German Army to Leave Flanders and Raid London Shores
Reports from allied aviators say Germany plans a strategic retreat in western Flanders clearing areas east of Ypres and Dixmude toward Ceutr ai and Thourout, potentially freeing about 225 square miles. Air raids on London and Bruges, plus Italian advances at Monte San Gabriele and on the Austro–Italian front, are noted with casualties and material gains.
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London
Germany
Flanders
Ypres
Dixmude
Ceutrai
Thourout
Belgium
Sheer
Scarborough
Bruges Docks
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Udine
Italy
Admiral Benson Reveals Atlantic Convoys and Submarine Loss Rates
Rear Admiral Benson states American naval forces convoy merchant ships across the Atlantic. Records show convoy loss by submarines averaging less than one half of one percent. He notes death bombs are proving effective and American destroyers have sunk several U boats. Details of precautions and reports were withheld for caution.
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Atlantic
Navy Department
Benson
Uncle Sam Buys Wheat Without Visiting Board of Trade
In Chicago on a quiet market day only one buyer appeared, Uncle Sam, with offices in the Otis building. A single price of 2.20 dollars was set by President Wilson. The process was simple: wheat delivered to an elevator, receipt issued, then payment at the Otis building.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Sam
Otis
Board
Wilson
Rioters to Go to Orient and Georgia Sunday Freight Law
The Twenty-fourth infantry, involved in the Houston race riot, will be sent to the Philippines. In Macon, Georgia, a war time law allows suspending the prohibition on freight trains operating Sundays to keep wartime freight moving.
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San Antonio
Twenty-fourth
Houston
Tex
Philippines
Southern Department
Georgia
Macon
State Railroad Commission
Markets Report From Chicago And Midwest Livestock Prices
Chicago and Kansas City live stock markets reported Hog receipts with varied quotations and cattle prices for feeders and cows. East Buffalo data lists prime and fat cattle values, hogs, sheep, and calves. Grain and produce prices follow with mixed corn oats wheat and fruit vegetables figures.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Chicago
Russian River Front Devastated As Germans Break Through Dvina Line
Petrograd reports heavy Russian losses on the Riga Dvina front as German artillery and poison gas assaults force a Russian withdrawal. Germans cross the Dvina on pontoon bridges, destroy parts of Riga, seize 159 Russian guns, and loot food before Russians reform a new line from Friedrichsstadt to the Gulf of Riga and between Riga and Wendén.
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Petrograd
Riga-Dvina
Dvina
Riga
Berlin
Colored troops to train with white units in national army
Washington Sept 5 disposition of colored members of the national army has been decided. They will be trained with white soldiers at the sixteen national army cantonments and one colored regiment will be organized at each cantonment. Each white division overseas will include a colored regiment.
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Washin
National Army
War Baker
Naval Army
Baseball results show scattered 1920s league scores
The box score snippet lists standings and results across the league with teams such as St. Louis, Chicago, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia and New York. It notes game pairings and key pitchers and batters like Ames Snyder Cadore Krueger Bender Killifer Sallee and Sotheron, with scores varying by city matchups.
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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
Premier Borden Plot Nipped by Canada Police
The Ottawa police or Canadian authorities thwarted a planned assassination against Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden. Investigators traced a conspiracy to a faction sympathetic to anti government forces, leading to arrests and a tightened security stance in Ottawa.
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Robert Borden
Canada
Arthur Meighan
Ottawa
Lord Athelstan
La Follette Fails To Win War Profits Tax
Senator La Follette led a bid to tax excess profits at 60 percent but the senate rejected the amendment 50 to 18. Hollis then proposed a 50 percent flat tax and was defeated 52 to 18. With recent votes the finance committee still backs a graduated tax scale from 12 to 60 percent averaging 31 percent.
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American Press Association
Senate
la Follette
Hollis
New Hampshire
Senate Finance Committee
Thompson Campaign Showdown at Len Small Fair
Thompson supporters arrive in eighteen cars at Len Small's fair in Kankakee as their banners are torn down and jeers greet the group. Soldiers burn an effigy after threats and detours, while Thompson fails to appear amid anti American policy accusations and a silent turnout.
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Len Small’s
Chicago
Grant Park
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Fair Grounds
Third Illinois Field Hospital
Grant Park Bridge
Kankakee
Ill
Thompsonities
William Hale Thompson Republican Club
Indiana's Call Is Dark at State House After Lightning
Electricians at the Indiana state capitol repaired most of the electric system damage from a lightning strike. By late afternoon the building remained in gloom with lights out, while fair week drew many visitors who found the museum closed for a holiday.
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Indianapolis
State House
Capitol
Labor conditions described as best ever known
Springfield Illinois September 4 Labor conditions are described as the best ever known by Barney Cohen director of the Illinois department of labor in a Labor Day statement. A report from six free employment bureaus statewide says both skilled and unskilled labor are in great demand.
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Springfield
Ill
Barney Cohen
Illinois Department of Labor
Cohen de Clares
Congress Probe Charges Munitions Makers Supplying Low Quality Ammo
Washington reports Representative Melemore of Texas accuses American munitions firms of selling rifle ammunition rejected by Britain and France to the U.S. Army. A House resolution seeks full War Department facts as inspectors flagged poor quality and misallocation of stock. Several listed casualties and names appear in the damaged transcript.
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Washington
War Department
Melemore
Texas
Air Raid Shelters London Landmarks
London workers now map the city by reinforced concrete landmarks as nearly 2,000 downtown buildings are officially approved shelters. Each shelter bears a sign stating the building may be used in case of an air raid.
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London
Downstown
Italians Discover Austrian Staff Equipment in Ravena
In a dugout near Ravens the Italian forces uncovered the entire equipment of an Austrian brigade staff. The haul included electric lights, official documents, toilet articles, kitchen utensils, ventilators, and even love letters. Nearby stores held picks, shovels, hoes, wire cutters, miles of barbed wire, and complete electrical gear, illustrating the scale of the retreat.
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Rome
Ravens
Iitalians
Rasvena
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