Haig Breaks Hindenburg Line As Allies Advance
Paris dispatch reports a seven mile plus break in the Hindenburg line above Queant with Lens and Queant captured. British and American forces advance along the Drocourt Queant line, taking about 10 000 German prisoners and occupying Wulverghem, while Laon defenses hold.
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Hindenburg
Queant
Fismes
France
Etaing
Drocourt-Queant
Cagnicourt
Reincourt
Lens
Wulverghem
Drocourt- Queant
Field Marshal Haig
von Hindenburg
Men to be Drafted as Registration Begins Next Week
Provost Marshal Crowder warns all eligible men to register on time for the draft under the new law. Local boards will contact residents, with cards sent to those in cities over 30 000 or to county clerks for others. Screening will start early next week and ages range from 18 to 45 with the 46th birthday ending eligibility.
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Marshal Il Crowder
H. Clark
North
Bolshevik Forces Defeated in Siberia and Moscow Incident
Bolshevik troops suffer another defeat in Siberia as Semenoff reports a turning maneuver near Oloviana. In Moscow a girl terrorist Doris Kalan is said to have fired on a diplomatic mission, while police detain the would be assassin. Officials note rising Bolshevik measures in Petrograd and widespread unrest.
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U. P
Bolshes
Thies
Siberia
Semenoff
Re of
Oloviana
Isoners
Four Machine
Hagen
Doris Kalan
Nicholas
Fremdenblatt
Hels
JAGAS DRAWN FOR SEPTEMBER COURT
Fifteen jurors drawn for the September term will report September 23 at 10 a.m. Grand jurors named include 21 men to report on that date.
Weather outlook for Ohio cools tonight into Wednesday
A cooler pattern settles over Ohio tonight and through Wednesday. Patchy clouds and light to moderate temperatures mark the middle of the week with no significant precipitation expected.
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Ohio
Paature
Service Flag Unfurled Over 10000 Witness Parade at Courthouse
A parade of 2500 labor union members preceded a service at the courthouse where a 424 star flag was unfurled before more than 10,000 spectators. Thomas J. Duffy addressed the crowd as chairman of the Ohio Industrial Commission, with music by the Gary band of Massillon and the Tyrolean band from Alliance.
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Tuscarawasst W
Marketav
Thomas J. Duffy
Ohio Industrial Commission
Massillon Machinist
Massillon
U. S
H. R. Witter
Thomas Duffy
Ira Warner
Duffy
Two Cantonians fall victims at battle front
The war department casualty list reports two Canton men as casualties. Sam Romeevich a Serbian is missing in action and Onest Heroboulos a Greek is wounded in action. Romeevich, about 25, left Canton for Camp Sherman with a draft contingent.
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War Department
Canton
Sam Romeevich
Onest Heroboulos
Romeevich
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Mike Widowich
Tenth-st NE
Lorain
Widowich
United States Recognizes Czecho Slovak De Facto Government
Washington reports that the United States has extended de facto recognition to the Czecho Slovak national council led by Dr Masaryk. The move aims to aid the war against Germany and Austria Hungary, bolster Bolshevism opposition in Russia, and stabilize the Czech fight in Siberia with credit and international standing.
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Washington
U. P
United States
Lansing
Russia
Siberia
Local ads list Klein & Heffelman Co offices and eye exams
The general office of The Klein & Heffelman Co. is temporarily located at 123 Secondst SE on the corner of Piedmont-st where payments on account will be received. We make examinations of the eyes without the use of drops. Geo. Double Co jewelers and Mfg opticians 130 Market av S Federal Motor Trucks Canton Motor var Co
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Klein & Heffelman Co
The
Secondst SE
Piedmont-st
Geo. Double Co
Jewelers and Mfg. Opticians
Klein & Hefferman Co
Piedmontst
Kiecin & Heffelman Co
Adv
Canton Not Yet On Aerial Mail Route
Postmaster William D. Caldwell stated Canton is not an early aerial mail possibility and Cleveland will not include Canton in any future air post route. He indicated no Washington instruction to add Canton, with Bryan, Ohio serving only as a supply stop for the postal machines.
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Canton
William D. Caldwell
Cleveland
Washington
Ohio
Bryan
Yankees Big Guns Do Great Havoc On Lines Of Germans
American artillery and French forces pressed the Germans northeast of Soissons as rains ceased leaving dry dusty roads. Lt C O Harris single handedly captured a machine gun nest while cavalry praised for aiding advances. Frontline signals remained active despite heavy shelling and the Americans fought Saturday and Sunday without hot meals, capturing a German sawtooth bayonet among trophies.
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United Press
France
Soissons
C. O. Harris
Harris
Terny-Soray
Maturday
Terny-Serny Road
Beaumont Woods
Terny-Sorny
Tank auction raises funds for Red Cross in Labor Day parade
A harmless “tank” built of light boards sold at city hall for $90 to Kie Numan. Proceeds go to the Red Cross with Numan planning ads on the tank surface to raise further revenue. The Klein Hefferman Co. accepts payments at their temporary Piedmont Street location.
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Red Cross
City Hall
Kie Numan
Cherry
Numan
President to Visit Canton on Fourth Liberty Loan Swing
President Wilson may halt in Canton for a brief stop on the national speaking tour to promote the fourth Liberty loan. Canton Chamber of Commerce official L E Double will invite the presidential train to stop if the schedule allows. The tour is planned to cover major cities and extend to the Pacific coast.
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Wilson
Canton
L. E. Double
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Attorney Nusbaum on Vacation in Canton
Attorney Harry Nusbaum arrived in Canton Monday for a short vacation from his duties in Washington where he is connected with the legal department of the national fuel administration.
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Harry Nusbaum
Canton
Washington
The
National Fuel Administration
Budget Board to Meet With School Board and City Officials
The budget commission will meet the school board at the courthouse Wednesday at 3 p m and with city officials at 7 p m to discuss preparing the tax rate. The Kiecin and Heffelman Co. account will be received.
Ludendorff Orders German Guns to Brace for Better Fire
General Ludendorff issued an order to German gunners found on captured troops, demanding improved efficiency after noting ragged artillery and praising the British fire which reportedly knocked out thirteen percent of German guns. He ordered intensified counter battery actions in France.
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Ludendorff
France
U. P
Teuton
British Break German Front At Lens Queant Advance In Flanders
British forces push about four miles on a twenty mile front across the Arras Cambrai sector capturing Queant Buissy Doignies Velu Berthincourt and Rocquigny. Lens seizes a railway hub and coal region as Wotan line holds mixed success while American forces repel German raiding near Bazoches and Fismes.
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Hindenburg
Arras
Cambrai
Douai
Arras-Cambrai
Queant
Buissy
Doignies
Velu
Berthincourt
Rocquigny
Bapaume
Coignies
Lens
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John Degandt
Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Laffaux Mill
Laon
Aisne
Lowell Mellett
Naadiald
Saas
Eligis Crowder
Optim
Lenine
Ibassy
Enat Petrograd
Uritski
Imtertrograd
T. J. Duffy
Didone Au Peewee
Signal Corps
First Division
Sam Romcevich
Federal Motor Trucks
Canton Motor Var Co
By Fred 8S
Ferguson
Nusbaum
Flanders
Armentieres
Queant-Bertincourt
French War Office
Avc Mes
Webb Miller
United Press Staff
Bazoches
Chateau-Du-Diable
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