U-Boats Change Tactics Pressuring Allied Shipping
The Dora, a American steamship, was torpedoed on September 4 about 400 miles off Presco in clear seas. A U-boat fired at the Dora from 150 miles off the starboard of the vessel and near the escort, with debris scattering, while depth charges from the escort followed. One crew member was hurt. the ship’s cargo dispersed amid the attack. The incident signals a new, more aggressive U-boat tactic and reflects German desperation as old methods fail.
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Washington
Sept
Dora
Presco
Germans Forcing Invalids to Front Trench Lines
An American medical officer reports a German soldier captured south of the Aisne, suffering a serious ear disease, says he was forced to the front. He notes others not sick enough for hospital were used in supply roles and some injured soldiers were kept in front-line trenches for weeks.
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Paris
Aisne
Aime
Berlin Faces Crisis as Allies Watch Turkey Bulgaria Tensions
Washington reports rising alarm in Berlin over a potential clash between Turkey and Bulgaria. Bulgarian forces and civilians resent the peace terms after Dorbudja was ceded to Romania, with Bulgaria seeking Serbia and parts of Turkey and Austria-Hungary. The mood in Berlin reflects fear of renewed Balkan conflict affecting Allied plans.
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Washington
Turkey
Bulgaria
Berlin
Rumania
Labor Leaders Renew Pledge After War Debate
In London a conference is urged among allied labor and coal groups to align on war aims with British labor, while Samuel Gompers reaffirms American labor’s stance of not negotiating with enemies until victory. Gompers praises the U S president's timing and defends America’s neutrality period as beneficial to now backing a victorious war effort.
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Associated Press
London
Federaton
Gompers
America
Samuel Coppers
A. F. of L
Hare
United States
British Subjects Must Register on Sept 12
New York report states all British subjects in the United States aged 18 to 45 who have not registered must do so on September 12. Those registering before July 40, 818 may apply for exemption. Acceptance of volunteers from British and Canadian armies ends after September 26.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
British Bureau
Bolietwente
Air mail flight crash injures pilots near Hitkevile
Edward Gardner and his mechanic were injured when their keroplane carrying mail from Chicago to Belmont Park crashed at Hitkevile, South Dakota, at 9 o clock tonight. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward Gardner
Mechanician
Chicago
Belmont Park
Hitkevile
S. 1
Weather report notes warmer spell with mixed sun
A fragmented weather item records warmer conditions with spells of sun and milder air. No date or location clearly readable.
Bottle of Formaldehyde Foils Buckingham Bank Robbery
In Buckingham Illinois a small bottle of formaldehyde placed in the Farmers' State bank vault exploded. The fumes filled the vault and deterred bandits from reaching the safe, ending the attempted robbery.
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Associated Press
Kankaepe, Ill
Farmers’ State Bank
Buckingham
Gunter Gongedes Nomination Goes to Defeat
Denver reports after midnight that Gov Julius Gunter concedes the nomination of Thomas Tynan for governor on the democratic ticket as results show Tynan leading 3,222 to 2,372 overall. Republican race has Shoup leading Ballreich and Phipps ahead of Waterman with varied precinct totals. precinct splits show Denver and outside Denver totals shaping the race margins.
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Associated Press
Denver
Julius Richele
Julius Gunter
Thomas Tynan
Gunter
Tynan
Shoup
Charles Ballrech
Pueblo
Phipps
Waterman
Ballreich
Debates Over Revenue Bill as Vote Looms in Parliament
Washington reports show Ways and Means committee debating the revenue bill while promising to vote for it as a whole. Proposals include raising individual war savings certificates to 2000 and stabilizing exchange rates among Allied nations.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Battle Stands Poised Near Cambrai to Soissons Front
Allied forces press through Artois and Picardy as heavy rains hinder roads yet Britons push near Cambrai and St Gobain while French advance toward the Oise and east of St Quentin. The French and Americans pursue a coordinated drive to win the St Gobain forest and threaten German positions from the west.
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St. Gobain
Soissons
Artois
Picardy
Champagne
Sto
Gouseacourt
Havicourt
St. Quentin
St. Gobain Forest
Armentieres
Youths 19 20 and men 22 36 to be called first in draft
The draft plan puts registrants aged 19 and 20 and men 22 to 36 at the front of the September registration, with older men deferred until fighting material is exhausted. Questionnaires will reach them by October, and deferments hinge on essential industry and labor needs as outlined in new rules.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crowder
Drifted Northward in Quest for New Lands and Higher Adventures
Five men from Steffanson’s expedition camped on the sea pack north of Alaska seeking new lands and distant shores aboard the Bt. Anson boat. Honolulu reports four Honolulu teachers lost four days in Haleakala crater and surviving, after enduring extreme cold, hunger, and jungle trek to Keanae Maui.
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Associated Press
Steffanason
Alagka
Weert
Anson
Stork Storkerson
Steffanson
Veutenant
Lee
Ater
Libertia
Honoluluv
T. H
Haleakala
Mul
Henry Abell
Hasel Abell
Bdis Lockridge
Wilraseth Appleton
Vie Sea
Sifely
Keanne
Maul
Thair
Haleakala Hay
Sittown
Tas
Kaeupo Gap
Sixteen Miners Killed in Canadian Mine Cable Disaster
Sixteen miners trapped in No. 1 Protection Splead mine died when a mine cage cable snapped during lowering. The accident occurred in Nanamo, Columbia Territory, as the Weetornen Company workers were about to descend.
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Nanamo
Colinbia
Weetornen Company
No. 1
MERIGAN LABOR TO HARVEST
Mexican labor will play a key role in Southern harvests under an emergency measure by the secretary of labor. The move aims to fill workforce gaps in rice and other crops, with Mexicans arriving at Atlantic ports and Charleston. The plan anticipates a larger Mexican presence next season across farm work in the South.
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United States
Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
Atlantic
Charleston
Porto
Balenas
Over 8000 Men Already Have U S Training
Philadelphia reports Edward N Hurley announces that more than 8000 men have trained in U S merchant marine courses. The program operates 14 schools including New York Boston Chicago and San Francisco with 5500 students admitted in thirteen months and 4500 graduates. Trainees complete six-week school sessions then spend eight hours daily aboard training ships as apprentice mariners earning wages between 60 and 90 dollars monthly with additional allowances.
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