Allies break German stop gap in Somme battle gains
As Bapaume Noyon and Juvigny fall, Combles Nesle Léon Ham are reported captured and the Somme front advances. French towns celebrate deliverance while German retreat flood east toward the Cambrai line. Foch directs with decisive momentum as Hindenburg line becomes the new objective.
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Bapaume
Noyon
Juvigny
London
Combles
Nesle
Ham
Somme
Peronne
Scarpe
Soissons
Flinders
Rhine
Cambrai-St. Quentin-Laon
Pepin the Short
Charlemagne
Calvin
Champiogne
Paris
Foch
Hindenburg Line
Douai-Cambrai
St. Quentin-La Fere-Laon
Officer Killed in Mexico Casualties Report
New Mexico dispatch reports a clash in which two Americans died including one officer and one enlisted man. About 500 American troops engaged with more than 800 soldiers and 50 civilians participating. 29 American personnel were wounded and a civilian and a customs guard were killed. Mexican casualties cited as over 100 killed in a brief note.
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New Mexico
United States Cavalry
Doctors urged to join Volunteer Medical Service Corps
Dr. Franklin Martin, chairman of the General Medical Board of the Council of National Defense, appeals to all physicians to apply immediately for membership in the Volunteer Medical Service Corps. He urges doctors not in government service to sign and return their blanks to the Central Governing Board in Washington to be ready for service when called.
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Washington
Franklin Martin
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
Volunteer Medical Service Corps
Cis
Wilson and McAdoo discuss deferred railroad classifications
President Wilson and Director General McAdoo met for over an hour to review deferred classification for railroad workers. They emphasized conserving those drafted into military railway service in France to ease the drain on U S railroad personnel.
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Washington
Wilson
McAdoo
France
German and Russian plenipotentiaries sign three Brest-Litovak supplements
An official telegram from Berlin reports that Copenhagen confirms three new treaties between Germany and Russia. The pacts supplement the Brest-Litovak treaty and cover a peace act, a financial agreement, and civil law provisions. Negotiations ran for weeks in Berlin with German and Russian delegates.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Brest-Litovak
Ger- Kadati
Mexicans Fire Across Line Sparks Nogales Alarm
Firing resumed at the border with 15 to 20 shots from the Mexican side. A general alarm sounded on the Arizona side and troops and civilians mobilized. General Cabell warned General Calles that he would cross the line if another volley occurred. One American enlisted man was wounded. Relations between sides heated as both sides exchanged statements through consuls.
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Nogales
Arizona
International Line
de Rosey Cabell
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Calles
General Calles
General Cabell
Cabell
Ten Years For Déserter Walker Conviction Reduced
President Wilson approves the conviction of Second Lieutenant Stanley Fk Walker of the Infantry Reserve Corps for desertion. The original 25 year sentence at hard labor was reduced to 10 years. Walker disappeared at Camp Lewis Washington last February and surrendered in Washington three weeks later.
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Washington
Wilson
Stanley Fk. Walker
Infantry Reserve Corps
War Department
Lewis
Wash
Walker
Burleson Postmaster General Sets Telephone Rate Changes
Under orders issued all changes in telephone rates must be submitted to Postmaster General Burleson for approval before taking effect. Companies must charge for installing new telephones or relocating existing lines. The Postmaster General says the new charges conserve labor and material and shift a prior burden from permanent users.
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Washington
Omlers
Burleson
Two ships completed at Kearney shipyard launch planned
The sixth and seventh wood cargo ships built by the Foundation Ship Building Company will be launched here. Each vessel about 3,000 tons deadweight, these ships will sail the Belogin and the Bugaya.
Empress Takes Turn For Worse In London
The German Express reports the Empress has worsened after several days of illness. A message from Amsterdam via Dusseldorf and forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph Company conveys the update.
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London
Amsterdam
Dusseldorf
Exchange Telegraph Company
Liquidation Ordered of German-Controlled Tobacco Firms
Washington announces immediate steps by Alien Property Custodian Palmer to liquidate H Neuberger & Co. and its Germany-linked holdings. The firm, now government-controlled, holds 800000 dollars worth of leaf tobacco and major stakes in Connecticut Tobacco Hartford Griffin Tobacco Jacksonville firms.
