Proclamation sets date for universal military registration
President Wilson proclaims September 12 as the national registration day for men aged 18 to 45 under the draft act. The measure aims to raise up to 4,000,000 soldiers for next summer in France, with mail and overseas registrations allowed, and exemptions for ineligible or essential civilian workers. Wilson praises older and younger volunteers and urges full national unity in the mobilization effort.
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Ashington
Wilson
France
Senate
Ise
Draft plan files eighteen year olds into training
Washington reports a tentative war department plan to draft all eighteen year olds after registration and train them at technical schools and colleges. General March said large numbers may be selected for technical training, potentially exempting them from immediate military service while still in training.
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Washington
War Department
Senate
Military Ts Committee
March
Lenine Reported Wounded in London Attack
London reports Nikolai Lenine of the provisional government was attacked and wounded here. The exact nature of the injury is not disclosed. Further details on the attack and Lenine's condition were not provided.
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London
Nikolai Lenine
Lenine
Million Americans Ready for Battle
Washington reports that virtually all American units brigaded with the French have been withdrawn. General Peyton C. March tells the Senate military affairs committee that the move may signal independence under Marshal Foch. He notes over a million and a half Americans in France, with about a half million not yet trained overseas. March emphasizes a continued pushing back tactic, open fighting prowess, and high marksmanship. He denies any eastward mobilization plan, saying only Marshal Foch knows the overall campaign. Airplane production remains strong with 1,003 De Havilland fighters completed last week, 765 shipped or ready for overseas. March's planned press chat was delayed by his schedule.
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Washington
Bri
Peyton C. March
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Gay
March
Marshal Foch
Beyong
France
General Pershing
General March
East
Atlantic
Moon Shining Spreads Amid Prohibition Crackdown
Washington reports a nationwide push toward kitchen rum making as prohibition nears, with nearly five hundred illicit stills seized and $100000 in property taken this summer. D E Murphy notes rising corn whiskey output and reveals investigations extend beyond rural hideouts to private homes in Washington New York and other eastern cities. Authorities also target lager beer syrup sold in New York that when brewed with yeast yields over three percent alcohol.
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Washington
D. E. Murphy
Internal Revenue
New York
Boston
Worcester
Massachusetts
New York City
Spanish Steamer Alexandrine Sunk Amid Spain Germany Rift
The Spanish steamer Alexandrine was torpedoed and sunk in a tense moment of the Spain Germany dispute over U boat activity. Madrid reports cabinet meetings follow the Carasa sinking, increasing the likelihood of strained relations between the two nations.
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Germany
Spain
Madrid
Girl jumps from runaway wagon after crash near Middlesex hospital
Marie Frederick, riding with her mother on a Durham road horse, leaped from the wagon near the ice house and suffered a head injury with possible concussion. She was taken to Middlesex Hospital by ambulance after the horse ran through Court and Main streets. Nearby in Norwalk, an air pipe burst on a freight car blocked four tracks on the New York New Haven and Hartford line, causing a traffic tie up until crews cleared it. The horse owner is Joseph Frederick of Durham Road.
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M&rle
Middlesex Hospital
South Norwalk
Norwalk
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Darbury
Clearing House Statement New York Aug Debit Balances
New York clearing house statement shows a sub treasury debit of 1,216,223 dollars with balances totaling 457,300,578 and mentions the name Sektas in association with the totals and accounts involved in the August period.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
American Bombers Score Three Raid Successes Behind Front
A squadron of 30 American bombers struck behind the enemy lines in France. Conflans railway yards, Longuyon, and Conflans were targets with multiple direct hits reported. Heavy anti aircraft fire and pursuit planes pursued the bombers but all returned unharmed. German activity persisted on the Lorraine front with a Fokker shot at and reports of casualties among German raiders.
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Cee ¥. Co. Parke
France
Conflans
Longuiyon
Verdun
Lorraine
Manonville
Pont--a-Mousson
Vosges
Colmar
British Air War Progress Reported By Ministry
London report summarises seven days to August 27 with 70 enemy aircraft destroyed and 11 driven down out of control by British airmen on the West Front. British raids behind German lines in Belgium and into Germany near Stuttgart totaled 36 with numerous attacks on Lille Cambrai Douai Chaulnes Peronne. Over four weeks 324 enemy machines downed while 116 British machines missing. Mediterranean battlefields add 120 enemy planes. Photographs by pilots attest to the damage.
