German Army to Leave Flanders in Strategic Retreat
Allied aviators report Germany plans a withdrawal from western Flanders east of Ypres and Dixmude, potentially freeing about 225 square miles of Belgium. Reports describe flooding canals and rivers to hinder British advance, as well as Italian gains near Gorizia and ongoing aerial offensives over London and Bruges.
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London
Germany
Flanders
Ypres
Dixmude
Coutrai
Thourout
Belgium
Sheerness
Scarborough
Bruges Docks
Monte San Cabriele
Gorizia
Udine
Italy
Santo Spirito
Laska
Admiral Benson Tells of Navy Success Against U Boats
Rear Admiral Benson reports American naval forces convoy merchant ships across the Atlantic with convoy losses averaging less than 0.5 percent. Depth charges contribute to destroying several U boats as official records show. Details of precautions and reports were withheld as unwise to publish at this time.
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Atlantic
Navy Department
Benson
Uncle Sam Purchases Wheat in Chicago Market Oddity
The Chicago wheat market on Wednesday had a single buyer, not visiting the board: the U.S. government with offices in the Otis building. The fixed price was $2.20 per bushel, set by President Wilson. The process: the seller deposits grain in an elevator, gets a receipt, and takes it to the Otis building to receive payment.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Sam
Otis
Board
Wilson
RIOTERS TO GO TO ORIENT
The Twenty fourth infantry unit involved in the Houston race riot will be sent to the Philippines, an unofficial Southern Department source said. Georgia railroad bill passes, allowing Sunday freight suspensions during wartime.
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San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fourth (Negro) Infantry
Houston
Philippines
Southern Department
Georgia
Macon
State Railroad Commission
Chicago Markets Report on Live Stock and Produce
Hogs receipts 1 400 with varied quotes from 14.75 to 18.10 for different grades. Cattle receipts 2 000 with butcher and dealer price ranges. Kansas City hogs and cattle shown with price bands and declines. East Buffalo volume and pricing for cattle hogs and sheep. Grain and produce prices listed for wheat corn oats eggs butter poultry and assorted vegetables. Fruits and miscellaneous items with regional price ranges and box quantities.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Chicago
Russians Hold Ground as Germans Prevail on Riga Front
Petrograd reports heavy Russian losses on the Riga Dvina front over four days of combat. German artillery and poison gas broke defenses, forcing a Russian retreat with half the unit killed or asphyxiated. Germans crossed the Dvina on pontoon bridges and Riga suffered fire damage as Berlin tallies 159 guns captured and large food stores secured.
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Teutons Cross Dvina
Riga
Petrograd
Riga-Dvina
Dvina
Friedrichsstadt
Gulf of Riga
Wenden
Berlin
Colored troops to train with white units at national cantonments
Washington reports that colored members of the national army will be trained with white soldiers at sixteen national army cantonments. One infantry regiment of colored troops will be organized at each cantonment, pairing a colored regiment with each white division when dispatched overseas.
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Washingon
National Army
Baker
Naval Army
Baseball results and standings snapshot
National league and American league results show Chicago St Louis Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia and others with scores across doubleheaders. Notable pitchers include Cadore Meyers Rixey Sallee and Sallee with several lineups listed for each game.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Ames
Snyder
Carter
Prendergast
Aldridge
Weaver
Wilson
Boston
Brooklyn
Cadore
Krueger
Walsh
Meyers
Milius
Wheat
Allen
Trogressor
New York
Philadelphia
Bender
Killifer
Schupp
Anderson
McCarty
Rariden
Rixey
Fittery
Sallee
Williams
Schalk
Sotheron
Hale
Stewart
Leonard
Agnew
Seibold
Meyer
Premier Borden Plot Foiled by Canada Police
Canadian police arrested a plot suspect linked to a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden. Authorities say the suspect intended to strike to influence wartime leadership and policy. Investigators are reviewing related intelligence and security measures.
Plot to Assassinate Canadian Leaders Foiled
Police announced thwarted plots to kill Sir Robert Borden and Arthur Meighan and to dynamite Ottawa parliament buildings. Arrests of anti- conscriptionists were linked to the foiled operation, said to be led by an active pro German group following a previous bombing at Lord Athelstan’s summer home.
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Robert Borden
Canada
Arthur Meighan
Ottawa
Montago
Lord Athelstan
Senator La Follette Opposes War Profits Tax
The senate refused to levy taxes on war profits with La Follette’s 60 percent excess profits tax amendment defeated 50 to 18. Hollis offered a 50 percent flat tax which also failed 52 to 18. Finance committee members expect their graduated plan from 12 to 60 percent averaging 31 percent to pass.
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American l Press Association
Senate
la Follette
Hollis
New Hampshire
Senate Finance Committee
Electric light repairs leave Indiana state house in gloom
Electricians at the Indiana state house worked most of the day to fix damage from a lightning bolt, but the big building remained dark by afternoon. Fair week drew visitors who found the museum closed for the holiday amid partial lighting and power restoration efforts.
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Indianapolis
State House
Capitol
Labor Day Report Declares Best Labor Conditions
Barney Cohen director of the Illinois department of labor states that conditions are the best ever since Labor Day was first observed. Six unemployment bureaus across the state report strong demand for both skilled and unskilled labor.
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Springfield
Barney Cohen
Illinois Department of Labor
Cohen
Blame Munitions Makers For Bad Ammunition
Washington charges that American munitions manufacturers sold rifle ammunition rejected by Britain and France to the War Department. Representative Melemore of Texas won House support for a resolution to obtain full facts. The claim asserts quality was sacrificed for profit and much output was refused by Allied buyers.
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Washington
War Department
Melemore
Texas
Texan
Insvectora
Thompson Threats Fail to Stir Crowds at Len Small Fair
In Kankakee Illinois on September 6 Thompson supporters arrived in eighteen cars to Len Small’s fair. banners were stripped, flags allowed, and soldiers burned an effigy after threats. The crowd jeered with no cheers as forty more vehicles followed, the Thompson banner bubble failing to attract any support.
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Len Small
Kankakee
Big Bill
Chicago
S&s
Grant Park
William Hate Thompson
van Buren Street
William Hale Thompson
Republican Club
Thompson
Fair Grounds
Ilinois Field Hospital
Grant Park Bridge
United States
London Shelters Mark City with Concrete Landmarks
London workers adapt to air raid risk as nearly 2,000 downtown buildings are approved as shelters. Each site bears a visible sign declaring it may be used in case of an air raid, replacing old landmarks with reinforced concrete as the city readies for bombardment.
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London
Downstown
Italians Recover Austrian Staff Equipment in Havens Dugout
In a dugout near Havens the Italian forces uncovered an Austrian staff brigade’s gear including electric sights, official documents, toilet articles, kitchen items, and ventilatory gear. Nearby storerooms held picks, shovels, hoes, wire cutters, electric gear, rails, and large quantities of barbed wire.
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Rome
Havens
Rasvena
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