Illicit Whisky Makers Taken in Big Roundup
Massive National roundup targets moonshine operations across dry southern states. Revenue agents seize over 40,000 gallons of moonshine and $100,000 worth of stills and equipment. About 21,000 pounds of sugar confiscated. many distillers arrested or killed. aims to dry up liquor supply to soldiers in southern camps.
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D. C
Kiltye Ondlawa
Tyro Sherifn
Iquor
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Wehind
Department of, Justice
United States
Ulm
Army
Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper
War Revenue Bill Advances to House Action Monday
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee completed the eight billion war revenue bill and will report the measure to the House Monday. The plan raises income taxes with a six percent nominal rate under four thousand dollars, a wartime profits tax up to eighty percent, and a maximum overall income tax rate near sixty five percent with a twelve percent normal tax on higher incomes.
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AsStutetcu Press
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
American Air Volunteer Berend Killed at Front
Henry Sedgewick Berend, an American who volunteered for service in the French army and served in the aviation branch, was killed at the front. He was the son of Rodriguez Berend and nephew of Senator Dr Estournelles de Constant. The War Cross awarded to him was placed in his coffin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Henry Sedgewick Berend
Sdvice
Avation
Rodriguez, Berend
Estournelles de Constant
Victor Berger Espionage Case Set for October Hearing
Chicago September 24 hearing date set for demurrer on indictment of Victor L Berger and four Socialist leaders charged with violation of the espionage act Attaches of Judge Francis court expect merits hearing about October 1
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United Press
Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Attachsas
Fran Fivans
Holland's Cabinet Forming Under Dutch Queen
Queen Wilhelmina has asked Jonkheer G. L. M. H. L. Ruljs de Beerenbrouck to form a cabinet. He is considering the proposal.
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Associated Press
The
Angre
Wilhelmina
Jonkheer
M. HL
Ruljs de Beerenbrouck
Wounded in Today's Canadian Casualty Report
Ottawa reports casualty figures with brief notes on Starlit and Hingham references. The item cites United Press coverage of wartime losses, mentioning Canadian service and locations in a terse bulletin style.
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United Press
Ottawa
Ont
Starlit
Hingham
Wis
British 4 Move On In Great War Breakthrough East of Arras
British forces push from Arras area across the Hindenburg line in a major advance. Bullecourt and Hendecourt Lez Cagnicourt fall as British gains press along the Scarpe and Somme sectors. French counterattacks near Passy repulsed as Canadians widen a breach in the German positions.
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Associated Press
Arras
Hindenburg Line
Picardy
Bullecourt
Hindenburg
Hendecourt-LezCagnicourt
Peronne
Clery
Somme
Mangin
Ailes
Aisne
Passy
Soissons
Noson
Aileite
Vitaly
Oise
Germany
Obstacles to Man Power Bill Delay Senate Action
Obscured path to extend the draft to ages eighteen to forty five after a house draft bill faced criticism in the senate. Leaders still aimed to have the measure ready for President Wilson tonight. Debate touched homestead provisions for drafted youths and alleged Socialistic education plans within the war department. A concurrent resolution seeks to bar sale or transfer of homestead lands until residence is established.
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Wilson
Associated Press
New York
Congress
House
Senate
War Department
Chamberlain
Wadsworth
Interior Department
Bridge at Tours Renamed for President Wilson
The Loire river bridge at Tours has been renamed after President Wilson. An official council order says the city’s chief monument should bear the name of a person held in high public esteem. The bridge spans about a third of a mile and was constructed in 1779.
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Associated Press
Paris
Loire
Tours
Wilson
City of
Brazil congratulates Italy on front successes
Rome reports Brazil’s president cabled congratulations to King Victor Emmanuel III for recent front successes. The king replied thanking Brazil and affirmed Italy’s alliance with free nations in the war for justice and civilization.
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United Press
Rome
Brazil
Emmanual
Preet- Inga
Italy
French Drive Gains North of Ailette Front
French forces under General Mangin push north of the Ailette while German counterattacks along the Ailette and Aisne are repulsed. Paris reports daylong fighting with French gains east of Passy and along the Canal du Nord as Allied troops press advances against German positions.
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Bry Associated Press
France
Havas
Mangin
Adlette
Paris
Ailetic
Aisne
Passy
Soissons
Somme
Canal du Nord
Vesle
Champagne
wAilette
Veale
Rales
Paria
Mavas
Taig
Cormbles
Peronne
Soissons-Courcy-To- Chateau Road
Orme de Monterouve
Juvigny
Chemin Des Dames
Hinding
Ling
Canalda Nord
Nesles
Artilery
Rouey-Le- Grand
Roye-Le-Petit
Nes-les
Canal
Brenll
Moyencourt
la Panneterie
Hurbert
Morchain
Noyon
Mont St. Simeon
Poisoned in Austria Mushrooms cause illness and deaths
Reports from Vienna indicate widespread mushroom poisoning as food scarcity drives high consumption. Four hundred people are ill and forty have died, with similar notices from Berlin Munich and Essen.
