Yankees Drive Huns to Aisne in Brilliant Charge
American forces along the Vesle and Aisne fronts advance after repelling German positions. Reports say Germans destroyed ammo dumps, with explosions near Villers-en-Prayeres and Fismes area. La Liberte hails a Texas unit for fearless actions against German batteries and machine gunners, noting French officers tempered their ardor.
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Peronne-Uain
Hans
Vesle
Villers-en-Prayeres
Aisne
Fismes
Bazoches
Fismette
The
Imperial Guards
Texas
U S Flyer Van Winkle Todd Reported Missing
With the American Army in France on September 6 Lieut Van Winkle Todd of the American aviation forces is reported missing in action. His airplane was shot down by the enemy since August 12.
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Lieut
Winkle Todd
France
van Winkle Todd
Brig. Gen. F. D. Webster Receives Commission Note
Brigadier General F D Webster is noted for service in the infantry. A West Point graduate of 18S% and the infantry and cavalry school he attended. General Webster is tied to the Army War College and has a long career in the infantry branch.
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West Point
Schooh
Army War, College
Webster
Artillery Over the Vesta in France
American artillery supports the advance across plateaus as German forces retreat toward the Chemin des Dames. Bridging material rushes forward for crossings of the Aisne and Oise Aisne canal beyond Soissons. North of Soissons, American and French troops push east in a flanking move as German withdrawal continues.
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Vesta
France
Aisne
Oise-Aisne Canal
Chemines
Dames
Soissons
French Army Advances Near Loan In World War I
Gen Mancin's troops close on Loan within ten miles as French forces push along a large front toward the Aisne. The capture of Ham is anticipated as enemy positions collapse under pressure.
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Paris
Government wires jammed delaying press messages today
An unusual volume of government material clogged Western Union telegraph lines in Fairfield causing press messages from Chicago to be delayed. Business and politics meetings were adjourned as a result of the communication backlog.
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Western Union Telegraph
Government Ruling Delays Telegraphic News Dispatch
A 1918 letter from the Western Newspaper Union explains that day and night press telegrams must await priority full-rate messages, causing possible delays in news dispatches. Newspapers must accept all messages despite late delivery or inability to refund charges for late press hours.
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the Journal
Fairfield
Iowa
Crentlemen
Western Newspaper Union
British Consulate Attack in Moscow Reported
London reports the British consulate in Moscow was attacked as a search of the British embassy in Petrograd allegedly began. Forty people mostly British subjects were arrested. A guard was killed and another wounded. Attache Francis Cromie was killed during the clash. The Bolshies are said to incite mobs against British and French targets.
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London
Moscow
Central News
Petrograd
Amsterdam
Pranda
Savinkoff
Filonenko
Foreign Office
Brig. Gen. A. Hero Jr. Appointed in 1896 Navy Era
A fragmentary notice notes Brigadier General A. Hero Jr. was appointed briefly, with a reference to his education and service in the Army and Navy during the late 19th century. It mentions his graduation from artillery school in 1896 and links to intermedate grades in the branch.
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Ilon Geyeris
Arilery School
Speeding Up Draft Machinery for Early October Call
Washington says the selective service system must rush operations to move men aged eighteen to forty five toward army cantonments by end of October. Gen. Crowder orders earlier questionnaires, faster card returns, and immediate board classifications, with serial numbers assigned in ten days and a possible October 2 drawing.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
National Selective Service
Crowder
General Crowder
Hoover Confers With Aids On Wartime Food Plan
Washington reports a two day conference on a new wartime food program with Herbert C Hoover food administrator and federal officials from states. Hoover outlined Europe trip results and sought suggestions on wheat and meat regulations sugar distribution flour milling feeds cottonseed products and related organizations. Reports from all regions praised the food saving efforts.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Chile Aroused By Hun Act
In Santiago on September 6 the failed German plan to destroy interned ships in Chilean harbors sparked national outrage. Crews in three ports targeted vessels with dynamite to wreck machinery, prompting the government to deploy troops and seize control of the ships to prevent further depredations.
