Record of Seventeenth Division Troops Holding Line in France
War dispatch describes fierce fighting between Hayrincourt and Phescault with the Seventeenth and Twenty-first divisions. British units capture 100 prisoners including two officers, seize 7 field guns and 3 howitzers, and push German forces from Gouzeaucourt to Villers Guislan while reporting 1300 prisoners overall.
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Nots Oe
Philip Gibbs
Eclal
San Antonio
New York ‘Times Co
Hayrincourt
Canal du Nord
Templeux-Le*Quierard
Ytood
Suffolk Yeomanry
Bpehy
Oury
Villers Guistan
Gauche Wood
Ancre
Theipval
Schwaben Redoubt
Morieres
Courselette
Martinpich
Benlancourt
Canal du‘ Nord
Yorkshire, Lincolns
Gouzeaucourt
Villers
Guislan
Ganche
Wood
Seventeenth
Glouchesters
Lancashire
Oura
Wiltshire and Lincoln units halt German assault near Meath and Limerick
In a tense engagement the Wiltshires move to the German wave of attack at Limmet Valley and press to the objective. Yorkshire troops at Vaucellette farm fight to Villiers Guistan outskirts, trap a 4.2 inch howitzer battery and seize officers and teams. Leicesters and Wiltshires further south capture eight German field guns with 70 Wiltshire prisoners and only six wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolns
Vaucellette Farm
Deicesters
Wiltshires
Koylies
Yorkshire
Villiers Guistan
Q Jossip
Allies Break German Lines In World War I Campaign Update
An article chronicles Allied progress against German defenses along the Marne and Aisne fronts. It describes July offensives from Fontenoy to Chateau-Thierry, the punctured German lines, and retreats toward the Somme. It notes American forces near Metz and the Din d enburg line fortified by Niebelungslied names as German morale weakens.
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Rheims
Marne
Epening
Marshal Mock
Fontenoy
Aisne
Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
Vesle
Picardy
Ancre
Moreuil
Montdidier
Somme
Arres
Arras
Chimin Des Dames
Roissons
Handers
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
Hness
Metz
St.Mihiel
Verdun
North Sea
Dindenburg Line
Wotan
Siegfried
Brunhild
Kriemhild
Thay
Germany
German morale eroded as German forces go on defensive
The article notes morale collapse as Allied offensives bite. American legions advance while German losses mount. crack divisions are broken up and initial victories fade into defeats, leaving German armies on the defensive everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Women News: Chamber Allows Women to Reserve Sprague Luncheon Tickets
The Chamber of Commerce will sell 300 tickets to women for the J Willis Sprague luncheon next Thursday. Reservations may be made through chamber members and may include women relatives or friends. The event focuses on Mr Sprague’s address on labor wartime and postwar reconstruction, with first come first served seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerse
J. Willis Sprague
Chamber
Sprague
Man Suffering Exposure After Frigid Night in Brush
A white man about 35, identity not yet ascertained, spent Friday night in a brush thicket near Lady of the Lake Academy. He was found semi conscious Saturday morning and rushed to Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in serious condition after exposure in the cold. A Mexican reported the discovery to police who transported him to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Lady of the Lake Academy
Summoner
Death of Frank Abbott in gasoline flamers incident
Frank Abbott died at 2 am Saturday at Robert P. Green Memorial Hospital after flames enveloped him while washing an automobile on Main Avenue last Wednesday. A gasoline spark near a battery ignited fumes and his clothing burst into flames despite efforts to smother them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurus
Frank Abbott
Robert 1S. Green Memorial Hospital
Abbott
Main Avenue
Inspect Uniforms As City Grants Police Voucher
Police officers owning winter uniforms will pass inspection by Fire and Police Commissioner Wright. The inspection occurs Saturday afternoon in the central police headquarters assembly room. Officers neglecting care of garments will miss the $22.50 allowance and later receive a city supplied uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Central Police
Oban
Congress may form new department for military air work
Washington Sept 21 Congress debates the command of the army air service with John D Ryan as second assistant secretary of war urging unrestricted jurisdiction over all military aviation. Advocates say a single head would end army navy bickering and improve field operations amid unauthorized building at Ellington and Waco with $186000 spent without proper authority.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
John D. Ryan
Army Air Service
Ryan
Wilson
Army
Navy
England
William L. Jenly
J Tr
Congressional Committee
North Island
San Diego Bay
Cal
Aviation Department
Aviation Fields
Casey
Ellington Field
Houston
Waco
New Soldiers Show Excellent Performance in Camp Travis Review
The 18th Division at Camp Travis was praised by Brig. Gen. Estes for its first full unit review since organization. Though some men lacked rifles, they handled them well and formed precise lines. Later battalion parades will test divisional unity with regiments rotating each day and guest ladies from the regiment attending.
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Thortables
Tryie
Round
Chapel Hill
Lancashire
Lincolns
Camp Travis
George
Travis
Austin Road
Estes
Oelock
Mureée
Salesmanship Club Teaches Liberty Bond Sales
A San Antonio Salesmanship Club luncheon at the Gunter Hotel featured a lesson on selling Liberty bonds led by De Sayers and G. A. Moore. Tom H. Etheridge urged bonds be kept as sacred pledges to support American troops overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
G. A. Moore
We de Sayers
Mr. Moore
Tom H. Etheridge
Mr. Ethridge c
Old Texas statute used in fence cutting arrests near Saspamco
Farmers living near Elearf have been arrested on charges of cutting fences around nearly 1000 acres leased to the Saspamco Junk Company near Saspamco. Investigations by the sheriff and district attorney began last May after a complaint by Special Investigator Bryan Mauermann. The case marks the first use of the old fence cutting felony statute in months.
