British Capture 25 Towns In Danes Drive Amid Rain
Haig reports British Third and Fourth Armies broke the Hindenburg line near Cambryt and St Quentin. Over 10,000 prisoners and many guns taken as British and French forces advance through Gauche wood, Epehy, Gouzeaucourt, Contescourt and Be Day. French gains north and south of St Quentin noted with heavy rains aiding assaults.
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Gauche Wood
Merce
Epehy
Gouzeaucourt
Holnon
St. Quentin
Contescourt
Be- Day
War Office
Qltes
Lempire
le Catalet
Ganche Wond
Lemptre
61St
Tressault
Gouzemedurt
Hindenburg Line
London
Marshal Haig
Field Marshal Haig
Hindenburg
Villeret
Paris
Bt. Quentin
Turd
Torraine
Moselle
ADOO Halts Additions To 8 Billion Tax Bill
Washington reports that Secretary McAdoo says new wartime army demands will be funded without extra taxes beyond the current eight billion dollar bill. House plans cut estimates and shift much expense to contracts, with changes including higher business taxes and removal of auto hire levies. An amendment would exempt soldier entertainments from amusement taxes.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAllou
War Department
France
House
God Fountain
Question of time before this formidable pillar falls
Question of time before this formidable pillar at the gateway of Germany will be demolished as German retreat plans unfold. American artillery repelled daylight raids near Boinx de Rapnes and Mars-le-Tour while American planes struck Manrs-hi-Pour and Mars-le-Tour positions.
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Germany
Tarraine
St. Mitel
Fatherland
Boinx de Rapnes
Manrs-hi-Pour
Hindenburg
F. Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Allentia
Mars-le-Tour
Conftins
Italian war losses total 1.85 million, Nitti says
Nome September 19 Italian senates report totals casualties since entering the war reach 1.85 million with those killed or permanently disabled. Francesco Nitti, former treasury minister, provides the figures here.
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Italy
Nome
Francesco Nitti
Treasury
U Boat Survivors Land After Torpedo Near Sable Island
The second officer and crew members of the Portuguese steamer Leixues survived after a torpedo attack near Sable Island and were landed at a port.
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Leixues
Sable Igland
Hera
Wilson rejects Austro-Hungarian peace parley offer
President Wilson rejected the Austro-Hungarian government note proposing an official belligerents conference. Secretary of State Lansing quoted the reply: the United States has stated terms for peace and will not consider a conference on any matter outside its position. The message reflects U.S. allied support and swift rejection of the Austrian move.
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Washington
Wilson Iuly
Mts
Tiln
State Department
Lansing
Austria
United States
Cundor
Nso
Andy
Antetris
Transintasion
Ander
Alles
Germany
Unconditional surrender urged by War Mothers of America
The War Mothers of America at their first national convention in Evansville Ind demand unconditional surrender of Germany to President Wilson, General Pershing and American forces in France. Wilson telegram praises the mothers for sacrifices and vows to honor their patriotism as the nation supports freedom and justice.
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Ebvansville
Ind
War Mothers of America
Wilson
Pershing
Anerlean
France
Mothers of
Anerlea
Germany
America
Mensé
New Envoy to Great Britain Named by Wilson
John W. Davis of West Virginia solicitor general is chosen to replace Walter Hines Page as ambassador to Great Britain. He arrived in Switzerland to lead the American delegation at the Berne conference negotiating German prisoner exchanges. Davis is forty five.
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John W. Davis
West Virginia
Walter Hines Page
Washington
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
Doctor Davis
Switzerland
Roosevelt Stricken With Pneumonia During Navy Duty
New York September reports Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy is at his mother's home suffering from pneumonia developed from Spanish influenza. The illness is not serious and he remains under care while his wife travels home from a trip abroad.
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F. D
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Heroe
France
England
Cardinal Farley Dies After Long Illness
Namaroneck New York September 18 Cardinal John M Farley archbishop of New York died at his country home after a relapse following pneumonia. Ordained in 1870 he rose from parish priest to cardinal in 1911 after being administrator of New York following Archbishop Corrigan’s death. Born April 20 1842 in Newton Hamilton Ireland he was the son of Philip and Catherine Farley.
