Threefold undertaking spies landed by collapsible boats
A German submarine campaign off the U S coast reportedly included landing spies in collapsible boats and cutting two cables to the West Indies. A German officer in New York identified another officer from a sunk American vessel, signaling intensified spy activity and planned direct links with German agents in the United States.
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New York
Washington
United States
West Indies
Navy Department
Mennonite Leaders Facing Indictments in Cleveland Case
Federal agent F R Fortune notes Goshen Ohio evidence gathering to indict eighteen Mennonite ministers and deacons. Charges stem from a pamphlet signed after the Yellow Creek convention near Goshen urging draft resistance based on church teachings.
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Goshen
Ind
Cleveland
Meknonite Church of the World
F. R. Fortune
Department of Justice
Mennonite Church of the
Tanker sinks German submarine after running battle off Nantucket
A British tanker engaged a German U boat about 300 miles northeast of Nantucket. The U boat fired twice but caused no damage. The tanker retaliated with twenty seven shots and scored clean hits. The submarine sank a few minutes later. The tanker had arrived here from Mexico.
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Philadelphia
Nantucket
Ofd
Mexico
British Captain Freed After Submarine Sinking Off Nantucket
Captain David Evans of the British steamer Penistone and eight crew members of the Norwegian steamer Gan Jose were taken aboard a German submarine after their ships were sunk. They were landed at Boston days later with the ship’s papers recovered from the Gan Jose wreck.
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Boston
David Evans
Penistone
Nantucket
Treasury outlines multi year Liberty loan campaigns
Washington plans a series of three Liberty loan drives next year to raise about 16 billion dollars. The first campaign is set for late September to mid October, with subsequent efforts planned for January or February and May or June. Officials aim to minimize loan periods and avoid Christmas, spring planting, and June tax deadlines.
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Washington
Treasury
Hoover forecasts improved war bread and scarce rationing
Herbert Hoover told the Associated Press in London that a higher quality universal war bread for all nations fighting Germany will be produced with minimal rationing if people economize and avoid waste. He said privation danger remains but North America can export most required food.
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London
Germany
Herbert Ge Hoover
Associated Press
Hoover
North America
Mexican Crisis Eases With Tax Decree Modification
Washington reports that President Carranza has effectively canceled parts of the July 31 tax decree that would seize undeveloped lands for noncompliance. The modification aims to resolve tensions with the entente powers and improve government negotiations amid the Mexican crisis.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Stomach Steels Removed From Patient at University Hospital
A Baltimore hospital operation extracted twelve hundred ninety pieces of steel iron bone and pins from the stomach of Lena Sassa a 32 year old patient at the University of Maryland hospital. The list includes hair pins iron hooks and a paper clamp. The patient has been insane for some time and is expected to recover.
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Baltimore
Lena Sassa
University of Maryland Hospital
Vermont Republican committee calls for governor resignation
Resolutions adopted by the Vermont Republican State Committee demand the resignation of Governor Horace F. Graham amid alleged irregularities in his accounts. The auditor, via his secretary, said no statement would be released until a full report of the committee's action is obtained.
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Montpelier
Horace F. Graham
Republican State Committee
Exchequer Statement Cites War Bond Record
Andrew Bonar Law issued a statement noting the world’s record for wartime borrowing was held by the 1917 war bond issue, which yielded a substantial sum.
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Andrew Bonar Law
British Forces Reach Persian Front in Western Persia
British troops have advanced into western Persia bringing strategic position to Cat Freee. The move confirms continued Allied activity in the region and signals potential shifts in local control amid ongoing operations.
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Persia
London
Wealthy Families Linked to War Office Payroll Scandal
Government investigators reveal irregularities in the Chicago district signal corps aviation section payrolls between Oct 1917 and Jan 1918. The probe names acting district manager C. I. Hogue and alleges $8,000 monthly padding, soft berth factory insiders, and inflated expenses. Washington’s Hughes committee pursues the findings.
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Chicago
Equipment Division Aviation Section
Signal Corps
Washington
Hughes
Nice
C. I. Hogue
Hogue
Riots Across Japan Prompt Military Action and Social Unrest
Reports describe widespread rioting in major cities including Nagoya Kobe and Tokyo with troops called out and police using sabres. Mob violence targets business districts theaters and homes while geisha districts are attacked. The unrest appears tied to food shortages and widening class tensions amid Japan's modernization.