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London
Ministry of Information
West Front
Belgium
Germany
Stuttgart
Lille
Cambrai
Douai
Chaulnes
Peronne
Manneheim
German paper urges peace to end war soon
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Augsburger Post Zeitung, a Catholic party paper, argues peace with renunciations is preferable to another year of war. It says Germany must concede to end the war quickly and spare European culture from annihilation, likening the central powers to a besieged fortress.
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Amsterdam
Augsburger Post Zeitung
Augsburger
Bavaria
Germany
Waterbury Corporal Scott Located in Germany
Corporal Earl Scott of Company A from Waterbury, reported missing after leading a squad over the top against a German position on July 23, has been located at Camp Langensalza in Germany and is to be forwarded by the Red Cross to his parents here.
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Waterbury
Earl Scott
Camp Langensalza
Germany
Red Cross
Appointment of Bernard B. Lynch as U.S. Commissioner
Named U. S. Commissioner in New Haven Aug 31. Announcement made today of Bernard B. Lynch's appointment to replace William A. Wright, who held the office for many years. No reason given for Wright's retirement.
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New Haven
Bernard B. Lynch
City
United States
William A. Wright
Wright
Kemmel Hill Blood Drenched In Flanders Battle
Kemmel Hill, captured by the British in Flanders, stands as a key position near the Messines ridge. The hill has repeatedly run red with blood in 1917 and prior offensives, with control changing hands only at massive human cost. Canadian and Irish troops, part of the current push, were involved in the last capture from German forces.
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Kemmel Hill
Flanders
Messines Ridge
Bridgeport Strike Widens Across Metal Trades
Bridgeport on Aug 31 reported the machinists and tool makers strike widening to include polishers buffers sheet metal workers and similar trades. By Tuesday morning up to 100000 men may be out and no shop wheel turning. Authorities note 4000 already on strike with 6000 more expected. The war labor board and local manufacturers clash as officials delay action awaiting outcomes.
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Bridgeport
Lake
Lake Company
United States Shipping Board
Machinists
War Labor Board
Labor Board
French Reach Coucy Le Chateau as Canadians Press Forward
Advance continues with Canadian forces pushing east from Remy capturing Eterpigny and outposts on the Hindenburg line. Highlanders north of the Scarpe seize Plouvain and push toward Biache and St Vaast. Fourth Army patrols take 2000 prisoners south of Peronne with trench mortars and machine guns as Britons move toward Bussu and Mont St Quentin.
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Coucy le Chateau
Somme
Scarpe River
Remy
Eterpigny
Hindenburg
Scarpe
Plouvain
Biache
St. Vaast
Peronne
London
Ailette
Vesle
Bussu
Mont St. Quentin
Selective Service Call for Mechanical Training Course
Washington August 31 seven thousand seven hundred twenty five draftees with grammar school education to undergo a two month mechanical training course at various institutions announced this afternoon by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The men will be mobilized September 19. Twenty states will furnish men under this call.
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Washington
Crowder
Made Lieutenant Colonel in France Rockwell aviation field
Made Lieutenant Colonel in France. Harvey B. Butwell of Winsted has been commissioned lieutenant colonel, according to a message received today by his parents. He has been in charge of the Rockwell aviation field in France.
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Winsted
Harvey B. Butwell
Rockwell Aviation Feld
France
Coast Guard Rescues Mirlo Crew From Burning Wreckage
Washington reports a dramatic Coast Guard rescue fifteen miles north of Cape Hatteras. The crew saved the master and 41 officers and men from the British steamer Mirlo, torpedoed on August 16, after battling through burning wreckage, blazing oil, and heavy seas. Lifeboats were rescued in stages, with men diving to avoid flames, while three boats were towed to safety and all passengers eventually landed through the surf.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
N. C
John A. Midgett
Pevisa Byth
Navy Department
Mirlo
Tug Escapes U-Boat Off New Hampshire Coast
A Boston owned tugboat was fired upon and chased by a German submarine twelve miles off the New Hampshire coast. The tug, outrunning orders, steered for open sea as a large new steamer of the emergency fleet appeared, causing the U-boat to submerge and halt pursuit. Both vessels then fled into the fog and escaped.
