German Crisis Deepens as Payer May Resign
News from Amsterdam dated Sept 22 reports Vice Chancellor von Payer likely to resign amid German political crisis. Moderate parties urged to form a majority bloc as Chancellor von Hertling weighs peace terms with Social Democrats and Center Party support. Arrests of Socialist figures Heckert and Gubitz noted.
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Report of nocturnal European front clashes and raids near La Bassée
Night dispatches describe limited fighting along the western front. German and Allied actions include repulsed attacks near Mocay Villers-Guislain and Bellicourt, prisoner captures, and artillery exchanges from Ypres to Cambrai with high casualties and substantial artillery use.
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Italy Not Ready To Accept Peace Terms, Page States
In Paris Thomas Nelson Page, U S ambassador to Italy, says Italy may resist any peace terms that break its resolve. He notes American co operation eased Italy's isolation and that U S aid helped Italy endure wartime hardships and feel understood, but Italy may demand terms acceptable to its allies.
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French Repel Raids North of Aisne Front
Paris dispatch reports heavy artillery around St Quentin and north of the Aisne. French forces on the Vesle front repulsed two enemy raids and penetrated further areas as the night wore on.
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Salzburg Sealed by Siege After Destructive Riots
Zurich reports a general strike in Salzburg Austria spreading from famine. Workers tradesmen and officials joined protests. Last Tuesday a crowd marched to the government palace, the door broke in, and gendarmes with fixed bayonets attacked. Deaths and injuries occurred before the Grand Hotel was looted and its cellars damaged. The city remains under siege as demonstrations continue.
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Salzburg
German Chancellor von Hertling unlikely to resign report
AP dispatch from Amsterdam cites a Berlin briefing that Hertling does not plan to resign and that official Germany dismisses Leipziger Tageblatt claims of a political crisis. Germania counters sensational reports and asserts the army high command remains decisive while most Germans oppose agitators.
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Proclamation Turmoil in Northern Russia Reported
Allied diplomats faced a tangle of proclamations as Tehapiin Ivanoff and Dedusenko declared new rules while Tachakovsky ministers appealed for stability. Strikes by workers followed and factions debated monarchy restoration as authorities sought an adjusted provisional government under Allied guidance.
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Maria Butchkareff III Reaches Archangel Battalion Leader
Archangel reports Commander Maria Butchkareff, organizer of the Russian woman's battalion, who fought for Russia, has arrived at Archangel. The dispatch notes her leadership and the unit’s action during the war.
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Explosion in Austria Kills 382 Workers
Amsterdam dispatch reports an ammunition factory explosion near Austria’s capital Woellersdorf killing 382 workers and injuring many. Most victims were young women and girls amid a massive blast and fire.
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Japanese Cabinet Resigns Under Terauchi Leadership
Tokio Sept 21 The Japanese Cabinet headed by Field Marshal Count Terauchi that has led since October 2016 tendered its resignation in what appears to be a voluntary step.
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Associated Press
Count Terauchi
Toftay
Russian volunteer woman arrives in Archangel to aid Russo allied army
A woman with a Russo allied mission arrives in Archangel after visiting the United States. She is ill with influenza under care in the American Red Cross hospital run by American army physicians. An interview quotes her pledge to bolster the Entente effort and rally the peasants to fight for their land.
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Peasan Sapenit
Finnish throne in doubt as Hesse prince urged to delay
Amsterdam dispatch reports Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, brother-in-law to Emperor Willem, urged by high quarters to wait before any Finnish throne decision. He would accept only the office of Administrator for five years, according to Volksstimme. The prince has not yet accepted.
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Willem
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Belgian King deems separate peace offer weak
Paris reports King Albert and Queen Marie of Belgium express skepticism about Germany's separate peace proposal. The Belgian monarchs, amid notes of unity with Serbia and the Allies, accept a high decoration for Albert and vow continued support for national restoration and Allied aims.
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Demoralization and War Ends Inch Toward Belgium
A fragment cites demoralization amid Allied efforts and suggests the war may end with troops moving toward Belgium. The text implies cautious judgments on rapid weakening and American troop decisions shaping the outcome.
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Belgium
Helper to Kill Rasputin Says He Helped
An Atlantic port report describes Colonel Stanislaus de Lazevert as head of the Russian Red Cross sanitary section. He claims he helped kill Rasputin in 1917 and says Rasputin’s death was not as some reports claim. He urges Allied action in Serbia with American troops to save Russia.
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