Terrific West Front Struggle With Allies Advancing
War summary notes Allied plans to envelop St. Quentin and Cambrai as British and French push near Gourencourt Epehy and southeast of St. Quentin. Heavy German losses, failed counterattacks, and French artillery breaking attacking waves. In Macedonia Serbians recapture towns as Bulgarians burn stores. Bolsheviks and Germans gain in European Russia while Armenians retreat from Baku. Inter allied labor conference approves Wilson 14 points as peace basis.
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St. Quentin
Cambrai
Gourencourt
Epehy
Ephey
Gouzeaucourt
Soissons
Vigoro
Aisne
Courlandon
Inter-Allied Labor Conference
London
Wilson
Macedonia
Topolets
Potshishta
Felynias
Vitolishta
Rasimbey
Stcete Ar En Y
Hkov Kamen
Allies Mow Down Huns Amid Grim WWI Rail Battle
London dispatch reports fierce fighting as British advances along the St Quentin front push German forces back. Allied gains widen the battle zone with heavy German losses and widespread battlefield deaths, while British artillery and machine gun fire dominate counterattacks.
Bribery charges against Arthur Brisbane and brewers
A. Mitchell Palmer accuses 15 brewers and the U S Brewers' association of funding to buy the Washington Times to influence politics and fight liquor interests. He cites letters from German agents and asserts the effort aimed to aid Germany, linking the funds to Brisbane.
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Arthur Brisbane
Palmer
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Chien
U.S. Brewers’ Association
Washington Times
Senate
Harrisburg
Congress
National Capitol
Alexander Konta
Hans Tauscher
United States
Bernard Dornburg
Germany
Sinking or ashore: ship badly damaged near Japence coast
A sailing ship in the American merchant marine ran ashore off the Japanese coast with one man said to be dead or missing. The vessel was reported badly damaged, and authorities awaited further information tonight.
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Associated Prey
Ban Francigco
Oman
America
Erchant Marine
Bue
Another $100000000 Loaned to Italy
The treasury announced a new credit addition of $100 million to Italy, bringing its advances to $860,000,000 and the total Italian credit to $7,805,706,040. The report notes this as part of ongoing U S financial support to Italy.
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Italy
Associated Prean
Washington
Treasury
Army officers to be eligible for top staff posts under bill
Washington Sept. 19 All army officers would be eligible for selection as head of staff corps or departments under a new administration bill favorably reported by the House Military Affairs Committee. The measure ends the old four year service ranking by detail and is urged by Secretary Baker who says the president is embarrassed by the small officers from whom he must select.
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Washington
House
Maja
Baker
Flode
John Redmond
Land Commission
German Air Dropping Peace Note Sparks Mixed Reactions
Paris despatch reports German airmen over Epernay dropped a note reproducing Austrian peace terms in French, sparking hope among soldiers while officials deny knowledge of the plan. In Lorraine, Bleut Luce of Phoenix, Ariz., shot down three enemy balloons and an additional plane near Verdun, then landed to verify the pilot’s capture.
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Associated Press
Paris
Epernay
Germany
Lorraine
Luce
Phoenix
Arix
Hin Vist
Verdun
Wives Seek Protection as Miners Face Threats in Montana
A committee of miners' wives visited the U S district attorney's office in Butte Montana demanding protection for husbands and brothers threatened by strikers and sympathizers amid a strike called by L W W Their show of resolve included threatening to bring 1000 women to the office and officials suggested a federal conference to address the issue.
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Butte
U. S
Haywood
Fraud and War Trials Highlight Turbulent News Digest
Across reports from New York to Hawaii and New Zealand the era's turmoil surfaces in forged government stamps at a Rosenwasser plant injuring military footwear safety, Irish land reform moves, American Red Cross ambulance toil in battle, Hawaii's molasses exports surge, and a scholarly study on Polynesian history.
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Associated Front
New York
Department of Junice
Rosenwasser
Monolely
T. WH
MacMillan Brown
Christohureh
University of New Zealand
Hawaii
Leiding
Germany Accused of War of Conquest in Reichstag Speech
Deputy Geyer independent Socialist denounces Germany as waging a war of conquest. He says annexationists are favored, Belgium’s independence not proclaimed, and civilians suffer food shortages. The speech cites exploitation of oppressed peoples and calls for workers to unite against militarism.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Geyer
Cologne
Belgium
Why Not Name a Tank for Cheyenne
The Liberty Loan contest offers 240 communities the chance to name a ship or tank. Each federal reserve district will receive 10 ships and 10 tanks with naming based on subscriptions or per capita purchases. The tank or ship must bear the name of a city town county or township.
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Cheyenne
Associated Prean
Washington
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve Dis
Germany Aims to Impose Language Policy on Belgium
London dispatch reports Belgium’s minister saying German peace terms cannot guide peace discussions. Indirect German communications suggested Belgium must abolish the language question in line with German imperial policy, challenging Belgium’s sovereignty to resolve internal issues.
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London
Germany
Batsium
Belgium
Captured German Orders Refute Evacuation Plan
Detained German orders show the Tenth German division prepared to defend the S J. Michtel salient as of Sept 9, not a retreat. Pershing sent a copy to the War Department, indicating officials believed German command anticipated every contingency for defense.
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Washington
S J. Michtel
Pershing
War Department
Czech and German pressures on Czech forces in Russia
The Czech Slovak troops in Russia face heavy pressure due to shortages of stores as Bolshevik and German forces advance. Kazan fell from ammunition shortages, while Soviets and Germans concentrate to push toward the Volga and disrupt Don valley unity with Samara. Separately, Penn Museum reports the Coxe Egypt expedition suspended for at least a year as leaders join military and Red Cross units.
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Hy Associated Press
London
Russia
Volek
Simek
Kazan
Cvecho
Gold Shortage to Be Topic of New Resolutions
Portland leaders prepare a resolution urging the government to restore pre war gold production levels as a remedy to the ongoing gold shortage. The document cites a $11 million drop in U S production this year and a three year decline, linking it to stagnant gold prices despite rising exports and Western demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
United States
Chicago
Allied Airmen Raid German Cities Terror
Amsterdam reports Albion airmen bombing Cologne and Koblenz, causing civilian casualties and mass flight to the Netherlands. The Cologne Zeitung notes German papers under lighter censorship and claims residents flee inland, with a stated evacuation price policy.
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Amsterdam
Albion
Cologns
Coblens
Gerign
KID Ig
Inidriog
Raya
Cologne
Zeiluog
Adda
Enonemes
Newee
Wich
Ander
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Baku
European
Vest
Simbirsk
Transcaucasia
Persia
Hindenburg
Senda
Qoight
Army Ofige
Pacific
Associated Preas
Department of Justice
Havre
France
Fa. Fishy
Red ‘Cross
Red’ Cross
Gar Risden
Shell-Kwept
J. Waoohem
Honolulu
T. W
Kusela
Rumania
Dublin
Iriah
Eailofe
Lord Wrench
Samara
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Hebkey H. Coxe, Jr
Egypt
Clarence 8. Fisher
Red Cross
Memphis
Denderah
Cairo
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