Serbs and Allies Push Through Bulgarian Fronts
Allied forces in Macedonia drive toward the Vardar river and Saloniki, severing the Uskub-Saloniki railway and liberating villages as Serbs advance from Prilep toward the Vardar. French and British operations near St Quentin break the Hindenburg line while Turkish front unravels along the Mediterranean coast. Prisoners exceed 5,000 as attacker forces press west of Epehy and north of Gauchy wood. Haig reports gains around Bellinglise and Messines.
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Associated Press
Macedonia
Adriatic
Saloniki
Uskub-Saloniki
Prilép
Vardar
Adrogojel
Uskub
Dorian
France
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Cambrai
Hun
le Cadet
Seheld Canal
Epehy
Bellinglise
Haig
Gauchy Wood
Nosh
SS Quentin
Essigny-Le-Grand
Benay
Mediterranean Sea
Jordan
Jerusalem
Deway
Paris
Denay
War Office
London
Field Marshal Haig
Flanders
Messines
Ypres
Cap
Nae Eee
Across Fronts New Advances and Evacuations Reported
A Serbian statement claims many prisoners captured and positions near Prilep and Cerna river. Evacuation of St Quentin underway as German activity increases. fires seen in the city and batteries are placed. Allied forces push through Macedonia with Serbians reaching the Cerna river and significant prisoner and gun captures. British and Greek forces clash with Bulgarians near Lake Dorian with advances and prisoners taken. In France, English troops attack German lines near Havrincourt Wood. Entente navies on the Dwina report sinking two enemy ships and capturing guns with Bolshevik losses rising.
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St. Quentin
Paris
Marcel Butin
Echo de
London
Macedonia
Cerna
Sokol
Saloniki
Lake Dorian
Dorian
France
Geran
Havvincourt Wood
Entente
Dwina
European
Russia
Bigger playgrounds for New York School
The Breath of Education committee recommends buying four lots south of the New York school to create a city wide playground. The board held the matter over until October 7 to allow full consideration. Additional district expansion included property west of Diversity Heights. New hires: Louise Bowne, Juling Uhriaub, M H Read. Miss Lucile Goldsberg resigns.
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New York
Worder
Diversity Heights
F. W. Trimble
J. A. Leighton
Louise ‘Bowne
New York School
Juling ~Uhriaub
M.H. Read
George H. Selke
Lucile Goldsberg
University S A T I C members may get government insurance
Announcement confirms University S A T I C members are eligible for government insurance up to 10000, with benefits like barracks quarters, army meals, medical care, tuition-free study, uniforms, and 30 dollars monthly private pay. Training Corps enlistees gain officer prospects and required book costs around 15 dollars yearly. Ministerial meeting at Y M C A to follow.
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University
S.A. T. IC
B. T. Scher
Training Corps
Army
County Fair Sets Big Weekend Of Races And Wresting
Douglas County fair opens at Woodland Park next Wednesday with a full program of races and contests. H B Baltz of the local YMCA chairs the athletic committee. Prizes include admission tickets to Parker shows. Wednesday features include Haskell Institute vs Lawrence baseball and a slow mule race with a $5 purse. Thursday offers a farmers free-for-all trotting race worth $15 and boxing and wrestling by university trainees. Friday includes baseball, a half-mile running race, boys dashes, wrestling, and a military drill by the K U Training Detachment.
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Douglas County
Woodland Park
H- B. Boltz
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Frank Crum
HH. B. Baltz
Washburn
David
K. U
400 LAWS EXPECTED May Enroll in Military Law Classes
Dean J. W. Green announced Washington telegrams place enrolled law students in Class Five of the draft. Law students will receive eleven hours weekly of practical military instruction and sixteen classroom hours, including two in theoretical military study. The plan aims to admit about 400 men this year, with many taking military law and allied subjects rather than full law curricula.
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Mie
S. AL Tlc
School of Law
J. W. Green
Washington
Dean Green
Vinland Grange Fair Arrangements Announced for October
The Vinland Grange fair will be held at Hoskinsons aunt Stevens grove, east of Vinland, on October 3 and 4. Stock and farm products will be judged by experts from the State Agricultural College. Special departments include horses, swine, sheep, poultry, fruit, farm products and home products. Ball games between Baldwin and Vinlané high schools are featured both days.
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Grange
Vinland Grange
Hoskinsons
Homefrom Overseas Sergeant Hanley Instructs Troops
Sergeant Charles Hanley of Company H 137th Infantry arrives in Lawrence for furlough with his parents. He has been summoned to America to instruct troops at Jackson Barracks, while his three brothers serve in France and at Camp Grant. Local officials plan bridge work and road fills as a concrete road project proceeds.
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Charles Hanley
America
Pershing
137Th Infantry
Lawrence
Robert C. Hanley
Jackson’ Gerracks
Hanley
Ata
France
187Th
Roy Hanley
Archie
William Hanley
137Th Regiment
Viniland
Grant Township
al Marks
Rlley
HUN VICTORY TURNED INTO BITTER DEFEAT IN SIX MONTHS
Six months after the German offensive began on March 21, British and French and American forces faced a dramatic shift. The offensive that aimed to break Allied lines failed, with German gains halted and a counteroffensive turning the tide. The front moved from La Bassée to the Marne as Allied troops pressed back, leaving the German plan in disarray. The year’s fiercest battles shifted momentum, ending in a costly stalemate and retreat.
