Yankees wipe out Lt Mihiel in major Allied victory
American forces shattered the St Mihiel salient in under 36 hours capturing at least 13 000 prisoners and 60 guns. Front shortened from about 40 miles to under 20 with key rail lines and towns left intact aiding the Entente advance.
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London
Pershing
St. Mithiel
St. Mihiel
Pagny-sur-Mosselle
Meuse Heights
Hattonville
Vign
Pagny
Moselle
Meuse
Germany
St. Mihiel Salient
Verdun
Commercy
Toul
Nancy
Thieaucourt
Salient
German Guards Are Killed After Cologne Mutiny
Amsterdam reports the Twenty fifth German regiment mutinied on August thirty one at Cologne. Eyewitnesses say soldiers refused to board trains for the western front. Home Defense Guard youths ordered to fire. 11 boys were killed and many wounded in the ensuing clash.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
Home Defense Guard
Pershing seeks more Ohio civilian mechanics for France
General Pershing broadcasts a call to Ohio machinists hoisting engineers structural iron and steel workers and carpenters. The program offers attractive wages transportation to France and return and keep while there are ready for embarkation between September 25 and October 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pershing
France
Treasury certificates for Fourth Liberty Loan issued in Cleveland
The Fourth Federal Reserve district quota for the sixth issue of Treasury certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the fourth liberty loan is 55,000,000 dollars. The certificates, dated September 17, 1918 and maturing January 16, 1919, bear 4 percent interest and can be used on the first installment payment for fourth liberty bonds.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Treasury
Burke, Jr
Narcotic Habit Rise Prompts Call for Stronger U S Law
Washington reports a rapid increase in habitual use of morphine cocaine heroin and other narcotics in the United States. A treasury committee presents conclusions and a partial report on addicts under physician treatment, urging a drastic anti narcotic law this session of Congress.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Treasury
Get Men Into Uniform Crowder Urges Rapid Draft Drawings
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder praising the nationwide registration as a strong display of American will. He expects 4 million in the army with a safe reserve, and notes 5,000 local boards will report to state adjutants. An order directs boards to issue questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 20 and 82 to 86, with number drawings to occur within seven to ten days.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
President seizes Smith & Wesson plant in war effort
President Wilson personally handles the war labor crisis, branding certain employers lawless. He announced that the Smith & Wesson Company plant in Springfield Massachusetts has been commandeered by the War Department to operate for the duration of the war, as the first firm to defy War Labor Board rules.
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Washington
Wilson
Smith & Wesson Company
Springfield
Mass
War Labor Board
War Department
Evansville Railway Fares Raised Up to Ten Percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Evansville Railways Company to raise passenger fares between Evansville Indiana and Henderson Kentucky and intermediate stations by not more than 10 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Evansville Railways Company
Evansville
Ind
Henderson, Ky
Cabinet Invited to Conference on Oil Leasing Bill
Secretaries Daniels and Lane and Attorney General Gregory were invited to meet with the Senate and House conference on the oil and leasing bill to clear up differences delaying the conference. The Senate adopted a resolution calling on the Bureau of Mines for information on how far oil shortages would be eased by passage of the leasing bill.
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Washington
Daniels
Lane
Gregory
Senate
House
Bureau of Mines
Hertling Sees Peace Nearer Despite German Offer
Chancellor Count von Hertling told Trades Unionist leaders in Germany that peace is nearer than widely believed. He said the government and army leaders seek understanding and oppose further conquests. He would dissolve the lower house if an agreement with the upper House on suffrage is possible.
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London
Germany
Count von Hertling
Coperhagen
Pershing’s Forces Strike First Independent Blow in France
Washington reports sixteen months of U.S. war effort culminated in a first independent attack by General Pershing’s troops against the German army near Verdun. Officials say the action marks the rise of a third great organized American army, backed by its own supplies, ready to join French and British forces.
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Washington
United States
General Pershing
France
Verdun
Tank crews seize German guns and prisoners at Pannes
With the First American Army Lieut Knowles and Sergt Graham operating a tank captured a battery of German field guns 17 heavy and light machine guns as well as 75 prisoners who surrendered. Sergt Graham sat on the tank turret with an automatic pistol and it did the trick. Only two tanks were disabled and no tank crew member was killed.
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Lieut
Knowles
Sergt
Graham
Pannes
Dominion Express Strike Called Off In Montreal
The Dominion Express Company employees end their walkout and return to work under the old conditions after an agreement announced by T S McDonnell general manager. The strike sought recognition of the Brotherhood of Railroad Employes and a higher wage scale.
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Montreal
Dominion Express Company
T. 8. McDonnell
Brotherhood of Railroad
Police on Strike Leaves Cincinnati Guarded by Home Forces
Cincinnati police force abstains from patrols with over 250 officers idle for four hours, while Home Guards under Colonel Charles F. Hake Jr take over policing duties and will continue until the department is reorganized.
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Cincinnati
Charles F. Hake, Jr
Big Force in Italy urged by Tillman for Italy aid
Representative Tillman of Arkansas urged President Wilson to send 200000 to 300000 American troops to Italy. He said such a force would aid Italian armies and potentially force Austria out of the war. Tillman claimed General Diag, Italy's commander, said it could have driven Austria if available at Piave drive end.
