British gain two miles in Flanders front progresses
War office dispatches report rapid British advances on multiple fronts in Flanders and Picardy. British forces crossed the Somme south of Peronne, seized St Christ Brie Le Mesnil Bruntel and reached Athies and Mons. Northwest of Armentieres gains extend the old line. Neuve Chapelle and Fauquassart areas cited. Germans countered near La Bassee but were repulsed.
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London
Somme
Peronne
Athies
Mons
War Office
Somfhe
St. Christ
Brie
LeMesnil
Bruntel
Veuve Chappelle
Flanders
Frangissart
Armentieres
Picardy
Doinet
Hur
Lys Salient
la Bassee
St.Christ, Brie
le Mesnil-Bruntel
Amiens-St. Quantin
American troops reach crest near Aisne in cooperation with French
Washington notes in the September 5 communiqué that American forces advancing with French troops have crossed the Vesle plateau and reached the slopes toward the Aisne valley. Other sectors report no notable actions.
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Washington
The
Aisne
Pershing
War Department
Vesle
the Aisne
Chauny Near Fall as Franco American Troops Advance
Chauny on the brink of collapse with three-quarters surrounded, as Paris reports the town’s fall seems likely soon. The danger to Chauny threatens the enemy left flank while Franco American forces push forward this afternoon.
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Chauny
Paris
Noyon
McAdoo Visits New Haven on Rail Tour
William G. McAdoo director general of railroads arrives in New Haven from Washington for an 11 o'clock visit. He will tour the New England railroad system with Haven officials, while company spokesmen offered no comment on the visit. In Stamford a separate report notes Joseph Elias and Wolfish, recently released from a Plains jail, arrested for auto theft involving an Albert automobile in March.
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McAdoo
New Haven
William G. M¢Adoo
Washington
New England
the Haven Railroad
New Haven Road
Stamford
Joseph Elias
St. Marks Place
New York
Wolfish
East 109Th
Plains
Ford
Albert
Cubs and Sox Clash In Second Contest
Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox meet for the second game of a series at Comiskey Park Chicago. Lineups include Hooper Ruth and Merkle for Chicago and Bush Agnew for Boston. Early innings show Cubs battering pitching with Carter tossing balls and a crowded stands, while Sox fielding tight with Hendrix warming up.
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Boston
Chicago
Hooper
Rf Frank
Shean
Hollacher
Strunk
Mann
Ruth
Paskett
McInnis
Merkle
Scott
Pick
Thomas
Deal
Agnew
Killifer
Bush
Tyler
Comiskey Park
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Mitchell
Red Sox
Barrows
Cubs
Nick Carter
Carter
Claude Hendrix
Hendrix
Whiteman
Hilebrand
Klem
Owens
O’day
Pilot survives fall after WWI airplane crash in France
Lieutenant John Van Heuval of Mobile Alabama, wounded in the head, fell from a downed aircraft over enemy lines on July 16 with Lieutenant F K Hirth of Toledo Ohio killed. Van Heuval regained consciousness during a 2 mile dive and steered the craft back toward Allied lines, landing near the front and beginning recovery.
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France
John van Heugal
Mobile
Ala
van Heuval
F. K. Hirth
West 21St Street
Toledo
Ohio
Tour Front
Bocie
Hirth
Gas and protective gear sent to troops for chemical warfare
Washington reports that mustard gas and deadly phosphene are being shipped overseas in quantity for U S forces. Major General W L Sibert chief of the chemical warfare service announced this afternoon that troops handling the gases will be equipped with masks and protective suits to ensure their safety against the agents they will direct against the Germans.
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Washington
W. L. Sibert
Chemical Warfare Service
Sibert
Oil Land Tax Suspension Reaches 60 Days
Washington reports enforcement of the Mexico oil lands tax decree is virtually halted for sixty days. The Mexican supreme court has postponed hearings on appeals from the decree until early October. Government enforcement is not proceeding during this interval.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexican Supreme Court
Laon Under The Guns In Allied Push Near Hindenburg Line
Paris reports Sept 6 that allied forces have moved so close to the southern end of the Hindenburg line that heavy guns can bombard Laon and LaFere. Laon and LaFere anchor the southern defenses of the line.
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Hindenburg Line
Paris
Laon
LaFere
Daughter and Dad Clash Over Bedtime in Courier Profile
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet centers on a father and daughter arguing about bedtimes as the girl protests an early curfew. The brief row captures familial tensions in a domestic vignette style.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Two Americans Cited for Bravery in France
Two U S Army officers received British decorations for valor in France. First Lieut Allan Francis Bonnaille of San Francisco earned the Distinguished Service Order during a August 18 reconnaissance flight under heavy enemy fire. Lieut Glen Dew Ransom of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the Medical Reserve Corps, was awarded the Military Cross for two days of battlefield evacuation under shellfire, aiding wounded soldiers and prisoners and maintaining morale.