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Santiago
Chile
Germans Prepare Strong Retreat into Belgium
Amsterdam Sept 5 The Echo de Belge reports German forces are building massive concrete defenses behind Tournai Louzenth Chievres and Mons as they plan to fall back into Belgium before the Allied offensive. The fortifications extend about fifty miles behind the current front.
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Amsterdam
Belgium
Echo de Belge
Tournai
Louzenth
Chievres
Mons
British Hold Red Envoy Taken to Brixton Prison
Maxim Litvinoff bolshevik representative in London his secretary and another Bolshevik faction member taken to Brixton prison. British government says Litvinoff and staff placed under preventive arrest until all British reps in Bolshevik Russia are freed and allowed to proceed to the Finnish frontier unmolested.
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London
Evening News
Maxim Litvinoff
Brixton
M. Litvinoff
Russia
Berty
Bomb Suspects Charged In Ada Federal Building Blast
Investigators push to identify those behind the Ada federal building blast that killed four and injured 580, with officials saying no action will be taken without solid facts. Threatening letters to officials are being reviewed as part of the probe, and questions arise whether the bomb targeted President Wilson or another figure.
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Federal
Charles F. Clyne
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Wilson
Chicago
Turkey Protects Americans in Persian Region
Turkey ordered the commander of forces in Persian to prevent any molestation of Americans. A Stockholm dispatch said telegraph interruption hindered a full report on the Tabriz incident. The foreign minister instructed evacuation of the American consulate at Tabriz and transfer of the consulate and hospital to American authorities.
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Washington
Turkey
Constantinople
State Department
Stockholm
Tabriz
Americans Reach Finland After Russian Exit
Americans consuls allied mission members and civilian refugees who left Russia on a special train have safely crossed into Finland. Consul Haynes at Helsingfors dated September 3 reported the crossing.
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Russia
Washington
Finland
Haynes
Helsingfors
Roosevelt visits wounded son in Newport News
Newport News Virginia September 5 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visits his son Captain Archibald Roosevelt who has been invalided home and sent to the convalescing hospital at Camp Stuart located in Newport News.
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Archibald
France
Newport News
Theodore Roosevelt
Archibald Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Camp Stuart
Hertling Says Crown and Dynasty At Stake Over Franchise Reform
Amsterdam dispatch reports Chancellor Hertling telling the Prussian upper house constitutional committee that the emperor’s reform pledge threatens the protection and preservation of the crown and the dynasty. He brands the franchise issue as a serious question with constitutional implications.
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Amsterdam
Hertling
Coal output hits year's high in week ending August 81
Washington reports anthracite coal production for the week of August 31 totaling 1,806,121 tons. The Fuel Administration notes the output rises by 100,000 tons from the prior week, marking the largest weekly total of the year.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Socialist Paper Suspended by Order in Paris
Paris dispatch says L Heure, the socialist evening paper, is suspended for 24 hours. The Figaro and other papers report the ban came at the request of American general headquarters.
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Paris
L'Heure
the Figaro
Boston Wins Fast Opening Battle for World Championship
Boston Red Sox defeat Chicago Cubs 7 to 0 in opening game of the world championship series. City fans cheer as pitchers dominate and offense strikes early. The victory sets Boston ahead in the best of seven series, with both teams aiming to claim the title.
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Red Sox
Cubs
Airplane Sails Over Diamond Amid World Series Opener
Boston and Chicago opened the 1918 World Series at Comiskey Park with the Red Sox winning 1 to 0. Ruth pitched well and Shean scored the only run on a fourth inning single after a pass by Shean. Vaughn held Boston scoreless after, while an airplane flew over during the sixth.
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Cubs
Iied Sox
White Sox
Red Sox
Waugh
Ruth
Boston
Shean
Vaughn
Hooper
Merkle
Bill Killefer
Mitchell
Whiteman
McKnnis
Fred Thomas
Babe Ruth
Paskett
Dave Shean
Strunk
Mechunis
Comiskey Park
George Paskett
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