French Take Town of Ham as Yanks Advance Front
British forces on a twenty mile front advance two to seven miles east of Peronne with Australian and English troops pressing forward. Haig reports ten villages captured including Nurlu and Templeux La Fosse, with gains toward St Quentin and across the Canal du Nord. heavy fighting and arson reported as Germans retreat and destroy materiel.
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Paris
Villers en-Prayeres
Revtiuu
Cunel di Nord
Borie Qalnces
Les
Rot
Aixpe
Haig
Nurlu
Pinecourt
Vraignes
Monchy-Legache
Canal du Nord
Peronne
Havricourt
Somme
Flanders
Hindenburg
Athies-Ham Road
Bussa
Bapaumee- Cambrai
Latest photo of Gen. Sir Henry Horne in Arras drive
A new image shows Gen. Sir Henry Horne commanding the British First Army as it presses the offensive to drive German forces from the Arras region. The capture or displacement of German units marks a notable advance in the front line efforts.
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Sir Henry Horne
First Army
Arras
Front line actions near Moeuvres and Havrincourt
In the Queant area fighting pushes the Prittch to gain a ridge south of Moeuvres and capture German posts around Havrincourt. South of Havrincourt wood resistance slows a north south advance near Equancourt. East of here Fins town is ablaze as defenders try to hinder destruction in Fins.
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Queant
Prittch
Moeuvres
Havrincourt Woo
Havrincourt Wood
Equancourt
Fins
Unds
Congress Lets Interred German Vessels Be Used
Jima Peru September 7 Congress has approved an arrangement between Peru and the United States to use the German ships interned at Callao. The accord allows the vessels to be utilized under agreed terms by both governments.
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Peru
America
Callao
Thanks U. S. for Help in War Aid Letter from Vladivostok
A Vladivostok dispatch reports Doctor Girsa of the Czecho Slovak council presenting a formal letter of thanks to the United States. He specifically thanks the American Red Cross for winter clothing supplies and other assistance to his people.
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U. S
Washington
State Department
Vladivostok
Girsa
United States
American Red Cross
Flyer Killed Cranking Plane at Texas Field
Fort Worth Texas Sept 7 Private Lee Gillespie of Tulsa Oklahoma was instantly killed while cranking the propeller of a plane at Taliaferro field.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lee, Gillespie
Tulsa
Okla
Taliaferro Field
AIRMEN ARE ACTIVE IN WWI OPERATIONS
London reports official aerial operations on September 4 with 25 German planes shot down and nine balloons set ablaze. Our machines total 262 missing since August 8 while 1 returns. 465 enemy planes destroyed and 200 driven out of control. bomb tonnage and gunfire losses noted.
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London
LeFere Frontline Advances Reach Two Miles From French Lines
The article reports the important center of LeFere now within two miles of French positions. French forces have advanced along a forty mile front and captured Terquier, a key railway hub providing access to LaFere, highlighting the strategic impact on the theater of operations.
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LeFere
Yankees Close In On Retreating Enemy In New Gain
American forces report major advance with the Yankee army tightening around the enemy left flank. A 40 square mile gain was achieved in today’s fighting as heavy guns entered the action amid stiff resistance.
British troops press on toward city of Cambria
General Haig’s army advances in Artois as tanks lead the push from southeast to northeast of Peronne. British forces report new territory gains with Hancourt Sovel Grand and Metz en Couture captured, improving positions from yesterday and Thursday.
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Hancourt, Sovel-Grand and
Metz-en-Couture
French Forces Advance on 20 Mile Front to Two Mile Depth
French troops push up a front exceeding twenty miles with an average depth of about two miles. In places the advance reaches four miles. French units occupy Etgnier without opposition as of September 7.
Lenine's Condition Weakened After Assassination Attempt
London reports Nikolai Lenine remains in fragile health with higher fever due to pleural and shoulder effusion after last week's attack. Dora Kaphin, linked to the social revolutionary party, is in critical condition in Moscow hospital following mob rough handling. The Bolsevikk justice commissioner orders every effort to save her life to trace the alleged plot.
