French Invasion Drives Deep on Somme Front
Paris says French infantry stormed six kilometers of German first-line trenches north of the Somme and seized about 1,500 prisoners in half an hour. Other gains included a Brethune to Peronne trench system and advances near Combl es as British forces report Bulgarian trench losses west of the Vardar and gains along the Struma front with Allied naval support. Russian and German reports differ on Carpathian and Dobrudja actions.
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Paris
Somme
Combles
Bethune
Peronne
London
France
Combiés
Brethune-Peronne
Bapaume
Arras
Vardar
Majadagh
Gievgeli
Struma
Lake Takinos
Teutonic al- Hes
Kavala
Aegean Sea
Berlin
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Rumania
Galicia
Stokhod River
Russia
Vienna
Petrograd
Carpathians
Fairbanks Jr. Forced To Pause In Speech
Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican vice presidential candidate, toppled by indigestion Tuesday night during a large Oklahoma City audience address. He quit speaking for fifteen minutes, left the auditorium, and after recovery in an ante room resumed his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles W. Fairbanks
Airbanks
Rural mail carriers to receive pay increases
Washington reports salary increases for rural mail carriers as provided by the last post office bill will apply to fiscal year 2015. Postmaster General Burleson won comptroller authorization to use the unexpended balance of the 1915 appropriation as back pay, covering the difference between the new scale and the previous one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Comptroller of the Treasury
Wilson Confers With Mexican Delegation In New London
President Wilson meets with Carranza's representatives in New London as the American Mexican joint commission discusses Mexico's political and social reforms. Cabrera says Mexico seeks free government tutored by the United States while Wilson stresses internal regeneration across political economic and social lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Wilson
Joint Commission
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Luis Cabrera
Lansing
Lane
Commission
New York
Cabrera
Mayflower
Judge Gray
John R. Mort
Movement For Free Government
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
Herg
California
Union
Hunt Leading Olney In Arizona Governor Race
Early returns from scattered precincts show Gov. W. P. Hunt leading George A. Olney for the Democratic nomination for governor in Arizona. Results are incomplete as ballots continue to be counted across the state on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Lending
Arizona
Bhoenix
Ariz
Democrats Open Campaign in West
A dozen or more Democratic speakers will begin tours of central and western states for Wilson and Marshall. Vice President Marshall and senators Underwood Smith Shafroth Robinson Lewis, and others will speak in Illinois Indiana Missouri Wisconsin Michigan and more, with tours outlined from September through October across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilson and Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall
Underwood
Hoke Smith
Shafroth
Robinson
James Hamilton Lewis
Albert D. Nortons
Will J. Bryan
William J. Stone
James A. Reed
John J. Lenz
J. Bruce Kremer
Western Democratic
Marshall
Indiana
Charles E. Hughes
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Reed
Missouri
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Washington
Utah
Montana
Oregon
California
Oklahoma
Nortoni
Senator Underwood
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Ohio
Marshall satisfied with Maine returns
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, in Joplin to aid the Missouri campaign, said Maine’s result showed a Republican plurality under 15,000 was really favorable to Democrats. He noted some Progressives returned to Republicans, while many did not, and he had predicted a Democratic defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Thomas R. Marshall
Missouri
Maine
Tie
Infuriated Elephant Kills His Trainer in Tennessee
In Kingsport, Tennessee on September 13 Walter Eldridge, an assistant trainer, was killed by an elephant during a circus show. The animal, leading to water, turned furious and crushed Eldridge with its trunk and stamping. A stampede followed as spectators panicked and shots were fired to attempt to quell the beast until the regular trainer arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Tenn
Walter Eldridge
Eldridge
Close Primary Fight in Colorado Tuesday
Denver reports show Republican governor nomination split between supporters of Gov. George A. Carlson and Samuel D. Nicholson with incomplete returns. In Denver 62 precincts yield Nicholson 3,774 to Carlson 2,983 while 58 outer precincts show Nicholson 2,139 to Carlson 2,377. Julius C. Guenter, Democratic nominee, unopposed.
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Denver
George A. Carlson
Samuel D. Nicholson
Nicholson
Carlson
Julius C. Guenter
Wabash Road Fights Labor Law Fines in Court
In Council Bluffs Iowa on September 13 U S District Attorney Claude Porter filed suit against the Wabash railroad seeking fines of 13 500. The government charges 27 violations of federal hours of labor law for train crews occurring between Council Bluffs and Stansbury Missouri.
