US Rejects Austria-Hungary Peace Proposal in Unconditional Note
Washington reports the United States issue of a brief, unconditional rejection of Austria-Hungary’s peace terms. President Wilson’s policy is stated clearly that no conference on terms will be entertained, signaling a firm Allied stance and foretelling possible shifts among Central Powers.
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Wilson
United States
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Wilden
Hexas
Austra
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Lodgeendorsements and war aims from Sept 17 reports
Senator Lodge endorses President Wilson's rejection of Austria's peace proposal, stating the United States seeks complete victory over Germany. Reports from Amsterdam and Vienna discuss German war aims and Austria-Hungary’s note urging a single peace conference, with ministers noting public approval.
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Washington
Wilson
Austria
Senate
Maseachtaets
Foreign Relations Committee
Todge
Germany
Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Iik
Iig
Vienna
United States
Actlon
Edwator Thomas
Colorado
Senator Lodge
Baron Byrian
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Wvienna
Mer
Canadian Heroism Beats German Attack in WWI Battle
London reports Corporal Kaehle of the Quebec regiment held a trench with a Lewis gun until mortally wounded after supplying magazines. He died after the garrison repelled the assault. Sergeant Meikle of the Seaforth Highlanders earned the Victoria Cross for single handedly silencing guns and continuing fighting before he fell.
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London
Hess Service
Kaehle
Quebec
Kaebie
83 Americans Held Prisoner by Germans
Washington reports the War Department announced 83 American soldiers held prisoner in German camps. Officers named include Clifford A. Motl vain from Albany Missouri and Alexander M. Roberts from Gulfport Mississippi at Karlsruhe and Durward McDonald from Burt Iowa at Landshut. Enlisted men listed include William Otto of Milwaukee Wisconsin at Rastatt and Leo Boland of Iowa in an unknown camp, with others at Strakowe and Rastatt noting various hometowns.
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Washington
Garlong
Germany
Karlsruhe
Clifford A. MotIvain
Albany
Alexander M. Roberts
Eutenant
Gulfport
Miss
Landshut
Durward McDonald
Leutenant
Burt
Iowa
Rastatt
Otto
Walnut Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Campa
Leo Boland
Eskader
Towa
Strakowe
Jos
W. Ferber
Gib Gah Minn
Albert Halverson
Elgin
Own. Ie
Questionnaires to be Mailed by Minnesota Draft Boards
Minnesota draft boards will begin mailing questionnaires Wednesday to registrants aged 19 to 21 and 31 to 36 under orders from Adjutant General W F Rhinow. Questionnaires will be sent at the rate of about one hundred per day.
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St. Faol
Minn
Minnesota
W.F. Rhinow
Tan Ber
Rebels Reported Active in Mexico
Unclear telegram-style report from El Paso dated Sept 17 notes rebels under arms attacked and engaged, with confirmation of Tet activity. Details are fragmented and incomplete about location, groups, and outcomes.
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Mexico
el Paso
Reform warden to run for governor in Colorado
Thomas J. Tynan, reform warden of the Colorado state penitentiary, has been nominated for governor by the Democrats. He will be opposed by Oliver H. Shoup of Colorado Springs, the Republican nominee.
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Thomas J. Tynan
Colorado State Penitentiary
Oliver H. Shoup
Colorado Springs
Air Raid Over Paris Kills Six Injured Sixteen
Paris reports six killed and sixteen injured in Sunday night air raid. A Gotha bomber was shot down in the Compiegne forest. The two German aviators fled pursued by German forces.
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Paris
Hyvas
Compienne
Compiegne
Four Wisconsin political conventions meet in Madison
Four state conventions Republican Democratic Socialist and Prohibition gather in Madison at noon to name central committees and adopt platforms for campaigns. GOP leaders consider Geo A West Milwaukee as state chairman while D A La Budde Milwaukee is eyed by Democrats. Key fights include school language limits, prohibition and women’s suffrage, and endorsements of Governor Philipp’s war record.
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Madison
Wis
Geo
A. West
Milwaukee
D. A. la Budde
Phiilip
Wilcox
Tittemore
W C T U Officials Arrive in Duluth for Convention
State officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union arrive in Duluth Minnesota for a three day convention with president Miss Roxette Hendrix and other officers. Delegates will be hosted at First Baptist church headquarters and various homes tonight.
