Germans abandon switch line and British seize Lens Queant
British and American forces push along the Hindenburg line after German retreat from the Drocourt Queant switch line. Lens and Queant captured. Doignies Vila Bertincourt Rocquigny also taken as the front shifts northward. Ten thousand Germans taken prisoner amid reports of waning morale and heavy fighting.
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Famous
Wotan
Lens
Queant
London
Drocourt- Queant
Buissy
Doignies
Vila
Bertincourt
Rocquigny
Torch Light Procession a Great Roswell Show
Roswell residents turned out in force for a torch light procession up Main Street to celebrate war news and support the Allied cause. About five thousand attended as boys danced around a symbolic Kaiser figure. local leaders Oscar Goodsell Dr C L Parsons and Attorney C J Nets spoke. The event was described as a magnificent success and the first torch light procession in the area.
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Roswell
Main Street
St. Peter
Kaiser
Oscar Goodsell
C. L. Parsons
C. J
Clayton Elected Secretary of Tucumcari Chamber
J E Clayton former secretary of Roswell Commercial Club was elected secretary of the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce at yesterday's board meeting. He is regarded as a top Southwest chamber official and was chosen from many candidates. Tucumcari's chamber boasts about 350 members and strong finances.
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J. E. Clayton
Roswell
Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce
Clayton
Southwest
Tucumcari
Ozark Trails
Amarillo
United States
New Roads Foreseen in Chaves County Amid Era of Good Roads
Roswell enters a period of extensive road building with several contracts set for bidding. A major 18 mile stretch from East Second Street to Comanche draw will join Clow's road, approved by E S Wheeler of the Federal Government. Other improvements include graveled sections near the Middle Berrendo and grading from Acme bridge toward the county road, with Mescalero sands supported by government aid to finish the project.
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Roswell
East Second Street
Comanche Draw
Pecos Bridge
Davidson
Acme Bridge
Six Mile Hill
E. S. Wheeler
Mescalero Sands
Germans Deport Belgian Workers Report New Cruelty
The Belgan Bulletin, via the Department of Labor, cites 1918 deportations from Lokeren to western front labor camps. About 27,000 men were taken, with 200 returning injured and ill. Many died, due to underfeeding and brutal treatment, and burial sites remain unmarked.
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Lokeren
Carnegie Library Adopts Regular Hours
The Carnegie library resumes standard service hours with morning access from 10:00 to 12:00 and afternoon hours from 2:00 to 5:30 daily.
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Carnegie Library
Knitters Wanted at Reid Cross Knitting Rooms
Appeal urges volunteers to join Reid Cross knitting rooms to help with a heavy workload. The notice asks readers who can knit to offer their services to the Red Cross.
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Reid Cross
The
Red Cross
Kaisers birthday message and German war stance reported
The Kaiser sends best wishes to German Chancellor von Hertling on his seventy fifth birthday and Germany hopes for peace. In France German defense fights on the front from Flanders to Soissons as British and American forces drive the enemy back and Ludendorff presses to hold the Hindenburg line.
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Hindenburg Line
Amsterdam
von Hertims
Kaiser
Hertding
Germany
Amy
Paris
Flanders
Soissons
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Funeral for Mrs. David L. Geyer Held at First M E Church
The late Mrs. David L. Geyer was honored at a four o'clock service at the First M E Church in Roswell. Rev. Ray S. Dunn officiated as music by a trio accompanied the solemn rites. Burial followed at South Park with pallbearers named W. B. McCoy E. M. Spencer A. R. Ellett M. J. Hartman L. B. Boehiner and S. C. Van Horne.
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David L. Geyer
M. E
Ray S. Dunn
Roswell
Thomas Trowl
Nell Mason
Estelle Brewster
George Zink
Clark Daley
South Park
W. B. McCoy
E. M. Spencer
A. R. Ellett
M. J. Hartman
L. B. Boehiner
S. C. van Horne
Distance judging taught to British soldiers in drills
The article outlines how every British soldier should estimate distances to 50 yards or less through hard practice. It describes training methods using marches, range finders, natural landmarks, and rule of thumb techniques with rifle sights and timing to improve accuracy.
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London
Americans Press Advance On Vesle Front In France
General Pershing reports Americans north of the Aisne have captured Terny and Sory with about 600 prisoners two large guns and seventy eight machine guns. North of the Vesle two German attacks west of Fismes are repulsed.
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France
Bazoches
Fismes
Vesle
Soissons
C. O. Harris
Auden-le Roman
Longuyon
Washington
Pershing
Aisne River
Terny
Sory
Vesle River
United States Recognizes Czecho-Slovaks as Belligerents
The United States on September 3 recognized the Czecho-Slovaks as a de facto belligerent government. Secretary Lansing notified their national council that the U S will formally enter relations to aid in war against Germany and Austria. The move aims to curb Bolshevik influence in Russia and stabilize Slovak and Czech aspirations for postwar standing and credit.
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Washington
United States
Lansing
Russia
Community of Nations
Steamer West Haven Narrowly Escapes Submarine Attack
The steamer West Haven, shelled by a submarine off Halifax last Saturday, escaped and reached a safe port. This report from Washington notes the incident and the vessel's successful evacuation to safety.
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Washington
West Haven
Halifax
Eight Billion Revenue Bill Passed Out by Committee
The house ways and means committee has handed down the completed eight billion dollar revenue bill. After it goes to congress, which is expected in ten days, the house may recess until after the November elections.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Wilson guarantees wheat price same as last year
President Wilson issues a proclamation guaranteeing No. One northern spring wheat price for 1919 equal to 1918. A commission will study production costs and decide if a price increase is warranted to ensure fair farmer returns, applying only to those who have sold their 1918 wheat by the next harvest.
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Washington
Wilson
Liberty Loan drives morale and German defeat, says editor
The piece argues that Allied victory depends on American financial support for the Fourth Liberty Loan. It states German morale would suffer from continued loans and emphasizes the loans fund ships, munitions, and troops. It frames subscriptions as both a domestic duty and a strategic blow to Germany.
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Ures
Women workers in Britain rise in January eighteen
An official notice from the Department of Labor reports that 1 442 000 women were employed in Britain in January 1918. Women accounted for 36 percent of government employees outside munitions, with estimates suggesting women have moved up through all lines of work.
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Britain
Government of
Great Britain
Department of Labor
Wey
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