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Namaroneck
N. Y
John
Farley
New York
John Murphy Farley
Rome
Sacred College of Cardinals
Corrigan
Archdiocese of
Vatican
Pius X
Cardlin
Parley
Newton Hmulston
County Armagh
Ireand
Philip and
Catherine Farley
12 Soldiers Die in Missouri Train Crash
Springfield Mo September 19 twelve soldiers were killed when an east bound troop train from McAlpine Texas collided head on with a freight near Marshfield Missouri. Forty men injured are here. The list of injured includes Donny Welsh Madrid Indiana Walter Gutson Spring Valley Illinois Most of the forward coach troops were from Colorado and Minnesota In the second coach were troops from Illinois Iowa Nebraska and West Virginia Absence of identification tags hampers identifying the dead.
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Springfield
McAlpine
Tex
Marshfield
Lst
Donny Welsh
Madrid
Walter Gutson
Spring Valley
Colonia
Minnesota
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
West Virginia
Schilling Sentenced in Espionage Case at Leavenworth
F. X. Schilling of Cassel County, former state assemblyman and Marathon County chairman, was convicted on six counts of violating the espionage act by advising draft registrants to claim exemptions and by disloyal utterances. He received 18 months at Leavenworth and a $3,500 fine, with a $10,000 bond pending appeal.
En larged seven billion army plan calls for 4.3 million by July
Washington reports the enlarged American artillery program seeks 4,300,000 in active service by next July after drafting adjustments. About 3,200,000 are already under arms, with plans to call 2,700,000 new registrants. Navy and Marine drafts will run parallel, with voluntary inductions prioritized and state quotas adjusted to meet needs.
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Washington
Murch
House
General
Onsh
Marshal Crowder
Navy
Marain
Crowder
Marine Corps
Marine
Naval
Marine and Navy
Cnll
National Army
Allies Rout Bulgars in Macedonia Drive
Allied advance in Macedonia widens to about 25 miles with 45 villages seized. Bulgarians flee, burning stores and villages as Serbian and French troops chase day and night. Towns Topolets Potshleh ta Beshishta Melynistn Vidishta Rasimbey and the height Kuchkow Kaman captured.
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London
Macedonia
Topolets
Potshlehta
Beshishta
Melynistn
Vidishta
Rasimbey
Bolshevik retreat reported on multiple fronts
A Stockholm dispatch to the Daily Mail says Bolshevik forces are retreating on both northern and southern fronts. A telegram from Moscow received in Stockholm states that the Czecho Slovaks hold the city of Samara, which the Bolsheviks had claimed to retake.
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London
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Asputeh
Moscow
Samara
Influenza Strikes Camp Devens Soldiers in Mass
Ayer Mass Sept 20 Five thousand soldiers at Camp Devens are under treatment at the base hospital with influenza. Six deaths occurred overnight. The division surgeon Lieut Col GC C McCormick said the influenza epidemic is one of the ware.
Quarantine Ordered at Great Lakes Naval Station
Commander Mat Fett at Great Lakes naval training station orders no leaves until influenza epidemic passes. This effectively quarantines sailors at the station where about 1,800 influenza victims are treated and one death has been reported.
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Chicago
Mat Fett
Great Lakes
Burne to Death at 10000 Fest in Air
Toronto report says Cadet Henry O Saunders died when a pig machine caught fire during a flight over Tea side camp near Tea side camp. The accident occurred while ascending past 30 000 feet. This summary preserves the location and victim while neutralizing graphic details.
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Burne
Toronto
Ont
Teaside
Henry O. Saunders
Ten Arrested for Frauds in Army Contracts Case
New York September 26 ten government employees and inspectors at Rosenwasser Brothers Inc Long Island City were arrested for conspiracy to defraud the government over army contracts worth 8 907 000. Warrants were served on the corporation president and his brother.
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New York
Tn« Spectors
Rosenwasser Brothers, Inc
Long Island City
Bulldog bite sparks playful exchange between Percy and June
In a light hearted moment, Percy complains a bulldog bit him while June quips that a bulldog would not just slap a wrist. The banter showcases their humorous back and forth.
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Percy
June
Freezone promises quick relief for hard skin and corns
An advertisement touts Freezone as a fast remedy for rough foot skin and corns. It claims the tiny bottle costs only a few cents, applies as drops, and leaves the skin pink, healthy, and nonirritated after peeling.
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Soft Clear Skins Skin Care Ad Text
Soft Clear Skins ad promotes Cuticura Soap for facial cleansing and Cuticura Ointment for pimples. It offers free samples from Cuticura Dept. X Boston and lists Soap 25 Cents Ointment 25 Cents and 60 for the deluxe. The ad includes a political quip about debt and optimism.
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Dept. X
Boston
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