Registration drives sweep 300000 men in two months
Fathers and sons will register for Uncle Sam's Victory army as booths open tomorrow from 7 a m to 9 p m. Men 18 to 45 must register unless already drafted or in service. Seattle expects 40000 registrations, Washington 150000, with registration sites reused from primaries. Volunteers urged, questions include name age nationality residence occupation employer and nearest relative.
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Fathers and Sons
Uncle Sam
Victory Army
America
Seattle
State of Washington
J. M. Hawthorne
Combined Draft Board
Public Safety
Pliny Allen
County-City
U S Troops Escape Ship Hit by Diver
Washington reports no lives lost after a torpedo strike on a ship in foreign waters. The vessel, torpedoed September 8 off the British coast, reached safety with all aboard. London confirms the Dora was torpedoed and sunk September 4 off France. crew saved.
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Washington
Navy Department
Allies Drench Foe With Fire
London dispatch reports British guns shelling the Hindenburg line along its length as German forces fall back to trenchs, with the Wotan section gone. The Siegfried section between the Sensee and La Fere and the Almeric, southward, may offer renewed resistance. British troops hold the hinge south of St Quentin and threaten Cambrai from Marquion while French forces push toward La Fere keeping Germans busy along the Aisne.
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London
British Admiralty
W. Press
Hindenburg
Sensee
la Fere
Almeriche
Hindenburg Line
St. Quentin
Marquion
Cambrai
Aisne
Flag display urged for registration day
Tomorrow marks registration for men ages 18 to 46 as the nation pledges to support the war effort with decisive action. The call urges a general display of flags in stores and homes to honor the mobilization.
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Uncle Sam
Voter Registration Details and Draft Division Note
The clipping directs readers to the registration place for each precinct and urges readers to fix their draft division. The fragment ends with a continuation prompt indicating page twelve.
Boston Wins World Series
Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park to claim the world's championship as a light crowd observes cold weather and a dispute among owners over prize money. Mays and Shean scored on a third inning play, while Flack and Merkle contributed in the later frames.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
Fenway Park
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Sox
Weeghman and Frazee
Frazee
Weeghman
Mays
Shean
Flack
Whiteman
Chicago
Mann
Jack
Merkle
Hollacher
Paskett
Pick
Deal
Killifer
Tyler
Hooper
Stead
Strunck
McInnis
Scott
Thomas
Schang
Commissioners Split Races Mark Light Primary Totals
County commissioner and treasurer races drew most attention as results from 168 precincts showed Lou Smith leading Lafe Hamilton in the South district while Nelson led in the North district. Treasurer William Gaines led A F E McBreen, and several superior court judges occupied top spots. Sheriff and assessor nominations went to John Stringer and Frank W Hull, with John F Miller advancing in the congressional race. Admiral von Scheer and Hintze joined a high level naval war conference per Berlin dispatch.
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Lou Smith
Lafe Hamilton
Nelson
Thomas Dobson
John Mullane
William Gaines
A. F E. McBreen
Clay Allen
Calvin Hall
Crawford White
Thomas P. Revelle
Fred C. Brown
Samuel Brackett
John Stringer
Frank W. Hull
John F. Miller
For Your Convenience Classified Ad Dropoff Details
Classified advertising may be left at Bartell's Drug Store located at 610 Second Avenue up to 1 a.m. daily for regular afternoon editions or telephone Main 600.
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Bartell’s Drug Store
Second Avenue
Canada Liner Missanabile Torpedoed Near Atlantic Port
Officials of the Canadian Steamship Co report a cable stating that their passenger liner Missanabile has been torpedoed and probably sunk off an Atlantic port. Built in Glasgow in 1914, it served the London to Montreal route and was loaned to the admiralty for transporting American troops to England.
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Atlantic
Canadian Steamship Co
West
Glasgow
Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines
London
Montreal
Admiralty
England
Flames Sweep Over Petrograd In Riots
Report from the American legation in Christiana states Petrograd is burning in 12 spots with indiscriminate mass attacks in the streets. The State Department received the information but offered no further details.
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Washington
Petrograd
American Christiania Legation
State Department
Austrians Despair of War Ends Hope of Victory
Milan dispatch reports repatriated Italians say Austria faces economic collapse and political unrest. A professor cites the public aim to end the war at any cost after Piave setbacks and German reverses. Bread riots in Vienna force concessions and higher rations.
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Milan
Austria
the Piave
Bohemia
Vienna
W.S
Gompers Rejects Conference With Enemy Groups
London dispatch reports Samuel Gompers saying American labor will not join any conference with enemy organizations during the war. He insists the American Federation of Labor will not recede from its wartime positions and will refuse to participate in talks with enemy representatives.
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London
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Haig's Troops Launch Attack on German Positions
Dispatch from Lowell Mellett reports British forces launching an attack at 3 am northwest of Peiziere along the Hindenburg line. British troops reportedly captured ridges near Trescault cemetery and advanced to occupy the old Hindenburg line in Havrincourt wood. German shelling remains heavy along the front with intense bombardment in the Sensee valley.
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Peiziere
Epehy
Hindenburg
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Trescault Cemetery
Havrincourt Wood
Sensee
Berlin Claims 3000 Prisoners In Western Front Actions
The war office reported 3000 prisoners taken in actions south of Ypres and north of the La Bassee canal. French assaults on the Ham St. Quentin road were repulsed, while enemy attacks near Gouzeaucourt Epehy were driven back by counter fire and artillery activity increased in the Ailette and Aisne sectors.
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Berlin
London
Ypres
la Bassee Canal
War Office
Peronne-Cambraii
Gouzeaucourt
Epehy
Ham-St. Quentin
Ailette
Aisne
Boches Fortify Belgian Front
German forces reinforce fortifications in Liege Bruges and Ghent with reports from Belgium. About twenty thousand residents are said to have been removed from Maubeuge, a fortress city in northern France held by Germany since 1914.
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Amsterdam
Liege
Bruges
Ghent
Belgium
Maubeuge
France
Americans Repel Hun Raid Northwest of Colmar
In Alsace near Colmar the American forces beat back a large German assault after a heavy bombardment using mine throwers and big shells. Americans met the attackers at close range and forced a retreat, capturing numerous arms and several German dead and wounded. Captured prisoners say orders were to obtain information by a raid.
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France
Colmar
Alsace
Rains Slow Big Drive in Allied Offensive
Paris dispatch reports record rains stalling the German counteroffensive from Dixmude to Rheims as Allied forces press closer to former lines. Mud risks further slowdowns, though dry weather leaves German thirst and campaign momentum tentatively intact amid evolving weather and battles. Washington notes Navy acknowledges Buck claim of sinking a marine during inbound port voyage.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
Paris
Dixmude
Rheims
Nere
Hinden
Washington
Navy Department
Frank H. Buck
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