Brewers Fund Inquiry Ties to Palmer Revelations
Senators order inquiry into Brewers motives as Palmer alleges aid to Brisbane dealings. Palmer claims 75 000 paid over Feigenspan arranged 500 000 in all to be furnished. Directors named for the National City Company and references to liquor industry figures appear in the document batch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
William R. Hearst
New York
Hearst
Chicago Herald and Examiner
The
Herald
James Keeley
Examiner
Frank A Munsey
Washington Times
United
Nassau Street
Eac
Garvan
William de Ford
John A. Sturdevant
Thomas E. McEntegart
Corporation Directory
William A. de Ford
William R
de Ford
As &m Incorporating
Sturdevant
McEnhim
Fred Miller Brewing Company
John
C. W. Feigenspan
C. Feigenspan Corporation
Brewer of
Newark
Federal Trust Company of Newark
Civersity
Feigenspan
Sk Benak Ip
Ae Wiliam Isin
Ahenes
Thich
Ivan
Tax limit this year underscores army needs supplied
Tax limit this year cited as crucial for sustaining military needs as defense spending pressures mount. Officials stress funding remains essential to maintain equipment, personnel readiness, and strategic operations amid ongoing global commitments.
3,000,000 Troops in West Front Strain German Forces
American correspondent outlines German manpower on the western front. He cites a total about 3,060,000 German troops remaining, with 600,000 fewer men since April and a morale decline. He notes 72 fresh divisions earlier versus 13 now in suitable condition, and widespread dispersal of reserves due to fear of American attacks.
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Germany
France
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
von Boehn
von Gallwitz
Duke Albrecht
Verdun
Pershing
Clemenceau Speech as France Replies to Austria
Paris reports an official note stating Foreign Minister Pichon sent Austria's peace proposal to the Swiss minister with a copy of the official journal containing Premier Clemenceau's Senate speech. The speech declared France's reply to Vienna and vowed to fight until the enemy sees bargaining between crime and right is impossible.
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Paris
Pichon
Austria
Premier Clemenceau
Senate
France
M. Clemenceau
The
Fleeing Rhine Towns Fleeing Allied Airmen
Allied airmen bomb Cologne Coblenz and other German towns daily. Many casualties are reported, with official tallies likely undercounted. Residents flee to Holland seeking safety as raids continue.
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Rhine
Amsterdam
Cologne
Coblenz
Hetvolk
Holland
Americans Capture 240 German Guns and Ammonition
American artillery astonishes observers with marksmanship and quantity. Doughboys seize German guns of various calibres and large stocks of ammunition, including Austrian shells. Heroic actions at Norrey and St Mihiel are highlighted as troops silence a hidden 88 and press the final advance.
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Thiaucourt
Hindenburg
Western Front
St. Mihiel
Norrey
British Halt Mass Drive as Germans Press Fiercely
British and Australian forces stopped a German push after 40 German batteries opened fire. Guards and the 3d Division held and repelled assaults on Moeuvres Havrincourt and Gauche Wood, while Allied counterattacks pressed the Hindenburg line north of St Quentin to Villers-Guislain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moeuvres
Havrincourt
Hindenburg
Arras
German Peace Wish Echoed by Swedish Hostility to War
Stockholm reports Gustaf Sloesteen, a German correspondent and pro German author, condemns the invasion and calls for truth telling. He cites war aims as conquest, protests Germany’s use of vassal states, notes rising crime and military strain, and says Germans seek peace despite rulers pursuing conquest and Alsace Lorraine issues.
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War Department
Treasury Department
Congress
Senate
Kitchin
McAdoo
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
New York Times
Tas
Stockholm
Gustaf Sloesteen
Gothenburg Handelsidning
Germany
Gothenburg
Belgium
Foch
Berlin
Kiel
Hindenburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Romania
Allies Push Through Bulgarian Lines in Macedonia Offensive
Allied forces in the east extended gains on Sept. 17 and 18, with Bulgarians retreating toward Cerna. British and Greek troops seized territory along Lake Doiran, while Serbian units with French and Greek detachments captured 45 villages including Zovik Stravina and Bechichte heights. Gradesh nitza was held after a fierce defense.
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Paris
Macedonia
War Office
Cerna
Gudrov, Kamen
Chazdrna
Belashnitsa
Rojden
Biatets
Lake Doiran
Zovik
Stravina
Poichichte
Bechichte
Gradeshnitza
Koziak
German crowds demand peace in Essen and Cologne
Peace demonstrations organized by the Social Democrats drew thousands in Essen Cologne and Saxony towns. Field Marshal von Hindenburg issued a proclamation to the army asserting that a proposed Austro Hungarian peace conference does not end the war and that Germany will continue the struggle to defend the homeland.
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New York Times
Washington
Shelley
Treasury Department
War Department
March
Congress
Simmons
Sheliey
McAdoo
Amsterdam
Social Democrats
Essen
Cologne
Saxony
Zeitung Am Mittag
Berlin
al Indes
Germany
British French forces push toward St Quentin with gains
British and French troops advance against German positions in the Hindenburg line northwest of St Quentin. Villages including Lempire and Gang Wood are reported captured. Haig notes over 10 000 enemy taken and more than sixty guns seized as French push toward Contescourt and Castres south of St Quentin.
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ST. Quentin
Haig
London
Cap Ire
Lempire
Gang Wood
Ronssoy
Cambrai
Court
Arras-Cambrai
Haig's Men Storm Three Lines Near Longburg Outpost
British forces in France report heavy German counterattacks around the Longburg outpost and heights north west of Quentin. Despite initial gains by the British and pounded positions, fighting continued with German attempts to retake lost ground while British lines were extended and supply pressure mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Asm Press
Hindenburg
Quentin
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Thay
Palmer
Brisbane
Washington Newspaper
Judiciary Committee
National City Company
Si4
Fifth Avenue
Eeies
Vieaties Street
National City
Advt
Treas
Ury
West Front
Alsace
Edwin L. James
New York Times Company
House
War
Associated Press
Hartshorne
Picabia
KY. Steck Bachanga
América
Clemenceau
Vienna
Denburg Line
Cameron MacKenzie
Alpine Corps
Philip Gibbs
Britain
Villiers-Guislain
Gauche Wood
Villers-Guislan
Lancashire
Yorkship
Ancre
Asna Hill
Thiepval
Doiran
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Epehy
Lempiné
Gauche Wood, North
Contescourt
Castres
Benay
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