Cubs Rally In Second Inning In Game With Red Sox
Comiskey Park Chicago Sept 6 Cubs and Red Sox clash in humid conditions as Boston leads off with Whiteman and McInnis on base. Killifer and Tyler pitch for Chicago as the game unfolds inning by inning with multiple hits and errors.
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Cubs
Red Sox
National Coromission
George Tyler
Agnew
Boston
Killifer
Hooper
Shean
Strunk
Whiteman
McInnis
Scott
Thomas
Bush
Plack
Hollacher
Mann
Paskett
Merkle
Deal
Tyee
Hildebrand
Owens
National
O'Day
Kiem
Metania
Pick
Flack
Doerrora
Tyler
Plack Wofe
Hollocher
Ollocher
Pankert
Transport Mount Vernon Torpedoed Reaches Port
The U S troop transport Mount Vernon formerly the Kronprinz Cecilie was torpedoed off the French coast but reached port at 14 knots. Navy announcement says no loss of life reported and the torpedo strike occurred about 200 miles off the French coast.
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Washington
United States
Mount Vernon
Navy Department
Kronprinz Cecilie
German Chancellor Hertling resigns amid ill health reports
Geneva reports indicate German Chancellor Hertling handed his resignation to the Kaiser due to ill health with unclear acceptance. He reportedly warned that the dynasty's fate hung on political reforms. A Belgian in Remacheid received seven and a half months for tearing down a war loan poster at his work.
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Hertling
Munich
Zurich
Remacheid
Prussia
U S Tax Bill Set At Four Billion After War
Washington reports the postwar tax bill will total at least four billion dollars yearly. Representative Kitchin chairs the ways and means committee and predicts a five billion dollar wartime levy. The plan funds pensions, the army and navy, and bond interest. The Senate committee begins hearings to ready a rewrite after the House passage.
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United Press
Washington
America
Representative Kitchin
Ways and Means Committee
Army
House
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Enrollment for Student Training Corps at University
The Student Training Corps enrollment at the University of Washington starts Saturday September 7 at 9 o clock in the registrar's office. Due to limited barracks and equipment many applicants may be turned away, so urgent applications are urged. Out of town applicants may enroll by mail with an official high school graduation certificate. Citizens must pass the U S Army examination. The training begins October 1.
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Student Army Training Corps
University of Washington
United States
United States Army
A Thrift Stamp No Day Will Keep the Hun Away
A wartime morale card asserts thrift stamps as a means to support the war effort and deter enemy aggression. The message emphasizes collective sacrifice and continued purchases as a civic duty.
Draft Plans Put 1845 Men to Training by Oct 1 1921
Seattle reports outline Crowder urging rapid registration and a top speed rollout for drafts. Lottery drawings will determine order of call in Washington on Oct 2. President Wilson is expected to designate the first class to be classified 19 21. All 18 to 45 year olds to be classified by Jan 1 with many in training by Oct 1.
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Uncle Sam
Seattle
General Crowder
Washington
PD. C
War Department
Wilson
Shipping head in parley now with officials
A. M. Taylor head of the housing and transportation section of the United States Shipping Board met Friday with Mayor Hanson, councilmen, and Thomas Murphine to discuss Seattle traction service. He heard Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. and is expected to decide soon. Employes left the company as wage disputes linger. A city council meeting was held and a mass meeting planned at Labor Temple. Judge Hall denied a new trial, affecting ability to rely on the Fremont avenue bridge. Bellecourt captured after beating death of Mrs. Edward Beatty. 12-year-old daughter kidnapped.
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Taylor
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Philadelphia
Puget Sound, Traction, Light & Power Co
New Washington Hotel
Traction Company
Labor Temple
Calvin Hall
Fremont Ave
Ita
Star Classifieds Reach Northwest Audience
Advertisers can sell almost anything by reaching a large Northwest audience. A Star wanted ad invites buyers, offering phone contact Main 600 and the option to charge purchases.
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Northwest
Very Well Lady But Why Run From Yanks To Amsterdam
Gen Ludendorff says American aid helps the allies but will not win the war. In an interview from Vienna via Berlin he notes Americans provide men and material but calls their aid insufficient to end the conflict. He asserts German resolve to break the enemies will to annihilate.
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Ludendorff
Vienna
Berlin
Russia
America
Thrilling War Bride Saga in Today’s Star Serial
American Girl narrative follows Jane Larimer amid love and war. Jane’s husband Hob Larimer fights in trenches after quarrel while Dr Hamilton Certes-Tony Curt draws attention. Jane uncovers family skeletons, maternity mysteries, and perilous loyalties as war looms.
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America
Jane Larimer
Hamilton Certeia
Jane
Hob Larimer
Hamilton Certels
Tony Curt
Jim
Smilea
James D. Lorimer
Bob
James D
Jim, Jr
Benjie
Benjie Lorimer
James BD. Lorimer
France
U. S. Vessel Sunk. Five Civilians Lost
The American 8. 8S. Lake Owens sank after submarine shell fire, with five civilian crew members lost. The incident was reported to the Navy Department today in Washington.
