Heavy naval guns on trains pour fire on German forts
Rear Admiral Plunkett tours Sunny France as naval guns ride 50 car trains to shell Metz and nearby fortifications. Officers recount a land naval role with crews, ammunition, and rapid signal fire while German forces react under Allied bombardment and counterbattery action.
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Plunkett
France
Berlin
Metz
Junius B. Wood
San’ Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News Co
Navy
Navy Department
Army
Rain Stops All Activities In Lor raine Front
The Associated Press reports heavy rain halting troop movements and transport around Lor raine on September 26. A weakened German force and lower morale are noted as prisoners describe limited actions and defenses while American patrols press near Vandieres and observe cross-cant arm movements west of the Moselle.
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Associated Press
Lorraine
Vandieres
Rheims
Marne
Cross Cands
Moselle
Allied airmen bomb German towns report says
Allied airmen daily bombard Cologne and Coblenz and other German towns, killing or injuring many. Het Volk notes German casualty figures are underreported, and many residents flee to Holland for safety.
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Amsteruwm
Cologne Coblens
Het Volk
Holland
Importing Mexican Laborers for Louisiana Sugar Harvest
New Orleans reports that Louisiana sugar planters via the Tri-States Employers Association have requested permission from the U S Department of Labor to import 2000 Mexican laborers from Eastern Mexico for a six month cone harvest. Workers will receive return passage after six months and planters promise to advance 335 to each tan.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Tri
Weather notes from multiple cities with varied temperatures
The dispatch lists temperatures and wind directions for cities including San Antonio St Louis Chicago Kenyan City New York and Washington. It notes cool nights and warmer days with highs ranging roughly from the 40s to the 70s and winds from the northwest northeast and other directions.
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Tor San Antonio
Serge Pesas
Enery
St. Louie
Norhwesty Fowa
Taet
Throuthwest
Inet
Rase
New York
Iast
Washington
Emily
Loweet Toms Weratury Tm
Phoenix Man Targeting German Balloons on Lorraine Front
Lieut. F. Luke of Phoenix Artillery shot down eleven enemy balloons in four days and downed two air lanes, surviving a fuel shortage during a multi-balloon and airplane raid. He pioneered night balloon raids with strong success. Lieut. Edward V. Rickenbacher of Columbus Ohio added two airplanes to his tally, reaching six confirmed victories.
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Lorraine
F. Luke
Phoenix
Art
Luke
Ros’ Vs
Laeutenant
Edward V. Rickenbacher
Columbus
Ohio
Rickenbacher
Rate rise enough to cover increase in railroad wages
Washington D C Sept 20 Rail roads in July showed best earnings under government operation and for the first time this year had more net income than in July 1917. Operating income reached 145 6 million up 40 million due to a 25 rate increase. Revenues totaled 409 87 million while expenses were 316 82 million.
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Washington, D. C
Salleond
United States ruled by mob says Vienna paper
A Vienna Fremdenblatt dispatch to The San Antonio Express and New York World describes a Russian foreign office backed front page attack on President Wilson. It cites suppression of peaceful dissent, feared imprisonment, and a terror regime surpassing czarist rule, with warnings against peace advocates and claims of anti democratic oppression in the United States.
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United States
Vienna
San Antonio
New York World
Press Lib. Co
New. World
Zurich
Fremdenblatt
Wilso
Wilson
Czardom
Cortex and
Vizarro
Mexico
Peru
Germans Ordered Back From Switzerland for War Front Work
Berlin authorities require Germans discharged from the army in Switzerland to return to Germany for rear work including guarding prisoners. Most of the 10 000 affected are expected to refuse. In Washington 100 000 selective service registrants have shifted from nonproductive occupations since the work or fight regulation was issued.
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Berue
Lent
Berlin
Switzerland
Germany
Washington, D.C
Crowder Hag
OU Reet
British and American Soldiers Demand Unyielding Peace Terms
Reuters dispatch from American headquarters reports strong American anger toward German peace terms. Soldiers insist on victory and reject any mercy for the foe, warning that U S policy will hinge on this stance. The mood is portrayed as resolute and influential.
British response to the Austrian peace note and war news
British troops reject the Austrian German peace note as a ruse and vow to fight on until total victory. The article notes a German message circulated via balloons claiming U S forces advance, with prisoners and guns captured, while Britain emphasizes resolve and continued defense.
German press sees Allied peace aims as destruction of central powers
In Copenhagen on Sept 19 German outlets from Socialists to conservatives view the American reply and Balfour speech as proof that the Allies seek to destroy the central powers. Vorwaerts calls the prospect pessimistic and argues Belgium and Brest-Litovsk are discussed while colonies and Alsace Lorraine would require total victory. The paper warns Germans feel betrayed by a looming robber’s war fare and predicts continued fight.
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Copenhagen
Balfour
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Hospital Tent Hit by German Shelling Kills Eight Americans
Eight Americans died when a hospital tent was struck by German shells near Vandieres during two nights of bombardment. The Red Cross sign and hospital area were clearly visible to aviators, and several Medical Corps members were among the injured as shells fell around midnight causing confusion in darkness.