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Council Bluffs
Town
U. S
Claude R. Porter
United States District Court
Wabash Railroad
Stansberry
Vermont Primary Results Indicate Page Senate Return
Burlington Vermont September 13 primary returns from about 40 percent of precincts show Carroll S Page leading Horace F P Graham and another opponent, suggesting his return to the U S Senate as Graham edges toward the governor’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Burlington
Carroll S. Page
U. S. Senate
Horace FP. Graham
Craftsbury
Connecticut Guardsmen Gain Voting Rights at Border
Hartford Sept 13 The general assembly at a special session approved legislation allowing Connecticut guardsmen stationed on the Mexican border to vote in the November election and set aside 100000 dollars for relief of dependents of soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
General Assembly
Connecticut
Hughes Sees United Party Rallying in Maine Speech
Charles E Hughes closed his first presidential campaign swing in Plattsburg with a claim that Maine proved the Republicans are united. He vowed no change in plans or aims, criticized the Wilson administration on cost of living and rights abroad, and urged civil discussion among friends despite political divides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
N. Y
Charles BE. Hughes
Maine
Hughes
Wilson
Wilson Campaigning Hard For Attorney General Nomination
The Chicago Daily News notes George H. Wilson of Chicago leads a systematic campaign for the Republican attorney-general nomination. It forecasts strong support and expects a large vote as Wilson’s friends in Adams and neighboring counties mobilize for today’s polls. Wilson feels encouraged by county support and the closing campaign trend.
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Chicago Daily News
George H. Wilson
George Wilson
Wilson
Adams
Chicago
Wilsen
Cook County
Danish West Indies Plebiscite Bill Proposed
Premier Zehie in the landsthing introduces a bill to settle the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States by a plebiscite after a parliamentary committee review. First reading expected Friday. The government aims for committee report by Oct. 4 and a plebiscite on Oct. 20 if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
London
Zehie
Danish West Indies
United States
Concrete vessel sails from Christiania shipyards
A new type of ship arrived from Christaniafjord shipyards. The vessel resembles a huge barge built entirely of concrete with steel ribs. It is claimed the hull resists damage better than steel or wood, offering greater safety.
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Christiania
London
Christaniafjord
General Phanser-Baltin resigns due to ill health
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph accepted General Phanser-Baltin resignation after ill health. He had been entrusted with defending Transylvania along the Romanian frontier, with the command in Vienna via London dated September 13.
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Vienna
London
Phanser-Baltin
Francis Joseph
Transylvania
Manning Renominated In South Carolina Runoff Primary
Columbia Sept 13 Nearly complete returns show Gov Richard J Manning renominated over former Governor Cole E Blease by an estimated margin of 3000 to 7000 votes With about 129000 votes reported from 150000 registered Manning led 67462 to 6239 with the outcome still in doubt as tallies continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Richard J. Manning
Cole E. Blease
Japan's Demands Explained in Cheng-Chiatun Clash
Washington reports that Japan has informed the United States through Ambassador Guthrie of demands on China after the Cheng-Chiatun incident. Tokyo seeks apologies indemnity and rights to deploy police and military advisers across Manchuria and eastern Mongolia with Japanese settlements, raising concern over Chinese integrity and the Root-Takahira agreement. The United States will monitor developments closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Guthrie
China
Cheng-Chiatun
Japan
State Department
Manchuria
Mongolia
Mukden
Chaovanpo
Peking
Germany must better herself says Ludwig speech at Nuremberg
King Ludwig of Bavaria declared that Germany will not seek peace that does not place her in a better position than before the war. He spoke at the inauguration of the new palace of justice in Nuremberg, noting uncertainty about how long the war would last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Germany
Ludwig of
Bavaria
Palace of Justice
Nuremberg
Virden Coal Miners Strike At Royal Colliers
Five hundred coal miners in Virden went on strike after Royal Colliers refused to pay $6,000 they say was withheld for short weights. The company offered two thirds of the amount. Officials recall the 1898 Virden riot and the violence sparked by strikebreakers.
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Virden, Tih
Royal Colliers Company
Virden
Alabama
Bandits Headed For Border Near Presidio Texas
Mexican authorities in Ojinaga report via wire that hundreds of bandits are near Lajitas about 50 miles from Presidio headed toward the border. Troops await orders to move to intercept points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Texas
Ojinaga
Chihuahua City
Lajitas
Shonts Refuses Mitchel Offer Amid Transit Strike
New York city transit strike actions continued as Mayor Mitchel and the public service commission urged arbitration but President Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit company rejected the recommendation. Labor groups met to plan escalation while an ACCIDENT investigation linked strike breakers to earlier trucking work. Surface car lines remained largely halted though subway and elevators ran near normal.
