U S Responds Swiftly to Austro-Hungarian Peace Note
President Wilson rejected the Austro-Hungarian call for a peace parley and directed a brief official reply to the Swiss minister. The message, prepared with candor, states the United States will consider only terms it has already presented and will not attend any conference on this issue. The reply was delivered within minutes of the note’s presentation, marking a rapid milestone in wartime diplomacy.
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Washington
Wilson Taat
Bwedleh Minster
State Department
Lansing
Watc
Uns
Belligeranta
United States
Unite States
Rweidieh
Austria
Germany
New York Editor Murders Wife and Memory Gap
Charles I Chapin city editor of the New York Evening World confessed at the police station that he killed his wife with a gun but could not recall the crime. Read a morning paper and purchased food before aiding the police. The body of Chepincie was found with a bullet wound in her head yesterday.
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New York
Ming
Charles I. Chapin
New York Evening World
Hingerie
Ben
Nien
Chepincie
Twenty Three More Ushers Are Needed At Round Up Park
The Mound directors are short 29 ushers and appeal to Tableton High School to fill vacancies before Thursday opening day. With the current help, crowd handling will be inadequate. those interested should contact George Haer at once.
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Tableton Nigh School
Hani
George Haer
Call A
Senate Military Committee Backs One-Man Air Force Control
Washington Sept 17 Acting against administration wishes the senate military committee reported favorably on a bill providing one-man control of the airplane industry and creating a new cabinet post for a secretary of aeronautics. Marines clash with bandits near Gore County with reports of fatalities.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Tif
Wil
Ty Benator
Aeromantics
Marines
Wamuington
United States Marines
Witheonithen
Kiliedt
Haig's Men Press Toward St Quentin
London Sept 1 United reports say Haig's forces advance toward St Quentin as British lines hold and positions in Flanders and north of Lens secure. Morale among German troops sinks after American victory. German officers captured near St Quentin amid news suppression and underground reports.
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Flanders
Lens
London
At. Quenlin
Male
Hritias
Prance
Ernest Crockett Wounded In Action In France
Pendleton high school alumnus Ernest Crockett, serving with Canadian forces in France, reported wounded with no further details. A popular former student, he joined the Canadian army after being rejected by the American army for physical reasons.
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Ernest Crockett
Pendleton High School
France
Han Ween
Nation
Ho & United
Casalties
Lepoind
Mentin
Pendleton
Young Crockett
Statf
Ben
Shoot Austrians Who Desert German Orders on Front
Report from the Lorraine front dated September 17 says Austrian troops, now under German control, are ordered to shoot any soldier who deserts. A prisoner on the western front waved the Austrian flag, and German troops have been deployed to seal the retreat with harsh discipline.
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Lorraine
Vigneulles by Daylight Ended St Mihiel Salient Action
United Press report by Fred Ferguson recounts American forces breaking the St Mihiel salient with daylight advance from Vigneulles. Major general’s orders led infantry and signals through Bolign de la Montagne in rain and darkness, capturing prisoners and destroying German MG crews and transport.
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Vigneulles
ST. Mihiel Salient
United Press
METS
Vignevillen
St Mintel
Corpa Calanco
Boln de la Montagne
Oberlan
Vigneuloe
Pendleton Day Opening Urges Town Support
Pendleton calls on residents on Thursday to open Pendleton Day with patriotic spirit. Business leaders are asked to display their shops, and townsfolk are urged to join in thinning out the first day to boost the Red Chrome fund.
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Pendleton
Red Crome
Outfit to Aid Red Cross Charity Shipments
Charley Irwin, famed manager of frontier shows, pledges no necks from his contribution as profits will go to the Red Cross. Telegrams report shipment of stock including a bucking bull to the fund, with Irwin asking for freight costs to be covered by the recipients. The outfit is en route, with two previous year's winners, Mall and Dawe White, mentioned in transit.
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Charley Irwin
Aerm
Frontier Shows
Olline
Vetetin
Cheng & Vttte
Saya
Irwin
Champion Rider Dons Sombrero Cap at Round-Up
Champion Rider Yukioa Canute arrives from Bremerton in uniform to contest at the Rovedo arena as others from army command join Round-Up stars Hen Oks Tom Grimes and Tom Dolgins. The oversized sombrero contrasts a smaller cap on Canute amid the event.