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New Hampshire
Atlantic
Russell Library Announces Expanded Fall Hours
Starting Tuesday September 3 the Russell library in Middletown opens to adults 10 12 am 1 6 pm and 7 10 9 pm Daily hours extend to serve the public with emphasis on business use and reference help Children under high school age may enter after 3 pm except Saturdays when they may use the library all day The state Food Administration and Farm Bureau recipes will be available for distribution Reserved non fiction with two cent postage Fiction can not be reserved Renewals allowed two weeks with options to renew by mail phone or at the library Labor Day closing noted.
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Russell Library
Middletown
Home Service
Two Die in Belair Road Car Crashes Near Baltimore
Baltimore authorities report two fatal crashes on Belair road in the eastern suburbs early today. James P. Stewart of Washington DC and Peter Marcotti of Perryville Maryland die in separate collisions. Five others are said to be fatally injured with additional nonfatal injuries.
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Baltimore
Belair Road
James P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Peter Marcotti
Perryville
Tug Glen Cove Boiler Explosion Kills One Four Injured
An Atlantic Port reports a boiler explosion on the tug Glen Cove resulted in one death and four injuries. Navy tugs rushed to the scene and transported the wounded to nearby hospitals.
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Atlantic
Glencove
Navy
Italian Troops Advance At Monte Maso
Rome reports Italian troops penetrated Austrian positions at Monte Maso with heavy Austrian losses in prisoners and material. The war office announced this afternoon.
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Rome
Montemaso
War Office
War Not Over Quoted Odds Float In Lloyds Market
London August 31 Lloyds quotes odds of six to four that the war will not be ended by July 30 and notes ongoing uncertainty. The exchange reflects cautious sentiment amid stalled peace talks and continued military activity overseas.
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Lloyda
London
Lloyds
Americans Leave Moscow for Stockholm Amid Evacuation
Washington reports that all Americans except Consul General Poole have departed Moscow toward Stockholm. They traveled with passports ready to quit Russia and are at Petrograd awaiting Swedish approval to pass Finland. The American consul general remains to support French and British colleagues as Swedish authorities take over his office. The group includes 95 Italians from the military mission on a Swedish-assisted special train. Earlier dispatches note Poole’s difficulties exiting the city, though he says Americans have not been molested since last contact with the State Department.
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Washington
Poole
Moscow
Stockholm
State Department
Russia
Petrograd
Finland
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Hartford
Stock market opened dull with little interest and limited business. Steel common moved within range and closed around 111 3-4, while Southern Railway rose early and faded. Railroads and bonds showed strength as the day ended with total stock sales near 168,800 and bonds at 3.826 million.
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New York
Holliday
Marine Preferred
Southern Railway
New Haven
St. Paul
Anaconda
Union Pacific
Grain Market Reports From Chicago Close
Grain prices rose with corn and oats higher, futures for August through October posting gains while park and fat products show modest advances. Corn led gains with August at 153 3 4 and October around 155 1 2. oats moved up to 66 9 3 8 for August and 71 1 2 for October.
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Chicago
Bank Statement Summary for New York Financials
The report shows average loans down 48.23 million with demand deposits up 27.83 million and time deposits down 2.707 million while reserves rise 3.888 million. Actual figures show loans down 31.679 million and demand deposits up 45.252 million with time deposits down 1.195 million and reserves down 4.028 million.
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New York
Arbitrate Boston Strike Reaches Interim Agreement
Boston August 31 representatives of the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company strike leaders and the state Board of arbitration and conciliation reached an agreement. Details have not been disclosed. The union will present the proposed terms to the men at their meeting while the company plans to submit them to its directors.
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Boston
Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company
State Board of Arbitration and
Munitions Workers Protest Sunday Outing Ban
Waterbury August 31. Local munition factory employees circulate signed petitions opposing government requests banning Sunday pleasure riding. They argue workers are in government work every minute of the week and Sunday is their only outing.