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Bert Ford
France
Allan Francis Bonnaire
Mission Street
San Francisco
Glen Dew Ransom
Medical Reserve Corps
Sanborn Avenue
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bonnaire
Lieut
Lieut. Annaire
Bonnalie
Forthem
Ransom
Merchem
Fight to Victory Slogan Highlighted at Lafayette Marne Day
New York September 6 ex President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at Lafayette Marne day ceremonies in City Hall praising allied efforts and urging America to bear full burden of the war while supporting plans to reduce future wars. He cited Lafayette's example and urged preparation of national defense alongside any peace plans.
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New York
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Lafayette- Marne
Marquis of
Lafayette
the Maurney
Col. Roosevelt
Jules Jusserand
France
United States
Col
Roosevelt
Italy
England
Air Mail Trip Delayed to Chicago From New York
Max Miller flew the first mail plane from New York to Chicago on the new Woodrow Wilson air road leaving Cleveland at 1 35 pm. He is due in Chicago before 7 pm to transfer pouches to the post office at Grant Park. Stamford Lafayette Day Observance Marks Marne Anniversary with officials aid and an evening pageant. A passenger steamship runs aground near Brigantine Beach, all aboard rescued and en route to an Atlantic port as coast guards stand by.
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Cleveland
Max Miller
New York
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson Air Road
Grant Park
Stamford
The
Marne
John J. Treat
Atlantic
Ingraham Company Announces 10 Percent Bonus
Bristol Sept 6 The Ingraham company clock makers posted a notice at the factory noon announcing a 10 percent bonus for their 500 workers to be paid monthly by the end of the year. The announcement came as a surprise to the workers.
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Bristol
Ingraham Company
Fires Roar As German Retreat Edges North Of Aisne
Allied air observers report great fires and explosions north of the Aisne as German forces retreat from the Vesle. American cavalry advance ahead of infantry while French troops push toward the confluence of the Aisne and Vesle. No enemy planes seen. shells and wreckage litter the ravines north of the plateau as Franco American forces mopup remaining German positions south of the Aisne.
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H.G. Wales
Aisne-Vesle
Aisne River
Vesle
Aisne
Villers-en-Prayere
Draft Raids Question Authority and Constitutional Safeguards
Washington Sept 6 Senate military affairs chair Senator Chamberlain said draft round ups in American cities have been conducted without legal authority. He argued rights are unclear amid wartime powers and warned such actions would provoke violent resistance in peacetime. He criticized Smoot investigation referrals and asserted his committee should handle the measure.
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Washington
Senator Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Chamberlain
Jones
New Mexico
Smoot
Committee On Judiciary
Man Held in Bridgeport Three Months After Discharge
Joseph G. Stephens of Fairfield was released in Bridgeport after three months confinement due to a missed discharge order. He had been held on a complaint by a woman and was found not to be the wanted man. The attorney who had the discharge order did not act on it, leading to Stephens’s wrongful detention and possible civil action and charges against the lawyer.
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Bridgeport
Joseph G. Stephens
Fairfield
Stephens
Common Pleas Court
President pardons another soldier by commuting death
Washington September 6 President Wilson voided the death sentence imposed on Private William A. Kerner of Company G 306th Infantry for disobedience at Camp Upton last March. The President ruled the assistant judge advocate general was illegally appointed and ordered Kerner released and restored to duty.
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Washington
Wilson
William A. Kerner
Company G
306Th Infantry
Camp Upton
Kerner
Hertling warns of gravest disturbances over franchise reform
In Zurich Count George F. Von Hertling, German chancellor, told the constitution committee that further delays in promised franchise reforms could trigger grave disturbances. He warned immediate action might avert radicalization, but questioned if the opposition has waited too long.
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Agence Radio
Zurich
Constitution Committee
George F. von Hertling
Germany
Hertling
Exempt Soldiers From Tax Proposal by Senator Pomerene
Washington reports Senator Pomerene of Ohio introduced a bill to exempt officers and men of the army and navy from taxes, arguing that government workers should not bear extra burdens. Clemenceau Extols Allies in Paris. Premier praised allied cooperation and vowed to roll back barbarism with victorious soldiers.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Pomerene
Ohio
Clemenceau
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Right of Way Confusion in a World War I convoy
Paris reports a comical clash over military initials as a British officer and an American captain exchange blunt words. A British sergeant lists a long chain of designations for his convoy while the captain demands, the road clears, and the sergeant advances.
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Paris
France
Cannions
Disqualified Soldiers for Overseas Service Reassigned
The War Department said soldiers physically unfit for overseas duty will be classified and assigned to general staff bureau work in Washington and elsewhere. Officers and NCOs in bureaus will move to combat roles as possible, replaced by those unfit for overseas service. Deferred classifications for dependency are included. Bureau heads will report by December 31 on indispensable personnel in current bureau positions and the lack of skilled replacements.
