Thirteen Million Enroll for Service in New Army
The New York registration for men aged eighteen to forty five proceeded with remarkable calm and efficiency. About 758,000 in New York City alone enrolled, a feat praised by Director Conboy and backed by some 15,000 volunteer workers. The process moved quickly, with average times under two minutes per registrant, and marked by pride across the nation as it aimed to fuel the war effort.
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Sandown
Conboy
New York
Washington
London
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Sual
Feld
New York City
Draft raids yield only 199 inductees in large city raid
Martin Conboy, director of the draft, said 199 of about 60,000 men halted in the recent raids were inducted. He noted eighty five came from out of town and asserted New York City was unusually free of slackers, with 640,000 names on classification lists before the raid and the results being negligible.
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Martin Conboy
Charles de Woody
Department of Justce
Cowboy
New York City
Debs Guilty Verdict Faces Twenty Year Penalty
In Cleveland on September 12 Eugene V Debs was found guilty by a federal jury of inciting insubordination and obstructing recruitment under the espionage act. The maximum penalty is twenty years and a $10,000 fine. Debs and Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes watched the verdict as the judge set a motion for a new trial for next Saturday.
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Cleveland
Eugene
Debs
Aederal
United States
Westenhaver
St. Louis
John F. Lawken
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Amon
Westenhaven
Victory Now Certain Says Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George declared victory near in Manchester affirming heart and will of Britain. He warned against any peace for Prussia without punishment and urged a durable settlement through a league of nations, while resisting both extreme peace terms and Bolshevik influence.
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Lloyd George
Manchester
England
France
League of Nations
League of Free Nations
Germany
Brent-Litovsk
Holsheviks
Loyd George
Willing to Restore Belgium With Big If
OPENHAGEN Sept 12 Germany might restore Belgium without conditions or damages if no other country is better situated for Belgium, said Frederick von Payer Imperial Vice Chancellor in Stuttgart. He cited low mood in Germany and allied nations due to a fifth war winter and noted American troops on the front would burden the Germans. he argued the Entente cannot win back Russians Serbians and Romanians already out of action.
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Openhagen
Germany
Belgium
Frederick von Payer
Stuttgart
Herr von Payer
Yor. Pager
Entente
Germany Faces Semi Panic Amid War News
Reports from Cologne and Germany indicate public alarm as Allied advances tighten. Wegener warns against panic likening it to shouting fire. calls for steady resolve and continued resistance while cautions about mutiny. Disturbances reflect Allied victories, with political changes uncertain and skepticism advised. Continuous coverage continues on next page.
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JIS
New York
Tein
Rotterdam
Cologne
Koolnische Zeitung
Wegener
Germany
France
Frankfurter Zeitung
Leipziger Tegeblatt
Hartling
Tank Fleet Leads Yanks In Offensive
The Daily Mail reports the First American Army under Pershing opened action in the St Mihiel salient with large American forces in control of operations. Tanks led the advance toward Leicheprey and Leideprey, meeting light German resistance as infantry moved through mud. The German defense is said to have withdrawn to a second line with artillery firing from a ridge.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Mihiel
Pershing
Leicheprey
Leideprey
Pershing Leads First Major American Offense on Western Front
ARIS Sept 12 reports Pershing supervised the big offensive between the Meuse and Moselle. American forces with French units gained several miles in St Mihiel sector and counted 8,000 prisoners so far. The operation continued as Pershing marks his 59th birthday.
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Aris
Meuse
Moselle
Pershing
Washington
British Push Near Cambrai in Sept Offensive
British forces advance toward Cambrai within seven miles after capturing Mavrincourt Moeuvres and attilly Vermand Vendelles, crossing the Canal du Nord and aligning with French units near St Quentin. German delays and weather hinder recon and rail and road repairs as Fochs leadership aids steady Allied gains amid heavy fighting and strategic logistics.
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Canal du Nord
Arthur S. Draper
New York
Tahune
London
Cambrai
Mavrincourt
Moeuvres
Havrincourt
Ecourt St. Quentine
Ephey
Attilly
Verman
St Mihiel Drive By American Army In World War I
The American First Army launched a major offensive in France focusing on a twelve mile front east of St Mihiel and eight miles north of it. By dawn they had taken St Mihiel and advanced several miles, capturing 8 000 prisoners and several villages while French and British forces pressed along the Hindenburg line and toward Cambrai.
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St. Mihiel
France
Verdun
Pershing
Xivray
Feyen-Hay
Fey-en-Hay
Thiaucourt
Pannes
Nonsard
Montsee
Bouillonville
Combres
Dommartin
Meuse
Moselle
Arras
Cambrai Haig
Hindenburg
Havrincourt
St. Quentin
Americans Reach Early Objectives on Lorraine Front
On September 12 at 4 p.m., American forces reached first objectives along parts of the Lorraine front, advancing ahead of schedule. Seven hundred prisoners are counted as casualties or captured, with continued progress along the line reported by the Amnartated Press.
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Lorraine
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Foe
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No Man’s Land
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Haig
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