Street
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church
Prince Street
Dante Alighieri Society of
Italian Red Cross Committee
Marchi DiCellere
Washington
Gustavo de Rosa
Gino Perrori
New England
Italian Red Cross
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Talect GO
Washington St
BIG British Trade Bank
Harvard Daily
Britain
T. E. Hedlund
Walsh
BAYER
U.S. Pat
Pickwick
Harvard Brewing CO
Lowell Mass
Boston Brancy
Commercial Wharf
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