Draft Warning Given Strikers at Bridgeport Contested
In Bridgeport a draft warning was issued as strikers threaten to resist conscription. President Wilson’s stance urged workers to return to duty or face possible military exemption. War Department takes control of the Smith and Weston plant through Springfield museum, aiming to restore production and curb disturbances during wartime labor disputes.
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Bridgeport
Inveene
Wilwen
Ais- Doeliat
Ai Aaroyphe
War Department
Smith & Weeson Company
Springfeld
Wilton
Formations Association of Machinists
Hertling Says Peace Nearer Despite Hard Bargains
German Chancellor Count von Hertling told the Reichstag that peace prospects look nearer than wartime suspicions suggested. He warned against yielding to Allied demands and said the government and army opposed capitulation terms. The address touched on parliamentary consent and a possible lower-house inquiry into concessions.
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Laden
Germany
Count von Hertling
Peter ix
Channeller
Mayer
Coventagen
Anerlor
Anson
U.S. Moves to Fix Cotton Price After War Inquiry
Washington reports the War Industries Board has completed an inquiry into the cotton market. A three-member committee will be named to recommend price use for the United States and allies. The government plans to stabilize cotton supply for war needs and approved exporters.
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Washington
Indus
Tries Board
Win Bayemen
United Sates
Wouse Passes Bond Bill Aiding Liberty Bonds
In Washington on September 10 the House passed a bill designed to aid Liberty Bonds by exempting them from federal taxes for individuals and corporations. The measure aims to encourage bond purchases and bolster wartime financing.
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Gate of Liberty
Liberty
Two Flyers Die in Texas Plane Crash
In Worth Worth, Texas, Lieut. B Janes Cheng and enlisted man Lantz were fatally injured when their aircraft crashed to the ground. Lantz died shortly after the accident. Deserters Fill Cologne Amsterdam opt. 16. Pleving de sorters recently have been repeatedly red at to the ley streets of Co een"eal Morr Opertold, a crichetog member, in a message to Chanenilor Lurrting.
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Wort Worth
Tex
Janes Cheng
van Kiet
Lantz
Wos
Lante
Cologne
Amsterdam
Peasants Enter Petrograd Amid Turmoil
Dispatch from Copenhagen reports Russian peasants revolting against the Bolshevik government have entered Petrograd with much of the population joining. Fighting continues as fires break out in multiple locations.
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Tonsson
Petrograd
Copenhagen
William Thorne labor leader meets Gompers in talks
William Thorne MP prominent English labor figure, founder of the National Union of General Workers and longtime general secretary, discusses labor problems with Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL. Thorne began work at six in a barber shop and eight in a trekfeld, and has served in the Trades Union Congress while writing extensively on labor.
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William Thorne
M. P
England
National Union of General Workers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Thorne
Trades Union Congress
First to be called General Crowder Says Questionnaires
Washington Sept. 12 General Crowder announced the first call to the color registrants who register Thursday will detail men in the alpetuen and twenty test-out closes. Questionnaires will go first in registrants within the specified time limits and local boards will be ordered to densify them for October. Men in the nineteen and twelve year old class will be accepted for service but the corps strength remains about 150000 and the total combat of registrants below twenty will be over 3. General Crowder declined to discuss the elocutional plane. He noted total number of men expected from the over thirty-two class about 10000 and reiterated that class one registrants would be nearly extinguished by October 7.
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Washington
Crowder
Tureday
Jon Joto
Gessersl
Sagtog Cen
Rae
Allies Hold Eleven English and Eleven French Prisoners
Report from Stockholm to Petrograd states eleven English and eleven French citizens are jailed in the fortress of SS Peter and Paul. Among the English is B. B. Lockhart, British consul general at Moscow, condemned to death by the belaherik government but spared execution due to neutral diplomatic intervention. The article notes the fortress houses many political prisoners who rarely emerge.
Crowder Outlines Classifying Registrants For Army, Industry
Provost Marshal General Crowder says the key task is to classify registrants justly and wisely as about 2.9 million men are registered. He clarifies nonproductive occupation lists and the relationship to industrial exemptions and the War Industries Board, noting few positions are designated nonproductive and that most deferred workers stay in nonpriority jobs or move toward service.
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Washington
America
Crowder
Crowder Sabil
Cincinnati
War Industries Board
Debs Guilty of Violating the Sedition Act
Eugene V. Debs Socialist leader found guilty by a federal jury in Cleveland. The verdict carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. Debs faced charges tied to enforcing wartime sedition laws during a period of political tension.
