British Army advances to Cambrai with village and prisoner gains
British forces drive toward Cambrai capturing 14 villages and 10 000 prisoners as Germans retreat from Lens. In the U S New York City politics show Whitman’s renomination and Smiths strong primary victory across the state with lighter turnout and Republican organization backing.
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Charles Whitman
Rea
Merton B. Lewis
Pri
Charles D. Newton
Abbey General
Whitman
Alfred L
Lewis
Whits
Becker
Whitman Wuld
Onondaga
Gor
Smith
New York
Inialai
Richmond
Wyoming
Osborn
Oscarried Putnam
Gartiners on Page Eight Pia think of Writing
Readable fragments show gardeners on page eight considering writing projects and creative pursuits. The note hints at aspiring authors amid community interests with a casual local-paper tone.
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Gartiners
Pia
Wuirina
Political slate renominated in local ticket
The Democratic ticket renominated James J. Wells for Treasurer Alfred Smith for Lieutenant Governor Harry Co Walker Franklin B. Baird Charles Omschauer Jacob G. Cohen Bird Coler for Controller and related posts, aiming to solidify support on the party line.
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Es Alfred . Smith
Harry Co. Walker
Franklin B. Baird
Charles Omschauser
Reasurer
Jacob G. Cohen
BIRD
Coler
New Revenue Bill Moves Toward Quick Passage
A proposed revenue bill gains momentum and could become law within a month. The measure imposes heavier taxes on profits and raises beverage imposts while leaving breakfast table costs unchanged.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Claude Kitchin
Weys and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
12000 Slacker Roundup Nets Mass Arrests in NY and NJ
Federal dragnet swarms Southern and Eastern New York and Northern New Jersey as 12000 men are rounded up under orders by 7 am. Arrests tally roughy 10000 to 12000 in Manhattan and 2200 in the Bronx with New Jersey totals around 12000. Inspectors plan to deploy 6000 to 8000 workers with guards at theaters and armories to verify draft cards and determine fitness for labor or confinement at Governors Island.
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New York
New Jersey
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Coney Island
Long Island
Bronx
Jersey City
Newark
Paterson
Chicago
Andrew Murray
American Protective League
Lexington Avenue Theatre
Camp Upton
Charles de Woody
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
de Woody
Governors Island
60Th Regiment
23D Regiment
Cus
Kaiser William Aged Grief Stricken At Nauheim
Swiss observers report Emperor William II appears greatly aged with snow white hair and bent shoulders after the Nauheim conference with King Ferdinand. The visit aimed to secure Bulgarian troops for the western front while German reserves are shifted to replace losses. German recruits as young as 18 are ordered to prepare for Oct. 1 deployment.
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Geneva
William
Ferdinand
Nauheim
Democrate
Czechoslovak Recognition Expanded by United States
Secretary Lansing announced formal recognition of the Czechoslovak National Council as the de facto government directing Czechoslovak military and political affairs in Siberia and Europe. Masaryk leads the council, with support from Britain France and Italy. The move signals broader allied efforts to aid Czechoslovak forces in Siberia and ongoing diplomacy with Washington.
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Czechoslovak National Council
Washington
France
Great Britain
Italy
Lansing
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
America
Siberia
European
Russia
Vladivostok
Allied Push Breaks Drocourt-Quéant Line Near Cambrai
British and colonial troops report capturing Quéant and advancing beyond, with over 10,000 German prisoners. Lowland Scots clear Hindenburg line southeast of Quéant while naval brigades and Marines sweep along support trenches toward the Bapaume-Cambrai road. Germany in retreat as Allied forces press the pursuit overnight.
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Drocourt- Quéant
Arras-Cambrai
Quéant
Pronville
Drocourt
Hindenburg
Drakes
Hoods
Ansons
Hirondelle
Bapaume-Cambrai
Must Not Relax Maurice Warns Enemy Has 196 Divisions
Major General Sir F B Maurice discusses the British Army’s rapid post Spring recovery in France. He lauds the Flanders push, noting Haig’s victories at Bapaume and near the Scarpe, the Quéant fortress capture, and the Canadian corps’ role in breaking the Drocourt line while noting enemy withdrawals and heavy losses.
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F. B. Maurice
Copsright
1918
The
New York Times Company
Cavie
New York
London
France
Mons
Philip Gibbs
Great Britain
Quéant
Sir Charles Ferguson
Douglas Haig
Bapaume
Scarpe
Somme
Monchy
Drocourt
Kemmelil
Neuve Eglise Ridge
Bailleul
Exstaires
Vesle Front Holds in France as Allies Press On
Field notes from the American Army in France describe relentless pressure on German lines north of Soissons. Reports include two hundred Germans surrounded in a cave near Terny Somy who chose to surrender to Americans over French, and a tank crew aiding in battle alongside Doughboys.
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Coperight
New York Times Company
Epecia
New York
France
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Vesle
Aisne
Bazoches
Mangin
Ameri
TernysSorny
United States
Haig drives British to Canal du Nord amid Drocourt-Quéant break
Field Marshal Haig’s forces pushed eight miles from Cambrai breaking the Drocourt-Quéant line and driving Germans toward the Canal du Nord. Quéant and thirteen villages fell on a twenty mile front with over 10 000 prisoners as towns like Pronville Hamblain-les-Pres Bertincourt and Doignies were seized.
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London
Haig
Baralle
Cambrai
Drocourt-Quéant
Canal du Nord
Quéant
Hindenburg
Lens
Field Marshal Haig
Douai-Cambria
France
Ytres
Bapaume
Beaumetzles-Camprai
Rumaucourt
Vacluse
Arras
Bapaume- Cambrai
Pronville
Hamblain-les-Pres
Bertincourt
Doignies
Velu
Rocquigny
Laudemont
Recourt
Etaing
Villers-au-Flos
le Mesnil
Lys
Neuve Chapelle
Richebourg St
Aisne
Ailette
Paris
Berlin
Growing American Army to Deliver Final Mopping Up Blow
British military experts in London say the growing American forces will strike a final mopping up blow against retreating German hordes on the western front. They expect Americans to press after Germans lose the Hindenburg line and fail to defend the Sensée and Nord Canals. The German General Staff reportedly moved its HQ from Spa to Verviers, near Liége.
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London
Sensée
Nord
Hindenburg
Amsterdam
Spa
Belgium
Verviers
Liége
Les Nouvelles
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Coene
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Queant
Cambrai Road
Hindenburg Line
Cagnicourt
Dury
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ENEMY
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Juvigny
Terny
Edwin L. James
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Canal
Associated Press
Drocourt-Quéant Line
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