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Washington
General Staff Bureau
War Department
Bridgeport Strike Not Yet Settled
Bridgeport reports no definite information on wage award as war department actions were forecast. Entire gun room walked out at Bullard Ordnance Co. and about 400 machinists departed. A mass meeting offered jobs to those leaving and over 1,500 have reportedly departed Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
War Department
Washington
War Labor Board
Bullard Ordnance Co
E. B. Woods
Winter
Iron New York
Americans And Allies Safe From Russia Reach Helsingfors
A dispatch from Consul Haynes reports Americans Belgians and Italians fleeing Russia have reached Rishimaki and are due in Helsingfors tomorrow. The party on the special train is described as happy and well cared for. Finnish authorities have shown courtesy. Haynes repeats the attacks on British officials at Petrograd and Moscow without new details.
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Washington
Russia
Rishimaki
Helsingfors
State Department
Haynes
Petrograd
Moscow
Government takeover push for meat industry faces Senate fight
Washington reports compromise rejected as government ownership advocates in the Senate announce readiness to press permanent federal operation of stock yards and packing houses. A bill implementing Federal Trade Commission recommendations for meat industry monopoly is being prepared. Senator Gore, head of the agriculture committee, says it will be presented soon.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Gore
Senate Agriculture Committee
Malvy Verdict Referred to Special Commission
Paris reports the Malvy verdict referred by the French parliament to a special commission amid harmonious opening sessions. Early signs point to a stable session with no major political disturbances. A stray quip notes a man never finds full return while far from sobriety.
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Paris
Chicago Bomb Thrower Caught in Haywood Plot
Officials in Chicago claim Thomas J. Shorty Wilson, secretary to Big Bill Haywood, threw the federal building bomb that killed four. Wilson was arrested with Minnie Wymann, Haywood’s sister. Investigators suggest the blast timed to let Haywood escape. Haywood himself remained under marshal guard.
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Chicago
Thomas J
Shorty) Wilson
Big Bill’ Haywood
Federal
Wilson
Minnie Wymann
Haywood
Sai
Michae F. Sullivan
Shorty” Wilson
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Desk
New York September 6 stock market opened irregular with many issues down in early trading led by heavy activity in Reading stock advancing from 90 3 4 to 92. St Paul issues weak. United States Steel common slid from 114 1 4 to 113 3 4. Steel and rail stocks tumbled later. St Paul strong to 52 1 4 while Canadian Pacific fell to 161 1 4. Market closed steady. total stocks 814,200 shares.
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New York
Reading
St. Paul
United States Steel
Studebaker
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Mexican Petroleum
Steel
Steel Common
Canadian Pacific
Baldwin Locomotive
Bethlehem Steel
Marine Preferred
Chicago market and metal price roundup Sept 6
Chicago close shows corn easing to 1-2 cents lower with Sept at 156 5-8 and Oct 158 1-4, oats down 1-2 to 1-4, and provisions higher. Park futures quote Sept 41.45 and Oct 41.70. Lard Sept 26.75 and Oct 26.52. ribs Sept 23.70, Oct 23.97, Nov 23.90. Metal prices in New York: lead unchanged, spelter steady. East St. Louis spot 915 bid with Oct 910-925 and Nov-Dec 900-912 1/2. Dearing House statement covers sub-treasury debit and balances in New York markets.
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Chicago
Park
New York
East St. Louis
Dearing House
Treasury
Hindenburg Calls for Calm Amid World War I Struggles
Geneva dispatch quotes Field Marshal von Hindenburg urging Germans to stay united and steadfast as Western Front casualties mount. He warns against balloons and leaflets intended to sow unrest and promises strength in the east and resilience in the west. He vows to return home after victory to peaceful labor and renewed prosperity.
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Geneva
M von Hindenburg
Berlin
Hindenburg
America
Bavaria
Pershing Praises First American Flyers At Front
General Pershing commends the first pursuit group for its daring work and record. He notes the unit’s praised performance despite initial organizational handicaps and reports two German prisoners after a patrol near American lines. The letter from Pershing highlights pride in the air service’s achievements.
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Pershing
U. S
N. C. Parke
France
Frapelle
General Pershing
Air Service
Liberty Motors Output Sets New Weekly Record
Washington reports the United States produced more than 800 liberty motors in the past week, surpassing all prior records. General March, chief of staff, told the House military affairs committee that U S output exceeds allied production of the same motor and that by Christmas aircraft production should outpace wartime demand. Representative Caldwell of York commented on the progress.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
General March
War Department
United States
Caldwell, York
Health Builder touted as remedy for weakening cough
An old advertisement promotes a health builder tonic as strengthening the lungs and restoring health for a weakening cough. It claims twenty years of successful use and offers bottles at 80 cents and 1.50 dollars from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
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Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
For Sale Classified Ads See Page Three
Multiple short ads list items for sale including a driving horse aged eight years with contact details, an eight ton upland day price, a three year old cow, a dark oak china armoire, a lighter book case, a four room tenement with veranda, and a man at Russ Russell Mfg Co seeking work. Also notices for help wanted and a music instructor resume teaching from 9th at Studio 512 Main St.
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East Hampton
Maromas Farms
F. A. Walkley
Lawn Ave
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