Bulgarian Front Slipping as Serbian French Forces Advance
Serbian and French troops push along a widening front from the Adriatic to Saloniki threatening Bulgaria's lines. Additional villages are freed and prisoners increase beyond five thousand. French British operations aim to encircle St Quentin and breach the Hindenburg line near Cambrai.
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Associated Press
Maceonia
Adriatic
Saloniki
Sokol
France
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Cambrai
Lecalet
Secheldt Canal
Thermometer Runs Low Amid Unseasonable Cold
Weather observer Miss Katie Kegy reported a 45 degree minimum this morning. Residents faced an unusual chill with outfits ranging from straw hats to overcoats and heavy cloaks. Tonight remains cool with temperatures rising tomorrow, while reports of end forces were noted by Marcel Hutin in the Echo de Paris.
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Katie Kegy
Palm Beach
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
British Resume Attack on Hindenburg Line Near St Quentin
London reports the British resumed their assault against the Hindenburg line this morning east of Ephey, continuing operations northwest of St Quentin as per an official Field Marshal Heig report.
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Hindenburg Line
London
St. Quentin
Ephey
Heig
Further Steps Forward on Flanders Front
London Sept 21 British forces report progress on the Flanders front. General Haig says the line west of Messines and south of Ypres has improved with a strong point captured. Northwest of St Quentin advances through the main Hindenburg line continue, while a post north of Gauche wood near Villers-Guislain is slightly pressed back.
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London
Flanders
Haig
Messines
Ypres
St. Quentin
Bellinglise
Gauche Wood
Villers-Guisloin
War Casualty Update From Week Ending Today
London reports 22 000 British casual ties during the week end ing today. Killed or died of wounds total 3 600. The remainder were wounded or missing.
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London
Wind
Serbians Advance Nine Miles In One Day Near Monastir
London dispatch reports Serbian troops east of Monastir advancing more than nine miles in a single day and nearing the Prilep Vardar highway. The official statem ent also notes many prisoners captured and Allied forces taking Goeyak west of the Corna River, fifteen miles southeast of Prilep.
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London
Monastir
Prilep
Vardar
Goeyak
Corna River
Corrections in Casualty Lists from Washington
Corrections in the published army casualty lists announced today include Privates William A. Roberts Maryville Louisiana Arthur D Jackson Leesville Louisiana John E Gilcrease Boyce Louisiana previously reported missing in action but now returned to duty Also privately reported missing in action now reported killed in action Private Bernard B F Gooch Olive Branch Mississippi
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Washington
William A. Roberts
Maryville
Arthur D Jackson
Leesville
John E. Gilcrease
Boyce
Bernard B. F. Gooch
Olive Branch
Miss
British monitor sunk in harbor. heavy losses announced
The Admiralty said a British monitor was sunk in harbor on Monday. One officer and nineteen men were killed. Fifty seven sailors are missing and believed killed.
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London
Admiralty
Allies Sink Two Enemy Ships on Dwina Front
London reports Entente naval units and Allied troops along the Dwina in northern European Russia sank two enemy ships and captured three guns. Bolshevik forces suffered heavy losses according to the British War Office statement issued today.
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London
Dwina River
European
Russia
British War Office
Moving Civil Population in St Quentin
Paris reports on March 21 that German forces seem to hasten the removal of the civil population from St. Quentin as military operations proceed in the area. The development highlights the encroaching impact of wartime measures on residents and local life.
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Paris
St. Quentin
French seize Benay as St Quentin flank drive advances
Paris reports that in a southern flank operation the French captured Benay and pushed northward beyond the town as of the latest war office statement dated September 21.
British Troops Attack German Lines Near Hiavrincourt
Allied forces in France report an English assault on the German trenches at 5:30 am between Hiavrincourt wood and St. Quentin. The operation covers two fronts over about two to three miles with Australians advancing toward Hindenburg’s outpost system near the canal.
