Wilson Favours Time Extension For Prohibition
President Wilson indicated support for advancing national prohibition during the war but suggested delaying its effective date to July 1 1919 to allow liquor industry interests and banks time to adjust. Senate debate paused to pursue an extension while negotiations between wet and dry factions continued.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Benater Sheppard
Texas
White House
Congress
Intoxcanta
Sheppard
Purely British Victory Sweeps Somme Front
Allied high command gains hailed as British forces force German surrender claims. Echo de Paris notes breakthroughs by local thrusts tearing holes in lines. Fabry in Oui praises British attack methods and calls northern Somme success a purely British victory.
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Associated Press
Yaris
L*heaure
Machel Huron
Echo de Paris
Fabry
Oui
Somme
Tax on incomes urged higher levy on unearned income
Washington Revenue Secretary McAdow and Chairman Kitchin discussed recommending a higher tax on unearned incomes than earned ones to spur sale of tax free government securities. He urged enacting the revenue bill by September 28.
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McAdow
Earard
Associated Press
Washington
Kitchin
Gompers Sets Course for Europe to Back War Aims
Samuel Gompers AFL president sails for Europe to rally support against radicals and socialists seeking immediate peace with Germany. He aims to gain approval of Wilson war aims and oppose compromise.
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United Press
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Germany
King Assails Interview Request From German Ambassador
The German ambassador to Spain, arriving from San Sebastian on Friday, asked for an interview with King Alfonso on an urgent matter. The king replied he could not grant the interview at that time but would consider meeting the ambassador when he could be reached.
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United Press
Antmier, Srete
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Ic Wan
Lets Act Like Men. Belgian Debate Sparks Public Outcry
An Associated Press dispatch in the German newspaper The Cologne Zeitung reports sharp calls to action with the phrase Lets act like men. The piece notes wartime sentiment, public stirring, and questions of leadership as Belgium comes under pressure, signaling a louder civilian resolve amid ongoing conflict.
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Associated Presa
Ricle
Coingne Zeitung
Belgium
German Prisoner: Germany Faces Manpower Shortage Worries
An escaped German prisoner told American troops east of Mes, captured Sunday, that Germany plans no new offensives due to dwindling manpower. He cited a 15,000 strong division reduced to under 1,000 and said many would desert if given the chance. He noted stricter munition plant rules and rising fatigue among German soldiers.
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Associated Press
Germany
Mes
Berlin
Bolsheviks abandon Petrograd and Kronstadt amid rumors
Reports via Stockholm say Bolshevik leaders have left Petrograd and Moscow and only a few remain, with Kronstadt witnesses recounting Trotsky aboard a former imperial yacht. The dispatch notes arrests at Jaroslav and tensions as Kronstadt tries to rally soldiers against the Czecho-Slovaks while Vladivostok unrest fades with workers paid off.
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Petrograd
Washington
D. C
Moscow
State Department
Stockholm
Lenine
Kronstadt
Troteke
Trotsky
Jaroslav
London
Ussuri
Vladivostok
Engenevka
Semenoff
Peking
Semenof
Motsievskaia
Siberia
Pos |Sible
Condition unchanged on Senator Ollie James at Johns Hopkins
United Press dispatch from Baltimore reports no change in the condition of United States Senator Ollie James of Kentucky. The hospital at Johns Hopkins issued the update stating the patient remains in the same state, with no new developments to report.
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United Preas Ballimece
Johns Hopkins Hospital
United States
Ollie James
Kentucky
Brazil Receives Air Force Nucleus From France
The nucleus of a Brazilian air fighting force forms as thirty airplanes and instructors depart France under Chancellor Nilo Picanco, signaling a strategic transfer that strengthens Brazil's aerial capacity.
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AIR Force
United Press
Rin de Janstrem
Nilo Picanco
France
Brazil
Textile man dies in town, Cranmore N. Wal lace noted
Cranmore N. Wal lace of Boston, longtime figure in New England textile interests, died at his summer home here. He was seventy four years old.
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Associated Press
Jevelry, Maes
Cranmore N. Wallace
Boston
New England
Textile Intereatz
Seaplanes Fall in a Collision Off Fire Island
A U S navy seaplane with Ensign Donald C Pero and two crew members disappeared after colliding with another seaplane about seven o clock Saturday night twelve miles southeast of Fire Island light vessel in fog. Ensign H Stevens and his mechanic landed safely and searched for the missing crew for forty minutes. Pero trained at Miami and MIT prior to service. Jaeger and Newman are the missing crew members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Donalds
Peru
Fire Island
Navy Department
Pero
H Stevens
W. C. Jaeger
F. A. Newman
Enelen Stevens
Donald C. Pero
W. C Jaeger
FL. A. Newman
Australians Report Germans Retreating in France
The Australian forces in France report German rear guard actions as they retreat. On Saturday night ammunition dumps burned across the battlefield. About 12,000 Germans have been captured by Australians since August 8, a figure larger than Australia’s total casualties.
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Associated Press London
France
Bill would fund up to 40000 in athletic equipment for regiments
The proposed measure by Representative Slemel of New York would authorize spending up to 40000 for athletic gear during the current fiscal year. Equipment including baseballs bats footballs and boxing gloves would be purchased as part of regimental supplies.
