Allies Gain On All Fronts In World War I Push
British troops reach the old Hindenburg line in Picardy while Balkan advances push the Bulgarians back. Serbian and French forces report breaking through on the Macedonian front with gains over twelve miles as Australian units seize outposts and Americans press toward Metz.
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Old Hindenburg Line
Picardy
Vera Awe International News Service
Hindenburg
Balkans
Meuse
Moselle
Metz
Pagny-Sur-Moselle
St. Quentin
Hindenburg Line
British Capture 8 000 Prisoners At St Quentin
British forces report 8 000 German prisoners and 50 guns taken in new drive before St Quentin. Hindenburg line approached. Australians and Welsh units push toward key defenses as 16 mile front yields many outposts seized and over 2 500 prisoners in Bellicourt area.
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ST. Quentin
London
Hindenburg Line
British War Office
Lempier Village
Gauche Wood
France
Rolinson
Cambrai
le Verguier
Villeret
Hargicourt
Bellicourt
Detective Bolum Captures Gold Coast Robber in Plaza Battle
Chicago police celebrate Detective Sergeant Paul Bolum as hero after a fierce confrontation with Max Miller during a burglary. Bolum faced Miller’s gunfire and, amid tense telephonic chatter, rushed the bandit and secured his capture before 100 officers.
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International News Service
Chicago
Paul Bolum
Max Miller
Gold Coast
Bolum
Miller
Horton Directs Weed Cutting in City Streets
James A. Horton of the city department of public buildings and parks coordinates weed control with J. C. Balsar. Complaints about weeds along sidewalks prompted action as Balsar uses a new scythe to clear weeds on many streets.
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James A. Horton
City Department of Public Buildings and Parks
J. C. Balsar
Horton
Balsar
American ace Lieut Putnam dies in action
On the Lorraine front September 19 Lieut David E Putnam credited with nine victories was killed in action. The Brookline Mass aviator descended from General Israel Putnam was buried near Toul beside Raoul Luiberry and Blair Thaw. Paris reports say Lieut Davis P Putnam was shot down at St Michel after engaging seven German Fokkers.
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Henry G. Wales
Internatonal News Service
Lorraine Front
David E. Putman
Brookline
Mass
Israel Putman
Toul Front
Raoul Luiberry
Birdman
Blair Thaw
Paris
Lieut
Davis P. Putnam
St. Mihiel
Unpatriotic Strike Ends in Shamokin District
Virtually all of the 30,000 miners on strike in the Shamokin anthracite district returned to work this morning, with 26 collieries affected by the walk-out reported to have resumed operations according to the fuel administration.
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International News Service
Washington
Shamokin
Fuel Administration
Madame Heink Sings No More In Service Honor Gigs
Chicago report states soprano Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink has lost her voice while under care at Michael Reese Hospital. Doctors say only complete rest can restore her voice after a severe cold contracted returning from California.
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Chicago
Ernestine Schumann Heink
Michael Reese Hospital
California
Pope Benedict XV Responds To Austrian Peace Note
Pope Benedict XV says the Austrian peace note is inadequate in his reply. The Pontiff's response will be published in the Osservatore Romano, with the Wireless Press relaying the advisory.
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London
Benedict XV
Osservatore Romano
Austrians Mobilized On French Front In Training
Prisoners report seventeen Austro Hungarian divisions mobilized along the French front with most not yet ready. They train in Alsace Lorraine behind the Hindenburg line while Americans with tanks are seen as capable of breaking defenses. Germans used dummy guns near St Mihiel to mislead American observers. Austria’s peace offer is forgotten by front line troops who recall the world series.
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Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
Hindenburg
St. Mihiel Salient
Meuse Heights
Verdun
Vignalles
Montagne Forest
Austria
Thousand New Draftees Prepare Questionnaires
The city draft board sent out a thousand questionnaires to new registrants as part of a push to complete the intake quickly. Registrations rose to 6 907 from 6 835 on the first day, reflecting cross-district cards arriving. The legal advisory board meets tomorrow in the city council chamber to help registrants fill forms, with signatory proof required. High school pupils assisted the board in its work today.
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City Draft Board
R. M. White
City Board
New Plank To Be Placed On Edenburg Bridge
County commissioners will close the Edenburg covered bridge from 8 a m to 6 p m beginning September 23 to lay a new plank. The plank will be adjusted to allow use after 6 p m each day until the next morning.
