Bolsheviks Paid by Berlin Evidence in Official Documents
United States disclosures begin a seven part series by the committee on public information. The documents secured in Russia show German payments to Lenine Trotzky and associates to betray Russia. They describe German plans to wage a world conquest and to unleash destructive agents in the United States. The series promises further details on Bolsheviks links with the German general staff and the Brest-Litovsk negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lenine
Trotzky
United States
Committee On Public Information
Russia
Imperial Bank
Germany
Sareveio
Brest-Litovak
Petrograd
Comrade Trotsky
Comrade Lenine
Stockholm
Lening and Trotasky
Hindenburg Line Breaks Seen as No Longer Impregnable
Article notes the Hindenburg line from Vimy Ridge to La Fere is breached by British forces with the Wotan switch end at Queant captured. Describes extensive fortifications, tunnels, catacombs, and buried defenses as features of the line and its southern approaches near La Fere, Laon, and St Gobain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindenburg Line
Siegfried Line
Berlin
China
Picardy Plains
France
Vimy Ridge
Lens
la Fere
Laon
St. Gobain
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Aisne
Rheims
Chemin Des Dames
Alberich
Hindenburg
Queant
Drecourt
Wotan
Germany
Bullecourt
Graincourt
Great Catacomba
Canal du Nord
Havrincourt
Menampteui
American Forces Repel German Counterattack in Lorraine
Allied forces report a night counter assault against American lines in Lorraine failed after intense artillery fire. Prisoners and Austrian captives are noted as casualties, with ongoing consolidation of positions in No Man’s Land and ongoing advance to clear the St Mihiel salient. German prisoner accounts vary on preparedness and timing of the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine
No Man’s Land
Pershing
St. Mihiel
French Drive on Aisne nets 2900 captives
Paris reports between the Oise and Aisne Allied forces captured the village of Allemont and Moulin Laffaux. About 2,500 German prisoners were taken in the operation. The war office said aviation supported the American offensive on September 12 and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Allemont
Moulin Laffaux
War Office
Plan Observance of Constitution Day
Nationwide observance on September 17 will mark the 1787 adoption of the U S constitution. Activities include school services and public meetings to explain the federal constitution amid concerns over national safety. Sponsored by the National Security League across 281 branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Continental Congress
United States
National Security League
Poincare Cables to Wilson on American Victory at Mihiel
President Poincare cabled President Wilson to congratulate the United States on the Mi hiel triumph that freed towns in Lorraine after four years under enemy bondage. He expressed ardent thanks to France and his profound personal feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poincare
Poinscare
Hag
Wilson
Mihiel
Lorraine
Pershing forms staff for first American army
General Pershing announces a separate staff for the first American army with General March as chief of staff. Lieut. Col. Hugh A. Drum leads as chief of staff, supported by Col. Robert McCleave and Lieut. Cols. Jonathan Bugge Willey Howell John L. Dewitt and Lewis H. Watkins as assistants. End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pershing
General March
Hugh A. Drum
Robert McCleave
Jona Bugge
Willey Howell
John L. Dewitt
Lewis H. Watkins
Edward F. McGlachlin
Parker Hitt
Hdward BP
O'Hern
Motor Transportation Corps
Winters
Air Berglce
William Mitchell
Bt. Michiel
General Pershing
March
Chemical Warfare Service
Atafé
Yanks Open St Mihiel Salient With Notable Advance
The article describes the Franco American assault at the St Mihiel salient on the first day, noting steady American progress despite mud and rain. It praises planning and execution, contrasts German forces with the invincible American army, and celebrates exactness and new methods that yielded a great victory.
Guards Battle Slackers Near Owen Kills One, Wounds Six
In EAUCLAIRE Wisconsin on September 15 a clash between home guards and two alleged draft evaders near Owen left one dead and six wounded after hundreds of shots were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eauclaire
Wis
Owen
Home Guards
Moving Day Ad Push for October Orders
This month urging readers of the WHIG WANT ADS to place moving day orders for October. It targets Mr. Teamster and Mr. Automobile Trucker, inviting publicity to attract ardent readers and consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamster Oy
Automobille Trucker
Ardangt
The
WHIG
Ada
Foy
Usq
President Wilson thanks General Pershing for St Mihiel victory
President Wilson sent a cablegram conveying warm congratulations to General Pershing and the American forces for wiping out the St Mihiel salient. He praised the army under Pershing’s command and asked that his grateful and affectionate thanks be conveyed to all concerned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Wilson
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Foch Strikes At Laon and Pushes Germans Back
Marshal Foch launches a major offensive along the Laon front after the St Mihiel cleanup, driving German lines back one to two miles and threatening the Chemin des Dames. Pershing reports over 20 000 German captives as American forces continue to straighten the St Mihiel salient and press on at Ailette Aisne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
St. Mihiel
Laon
France
St. Mihiel Salient
Pershing
Chatillon
Ailette-Aisne
Petains Toops
Aisne
Vesle
Marshal Foeh
Chemin Des Dames
Gennan
Mont Des Singes
Allette
Anizy-Pinon Ine
Petain
Ailette
Heavy Losses In Stores Guns Heavy Losses In Stores Guns
American forces on the Lorraine front report massive captures near St Mihiel including thousands of prisoners and large quantities of guns ammunition and general stores. Many Germans retreated from the forest near Vigneulles with limited resistance and some attempted escape before American lines closed. A long train of gas projector equipment was captured which may have influenced a postponed German gas attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bois
Associated Press
Lorraine
St. Mihiel
Vigneulles
Germans trapped as St Mihiel operation yields many prisoners
American forces report 90 000 to 100 000 Germans in the St Mihiel salient with 13 300 prisoners already taken. An entire German regiment and staff were captured, with soldiers from seven divisions including the 28th Landwehr 35th Austro Hungarian 192nd 255th and 807th and Landsturm units among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Reuters
St. Miciel
Salient
28Th Landwehr
Landsturm
Clemenceau Says Things Go Well After St Mihiel
Paris Sept 15 The Echo de Paris editor Marcel Hutin cites nearly 20000 prisoners taken by Americans at St Mihiel including 520 Austrians. Clemenceau told M Hutin that 2100 inhabitants remained in St Mihiel as Franco American troops entered and Germans had taken back only 76 French the night before evacuating. Things will go very well he said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Mihiel
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Premier Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
M. Hutin
French advance along Aisne and Ailette fronts reported
Descriptions say French progress north of the Aisne and along the Ailette with gains toward Vailly. British lines reportedly hold firm despite renewed German sorties around Cambrai and nearby high ground positions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bolsheviks
Wotan Line
Bocie
Fey En Haye
Boche
Jos. F. Barnes
Jacob C. Johanson
Blanton Winship
Georgee Lobruff
Alexander WN. Stark
J. J. Morrow
Foch
Clemenceau
Vailly
Avessee
Field Ma
Haseaurt Augeaucourt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!