Cereal crops advance forecast by Minnesota secretary
In western Minnesota the corn outlook shows ahead of any previous season by about a month, says Secretary of State Schmal who has just returned from a motor trip. He ponders the chance of a second planting in some districts.
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United Press
St. Paul
Minnesota
Schmal
Webb’s House Furnishing Firm Declares Bankruptcy in Milwaukee
James H Webb owner of a long standing Webb’s House Furnishing store at 172 176 Main street was adjudged voluntary bankrupt in U S district court Milwaukee. Receiver to be appointed by referee Charles H Forward. first creditors meeting at 2 p m September 6. Store closed with Selim H Newton as custodian. Liabilities total 30211 96. assets after exemptions 27367 88. Secured claims include Old National Bank Oshkosh 6600 and Neenah State Bank 4700. unsecured and accommodation paper claims noted with Oshkosh creditors listed. Principal assets include real estate 11400 stock in trade 7500 and open accounts 6244.4.
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United States District Court
Milwaukee
James H Webb
Main Street
Charles H. Forward
Forward
Selim H. Newton
Old National Bank of
Oshkosh
Cora
Nora Keefe
Neenah State Bank
Oshkosh Bedding Company
Waite Grass Carpet Company
Oshkosh Tent and Awning Company
Exchange Bank of Oshkosh
Webb
Congress Warns on Remarks to Conserve Paper Supplies
Lawmakers urged by Representative Barnhart of Indiana to curb extensions of remarks in the Congressional Record due to paper shortages. The joint printing committee met and authorized the warning as a precaution against government publication delays.
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Tre
Comgrean
Associated Press
Washtenaw
Memsera
Barnhart
Indiana
Joint Congressional Committee
Congressional Record
German Brutality and American Vengeance Report
Dr. P M Howard, back from France, details alleged German brutality against U S soldiers in World War I. He cites stories of A B Cole and his brother, Joseph Chicano, including executions and battlefield neglect, and describes retaliatory acts by American troops as a response to German actions. He warns Americans and asserts vivid, brutal scenes witnessed near a sector, with dramatic claims of German casualties and battlefield effects.
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United Frees
New York
P.M. Howard
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Howard
France
Salvation Army
A. B. Cole
East Liverpool
A C Cole
Joseph Chicano
Chicano
Dr Howard
Cole
Rita
German Paper Comment on British Colonial Tone in Berlin Amsterdam
The German press notes a tempered British reply to Solf and Balfour, contrasting with harsher tones. Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary for foreign affairs, comments that Germany should not regain colonies, while Lloyd George and Balfour signal a peace conference settlement on colonial questions.
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Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Tlord
Robert Oil
Solf
Vienna
Fremdentlatt Ag
Neue Free Presse
Mr. Balfour
Dacivon
Robert Dee
Germent
Balfours
Emergency fleet to build seventy five deep sea trawlers
Emergency Fleet Corporation will provide deep sea trawlers to replace destroyed fishing craft off New England. Construction begins immediately on seventy five vessels to operate on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico early in 1919 to boost saltwater fish production for the Food Administration.
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Emergency Corporation
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pigland
Food Administration
Atlantic
Pacife
Gulf of Mexico
Americans listed in Canadian overseas casualty hat
Ottawa reports a Canadian overseas casualty list mentioning numerous Americans by name and residence. The entry names C. Be Philippa of Oakland. F. L. McGilon of Tama, Iowa. T. F. Rogers of Arlington, Washington. H. Hawke of Chicago. J. Pratt of Minneapolis. H. S. Hood of Philadelphia. E. F. Gregory of Jonesboro. A. Piston of Tarentum. J. P. McVicar of Detroit. and E. Campbell of Benson, N.D.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
C. BE. Philippa
Oakland
Cal
Flw. McGilon
Tama
Iau
T.F. Rogers
Ariington
Wash
H. Hawke
Chicago
J. Pratt
Minneapolis
Minn
H. S. Hood
Philadelphia
Efe Gregory
Jonesboro
Yich
A. Piston
Tarentum
J.P. McVicar
Detroit
EB. Campbell
Benson
Gloucester fishing schooner J. J. Flattery sunk by submarine
The Gloucester fishing schooner J. J. Flattery was sunk by a German submarine. Captain Charles T. Gregory and his 24 crew members survived and landed largely at St Pierre Miquelon, with news received by owners today.
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Associated Preas
Glhoecester
J. J. Flaerty
Charles T. Gregory
St. Pierre
Miquetes
Barnes Family Moves to Atlanta From Oshkosh
Mr and Mrs H H Barnes plan to reside in Atlanta Ga after visiting relatives in Oshkosh They will stop at Rensselaer and their daughter Natalie will drive to Atlanta in about a week Mr Barnes organized the LH Barnes Equipment Company to continue the Automatic Sprinkler Equipment business with offices in Atlanta and Chicago.