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France
Associated Press
Hiavrincourt Wood
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
New Draft Regulations Clarify Selective Service Rules
Washington Sept 21 The revised selective service regulations issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder set August 5 as the date from which draft boards shall disregard marriages of men who registered September 12 as a basis for exemption.
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Washington
General Crowder
Shell
Fire Destroys Small House on Texas St
A negro cabin on the south side of Texas Avenue near South Third Street was destroyed by fire at noon today. The roof of a nearby cabin was partly destroyed and sparks set fire to Claud Causey’s residence, but no damage was done. The fire department could not save the originating building due to the fire’s headway and the long hose run.
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Texas Avenue
South Third Street
Claud Causey
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Mrs Robinson Returns to Shreveport With Husband
The case surrounding George Robinson’s assault remains in the public eye as Mrs. Robinson, with her gravely ill husband, returned to Shreveport. He was not moved for an operation despite calls for one, and Mrs. Robinson objected to moving him. Meeks remains jailed in Bonham, Texas, with ongoing uncertainties about the arrest details.
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Mrs. Robinson
Shreveport
Husband
Meeks
Bonham
George Robinson
Robinson
More Than 1 750 000 U S Troops in Europe
The War Dept announced the US embarkation for overseas has surpassed 1 750 000. General March reported continued good military news. The 114th Engineers of the Thirty-ninth division arrived in France joining Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana National Guard troops. On the Lorraine front Pershing reports the first American army has stabilized the line from Maizeray to Vandieren near Moselle with positions ten miles from Aetz.
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Washington
General March
March
114Th Engineers
Thirty-ninth Division
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
France
Lorraine
General Pershing
St. Michel Salient
Maizeray
Moselle
Vandierer
Aetz
Government Crisis Nears Acute Stage in Germany
Amsterdam Sept 21 Germanys government crisis nears a decisive stage as parties vow a parliamentary government formation. Socialists ready to join under conditions while the Independent Socialists meeting in Berlin district is dissolved by police for speaker denial and arrests.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Ber
Lin
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Hugo Hasse
Adolf Hoffman
Herr Haeniseh
Bombardment of Metz a Sensation to Germans
The Metz bombardment by American heavy artillery startled Germany but did not cause panic, per the Metger Zeitung. A few deaths were reported and damage described as significant. Basel reports the Tietz bombardment created enormous sensation with many inhabitants fleeing while neutrals faced travel bans.
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Metz
Geneva
Metger Zeitung
Paris
Basel
Tietz
Germany
War Angelus Observed Quietly in Monroe Amid War Faith
A Monroe proclamation under Mayor Apgar calls for a one minute noon War Angelus daily starting July 20 1918 to pray for victorious Allied arms. Rotary Clubs nationwide promote the citywide silent prayer with bells and whistles to unify citizens during World War I.
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Jutly
Congress
Apgar
Monroe
Rotary Clubs of America
Rotarians
Kansas City
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Rotary
International Association of Rotary
Emergency amendment adds influenza to communicable diseases
New Orleans September 21 The Louisiana State Board of Health issues an emergency amendment to the Sanitary Code adding influenza and grippe to the list of communicable diseases as a war measure. Reports of all cases must be promptly sent to the State Board of Health and local authorities. State labs will provide free bacteriological examinations at New Orleans Shreveport Charity Hospital and Monroe St. Francis sanitarium.
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New Orleans
United Prrbue Health Service
Louisiana State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Bac
State Board of Health Laboratories
Shreveport Charity Hospital
F. H. Walke
Monroe St. Francis Sanitarium
Price Quotation Awaited on Ald Cotton
President Wilson has directed to fix price on Ald Cotton as market officials await quotation.
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Wilson
Control Distribution Plan For Cotton Price Announced
President Wilson will fix the cotton price and take over distribution of this year’s crop. The move, announced after a conference with cotton state senators and representatives, aims to regulate a costly staple amid wartime needs. The exact price and method were not yet decided, with underscoring a fair price amid crop shortages estimated at 4,004,000 to 4,006,000 bales.
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Washington
Wilson
Presidentia
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