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New York
Mitchel
Public Service Commission
Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
United Labor Conference
Greater New York
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
CANDIDATES CLAIMING VICTORY IN PRIMARY
In Chicago on Tuesday night all three Republican gubernatorial hopefuls issued statements claiming large pluralities. Democratic contest centered on Gov Edward F Dunne and Dixon's William W Brinton with Brinton backed by Roger C Sullivan and Cook County Democrats claiming Chicago by 22,000, and Brinton aiming to carry over half the counties. Dunne predicted renomination by a large plurality.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunné
William W. Brinton
Dixon
Brinton
Roger C. Sullivan
Cook County
Dunne
Edward J. Brundage
Richard J. Barr
Joliet
Payette S. Munro
Highland Park
Walter M. Provine
Taylorville
George H Wilson
Quincy
Medill McCormick
B. M. Chiperfield
Canton
Melbourne P. Boynton
Woodlawn Bapist Church
James R. Mann
House of Representatives
Washington
U.S
William Lorimer
Segular
Congress
Arthur W. Fulton
Elventh
Elgin
Aurora
Ira C. Copley
Peona
Clifford Treland
Joseph V. Graff
E. F. Dunne
William B. Brinton
Roger Sullivan
Tiarratt O'Haran
Henry W. Huttman
Lewis G. Stevenson
Bloomington
Barth P. Collins
Missouri Campaign Opened by Marshall
JOPLIN Mo September 13 Vice President Marshall Senator James A Reed and Speaker Champ Clark headlined the Democratic state campaign opening. Marshall spoke in the afternoon while Clark and Reed spoke at night. The defense of the Wilson administration and attacks on Hughes framed the speeches with Marshall praising neutrality amid European war tensions.
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Joplin
Marshall
James A. Reed
Champ Clark
Clark
Reed
Wilson
Hughes
Europe
Redmen's Council Decides Not to Meet in 1917
Wildwood N J Sept 13 The great council of the United States Improved Order of Red Men at its session Tuesday decided not to meet next year to allow larger appropriations among the states. The 1918 gathering will be in Hot Springs Ark A G Rutherford Tennessee was elected great junior sagamore after a spirited contest with four other candidates Wilson Brookes Illinois was re elected great chief of records
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Wildwood
N. 1
Great Council of the
United States
Hot Springs
Ark
A. G. Rutherford
Tennessee
Sagamore
Wilson Brookes
Illinois
New York Survey on Infantile Paralysis Findings
New York sept 19 a survey by the department of health shows infantile paralysis epidemic with most victims aged 2 to 5 among 7 500 cases examined seventy five percent in age 1 to 3 while one year olds were next and ten percent were six to ten years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of Health
Missouri Hurler Chosen for American Team
Frederick W. Rubien announced the selection of Robert Simpson of Missouri and Fret Murray of San Francisco as the third and fourth members of the American team to accompany Teal Meredith and J. G. Loomis. The team will travel abroad to compete in games organized in Christiania Copenhagen and Steckhoing.
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Missouri
New York
Frederick W. Rubien
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Robert Simpson
University of Missouri
Fret Murray
San Francisco
Teal Meredith
J. G. Loomis
Christiania
Copenhagen
Steckhoing
Frank Prosecutor Leading in Georgia Primary
Early returns from the Georgia Democratic primary show Leo M. Dorsey the prosecutor in the Leo M. Frank case leading the gubernatorial race. Opponents trail as results from Atlanta and statewide tallies pour in.
Governors Race Dominates Illinois Primary Contests
Sept 13 Chicago report notes a heated Illinois primary with many close races. Major focus onRepublican governors nominees Lowden Smith and Hull, plus secretary of state and attorney general contests. Democratic field centers on Dunne versus Brinton with Sullivan backing Brinton. Republican and Democratic organization battles include Cook County and anti-Sullivan factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Lowden
Oregon
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
Morten D. Hull
Chicago
Lowden
John Ogtesby
Elkhart
Lews L. Emerson
Mowat Vernon
Homer J. Tice
Greenville
Len Small
Kankakee
Hull
Deneen
J. Steward Tayne
Monmouth
Julius Johnson
Moline
George H. Wilson
Quincy
Charles S. Deneen
Wilson
Illinois Anti-Salon League
Smith
Barbers to Meet in Decatur in 1917
Springfield, Sept 18 Decatur was set as the site for the next meeting of the Abness Founderymen Barbers association with officers elected including President TL BL Davis of Decatur first vice Thomas Kelly of Streator second vice R M Olson of Elgin third vice F C McGee of Calrag fourth vice E W Hohit Bag Lanis 6th vice J Springer of Alton secretary William Jampel of Belleville.
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Springfield
Decatur
Abness Foummeymen Barbers’ Association
TL BL Davis
Thomas Kelly
Streator
Vic
R. M. Olson
Elgin
F.C. McGee
Calrag
E. W. Hohit
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Tokio
Ludwig
Mnitchel
Traction Head
Carmen
Redmen’s Council
Fayette S. Munro
Barbers
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