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Washington
Lake Owens
Navy Department
1 236 000 Bodies Employed in West in Month’s Time
London reports that since August 8 Germans have used 103 divisions on the Western front totaling about 1 236 000 men. Of these, 29 were moved to the battle line, withdrawn, and reassigned. Five Austrian divisions were used, with one later broken up.
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London
Senators Demand Dismissal of Draft Roundup
Senator Thomas of Colorado called for the person behind a New York draft roundup to be dismissed from government service in disgrace. Senator Calder and others echoed the demand and pledged to fix responsibility and remove the involved individuals from government employment.
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Senators
Washington
Thomas
Colorado
New York
Calder
Czech Troops Reach Near Moscow as War Report
Zurich dispatch reports Czhecho-Slovak forces arriving at the gates of Nijni Novgorod, about 65 miles northeast of Moscow on the Volga. Advices from Moscow confirm the move as frontline units approach the capital region.
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Zurich
Nijni-Novgorod
Moscow
Volga River
Villages Burn Through Picardy as German Forces Withdraw
British forces report smoke and fires from burning villages across Picardy between the Canal du Nord and the Hindenburg line. Exploding ammunition dumps blaze as German shelling falls, suggesting a retreat to stand behind the Hindenburg line.
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France
Picardy
Canal du Nord
Hindenburg Line
President Wilson Spares Soldier From Death Sentence
President Wilson ruled the appointment of the assistant judge advocate illegal and ordered Private William A. Kerner of Company G, 806th Infantry, restored to duty after two trials at Camp Upton, N Y. The report also notes a separate Zurich item about German Reichstag debate risks.
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Washington
Wilson
William A. Kerner
806Th Infantry
Camp Upton
N. Y
Haig's Men Gain Four Miles on Somme Front
British forces force crossings of the Somme south of Peronne and advance about four miles in places. Mons En-Chaussee and Athies on the Amiens St Quentin road are reached, with La Fere reported in flames. Doingt is captured east of Peronne and high ground between Peronne and Hurlu secured.
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la Fere
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Hurlu
Haig
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le Mesnil
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Bruntil
Amiens-St. Quentin
Mons En-Chaussee
French Near Chauny Now
Paris reports French and American forces advancing on a wide front from the Somme to the Vesle. Ham and Chauny are nearing the German line as Humbert flanks near Genlis woods and pushes toward the Crest canal. Glennes and Plessis Pat d’Oise are reported in Allied hands with advances toward Aisne.
Allied smash increasing on West Front
Allied forces push deeper into German lines from Belgium through Picardy to Rheims. British and French troops advance along a 16 mile front north and south of Peronne toward St. Quentin, crossing the Somme and Somme canal. Mons-En-Chaussee lies 12 miles from St. Quentin as eight towns fall. over 60 villages between the Aisne and Vesle are in Allied hands with further gains along the front. Since August 1 the Allies have captured 110000 prisoners on the Western offensive.
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Oise
Rheims
St. Quentin
Peronne
Somme
Somme Canal
Offoy
Mons-En-Chaussee
Aisne
Chaany
Vesle
Villers-En-Pray
Massey
A-Dury
Retreat by German Armies From Rheims to Belgian Border
Paris reports German forces under Crown Prince Rupprecht Gen Boehm and Crown Prince Wilhelm retreating from Rheims toward the Belgian border. Foch Mangin and allied forces press across Champagne Artois and the Aisne, with German stores destroyed or captured as food runs short. Humbert pushes toward La Fere and St Quentin while British advance near Cambrai Douai and Peronne. The Armentieres salient is wiped out and Germans are backed to the old Hindenburg line as allies surge forward.
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Paris
Rheims
Rupprecht
von Boehm
Wilhelm
Germany
Humbert
la Fére
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Douai
Peronne
Armentieres Salient
Flanders
Americans Brave Gas in Pursuit on Vesle Front
Dispatch reports American forces advancing north of the Vesle after German withdrawal toward the Aisne. Smoke screens and gas had slowed pursuit while American patrols cleared German rear guards and captured caves and quarries. Crossing the Vesle began with trunks and a foot bridge, with plans for heavier bridges to move guns and transport.
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Foch
Champagne
Artois
Flanders
Mangin
Soissons
Aisne
the Aisne
Vesle
Pershing Reports American Advance in Aisne Region
General Pershing reports that American troops advancing with French forces crossed the Vesle plateau and reached the crest of the slopes toward the Aisne valley. No other notable actions were reported from other sectors.
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Pershing
Aisne
Washington
Vesle
Allied Offensive Nets 110000 Prisoners Since August 1
London dispatch reports on the western front that Allied forces have captured 110,000 prisoners since August 1. About 70,000 were taken by the British and 40,000 by the American and French units. British losses roughly match the prisoner total.
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London
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