Allied Breakthrough Presses On Across Flanders Somme Front
Allied forces push from Laon to St Quentin and Ostrez area as British and French advance against the Hindenburg line. German resistance crumbles along the Somme front with heavy artillery duels and counterattacks repelled. French and American units report gains north of the Aisne while German lines bend under flanking moves toward Chemin des Dames.
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Lawe
Jodie
St. Quentin
LaFere
Defea
Hinburg
Germ War Office
Marshal Haig
Quentin
Somog
War Office
Anziver
Well de Oise
Aisne
Avesnes
Clastres
Crozat
Liez
Nal
Fort Liez
Oise Anf
Auberive
Champagne
Peace Wave in Austria Reported by German Press
A noon dispatch from Sept 9 notes a new wave of disturbances in Austria as the Kaiser seeks support from the German public. It mentions Cardinal Yartey and danger amid the unrest. Also dated Sept 9, Farley reportedly attended by a physician at his summer home while seriously ill with pneumonia.
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Austria
Cardinal Yartey
Cardt- Farley Ek Okaneeta
House Statement. Sept 9 Sub treasury seen as
A brief House statement notes a September 9 discussion point regarding the role of the Sub Treasury. It highlights fiscal stance and expected policy stance, with emphasis on financial governance and congressional oversight. No names or dates beyond the stated item are specified.
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House
Treasury
Propaganda Takes Root in Germany During WWI
A historical note on Britain's leaflet balloon campaign over Germany. It details how 300,000 pamphlets were dropped in July, using wind science and meteorology to reach targets. Leaflets claimed America built ships faster than U boats could sink them, with maps, cartoons, and labeled balloons called “by balloon.”
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Great Britain
Germany
von Hindenburg
America
Hindenburg
Baker
France
Baloon
Fashionable wedding ties multimillionaire’s daughter to lieutenant
New York reports Lieut Louis Woods Jr marrying May Louise Hartje, heiress of Augustus Hartje. Woods just returned from France. The bride's mother, Mrs. Stanley Howard, says the marriage was a surprise but not an elopement. Howard, ex-wife of Hartje, remarried in 1914 to her son’s college chum.
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New York
Louis Woods, Jr
Memphis
May Louise Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Pittsburg
Lieutenant Woods
France
Stanley Howard
Scott
Pasadena
Hartje
Maine Election Polk for Governor Hints at Victory
Maine election day reports show both parties claiming victory as turnout expected near 110000 to 115000. Republican chairman Ham predicts Governor Milliken wins if he reaches 60000, while Democratic chairman Tebbetts says Knox Androscoggin York and Penobscot counties stay strongly Democratic. Overseas voters total nearly 12000 and third parties, socialist or prohibition, have no ballot line.
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Augusta
Maine
Frank J. Ham
Republican State Committee
Milliken
Leon O. Tebbets
Waterville
Knox
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
A New Tax Scheme Proposal Drawn From a Soldier’s Wages
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary McAdoo forwarded a letter from a man with four thousand dollars income to Senator Simmons. The writer argues income taxes should be heavy enough to fund a soldier’s full year wages, estimating a high rate would apply if incomes exceed a threshold. The fragment hints at figures and names but is unclear and incomplete.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Simmons
Senate Finance Week
Ben C. Marsh
Jean D. of
Mackerelier
Exemptions to be closely watched in wartime labor
Washington officials of the War Industries Board stress that essential industries will receive required labor but with strict proof of necessity. Food, fuel, munition and ship manufacture gain priority while no one can count on exemption. Women will replace men where needed and soldiers must fill ranks unless civilian service is clearly superior to defense needs.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Miners threaten walkout over living wage demand
Eighty thousand miners in district number one United Mine Workers threaten to quit within ten days unless Fuel Administrator Garfield approves a living wage. Delegates urged action and sent officials from Washington to study mining costs and profits. Workers argue the government must recognize their worth or face mass labor action.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
Garfield
J. Baldwin
Statistical Bureau
Labor Department
Washington
Navy to Strengthen Troop Ship Convoys Amid German Sub Drive
Washington reports that the Navy will mount heavier convoys for all troop ships as Germany aims to concentrate submarines for a drive on American transports. Secretary Daniels said there was no official notice of a planned thrust, though unofficial reports prompted precautionary measures to safeguard the steady troop flow. Despite the menace of submarines, officials believe the strengthened convoys will largely negate the threat.
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Washington
Germany
Navy Department
Daniels
United States
America
Europe
German Propaganda Pamphlets Circulating in France
U S Washington reports German propaganda pamphlets distributing pacifist content in France. The literature, found under a load of potatoes, urges no indemnities or annexations and discusses Alsace Lorraine at peace talks. Authorities trace sources, with Y M C A and Y W C A reporting overheard discussions among French munitions workers.
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France
Washinton
Y. M. C. A. War Work Council
Alsace-Lorraine
Happenings and local notices from town and region
A collage of notices and ads: Pillsbury flour at 65 cents a bag and other groceries, Hartford banks to pay depositors on call next week, a wedding noted at Cromwell Hall, transportation co. halts barges due to coal orders, a severe thunderstorm with downed lines, a sisters reunion after 30 years, traveling gypsy traders in Cromwell meadows, shoe ads from Conlon Bros, Capels opens a restaurant in Kilbourne house basement, Washington street house rebuilt, old resident recalls Broad street history, post office letter carrier exams, E B Smith to open new Main street store, bids for a new Municipal building to be opened tomorrow.
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Bonf
Pillsbury’s
Allison Bros
Hartford Savings Banks
Susan Clark Hallock
William Powell Couch
Cromwell Hall
The
Transportation Co
Crescent Beach
Sara Stevens
Middletown
Wardell
Boston
James A. Capels
Kilbourne House
Washington Street
Valley Railroad
Broad Street
Churchtreet
E. B. Smith
Main Street
Vinol Ad Claims Cure For Frail Child
In Manville Rhode Island an eight year old boy weakened by whooping cough and measles is said to have recovered after Vinol’s beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates restoring appetite strength and health. Mrs James H Hall endorses the product with strong recommendation.
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Manville
R. I
Vinci
James H. Hall
A Vision of Democracy and War’s Moral Renewal
An optimistic Boston Post column celebrates democracy advancing as prejudices fade and privilege declines. It credits wartime discipline, sacrifice, and cooperation with shaping a finer world and better citizens, asserting life is more worth living now.
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