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Tokio
Japan
Maizuru
Nagoya
Kobe
Asakusa
War Planned in 1909 New York
Deputy state attorney general Alfred Becker reveals a German propaganda plot dating to 1909. George von Skal of New York, who worked under Captain Franz von Papen, admits involvement and says he could inform a future press office if war occurred. He began the work in Turkey before the outbreak of fighting.
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New York
Alffred Lt. Becker
Germany
Becker
George von Ska
Franz. von Papen
Berlin
von Bkal
von Skal
America
Turkey
France
Germany in Uneasy State Report on Revolutionary Plots
Zurich reports Munich Post under military censor approval says secret revolutionary groups formed to strike and cause disorder. In south Germany women demonstrate near Munich town hall and government buildings drawing attention to perceived terrorist movements.
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Germany
Zurich
Munich
South
Biic
Four Million Soldiers to Turn Tide in War Plan
Senate military committee hears administration manpower bill details from Chairman Chamberlain. President Wilson aims to end the war on the western front with intensified effort, targeting eighty divisions overseas by June 30 and about 2,000,000 men sent to France in eleven months. General March and Secretary Baker describe rapid troop movement and a decisive push.
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Washington
Murch
War Department
France
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
Senate
Administration
Wilson
Italy
Baker
March
Germany
Plan to Take Petrograd Stockholm
German circles in Petrograd foresee an imminent occupation of the city. Russia offers peace terms to Finland including cession of far Carelia areas if Finland concedes parts of southeastern Carelia. Finland’s southern border would shift north from Viborg to Kexholm. Russia seeks indemnity for war losses and partial debt. German Finnish troops build roads toward Petshenga for an autumn offensive, driving Finland to keep demobilizing.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Carelia
Viborg
Kexholm
Enare
Petshenga
Miracles in Surgery Described by Bishop Francis
Bishop Joseph M. Francis of Indiana describes miracles of surgery observed at Red Cross Hospital No. 2 in the Toul sector. He notes men with large abdominal wounds and bullets through the neck are treated effectively by surgeons shaping the wounded for democracy. He praises the work of the new army’s young men.
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New York
Joseph M. Francis
Indiana
Red Cross
Bombing Panic Hits Rhine Towns During Allied Raid
Reports say Frankfort on the Rhine was attacked by twelve Allied aviators dropping twenty six bombs. Casualties range from twelve killed and five injured with Basel reports suggesting higher numbers. Bombs struck Kaiser Strasse station barracks Goethe’s house and near the large station causing panic.
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Rhine
Geneva
Frankfort
Basel
Kaiserstrasse
Wilson Appeals for Loan in Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
President Wilson has signed an autograph appeal for the fourth Liberty loan to run in full page newspaper advertisements and be shown on moving picture screens starting September 28, the opening day of a three weeks loan campaign. The Liberty loan publicity bureau says display ads will appear daily in newspapers and magazines with pleas written by prominent men.
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Wilson
Washington
Liberty Loan Publcity Bureau
War Casualty Lists Meet Mail Front in Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch notes the press association spreads casualty lists via mail as the American army in France grows toward one and a half million men. The report underscores rapid transmission of fallen honor to cities nationwide.
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Washington
France
One for Each in Doubled-Up Divorce Jokes
A brief theater script snippet shows Mrs Houlihan Wan and Motke in a comic exchange about a divorce and living a double life. The line sample reflects a humor piece with playful misunderstandings. The source presents a stage dialogue in a Boston Evening Transcript style.
Red Cross Ball Ad Promotes PureBlue Textile Whitener
An old advertisement touts a product named Red Cross Ball Blue claiming it makes clothes whiter than snow. The copy urges readers to buy a large package from trusted grocers for 6 cents and asks customers to request it today.
No Time to Pick Cooties Joke Retold
A soldier story from a Chicago Tribune note shows an officer scolding a private for picking at insects in his clothing. The private replies he is taking them as they come, a dark humor moment from military life in France.
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France
Chicago Tribune
Quotable Golf Club Banter on WWI Ambitions
The exchange recalls General Walter Schuyler of Pike California predicting German reserve use in a final offensive while contrasting Scattergood as a cautionary figure. A club member asks what happened to Scattergood, another notes he once had money to burn, and now sifts ashes.
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Walter Schuyler
Pike
Cal
Scattergood
Saluting to Win the War on Washington Front
A Washington Star item describes a stern marine sergeant on the Star building steps watching traffic to aDevil Dog recruiting station. He salutes repeatedly with a numb arm, joking that if salutes won the war they would seal victory in Washington.
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Star Building
Devil Dog
Washington
Washington Star
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