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London
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Dora Kaphin
Social Revolutionary Party
Essen
Bill to raise eight billion dollars debated in Congress
Washington notes that the house began consideration of a record eight billion dollar revenue bill. Chairman Kitchin plans lengthy explanations and questions during the debate while the senate finance committee opens hearings. Many observers doubt passage before the November elections.
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Washington
House
American Congress
Kitchin
Senate Finance
U Boats Blown Up After Attack on American Troop Ship
Two German U boats attacked an American troop ship in the English Channel. Depth charges from destroyers shattered the subs, blowing them to pieces.
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London
Alleged bomber charged in federal building blast
State's Attorney Hoyne charges Harry Wilson with placing the bomb that killed four at the federal building. Witnesses place him carrying a bundle before the explosion and near the radiator at the Adams Street entrance. Wilson, tied to the I W W, lived with Rosa Nina Van Zandt and is described as 32. Other suspects were arrested for questioning.
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Federal
Chicago
Sept
Harry Wilson
Shorty” Wilson
Maclay Hoyne
Hoyne
Federal Building
Wilson
Rosa Nina van Zandt
Haymarket
South Morgan Street
Flo
Adams Street
Robey Street
North Avenue
Industrial Workers of the World
Urs
Herman Schnettler
Bowman
Sheehan
Gaynor and McCormick
van Zandt
Yanks Rest in Hill Towns for AEF Winter Stay
Leave areas for the American expeditionary forces have been selected at La Bourboule and Mont Dore in Auvergne. The two hill towns, famed since Roman times for their hot springs, can house 5,000 soldiers and will offer winter sports like skiing snowshoeing and sleighing.
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la Bourboule
Mont Dore
Auvergne
Paris
Stars and Stripes
France
Class 1 Men To Active Duty
Secretary Bauer directs war department bureaus to replace class 1 January draft men with those in limited service for active duty.
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Washington
Bauer
War Department
AMEDIPAN AND LUKE OWENS SUNK IN FOREIGN WATERS
Reports from Washington state a United States Army cargo carrier the Amedipan steamer and the Luke Owens were struck in foreign waters. Five sailors are missing from the Luke Owens with one injured, while crews aboard the Amedipan were landed with several wounded. Norwegian losses and a separate collision near New Jersey add to wartime shipping hazards.
Cubs Win Second Game at Comiskey Park
Lefty Tyler pitched a masterful game to beat Joe Bush and the Red Sox 3 to 1 at Comiskey Park. Boston managed only a single real hit through eight innings, while the Cubs seized four hits plus a walk in the second to score three runs. KilLefer’s double highlighted the frame and Hollacher added a triple as Chicago showed clear class from start to finish.
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Comiskey Park
Chicago
Lefty Tyler
Joe Bush
Red Sox
Boston
Cubs
Killefer
Hollacher
U-Boat Sinks U S Ship Lake Owens
The navy department reports the American steamer Lake Owens, a 2208 ton army cargo carrier, was sunk by a submarine on September 8 in international waters. Five civilian crew members are reported lost while the naval guard all survived with Chief Boatswain's Mate H. W. Lincoln lightly injured.
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Het. T
Theriaéa
Alowe
Vernon
Additiog
Navy
Tbnh
Luke Owens
Tone
Gate Ag
Foreien
Naval 1Ant
Tooteswain
H.W. Diuvoln
London
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New York
United Fruit
Almirante
Jersey
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Navy Department
Lake Owens
Naval Guard
H. W. Lincoln
I. W. W. Leaders Sentenced to 25 Years
Rey Dempsey of Rockford and Allen Wilson, I. W. W. leaders, sentenced to 25 years at Leavenworth by a Camp Grant court martial for disobedience of orders after they refused to don uniforms.
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Camp Grant, Ill
Rockford, Ill
Rey Dempsey
Rockford
Allen Wilson
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Camp Grant
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