Huns Retreat From Front as British Advance Closes Gap
British forces report progress northward with towns in the Lys salient occupied while German retreat continues along the front from Rheims to Arras. Mangin's army advances toward the forest of St Gobain and reaches the edge of Coucy le Chateau, pushing east of Soissons in a flanking move.
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Rheims
Arras
Lys
LaBassee
Lens
Mangin
St. Gobain
Laon
Coucy-le-Chateau
Soissons
British Cross Canal Du Nord Front Advances Reported
Allied forces push along the Canal Du Nord securing Rumancourt and Inchy en Artois while advancing near Doignies Bertincourt and Haut Allaines. Crux lines show gains toward Nes Chapelle Sailly and Nieppe as Tens evacuates over gas fumes.
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London
Canal du Nord
Rumancourt
Sains-lez-Marquion
Inchy-en-Artois
Denticumt
Doignies
Permies
Bertincourt
Somme
Haut-Allaines
Peronne
Tlermies
Royalcourt
Nieppe
Sailly
Lys Salient
Croix du Bac
Tield Marshal Claig
Drocourt-Queant
Arras-Cam- Lrat
Ecourt-St. Quentin
Vaux Woods
Meislans
Faent
Flanders
Neuves Chapelle
Laventic
French Continue Advance Near Canal Du Nord
French troops push Germans east of the Canal Du Nord and between the Ailette and Aisne. They seize Chapitre Wood northeast of Ghévilly and approach Cristilles north of Noyon. Advances reach Coucy le Chateau Juvincourt outskirts and Brays suburbs. On the Aisne Buey le Long penetrated with 1500 prisoners. Vesle crossings reported.
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Paris
Canal du Nord
Ailette
Aisne
War Office
Chapitre Wood
Ghevilly
Cristilles
Noyon
Coucy-le-Chateau
Juvencourt
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement from San Antonio Reader
A San Antonio reader reviews Doan's Kidney Pills, praising them for relief of kidney trouble, back and limb pain, and overall recovery. The testimonial credits multiple local figures and emphasizes reliability, urging others to seek the remedy from local dealers.
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the Light
Dean
Sinkwee
San Antonio
Wm. C. Chamberlain
Dorn
Doan
Rioan
Conan
Pater
Hulfilo
German Forces Open Drive in Macedonia Repelled
AP reports Central Powers attacked the Vardar river center in Macedonia on September 2 but were repelled by a British counter attack. The move aims to divert Allied attention and threatens Balovski in Greece, though officials say no decisive result occurred. The British war office notes German forces were driven back.
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Macedonia
Wardge
Balovski
Ureece
War Office
London
Vardar
Pritish War Office
D A Walsh Dies After Civil War Service
D A Walsh, 72, died at 10 20 Wednesday morning at his residence Ash and Coleman Streets. A native of Ireland, he lived in San Antonio 35 years and is survived by his widow, one son David Witch of San Antonio, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. He served three years and seven months in the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry as sergeant major, four years in the United States Cavalry, and received the Distinguished service due to war injuries. Funeral at his son's home Lamar Street will be followed by services at St Patrick's Church and burial in St Mary's Cemetery. He was a member of the G I R and the Army and Navy Union.
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D. A. Walsh
A. Walsh
Dence
Ash
Coleman
Ireland
San Antonio
David Witch
Me. Watsh Xarven
The
G. I Rt
Army and Navy Union
Crown Prince Sets Germany's Victory Idea as Holding Ground
The crown prince out lines that German victory means holding one’s own and avoiding vanquishment rather than annihilation. He says the war must be defensive, notes Allied forces’ material and human reinforcements, and calls Allied leadership weak except for American troops he says lack clear purpose. He defends Germany’s aims and rejects claims of being a fire eater while criticizing English leadership.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Sejut
Budapest
Crown Prince
Mngland
Oue
Capmier
Irance
England
Buglaml
Farahani
Gue Qin
Gorminy
Pye
Alsace
Ulster
Magne for Dyspepsia and Indigestion Relief
A vintage remedy note promotes Magne for dyspepsia with Bisulated Magnesia mixed in hot water after meals. Claimed benefits include quick relief from heartburn belching sour stomach and gas with neutralizing stomach acidity and pleasant taste, sold by druggists.
Wilson commutes ten and affirms six in Houston riot cases
President Wilson commuted ten death sentences to life imprisonment and affirmed six death sentences for Negro soldiers involved in the Houston riot of August 1917. Twenty-nine cases were reviewed, with thirteen executions already carried out and others awaiting action at Fort Leavenworth under guard.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Houston
Texas
Wilkan
War Department
Washington
Sam Houston
Fort Leavenworth
Camp Travis
Peasants Aid Allies Amid Soviet Forces Threatened
A Morea dispatch to the Berlin Kroizelt reports peasants rising in strength with Molvet troops advancing toward Ufa. The peasants threaten Soviet forces, and measures are being taken in response to the revolt unfolding in snowbound districts.