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Associated Press
Lorraine
Vandieres
Anti-German Sentiment Grows in Roumania
Reports claim rising anti German feeling in Roumania could push the country back toward the Entente. Dr W 8 Bolt is ordered to Bucharest and General Munckenzen returns from leave as tensions rise. Queen and king are cited in German reports as driving or resisting renewed ties.
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Roumania
Entente
London
W. 8. Bolt
Bucharest
Munckenzen
Amsterdam
Daily Express
Leniis
Therd
Jasky
Verdinand
Heavy Rains Hit Texas Cities With Cooler Weather
Rainfall of 1.23 inches fell in San Antonio with showers starting before 7 PM and continuing late. Totals across Texas included Corpus Christi 2.7 inches Dallas 0.9, Galveston 1.14, Houston 2.16 as a cool northerly wind drove temperatures down and forecasters predicted fair, cool days ahead.
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San Antonio
Corpus Chijati
Dallas
Valestine
Galveston
Houston
Weather Bureau
Mann’s Son Ends Life In Chicago After Shooting Dog
James B R Mann Jr son of the Mindr s Congress man and Republican leader in the House shot himself in Chicago after killing his pet dog. He left a note to his mother in Washington saying he did not expect to live much longer and that it might as well end now. He was 28 and suffering from tuberculosis.
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Chicago
James BR. Mann Jr
Mindrs
Washington
Kansas City Man Holds Record For Wounds In War
Kansas City ambulance driver Temingway on the Italian front reportedly endured 287 wounds from an Austrian shell. Surgeons say he will recover despite severe injuries and military authorities commend his bravery and vitality during the crisis.
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San Antonio
New York World
Co. Y
Temingway
Kansas City
Hemingway
British Drive Continues as Bulgarian Prisoners Reel
Paris reports ten thousand Bulgarian prisoners sent to the rear on September 18 as pursuit of retreating forces advances. In Macedonia Serbian front widened to Cerna River with five thousand more prisoners and eighty guns captured. Allied cavalry pressed the pursuit with British and Greek units reporting progress on a ten mile front south of Lake Doivaninve.
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Paris
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
London
Macedonia
Cerna
Deron
Sokol
Lake Doivaninve
Balkan Campaign Analysis Seeks Uskub Route and Balkan Dynamics
The article outlines strategic aims in Macedonia focusing on securing a passage to Uskub, crossing the Teherna river, and advancing past the Schlechk range toward Prilep and Uskub. It notes difficulties from terrain, river bends, and Bulgarian resistance, with Austrians wary of Albanian movement and tensions between Bulgarians and German allies.
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Herbert Sidebotilsm
London Times
San Antonio
PuBlIc Ledger Co
London
Lerbert Sideboctham
Wilitdey Ceitie
Scusses
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Uskub
Vardar
Balkan Range
Serbia
Kimeckehalam
Monastir
Taherna
Schlechk
Tcherna
Kaimakchalan
Teherna
Snost
Schleehirk Range
Prilep
Banana Pass
Albania
Berat
Skumbi
Egnatia
Adriatic
Saloniki
Varday
Tehorna
France
Franco British Forces Make New Gains Near St Quentin
British and Australian units in France report advances northwest of St Quentin with Mocayres recaptured near the Canal du Nord and Malassise farm strong point taken opposite Le Catelet. Haig says over 10,000 prisoners have been taken since Wednesday.
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ST. Quentin
London
Malassise Farm
le Catelet
Haig
Lempire- Epehy
Mocayres
Canal du Nord
Cambrai
French advance reported in Somme and Aisne sectors
The war office says French forces seized Essigny-le-Grand from the south while repulsing heavy German attacks north of Allement between the Aillette and the Aisne. French gains extend northeast of Vailly toward Chemin-Des-Dames as a German Vesle crossing attempt is halted with losses. American units hold the line.
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Paris
St. Quentin
Essigny-le-Grand
War Office
Allement
Aillette
Aisne
Vailly
Chemin-Des-Dames
Vesle
British Hold Ground After German Counterattack at Moeuvres
British defense repulsed a German assault at Moeuvres and Trescault as casualties rose to about forty percent of attacking troops. German commander General von Bulow acknowledged British fighting superiority in No Man's Land before sustaining a grave wound and being moved to a hospital.
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Moeuvres
Trescaultia
von Bulow
Seventeenth Army
No Man's Land
Allies Press Local Advance on Western Front and Balkans
Allied forces push along the Hindenburg line north of St Quentin and advance toward La Fere as French and Greek troops strike east of Monastir. Bulgarians reinforce yet cannot stem the tide while rains limit air operations on the Lorraine front. The Lake Doiran front shows British and Greek movements toward the Vardar Valley as aerial warfare diminishes.
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Associated Press
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
la Fere
France
Trescault
Maertvrex
Cambrai
Vardara
Serbia
Lake Doiran
Vardar
Monastir
Cerna
French Push Near St Quentin as Debeney's Army Advances
French forces under General Debeney closed on St Quentin with British liaison, reaching two to three kilometers from the city. Tuesday saw Savy Woods fall and progress in Marjorin Woods amid fierce fighting near the railway junction. German resistance remained stubborn.
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Paul Scott Mowker
San Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News Co
Debeney
St. Quentin
Amiens
Savy Woods
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