Allied Armies Press On Across Front in World War I
Allied forces push forward at multiple points in northern France and Belgium as German positions retreat from Douai and St. Quentin while French and American units advance near Oise and La Fere. Reports note German fears of American Negro troops and continued shelling along the Cambrin-le-Cateau to St. Quentin axis.
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London
Douai
France
Amsterdam
Oise
Somme
Thris
Hainacourt
War Office
Hiancourt
St Quentin
la Fere
Epehy
le Catelet
Gouzenncoaurt
Cambruai-le-Catelet-St. Quentin
Neuve Chapelle
Armentieres
Flanders
Paris
St. Gobain
Liez
Servais
Remigny
Montescourt-Lizerolles
Clastres
Seraicourt-le-Grand
Roupy
Etreillers
St. Quentin
Laffaux
Brig Gen William Lassiter Named From Virginia Army Link
Brig Gen William Lassiter a Virginia native and 1885 West Point graduate who rose through artillery and taught on the general staff 1911 13 is noted for his artillery service. He and his units achieved early 20th century offensive gains near Steenstraete Dixmude and St Julien with breakthroughs into the enemy first line and positions extending to 5 000 yards.
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William Lassiter
Virginia
Military Academy
Artillery School
Steenstraete-Dixmude
St. Julien
Soviet unrest and torpedoed troopship report
The State Department cites Petrograd fires across twelve districts as Russia descends into chaos with wholesale massacres. An American troopship carrying 28,00 soldiers was torpedoed off the British coast, all hands saved and the submarine destroyed by a depth charge, the crew remaining calm aboard.
White Guards Claim Capture of Vologda City
Stockholm dispatch reports Russian White Guards have captured the important Russian city of Vologda from the Bolsheviks. The report places the event in the context of the Russian Civil War and notes the strategic value of Vologda.
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Vologda
Stockholm
French Outflanking St Gobain Forest In France
French troops captured Travecy near the end of the main Hindenburg line and seek to hold it to outflank Le Fer. This would give the Allies access to the St Gobain Forest massif and threaten a critical German defense along the sector. Consul Poole reports bolshevik hostility to Americans in Russia as civilians are moved to Stockholm.
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Washington
Red Guards
Finland
Murman
Kola Peninsula
Kola
Kem
Murman Line
Poole
Moscow
State Department
Russia
Stockholm
Hungarian Grief for Wiligh Plan Declares Decisive Victory Dream
Reports from Vienna Basel and Washington describe tangled war politics. Baron Burian urges direct but nonpeace discussions between central powers and the Entente to reduce fighting. Count Karolyi endorses Wilson’s peace program and warns a decisive victory is a useless dream. Crown Prince faces attacks from socialist and pan German papers over war responsibility. An admiral travels to Hindenburg for chancellor talks. Two American airmen from Connecticut and Texas die in a Fort Worth area crash.
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Amsterdam
Sept. Il
Baron Burian
Vienna
Saron Burian
Basel
Switzerland
Wilson
Michael Karolyi
Hungarian Independent Party
Budapest
Ixarolyi
Europe
Germany
Crown Prince
Washington
France
Chimnits Volstimme
Reichstag
Arbeiter Zeitung
Essen
Langthur
Deutsche Zeitung
Berlin
Count von Hertling
General Appeals Urge Readiness for October Draft
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced first call will include men born 1889–1901 and 32–36, with questionnaires sent to those ages. local boards ordered to classify for October readiness. Employers urged to help present exemption claims while ensuring necessary workforce.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
Army Training Corps
Geeler
British Advance Near Vermand and Peiziere Gains
British troops report progress near Vermand with lines advancing while German counterattacks near Ecourt fail. On the Aisne front Americans push back Huns as they extend recent gains against stiff resistance. British foothold established at Peiziere and Epehy amid ongoing fighting.
British air raids on Bruges and Belgian docks
British naval air forces conducted four attacks on German submarine shelters and workshops at Bruges from September 1 to 7 with several hits. Ostend docks and Blankenberge motorboat depot were attacked with good results. enemy sweepers harassed with bombs and machine gun fire. Over fourteen tons of bombs were dropped. one plane failed to return. Ten enemy aircraft were shot down or driven down out of control in engagements.
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London
Bruges
Belgium
Admiralty
Ostend
Blankenberge
Dey
Baker Meets Clemenceau in Paris Conference
Newton D. Baker American Secretary of War held talks in Paris with Premier Clemenceau and French high commissioner Andre Tardieu. Ambassador Sharpe also attended the discussions.
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U. S
Aid
and Tardieu
Paris
Newton PD
Baker
Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
America
Amebassador Sharpe
Chancellor Von Hertling Expected to Depart Office
Amsterdam dispatch cites Leipzigers Tageblatt predicting Chancellor Von Hertling will resign with Doctor Solf named as successor, matching earlier reports. The note reiterates Solf’s likely appointment as colonial secretary in the transition.
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Amsterdam
Leipzig
Er Tageblatt
von Hertling
Doctor Solf
Hertling
Two Flyers Killed in Selfridge Air Collision
Mount Clemens Michigan September 10 Second Lieuts Charlies Thomas of Bay City Michigan and Howard Hulk of Bridgeport Connecticut were killed in a midair collision at Selfridge field.
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Lieuts
Charles Thomas
Howard Hull
Mount Clemens, Mich
Mount Clemens
Mich
Charlies Thomas
Bay City
Howard Hulk
Bridgeport
Conn
Selfridge Feld
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Chemin Des Dames
Gouzenncourt
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Washington, D. C
Petro
Grad
Haseen Torpe
Transport and All Act
Bolsheviks
Red” Guards
ST. Gorian Forest
Murman Coast
Travecy
Hindenburg Line
le Fere
St. Gobian Forest
Wiligh
Karolyi
Hindenburg
von Hintze
Alarshal Hindenburg
Daily Express
Hintze
Disputch
Realis
Uncle Sam
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Ecourt
Gion
Aisne
Peiziere and
Hundiver Base
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