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Edenburg
Rumors of Hohenzollern Troubles Reach Holland
London reporters cite reliable authorities to say rumors persist in Holland about the Hohenzollern family. One claim alleges the Kaiser suffers from a mental ailment.
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International News Service
London
Holland
Kaiser
Nearing Vote On Huge War Revenue Bill
Washington reports the House resumed consideration of the 8.18 billion dollar war revenue bill. Leaders predicted a vote before week’s end with debates over amendments and a $10 occupational tax still unsettled.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Kitchin
Ways and Means Committee
Brewers To Be Probed By Senate in 1920s
A senate resolution orders a complete investigation into charges that brewing interests have manipulated politics and press. The judiciary committee will gather documentary evidence from the justice department, U S district attorneys, and A Mitchell Palmer. Edward Wise of Company F, Artillery Park, arrives safely in Pittsburg with word from his sister Mrs. Howard Reitz.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Jones
Judiciary Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Capitol
Department of Justice
U. S
Jones
Howard Reitz
East North Street
Edward Wise
Company F
Artillery Park
Pittsburg
Dime shower planned for Cripple Jim McCready birthday
Tomorrow Friday September 20 a dime shower will be sent by citizens in general to Cripple Jim McCready as a memorial for his 46th birthday. Jim has not walked for over 30 years and grows more helpless daily at 401 North Cedar Street Mahoningtown New Castle Pa.
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Jim McCready
Jim
North Cedar Street
New Castle
Mahoningtown Station
American Prisoners Suffering Under German Captivity Frontline Abuse
American soldiers captured at Leicheprey were kept at Thiaucourt for over two weeks and forced to perform menial work near the front. Civilians and air raids later led to relocation. captives faced mock prisoners, beatings, and restricted food as Germans coerced them during the Lorraine front actions.
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Lorraine
Leicheprey
Thisscourt
Thiaucourt
Beicheprey
Conflans
Italy Rejects Austro-Hungarian Peace Note
Rome reports Italy has followed the United States in rejecting the Austro-Hungarian peace note. The government states the allied peace principles require freeing Italian subjects from Austrian rule and preserving Italian national integrity. Italy pledges to continue fighting until these aims are secured.
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International News Service
Rome
Italy
United States
Austria
American Guns Fire Factory In Metz
American heavy artillery set a fire in a factory inside Metz as American aviators reported shell bursts over the German fortified city. The bombardment targets German rear positions with careful attention on the Metz region, with all fortified loci under fire.
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Metz
Lorraine
German Reichstag President Forecast Armistice Before Winter
President Fehrenbach of the German reichstag said in Ravensburg that an armistice would be declared before winter despite enemy opposition. The message was received in Amsterdam on Sept 19.
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Amsterdam
Fehrenbach
Reichstag
Ravensburg
Germans Ordered to Hold St Mihiel Line, Pershing Found
A captured German order dated September 8 shows the St Mihiel attack by Pershing’s forces was anticipated by the Germans who expected to repulse it. The document states the principal line of resistance must be held at all costs and not abandoned without orders.
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Washington
Germany
St. Mihiel Salient
Pershing
War Department
Putnam Brought Fokker Down Before His Death
First Lieutenant David E. Putnam of Brookline Mass the ace of American aces brought down an enemy Fokker in flames a few seconds before he was killed during an air combat on September 12. His total official victories reached ten and unofficial triumphs eighteen.
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Henry G. Wales
Internatonal News Service
Lorraine Front
David E. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Two Lutz Brothers Serve Country From New Galilee
Mr and Mrs Daniel Lutz of New Galilee Pennsylvania report two sons serving in the army. James E Lutz left for Camp Sherman Ohio December 14 1917 joined Battery E 323rd L F A and now serves in France. Robert Lutz went to Camp Greenleaf Georgia September 5 1918 joined Motor Company No 8 Camp Greenleaf Annex Chickamauga Park.
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Daniel Lutz
New Galilee
France
James E. Lutz
Camp Sherman
Ohio
323Rd L. F.-A
Robert Lutz
Camp Greenleaf
Georgia
Camp Greenleaf Annex
Chickamauga Park
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Serbian War Office
Oacts
Kuehkovkamen
Polchichte
Vilelichte
Melynitsa
Rasimbey
BY Earle C. Reeves
Flanders
Gouzeaucourt
Arras Cambrai Road
Bert Ford
Putnam
Ing
Raoul Lufberry
Schumann Heink
Start
Yanks
Ialy
Fokker
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