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Washington
Palmer
H. Neuberger & Company, Incorporated
Water Street
New York City
Concerp
Neuberger Company
Connecticut Tobacco Company
Hartford
Griffin Tobacco Company
Connecticut
Arthur Torey Tobacco Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Gasoline to be conserved on Sundays in Washington
Washington fuel officials estimate 8 million gallons will be saved by non-use of motor vehicles on designated days. East of the Mississippi about 4 million motor vehicles exist, with 200000 trucks exempt. Savings assume two gallons per car for 8.8 million cars affected, as inquiries flood in about lay up on Sundays.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Mississippi River
Continuances Granted in Antiwars Conspiracy Case
Federal Judge Lan dis denied a new trial to 100 TI W W leaders found guilty of anti war conspiracy and granted continuances for three defendants. The remaining 97 will not be sentenced yet. Cases of Joseph Asaplet of Springfield Jr Norval Marlatt of Hammond Indiana were continued until November while Peter Dailey of St Paul Minnesota received an indefinite continuance.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
TI. W. W
Joseph Asaplet
Springfield, Jr
Norval G. Marlatt
Hammond
Ind
Peter Dailey
St. Paul
Mim
London Babbies Strike by Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan police, famed for efficiency and discipline, began a strike at midnight seeking higher wages union recognition and reinstatement of a discharged man active in union affairs. New Scotland Yard denied any grant of demands. only certain city sections were affected.
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London
Metropolitan Police
New Scotland Yard
Ice Cream Men Set 5 PM Cutoff In Columbus
Columbus ice cream manufacturers and milkmen vote to stop accepting orders for delivery after 5 PM starting September 1 to conserve manpower and gasoline. Applies to homes, restaurants, and all consumers.
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Columbus
Africans Bar German in Public Places Protest in Natal
Regulations drafted by the South African Government aim to ban the German language in public spaces. A mass meeting in Pietermaritzburg Natal protested rising living costs and called for the appointment of a food controller.
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London
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Coal Output Slashed by Car Shortage in Ashhind KY
District official Roehing reports Big Sandy division of Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Company plans reduce output by at least 5000 tons daily due to car scarcity.
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Ashhind
District Fuel
Big Sandy
Chesapeake and Ohiets
Indiana Governor Collides With Street Car
Gov. Tunes P. Goodrich of Indiana was seriously injured in a collision when his automobile struck a street car. The accident occurred in Indianapolis and the governor's condition was described as critical or fatally serious by authorities.
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Goodrich
Indianapolis
Tunes P. Goodrich
Indiana
Siberian Front Battles Drive Enemies Back Amid War Update
From Harbin to Vladivostok reports say Japanese forces and allied troops push back Bolshevik enemies. General Semenoff advances toward Chita capturing Dawua Station and Karaner Siding while Bolsheviks retreat to Sekatul Siding. Ussuri front sees heavy fighting with over 800 enemy deaths and Japanese gains including armored trains and field guns. Entente patrols disarm Russian volunteers in Eastern Siberia.
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Harbin
Peking
Semenoff
Chita
Dawua Station
Karaner-Siding
Sekatul-Siding
Siberia
Siberian dictatorship attempt blocked by Allied intervention
Reports from Vladivostok indicate General Horvath and General Pleshkoff failed to seize control in Siberia. En tente Allied representatives intervened to support the new Democratic Government, quickly resolving the potential embarrassment.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Horvath
Pleshkoff
Siberia
Entente
Engineer Gets $3,700 Back Pay
Richmond Indiana engineer Carl Christy, dismissed by the Pennsylvania railroad two years ago after a wreck, is ordered reinstated by the Government with back pay totaling 3700 dollars. Christy serves with engineers in France. pay dates from discharge to enlistment. His wife and two children live in Richmond.
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Richmond
Ind
Carl Christy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Christy
France
Wages Advanced for Railroad Workers and Clerks
The Board of Railroad Wages and Working Conditions urged Director General McAdoo to raise pay by 15 to 25 percent for track laborers and certain clerks. The proposed increases would affect more than 300,000 employees and McAdoo was set to act soon.
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Washington
McAdoo
Board of Railroad
Patrol Downs German Plane Over Lorraine Front
An American patrol of four aircraft engaged a German Fokker near Manonville. Lieutenant Armstrong fired 280 shots, causing a burst of flame as the enemy plane turned back and fell crossing the line at Pont-a-Mousson.
