Austrian Peace Note Called German Ruse in News
European papers report Austria-Hungary invites belligerents to conference on peace terms. Burian dispatches note by order of Emperor Charles. British and French editors dismiss proposal as a shameless ruse intended to secure favorable terms before Allied victory.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Baron Burian
Cologne Volkts-Zeitung
Washington
London
Arthur J. Balfour
von Payer
Balfour
Paris
Austria
London Morning Papers
Portuguese steamer Leixoes torpedoed in North Atlantic
Sixteen Leixoes crew members arrive claiming the Portuguese steamer was torpedoed five days earlier in the North Atlantic. They spent days in an open boat and fear thirty five others in three boats may be lost.
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Atlantic Port
Leixoes
North Atlantic
Registration Return Hints 100 Percent of Estimated
Washington reports early returns from last Thursday's registration showing full 13 million estimate in states with complete data and partial results elsewhere. The nationwide total is projected to reach one hundred percent of the forecast.
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Washington
Taft Calls Special Meeting on Austrian Peace
New York on September 16 reports President William H. Taft of the League to Force Peace convened a special meeting for discussions on Austrian peace prospects and related diplomacy.
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New York
William H. Taft
League
Save a Day's Pay for War Savings Stamps in Idaho
The Idaho plan calls for one day per month to be Save a Day's Pay day with wages invested in war savings stamps. September's effort targets 400000 dollars, urging all workers from laborers to professionals to participate. Future dates are October 16 November 16 and December 16. Residents are urged to meet Bannock County quota and support the government war effort.
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State War Savings Committee
State Federation of Labor
Idaho
Bannock County
Bannock
Galway Castle Torpedo Sinking Sparks Plymouth Trauma
Survivors of the torpedoed Galway Castle land at Plymouth on Thursday many women and children among them. Families believed lost. Clothing distributed to clothe survivors after their abrupt evacuation. News sought of relatives while authorities suspect a torpedo attack without warning. An explosion near the engine rooms argues against a mine strike.
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Plymouth
Eng
Galway Castle
Machinists Strike Ends at Bridgeport Munition Factories
Bridgeport Conn September 16 The machinists and tool makers strike at Bridgeport munition plants ends today Many men return to work independently a large mass meeting after reading President Wilsons letter voted to return to work
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Bridgeport
Conn
Wilson
Lenin note hints Bolsheviki seek alliance with powers
Amsterdam reports a Petrograd note from Lenin urging the Soviet government to form defensive and offensive alliances with other powers to save the workers and peasants. He warns the Czecho Slovak front is increasingly dangerous and says Russia may be powerless alone.
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Amsterdam
Russia
People’s Commiaries
Lenine
Petrograd
AFL Mission to Europe Sets War Aims for Italy Trip
Arrival in Italy of the American Federation of Labor mission to outline America's war aims was announced by the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy. The group sailed in August and operates separately from the English mission led by Gompers, though both pursue similar goals.
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New York
Italy
American Federation of Labor
America
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
England
Gompers
Japanese Cabinet Head Teravehi Faces Resignation
Tokio reports cabinet sources expect Premier Teravehi to resign as the Japanese government reels from political pressure and a turbulent period. The Associated Press notes speculation centers on Teravehi's response to mounting challenges and potential reshuffles within the leadership.
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Tokio
Teravehi
Bannock County Completes 4525 Registrations
Complete returns from Bannock County show 4525 registrations on Thursday September 12. Pocatello led with 2698 registrants across four city sites including the courthouse Fargo building Liberty loan headquarters and city clerk's office. Countywide total surpasses Ada county in registration while not meeting full quota.
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Bannock County
Pocatello
Ada County
Fargo
City Clerk’s Office
Liberty Loan
Corn and Oats Market Notes From Chicago
Chicago on September 16 reports corn at 1.53 per bushel and oats at 7.25 per bushel amid steady futures watching. Traders monitor demand and weather factors shaping the grains market.
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Chicago
Draft call issued for 29000 Negro registrants to entrain
Washington reports General Crowder has issued a draft call for twenty nine thousand Negro registrants in thirty three states to entrain for general military service between September 25 and 27.
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Washington
Crowder
Mooney Denied Writ by State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney sentenced to death for the 1916 San Francisco bomb explosion was denied permission to seek a writ of certiorari in the U S Supreme Court by the state supreme court. This marks the defense's final move in state courts.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Grand Free for All Fracas Ends in Knife Wounds
A Sunday morning brawl in the rear of the city police station left EF Poindexter with cuts to face neck and body from a six inch knife wielded by Homer Alison a dining car cook. Belle Anderson and a man known as Goldie were also injured. Alison is jailed as investigation continues.
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Homer Alison
Belle Anderson
236 South First
Alison
Poindexter
St. Anthony’s Hospital
South First
J. C. Sherrod
Allison
Poindester
Poind
Anderson
Goldie
Germany Ready to Withdraw From Belgium War News
Allied forces press on the Macedonian front with Serbs aided by French forces driving Bulgarian positions near Monastir. French and British advances in France include Vailly and Mont Des Singes as American front activity grows. Germany proposes withdrawal to prewar frontier if Belgium stays neutral.
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Lorraine
Monastir
Cerna
Varda R Rvers
France
Aisne
Vailly
Chemin Des Dames
Mont Des Singes
Germany
British Advance North of Arras Cambrai Front Near Seuchy Couchy
Haig reports British troops moved their line north of the Arras Cambrai roads and established positions near Seuchy Couchy and Oppy. In Flanders, forces advanced in a minor operation along both sides of the Ypres Comines canal for over two miles. In Lorraine, German artillery activity rose with no infantry assaults.
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London
Arras-Cambrai
Seuchy-Couchy and
Oppy
Haig
Flanders
Ypres-Comines Canal
Lorraine
Associated Press
German Dead Indicate Heavy Resistance
German losses mount as Mangin's forces push toward Chemin Des Dames with many dead found on the field. Sunday operations yield more than 3500 prisoners along the front around Laffaux mill and east of Vauxaillon after fierce enemy counterattacks.
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Associated Press
Mangin
Chemin Des Dames
Laffaux Mill
Vauxaillon
German Agents Revealed Financing Bolsheviks in War Documents
Washington reports detail how the German imperial bank funded Bolshevik leaders Lenin and Trotzky and prepared postwar control of Russia’s economy. Documents dated January and February reveal large ruble credits to cover Red Guards, naval disruption plans at Vladivostok, and a Reichsbank led programme to dominate Russia’s industry.
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German Imperial Bank
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Richebank
Lenine
Trotzky
Germany
Teutons
Edgar Siason
Committee On Public Information
Reichsbank
Stockholm
Far East
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