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HH. [. Barnes
B. Barnes
Oshkosh
Atlanta
Rensselier
Natalie
Aind
Barnes
LH. L. Barnes Equipment Company
Chicago
Germany pins blame on Spain over submarine war policy
Copies of German newspapers received in Copenhagen defend Germany’s stand against Spain’s threat to neutral shipping. The Lokal Anzeiger says Spain must recognize the compelled submarine warfare. Other papers forecast dire consequences if Spain yields or objects, urging Germany to maintain its course and press its policy.
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United Press
Copenhagen
Germany
Spain
Lokal Anzeiger
Germny
Togiische Bundechau Zeitung
Mexico
Argentina
Entente
Vorwaerts
Rupprecht Betrothal to Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg
Copenhagen reports King Leopold of Bavaria announced the engagement at a family dinner in Munich. Crown Prince Rupprecht, 1869, of Bavaria, widower since 1912, currently commands German armies on the western front. Princess Antoinette, born 1899, granddaughter of Grand Duchess Mary Adelaide, is 30 years younger and remains unmarried.
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Antoinette of
Luxembuce
Copenhagen
Leopold of
Bavaria
Bunddg
Rupprechtisto
Antoinette
Luxemburg
Munich
Rupprecht
Mary Adelaide
William
WANTS OF YANK PRISONERS IN GERMAN CAMP
A letter from American prisoner Lieut A Strauss in a German POW camp requests items to “Americanize” their position. He asks for base paraphernalia a ball, tennis rackets and balls, and straps, plus Bibles religious books and science texts in zo p o logy botany geology and medical volumes.
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New York
Victory Pledge Drives Extra War Stamps in Winnebago County
The period September 1 to 7 is named Victory Pledge Week as Winnebago County residents are urged to buy additional War Savings stamps. A mail-out of 17,700 pledge cards targets increased sales, backed by state director F. E. Pueticher's call for patriotism and sacrifice. Citizens are asked to sign the pledge and submit it through mail or local postman to bolster support for servicemen.
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Winnebago County
EE Pueticher
Winconsin
Wisconsin
Wharmain
Sheeches
Mle Tath
Peatmman
Man Power Bill Advances in Senate Amid War Era Debates
Senate debate over the man power bill, passed by the House, broadens the draft age to eighteen to forty-five, with amendments on education after the war and officer training. Key changes include non disqualification for married soldiers, education stipends, and government purchase of officers’ gear, signaling a broad wartime mobilization path.
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Rouse
Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Shepnard
Teans
Prohibition
President to open Columbus War Camp activities
Washington reports President Wilson will participate in the opening of the Columbus war camp activities committee week at Coney Island. He will press a button at a twilight ceremony to flash on lights marking the start of the events.
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Associated Prensa
Washington
White House
Wsan
Columbus
Coney Triand
Ocinek
Chief Justice Horace Arehamault Dies at 61
Chief Justice of Quebec Sir Horace Arehamault died suddenly from heart disease in Traja Piatates yesterday. He was sixty one years old. The obituary notes his long service and prominence in the province's legal arena.
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Montreal
Sir Horace Arehamrault
Quebec
Traja Piatates
New Developments in Ancre Battle North of Arras
AP reports a northern push extending the Picardy front into Artois near Arras. British advances east of the Ancre and near the Cojeul and Scarpe rivers push toward Favreuil and Marricourt, with Bapaume seemingly pocketed as German lines resist on the Somme. Heavy artillery activity continues from the Aisne to the Somme amid wet conditions slowing movement.
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Associated Press
Artois
Scarpe
Arras
Ancre
British War Office
Arent
Ines
Cojeul
Bapaume
Favreuil
Mary
Feld Marshal Haig
Somme
London
Marricourt
Bray
Rove
Aisne
Voges
Paris
Hindenburg
Furher
Tralae
Manders
I. Ie
Ermans
Lihons
Uniform Is Blind For Auto Sharper
A young man in military uniform used false pretenses to obtain cars from several owners, posing as a private soldier on a mission to reach Camp Grant. He rented and damaged vehicles, spreading stories of officers and military errands, then left town after his deceit was uncovered. Police and local garages tracked the stolen car to Chicago as authorities questioned the impostor who signed himself James Generwade.
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United States
Tie
Hudson Earn
J. My Melchier
Gillett, Wie
Woupapa
Camp Grant
Caper
Unally
T. Cummings
Preachieman
J P. Banuss
Bangs
Melchior
Milwaukee
James Generwade
Allied Push North of Somme Advances Front
British forces renewed a dawn assault from the River Scarpe to the left bank of the line. German resistance weakened as the British advanced from Fampoux to Neuville Vitasse, taking Monchy le Preux Guemappe and Wancourt. South of the Somme French and Mangin's army reported minor gains with 400 prisoners.
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London
Scarpe
Fampoux
Neuville- Vitasse
Monchy-Le-Preux
Guemappe
Wancourt
Arras
Wory
Vik Fara
Somme
Deheney
Fresnoy-Les-Reye
Royse
Mangin
Aibette
Theisne
Monchy-Le- Preux
Wan. cm
Mindenburg
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George F. Pero
Naval Aviation Service
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Money For Sports
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Amendment of Representatives
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Tennessee
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Missouri
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