Draft draft rules show advisers aiding draft boards
The New York Times notes three advisers will assist district boards in classifying registrants for the new draft. Labor and agriculture experts will advise, with a third appointed by the district board, to gather data from managers of vital industries and determine deferred status only for truly essential roles.
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Haig Gains on 4 Mile Front Near Havrincourt
British and French forces push toward the Hindenburg line as rains slow progress. Patrols occupy Vermand and Vermand area with advances toward Le Catelet and Saint Quentin while repelling German counterattacks near La Fere and Lafaux.
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Drastic Action Threatened Against War Plant Strikers
Bridgeport war plant strike involves 5 000 workers. A War Department telegram authorized by Secretary Baker and signed by General Williams states drastic steps may be used to enforce the War Labor Board ruling, that the decision stands and no government operation of plants will occur, with Bridgeport plant heads agreeing to the award.
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Republicans Sweep Maine Election Gains Across All Four Districts
Special to The New York Times from Augusta Maine Sept 9 Republicans won a full sweep taking governor United States senator and state auditor races plus all four congressional districts and most counties with the legislature Republican Carl B Milliken reelected by 8000 to 10000 votes Bert M Fernald elected to a full six year term Roy L Wardwell defeated challenger in the state auditor race Four Republican congressmen also won safe margins Louis B Goodall Wallace H White Jr John A Peters Ira G Hersey secured victories over their Democratic opponents.
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Houston
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Special POR night TON nightly towns and unreported
EB Me Sept 9 report details mixed results from a regional political night. It notes only two of twenty cities report on the re election status of Governor Bert and United States Senator Bert and Congressmen Louis B.
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Samara Front Rumor Sparks Russian Turbulence
A State Department update notes uncertainty over whether Bolsheviks retook Samara on the Volga as reports cite Aug 3 advances west of the river aided by German artillery. Czech forces allegedly under supplied and Lettish troops loyal to Lenin are described in the volatile Amur and Volga regions amid wider Siberian movements.
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Germans Admit U-Boat Losses But Boast of Building More
Amsterdam reports a semi official German Admiralty dispatch commenting on the British list of 150 U-boat commanders whose vessels were disposed of. It notes inaccuracies in ranks and says losses are heavy but necessary to face growing countermeasures and more U-boats sent to sea.
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Bolshevik Russia Under Terror Amid Foreign Refugees
An Associated Press report from Moscow describes violence and class hatred under Bolshevism. War measures and state oppression target foreigners and Russians alike as the Soviet regime struggles to maintain control amid internal opposition and leadership tensions. Continued on Page Three.
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German Guns Reopen Strong Front as Foch Plans Breakthrough
Paris dispatch reports intensified German artillery along the Arras to Rheims front as Allied forces press the Hindenburg line. Allies, led by Foch, plan an enveloping strategy to eliminate the line without a direct frontal assault, citing rapid gains by Debeney’s advance and heavy enemy losses in recent days.
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Germans Throw in New Divisions to Check American Advance
Allied troops push along a curved front from Glennes to Viel Arcy as heavy bombardment and new German divisions contest the St. Gobain massif area. American detachments advance cautiously under machine gun fire and shelling aimed at La Petite Montagne, with Germans clinging to ground south of the Aisne.
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British Drive Narrows German Retreat In World War I
London dispatch reports Ludendorff’s retreat behind the Hindenburg line near Vermand and Moeuvre as British forces push toward the line. Allied advances around St. Quentin La Fere and the Aisne tighten the trap, with German rearguards delaying progress amid scattered supply discoveries.
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British attack near Gouzeaucourt slows German defenses
A local British offensive between Havrincourt Wood and Gouzeaucourt progressed to strike the Hindenburg line. General Byng's troops pushed through Gouzeaucourt Wood toward Chapel Hill while German reinforcements manned the trenches. Rain and gas shelling marked the day as fighting moved along the ridge and toward Epehy and Templiers.
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German Trenches Show Traps as British Advance in France
German troops warn of traps in deep dugouts as British and French forces push along mud torn ground in France. Despite slow progress, Germans claim British five miles from central German lines and foresee stiffer resistance near the Hindenburg position.
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