Allied Push Forces Germans Back Across Aisne Front
War desk reports rapid Allied advances in Picardy and along the Vesle to the Aisne as German lines retreat toward the old Hindenburg position. Americans and French press the pursuit from Vesle toward Rheims while Haig’s forces drive from Peronne to Ypres. Bombardments and evacuations signal a widening rout as German command fears further collapses north of the Aisne.
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Ted Press
Picardy
Vesle
Aisne
Spjesens
Rheime
Haig
Peronne
Ypres
Aislette
Laon
Chemin Des Dames
Soinsons
Heapes
Courcy
Hindenburg Lne
Noyon
Jussy
la Fere
St. Quentin
Conde
Viel-Arcy
Rheims
Cathedral City
Verdun
Fratelle
Lorraine
British plan to publish officer names in pretence of proof
The Associated Press reports London officials will publish names of commanding officers of 50 German submarines sunk to support Lloyd George's claim that at least 150 ocean posts were destroyed. Skirmishes include Conquests near Clamecy Braye and Missly Sur Alene. American forces advance north of the Vesle with minimal German resistance as retreat continues toward the Aisne.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Aisne
Alsette
Clamecy
Braye
Missly
65 000 Workers in Revolt Over Their Handling
Washington reports the war department is reviewing enforcement steps for munition factory workers in Bridgeport Connecticut to accept recent War Industries Board awards. Strikes persist in Bridgeport toolmakers and machinists as 60 000 workers in 65 plants prepare a community committee to negotiate wages and hours. Discharges for three day without notice are reported at Remington Arms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bridgeport
Conn
War Industres Board
War Department
Department
War Labor’ Board
Remington Arms Co
Suspects jailed by agents for government in Chicago
In Chicago on September 5 the bomb blast at the federal building killed four and wounded many. Within 24 hours arrests were predicted as two thousand federal agents pursued leads and radicals were rounded up. Police offer four theories including an N W W plot or German sympathizer, anarchist, or rank outsider.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal
William Haywood
Trotsky Elected Head of Russian War Council
Copenhagen dispatch reports Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik minister of war, chosen president of the Russian supreme war council by the soviet executive committee. Wazzettes named Lettish leader as commander in chief for the Russian front.
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Trotsky
WAR Council OF
Russia
Copenhagen
Leonotsky
Yar
Russian Supreme War Council
Berlin Wolff Bureau
Moscow
Wazzettes
Germans Build Bridges For Escape As Franco American Forces Press
Allied forces drive German divisions from the plateau northwest of Soissons as bridges are built every six hundred yards along the Aisne to aid retreat toward the Chemin des Dames. Humbert’s troops advance from Blanancourt and cross the Boutine after sharp engagements, while Germans use bullrushes and river hollows to fire on pursuers before bridges are replaced and destroyed.
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The
Vesle
Aisne
Associated Press
London
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Humbert
Chicago mayor sues over Post editorial linking bomb incident
Associated Press report says Chicago Mayor William Thompson seeks $500000 damages after an editorial in the Chicago Post suggested his remarks may have influenced a blast in a red building yesterday. The piece cites ongoing controversy around Thompson's Senate bid and Republican nomination.
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Chicago
Chicago Post
William Thompson
Senate
Red
Government Breaks Spending Record in August
Government expenditures in August reached 1.8055 billion dollars, exceeding the prior wartime monthly record by over 200 million. About 1.5 billion supports army and navy upkeep, aircraft construction, and other direct war costs.
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Army
Aviator Blown 150 Miles Off Course En Route to Chicago
Max Miller, flying a mail plane from New York to Chicago, landed in a field near Cleveland at 9 20 pm after a stiff wind blew him 150 miles off course. The aircraft sustained minor damage but the pilot escaped serious injuries and planned to resume the trip to Chicago after spending the night in Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Max Miller
New York
Chicago
Loading planes for raids a risky wartime task
London September 5 1941 loading bombing aircraft for a raid in Germany is a perilous process. Armors prepare 12 to 14 heavy bombs with fuses detonators and exploders while others guide them into the hooks. Petrol tanks engines water and oil systems are checked and tested by engineers and carpenters inspect wings wires and gear to prevent failures that could cause disaster.
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London
Eng
Germany
Treacly T. N. T
Gadis
Steamer Catches Fire At Sea En Route To Port
An American steamer, carrying sugar tobacco and fruit from Porto Rico, caught fire at sea and reached an Atlantic port with flames still burning. Fire boats fought the blaze as thousands of pounds of cargo were lost. it will take hours to extinguish.
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Atlantic
Porto Rico
Senate fails to pass dry bill amid farm aid dispute
The Senate adopted a resolution authorizing presidential action to set up dry zones around military centers but again failed to reach agreement on the emergency Agricultural bill. The stalemate delays nationwide prohibition from July 1919 until postwar demobilization.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Dutch Protest Over German Submarine Sinkings
The Dutch government announces a formal protest in Berlin against a German submarine attack off Krommenie, north Holland on August 7 that killed several fishermen from a Dutch trawler, and a demand for compensation.
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Associated Press
The
Hague
Sept
Berlin
Krommenie
North Holland
Slacker Raids Called Off In New York Area
New York authorities announced after midnight that De Woody of the investigation bureau has called off all slacker raids in New York and nearby communities at 8 p.m. tonight.
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New York
de Woody
Investigation Bureau
Weather for Wyoming: Pair Friday and Saturday warmer
Weather outlook for Wyoming calls for a pair of days Friday and Saturday with rising temperatures. Saturday will be the warmer day of the period as high pressure builds and a mild flow from the south ushers in warmer air.
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Wyoming
Thirty Trades Needed For Building Ship
Washington reports a vast ship building effort with 200000 workers in yards and 50000 in trades supplying material. The piece lists skilled roles from shipfitters to crane operators and notes 60 percent of work is hull construction while 40 percent installs mechanical parts and finishes. It highlights drafting rooms and mould lofts where ship templates are prepared for full scale hull construction.
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Washington
Sept
America
German Chancellor Resigns Over Health Decline
Count George F P Hiertling resigns as imperial German chancellor citing deteriorating health. Geneva correspondent reports from Munich that the resignation is official and linked to health. The notice appears in a London dated dispatch.
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London
George FP. Hiertling
Wad
Geneva
Kapow
Munich
Bavaria
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Canal du Nord
War Office
Allette
Cambrai
Drocourt- Queant
Lens
Nesle
Somme
Flanders Front
Ploegsteert
Messines
Ridgeport
Sta
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Humbert A
Gomme
Blanancourt
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