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Cleveland
Eugene V. Debs
Fayolle Commands French Troops in St Gobain Forest Fight
General Fayolle leads French forces in the battle for control of the forest of St Gobain near Laon. Allies and enemy clash amid heavy fighting as the war rages in this strategic sector.
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Fayolle
St. Gobain
Laon
U S Troops Saved as Troopship Is Torpedoed
A British merchant troopship carrying 2,800 American soldiers was torpedoed off the English coast. All hands were saved. the ship was beached after the torpedo hit amid a convoy. Troops, many from Chicago and Cleveland, escaped without injuries by climbing ropes to nearby destroyers. The incident followed engine trouble causing a delay.
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Weslington
Navy Department
Sims
London
United States Navys Department
White Star
Perste
Chicago
Cleveland
Mount Vernon
Kronpringess
Cecelia
Europe
America
Red Sox Win World Title in 1918 Series
In the deciding game at Wrigley, Boston claims the title by a 4 to 2 victory over Chicago. Max Flack errs on a five drive in the third inning, enabling Boston to take a 2 to 1 edge before closing out the win as Tyler and Mays pitched well for Chicago despite late miscues by Whiteman.
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Tweton
Max Flack
Boston
Tyler
Mays
Chicago
Whiteman
Cals
Finch
American troops land at Archangel in northern Russia
U S Army forces reach Archangel joining allied troops as part of the effort to restore order in northern Russia General Murch confirms the landing but gives no troop count or embarkation point. Other items note Finland accepts crown, Brussiloff killed near Moscow, Baker meets Clemenceau, two pilots die near Fort Worth, Villa general executed, and gasoline deficit reporting.
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Washington
Archangel
Russia
Murch
Engilah
Brussiloff
Copenhagen
Moscow
Sobrin
Kiev
American Drive Breaks German Lines on St Mihiel Front
American forces under General Pershing launched the first wholly American offensive on the St Mihiel salient southeast of Verdun. French support aided the effort as tanks, air power, and rolling artillery moved to seize key villages and threaten the Hindenburg line prompting German retreats and costly counterattacks. The advance, while halted temporarily by rains and heavy resistance, is seen as a persistent push toward Metz and the Brieg iron fields amid Russia and Austria-Hungary developments and U-boat disruptions targeting Allied transports.
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Edward W. Pickard
Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Verdon
America Onsiivers
Salient
PontaMfousson
Maselle
Pagny
Woevre
Hattonvile
Meuse
Hine
Veroun
America
Brieg
Metz
Sieat
Hindenburg
Marshal Foch
Hue
Picardy
Hellish
Marcel Hartin
Echo de Paris
Antwerp
Douas
Canmbeal
St. Quentin
Taon
Chemin Des Dan
British Airmen Fight Well in Week of Air War Feats
Official records recount heroic British airmen during recent clashes. A single British scout battled enemy fighters and engine failure to force a crash landing behind British lines, while its observer endured multiple wounds before rescue. Another lone defender pulled off a spectacular dive to outpace and cripple an enemy craft, tumbling to the earth as the foe exploded.
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the & Iitie
Ee Fekkers
Quilts and coyotes cross paths in Breck school report
Breck School pupils, boys and girls aged ten to twelve, knitted an all wool quilt of many colors for the Surgical ward of the Naval Hospital. Sergeant Pickerel directed delivery to crippled sailors. Nearby, J H deputy auditor reported bounty actions on twenty five coyotes and six live puppies, with J W Robinson supplying nineteen coyotes for bounty.
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Puplte
Philadelphia
Naval Hospi
Philadelpia
Breck School
Cast Falls
Gertiantown
Aritts
Naval Fiosvital
Gheer
Pickerel
Drivenport
West
J. H
J. W. Robinson
Edwall
Eds
Read Advertisements to Save Time and Aid Victory
A long prose piece argues advertising serves as a labor saving guide, making buyers informed amid wartime clerk shortages. It touts print ads by merchants and manufacturers as well informed salespeople, aiding Liberty bonds and war efforts, and urges readers to decide what they want before entering stores.
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Wiliam H. Rankin
Ware Hh Trankin Company
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Paxson
Ibreist
Times
Jins
Sampa
Knights of Calumbus
Viera
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