Monarchs by Kaiser and a life saved by telegraph links
A London Spectator writer cites Kaiser Wilhelm’s plans to place relatives on conquered thrones, naming his sons as potential rulers in Courland Lithuania Poland Finland Romania and Albania. A deathly serious medical rescue in remote Australia used telegraph direction from Werth to Halle Creek to perform surgery with improvised tools.
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Noacoteen Pieraparte
Mire
London
Kaiser Wilhelm
Teuten
Fitel Fritz
Courland
Polaed
Oscar
Finland
Hohenzolfern
Roumania
Albania
William of Weld
Seo
Australia
Hala Creek
Werth
Halle Creek
Greater Latitude to Be Given to Those Claiming Exemption
Washington reports broader possible exemptions for men 18 to 45 registering on September 12. New regulations by Provost Marshal General Crowder loosen the line on industrial occupation and permit deferral for work vital to military needs including banking, essential business, Red Cross, and other essential services. District boards may exempt bankers and essential workers, with boards and advisers shaping details under the revised questionnaire.
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Washington
Crowder
Red Cross
Industrial
Commercial
Agricult
Reserves Thrown In to Hold Cambrai Front
United Press war expert J. W. T. Magon reports Von Hindenburg 슬롯 racing reserves into the Cambrai Douai sector to avert a rout as Haig presses from the west and southwest. The buildup widens the front, threatening Cambrai’s envelopment and complicating German defense of Lille positions.
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J. W. T. Magon
United Press
New York
von Hindenburg
Cambrai-Douai
Marshal Haig
Cambrai
Thn
Field Marshal Haig
Douai
Deousi
Lille
von Hindanburg Tore
Oual
von Waneburg
von Fligdens
Danger for Entente seen in Caucasus
E A Yarrow, head of the Armenian and Syrian relief group, warns in Peking that German Turkish influence in the Caucasus and northern Persia could mobilize up to a million men. He cites Armenian supply cuts, Turkish-Tartar control, and active German agents as threats to Allied positions from Batoum to Mesopotamia.
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Peking
Caucasus
E. A. Yarrow
American Committee For
Tiflis
Batoum
Persia
Germany
Ororman
Turkestan
Afganistan
Mesopotamia
Siberia
Russia
Yarrow
Mr. Yarrow
Erivan
Tif Ls
Baku
Bile
Treblaond
Hrzerum
Kare
Lili
Tifin
Vladi Levkes
Autome
American Army Declared Most Moral by Officials
Paris dispatch reports official statements from United States medical officers asserting the American expeditionary forces are the world’s most moral army. They credit low injury rates to fitness programs, camp recreation, hygiene, and coordinated education through chaplains universities and the press.
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Paris
United Statedical Corps
United States
Research Society of the American Red Cross
Unit States
Young Men's Christian Association
Wilcox Leads Wisconsin GOP Governor Nomination Race
Milwaukee reports Republican primary returns show G Roy L Wilcox leading Gov F L Phill for the Wisconsin nomination by more than 1 000 votes with about half of the state counted Wilcox 48 0xx Phill 42 1xx and Tittemore trailing Stafford renominated for Congress from the Fifth district W J Cary ahead by 13 votes for the Sixth district nomination
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roy L. Wilcox
F. L. Phill
Wisconsin
Wilcox
Hilipp
Tittemore
H. Stafford
Congress
Oe Orcueman
W. J. Cary
London City Firemen Deliver Ultimatum
London officials report that the city firemen delivered an ultimatum to the government warning that drastic action will follow within a week if the union demands are not met. The union asserts unity among firemen and signals readiness to strike if negotiations fail.
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London City Firemen
London
Univar Firemen's Union
Name Peace Terms Adopts Immediate Negotiations Plan
In Derby England on September a government initiative to immediately begin peace negotiations was adopted. The plan calls for German forces to evacuate France and nearby regions while negotiations proceed. This action reflects wartime diplomacy efforts amid ongoing conflicts.
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Derby
Eng
France
Troop Movements and Reinforcements Reported in U S War Dispatch
United Press reports Maj Gen William Graves arrives in Siberia with 43 officers and 1,088 men as American forces total 1,600,000 across fronts. British and French advances north of Soissons continue. Canadian troops near Cambrai. August troop landings exceed 260,000. Details from Gen March include divisions and regional progress amid German resistance.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Spondent
Washington, D. C
William Graves
Siberia
Marc
Flanders
Soissons
Graves
Amoi
Mount Coal
Carolina
South Carolina
Reed
Michigan
Wisconsin
Haan
Holissons
March
Drocourt-Queant
Cambrai
Scarpe
Oise
France
Neral Fistes
Canal du Nord
Somme
Peronne
Peevans
Ike Yrath
39Th Infon
Missouri National Gar
6Th Division
Found
Connecticut
Husband accused in alleged wife abduction case
Police report a man named Hart Worth enticed Mrs. Southworth into a vehicle and drove away despite her pleas. A note was later found, describing a blue chlor Os. Investigating officers noted two small objects in Spives possession as part of the case.
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Bays
Kansas City Star
J. E
Oro
Hartworth
Mra
South-worth
Dee
Cledr Olin
Southworth
Police
de Rm Ronis
Bouthworth
Noted actor dies in Haven Bandgats district
A dramatic actor Lomwion Beplorek Marites dies at Haven. The obituary notes his career in theater and the era when women take on men's work. The piece lists a repayment amount of 91,500 but unclear context.
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Goodyear, Conn
Dies
Lomwion
Beplorek Marites
Teoulny
Haven
Hin Eannet
Bandgats
British Drive Breaks German Lines to Lens and Douai
British forces report major advances in northern France as the Drocourt-Queant line collapses and Lens and Queant are captured. Prisoners exceed 10,000 with Doignes Velu Bertincourt Rocquigny seized, while Cambrai and Douai come under threat from advancing troops. Lens dominates a key coal region and boosts Allied positions.
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Belgium
Drocourt-Queant
France
Lens
Douai
Cambrai
Flanders
Theet
Weslea
Queant
Lena
Doignes
Velu
Bertincourt
Rocquigny
Wulverghen
Kemmel
Queant-Dorcourt
Laudemont
Recourt
Dury
Doual
Prisoners on the roads signal end of Hun resistance
United Press dispatch from Wish the British Armies in France on September 4 reports thousands of German prisoners flooding routes near the Scarpe as British forces press Hin denburg's lines. Captives say Germany is beaten while a future battle looms. submarines are said to be finished.
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Hell's Half Acre
Yellowstone Park
Dousl
Cambrai
Lowell Mellett
United Press
France
Hindenburg
Germany
Hindsburg
Inthia
Germania
Bullecourt
William Fhil
United Prosenters
Paris
Holmmans
Mivres
Nora Plucimer
Atusrigana
von Armien
Quat
French Plains Opened by Sudden British Gains
Rono, Nov., Sept. 4. The breaking of the Drocourt-Queant line follows a series of advances with area captures of men and material. The breach shifts German strongholds and may threaten the Douai Valenciennes and Cambria sectors, possibly altering German maneuvering and evacuation plans.
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Rono
Drocourt- Queantewitch
Flames and smoke light Paris amid German retreat analysis
Paris dispatch reports German forces retreating through western fronts while Allied advances push toward key targets. Hazy reference to Armien and Quat forces signals shifting battles fronts as air and ground actions intensify. casualty and supply conditions unclear due to garbled text.
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