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Netspans
Rovedo
Yukioa Canute
Inet Fear
Bremerton Inney Neiform
Hen Oks
Tom Grimes
Tom Dolgins
Army Command
Mothers urged to join service flag parade Saturday
A wartime call asks all women with service members or ties to the armed forces to march in a Saturday parade. The nationwide Mother’s Section of the Patriotic Service League plans the event to boost Liberty Bond support, honoring those in service and those who have sacrificed.
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Merlin
James Theampein
Patriotic Servier League
Executions in Petrograd Reach Twelve
From Coprenhagen dated Sept 17 a dispatch reports within the last few days twelve prisons executed in Petrograd. Four hundred awaiting trial and ten thousand officers reportedly imprisoned at the Riverview capital.
Liberty Loan Drive Opens After Round-Up in County
The Liberty Loan campaign in Umatilla County will begin after a county round-up. Officials report the loan aim may be 846 million, with state leaders awaiting official figures from Washington. Campaigns will open statewide this week, seeking early participation and prompt card responses to honor the week’s call.
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Liberty Loan Drive
Umatilla
Abe Howneenent
Washketey
Chie
Werteins
Todas
Tonatitin
County War Drive Hits November Quota At $34 200
County drive officials praised campaign efficiency after November results show a quota of 34 200 dollars met. Delegates from Veratilla and nearby counties reported strong participation, with leaders noting county cooperation and readiness for upcoming drives aided by national war work organizations.
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Cheeseman
Bress
Cf BP
Lenertan
Clarence Bishop Prank Downes
Pendleton
Hugh Belt
Helix
Uiratilla
Yielged Trenche
T. O Cc
Exrvier
Erdern de Ferterent
Usted States Army
Oregon
Fronts push deeper as 3000 taken captive in Balkan drive
Soviet and allied fronts report heavy gains in the Balkans with the Bulgarian line pierced beyond five miles and over 12 miles of front affected. More than 3,000 prisoners and numerous casualties cited as Greek forces advance three miles on a Struma front near the Vardar river and Lake Doiran. Villages burned. multiple towns and crossings in action.
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London
Prench
Berblantan
Gradianitaa
Hokel
Tranevaka
Revoveke
Paritdasts
Korlak
Athens
Struma
Vardar
Lake
Doiran
Salonik
German Front Report Sees Mass Disbandments and Mobilization
At the Metz front on September 17, daily dispatches note gradual American gains as Germans fall back toward the Hindenburg line. Reports claim Germany disbanded around 100 light infantry battalions to cover losses, with 5000 women organized for auxiliary work and 15 year olds being mobilized. German digging along the Hindenburg line continues while American positions tighten between the Meuse and Roer rivers.
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Metz
Bose
Mad
Roseele
Deputy Troubat Killed Near Paris in Air Action
Paris dispatch reports Deputy Antoine Troubat was killed in action near Paris when enemy fire struck during a combat sortie. Three aviators were also killed in the engagement, with details limited by the dispatch.
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Troubat
Paris
Antoine Trevitet
Rumor Aims at Car Theft Case Across Regions
A rumor circulates about three cars taken with 1100 quarts aboard while en route to Pendic ton. The incident allegedly involves a bond in a consul office as officials provide scant details. Reports name Chet, Hoppoer, Condon, and Antelope as possible suspects amid unclear value estimates.
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Orecon
Pendicton
Condon
Clear Weather With Mild Temperatures Today
The area records a high of the day around 58 with a low near 42. Skies remain clear and wind is light, with no rainfall expected.
Horsemount Push in France Inspires Soldier Letter Draft
Joe Despain remains with the push in a German campaign tale dated August 11. The letter from a veteran writer describes frontline life, shelling, burial details, and the emotional pull of home. He notes wounds, souvenirs, and hope for letters, sharing pride in comrades and the drive to endure the treacherous front.
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Joe Destat
Tien
France
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