German Retreat Quickens as British Drive Breaks Drocourt-Queant Line
British and Canadian forces push along a fifty mile front from Ypres toward Peronne, capturing Lens and Queant with 10 000 prisoners. Haig’s attack shatters the Drocourt Queant switch line forcing German retreat and raising fears of a broader collapse on the Hindenburg line.
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British Advance Continues on Front Near Arras and Soissons
British and French forces pressed the German line on multiple sectors Sept 3. Advances included Hamblain les Pres near the Scarpe and likely Bertincourt, with heavy fights rendering many German casualties and hundreds captured as Allied pressure widens along the Somme to Soissons corridor.
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United States recognizes Czechoslovaks as co-belligerents in war
The U S recognizes the Czecho Slovak peoples as a co belligerent nation in the war against Germany and Austria Hungary. Prof Masaryk president of the Czecho Slovak National Council met Secretary Lansing at the state department and was notified of the action. Britain France and Italy have already recognized the Czecho Slovaks. The Czecho Slovak headquarters are in Paris and include Bohemia Moravia and part of Galicia not under Austrian rule. This move signals America and the allies will recognize the Czecho Slovaks as an independent nation at the peace conference.
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Drunk Jason Bott Arrested at Union Station
Jason Bott was arrested yesterday at Union Pacific station by Officer Fred Logan on a charge of drunkenness. He paid a total fine of 315.50 in police court this morning and was released.
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Union Pacifics
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Trott
Athletics Update: Interurban Attack Rates Rises Sept 15
A brief note reports athletics and interurban activity with rate changes due September 15. The item references training arrangements and ongoing sports programs, noting adjustments amid usual athletic events.
S. A. T. C. changes limit student work and sports
University plans for the S A T C this fall keep athletics with a strict regime. No outside work, long drill hours, and a twelve month service year. Band, classes, and medical, engineering, and naval reserves interact with the new wartime setup.
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University of Kansas
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J. ©. MecCanles
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G C. Shunt
Dean Shin
War Department
Shaad
Alhough
Dentists in Preparedness League Face Draft Ruling
Provost Marshal General Crowder confirms that Preparedness League of American Dentists members are not exempt from the draft. The group of about 17 000 volunteers has run free clinics and contributed time and materials to ready conscripts for camp, with many serving on medical advisory boards and local draft boards nationwide.
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Lenine Attack Case: Kaplan Refuses Accomplice Names
Dora Kaplan, the Russian revolutionary who attacked premier Lenin, refused to name accomplices or provide attack details, per a Moscow dispatch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. Witnesses recall a 15 year old student delivering a note while two women approached Lenin.
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Vandals Cut Five Kaw Beach Canoes in Ruin
Five canoes stored at Kaw Beach were found cut open and ruined yesterday morning. No suspects or clues emerged, and a $5 reward for the arrest of those responsible was posted by Ed Pierson and George Weyermuller. Canoes belonged to RKF Stimpson, A L Owens, H W Olmstead, A C Bixby, and G W Herford.
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A. L. Owens
H. W. Olmstead
Sheriff Plans Supper for Draftees Before Draft Night
Sheriff J R Woodward announced a change in plans for the 69 men due to report at 7 to 8:30 pm. The Chamber of Commerce will host a 6 pm supper instead of the usual noon dinner to boost attendance and avoid troops leaving town hungry or paying for meals. No general invitation issued to the men, but all are welcome to attend.
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Albare
Examining Board Dates Four Deferred Draftees in Ottawa
The medical advisory board from Ottawa will examine four men today at the M. C. A. facility to determine deferred status. Aimed at assessing fitness for service, the session proceeds with four examinees listed for screening.
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Weather forecast hints showers and cooler south
The Sour Owl jokes about Kansas University as a female seminary last year. The forecast calls for showers tonight and Wednesday with cooler air especially in the extreme southwestern portion.
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Sour Owl
War Aims Course for Student Soldiers at University
The War Department sent details for a new War Aims course at the university tied to the 8 A T C. It covers reasons for entering the war across history literature economics and politics with three hours weekly for nine months and uses materials from Public Information. The course stresses presenting facts over propaganda and welcomes questions from student soldiers.
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War Department
America
National Army ‘Training
Still School for Girls at Kansas Promoted by Dean Shaad
Dean Shaad of the University of Kansas School of Engineering says a segregated girls program will join the S A T C for males. He argues women will study in same classes with unchanged methods, with some courses dropped to meet teaching needs, and stricter discipline will improve moral tone. The advisor of women stays in charge of female activities.
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I G. C. Shaad
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Avork
Bean Schaad
Students Will Picnic as Indians Serve Supper for Firemen
Septembers events describe a large community supper served by Oat Lawn for visiting Lawrence firemen and local citizens. Superintendent Peatis plans basket dinners for Indian students if weather favors an outdoor picnic on the lawn or indoors in the gym if rain. The I A U band will provide music, and visitors will be transported by automobile greetings to Chief Reinish and F O Petins.
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Lawrence
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F. O. Petins
Advertising and girls swim extend in Lawrence column
Lawrence page highlights Paramount and Artcraft ads using the question What does Lawrence, Kansas, care to show how city promotion reaches national readers. Varsity Theatre and Bowserock top local theater advertising, boosting nightly attendance. Meanwhile, M C A girls swimming classes in Lawrence are extended a week due to late school start with about forty five girls in the pool.
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Kansas
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New York
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Journal- World
Varsity Theatre
Bowersock
Paok
Pacifist Oak Park Pastor Under Investigation
The Rev Noble Strong Elderkin of Oak Park Second Congregational faces scrutiny as pacifist sermons stir opposition among Lawrence Church members in Chicago. Parish tensions rose after alleged antiwar remarks and a push to secure his removal, with older members affected and a scrutiny by authorities continuing.
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Frat Houses Abolished as Kansas Varsity Forms Army Camp
Freshmen and campus clubs face a shift as Kansas University plans to replace fraternity houses with a new Army Training Camp. Existing boardinghouses will be used as temporary barracks with meals and housing organized for winter. All fraternities prepare to relocate to hill barracks to support the campus wartime program.
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Si Amng Training Corps
K. U
Fort Hays call for volunteers to attend training school
A local draft call requests men from Douglas county to join the Nation Training School at Fort Hays. About 103 or more volunteers are expected to report by September 19, with a policy that Class One deferments are waived. Eligibility requires a school education and participation by local registrants like Mr and Mrs Johnson.
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