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C. T.U
Duluth
Minn
Roxette Hendrix
Minneapolis
Ebya Walterman
Bik River
Kate Kercher
Blanche Lamb
Della Mandigo
St. Paul
Iat Traina
Firat Bathodrat
Balfour Opposes Return of Naval Bases Worldwide
London Monday Sept 16 Foreign Secretary Balfour voiced his personal view against Germany regaining naval bases abroad. He warned that Germany will press for its colonies and that no talks can bridge the deep divide. He said restoring navigation control would imperil communications among the British empire and civilized nations.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Balfour
Germany
Executions Rise in Petrograd as Hostage List Grows
Stockholm dated telegrams from Helsingfors report wholesale executions in Petrograd. In the peat week eight hundred twelve people were executed and more than four hundred others placed on the prescribed list. Most already serve as hostages with all state counillors of state imprisoned regardless of political views.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Influenza, closures, and wartime notices across cities
Telegraphic briefs report influenza cases and deaths in New York Boston and Camp Upton with closures. Stefansson arrives in Vancouver after Arctic work. Belgians seize prisoners and trench equipment. rubber footwear styles cut under wartime plans. A Janitor in Madison is arrested for blackmail. Governor Philipp calls for extra session to fund soldiers' barracks. Shipping board reports ships delivered and launched. Polish division planned for Siberia. Japan recognizes Allied belligerency. draft appeals urge gas industry workers to claim deferments. Bond subscriptions rise in Honolulu. Hughes slated to go to France.
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Boston
Camp Upton
N. Y
Vancouver
B. C
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Arctic
Madison
Wia
Philipp
State University
Washington
Shipping Board
War Work to Be Extended in Siberia
Tokio announces extended war work in Siberia by American Red Cross and Y M C A with forty workers en route. The Japanese Y M C A will not send a contingent. Phelps, new Y M C A general secretary in Russia, heads to Vladivostok as civilian centers and reconstruction aid follow armies westward.
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Tokio
Associated Press
American Red Cross
Russ
Aia
Siberia
YM. C. A
Seadh
Phelps
Russia
Vladivostok
Red Cross
War Department asks 7.347 billion for next year's military program
Washington, Sept 17. Congress was asked by the war department today to provide 7.347 billion dollars in addition to previous estimates to carry out the enlarged American military program for the coming year. The request underscores a substantial expansion of defense spending as the nation plans for future security needs.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Madison
Minot Truck Driver Lands In The River
Minot, North Dakota, Sept 17. Paul Harrison drove a heavy truck that veered off a via duct, plunged into the Mouse River. He clung to the wreck and was not badly hurt after the vehicle lodged on its side.
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Minot
N. D
Paul Harrison
Mouse River
Harrison
Pioneer Diver Killed in Great Lakes Accident
John Wanless, a renowned pioneer marine contractor, died when a boom collapsed on his equipment as he prepared an Isle Royale repair near Green Bay. The incident occurred after he paused in Duluth to travel to Green Bay for maintenance work and was described as instantaneous.
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Lorrains
Associated Press
Haumont
Conflans Garten
Duluth
Minn
John Wanless
Great Lakes
Isle Royale
Green Bay
Weather and War News From Fronts Reported
Front dispatches describe quiet day on the Lorraine front with limited infantry activity as American forces report bombing raids in Metz and surrounding areas. Serbian and French troops push in Macedonia, while Bulgarian regiments arrive to aid on the western front amid renewed air activity near Paris.
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Associated Press
Macedonia
Metz
Moselle
Hindenburg
Sokol
Gradeshnitsa
Juge-Slav
Koztak
Vardar
Prilep
Monastir
Ypres
Rheims
Lens
St. Quentin
le Verguier
St. Jentin
Laon
Bulgarian War Office
France
Douai
Paris
Berlin
Lorrates
Lormine
Thurminy
Ponte-Moumon
London
War Office
Sancy
Only 70 Barrels of Petroleum Per Capita Unmined
Washington report from the Smithsonian notes the United States has about seventy barrels of petroleum available per person under current mining, urging conservation as waste exceeds ninety percent of total resource value. It cites oil shale deposits as delaying physical exhaustion but not preventing economic exhaustion from wasteful use.
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Washington
United States
Smithsonian Institution
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