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Italy
Washington
Wilson
Tillman
Arkansas
Austria
Diag
Piave River
Packers To Obtain Licenses Under Wilson Proclamation
Washington reports that packers handling livestock must obtain licenses by September 19 under the food control act. The Secretary of Agriculture through the Bureau of Markets will administer regulatory powers, mirroring the June proclamation that licensed stock yard firms and dealers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Washington
Wilson
Old Glory to Fly in Metz as Foch Eyes Banner
General Foch anticipates the Stars and Stripes flying over Metz and sends a cable to the Knights of Columbus after accepting a Marshal's baton inscribed with his victories. He recalls Lafayette and promises to see the banner in Metz someday, signaling renewed Allied resolve.
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New York
Foch
Metz
Knights of Columbus
Lafayette
Influenza Spreads in First Naval District
The influenza outbreak among officers and enlisted men in the First Naval District grows with 210 new cases, bringing total to 1,693 since the start and 34 deaths. The quarantine station on an island harbor is requisitioned with naval officers to care for 200 patients.
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Boston
First Naval District
Official Denial Clouded By Copenhagen Dispatch
Copenhagen via London reports Bol shevist Foreign Minister M Tchitcher in denies the murder claim of the former Carina and her daughters as stated by Folkets Dagblad.
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Copenhagen
London
Bolshevist
M. Tchitcherin
Carina
Folkets Dagblad
Evacuation of Lille Reported by Belgian Papers
Dispatch from Amsterdam to the Central News Agency says many fugitives from Lille are reaching Ma Lines and Antwerp. Lille is reported to be evacuated by the Germans.
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London
Lille
Malines
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Central
Treaty Expiration Looms for US Switzerland Pact
Berne reports the commercial convention between the United States and Switzerland will expire on October 3. Negotiations for prolongation will begin soon to extend the agreement.
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Berne
United States
Switzerland
Call for Peace Confab Spurs Allied Leaders
President Wilson answers a peace feeler with a firm stance against a proposed sounding-out process. The Allied leaders press for unity while signaling readiness for negotiations.
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Wilson
Peace Proposal Text From Vienna Calls for Nonbinding Peace Talks
An official Vienna statement outlines a conscientious review of the war and proposes that belligerents jointly examine prerequisites for a speedy peace by negotiation. Austria Hungary invites confidential discussions at a neutral location and has informed the Pope via a special note.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Austria- Hungary
Union News Service
Holy See
Germany proposes Belgium peace terms and neutral status
London reports Germany has sent Belgium a peace proposal that Belgium remain neutral to war's end and regain prewar trade ties and independence afterward. It would seek Belgian help to recover German colonies and addresses the Flemish question. No reparations are mentioned.
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London
Murman
Germany
Belgium
Austrians Bitter Toward Germany Against U.S. Forces
Prisoners captured in Lorraine include several hundred Austrians from two divisions. They say Germans broke and yielded, letting the Americans surround them, leaving little chance to fight.
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Lorraine
Three Fokkers Destroyed in Dolive’s Triple Victory
Lieutenant Charles KR Dolive of Chicago shot down three Fokkers on Friday in his third flight over the fighting line. Lieutenants Carruthers and Harding each downed one German plane, confirming Dolive’s triple victory.
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Lorraine
Charles KR. Dolive
Chicago
Carruthers
Harding
Dolive
Americans Close on Fortress of Metz
Paris reports the American advance nears Metz, once deemed impregnable, attracting French hope as the line approaches the fortress. The push could threaten Germanys iron and steel supply by threatening nearby metallurgical basins.
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Metz
Paris
Germany
Hard Skin and Foot Calluses Relief Ad
An ad-style blurb promotes a tiny bottle of freez one for calluses and hard skin on feet. It promises removal of painful spots with a few drops, including corns, and emphasizes a low price at drug stores.
Not Made for a Soldier
A farmer and his hired man discuss the drafted son and doubt his combat readiness. The farmer fears the man may lack the “get up and go” to handle a bayonet as he handles a pitchfork, doubting his ability to become a German soldier.
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Farmer Dobbins
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertisement
Soft, Clear Skins. Night and morning bathe the face with Cuticura Soap and hot water. If there are pimples first smear them with Cuticura Ointment. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
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Dept. X
Boston
Stay Just What You All Is
A comic anecdote from Car toons Magazine recounts a colored minister in a collapsing church who calms his congregation with a line about the Lord being with them. A parishioner named Mose Peters then leaps onto a pew exclaiming mock lament at his own head injury and a pile of blackberries.
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Mose Peters
Car+ toons Magazine
Why Women Dread Old Age Health Adclaims
An advertisement urges women not to fear aging and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney and bladder health. It claims renewed vigor, strength, and youthful appearance with ongoing use, warning of fake imitations and marketing the product as the original imported Haarlem Oil capsules sold by first-class druggists.
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Haarlem
Rainy Day Umbrella Gift in Father Son Banter
A joke exchanges between a father and son about saving money for a rainy day. The son jokes he saved and bought an umbrella with the funds, revealing a playful thrift attempt.
Machine Poetry and Automobiles in One Line
A brief quip notes that the author writes poetry about machines, especially automobiles, blending art with technology in a light, tongue in cheek way. The exchange hints at a recurring theme of mechanical culture in literary work.
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Fletcher
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