New Front From Moselle to Hattonville Shifts War Line
London reports announce a successful American advance from Moselle toward Hattonville north of Vigneulles reaching the Meuse region. St Mihiel remains largely intact as Verdun Commercy rail line becomes available to the allies. News honors American gains with claims of up to 9,500 prisoners and many guns captured.
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London Times Service
San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
St. Michel la- Trent
General V Pershing
Moselle
Haitonville
Vigneulles
Meuse
St Mihiel
Joy Among the Allies In World War I Front
Paris reports general joy as American forces extend aid to allied armies and launch a notable offensive. The surprise attack follows months of preparation with high command guarding the exact landing point. The front holds under the observation of German leaders including Field Marshal von Hindenburg.
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Tondin Times Service
Antonio Tigut
Vield Irs Hindenburg
Lorraine
Ehen
Paris
St. Mihiel
de ‘Thomason
Verdun Front Mixed Action Details From Front Lines
Reports describe Allied and German clashes along the Woevre, with French and American troops fighting through dense woods and hills. Encounters around rail lines near Verdun and Commercy yield prisoners and notable bayonet assaults as units press the front.
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Verdun
Commercy
Tun Liberte
Ameretn
Midiant
Creptain
Severandieutenant
Wartemburg Agers
St. Mihiel
Pias
Circus Comes to Town with Barnum Bailey Show
Barnum Bailey circus announces San Antonio engagement on October 5 with a large tent the largest in circus history. Five trains and 89 cars transport more than 1000 animals and 1400 people for an Aladdin pageant opening, featuring clowns elephants camels and a growing menagerie of newborn animals.
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Ciress
Barman & Bailey
San Antonio
Barnum & Bailey
Hie
Che Ehow
Aladin
Raid on IWW Headquarters Shuts Butte Bulletin Office
Federal and city officers aided by a U S water unit raided the IWW headquarters and the Butte Bulletin in Butte Montana early today. Staff including editor and business manager were questioned at offices over articles about a miner strike in the district.
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Butte
Mont
United States
Ivater
Industrial Workers of the World
Butte Bulletin
State Council of Defense
Oflice Hellquarters
Viutte
U Boat Sunk Report Confusing Havana Message
A Havana dispatch says U boat submarines were sunk by an American bark 200 miles off its departure port. The ship carried 129 passengers from an Atlantic US port to Central America and sought Cuban refuge from a storm. The captain reportedly wrote a signed report of the encounter.
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Havana
Iwo
America
EP Munde
Athuitic
United States
Central America
Cuban
Pl Mande
Salesmanship Club hosts Liberty Loan committee luncheon
The San Antonio Salesmanship Club held a Saturday luncheon at the Gunter Hotel with Fourth Liberty Loan committee members including Alfred Gergen who sang and spoke on war effort. County chair Toe Frost predicted strong support as specialists urged selling bonds. other guests included F K Bee regta Franz Grees George Armistead and FP He Seabey with A G Moore leading remarks. Sergeant Wall opened the program introducing Mr Gergen.
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San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Liberty Loan
Alfred Gergen
Majestic
Flanders Field
Marseil- Iuise
Liberty Loan Organisation
Sid Toe Frost
The
Ummitter
Eotertain
Besar County
Pooh
Pershing
Ft. KL
Special Solicitors
He Seabey
National Council of Defense
A. G. Moore
Sergeant Wall
Beegen
Walthall Receives Commission and Camp Marc Arthur Duty
Captain TM Walthall MWC is called to active service and will depart Sunday for duties with a new division at Camp Marc Arthur Waco. Dr Walthall long associated with Dr J A Burlescuay is a prominent San Antonio physician with deep local family history dating back over a quarter century. General Debeney named grand officer of the Legion of Honor for aiding the halt of the German advance toward Amiens and the Montdidier recapture with 12 000 Wiseners in August.
