British and American Advances Across Somme Front Reported
Allied forces push along the Somme lines with several village captures near Peronne and cross the Somme south of Peronne. Pershing notes continued advance with French cooperation as Britons reach near Neuve Chapelle and Buissy.
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London
St. Quentin
Somme
Peronne
Haig
St. Christ
Lesmeul
Brie
Ad Bruntil
Aimes St Quentin Road
Athies
Mons-en-Chauss
Nurle
Neuve Chapelle
Buissy
Templeux la Fosse
North Carolina Doctors Demonstrate Patriotism in Volunteer Medical Service
Reports from across North Carolina show every doctor enrolled in the Volunteer Medical Service corps, pledging prompt service to armed forces and civilians. Although enrollment blanks arrived this week, several counties already report universal physician participation and ongoing mail reports continue to arrive.
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North Carolina
Washington
North Carolina Records 12 War Casualties In War Dept Lists
Washington reports total US casualties at 744 with North Carolina naming twelve fallen and wounded. The list includes Private Roby Ferguson Moravian Falls and Lieut Herold C. Perry Wilmington among the dead or wounded, plus several others from Evergreen Gastonia Bakersville Elm City Crestmont Wise and Wilson. Also noted are missing in action and various degrees of wounds. The piece ends with editorial asides about democracy and world order.
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Washington
War Department
North Carolina
Roby Ferguson
Moravian Falls
Herold C. Perry
Wilmington
Shell B. Williams
Benaja
John K. Benton
Evergreen
Carlos Garland
Ewart
Ira E. Kisor
Gastonia
Robert A. Harrison
Wilsonton
Strauss May Be Warburg's Successor for Fed Board
Washington Sept 6 President Wilson is filling several vacancies after resignations It is understood he will select Albert Strauss of New York as successor to Warburg for the head of the Federal Reserve board
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Albert Strauss
New York
Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Congress Dallies With Tax Bill Delays Cited
Washington report says Senator Simmons will not let the war tax bill drag past the election as lawmakers delay action. The note indicates congressional politicians seek to postpone final passage until after voting.
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Washington
Simmons
England Downs U S Gov Rents Labor Congress New Bevo Plant
On Derby England Sept 6 an overwhelming vote defeated the labor congress a move linked to the Wilson resolution. The Bevo plant at St. Louis is praised as efficient and the government leases space one third of the building and two railroad tracks to store war supplies.
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England Downs
U.S Gov
Labor Congress
BEVO
United Press
Derby
England
Anheuser-Busch Co
St. Louis
Amer 2
Capital Stock Tax Forms Sent to 4000 Corporations
Raleigh N C Sept 6 Capital Stock Tax forms are being mailed from the Internal Revenue office in Raleigh to 4000 corporations in the Eastern District. Forms must be sworn and returned by September 30. The rule now requires all corporations that filed income tax returns to also file capital stock tax returns, regardless of stock value. Tax is 50 cents per $1000 of stock value above a $99000 exemption.
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Raleigh
N. C
Collector of Internal Revenue
Washington
Suiter Honored by New York Life Club Invite
Mr L B Suiter is named among 290 of 6000 invited to the 200000 club at Eastern Point next week. The event honors his excellent insurance work and is provided free by the company. He departs Monday to attend and may be away the whole week.
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New York Life
Eastern Point
L. B. Suiter
Suiter
Americans Striking at the Aisne in Major Allied Advance
Paris reports a broad Allied push along the Aisne front with American units breaking toward Ham and Fismes. French detachments near Chanuly and Chanoy advance, while Francois-Arden troops reach the Aisne front. The front between the Somme and Vesle shows continuous gains and new positions north toward Chiuny and Abbecourt.
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Buissy
Havrinecourt
Scarpe River
Cane du Nord
Oise
Ai Itre
Gabain-Massif Forest
Paris
Outrecourt Massif
Somme
Humbert
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Genlis Wood
Creizat Canal
Chanulny
Terny
Vesle
French War Office
Epenancour
Peronne
Glenies
Fisnes
Gleaves
Fisnnes
Ham
Plessis Patts
Chiuny
Throueh Abbecourt
Lake Owen Sunk by Submarine Fire in Foreign Waters
The Lake Owen, a 2,380 gross ton cargo steamer, was sunk by shell fire from an enemy submarine yesterday morning in foreign waters. Five civilian crew members are reported missing, six were seriously wounded, and the rest have been landed.
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Washington
Navy
Owen
Lake Owen
Americans Leaving Russia Reported by Consul Ha
Consul Ha reports from Helsingfors that a special train of Americans and others is en route out of Russia and expected to reach Stockholm tomorrow. The note adds a single positive remark about the Kaiser, stating he is never a neutral entity.
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Washington
Hayes
Helsnefors
State Department
Russia
Stockholm
Cant River town appoints J E Rouse cotton weigher
The Cant Tillery town commissioners elected Mr J E Rouse as the new cotton weigher to fill the unexpired term. The resignation created the vacancy, and Mr Rouse has been overseeing a Cola plant. sugar and other ingredients shortages caused a season shutdown, allowing him to assume duties promptly.
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J. E. Rouse
Cantigher
Mr Rouse
Rouse
October Cotton Futures Edge Higher After Yesterday Close
October cotton rose nearly a cent from yesterday's close and traded around 44.60 at 2.30 pm. December cotton, previously closing at 33.15, stood near 34.05 at 2.30 pm.
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Aimes-St. Quentin Road
Pershing
Nesle
Neuve Chapel
Flanders
la Basse
Soissons
N.C
Main Street
Strauss
Congress
MR. L. B. Suiter
Junkets Point
the Kaiser
Immeivtely
Zicardy
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