Yanks Smash Enemy Attack Near Moselle Front
American forces press the left bank of the Moselle as German assault attempts fade. Reports say German infantry were driven back by American artillery and air power while tanks and armored cars aided the push.
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Lorraine
The
Moselle
Paris
Metz
la Henre
MetzConthins-Montmedy
Amsterdam
Frankfort Zeitung
West Front
St. Mihiel
British Offense Near St Quentin Presses Front Front
British forces launched a major attack along a fifteen mile front northwest of St Quentin. Haig reports advances of two and a half to three miles with captures of Fresnoy Le Petit Berthaucourt Pontru and Holnon. French airdrops and naval bombings are noted with Holnon and Le Verguier among gains.
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London
St. Quentin
Field Marshal Haig
Hindenburg
Haig
Fresnoy-Le Petit
Berthaucourt
Pontru
le Verguier
Villeret
Hareiecourt
Gowsenuwcourt
Villers
Guistavnaga
Tiauche Wood
Temploux-Losiuerarid
Hons Cay
Epehy
Pelzire
Holnpon Wood
Gouzerncourt
Gouzeaucourt
Hargicourt
Holnon Wood
Belgium
The
Admirmalty
Hoinon
War Office
Holnon
Moenyres
Paris
Clemenceau Calls for Solid Peace After War Push
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau declares victory requires a military decision and denounces Austria Hungary and Germany for seeking peace terms amid war. Belgian government declines a separate peace offer, as France posts the Tiger speech nationwide urging resolve and unity.
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Germany
France
Paris
Alles
Petit Parisien
Austria- Hungary
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Allies Army Wins Signal Victory in Macedonia
London dispatch reports Bulgarian forces in rapid retreat through Macedonia after a decisive Allied defeat. Serbian and French troops press advances across difficult terrain, gaining twelve miles as forty five towns are captured and stores, ammunition, and guns are destroyed.
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London
Macedonia
Piners Pressing Harder On St. Quentin
London dispatch reports continued progress in surrounding St Quentin, the key railway hub on the Hindenburg line between Laon and Cambria. Night operations edge closer to the city from both north and south with further developments expected soon.
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Cambria
Yankee Aviators Fire Metz Fortified City
American airmen report Metz under heavy bombardment with fires in multiple buildings. Allied big guns target German concentrations as the fortification struggles under assault.
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Lachaussee
Whiaucourt
Watronville
Manheulles
Souix
Haumont
Combresa
Metz
British Report Claims 10000 Germans Captured in Drive
London reports a major World War II breakthrough with 10,000 German soldiers captured in the latest offensive against St. Quentin and Cambria. The announcement underscores a significant enemy setback and marks a pivotal point in advancing Allied operations.
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London
France vows liberation and reparations after wartime crimes
A premier warns that Germany cannot erase the memory of devastations and enslaved people, insisting reparation is overdue. He frames victory as insufficient to excuse past crimes and pledges that the world will not forget. France and humanity unite in resolve for accountability.
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Irving Drew
Senate
Jacob Gallinger
Congress
Senator Drew
New Hampshire
Germany
France
Fr. Pisecky
America
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Deferred draft classification appeals in iron and copper mines
Calumet Michigan September 18 claims for deferred draft classification will be filed with draft boards for all workers in essential branches of the Lake Superior iron and copper mining industry.
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Calumet
Midh
Lake Superior
Means War With Bulgaria
Official reports on Bulgarian troops appearing on the western front are not yet confirmed. The state department recalls a similar rumor proven false months ago. If confirmed, it would acknowledge a state of war between the United States and Bulgaria.
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Washington
Bulgaria
United States
State Department
West
Denies Packers' Influence on Chamber Report
Rush C. Butler of Chicago, chairman of the chamber committee that prepared the report to President Wilson, denies Packers instigated the United States Chamber of Commerce critique of the Federal Trade Commission. He says the report was in preparation before the commission's recommendation on government operation of packing houses and argues the FTC has overstepped its legal powers.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rush
Butler
Chiggigo
Wilson Supports Suffrage Plea Before Voters
President Wilson expressed continued sympathy and support for federal woman suffrage urging early action on the amendment. Two hours later Lucy Branham of the National Woman’s Party burned a scrap of paper with his words before a crowd, denouncing his response as empty and symbolic of neglecting democracy.
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Washington
Wilson
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Lucy Branham
National Woman’s Party
Lefayette
White House
Missouri train wreck leaves 12 soldiers dead
A head on collision near Marshfield Missouri between an east bound troop train from McAlpine Texas and a fr Larist train killed 12 soldiers and injured 40. County officials blocked removal of bodies pending an inquest as Army men claim interference. Most troops were from Colorado Minnesota with a few from Missouri Illinois Iowa Nebraska and West Virginia. Identification tags were missing slowing the process.
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Lynfield
McAlpine Tex
Marshfield
Amd
Henry Shelton
Stoneham
Colo
Arthur J. Walden
Bertha
Minn
W. Weekley
Park Rapids
Wavrin
Owatonna
Colorado
Minnesota
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
West Virginia
American delegates push for 14 points endorsement at inter allied conference
London dispatch says American delegates at the Inter-allied conference proposed endorsing Wilson's fourteen points as the basis for peace conditions. The move aims to secure allied agreement on terms for lasting peace.
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Socialist Conference
London
Wilson
Inber and Socialist Conference
U-Boat Survivors Land After Torpedoing
The second officer and eight men of the Portuguese steamer Leixoes arrived at the Atlantic port after the ship was torpedoed near Sable Island.
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Atlantic
Leixoes
Sable Island
Bolsheviks Claim Successes Across Volga Kuban Regions
Kiev dispatch reports Bolshevik advances west of Taertzin and occupation of Tuapse on the Kuban coast. Further fighting near Stavropol and capture of Maikip about 100 miles east of Novorossiysk are noted as Bolshevik successes.
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Amsterdam
Volga River
Kuban
Black Sea
Kiev
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Teartzin
Tuapse
Stavropol
Maikip
Novorossysk
Bishop Goting to Front in France Mission
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal church sails for France to take up charge of chaplains at the front with duties for soldiers. The move aims to provide spiritual support to troops amid ongoing conflict.
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Goting
Boston
Methodist Episcopal Church
France
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ECHO
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Laon
HMS
St. Quentin and Cambria
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Pisecky
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