Americans Break St Mihiel Salient In Record Pace
General March lauds American advance in St Mihiel as 5 miles gained on the southern flank and 3 on the north on day one, with the salient largely erased by day two. He credits Pershing's staff for planning and notes allied progress along the 40 mile front toward the Hindenburg line. Rainbow division praised by French and allied commanders for valor and aid in repulsing the German offensive.
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Chrisian
St. Mihiel
Verdun
France
March
America
Army
Congress
Thal
Ional
Salient
General Pershing
General March
Old Hindenburg Line
Flanders
Dixmude
Ypres
LaBassee Canal
United States
Waulin
42Nd
Champagne
Pershing
Camp Kearney
England
First Yankee Over Meuse Gets Welcome
War dispatch from Sept 13 reports Corporal Herman Boer the first American to cross the Meuse at St Mihiel. He and a bridging detachment aided pontoon crossings as locals cheered and Germans began retreat. Town residents reported orders to evacuate and deportations discussed by civilians and French youths arriving behind American lines.
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H. G. Wales
Lorraine
Herman Boer
St. Francis Hospital
San Francisco
French Engineer Corps
Meuse River
St. Mihiel
Boer
Meuse
Madame Duppet
Germany
Vigneulles
Mme. Duppet
Cincinnati Police Strike Expands as Patrols Walk Out
Cincinnati faces a posed disruption as about 400 patrolmen left their posts, with 100 on duty and others in the detective and mounted units. The walkout aims to reinst ate five suspended officers and raises pay, while Safety Director Holmes says no rein statement. Boy Scouts assumed downtown traffic duties amid the unrest.
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Cincinnati
Mounted
Holmes
Steam plants could save much coal in coming year
Washington reports the United States Bureau of Mines says steam plants and their operators can save about 45 million tons of coal next year by boosting plant efficiency from 57 to 67 percent. Van H Manning notes the change requires no miracle, just honest effort by firemen and engineers with supportive owners. Boston sugar slackers warning urged men to set an example by refusing sugar at hotels and clubs.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Mines
van H. Manning
Bureau
Boston
Mass
Food Administration
Henry B. Endicott
Food Commissioner
Massachusetts
Mr. Endicott
Madison
Wis
State Board of Health
Minnesota
United States
Happenings in this vicinity from 25 years ago
A scan of 25 year old items reports the wood cargo dispute with a $75 offer, school board buying a Court and Pearl corner site for 7500, bicycle status as personal effects, tracks being cleared, and various local notices. Notables include the Durham Episcopal consecration, Markham's Grove picnic ferry attendance, and staff changes at the post office and bank. Fishermen report good black bass catches at East Hampton lake and Prof Sneath with wife and Jessie Ward heading to Chicago World's Fair.
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W. Wiltshire Riley
Cromwell
F. C. Fowler
East Haddam
Markham’s Grove
Episcopal Church
Durham
Bishop Williams
East Hampton Lake
Prof
Sneath
Mise
Jessie Ward
Chicago
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London
Moselle
Hatteras
Atlantic
Cae Hatteras
West Indies
Francis M. Jencks
Baltimore
Beech Ll
Dublin
N. H
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland Council of Defense
Jencks
Barnesville
Ohio
Barnesville Cow Testing Association
Columbia
Columbia Records
Connecticut
Lyman Payne
Housewives
Sapphires
Stones Science
R. J. Atwell
Isle of England
Channel
Gen. Pershing
Chicago Health Department
Furera
THE
Connecticut Power CO
Cerise
Hoover
Frew Co
Wiath and
Middletown Gas Light Co
Krank’s Latherkreem
Hartman Drug Co
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