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Elearf
A. Diaz
Bryan Mauermann
District Attorney's Office
Texas
San Antonio
Governor Lowden of Illinois Feared as Presidential Timber
Springfield reports friends informally backed Governor Trevk O. Lowden for 1920 presidential candidacy at the Republican State Convention amid wartime pledges. The platform praised the war effort and urged relentless prosecution of the conflict to a decisive victory. It also stated loyalty to country can include constructive criticism to aid the war effort.
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Lowden
Illinois
Springfield
Republican Party
Report Car Theft and Suspect Arrests in Local Notes
A car theft report cites Chieves stealing an automobile from owner J by Mirs A B Connor at 15 Erie Avenue. The five passenger Ford description is on file with police at 10:43 Friday night, with no trace by Saturday afternoon. Also, a young white man wanted in Henderson Texas for theft of 250 was handed to Sheriff Hale of Husk County by military authorities. An arrest earlier by military authorities followed Captain Caruthers request from Sheriff Hale via telegram. A 28 year old Mexican man was jailed Friday afternoon as investigators probe recent thefts.
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Chieves
Mirs
A. B. Connor
Erie Avenue
Henderson
Texas
Hale
Husk County
Caruthers
Teal
Sherry Giff Hale
Mioney
Alaska wedding costs cut to 3 and 4 50 after October rule
Juneau reports that United States commissioners in Alaska will be allowed to charge only 3 for a marriage ceremony in the first division and 4 50 in the second division beginning October 1, reducing the overall cost of weddings in the territory.
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Juneau
Alaska
United States
First 1918 Cotton Sells For 45 Cents In Montgomery
Montgomery Ala the first bale of 1918 cotton sold at auction in the court square for 45 cents per pound delivering the highest price since the Civil War. The bale weighed about 60 pounds and was the first of 1017 bales at the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Court Square
Colonel promoted and reassigned at Camp Bravis and Camp Wadsworth
Colonel Davis CG Anderson of the 105th Depot Brigade Camp Bravis promoted to colonel and assigned to Camp Wadsworth for duty with the MGeh division. Promotion announced at Depot Brigade headquarters Saturday morning. Major DeWorrest W Morton named commander of the 4th Group. Col. Coughlan becomes executive officer at Camp Travis. Major F C Crowley to command the 5th group. Maj. Samuel Ti Anderson, assistant adjutant, on two days leave to Dallas.
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Trent
Davis CG. Anderson
105Th Depot Brigade
Camp Bravis
Camp Wadsworth
Brartinburg
8. C
Mgeh
Anderson
40Th United States Infantry
6Th Infantry
Camp 'L'Rains
DeWorrest W. Morton
Camp Travis
F. C. ¥. Crowley
Sthroup
Samuel Ti. Anderson
Dallas
Desertion guilty at general court martial McKinny
Private David Hubert McKinny of the military police at Camp Travis was found guilty of desertion before a general court martial. He received a sentence of 26 years hard labor at Leavenworth Disciplinary Barracks, a dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. The lengthy case traced his draft-board registration in Minneapolis then departure, detention near the border, and eventual capture at Camp Travis in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trivyate David Hubert McKinny
Camp ‘Travis
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Port
Leavenworth
Alinsas
Jay
McKinney
Minneapolis
Minn
Horder
Mexico
Camp Travis
Army Promotions and Assignments Report From Camp Travis
Army personnel announce promotions and assignments including Clyde V Ford to second lieutenant at Camp Travis and W Ke Russell and D H Stark ordered to Camp Travis. Lewis M Means and Francia M Chaney report from Camp Dix with infantry and 86th artillery units. Detailing notes mention promotions and duty transfers across Fort Sam Houston and related camps.
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Clyde V_"Ford
Fort Sam Honaton
Trayx
Wtyy
Caph
W. Ke Russell
Camp Travis
Trent
D. H. Stark
Riday
Fort Mi. Okin
Anit
Artilery
Ivoy Firat Tieutenants
Lewis M. Meana
Francia M. Chaney
Eavels
Camp Dix
Tiautenant Mrans Waa
Lieutenant Chaney
86Th
Government Moves 50 000 Laborers in First Three Weeks
Washington reports that during late August the United States Employment Service moved about 50 000 to 60 000 surplus common laborers to states with labor shortfalls. Workers from the Bulama Islands were sent to Norfolk Virginia for military terminal work and plans include bringing thousands of Porto Ricans and Mexican laborers later, once draft issues are managed.
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Washington, D.C
United States Employment Service
Bulama Islands
Norfolk
Army and Navy
Yesisteres al
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Epechy
Gaudia Wood
Villiers
Guielan
Leicesters
Villiers Guislan
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Liberty
Frost National Bank
ABBEY
Ling
Chamber of Commerce
Siegeo
Ferten
Rusk County
Moore Building
Bedell Building
H. Savage
Mgr
D. C. Anderson
Employment Service
Reeny
Ford Parts
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Union Auto. Supply. CO
Edison
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