Meadoo Urges Fast Action On War Bond Legislation
Secretary McAdoo asked Congress to pass broad war finance legislation immediately to stabilize bond markets and foreign exchange. He warned delays before the Fourth Liberty Loan could impair funding, urging swift action amid upcoming Ways and Means consideration and public bond campaigns.
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New York Times
Washington
Meadoo
Congress
Treasury
America
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Ghelrmen Kitchin
Simmons
Kitchin
First Men 19 20 Called for Draft in New Law
Washington September 10 The Provost Marshal General says youths aged 19 and 20 and men 32 to 36 will be the first called under the new selective service law. Many thousands needed to fill cantonments next month with 150,000 youths sent to student training camps and up to 300,000 possible for October calls. Employers urged to aid classification efforts and local boards to forward reports quickly.
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New Yorks Times
Washington
Crowder
War Department
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Nex
Erement
Hin
All German Admiralty Chiefs Assemble at Main Headquarters
AMST ADAM Sept. 10 The Chief of the German Admiralty Staff Admiral Scheer has gone to stay permanently at Main Headquarters according to advices from Berlin. The staff of the Naval War Commander and other heads will be located at Headquarters.
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Admiral Scheer
Berlin
Naval War Commander
Burian Offers Tentative Peace Talk With Germany
Baron Burian austere, suggesting an exchange with the Entente to explore reconciliation without immediate peace negotiations. He urged careful study of humanity and justice while warning against rosy hopes of victory, noting continued military efforts and a growing desire for understanding in enemy lands.
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Amsterdam
Baron Burian
Vienna
Germany
Allied Gains Alarm Austria Women Riot as Troops Leave
Allied advances in Austria trigger alarm as retreating troops prompt protests by women. The departure of men heightens local tension and raises questions about occupation dynamics.
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Austria
American Tank Steamer Sinks Large German Submarine
The Frank H Buck reports sinking a German U boat in the Atlantic on Sept 8 after a fierce engagement. Chief Gunner’s Mate Steffens led a naval gun crew, delivering twenty eighth and twenty ninth shots that blasted the conning tower. The sub, a widow class vessel with two 6 inch guns, sank after a terrific explosion and enveloping black smoke.
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New York Times
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Frank H. Buck
Navy Department
Joseph Navy
Tain
Steffens
United States
Debrmarine
Gerbmarine
Widow
Canadian Pacific liner Missanable torpedoed returning
Marine insurance sources report the Canadian Pacific liner Missanable torpedoed on Monday westbound from an English port with passengers and mails for the United States. Commanded by Captain William Hains the ship left an American port four weeks earlier and carried about 200 officers and passengers aboard a twin screw vessel built in Glasgow in 1914.
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United States
William Hains
Glasgow
Rain and mud slow British front as rain aids health claims
Rainstorms across the British front hinder movement and repair work as engineers toil to mend roads and erect shelters. The rain also reduces dust that worsened diseases among troops, while German dugouts and defensive measures are noted amid ongoing fighting and supply strains.
Wilderness all foe leaves behind towns looted and razed
Special cable report from Sept. 10 describes French and British fronts around St Quentin and La Fere as heavy rains fall. German forces use systematic depredation to deny shelter and fuel, razing towns like Noyon and many villages while removing usable goods.
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New York Times Company
New York
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Oise
la Fare
St. Quentin
Debeney
Humbert
Vesle
Aisne
Laffaux
Mangin
Chemin Des Dames
St. Gobain
Gaedke
Wolff
Noyon
Sick Germans Forced to Fight in Front Line
An American capture in France reports a German soldier with ear disease and anaemia forced to front line duty after an order moved him from a noncombatant role. He described sick soldiers sent to the front and hospitals overcrowded, with potential surgery for an abscess.
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France
Associated Press
Aisne
Flanders
French Advance 3 Miles Reinforces Shelters Amid Offensive
Paris reports Foch’s program progresses as German lines fall back from Arras to Rheims. Mangin pushes toward St Gobain near Servais while La Fére threat grows. Allies note stronger Hindenburg-line defenses and vast reinforced concrete shelters. British and American units gain ground near La Fére and St Quentin with continued fighting along the Lys front.
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Sensée
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Canal
London
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Montescourt
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Oise
Hindenburg
la Feére
Laffacx
Chemin Des Dames
Glenais
Havrincourt
Gouzeaucourt
Epehy
Douai
Lys
Neuve Chapelle
Armentiéres
Steenstraete-Dixmude
St Julien
British Advance Limited by Mud and Fire in France
British troops push forward despite stronger enemy rear-guard resistance, with central sectors seeing heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Persistent rain leaves the battlefield muddy and shell craters filled with ooze, slowing gains as fronts remain largely paused.
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France
Associated Press
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