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Waterbury
Twenty two U S sailors unaccounted for in sea attack
Washington reports twenty two navy sailors of the United States cargo steamer Seph Cudahy missing after torpedo strikes off the English coast on August 1. Two naval guards and thirteen crewmen are confirmed dead or missing. captains report two marines involved. Names of missing guards listed with addresses, civilian crew not yet received.
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Washington
Naval
United States
Tians
Goernment
Naval Guard
Edwin F. Brezinski
Winah
Wis
Stephen Certsvik
Goddard H. Clarke
Hi Mont
Herbert J. Doig
Alameda
Cal
Herman Fidler
Union Avenue
Paterson
N. J
William C. Haack
Holladay Avenue
San Nae
Edward Hahnemann
Newark
Herman Glick
Cliff Street
Pat N. J
Virgil Huggins
Eigh Street
Columbus
Puello M. lv
Achcia
Los Angeles
den P. Roberts
Clifton
Olland
Ohio
Samuel Schotte
Scholes
Brooklyn
Oakland
Miguel B. Peralta
Log
William L. Pyne
San Francisco
Seventeen Picked Up From Atlantic Steamer Cudahy
Sixteen mariners from the American steamer Cudahy, submarine damaged and adrift off the Irish coast, arrived in port today aboard a British vessel after spending a day in an open boat. A quiet wedding followed at St John’s Church, Nora Teresa Clew and John H Bransfield wed with Rev Dr Donovan officiating. The bride, Rosemary Wamester, and groom William Bransfield plan to reside in Hartford after a New York trip.
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Atlantic
St. John’s Church
Nora Teresa
Michael Clew
Grands
John H Bransfield
Portland
Donovan
Rosemary Wamester
William Bransfield
Bransfield
New Britain
New York
Hartford
Auto Traffic Surges Southbound Amid Holiday Rush
Auto traffic ran heavy this Saturday afternoon with more cars southbound than in previous seasons. The surge is linked to a no-ride proclamation and many travelers heading to resorts earlier than usual, while the holiday also influenced the high volume.
Funeral Notice for Henry G Hutchings
The funeral for Henry G Hutchings will be from his Mill Street home at 3 o'clock. Interment will take place at Pine Cemetery. The service will be conducted by C Lodge No 12 I O O F.
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Henry G. Hutchings
Henry G
Ho Mill
Pine Cemetery
C Lodge
Local notices and incidents from a New England town
Items mention car lights at 7 55 pm and church tomorrow to avoid suspicion. A hearing at the drug store corner of Main and Union streets occurred before noon. A liquor license was issued for Druggist John R Pitt. Isaac Spear returns from vacation heavier by 20 pounds. A Pine street girl underwent appendicitis surgery at Middlesex hospital. Thomas Hill, age three, fell on Cross street breaking a collar bone.
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Kodak
Man Drug Co
Adv
Isaac Spear
Oak Bluffs
Mass
Spear
County Stonegs
John R. Pitt
Hartman
Sidney Je Kieft
Pine Street
Middlesex Hospital
Thomas Hill
Cross Street
Washington to Tackle Rent Profiteers in War Areas
In a bill aimed at countering rent profiteering, Washington plans drastic powers for enforcement in war work centers and industrial hubs. The measure, supported by a House committee on public buildings, was set for favorable reporting this afternoon.
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Washington
Sieson
House Committee On Public and Buildings
Anna Held Will Leaves $300000 for Daughter in New York
Actress Anna Held left a will filed today in New York disposing of an estate estimated at 300000 dollars. The bulk goes to her daughter Liane Cerrera with other bequests noted.
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Anna
New York
Anna Held
Liane Cerrera
Help Wanted and Legal Notices From Early 20th Century Classifieds
Classified section fragment notes few job ads and legal notices. Mentions West East Hampton and Monon town postings, with references to tax lists and due dates on October 7 1918. Contains partial lines about home listings and town hall communications, with unclear names and dates.
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High Barcal
East Hampton
Joseph Tel
Towndlefield
Town Hall
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