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Lorraine
Manonville
Armstrong
Pont-a-Mousson
Swiss newspapermen to tour U.S. for war coverage
Hans Sulzer Swiss Minister at Washington plans a return to the United States with representatives from five major Swiss newspapers. They will report on America’s military and economic situation since its entry into the war.
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Berne
Switzerland
Hans Sulzer
Washington
United States
America
Government spends record 156 million in one day on war costs
Washington reports the Government paid out 156 million dollars for ordinary war expenses in a single day, the largest such expenditure in U S history. It also disbursed 20 million on foreign loans and covered various minor expenses.
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Washington
Air raid on Constantinople reported in Basel dispatch
Basel dated August 29 reports that planes raided Constantinople on the night of August 27. The attack involved hazardous devices and dangerous manifestations as described in the Turkish communication.
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Basel
Constantinople
IWW Leaders Sentenced in Federal War Effort Conspiracy
William D. Haywood and 14 top IWW aides receive 20 year terms at Leavenworth for conspiring to overturn the U S war program. Other defendants face varied penalties including five, six, or ten years and fines. some sentences run concurrently. several cases continued for nonparticipants.
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Union News Service
Chicago
William D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Leavenworth
Kan
K. M. Landis
Benjamin Schraeger
Pietro Nigra
Spring Valley
Manuel Rey
Buffalo
N. Y
Benjamin Fletcher
Philadelphia
Landis
Arthur Boose
Tulsa
Okla
Ted Fraser
Minneapolis
J. T. Doran
Tacoma
Wash
John M. Foss
Seattle
GC. R. Grifin
C. W. Davis
Spokane
J. H. Byers
Portland
C. H. Rice
John L. Turner
Albert B. Prashner
Scranton
John Martin
Fred Jaakkola
Duluth
Joseph J. Gordon
Ragnor Johanson
Charles Ashleigh
San Francisco
G. J. Bourg
Stanley d. Clark
Jacksonville
Texas
Alexander Cournos
Huron
S. D
Edward F. Dores
Ben Fletcher
Jack Law
Pittsburg
James Slovish
Cleveland
John Baldazzi
New York
Charles Bennett
Ore
Archie Sinclair
Draft evasion by tooth extraction warned by DOJ
Evidence shows draft registrants in some localities seek to dodge military service by having teeth extracted. The Department of Justice submitted the information to the Provost Marshal General and warned dentists not to participate in any scheme to aid draft evasion, with penalties for conspiring to assist others.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Mutineers and peasants clash near Kiev region
A Russian wireless dispatch from Moscow reports 1200 German mutineers joining an armed peasant body to attack German forces in the Cy mera area, about 24 miles from Kiev. Fierce fighting with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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London
Cymera
Kiev
Moscow
Suspected Submarine Signaler Shot on Ocean City Beach
A man identified as Thomas Bilis of Trenton was shot and killed by Joseph Meehan of the U S Naval Reserve. Authorities say Bilis, suspected of signaling German submarines, resisted arrest on Ocean City beach. Mechan testified at the coroner's inquest and was exonerated. beach access is restricted after dark.
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Ocean City
N. J
Thomas Bilis
Trenton
Joseph Meehan
United States Naval Reserve
Bilis
Filia
Mechan
Tinwater Faces Fuller On Fat Joke
Tinwater admits he has not gained weight and shares a joke about being told he is getting fatter. A friend explains Fuller teased him because Tinwater was literally looking Fuller in the face.
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Tinwater
Fuller
Get New Kidneys Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Ad
An advertisement warns of kidney and urinary trouble and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a quick, proven remedy. It promises immediate relief, cites 200 years of use, and guarantees money back if relief is not felt, urging purchase at drugstores in three box sizes.
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Bright
Haarlem
Song for all able to hear
The piece argues that music exists everywhere if we listen. Masters and simple folk hear different things, and wealth or praise can drown out other sounds. The message favors open ears to find harmony in all aspects of life and to hear more than a few melodies.
The Price Goes Up
A playful exchange on wartime prices and a penny for thoughts contrasts with a demand for six cents or more, hinting at rationing era price controls and public wartime sentiment.
Government orders $145 million meat purchase in Chicago
The United States government awarded a contract for a $145 million meat purchase in Chicago. Officials stated the deal aims to secure supplies for federal facilities and food programs, with deliveries to national distribution centers scheduled over the coming months.
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United States
Chicago
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