Entente Controls Greek Communications and Frontline Actions
Entente powers seize control of Greek postal and telegraphic lines in Athens and demand expulsion of Teutonic agents. Reports from Constanza note a hydroplane raid injuring civilians, while fronts across Dobrudja Transylvania and Bukowina see ongoing bombardments and battles. German and Bulgarian officials face detentions. Greek authorities arrest Baron von Schenk as Entente warships and diplomats bolster Athens.
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London
Athens
Reece
Athena
Baron von Schenk
Greece
Piraeus
Aix
Shackleton Rescues Men from Elephant Island
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton has rescued the crew of Elephant Island. He departed Punta Arenas on August 26 aboard the Yelcho for a third rescue attempt after earlier failures due to ice. Five crewmen had reached Port Stanley by May, while twenty two remained on Elephant Island since April.
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Punta Arenas
Chiles
Ernest H. Shackelton
Antarctic
Phant Island
Shack
Yeater
Gay
Bir
Ernest Shackelton
Yelry
Shackelton
Port Stanley
Falkland
Elephant
Steamship arrivals and British wartime seizures reported
The record notes a Dutch steamship arriving from Java and British warships recently seizing freight on steamers bound for Manila. It mentions a vessel belonging to the United States and deliveries between lands on the Sulu archipelago, with consignees in Manila.
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Java
Rts
Manila
Sulu Trohipsse
United States
Rebels wreck Mexican train near Tampico
Laredo Texas dispatch reports that a constitutionalist train was wrecked by bandits allied with Carrero Torres last Thursday. Twenty-five Mexican soldiers and eleven passengers were killed and the raiders looted the train guards and carriages as the wreck occurred in the Tampico area below Carabena.
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Laredo
Tex
Constitutionaliat
Carrero Torres
Ban-Dite
Infantry activity on the Somme front reported
British and German forces clashed this morning north of the Somme in France. Battles raged near Mouquet Farm south of Thiepval and along the Ancre river with fighting around Falfemont Farm on the British right wing. The official statement notes some British ground gained.
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Petrograd
London
Zlochoff
Halicz
Lemberg
Rafatlov
Carpethiana
Dornavatre
Somme
France
Mouquet Farm
Thiepval
Ancre
Falfemont Farm
Most Formidable Zeppelin Raid On England Reported
London reports thirteen Zeppelins raided eastern counties last Saturday night aiming at London and Midlands targets. One airship fell after being engaged by searchlights and AA guns near Enfield Cuffey, while two others were driven off before reaching the city center. Casualties and damage were not yet fully known, but authorities said losses were not heavy given the number of ships.
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London
Nat
England
Earth
Cufley
Enfield
Germany
East Anglian
Aoe
New Navy Non Com Officers Expanded in Navy Bill
Washington Sept 4 A new program for worthy men barred from naval service for overuse lack of education or other deter rents opens in a pre revision navy appropriation bill. Forty warrant officers will be appointed in the U S Marine Corps to serve as Marine Gunners and Quartermaster Warrants. Enlisted men deemed able to perform tasks will receive appointments with emphasis on practical ability over theoretical schooling. Marine Corps officers at headquarters report the plan.
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Navy
United States Marine Corps
Officisia
No Deficit in Treasury, Governor Hanna Claims
Governor Hanna said there will be no treasury deficit as the new administration takes charge. All state obligations are met, about 300000 remains in the treasury, and levies by the board of equalization should yield about 2000000 to operate the government for a year. Some bills may bridge into the new year, but no crisis is expected.
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Hanna
Board of Equalization
Minnesota
New York
North Dakota
Freight Traffic Normal Again After Adamson Bill Signed
Freight traffic on all railroads into New York has returned to normal schedules after embargoes tied to strike fears. Holiday shipping easing congestion, with large pre-embargo merchandise moves. Railroads face demobilizing strike breaker forces while provision dealers warn of a forthcoming market slump due to speculators holding foodstuffs for famine price drops.
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New York
P. J. Flynn
The
Lackawanna
Von Bernhardi Named Defender of Kovel
General Friedrich von Bernhardi, famed war forecaster and close to Emperor William, is appointed to command the German army defending Kovel. Russian attacks north of Zeborow in Galicia were repulsed, while Russians captured Ploska height south of Zielona in the Carpathians after fruitless stormings.
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Friedrich von Bernardi
William
Kovel
Germany
Berlin
London
Zeborow
Galician
Lemberg
Carpathians
Teuton
Ploska
Zielona
Adamson Eight Hour Bill Signed By Wilson
Washington reports President Wilson signed the Adamson eight hour day bill to end a nationwide railroad strike. The signing occurred in the private car at Union Station on the way from Shadow Lawn to Hodgenville, with plans to sign again on return to Washington to ensure legality. Brotherhood leaders issued cautious statements about future constitutional questions and the act’s effective date of January 1.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Hodgensville
Congress
Union Station
Shadow Lawn
N. J
Hodgenville
Lincoln Birthplace Transfer Draws Thousands to Hodgenville
In Hodgenville Kentucky thousands traveled by train, car, and on foot to attend ceremonies transferring the Lincoln birthplace and the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born to the government. The granite memorial building houses the cabin, a gift from the Lincoln Farm association under a congressional act. The program included remarks by Wilson Secretary Baker and others, with Wilson cheered by crowds as a special train passed through Louisville.
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Hodgensville
Sept
Lincoln Birthplace
Abraham Uncoln
Lincoln Farm Association
Congress
Wilson
Baker
Louisville
Entente Sinks German Sub Off Phaleron
An Entente fleet unit sank a German submarine off Phaleron amid reports of supplies from seized Austrian and German ships at Piraeus. Destroyers conducted a wide reconnaissance near the arsenal while Greek and German residents faced tension over recent wireless and occupation actions.
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Athena
London
Aenipe
Entente
Phaleron
Piraeus
U. S
Idaho
Ioniki
Athens
Baron von Schenck
Greece
Telsarauby
Schesck
Vaade
Casto
Schendkle
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