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United Press
Zurich
Austria
Vienna
Berlin
Munich
Essen
Stefansson Arrives at Esquimalt for Arctic Report
Dawson Yukon Territory reports Jamar Stefansson, who led a Canadian Arctic expedition, sailed from Esquimalt under the naval department in 1913 and arrived to present his report. The dispatch notes his cheerful demeanor and broad smile as he lands.
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Associated Press
Dawson
Yukon
Territory
Jamar Stefansson
Artic Regions
Canada
Esquimalt
D. C
Ender
Naval Department
Enrmite
Eaquimalt
Russian Volunteer Army Seizes Novorossiysk Port
Washington reports a Russian volunteer force has captured the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The movement claims remnants of regular Russian units joined by peasants and coordinating with anti-Bolshevik factions against Brest-Litovsk terms.
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Associated Press
Wersen
Black Sea
Novorossysk
Dlapatch
Kiev
Sebastopol
Washington
Brest-Litovsk
British Forces Drive German Rear Guards Near Cambrai
Allied dispatches report British troops fighting east of Fremicourt toward Cambrai and Bancourt as German rear guard actions fade. Key gains north of Ham and Bullecourt see Riencourt and other strongholds captured, with Drocourt Queant line looming. German morale and supply strain noted as British fire blunts further resistance.
Prohibitionists Hope Nation Enters Dry Era With War-Period Ban
Washington reports jubilant Prohibitionists over amendments to the food stimulation act banning manufacture or sale of malt wine and spirits during the war period. Expectation grows for a broader dry rule before long with medicinal restrictions after May first and full prohibition after July first until demobilization.
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United Preas
Washington
Congress
France
Cardinal Farley Condition Improves Says Vatican Cable
The Vatican reports Cardinal Farley is improving as Pope Benedict sends daily bulletins via the papal delegate in Washington describing the condition and noting continued care.
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United Press
Benedict
Washington
Farle
Milw Doctor Dies of Heart Failure in Chicago Depot
Dr. K. Warner aged sixty a Milwaukee physician died in Chicago at the Northwestern depot. He collapsed while traveling from Detroit to Milwaukee. The death occurred suddenly and was attributed to heart failure.
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United Press
Chicago
K. Warner
Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
Rob Another House In Neenah Amid City Thefts
The Neenah paper reports a new burglary at John Kanack on Van Street amid a wave of daylight housebreakings. The intruder searched the home, likely seeking valuables beyond canned goods. Meanwhile wartime rallying and local events unfold as drafts affect theater staff and a Labor Day baseball game is planned at the athletic park. Burials and health-related travel are noted, including Mrs. Radlele’s death in Colorado and fighter Tom Delorme’s wounding in France. The Stewart sisters prepare to aid troops overseas.
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Neenah
John Kanack
van Street
YeeNar
Garret
Meenah
Wisconsin
Waniel
Neenaty Theater
Carl Leehning
Lotlty
Camp Dodge
Old Athletic Park
B State
Ntte
Fond du
Radteke
Fall Radlele
Colorado
Hadlele
Totey
Oalehill Cemetery
Tom Delorme
Twin Cites
Fourth Regiment
Wisconsin National Guards
Boya
France
Plea highlights Wisconsin min wage failure cited in Milwaukee
J Tittemore allied with Republican candidacy slams Governor Philip and the Wisconsin Industrial Commission for blocking a women and minor minimum wage. He cites a 1913 law and notes federal affirmation in 1937, claiming women and miners have endured starvation wages while awaiting enforcement.
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Mibwaukes
Phaipy
Wisconsin
J. Tittemore
Milwaukee
Tittemore
Thilipp
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Tidemors
Industrial Commission
Persia Likely to Declare War on Turkey Soon
Rome reports from a diplomatic source that Persia probably will declare war against Turkey within a short time, signaling rising tensions in the region. The Epoch notes the potential move could redraw regional alignments and affect ongoing confrontations between the two nations.
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Ty United Press
Rome
Dactarest
Persia
Turkey
London Police Strike Paralyzes Metropolitan Area
London’s Metropolitan police walkout shuts traffic, leaving central districts and stations undermanned. By dawn hundreds of specials patrol key corners while many regulars join the strike. Scotland Yard calls in constables, with about ten thousand officers said to be on strike by noon. The force seeks wage increases, union recognition, and reinstatement of a discharged member.
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Associated Press
London
Battersea
Wandsworth
Charing Cross
Hyde Pack Corner
Marble Arch
Camdentown
Tottenham Court
Red Land
Shaftesbury Avenue
Delvers
Scotland Yard
Anecini
Dutlea
Woolwich Arsenal Oud
Waolwtel Steels
Omnion Xantd
Metropolitan Pollee
Pie Metropolitan Forse
Policamen’s Union
Unclear Allied Advance Warns Germans in Wartime Dispatch
Fragmentary German reaction cites fear of Allied sea dominance and ongoing resistance. The piece quotes a writer lamenting losses and urging continued fighting while rejecting full surrender, referencing a Frankfurt newspaper’s stance on their decisive failure to prevent retreat.
