United States Recognizes Czecho Slovak Nation Amid War Shifts
Washington reports that U S recognition of the Czecho Slovak nation follows Britain France and Italy and may reshape Austria Hungary at peace talks. Officials expect new aid to Czecho Slovaks in Russia and Siberia with possible financial backing and a strengthened eastern front. The move hinges on the Paris council as true representatives and could drive territorial changes from Bohemia Moravia to Galicia and allied German areas.
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United States
Austria
Great Britain
France
Italy
Austria- Hungary
State Department
Ceecho-Blovak
Siberia
Russia
Wilson
National Council
Paria
Congress
Germany
Bohemia
Moravia
Galicia
Serbia
British Advance Pressing Germans After Drocourt Queant Line
British forces push forward from Arras to Cambrai as German resistance weakens. French and American troops attack along the Somme sector and Canal Du Nord while Lens outskirts in Flanders fall under British control.
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Arras
Peronne
Drocourt-Queant
Drocourt
Canal du - Nord
Doual Valenciennes
Cambrai
Aisne
Chemin-des-Dames
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Laon
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Flanders
Lens
France
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Hetaires
Steenwerck
Vreres
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Graincourt
Canal du Nord
Somme
Paris
Ue Somme
Kpennapcourt
War Office
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Submarine Victims Rescued After Six Days at Sea
A Canadian Atlantic port received 169 survivors from multiple ships sunk by German U boats off the Grand Banks. The crews, including Newfoundland and French fishing vessels, endured six days in open boats before rescue.
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Grand Banks
Revenue measure sails through house debate amid war food talks
Washington dispatch notes the revenue bill moves to floor debate under Kitchin plan as senate finance continues pork on tax aims. Speech by Theodore C. Diers highlights sugar allotments and victory flour guidance while officials press for timely action before elections.
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House
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Senate
Smmons
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Danish Typewriter Makers Rise in Copenhagen
War drives Danish firm to mass produce typewriters in Copenhagen claiming simpler design than American models. With no imports from the U S and few from elsewhere the company sells 100 to 150 machines monthly to a ready market.
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Washington
Copenhagen
Battle near Pilar de Concho leaves hundreds dead
In Pilar de Concho southwest of Chihuahua City a day long battle between General Ernesto Garcia’s federal command and Francisco Villa results in two hundred dead. Eighty Villa followers and one hundred twenty federal troops are killed. An American in Chihuahua City relayed the report.
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Pilar de Conecho
Chihuahua City
Ernesto Garcia
Francisco Villa
Villa
Alaska Army Presence Reported by Captain Finnegan
In Cordova Alaska Captain J J Finnegan acting adjutant general estimates about ten percent of Alaska males serve in the army and navy reflecting a substantial military enrollment amid regional wartime service.
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Navy
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Feemal
German staff moved from Spa to Verviers report
Amsterdam dispatch notes the German staff has been shifted from Spa Belgium to Verviers a town northeast of Liege as reported by Les Nouvelles.
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Spa
Belgium
Verviers
Liege
Les Nouvelles
Germans Make Surgical Dressings From Curtains
Allied report near Juvigny describes American troops advancing and capturing a German dressing station. German wounded, and two Americans, were evacuated. supplies included French lace curtains torn into bandages and crepe paper used as dressings amid retreat chaos.
Desperate Germany Stripping Big Gun Works to Front
The Times correspondent reports Krupp, with about 200,000 workers, has 30,000 men called up for the front. Germany strips armament plants to provide soldiers, sparing those essential to the war effort.
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London
Hague
Krupp
Expert Aviator Killed in Plane Crash at Warrod Field
Lieutenant Sidney Greene of Caliope Georgia was killed at Warrod field when an airplane he was instructing a cadet in went into a tail spin and crashed. The cadet was not seriously injured as the plane did not fall from a great height.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Sidney Greene
Caliope
Warrod Field
Conference committee to reconvene on leasing bill before election
Washington dispatch reports the conference committee on the leasing bill will meet again tomorrow morning. Officials expect deliberations to continue until a decision is reached, with concerns over delaying action until after the election and mixed reactions from departments and agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of
Changes in regulations for new draft pending
Washington reports no major changes in the new draft rules for men aged 21 to 31. Provost Marshal Crowder and General March briefed President Wilson, noting retained selection factors with possible adjustments for mature workers and certain industries. Details to be issued to draft boards soon. railroad and coal-miner exemptions discussed as possible alternatives to local boards.
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May- Shal General Crowder
White House
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Crowder
Wilson
McAdoo
Americans Turn Captured Guns On Germans In France Advance
American forces in France report turning two captured 1050 millimeter guns against German troops during a westward push from Juvigny. A supply of ammunition was seized and the guns roared on the enemy. Additional German machine guns were used by Americans after brief training with captured weapons. scout planes noted air combat and fires south of the Aisne in Hhuizel Barbonval and Longueral regions.
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France
Juvigny
Americana
Associated Press
Mariun
Soissons
Vesle
Oat
Fismésy
Aisne
Hhuizel
Barbonval
Longueral
Weather Outlook for Wyoming Sees Rain Then Warmer
The latest forecast indicates showers in the far southeast today followed by generally warmer conditions on Wednesday. Thursday looks to bring cooler air along with a warm spell afterward.
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Wyoming
Sweet-Lover Targeted by Honey Profiteers in Greeley
In Greeley Colorado on September 5 a hungry man aimed to stretch his sugar rations with honey but learned profiteers have spiked prices. A 60 pound can rose from 10.80 to 15 dollars, described as highway robbery by a middleman who calls for Hoover to intervene.
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