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Shitly
TM Walthall
Camp MarcArthur
Waco
Walthall
J. A Burlescuay
San Antonio
San Anton
Paris
Debeney
Legion of Honor
Amiens
Montdidier
Weather Summary For Several Cities Tonight And Sunday
Weather forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas shows generally fair conditions tonight with maximum temperatures near 95 degrees and southerly winds. St Louis Chicago Kansas City New York and Washington report varied conditions from partly cloudy to clear with temperatures ranging from mid 60s to upper 70s and light to moderate winds.
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San Antonio
St. Louie
Wiphest
Chicago
Kanone City
Parry Elnudy
South
Jast
New York
Washington
French Gain In New Drive On Hun Base
Allied lines report gains in the Hindenburg system near Hevrin court village now firm, with posts on the east side of the canal at Mercuvres. From eastern high ground, observers can view St Quentin and Gouzeaucourt as the outpost zone expands, while artillery and bombers disrupt German communications and rail junctions. A German army order bans firing on planes marked with the iron cross, and German pay has risen for private soldiers and NCOs as captured paybooks show the changes.
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Hevrincourt
Mercuvres
Holnou
St. Quentin
Ipehy
Gouzeaucourt
Hindenburg Line
Red Cross
Gaeman
Ladensdorff
Windenburg
Debs Given 30 Years in Prison in Wa State Case
Debs charged with violation of the Espionage Act was sentenced to ten years in the Moundsville West Virginia penitentiary on each of three counts. The sentences run concurrently. Bail set at $10,000. Motion for new trial overruled and arrest of sentence denied. Debs may remain at home with permission to travel from the northern Ohio district.
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Clevelant
Ohio
Debs
Hugene H
Moundsville
W. Va
D.C. Westenhaver
Federal District
Ohicall
Eleven Officers Report for Duty at Camp Travis
Eleven officers from second lieutenant to major reported for duty at Camp Travis on Saturday morning. They were assigned to the Sixth and Ninth Infantry Regiments the Sixth Supply Train and the Sixth Field Artillery. Included are Capt. Edwin N. Stanley Captain John C. Byrne Captain James Gardner Captain Fred B. Marsh Captain William Osmond White First Lieut. Mark A. Myatt First Lieut. Walker Blair First Lieut. George Van Pleet First Lieut. Kenneth MacPherson Second Lieut. James A. Berger all serving with the units listed.
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Stewart
Camp Travis
Siths and
Noth
Sth Suppy
Dted Field Artillery
Map
Chiff Us Soth Infantry
Edwin N. Stanley
S&th
John C. Byrne
James . Gardner
Fred 8. Marsh
Sth
William Osmond White
Germans Tremble at Rumors of America's Long Range Cannon
Reports from Mulhausen and Alsace describe German fear of a supposed U S long range gun. The French dispatch notes widespread agitation near the border and mentions evacuations, while German papers warn against sensational rumors and continue to publish related reports.
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America
Washington
France
Frank the
Upper
Alsace
Mul- Itasen
Baden
Friburg
Religion Speech Sparks Firefighter Chaplain Debate
An APreport from London describes US Army chaplains urging straightforward religious messages to soldiers. He critiques pulpit camouflage and film entertainment, urging direct talks about faith, virtue, and patriotism while avoiding gambling drinking and sex talk.
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Associated Press
London
Uncle Sar
Young Men's Christian Association
Flint
Cod
Moraford's Ack and a Summer Drink Offer to Switzerland
A fragmentary report from Geneva notes the Lausanne Review stating the United States offered to make a loan of TAO000,000 francs to Switzerland to electrify its railways. The move would promote Swiss independence from Germany.
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America
Switzerland
Geneva
Lausanne Revue
United States
Secretary MeAdoo Denies Resignation Rumor in Norfolk
Secretary MeAdoo, visiting Norfolk on an inspection trip, denied reports that he would resign as Secretary of the Treasury to accept the War Trade portfolio.
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MrAdoo
Norfolk
MeaAdoo
Americans wrap up St Mihiel drive gains with 12,000 prisoners
The war dispatch notes the St Mihiel operation severed the salient and added over 250 square miles to Allied occupation with more than 12,000 prisoners. It cites favorable ground, rapid German retreat, and strategic value of Metz Verdun and the Meuse region, while warning progress must accelerate.
