Allies Repel Somme Assaults Near Ginchy and Combles
Allied forces report steady gains on the Somme front as British and French troops hold and push positions near Combles and Bouchavesnes. German counterattacks around Le Priez and Chaulnes are repulsed with heavy losses, while air and artillery activity continues along the line.
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Bonchavesnes
Ginchy
French War Office
Somme
Combies
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Bouchavesnes
Priez
Chaulnes
Meuse
Verdun
Vaux- Chapitre Wood
Ancre
Arras
Ypres
Mount Sorrel
Neuville St. Vaas
Isfhe
Tivol
Gisners
Souchest
Pala
Wang
Berlin
London
Crown Prince
Rup- 4
Belig
Gineny
Verdun Front
Souville
Thiaumont-Chapitre
Food Riots Reported in Hamburg Amid Shortages
An Amsterdam dispatch says serious food riots occurred in Hamburg on Saturday evening. Angry women raided shops closed for meat and vegetables while another crowd gathered before the Town Hall shouting Down with the junkers and Down with the people’s torturers.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hamburg
Berlin
Shoutnée
Belgian Finance Chief Reports German Bank Seizure Claims
Aloys van de Vyvere, Belgian Minister of Finance, stated that news of Germany seizing 760,000,000 francs from the Belgian National Bank in Brussels may be true. He cited forced Belgian payments in France at par with marks, the arrest of director M. Carlier, and German demands to transfer cash to Berlin, with World opinion alerted.
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Havre
Aloys van de Vyvere
Brussels
France
Belgium
M. Carlier
Lights Put Out In Wilhelmshaven Under Rigid Rationing
Reports from Copenhagen dated September 14 describe drastic restrictions in Wilhelmshaven. The fortress commander issues an order limiting all street lights and shop window lighting to only that needed to distinguish goods as a precaution against air raids.
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Copenhagen
London
Winsegard
Wilehelm
Paven
Wilhelmshaven Zeitung Publsaes
253 Passengers Saved as Big Vessel Burns
A Pacific Coast steamer carrying 253 passengers and 170 crew was ablaze off Coos Bay near Marshfield Oregon. Rescue boats and a special train evacuated all aboard as the Michie and the Lamook suffered heavy damage, with the Yellowstone to Seattle service continuing.
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Ore
Pacific Coast
Dougs
The
Steamship Company
His Ress
San Francisco
Seattle
Michie
Coos Bay
N. EB
Cousins
Panyay
Congress N. J
Francisco
San
Camden
Star of Chile Reported off Point Pedro in rough seas
The Alaska Packers bark Star of Chile, carrying the season's salmon for San Francisco, was reported off Point Pedro south of the Golden Gate in breakers. About 200 cannery workers aboard are believed to be returning to port. The vessel’s gross tonnage is 1,001.
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San Francisco
Alaska Packers
Star of Chile
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Point Pedro
Golden Gate
Strikers jailed after raid on I W W meeting in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 14 a raid by Sheriff Phillips and deputies ended a noon I W W meeting in Old Forge hall. About 615 detainees were jailed on riot charges as authorities arrested suspected I W W organizers including Joseph Nozzi. Many arrestees were foreign born. Jermyn & Co. announced none would be rehired.
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Scranton
Penn
Industrial Workers of the World
Old Forge
Phillips
Lieutenant Price
Luckawenpm
Jermyn & Co
United Mine Workers
Swartz Hall
Joseph Nozzi
Aoter
Shem
Dead Man's Island Front Passages In Styr Line
On the Star front near Lemberg the Austro German forces hold behind the Styr with strong positions and prepare to strike if ordered. The Stossgruppe troops study maps with General von D while hoping Hindenburg signals forward, as patrols report intensified Russian shelling and shifting divisions nearby.
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New York
An's Island
Unis
Lemberg
East Front
Styr
Salvation Army
Brusiloff
Hindenburg
von D
Linsingen
Carpathians
Dniester
Bulgaria
Jillery
Jawohl
Dead Man's Island
Strang
Demitracopulos Rejected as Greek Premier by Allies
London reports M Demitracopulos refused to form a cabinet after Entente powers balked at his program. Athens notes Premier Zaimis urged to stay, but negotiations faltered amid allied actions and internal Greek discord. King Constantine seeks a premier to push Greece away from neutrality.
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Zaimis
London
M. Demitracopulos
Athens
Heuter
Entente
Alexander Zaimis
Piraeus
Greece
Associated Press
Constantine
Wilson Accept Hughes Challenge In Political Foray
Wilson plunges into politics after consulting Burleson and Tumulty, then learns his sister is sinking steadily. The report notes the shift as he weighs public service against personal matters, highlighting the unfolding political maneuvering and family concern.
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Sister
New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Burleson
Tumulty
Asbury Park
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Charles. E. Hughes
Threats Renewed as General Strike Traction Tactics Escalate
Renewed threats of a city wide sympathy strike involve 400000 street and trolley workers after mass meetings in Union Square. Amalgamated leaders pledge support while claim unions face a hostile campaign from the city and federal authorities. Interborough reports continued normal to near normal service as strike action spreads to subway lines and Westchester suburbs.
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Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Union Square
James P. Holland
New York State
American Federation of Labor
Holland
Samuel Gompers
Federation
William B. Fitzgerald
Ganizer
Amalgamated
Gompers
Union Action General Wi
Queens
Richmond Erough
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Fitzgerald
Shonts-Hedley- Whitridge
WhitRid ge Denies Anti Union Pact in Strike Stand
Mayor Mitchel tells the Public Service Commission he would not favor a union compromise and blames Carmen leaders for the strike. He says arbitration would have been better and maintains the workers were wrong to strike despite a serious grievance. Chairman Straus supports keeping pledges and seeking arbitration, noting no new evidence changes his view.
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Third Avenue
Ormorrow
Mitchel
Osear
Straus
Huadua
M.ieael
Vellevveen Cohue
Interen
Sure Calways
Petuie Pearilsy
Gto
Ebbes Culbuack
MATS
Tegefald Bas Nuu & Part
Guidets
Latel
Third Avenue Suike
John J. Morris
Whitridge
Carmen
LINES
Public Service Commission
Third Avenue Railroad
Striking Railway Workers Face Wage Offer and Return Talks
Police report a surge of strikers seeking reinstatement at Third Avenue yards as Union Railway and Third Avenue officials report gains in service. Officials note increases in car operations and new wage rules aimed at persuading workers to return, while strike leaders dispute the statements and warn of continued disruption.
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Interborough
Union Railway Company
Bronx
New York Railways Company
New York
Third Avenue Rail
Second Avenue
Westchester
Third Avenue
Yonkers
New Rochelle
Mount Vernon
Manhattan
New York Rtailways
Arthur Woods
Mr. Whitridge
Mr. Cohen
Third Avenue Company
Union Railway
Lis- Bronx
Hettec
Vhitrhige
Union Heads Twice Warned Found Third Av Line Fair
Whitridge declares no meeting or joint action on master and servant contract. The report notes union leaders were warned twice and a third avenue line fair was found.
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