French Push 11 Mile Front as Allies Gain Ground
French troops launch dawn assault on both sides of the Ailette and between the Vesle and Aisne rivers advancing one to two miles. Mont d Essages Allemont Sancy taken. edge of Vailly reached. Americans report 15 000 prisoners with more to come as Haig reports British gains near Gouzeaucourt and Hesbecourt Jeancourt.
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London
AsSoriated Press
Pershing
St Mihiel
Ailette
Vesle
Aisne
Courcy
St. Gobain
Mont d’Essages
Allemont
Sancy
Vailly
Chemin Des Dames
Laon
Auto Bandits Rampage Leave Colorado Patrolman Dead
Denver authorities report a patrolman killed during early hours as auto bandits terrorize Colorado Springs and Denver. Two officers slain total, one fatally wounded, and three others slightly wounded. McMahin’s killer remains at large.
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Colorado
Denver
Luther McMahin
Colorado Springs
Denver Aays
McMahill
Labor Leader Criticizes Bridgeport Strike
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor censures Bridgeport machinists for refusing a war labor board award calling their stance regrettable and predicting they will heed the president and return to work.
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Washington
Bridgeport
Conn
War Labor Board
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Rates packing house products given a boost
Washington DC September 14 The interstate commerce commission authorized higher rates for packing house products moving from east of Chicago to Pacific coast points. The increases amount to twenty to thirty cents per hundred pounds.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Offensive Breaks St Mihiel Salient
Washington reports the elimination of the St Mihiel salient as the first major American offensive. General Marek calls the operation hot stuff and credits quick blows on the flanks. The Fortieth Division, drawn from western states, arrives abroad with units in England.
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Washington
St. Mihiel
Mareh
Fortieth
California
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Camp Kearney
England
Marek
Pershing
United States
America
Registrations in Pocatello Count 2673 as County Quota Grows
Returns show Bannock county at 3439 registrants with many districts still to report. Pocatello leads Boise in registration, suggesting population figures will favor Bannock. Outside districts add McCammon 113 and Inkom 75 as lists await Soda Springs and several towns. A complete statewide tally expected early next week.
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Bannock County
Bannock
Pocatello
Boise
Lava
Bancroft
Chesterfield
Alexander
Grace
Central
Turner
Gentile Valley
Henry
China Hat
Lund
Wayan
Crow Creek
Salt River
Killefer Ordered to Report to Camp Custer Next Tuesday
Chicago National Leaguer catcher William Killefer was officially notified to report at Camp Custer in Battle Creek Michigan next Tuesday. His battery mate Grover Cleveland Alexander, for whom Chicago paid $50 000, is already in France.
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Chicago
William Killefer
Chicago Nationala
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mieh
Killefer
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Chicago Club
France
Market Quotations for Corn and Oats Reported
Chicago prices show corn at 1524 and oats at 7245 per unit in the UL market on September 14.
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Chicago
County primary completes with few precincts missing results
County commissioners near final tally of votes from the recent primary with Gentile Valley outstanding for Republican returns. Democrats show RK S Tschudy lead for county clerk with 47 votes and C W Pomeroy 45 on Democratic slate. Budge leads for chief justice with the highest county tally. Precinct central committees listed with multiple candidates and wards across Pocatello, Tyhee, Swan Lake, Lava Springs, and other locales.
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Gentile Valley
Crow Creek
RK. S. Tschudy
C. W. Pomeroy
Alfred Budge
Supreme Court
Precinct Central Committee
Republican, Pocatello
G. Houde
Pocatello
G. Caldwell
Frank Higson
W. N. McCarty
K. Higson
F. (. McGowan
W. R. Blalock
Pocatello No
Theo. Turner Tyhee
Ligh McCammon
Robin
C.surpiess
P. M. Larsen
Colin Downey
Coffin Swan Lake
Eli Beckstead
Treasureton
Ward Lava Springs
Chas
Mason Lund
Bancroft
Vaetinn Oor
F. Corbett
Chesterfield
Keplar Sessions
China
Ruud Henry
Cleveland
Bolshevik Victory Reported as Forces Capture Simbirsk
Stockholm dispatches quote urgent Moscow telegrams stating Bolshevik forces have captured Simbirsk on the Volga, 105 miles southwest of Kazan, with cavalry in pursuit of a counterrevolutionary force.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Simbirsk
Volga
Kavan
Quota Not Reached in War Drive
Salvation Army drive progresses slowly as H. B. Thompson estimates about 2500 raised, roughly half the county quota. Business district committees are urged to increase efforts, some sections lack contributions, and women resume tagging to boost funds for the charity.
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Salvation Army
H. B. Thompson
Influenza Spreads Among First Naval District Forces
The influenza outbreak in the First Naval District continued with 210 new cases reported on Friday, bringing total cases to 1693 and deaths to 34 since the epidemic began nearly three weeks ago.
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Boston
First Naval District
Debs Sentenced to Ten Years on Espionage Conviction
Eugene V. Debs, convicted on espionage act charges, receives ten years on each of three counts at Moundsville penitentiary. Sentences run concurrently. Bail set at $10,000 with permission to remain at home pending appeal.
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Eugennse
Debs
Cleveland
Eugene V. Debs
Moundsville
West Virginia
Americans Defeat Germans After St Mihiel Push Acknowledged
Paris dispatch reports first wounded reaching evacuation hospitals behind the lines from St Mihiel celebrating the German defeat. A captured German officer labeled the Americans terrible adversaries in the exchange.
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Paris
St. Mihiel
la Liberte
Americans in Lorraine advance after St Mihiel sector push
AP dispatch reports 36 hours of fighting yielding about 155 square miles in the St Mihiel salient captured from German control since 1914. Uprooted villagers show long German influence as bills use French terms and locals greet Pershing and Baker with tears and kisses from frightened, joyful elders and children.
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Lorraine
Associated Press
Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Baker
General Pershing
Americans widen Lorraine victory as 20000 prisoners taken
American First army in Lorraine claims 20000 prisoners, near two German divisions, after a two day drive reaching thirteen miles. German lines shift at saucy salient while Foch and Petain launch separate offensives toward Laon Aisne and Mont Des Singes with gains south of the Ailette.
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Associated Press
Lorraine
Pershing
Metz
Briey Iron Field
Foch
St. Gobain
Laon
Ailette
Aisne
Petain
Mont Des Singes
Allemont
Sancy
Chemin-des- Dames
Britons Applaud Yankee Success in St Mihiel Battle
London observers hail the first independent American army action under American command at St Mihiel. The offensive draws praise from major papers as a milestone in the war and a sign of Allied strength and resolve.
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London
St. Mihiel
Marshal Feeh
America
Daily News
Railway disaster near Amsterdam leaves dozens dead
Forty persons were killed and between 100 and 150 others injured Friday in a railway accident near Weesp eight miles southeast of Amsterdam when an embankment collapsed due to heavy rains.
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Amsterdam
Weesp
Hotels for Soldiers in Hyeres on Leave
Six of the largest hotels in Hyeres France have been chartered to house American soldiers on leave as World War II routines continue. The arrangement aims to provide safe accommodations, hot meals, and orderly rest for servicemen visiting the town during September.
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Hyeres
France
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Lys
Gouzceaucourt
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Gouzeaucourt
St. Quentin
Hesbecourt
Jeancourt
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Bolshevik
Salvation Army Fund
Davai
The
Daily Mail
the Times
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