Bridgeport strike prompts War Department action
President Wilson orders workers to return to work or face military service as the Bridgeport Connecticut strike over war labor board policy continues. The War Department moves to keep Smith & Wesson production running by appointing managers to operate the plant, while framing pressures on unions and workers to abide by national wartime labor rules.
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German chancellor eyes peace closer than thought
Sept. 16 report cites Count von Hertling saying peace may be nearer despite unionist hesitation. He told leaders that government and army oppose conquests and would dissolve the Reichstag once an agreement on suffrage is possible.
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President to Fix Cotton Price After War Board Inquiry
Washington Sept 16 President announced a fair price for cotton will be fixed if necessary after the War Industries Board committee investigates the general cotton situation. A separate three member committee will be named soon to conduct the inquiry.
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War Indusy Board
House Passes Bond Bill to Aid Liberty Bond Sales
The House approved a bill to exempt Liberty bonds from federal tax when sold to individuals and corporations. The measure aims to boost bond purchases with no reported dissent.
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Washington
House
Plane Crash Kills Chicago Lieutenant in Worth Texas
Worth Texas September 16 Lieut Janes of Chicago was killed and an enlisted man fatally injured when their plane crashed to earth near Worth. Deserters and anti-died shortly after the crash are noted in reports from Cologne and Amsterdam referencing broader wartime events.
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First Call To Colors Targets 19–29 And 32–36 Year Olds
Washington September 12 Provost Marshal General Crowder outlined the first call to the colors for men who register Thursday. Registrants aged 19–29 and those 32–36 will be prioritized, with questionnaires issued to these groups and local boards ordered to classify them for October calls. Induction into the Students Army Training Corps is possible for the younger cohort, but the corps capacity is 150,000, while under-20 registrants total over 3,000,000. Crowder noted the eligible pool from the over-32 group is about 601,000 and that Class 1 registrants will be largely exhausted by October 1.
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Army Training Corps
War Industries Board
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Selective Service
24,000,000 Men Now Registered in U S Draft Census
Provost Marshal General Crowder reports about 24 million Americans aged 18 to 45 registered for the draft after adding roughly 13 million names to the existing 11 million. He warns against misreading the nonproductive five occupations list and explains how industries and deferments affect military classifications and national needs.
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Washington
America
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Eleven Englishmen and French held in Petrograd fortress
From Stockholm the report says eleven Englishmen and eleven French citizens were arrested and imprisoned in the fortress of SS Peter and Paul in Petrograd. Among the English detainees is R H B Lockhart British consul general at Moscow condemned to death but spared by neutral diplomatic intervention.
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SS. Peter and Paul
Petrograd
R. H. B. Lockhart
Moscow
Peasants Enter Petrograd Amid Bolshevik Uprising
A Copenhagen dispatch to Central News Agency says Russian peasants have entered Petrograd and joined much of the population. Severe fighting continues with fires reported in several areas.
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London
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Cardinal Gibbons to receive $50,000 Liberty bond gift
Baltimore Maryland September 14 Friends and admirers of Cardinal Gibbons have completed plans to present him with a $50,000 Liberty bond on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his consecration as a bishop.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Debs Found Guilty in Espionage Act Case
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs was found guilty by a federal jury in Cleveland on September 11 for violating the espionage act. The verdict subjects him to a maximum 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Deport Fifty Mexicans Headed for International Line
Fifty Mexicans from Toledo Detroit and Cleveland under migration officials departed Friday afternoon for the international line for deportation.
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Detroit
Cleveland
International Line
Troopship Persie Torpedoed Off English Coast
Vice Admiral Sims' dispatch says the British liner Persie carrying 2800 US troops was torpedoed about 200 miles from the English coast. All aboard were saved after soldiers climbed ropes to destroyers. ship beached with no injuries. Troops hailed from Chicago and Cleveland.
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Balloons Rise From Circus Fame To War Eyes For U S
The public learns balloons now serve as aerial observers aiding artillery and navy, replacing crowds with trained observers in balloons orbits. Parachute jumpers train for safety and map retrieval, while 1,000 community labor boards organize nationwide to supervise war production worker recruitment and distribution.
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Washington
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Red Sox Win World Title in 1918 Series
Boston defeats Chicago 4 to 2 to clinch the world championship. Max Flack mishandled a line drive in the third inning allowing two runs as Tyler and Mays pitched well for Chicago. Whiteman, the Cubs jinx, followed with a pivotal moment when the ball misplayed by Flack scored two runners.
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American Troops Land at Archangel to Help Northern Russia
Washington reports American troops have landed at Archangel to aid allied forces in re establishing order in northern Russia. General March authorized the announcement while the exact numbers and origin of the landings remain unspecified, with it presumed they departed from English training camps.
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Washington
Archangel
General March
Frederick Charles of Hesse Accepts Finnish Crown
Stockholm report states Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse has accepted the Finnish crown. The Finnish diet is to meet soon to confirm the acceptance.
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Stockholm
Frederick Charles of Hesse
Cologne Zeitung Warns of Serious World War II Position
Rotterdam dispatch quotes the Cologne Zeitung declaring the German stance as the most serious in history and rejecting Belgian evacuation as useless while asserting Germany will fight with its own strength.
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Rotterdam
Cologne Zeitung
Belgium
Notice on British enlistment and wartime shoe laundering experiments
The Provost Marshal informs British subjects registered before July 30 1918 may enlist in the British or Canadian army until September 28 1918 with later late dates for August 24 and September 12 registrations. Exemption requests may be made to the British ambassador during the period. Afterward, non exempted subjects face U S Selective Service. The quartermaster corps reports laundering trials for army shoes using a 50 gallon water mix and disinfectant, with 14 minute washes, drying, resoling and greasing for pliability. Fueling life-saving carbon demands shells from nuts and seeds for gas masks, noting coconut shells are scarce.
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United States
Conservation Reclamation Division
Quartermaster Corps
Emergency rations ordered for wide distribution in war effort
The subsistence division of the quartermaster corps orders one million emergency iron rations for soldiers over the top, packed in airtight containers with ground meat wheat cake and chocolate. Ration can be eaten dry boiled into soup or porridge and sliced cold for frying. Additional large food shipments for American Red Cross aid to France Switzerland and Denmark include hard bread oatmeal beef cans of baked beans and fish flakes. Rest camps in England and France receive food with luxuries beyond regular rations while tonnage limits shift canning of corn peas and other staples overseas. Over 400 colleges respond to the War Department for training the new Students Army Training Corps with barracks plans in fraternities and dormitories.
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