Allenby’s Palestine Advance Reaches 18 000 Prisoners
Allied forces under General Allenby report 18,000 Turkish prisoners captured in Palestine with 120 guns, four airplanes, and large transport losses. The command says Nazareth and Jordan crossings at Jisr ed Dameer remain in Allied hands, signaling near total Ottoman collapse.
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London
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War Office
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Beisan
Jordan Valley
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Jordan
Jisr-ed- Dameer
Five men claim role in Rasputin murder in America
Dr. Stanislaus De Lazevert a former Russian colonel said he and four others killed Gregory Rasputin. He named Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlowski and three other dead men and said the group shot Rasputin just outside an Atlantic port. De Lazevert arrived by British liner and planned to meet President Wilson to discuss the Serbian situation.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Gregory Rasputin
Stanislaus de Lazevert
Dr. de Lazevert
America
Wilson
Washington
Dr. de. Lazevert
Four Big Smashes Ful In Their Success
Four big smash hits drive a team to notable success. The report highlights decisive plays and strong scoring bursts securing the victory for the squad.
Two Mile Advance On Scarpe Front In France War Report
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Haig’s forces breaking German lines at Gavrelle and Moeuvres on a two mile front east of Epehy. British troops advance and take prisoners while repelling counterattacks as fighting continues along the Cambrai St Quen line.
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London
Haig
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War Office
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Scarpe
Epehy
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Ephey
Roussoy
Weather forecast and temperature readings across states
Ohio and West Virginia show fair and warmer conditions with Monday and Tuesday notable for warmth. Kentucky Indiana also fair and warmer. A list of station temperatures includes Boston Kansas City and Cincinnati with highs from 60s to 80s and scattered precipitation.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
General Allenby Enters Nazareth Amid Armageddon Campaign
General Allenby, after driving the Turk from Jerusalem, crosses Armageddon fields and reaches Nazareth, adding laurels to his campaign for Suez Canal safety and Holy City security.
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Suez Canal
Allenby
Nazareth
Resignation of Russian Leader in Archangel Follows Coup Attempt
In Archangel Northwestern Russia Jonel Tchaplin, who led a bid to topple the provisional government under M. Tschaikovsky, resigns as commander of Russian forces. Colonel Ivanoeff succeeds him. Labor disputes in Archangel are being rapidly settled. American soldiers previously running the street car system are reassigned.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Jonel Tchaplin
Archangel Proclaims Allied Protectorate After Coup
In Archangel on September 9 officials of the allied nations and their commanders assumed temporary rule after the arrest of M Tschaikovsky and most of his government. The proclamation promises continued public service order and respect for rights while a new democratic regime is formed. American French British Italian ambassadors sign the document.
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M. Tachaikovsky
Solovtsk
Poole
Archangel
Serbs Threaten Bulgar Supplies In Macedonia Drive
Serbian forces push north in Central Macedonia advancing over twenty kilometers and nearing the Uskub Saloniki rail line used by Austro German Bulgarian troops. Officials say sixteen villages and twelve guns were taken while Bulgarians and Germans reinforce, villages burned during retreat. Italian troops also advance east of Monastir in the Cerna bend with enemy positions captured.
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Associated Press
Washington
Macedonia
Uskub-Saloniki
Saloniki
Kavadar
Sofia
Rome
Teuton
Cerna
Monastir
Italian War Office
American Delegation Arrives in Berne to Confer with HMNS
The American delegation appointed to negotiate prisoner exchanges arrives in Berne. Members include John W. Garrett John W. Davis General Francis J Kerrnan and Captain Henry H. Hough. German delegates expected today. Talks to begin Monday and span several weeks. Red Cross lists detail American officers interned in German camps.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Germany
Berne
John W. Garrett
Netherlands
John W. Davis
Great Britain
War Department
Francis J. Kernan
Army
Henry H. Hough
Navy
Herne
Pour Parlers
American Red Cross
Western Front
Baker Praised for Inspection of Ports and Supply System
Paris Sept 22 Newton D Baker American Secretary of War visited the aviation field yesterday and again last night He told the Associated Press he has completed port inspections and will next review service of supplies before visiting Tenet areas General Headquarters and then England France He plans to return to England in a week or ten days sail home after spending time with combatant troops in the American sector He notes six months have passed since his two port visits and praises the rapid expansion of subsistence and storage facilities from docks to central storage sites with major improvements underway
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Associated Press
Paris
Newton D. Baker
General Headquarters
England
France
Wartime Suffrage and Prohibition Bills Faces Senate Vote
Washington September 22 Wartime promo and suffrage issues reach a vote target this week as the House moves to advance the 12 million emergency agricultural appropriation and national prohibition plan for wartime. Senate Finance Committee begins revising the war revenue bill while advocates and opponents line up for the state submission of a constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage. Brewers’ influence also draws scrutiny as the Judiciary Committee prepares to review the Washington Times purchase.
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Senate
iLine
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Suffrage Committee
Thomas
Colorado
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tomorow
Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane
Von Hertling Remaining In Position Amid Reform Delays
In Amsterdam Sept 22 reports say Chancellor von Hertling will not resign and that officials see no immediate shift. The Centrist Germania argues against rapid parliamentary changes, stressing unity with the army command and caution toward extending parliament rights while urging patriotic action in the Reichstag.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
Dusseldorf Nachrichten
von Hertling
Leipzig
Finnish throne amid debate over a time limited rule
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, linked to Emperor William, is urged to defer the Finnish throne question and accept only a five year administrator role. He tours Finland meeting leaders and has shown willingness to receive the crown. The Finnish Landtag plans to meet September 26 to elect a king.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Frederick Charles of Hesse
William
Lycikstimme
Frankfort
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
Copenhagen
Finland
Landtag
SurhniGnéa
Food Costs Rise. Government Reports Mixed on Increases
Washington reports show wholesale food costs rose modestly in mid 1918 versus 1917, with total U S food expenditure at 2 69 billion dollars. Retail prices, meanwhile, climbed about 2 percent July to August and 15 percent over the year ending last August.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Food Administration
Department of Labor
Division of Statistics
United States
Run of Draft to Supply Men to the Navy
Washington announces a navy and Marine Corps draft plan. The Navy will draw 15 000 men monthly with skilled cases enrolled from the draft and the rest from general lists. The Marine Corps will receive 5 000 monthly for four months and 1 500 thereafter with restrictions on literacy citizenship and prior service. Mobilization centers will coordinate recruitment and enrollment through draft boards.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Daniels
United States
Gorgas urges purge of social disease among soldiers
Surgeon General Gorgas called for immediate civilian cooperation to curb the spread of social diseases among service members. The War Department bulletin notes 88 percent of new cases in the week ending September 6 were social diseases, with 80 percent contracted before enlistment, warning cities have been driven out of bounds due to the danger.
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Associated Press
New York
Gorgas
War Department Commission
Allied Socialists report waning defeatist mood abroad
An American Socialist mission reports rapidly fading pacifist sentiment in Britain, France, and Italy, crediting President Wilson’s war aims. Delegates A M Simons, Charles Edward Russell, Louis Kopelin, and Alexander Howard note unions and socialists shifting toward support for victory and postwar negotiations after Germany’s defeat. The voyage follows a Derby conference where pacifist resolutions were replaced by calls for peace only after Germany’s expulsion from France and Belgium.
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Atlantic
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Milwaukee
Charles Edward Russell
New York
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Kan
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Pittsburg
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