Americans Help. French Take Blanc Mont in Champagne
Paris dispatch reports American troops with French forces advancing in the Argonne and capturing Blanc Mont and other Champagne positions. Pershing commu nique notes heavy German losses, including hundreds killed and wounded in various units. Tanks defend Apremont as British push toward Lille amid persistent Allied pressure across the front.
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Paris
Argonne
Washington
Blanc Mont
Champagne
Pershing
Champagn
Moselle
Forest of
France
Sincce
Planters
Meuse
Debene
St. Quentin
Berthelot
Skims
Hindenburg
Ines
Aprement
Apremont
Verdun
Medenh Farm
Retreat H- I Just Got Here Quote From Chicago Troops
A Chicago reader recalls a France sent letter from First Lieut. William P. McFarland and Capt. Myron Adams describing Fort Sheridan associations. A colonel’s remark Retreat h I just got here is cited as a quip about Chicago troops acclaimed by locals and soldiers alike.
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Chicago
Joel
Tongire
Chi
Bulgarian Army Quits Serbia Evacuation Ordered
Serbia announces Bulgarian troops will evacuate and return to Bulgarian territory. In Newark a shipbuilder reports Foundation Co delivered its seventh wooden vessel built on the Passaic river, marking another government-released project.
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Newark
N. J
Foundation Company
Atlantic
Pacific
Passaic River
Ban
Americans Drive Hus to Kriemhild Line
Geneva reports German troops force changes in Alsace with villagers moved to Bavaria and some fleeing to Switzerland. American forces near Verdun reach the Kriemhild Steelung line south of Brieulles, establishing contact with the German system as they push from the St Mihiel sector toward the Meuse.
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Geneva
Alsace
Democrate
Terrette
Gortavon
Winkel
Bavaria
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace- Lorraine
Verdun
Brieulles
Dounal
la Fere
Meuse
St. Mihiel Salient
Moselle
Pogny
St. Mihiel
Explosions Leave Dozens Dead at Gil lesple Shell Plant
In Morgan near Perth Amboy New Jersey a shell loading plant suffered a series of about a dozen explosions triggering a large fire. About two thousand workers were on site including many women. Ambulances brought injured to hospital and officials feared more than 100 workers were killed as the night shift worked.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
J. A. Gillesple
Morgan
Landis' Son Decorated by British for Bravery
Chicago reports Justice Kenesaw Mountain Landis shines with pride as his son, Lieut Reed Landis, is cited by Britain for bravery and distinguished service, receiving a flying cross per a cablegram. Newspaper dispatches from England confirm the decoration.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Lieut
Reed Landis
Landis
Tanner
England
House Passes Power Bill With Emergency Provisions
Washington dispatch reports the House passed the administration emergency power bill without dissent and sent it to the Senate. The measure authorizes government purchase and extension of electric power plants, including funding up to 175 million dollars for expanding existing facilities or constructing new plants.
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Washington
Senate
Austro-Hungarian Forces Retreat in Albania
Austro-Hungarian forces in Albania are retreating in considerable disorder before the advancing Italian troops. The Austrians are in retreat to their depots as the Italian advance continues in the region.
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Albania
London
Austria in New Plea for Peace Conference News
Vienna reports Austria Hungary asks Holland to invite belligerents to peace talks. Holland has sent invitations. Hungarian delegation led by Premier Wekerle arrives in Vienna with Tisza Andrassy Apponyi. German papers hint at coalition ministries and possible federalization to end the war. Czech deputy Stanek attacks Germany Hungary. uproar in Reichstag. Paris notes German minority Socialist delegation seeks Alsace Lorraine plebiscite.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Holland
Vienna
Vienna ‘Tagehintt
Wekerle
Cologne
Stephen Tisza
Tukas Andrassy
Hungary
Albert Apponyi
Austria
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Baron von Hussarek
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Stanek
Paris
Socialist Party
Association of
General Confederation
Enbor
Geneva
Journal de Geneve
Socialist
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Rail wreck in Malmo kills hundreds in Sweden
London report says 350 persons were killed in a Swedish rail disaster at Malmo after heavy rains washed out the line. A large passenger train of four cars carrying about 1,000 passengers struck the break. many travelers died as carriages crushed and caught fire. among the dead are fifty children returning to Stockholm.
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Malmo
Sweden
London
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Bavarians Seek Peace Amid Swiss Frontier Troop Withdrawals
A Washington dispatch reports German Bavarian troops along the Swiss frontier have been withdrawn and replaced after deserters reached Swiss outposts. A Bavarian officer says the German navy is weak and that Germany has done enough fighting for the king of Prussia.
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Prussia
Washington
Switzerland
Bavarian Landstrum
Gompers Visits Yank Front in World War I France
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor visited the American front in France and met King Albert. He also toured the Belgian front praising the morale and ardor of Belgian troops before leaving for Italy.
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Havas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
France
Italy
Gompers
Albert
First draft number drawn by Wilson 322
President Wilson personally opened the drafting ceremony for 13,000,000 men in the new draft. He drew the first capsule revealing number 822, a registrant represented across nearly every district in the United States as numbers followed.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Twenty Sailors Drowned Off Key West After Boat Sinks
Navy dispatches confirm a Liberty party boat from the scout cruiser Salem overturned in rough seas off Key West Florida. Twenty sailors were reported drowned with eleven rescued and no bodies recovered. No further casualty details were provided.
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Se Jam
Key West
Washington
Navy Department
Salem
Hill
Department
Honor for Red Cross Chief in Paris
N P Davison chairman of the Red Cross war council received the commander cross of the Legion of Honor the highest rank accorded to an American civilian President Poincare hosted Davison and Harvey D Gibson at luncheon at the Elysee palace where the cross was conferred.
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Paris
N. P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Legion of Honor
Potnenre
Davison
Harvey D. Gibson
Red Cross
France
Elysee Palace
Alleged Spy Is Sentenced in Espionage Case
Enid Oklahoma October 4 William Madison Hicks convicted in federal district court of violating the espionage act was sentenced to twenty years in prison and ordered to pay a ten thousand dollar fine.
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William M. Hicks
Enid, Oklo
Willam Madison Hicks
Von Payer Resigns as German Vice Chancellor
London Oct 2 Friedrich von Payer resigns as German imperial vice chancellor after realigning, Amsterdam dispatch to Central News reports.
Prison camp moment of irony sparks incredulous reaction
A burly scrapper in a prisoner camp surveys German detainees with shock. He asks to be handed a shovel and allowed two minutes in the air, insisting the assembled prisoners are Germans and questioning the sight.
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Fle
Briggins Speaks Quietly Amid Divorce Colony Rumors
In the fragmentary note, Briggins is questioned about truthfulness. A colleague claims he sometimes speaks honestly, described as speaking in his steep. The dialogue tags reference status and a two member divorce colony, with an odd mention of an undergraduate.
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Briggins
Divorce Colony
Are Your Hands Idle Patriotism in Action Practices
The text urges active citizenship and public service, stating that patriotism shows through deeds not talk. It argues opportunities to help are open to all and that hands idle by choice squander chances to work and sacrifice for the common good.
Distinction and Advice Dictate Conversation
A teacher questions a boy about George Washington with a quip on listening. The boy admits he only heard the remark. The note contrasts giving advice with preventing others from acting foolish, suggesting caution in prompting others.
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George Washington
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