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Tay
Germany
Russia
Western Front
Teutons
Adlons
la Pere
Arras
Picardy
Roge
Uritil
Riavh
Ypres
Iermays
Gevenise
Chattan Hvery
Cha Wage
Rheinsard
Marne
Epernng
Greand Foch
Forint Luanehor
Fontenoy
Aisne
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Vesle
Tresrty
Ancre
Montdidier
Soine
Mentislier
Arrasere
Trott] Arras
Chemin-Des- Dames
Gel
Fest Hive
Dimsithes
KU Registration Hits 1811 Total At College
Enrollment data shows 1811 students registered with detailed figures by school. Chemistry and mathematics are popular, with 253 and 216 students respectively, while law, astronomy, and military reading follow in order. Warfare chemistry attracts about 55 new entrants amid broader course interest.
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Fi « College
Parrish Health Improves After Long Illness
Friends report J. D. Parrish has greatly recovered after two years of poor health. The Lawrence printer, once noted for steady work, faced overwork and unfavorable conditions, but is now expected to make a complete recovery.
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J.D. Parrish
J. PD. Parrish
Lawrence Cared For Its Soldier Students Amid War Influx
Lawrence city groups including churches organized housing efforts for 1800 arriving soldiers. Prof W J Baumpartner oversaw the work with host families, meals, mixers, and open house events. Committees coordinated social welfare with Army Y M C A and local officials guiding temporary lodging and communications.
Waiting for War Department Inspector in Kansas
War Department inspector to survey and reorganize Kansas guard units begins in Santry and Atchison. Regimental officers named including Col. P. M. Hoisington and governor Capper to issue commissions. First regiment to be federally reorganized since state guard history.
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Kansas
Santry
K. NG
Atchison
Orter
Wichita
Hay
Ester
Newton
Kansas Guard Regimania
United States
Douglas county fair prompts Lawrence stores to close
Lawrence business men plan a Wednesday afternoon closure for the Douglas county fair the event’s big day with free admission aims to attract many visitors. Chamber of Commerce secretary H B Sparks notes only a few merchants refused to close while drug stores will stay open.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
H. B. Sparks
Chamber of Commerce
Two More Leave Replacement Men Headed to Winston
Replacement men jay Haggett and Adolph Boerh were sent from Lawrence to Fort Riley to fill Douglas county limited service quotas. John M Watts departs tomorrow for Camp Funston to replace a local man rejected by the medical board there.
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Winston
Fort Riley
Lawrence
Linge
Douglas County
Jay Haggett
Adolph Boerh
John M.watts
Camp Funston
K U Students Enter Service Next Week
An upcoming reorganization will place men into new units this Friday. Physicals for S A T C applicants at the university, though set to end this afternoon, may stretch to Monday. The S A T C headquarters declined to release rejection numbers as Captain Scher reviews doubtful cases. much of next week will be devoted to inducting men into federal service.
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Scher
Washington
Five KU men commissioned at Fort Sheridan
The document lists five University of Kansas graduates commissioned as officers at Fort Sheridan. The total commissioned rises to twelve with more furloughs anticipated this week. James Bowles Basil Church Dyman King Harold Hall and Las Vegas Tucker join the officer ranks as Lieutenants and are assigned to various colleges and schools United States. About half of the 5500 college men in the camp passed the examination and were commissioned. others return as cadet instructors. The official year closes with LC Stevenson, county treasurer, preparing to finalize accounts and tax rolls ahead of November 1 collections.
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Luniver
Fort Sheridan R. QO
Cami
James Bowles
Basil Church
Dyman EL King
Harold Hall
la Vegas ‘Tucker
Tieutoniant Riateles
Churels
University of Iowa
Kingwill
Texes Agilion
Ceheul
Waylus
Charles
Rarcliffe
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tuibert Clingman
Kansas Agricultural College
Ted Pendleton
LC. Stevenson
Kent may join American Expeditionary Forces staff
Regional Director R A Kent of Lay schools seeks leave to join the American Expeditionary Forces in France as administrator of estimating activities. He applied to the Department of Education. assignment would require passing a physical. He reportedly declined a state superintendent offer. Work begins Thursday. Frank Parker takes K U duties.
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Ami
France
R. A. Kent
Kent
National Departn Education
M. Eylef Cleveland
1 of Education
Aba
Com
Induction into Army Training Corps shifts naval reserves
Telegraphic orders from the Department indicate medical and engineering students and reservists are to be transferred into the Army Training Corps. About 97 reserves are affected. 89 in the Medical Reserve Corps and nine in the Navy Medical Corps. The plan accounts for roughly a dozen engineers in the Engineers Reserve, with many already enlisted or conditionally registered. The transfer will place all involved into the S A T C and housed in the same campus buildings, as officials prepare for an experimental setup at the university.
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Army Training Corps
Department
B. T. Scher
Igineers’ Reserve
Haworth
Marvin Hall
Naval
S. C
Navy
K. U
United States
Kansas City
Fuoi Bureau of Navigation
Stronf
Forced Sale of Salvage at Red Cross Store
Salvage store at 1105 Massachusetts Lawrence advertises a forced clearance of all goods to make room for a new Red Cross collection. The sale runs Monday with discounts clearly marked, offering bargains on Belgian items and other stock as the store clears out before the next collection.
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Red Cross
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