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Amsterdam
Sesit
Ufa
Ormail Savatev
Berlin
Man credits Tanlac for return to health in Tennessee
Frank Jinks of Martin's Mill Pike South Knoxville says he overcame eight years of kidney trouble back ached and rheumatism after taking Tanlac. He reports crutches set aside, back pain relieved, appetite up, ten pounds gained, and return to work. Tanlac sold in San Antonio by Wagner's Drug Store and Meier's Vitaragey.
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Anlac
Frank Jinks
Route 18
Martin’ S Mill Pike
South
Knoxville
Tennessee
San Antonio
Wagner
Meier
Vitaragey
Ady
Americans Mop Up Positions Left by Enemy in Belgium
American troops in Belgium between the Ypres Comines Canal and near Kemmel Hill press their advance by clearing machine gun nests and retreating posts. They captured prisoners and mowed down gunners as they pressed a disciplined withdrawal, with notable actions by West Virginia miners and Brooklyn soldiers.
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Belgium
E. Percy Noel
San Antonio
Ito
West Virginia
HW. McClelland
New York
Brooklyn
Ford M. Teory
Washington
Tour
Community centers to expand and restart after holiday break
Attendance at public school community centers in Nox and No. 8 has risen since opening with Rosa Krause and Miss Sterzing guiding activities. Next week the centers reopen daily except Sundays from 3 30 to 10 pm with fall classes planned for both children and adults amid dances, singing and motion pictures. Also noted is a Memphis boiler explosion on No. 2 boat near Fat Island with four dead and four missing and four injured.
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Rosa Krause
Sterzing
Flores Street
Katzenberger
Misa Kanion
Organization
Glee
Katzenber
H. Wall
Merphis
Tenn
Patton Tully Transportation Company
Fat Island
Memphiis
Democrats At Texas Convention Endorse Platform and Nomination
The Texas Democratic State Convention resumed with approval of the platform committee report and Governor Hobby’s nomination, while debating resolutions on homestead law amendment suffrage and other reforms. Delegates faced disputes over seating in Dayal and Duval counties amid fraud charges, and the body elected W. J. Dean as permanent chairman with a broad platform backing Wilson and war policies.
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Waco
Tex
Platform Committee
Hobby
Platform
Texas
Railroad Commission
Secretary of State
Archie Parr
D. W. Glasscork
Duval County
Dayal
Executive Committee
Senate
D. W. Glasscock
Classcock
Parr
Comal
C. B. Crawford
Dean
W. J. Dean
M. H W. Wolfe
Dallas
Wilson
Sai Selzer
Losarkina
LW. Havide
Franklin County
A.W. Neville
Harris
Scott Fulton
Way Alatynes F
Hortne
A. M. Barton
Palestine
Benon McMilan
Snaper
W. N. Foster
Journe
Kingsville
J. Rirehaville
Din Antonio
Db. Fagkson
Alpine
W. C. Woodward
Coléman
John
Daniel
Pempic
Harry T. Ring
Abinae
A. J Pires
Childsosa
Moran
Weatherford
A. BH. Thomas
Montague County
Lenine in Critical Condition After Attempt on Life
Reports from Moscow say Bolshevik leader Lenin lies in critical condition following a Friday assault. Surgeons removed a bullet from his body and the crisis is described as severe with an expected verdict within several days.
French Advance Through Smoke Dives to the Front
The dispatch describes French troops pushing through heavy smoke and dust as their artillery bombards German positions. French 75 batteries fire relentlessly while supports move beyond Juvigny, with planes returning wounded and new troops advancing in battle order toward the plateau amid a desolate, dust-choked landscape. The writer notes the dramatic, sunlit yet scarred terrain and praises the soldiers’ resolve as they reclaim ground from the Germans.
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Terny- Sorney
Jouvigny
Juvigny
Highwaymen Attempt Park Tavern Hold Up Ended by Owner Fire
Edward Beere owner of the Park Tavern at 1640 River Avenue fired on two men in soldier uniforms who tried to rob his tavern shortly after midnight Tuesday. Police, led by Captain Stevens, pursued the suspects but failed to locate the would-be robbers.
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Edward Beere
Park Tavern
River Avenue
Beere
Reeve
Stevens
Central Police
Ardenne Explains German Retreat in Warlord Defense
Londisa Times Service reports General Ardenne discusses German retreat in Wageblatt. He argues evacuation, flank withdrawals, and delayed offensives were necessary to minimize enemy losses, citing Moltke and the July 12 15 operations and noting German leadership’s confidence in a reserved defense.
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Londisa Times
The
Hague
Eral Ardenne Agaite
Wageblatt
Kaye
Ardenne
Mareh
Ger
von Moltke
Bisburg
Denne
Ple
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Magne
Moscow
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Marcella Rennert
Frank Rennert
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