Austrian Peace Note Sparks Allied Skepticism Across Capitals
Austria’s peace offensive note has not reached the state department and Germany’s reported separate peace offer to Belgium remains unconfirmed. Officials predict heavy German propaganda to confuse the issue while Allies prepare to push the war toward closure. London officials say no real peace is foreseen, while Amsterdam Paris and Berlin press commentary expresses deep skepticism about any Austrian initiative and potential for a credible peace conference.
Balfour Sees No Peace In Latest Note
London Sept. 16 A J Balfour foreign secretary gave reporters his personal view on the Austrian peace note saying it is incredible that anything can come of this paper He argued no one should lightly reject any proposal that could shorten the war He asserted the Allied coalition remains intact and that the enemy cannot break it He noted proposals from Austria Hungary would have value under certain circumstances if the belligerents questions were clearly defined He stressed he would not shrug off peace proposals seen last week and he echoed Germanys stance on Belgium Alsace Lorraine and the Brest Litovsk and Bucharest treaties He criticized Germanys approach to indemnities while squeezing money from Russia and said colonies remain a separate issue with no misunderstanding"}
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Germans Sacrifice Heavy Efforts to Halt French Advance
German forces fighting near the Chemin des Dames suffer heavy casualties as General Mangin's troops press forward. French troops gain ground around Lafaux mill and east of Vauxaillon after repelling counterattacks and capturing plateau southeast of the position. Further south, Hill No. 169 north of Celles-Sur-Aime falls to the French as the front expands and German resistance stiffens.
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Telegraphic Briefs Snapshot of War Time News
Washington reports a 15 percent cut in print paper use by agriculture periodicals starting October 1. London cites England s 1917 potato crop as preventing famine. Rowland Prothero addresses visiting American editors. Bar Harbor notes Mrs Myron T Herrick s death in Paris from overwork during the first German invasion. An Atlantic port tale says a British liner escaped a German sub by clever steering in fog off the U S coast.
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Striking machinists return to work in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Conn September 16 Hundreds of strikers resumed work today after a mass meeting was expected to formally declare the strike ended and recognize President Wilson's injunction as binding.
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Thousands of Women Replacing Men in War Effort
Washington reports thousands of women are entering factories offices stores and farms filling roles left by men joining the army. The Federal Reserve review notes faster rises in female employment and growing consumer spending on clothing, with shortages expected as teachers and students return to school.
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25000 Miners in Pennsylvania Strike Over Wage Scale
Shamokin Pa Sept 16 About twenty five thousand miners in this section of the anthracite region suspended work today per a mass meeting decision. District President Matthews wired from Washington that until the men return to work the Federal Fuel Administration will decline to consider an adjustment of the anthracite wage scale. The men are expected to return tomorrow seeking a wage scale equal to the bituminous miners in western Pennsylvania.
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Late Flax A Total Loss In McKenzie County
Reports from McKenzie County indicate thousands of acres of flax were killed by a heavy freeze Sunday night. Most fields are a total loss except for hay, with flax sown in good season but delayed by moisture issues. Damage affected gardens as well.
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New American Front Southwest of Metz Under Heavy Fire
Allied forces push on in the west as French and British units gain ground from the Oise to the Aisne while on the Macedonian front Serbian and French troops seize three key hills near Monastir. British and Canadian reports note advances around Arras Cambrai Ypres and St Quentin with continued artillery and air activity.
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British Galway Castle torpedoed. 154 feared dead
London reports the British steamer Galway Castle of 7 988 tons was torpedoed and sunk with 960 aboard. initial counts show 164 missing and 300 women and children onboard. Survivors rescued by escorting steamers and destroyers, but many families seek news of relatives amid reports the ship sank with little warning.
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