Canal Du Nord Line Breaks Near Cambrai and DourI
British and French forces press the Canal Du Nord front across 20 miles, driving toward Cambrai and Douai. British third army reports 1,946 prisoners and 22 field guns taken. Canadian and British units seize ground along the canal while crossings are contested by heavy fire.
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Cambrai
Douri
Douai
AB OD Sor
Vk CG
Third Army
Canadiana
Hugliah
Paster
Drocourt
Indigen-Arioils
Permies
Demicourt
Manencourt
Lecielle
Haig
Boche Headquarters Shifted Toward Border
The German main headquarters moved from Spa to Verviers in Liege province Belgium, per Les Nouvelles. Reports from London note a semi official statement urging allies as victory nears, while British fronts report Germans retreating from Wytachaete and flooding Scarpe to hinder pursuit.
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Hague
Spa
Belgium
Verviers
Liege
Les Nouvelles
London
Montreal
Paris
Elese
Scarpe
Daily Mail
Believed Huns May Have New Trench Lines Ready
Report suggests Germany may have prepared a new defensive trench line from Brebieres to Moeuvres to stem the Allied advance. British forces are said to have reached Rumamourt near the anticipated line, with dawn from north and south closing in.
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Brebieres
Moeuvres
Rumanourt
Germans Retreat On French Front As Cavalry Puts Pressure
German forces retreat east of the Canal Du Nord as French cavalry pursue toward Guiscard on the Noyon Ham road. Reports from Amsterdam say General von Hutier plans action on the Oise as the Hindenburg line holds at La Fere with ongoing German resistance and Allied advances threaten Chateau.
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Bapaume
Peronne
Motslands
Aliaines
Arras-Cambrai
Waat Bank
Moraes
France
Canal du Nord
Guiscard
Noyou-Ham Road
Amsterdam
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Oise
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Novon
Hemin
Alaney-Le
Whitman and Smith Win Big Majorities
New York Gov Charles Whitman and Alfred E. Smith won the Republican and Democratic nominations for governor in yesterday's primaries. Whitman led Morton E. Lewis by more than 166. Osborne trailed by at least 190000 in late returns. Western and European war reports describe British advances and German setbacks on the front near the Hindenburg line, with Americans and French pushing forward and claiming prisoners.
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New York
Charles, Whitman
Alfred BE. Smith
New York Carry Board
Whitman
Morton E. Lewis
William Church Osborne
Czech Troops Advance in Siberia Reach Verkhnéudinsk
From Vladivostok dated Sept, Western unit of the Czecho-Slovaks marching east from Lake Barkal has taken Verkhnéudinsk once the Red Guards HQ. They are 33 miles east of Petrovaky with unconfirmed reports they seized Chita. Three columns move along the Trans Siberian railway and through the mountains toward Setingsk and Kinhkta.
Wage Rise At Postal Conference Rumors
The Daily Mirror notes postal workers at a forthcoming national conference may seek higher wages better pay and improved working hour arrangements. A bamboo sounding finding is reported as aiding construction work near a water source along the coast.
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London
Daily Mirror
Haig Aims to Cut Off Cambrai Valenciennes Supply Lines
Haig plans a bold envelopment to sever Cambrai from Valenciennes forcing Von Hindenburg to abandon the Cambrai railway. The German commander weighs a rapid retirement to avoid a possible northern encirclement and supply disruption.
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Hull
Valenciennes
Cambrai
Szores
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Marshal Haig
Maubeuge
von Hindenburg
United States Recognizes Czech-Slovak Allies in War
In Washington on September 4 1920 the United States recognized the Czecho-Slovak peoples as a co-belligerent nation against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Prof T G Masaryk notified Secretary Lansing of Wilsons action while Britain France Italy and Japan had already recognized the Czecho-Slovaks and their Siberian expedition ties. The movement bases headquarters in Paris with territorial aims including Bohemia Moravia and part of Galicia under Austrian rule.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
T. G. Masaryk
Japan
Paris
Bohemia
Moravia
Galicia
Lenine Out Of Danger Says Copenhagen Dispatch
Copenhagen reports Lenine has improved and doctors say danger passed. Dora Kaplan, who attacked Lenine, refuses to name accomplices or provide details. A Moscow dispatch notes a 15 year old student handed Lenine a note as two women approached the premier. Kaplan fled, was arrested, and taken to the ministry of war. Poisoned cigarettes were found on her.
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Nikolai Lenine
Rlin
Amsterdam
Dora Kaplan
Lenine
Moscow
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Dera Kaplan
Ministry of War
Stormy days after the war predicted by Cunard leader
Liverpool by mail reports Sir Alfred Booth at the Cunard Line annual meeting warned of postwar hardships. He foresaw deflation, credit shrinkage, government control stifling enterprise, a scramble to divide raw materials, rising international jealousy and labor unrest driven by false hopes.
