Argentina Breaks With The Kaiser After Crisis Exposé
The Argentina senate votes 28 to 1 to sever diplomatic ties with Germany. Riots erupt in Buenos Aires as citizens react to the sinking of the Paraná vessels Monte Protegido and Toro by German submarines. Secretary Lansing’s exposure of Count Luxburg’s note sparks fresh tensions and a threat of mobilization.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Teutonic Club
Toro
Berlin
Wvas
Lansing
Count Luxburg
Haller Denies Treason Charge Over Disloyalty Claims
Frank L. Haller chairman of the University of Nebraska board of regents issues a signed denial of acts of disloyalty amid pressure from county and state defense councils. R. L. Metcalfe counters, insisting Haller cannot deny authorship of letters and warns he will be ousted by public sentiment.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank L. Haller
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
United States
State Council of Defense
Haller
Nebraska
German casualties cited as daily toll in peace talks
Geneva dispatch reports Dr Mathias Erzberger leader of the Clerical party claims Germany loses 1250 men daily in killed. He cites the wartime toll as a key argument in urging peace negotiations and a Reichstag majority bloc backing a peace settlement.
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Mathias Erzberger
Geneva
Germany
Erzberger
Reichstag
Baseball Standings By League and Team Results
Final standings show National League teams with records such as New York 50 64 and Chicago 77 40 2, while American League lists Chicago 95 49 and Washington 67 71 486. American Association notes Indianapolis 83 81 and Milwaukee 71 81 in close contention.
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New York
Chicago Philadelia
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
American League
Chicago
Wash'gton
Cleveland
Detroit
OO. Philadelia
American Association
Indi’apolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Hutchinson Beats Joplin 2-0 to Seize Western League Lead
Hutchinson caps the second half by defeating Joplin 2 to 0 in a five game series decisive for the season tie. Hutchinson advances to face Des Moines, winner of the first half, for the Western league pennant in the pennant series.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Hutchinson
Joplin
Kan
Maj Clarence S Ridley Named Military Aide to Wilson
Washington announces Maj Clarence S Ridley of the engineer corps will be the new military aide to President Wilson. He succeeds Col W W Harts as superintendent of public buildings and grounds and will join field service. Ridley, born in Indiana on June 22 1883, entered West Point in 1901.
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Washington
Clarence S. Ridley
Engineer Corps
Wilson
White House
Major Ridley
Col
W. W. Harts
Harts
Indiana
West Point
Primers Condemned At Frankford Arsenal 8 Million\
Maj. J B R Monroe chief inspector testified before the house investigating committee that 8 million cartridge primers were condemned after defects were found in the arsenal output.
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Washington
J. BR. Monroe
Frankford Arsenal
House
Nine American Divers Victims in Submarine Battle
A U S Navy armed merchant ship engaged an underwater craft, sinking its submarine during hostile action. Nine American divers were killed and nine more victims reported. Six prisoners were captured.
U Boat Toll and Sinking of Neutral Vessels
London reports U boat warfare sinking the Platuria of 3 445 tons with nine lives lost including the captain John Leslie of Jersey City. Norwegian ships Facto and Thomas Krag also sunk with two lives lost each. A German U boat was sunk by an armed American steamer and a British destroyer.
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Platoria
Thomas Krag
London
New York
John Leslie
Jersey City
U. S
Norway
North Sea
Paturia
Diamant
Admiralty
Roumanians Drive Troops From Heights Near Grozechti
Petrograd dispatch reports Roumanian forces attacked Austro German positions south of Grozechti in the Ocna region and occupied the heights there according to the Russian war department.
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Grozechti
Petrograd
Ocna
Russian War Department
War Convention Urges Ships for Overseas Trade
Atlantic City September 20 delegates at the war convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States heard Lord Northcliffe urge global business to win the war. B B Stevens warned that within six months every available bottom would be diverted to overseas service to meet army needs.
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Atlantic City
N.J
United States
Chamber of Commerce of
Lord Northcliffe
A. C. Bedford
Standard Oil Company
Federal Shipping Board
Overseas Service
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Germany
Junkers
British Battle Losses Across Week Report
London reports casualties for the week ending Tuesday: 135 officers and 4,755 men killed or died of wounds. 431 officers wounded or missing. 21,843 men wounded or missing.
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London
Offiers Slain in Viborg Disorder Near Petrograd
Helsingfors reports 20 officers killed and 60 missing amid unrest at the Viborg fortress seaport, 74 miles northwest of Petrograd, with soldiers involved in the disorder.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Viborg
Petrograd
Washington seeks to end Pacific coast shipyard strikes
Washington moves toward settling Pacific coast shipyard disputes by offering half the wage increases for firms with not more than ten percent profit on commandeered ships. San Francisco and other ports report near settlement as 25 000 workers press for higher pay. Federal mediator W T Boyce chairs secret talks between employers and unions to resume wartime production.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Shippling Board
EN. Turley
Department of Labor
Hurley
Samuel Gampers
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Portland
Shipping Board
Employers
The
Tron Trades Council
W. T. Boyce
Oakland
Alameda
Mr. Boyce
United Raiilroads
Pressure mounting on peace rumors in German press
The Paris edition notes slight credence to peace chatter, while London reports Berlin aims to sway entente publics before winter. Ambassador Bakhmeteff in Washington pledges Russia will stay in the war until universal peace. He will deny separate peace rumors to Secretary Lansing and explain Russia's stance.
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Washington
Bathmeteff
Lansing
Russia
Germany
Kerensky
Ruseslavi Republic
Bakhmeteff
London
The
Hague
von Kuehlmann
Berlin
Germans Burn Villages as They Fall Back to Riga Front
Reports from Petrograd say German forces burning villages and laying waste as they pull back on the Riga front. Russian troops consolidate positions and plan a counteroffensive toward Riga. The government praises soldiers for their role in the Kornilov revolt and notes mutiny leaders surrendered.
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Petrograd
Riga
Muntz
Russia
Resignation of Petrograd Workers Council Bureau
In response to a Maximalists vote, the Petrograd council of soldiers and workers delegates sees its entire bureau resign. Among those stepping down are President Tcheidze and VPs Annismoff and Gotz, along with Mme Skobeleff, Tserey telli, and Tehernoff.
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Petrograd
Tcheidze
Annismoff
Gotz
Mme
Skobeleff
Tsereytelli
Tehernoff
British Raid Succeeds Against German Positions
The British war office reports a successful raid on German positions in Tverness Copse near the battle front in France and Belgium. Troops from the York and Lancaster regiments carried out the operation, following last night’s communique.
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York and Lancaster
Iverness Copse
London
France
Belgium
Tverness Copse
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Petit Parisioi
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