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Herbert Siderotilam
London ‘Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
St. Mihiel
Combres
Wuevre
Tuguy
Moselle
Pont-a-Mousson
Alliea
Eparges
Bois la
Yesteriay
West
Qumbres
Cleur
Salient
Germany
Verdim
France
Metz
Woerre
Verdun
Sedan
Longwy
Napoleon II
Moose Heights
Bazaine
Verdun Front War Report Hints German Line Strain
The article notes the German position in Eastern France near Verdun as a once strong barrier that has started showing strain. It mentions a line toward Comwerey becoming active and a possible shift to offense, though current operations remain incomplete as of September.
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France
i + Verdun
Comwerey
Pte Bia
Bandits Escape After Fatal Fights South of Denver
A running gun battle south of Denver involving four aboard a held up automobile left five men fleeing on foot. Sherrill was wounded as a posse seized the vehicle a suitcase of ammunition and five guns. Prisoners were taken to Denver for safekeeping.
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Denver
Reserve Watch
Sherrill
Bankers Drive Off Robbers in Arcadia Bank Raid
In Arcadia Kansas on September 24 a bank raid ended with one robber killed another wounded and captured. Cashier J Fowler and assistant John M Fowler led armed locals in a stand that thwarted the trio. the gang failed to seize loot as their car was found and one robber lay dead nearby.
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Arcadia
Kan
Moume State Bank
Kansas City’ Board
Bote Marraszo
J. Fowler
John M. Fowler
Arendia
St. Donia & San Francisco
Fowler
Fowlers
Fowler Gaid
Bandits Fail in Mount Morris Bank Raid
Four suspected Chicago jailbreakers Moll Dent Big Joe Moran Lloyd Bopp and Frank McErlane attempted to rob the State Bank at Mount Morris 18 miles from Dixon but failed to blow the vault. They arrived in a large touring car and forced entry but were driven off by townspeople and police as they fled toward Howard Dixon.
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Dixon
Marl Dent
Big Joe” Moran
Lloyd Bopp
Frank McErlane
Chicago
Iithens’ State Bank
Mount Morris
Here
Howard Dixon
Army Personal Notices and Travel Oddities
Army personals list several officers assigned to Texas units for training and duty with mentions of Fort Sam Houston Camp Alfred V. etc. Also notes a Chicago packer’s quip about English ingenuity and a humorous exchange about a steam powered sausage machine with a British audience, reflecting lighthearted wartime chatter.
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RES
Paris upbeat over Pershing victory boosts American gains
Paris voices elation at Pershing as the American army's maiden World War I action is hailed as a master stroke. Reports describe rapid ground gains and many prisoners over two days, with Parisian crowds and wounded soldiers alike praising the Allied advance and American bravery.
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Paris
Wehina
la Liberte
Bic
Sallait
Warn for His Own Soil May Be Devastated
A wartime dispatch argues for total retaliation against Germany for French and allied destruction. The writer calls for devastations of German territory and forced labor for German prisoners to deter further aggression, urging prompt warning and harsh consequences. The piece reflects extreme punitive rhetoric and wartime sentiment.
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Paul Ayres Huckwell
San Antonio Lishe
Kleagu
WLS
Chicago Daily News
France
Belgium
Italy
Serbia
Ger-murn
Nuises
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Patl Mail Gazette
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T. S. Cavalry
the Nation
New York Post Office
Oswald Girvison Villard
Washington, D. C
Seni
Wrig
Charles Stiehard
Liberty Bonds
Frost National Bank
Tommy
Poily
Champagne
Salesmanship Club
Liberty Loan Committee
Joe Frost
Sin Antonty
Camp
Bowie
Legis of
Decheney
Weatier
Tuukes
Ifrench
Mulhausen
Moraford
OUR
Sidebotham
Wilson
Bridgeport
Conn
War Labor Board
Steikers
Wight
Bank Samar
Albert Burton
Alfred Vath
Fac
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Alent
Antonio
Sam Houston
Cohell
Conan
Arizona
Douglas
Ariz
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Tig
J.G. Culling
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Houston
Uty
England
Owhy
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Rockwell
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Ferdinand Ring
Payashian
Wome
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