Allied Armies Advance Across Fronts as Germans Retreat
Allied forces push in northern France and Belgium as Douai is evacuated by German garrisons. French advance between the Somme and Oise disrupts key German positions near Hatnacourt and La Fere while British actions west of Epehy Gouzeancourt and Armentieres report gains and prisoner captures.
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London
Douai
France
Amsterdam
Oise
Somme
Hatnacourt
War Office
Chiancourt
St Quentin
la Fere
Epehy
Gouzeancourt
Field Marshal
Haig
le Catelet
Cambraileate- Jes-St. Quentin
Neuve Chapelle
Armentieres
Flanders
Paris
St. Gobuin Massif
Liez
St. Gobain
Servais
Remigny
Montescourt-Lizerolles
Clastres
Seraicourt-le-Grand
Roupy
Etreillers
Brig Gen William Lassiter Civils Frontline Career Highlights
Brigadier General William Lassiter recently promoted, a Virginia native and 1885 Military Academy graduate, served on the artillery branch and general staff 1911-13. He is noted for his actions near Steenstraat Dixmude, breaching enemy lines and securing advantageous positions southwest of St Julien.
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William Lassiter
Virginia
Military Academy
Artillery School
Steenstraete-Dixmude
St. Julien
American Troopship Torpedoed Off British Coast
Washington reports Petrograd is aflame with widespread riots and massacres across twelve districts. In London a U.S. troopship carrying 2580 soldiers was torpedoed off the British coast but all aboard were saved and the submarine was destroyed by a depth charge.
White Guards Capture Vologda City
Stockholm reports the Russian White Guards have captured the important city of Vologda from the Bolsheviks, signaling a shift in control amid the ongoing civil conflict.
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Vologda
Stockholm
Germans in Russia press on Murman line efforts
German forces press Finns and Bolsheviks to secure the Kola peninsula as winter freezes approach. A German army of about 40 000 to 85 000 aims to reach the Murman line with a narrow gauge railroad while labor is impressed. A British patrol west of Kem encountered Germans 70 miles from the city. Consul Poole reports Americans being withdrawn from Bolshevik Russia amid fears of reprisals.
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Washington
Red Guards
Finland
Murman
Kola Peninsula
Finkind
Kola
Kem
Murman Line
Poole
Moscow
State Department
Russia
Stockholm
French Capture Travecy Outflanks St Gobain Forest
French forces seized Travecy near the southern end of the Hindenburg line and aim to hold it to outflank Le Fere. Reaching this point would give the Allies leverage to disrupt the St Gobian Forest massif and threaten a wider German line in France.
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Hindenburg Line
le Fere
St. Gobian Forest
British Advance Near Vermand and Peiziere and Epehy
British lines near Vermand advanced as German counter attacks near Ecourt in the St Quentin region were repulsed. Americans on the Aisne front extended gains forcing German retirement westward despite fierce resistance. British gained footing in Peiziere and Epehy.
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Vermand
Ecourt
British Naval Air Attacks Hit Bruges Sub Shelter Docks
British naval air forces carried four attacks on German submarine shelters and workshops at Bruges from Sep 1 to Sep 7 with several hits reported. Ostend docks and a motorboat depot at Blankenberge were targeted with good results as enemy patrols were harassed by bombs and machine gun fire. Over fourteen tons of bombs were dropped by day bombers. one aircraft failed to return. Four enemy aircraft were shot down and nine more driven down out of control in engagements.
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London
Bruges
Belgium
Admiralty
Ostend
Blankenberge
Baker Meets Clemenceau in Paris Conference
Paris on September 11 reports American Secretary of War Newton D. Baker held talks with France's Premier Clemenceau and official Andre Tardien along with ambassador Sharpe. The meeting focused on allied war effort and postwar coordination with Italy and Britain.
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Paris
Newton DT Baker
Clemenceau
Andre Tardien
Preach Tech
America
Bassador Sharpe
Hertling to Leave Office with Solf to Succeed
Berlin reports Chancellor von Hertling is expected to depart from office soon. The Leipzig Tageblatt says colonial secretary Doctor Solf is slated to replace Hertling, repeating earlier rumors about a cabinet shift.
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Amsterdam
Leipziger Tageblatt
von Hertling
Doctor Solf
Hertling
Flight Officers Die In Selfridge Crash
Two flyers, Second Lieuts. Charles Thomas of Bay City and Howard Hulk of Bridgeport were killed when their aircraft collided at Selfridge field in Mount Clemens Michigan.
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Charles Thomas
Howard Hull
Mount Clemens, Mich
Mount Clemens
Mich
Bay City
Howard Hulk
Bridgeport
Conn
Selfridge Field
Hungarian Chief for WILSch Plan Declares Decisive Victory
Vienna dispatch reports Baron Burian Austro Hungarian foreign minister told German newspaper men that central powers and entente might discuss views without peace talks. He argued such talks could cover all issues dividing the belligerents and possibly reduce fighting.
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Amsterdam
Baron Burian
Vienna
Saron Burtin
Peace talk shifts as European leaders weigh Wilson plan
Basel dispatch quotes Count Karolyi endorsing Wilsons peace basis urging democratization and rejection of a middle Europe. Washington reports Crown Prince urges moderation while socialist and pan German papers attack his wartime stance and Hindenburg links loom in Berlin. Admiral Hintze meets Hindenburg to discuss chancellorship changes and Vienna talks.
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Basel
Switzerland
Wilson
Peasee
Michell Karolyi
Hungarian Independent Party
Budapest
Count Karolyi
Europe
Germany
Crown Prince
Washington
Prince
Chimnita Volstimme
Reichstag
Arbeiter Zeitung
Essen
Lungthur
Deutsche Zeitung
Berlin
Count von Stertting
Hindenburg
London
WeAdmiral von Hintze
Piel Marshal Hindenburg
Daily Express
Hintze
Vienna
Plane Crash Kills Flyers A B Stephenson and W S Keeling
Fort Worth Texas Sept 11 A B Stephenson of Bristol Connecticut and W S Keeling of Dallas Texas were killed when their airplane fell north of Fort Worth Both men were attached to Carruthers field and known as daredevil flyers
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Rvort Worth
Tex
Steuts
A. B. Stephenson
Bristol, Conn
W. S&s. Keeling
Dallas
Fort Worth
Carruthers’ Field
Dartag
Army registration urged October calls for all 18 to 45
Washington report says Provost Marshal General Crowder expands the first call to include men from ages eighteen to forty five not yet drafted. Registrants will answer 18 questions, receive a certificate, then later a questionnaire and classification card.
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Marishal
General Crowder
Young Wen
Clakses
Crowder
Aroy
Aml
Muuse
Crowdegt
Uncle Sumpoe
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