Americans Reach full St Mihiel Salient After Breakthrough
Allied forces push forward in the St Mihiel sector capturing new positions and a total of 13,300 prisoners. Pershing reports junction of south and west columns extends control to a line twelve miles northeast of St Mihiel and Grips Herbeuville Thillet Hattenville St Benet Xammes Jaulay Thiaucourt Vieville. The enemy retreats burning material as they withdraw.
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Associated Press
Washington
St. Mikiel Salient
General Pershing
War Department
St. Mihiel
Herbeuville
Thillet
Hattonville
St. Benet-Xammes-Jaulay-Thiaucourt
Vieville
Pershing
President Puts Check Upon Labor Striking Machinists
Labor unrest grows as the President asserts authority over striking machinists while a major munitions company takes action against workers for alleged violations of wartime rules. The labor board seeks enforcement amid heightened tensions between labor and industry.
War Labor Board crisis tests Bridgeport strike impact
Striking Bridgeport machinists hold a mass meeting awaiting President Wilson’s letter on return to work. Officials say the letter’s contents differ from press reports and may push workers toward draft board induction. Wilson orders drastic measures and commandeers Smith & Wesson plant. war production and compliance weigh on employers and employees nationwide.
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Associated Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Wilson
Mencay
Samuel Lavit
Machinists’ Union
Washington
War Labor Board
Smith & Wesson Company
Springfield
Mass
War Department
Weather synopsis for Ohio to West Virginia and beyond
The bulletin notes fair and warmer conditions in Ohio on Saturday with Sunday mostly fair. Kentucky sees showers at night or Sunday while Indiana northern areas stay fair. West Virginia expects fair and warmer Saturday with Sunday fair. Temperature readings at stations show varied highs around the upper 60s to 80s with cloud cover and light rain in some locales.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Hertling Sees Peace Near In German Assembly
German Chancellor Count von Hertling told Trades Union leaders that peace is closer than expected and both government and army leaders seek understanding. He said they oppose conquests and would dissolve the Lower House if no agreement with the Upper House on suffrage is reached.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Count von Hertling
Copenhagen
Control Is Hinted at For Cotton
British and American dispatches report influenza concerns and a wartime plan to stabilize cotton markets. Premier David Lloyd George is ill in Manchester with canceled Lancashire engagements while Surgeon General Blue discusses spread and symptoms in several states. The White House outlines a plan to fix a fair price for raw cotton and to create a three member committee to broaden distribution, curb hoarding, and buy for government and allied use.
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Associated Press
Manchester
England
David Lloyd George
Lancashire
London
Washington
Wilson
War Industries Board
United States
Fabrics Awarded to Germany Hung Up in Petrograd
Reports from Stockholm say Germany Soviet Russia trade dealings mirror Bolshevik secrecy. Russia balks at goods transfers especially fabrics and other necessities. Petrograd dock workers and railway unions block shipments destined for Germany. Bolsheviks accused of failing to honor the treaty amid suspicions and distrust.
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Germany
Petrograd
Associated Press
P Stockolm
Sweden
Soviet
Russia
M. Joffe
Berlin
Moscow
Ukraine
Marie Spiridonova
Etrograd
Pskov
Great Encircling Movement About Metz May Follow Pershing's Blow
Washington experts say the St Mihiel victory may be the entering wedge for a grand encirclement aimed at Metz. Pershing and the French could use the success to sever the German line from the North Sea to the Swiss border, freeing Verdun front and rail links for future operations.
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Metz
Pershing
St. Mihiel
North Sea
Verdun
Rheims
Commercy
Toul
Nancy
General Pershing
Allies turn down Horvath regime in Vladivostok
Vladivostok reports that entente allies refuse to recognize the Siberian Government led by General Horvath and appoint a seven member committee to oversee city affairs. Japanese and Russian troops are described as fraternizing. State Department says no official notice of Allied municipal takeover has been received.
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Committee of Seven
Vladivostok
Associated Press
Entente
Siberian
Horvath
Washington
State Department
Siberia
International Commission
Russia
The Kaiser Addresses Krupp Munitions Works Speech
An Essen dispatch in The Lokal Anzeiger describes Emperor William's grave look turning to a defiant gleam as he speaks at the Krupp Munition Works in Friedrichs Halle. He delivers a three quarter hour, manuscript free address greeted by Krupp von Bohlen with restrained applause.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Essen
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
William
Krupp
Friedrichs Halle
Krupp von Bohlen
Auto bandit gang kills detective chief in Colorado Springs
John Rowan chief of Detectives was killed and John I. Riley a city detective was shot and probably fatally wounded in a downtown gunfight with three men alleged to be the Paola Kansas train robbers. The trio fled in a car driven by a woman and were pursued by four police vehicle loads heading toward Denver.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Col
John Rowan
John I. Riley
Paola
Kan
Denver
Petrograd Taken by Antirevolutionists Reported
Dispatches relay that Petrograd has reportedly fallen to anti revolution forces as of September 13 according to English newspaper transmission through Helsingfors.
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Havas
Paris
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Canada Fueled by U.S. War Loans and Wheat Trade
About 400 million of funds loaned to Great Britain were spent in Canada for wheat and munitions in the year ending June 30. U.S. exports to Canada reached 778 million while imports from Canada were 434 million, leaving a 350 million balance against Canada. The balance was offset by British credits, with a 65 million two year loan arranged in New York. War and Navy orders in Canada total about 125 million, with many exports re exported to the United States or Britain as munitions financed by U.S. credits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Canada
Treasury
United States
New York
War and Navy Departments
Allied Aviators Aid Americans In Metz Bombing
British air ministry reports Allied aviators bombed Metz Sablon Courcelles railway junctions and the Metz Station during the American first army advance. Nearly eight and a half tons of bombs were dropped with good results. One enemy aircraft was destroyed and two Allied planes were missing.
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Metz
Associated Press
London
First Army
St- Mihiel
Courcelles
Air Ministry
Metz-Sablon
British Gain Ground at Two Points in World War I
British forces report gains northwest of St Quentin around Vermand and Jeancourt and continued advance west of La Bassee. They held trenches near Auchy lez La Bassee and captured prisoners near Zillebeke Lake, with control of Fosse de Bethune and the adjacent slag heap.
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St. Quentin
la Bassee
Associated Press
London
Vermand
Jeancourt
LaBassee
St- Quentin
Fosse de Bethune
Auchy-lez-LaBassee
Berlin Says Day Was Quieter on Fronts
Berlin reports a quieter day on the fighting fronts between the Meuse and the Moselle where the enemy has not renewed attacks. The American offensive continues in the area as reported by the German official communication issued tonight.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Meuse
Moselle
French Push Toward St Quentin In St Mihiel Run
French forces advance between Savy and St. Quent in ham road and north of NanteuilLaFosse in Rheims sector while two German counterattacks near Laffaux and Moisy are repulsed. Pershing leads American and French troops in rapid offensive in Lorraine capturing ground, destroying supplies and taking prisoners as rail and road lines are set for future operations.
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Associated Press
Paris
Savy
St. Quentin-Ham Road
Nanteuil
LaFosse
Rheims
War Office
Laffaux
Moisy
Lorraine
Pershing
St. Mihiel
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