Foch Forces Hit German Lines Across Front in Allied Push
Allied forces under Marshal Foch strike the German front from Verdun to the North Sea. Britons Belgians and Americans attack north of Ypres Cambrai the Aisne and in Champagne with French forces. Across all sectors the Allies report progress and success.
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Marshal Foch
Verdun
North Sea
Hindenburg Lines
Ypres
Cambrai
Aisne
Champagne
Vesles Captured as Serbian Push Continues in Balkans
Serbian war office reports Vesles and its fortress fallen to Serbian forces. Troops push toward Uskoh and Ratavista, north of Ishtib, with advances beyond Virodiana toward the Bulgarian border as Berlin panics over armistice talks. Britain rejects suspension of operations.
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London
Vesles
Serbia
Serbian War Office
Uskoh
Ratavista
Ishtib
Virodiana
Berlin
Belgians Press Forward Along Argonne Front
Paris dispatch reports Allied forces advancing west of the Argonne with Belgian troops leading. The push covers much of the southern front from the North Sea region, with about one thousand prisoners taken so far. Heavy combat continues between Dixmude and Ypres.
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Argonne
Sour Points
North Sea
Dixmude
Ypres
Americans Press German Lines North of Argonne
American forces advance near Verdun face fierce German resistance along the Brunhilde line. German artillery and machine gun fire intensify as they mass in Cierges and Emont woods to halt the U S push north of Argonne, with Americans replying heavily with artillery to disrupt enemy positions.
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Associated Press
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Argonne Woods
Epsonville-Montfaucon
Treiry
Cierges
Emont Woods
British Make Gains in Cambrai Front as Haig Reports
Haig says 10,000 prisoners captured and 200 guns seized in Cambrai offensive. British advance includes towns Epinoy and Oigny le Vergor or nearby, with Canadian troops reaching the Douai Cambrai road as operations continue in Flanders with Belgian forces.
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Cambrai
Field Marshal Haig
Paynecourt
Douai-Cambrai Road
Flanders
British Capture Villages Near Cambrai
Paris reports at daybreak the British resumed the Cambrai battle and are said to have captured several villages.
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Paris
Cambrai
Americans on Russian Front Advance Beyond Fifty Miles
Archangel report notes American troops active across the northern front joining British and Russian forces. Several villages have fallen as operations continue and the Allied advance exceeds fifty miles in the recent fighting.
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Archangel
Associated Press
French Forces Take Somme Py in Four Mile Advance
Paris dispatch reports the French capture the village of Somme Py east of Argonne as the offensive continues. The war office statement notes about a four mile advance.
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Paris
Argonne
Somme-Py
War Office
General Gouraud Advances in Cham Offensive
Paris reports General Gouraud's army making progress in the Cham offensive as the campaign pushes forward. Allied forces press toward objective lines amid ongoing operations and tactical maneuvers shaping the front.
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Gouraud
Paris
Cham
Somme Py railway point remains under advance report
A morning update states the important Somme Py railway point is still advancing after its capture, with troops pushing forward to extend control in the region. Local observers note continued movement and position tightening as the operation progresses.
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Pagne
Somme-Py
British Casualties Report for Week Ending Today
London reports 24 000 British casualties for the week ending today. Four thousand three hundred were killed or died of wounds while the rest were wounded or missing.
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London
Man Kills Brice at Home After Alleged Insult
Richard E. Hackler Jr. admits shooting Frank Courtney Brice at Brice’s 217 Sixth Street home at 11 15 am after a dispute over an insulting remark to Hackler’s wife. Brice dies from a heart shot. eye witnesses present with varying accounts.
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Frank Courtney Brice
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Sixth Street
Hackler
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City Power House
Grammont Street
News-Star
Price
Liberty Loan Fourth Campaign Under Way Nationwide
Washington reports the fourth Liberty Loan drive began before dawn with communities sending solicitors at midnight. An army of campaigners aims to place a bond in every home as millions join the effort to reach and exceed quotas in the weeks ahead.
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Washington
Wilson
Liberty Loan appeal calls Monroe citizens to rapid subscription
J W Hoopes, Liberty Loan Campaign executive, urges Monroe district in an address to subscribe and oversubscribe the Fourth Liberty Loan. He appeals to set aside personal concerns, praising Southern troops and urging every adult to buy at least one $50 bond as production and war effort intensify.
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J. W. Hoopes
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Belleau Wood Jry
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Austria-Hungary
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Monroe
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Americans Concentrated on Western Front
Washington reports General Marek says Bulgaria's collapse stems from American forces focusing on the western front. He notes Germany cannot shift divisions from the west as readily as before. Bulgarian minister Panateroff says Bulgaria aims to quit the war and may appeal to the United States if peace talks fail.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Marek
Titherto
Germany
United States
Washinngton
Stephan V Panateroff
Austria-Hungary
Messages to Other Counters Barred From Transmission
Washington on September 27 a presidential executive order barred sending messages by telegraph telephone or cable to points abroad or near the Mexican border. The order allows only communications permitted by rules to be set by the war and navy departments for telegraph telephone and cable lines.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Tropical disturbance moves north over Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance centered in the northeast Gulf of Mexico is moving northward. South Atlantic gulf shipping is advised to exercise caution.
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Wasington
Gulf of Mexico
South Atlantic Gulf
German chancellor von Hertling resigns in Germany
London Sept 28 Count von Hertling the German imperial chancellor has resigned according to a message to the Central News Agency from the Hague.
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London
Count von Hertling
Hague
Haig’s British Forces Capture Arleux in France
Field Marshal Haig’s troops report capturing Arleux France, five miles southeast of Douai, today as Allied operations advance in the Western Front. The town change comes amid ongoing offensives in the region.
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Arleus
France
Haie
Arleux
Douai
Americans Take 3000 Germans Northwest of Verdun
The American Army Corps reports capturing more than 3000 German prisoners by noon today northwest of Verdun. The Friday advance continued the push as Allied forces tighten control in the region.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Division Exceeds Thousand in Totals With More Expected
The division has surpassed 1,100 units and still reports several hundred more outstanding. Officials caution the final count remains uncertain as additional data flows in.
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