City worker injured by falling pole at corner incident
City ambulance rushed to the corner of Mitr and Cunter Etreate at 224 o clock this morning to take Cherian Voxa to St Marys hospital. Voslaame, a city scraper operator, suffered a severe foot injury when a heavy pole toppled onto his foot. he left the hospital after treatment.
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Mitr and
Cunter Etreate
Cherian Voxa
St Mary
Voslaame
Oity
Farewell Sermon for Rev J F Monller at Tenth Street Church
Rev J F Monller will preach his farewell sermon as pastor of the Tenth Street Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Mr Koellar leaves Wednesday for Manitowoc to attend the German conference, plans a transfer to the Wisconsin conference, and will go to Appliton to be sent to the Wisconsin conference for a new charge.
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J. F. Monller
Tenth Street
Koellar
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Appliton
Ban on Gasoline Use On Sundays
Washington officials announce a proposed Sunday gasoline ban for motor vehicles and boats, limited to discourage pleasure driving while preserving necessary transportation for war needs. The Fuel Administration states reasonable use for essential purposes is not prohibited, urging individuals to decide by conscience on Labor Day.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fartold
Mc Garfield
United States
Fuel Administration
Stétermient
Private Telegraph Wire Rates Declared Unreasonably Low
The Interstate Commerce Commission said private telegraph lines for brokers industrial firms and railroads may be treated as quasi public services and not strictly commercial. The ruling notes no formal order was issued but a review of rules is advised and existing wire arrangements may continue for common carriers and the public press.
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Washington, D. O
Interstate Commerce Corminianion
Srdar
Iinian
Enve
Thes
Former Senator Pat James McDonald Cameron Dies
Former United States senator and secretary in President Clint's cabinet died at home in Middiston near Lancaster. He was eighty six and had served in public life for many years.
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United Press
Lancaster
Pat James McDonald Cameron
United States
Clint
Middiston
Here
Ifa
Eleven Go Today to Camp Grant and Camp Green
A group from Cabkoan will entraine twelve recruits at Camp Grant Tiingis and two others at Campo foat Tata. Departures are on September 6 via Chinen Northwestern at 108 mm. Soldiers bound for Camp Green Inet depart at 4 12 pm September 6. One man from Oshkash travels to Camp Grant that morning and joins the train at Welook. Entrainment occurs on the same afternoon for others. Ranks proceed on the 2:25 Chiewma Northwestern train to Camp Dodge Des Moines. entrainment planned for 11 12 tomorrow afternoon.
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Cabkoan
Grant
Tiingis
Campo Foat
Tata
Chinen & Northwestern
Grren- Inet
Chinnge
Northwestern
Tran Fenvini
Oshkash
Carp Grawil
Enah
Owan Trenions
Lion
Ane
Chiewma
North Western
Camp Dodge
Dee Moines
Ternhuce Benton
Campaign Expense Filings Listed for Primary Candidates
The County Clerk's office shows campaign expense statements for state senate candidate Julius Dennhirdt Republican, and others including Fas Herman A. Twer writer, David K. Allen district attorney, Kenny Martini coroner, Martin Sechova sheriff, John Z. Laabs circuit clerk, Bartolph Schuttler Socialist assemblyman. Several report entries show small amounts or none. Filing deadline for these primary statements expires tomorrow afternoon.
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Finchley
Julius EH. Dennhirdt
Fasherman A. Twer
David K. Alien
Martini
Kenny
Martin Sechova
John Z. Laabs
Bartolph T. Schuttler
Third District
British Forces Break Through Near Peronne in Somme Battles
Allied dispatches report Haig’s troops driving Germans back on the northern Somme front. British forces crossed east banks near La Chapelle and occupied areas south of Peronne as bridges were destroyed to slow German retreat. Combles fell between Bapaume and the Somme, with advances from Hendecourt to the Arras–Cambrai road and captures along the Somme corridor.
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Associated. Press
France
Lys
Somme
Haig
la’ Chapellette
Germany
Nerthern
Peronne
Jonnie
Worth
Combles
Combles © ‘North, of Siete
Hapaume Igimb
Sont Bank
Fle
Mars
Midg
Lesshoeultand
Morval
le Transioy
Naval Aviators Die in Crash at Lae Hay Field
Two Pensacola pilots James Lloyd Churchitl of Syracuse New York and Dewitt Gifford Wilcox of Newton Center Massachusetts were killed when their trainer aircraft nose-dived at Lae Hay last night. One crewman sustained minor injuries.
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Pensacola
James Lloyd Churchitl
Syracuse
N.Y
Dewitt
Gifford
Wicox
Newton Center
Mass
Local Observation Temperature Forecast
Forecase for Wisconsin area tonight and Saturday gives temperatures and conditions. Odds of rain or clear skies noted with time slots and daily highs.
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Victor Berger
Holland
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Named For
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St Bancourt
Hapaume
Riencourt- Aeragnicourt
Riencourt
Flere
Drocourt-Queant
Drocourt- Queant
Paawatitay
Beoust-St. Mein
Robermetz
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Berquin
22Nd Reserve Infantry
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Bapaume
Cardinal Farley
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Amyerdim
Daciarad Capriain Salamann
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