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Liverpool
Alfred Booth
Cunard Line
Prinshhe
Sir Alred
League of Nations
Aerial Mail Talks Between U S and Spain Reported
Madrid reports Captain Herrera of the Spanish air force held talks with King Alphonso on an aerial passenger service between Spain and the United States. Cabinet discussions and finance interest from a leading shipping company are noted. Proposed airships would carry 40 passengers with fares about 400 dollars and letter rates set per weight.
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New York Tribune
Madrid
Spain
Herrera
Spanish Military Air Force
Alphonso
United States
Pping
War Veterans Meet In Balt Md Encampment Opening
The twentieth and encampment of the United Spanish American War Veterans opened today in Baltimore at the regiment armory. Distinguishing guests attended the reception and meeting as hundreds gathered for the event. The encampment will close Friday.
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United
Th Regiment Armory
I’viday
End Flying Schools Debate Reshapes United States Program
The article notes a surplus of aviation schools nationwide and a plan to retain four programs. Universities identified include Illinois, Stanford, Princeton, and others. The piece cites Washington sources and cites advancing policy on aviation education.
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Washington
University of Minois
University At
Lend
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Hoatan Technology
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Ship State
Gorsall Univeratthes
Reign of Terror Tightens After Lenine Attempt
Moscow imposes mass relocations and a harsh decree after the Lenine assassination attempt. The proclamation orders immediate execution for weapon in hand, arrest and concentration camp for agitators, and seizure of private property.
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London
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Helsingfors
Hamburg Fremdenblatt
Petrograd
Wide search begins for Slayer suspect Cook in Bradway murder
Chicago records reveal T F Norman Cook linked to the stabbing death of about 50 year old William E Bradway. Bradway naming Cook in a dying statement. The hunt extends to St Paul where associates recall seeing Cook Saturday. Norma Cook, 19, is central to the case amid threatening letters and endearing notes.
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T. F. Norman Cook
William E. Bradway
St. Paw
Cook
Bradway
Norma
Billy
Columbus
Kan
Nevada primary features loyalty issue in United States race
London reports Nevada senatorial contest centers on loyalty after Roberta Roberts, incumbent, faces challenger Walter Cuomb who assails her war record over the McLemore resolution. Democratic incumbent Charles B. Henderson runs unopposed.
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London
United States
Bebe
Roberta
Nevada
Walter C Uomb
Roberts
Charles B. Henderson
Mystery airship carrier joins Grand Fleet operations
King George inspected a new type ship dubbed an airplane carrier, part of a recent Ton dern attack. Captain Dixon flew from dawn reaching Tondern to spot hangars, dipping to 60 feet above ground, and releasing a bomb run that triggered a large explosion. A heavy enemy barrage followed as Braart, also captained, coordinated operations before returning home after three hours aloft.
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George
Tondern
Dixon
Hangara
Dix
Germany urged to ban widows from remarrying
A Munich physician urges Germany to enact a law preventing widows from remarrying to keep men for single women. He notes postwar widow numbers rose from about 300,000 in 1910 to an estimate of 800,000, warning of a birth rate impact.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Tag Vys Munich
Hana von Herte
Political brinkmanship stalls 8 billion revenue bill
Washington reports that Congress may delay final passage of the $8 billion revenue bill until after the fall elections. House Leader Kitchin aims to push the measure by September 14 while Senate hearings run, with a joint recess to suspend activity until both chambers act. The plan risks election-time postponement and a conference stalemate.
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Washington, D. C
House
Kitchin
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Lenine Crisis Reported Nearing Critical Condition
London reports the condition of Lenin, the Bolshevik premier, after a Friday assassination attempt is highly critical. Surgeons removed a bullet, with crisis expected within three days and citizens not born in Petrograd or Moscow ordered to leave.
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London
Nikola Lenine
Bolshevist
Moscow
Centralews Agency
Lenine
Petrograd
Uritsky
Million Men Granted Wage Increases Across Railways
Washington Sept 4 Nearly 1 000 000 railroad workers including track laborers watchmen maintenance of way clerks station agents and other low paid employees receive wage increases approved by director General Medon The raises the second in supplement to the general wage order will add about 190 million to railroad payrolls Most increases range from 10 to 30 percent above current wages
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Washington, D. C
United States
Medon
Delbrueck’s Son Reported Killed on the Front
The son of Pr Clemona Delbruececk, former German imperial vice chancellor, is said to have died fighting on the Dastile front, per a cable printed by the Zeltung of warloh.
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Parle
Clemona Delbruececk
Zeltung
Warloh
Empress of Germany Reported Very Weak
The article notes the German empress described as very weak with increasing bouts of heart trouble. Dispatches from Amsterdam report her illness, bed rest, and attempts to avoid worry and excitement as she suffers the ailment.
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