Allied Forces Push Toward St Quentin In Major Offensive
British and French veterans press on from Holnon to Gourencourt advancing over front lines up to 14 miles deep. They seize Ephey Gourencourt and Maretcourt with thousands of prisoners pushing toward St Quentin. Serbs and French in Macedonia beat Bulgars as fronts widen across 16 miles with gains up to 10 miles. American airmen Luke and Warner destroy three German balloons near Lorraine. Perm falls to Czecho Slovak forces.
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Gourencourt
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Ephey
Maretcourt
Ontes Court
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Macedonia
Sofla
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Lorraine
Frank Luke, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
J. P. Warner
Everett
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Luke
Major Shot Two Tanks Open Field in St Mihiel Attack
Tanks of 18 squadrons operated at large scale in the St Mihiel offensive, racing ahead of infantry through mud. Barrels of gasoline were hauled by volunteers, while bobsleds moved fuel to the front. One tank knocked two Germans from a church steeple with a single shot and another captured batteries and guns.
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St. Mihiel
Lararchie and
Villney
Nonford
Youth of 19 kills his 18 year old friend in strange Greeley crime
In Colp Illinois a 19 year old, Philip Laferty, reportedly confessed to killing 18 year old Boyd Powell near Frederick. Powell’s body was found at the 120 foot level of a mine shaft after he and Laferty left Powell’s home in a car. Laferty claimed self defense and provided few further details.
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Greeley Colp
Philip Laferty
Boyd Powell
Longmont
Frederick
Young Powell
Cooke
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Weaver
Aviation open to draftee prospects and training
Washington reports aviation production and staff are 50 percent advanced as the War Department opens air service rolls to draft age men. Civilians had not been accepted since March, but overseas movement and field completion enable many of last year’s 6 660 prospective flyers to pursue pilot and observer training.
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Washington
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Rolla
de Haviland
Liberty
Chicago to Use Script for Wage and Supply Payments
Chicago officials authorize the use of script for wages and supply bills for the rest of the year. The city may issue up to $5,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness to keep government running until January 1. The move follows the anticipated shutdown of saloons after December 1 under a federal order, risking a revenue loss of about $7,000,000. An immediate tax increase is anticipated.
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Chicago
Saloops
Danish Agreement Reached After Allied Talks
The Danish agreement is finally made after extended talks involving the War board and the Swedish commission. Other neutrals have settled. only Holland remains outstanding.
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Ington
Danwey
War Board
Swedish Commission
Holland
Italians Battle On As Harvest Rides With War Effort
Col Amerigo Pro notes Italy united in a grim summer campaign. Amid harvest duties in the south workers join soldiers as the Asiago front endures a major Austrian assault. Two thirds of the defending force are agricultural laborers pressed from fields to front.
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Italy
Asiago Patesu
Indus
Copper Miners Boost Output Despite Strike Call
Local labor leaders report the LWV or alleged strike failed to affect the sector. Copper miners remain loyal to the government and are working to increase copper production to aid the war effort. They vow cooperation with government and employers to raise output.
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Bisbee
Arkr
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United States
Food Administration Wins Army Nod on Light Beef
Washington reports the Army will accept lighter beef after the Food Administration's push. The Government Food Purchase Board had demanded a minimum of 575 pounds for prime beef for army and allied uses until shortages arise.
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Washington
Government Food Purchase Board
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Mrs Tal Potter Dies At Home In Omaha District
Mrs. Tal Potter 43 died at 2205 Heat Street after years with tuberculosis. Survived by husband, mother Mrs A Henan, a sister, a nephew in France, another in California, and several nieces. Belonged to Altar and Rosary Society in Omaha. Funeral announcements later.
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Tal Potter
Heat Street
A. Henan
France
California
House Votes Fast on Revenue Bill Provisions
Washington September 18 The house approved nearly all major tax provisions of the new revenue bill in rapid succession as two clerks relayed readings. Leaders expect final passage by Friday with only minor items left for decisions. The cotton tax and a 5 percent levy on child labor products loom as the main unsettled points.
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Washington
House
Weather Thursday Shows Showers With Cooler Temples
Forecast calls for showers on Thursday with a chance of rain Friday and cooler temperatures Thursday. A note on savings stamps promotion appears in the same brief item.
Wreck of troop train kills five soldiers near Marshfield
Five soldiers die and at least 24 are injured in a head on collision of a troop train near Marshfield Missouri. A federal investigation by the Department of Justice and the railroad administration is underway to determine fault. A coroner’s jury will conduct an inquest tomorrow as officials note block signaling may have been involved.
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Washington
Marshfield
War Department
Department of Justice
Railroad Administration
Borkwang
British Prisoners Escape Bulgaria Austria Share Harrowing Tales
Geneva reports eighty escaped British prisoners, including twelve officers, recount brutal prison conditions in Bulgaria and starvation fears. Italian POWs in Germany and Austria angered by relief efforts, with government and Red Cross efforts extending shipments and aid to concentration camps and borders.
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Geneva
Bulgaria
Rome
Germany
Austria
Signor Bissolat
Tied Cross
Austrian Red Cross
Ers
New Hun Plane Carries 15 Foot Bomb Of 2000 Pd
An Associated Press report from the American Army in France notes German planes attacked, shooting down three of ours near Poronue as they carried a 15 feet bomb filled with 2000 pounds of explosive. Five American planes are missing after a Lorraine bombing raid, per General Pershing's communiqué to the War Department.
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Lorraine
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