Germans Launch Counter Attacks Near Sancy Plateau
Paris reports German troops mounted violent counterattacks on the plateau northeast of Sancy and near Soissons but French officials say the Germans were unsuccessful and gains were held. In Lorraine American positions near Vandieres faced German aircraft and anti aircraft fire with the Germans eventually driven back.
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Paris
Sancy
Sois
Lorraine
Associated Press
Vandieres
Belgians Reject Separate Peace Offer After Allied Consultation
The Belgian government, after consulting with its allies, has decided to refuse Germanys reported offer of a separate peace without elaboration, according to Petit Parisien.
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Petit Paisian
Germany
Wilson Grants War Work Contracts to Prison Inmates
Washington reports the president authorized war supply contracts with prison and reformatories heads at current prices and ordered wages for inmates on such contracts equal to locally paid rates for similar work.
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Wilson
Washington
Portneuf Tragedy: Child Drops From Pebble Bridge
Fred T. Dolbeer, two, son of Mr and Mrs E J Dolbeer of Pebble, fell from a footbridge into the Portneuf River Tuesday morning and was drowned. A search party recovered the body about 6:30 last evening downstream. Services were held at Pebble with Rev Hamilton officiating. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 from Walker funeral parlors, interment at Mountainview.
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Portneuf
Pebble
Fred T. Dolbeer
E. J. Dolbeer
Rev. Hamilton
Methodist Church
No. 17
Walker
Mountainview
Double Dealing of Germany Clear in Moscow Dispatch
Washington reports new evidence of Germany's double dealing in Russia. A Moscow dispatch says German agents sought to ally with strong Russian groups against the Bolsheviks and warned of hunger and disorder in the Moscow region. Germans are removing materials from the Baltic provinces ahead of evacuation, likely affecting Estonia and Livonia.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
State Department
Bolsheviks
Moscow
Baltic
Esthenia
Livonia
Democratic Candidate Declines Prosecution Attorney Nomination
Frank Harris of Weiser a county pioneer and defense chairman declined the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney. He says he cannot serve on a ticket linked to the Non-Partisan league and notes the party drift after the primary elections. He resigns and explains his opposition to supporting Townley followers.
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Boise
Idaho
Frank Harris
Weiser
Washington County
County Council of Defense
United States
Army of Nearly Five Million by July Next Year
Washington reports General March told the House appropriations committee that the enlarged military program calls for 4 800 000 soldiers by July next year. He says 3 200 000 are now under arms and 2 700 000 more from the draft will be inducted. Crowder orders local boards to allow voluntary induction into navy and marine corps and to assign draftees if needed. Draft boards begin mailing questionnaires to men aged 19 to 36 who registered last Thursday.
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Washington
March
Nouse Appropriations Committee
Crowder
Navy
Marine Corps
General Crowder
Wounded Boys Coming Home From War
Washington reports that during the week ending September 13, 54 sick and wounded American soldiers landed in the United States while 447 were landed the previous week.
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Washington
United States
Democratic Critique of Primary Cast Applies to Patriot Nominations
The speaker condemns sympathizers of Mooney the alleged murderer and Haywood the convicted traitor, denounces a cross-ticket, and pledges to support Republicans who nominated patriots for the short term senate and governor in the coming campaign.
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Mooney
San Francisco
Haywood
North Dakota
Smith Bill Reclaims Waste Land Aimed at Desert and Swamp Lands
Congressman Addison T. Smith of Idaho pushes a landmark reclamation bill through the irrigation committee. The measure would turn desert, logged off, and swamp lands into farm homes, aiding returning veterans and the public by creating favorable ownership conditions and funding mechanisms.
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Addison T. Smith
Idaho
Irrigation Committee
House
Congress
Allies to Open Way for Loyal Serbs on Macedonian Front
A new movement on the Macedonian front aims to secure loyal Serbs and shift balance in the region. The initiative is expected to curtail Turkish gains and maintain pace on the initial Allied push.
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Gainz
Wreck toll rises after Frisco troop train collision
Reports say twelve soldiers and two railroad workers were killed with thirty eight soldiers injured after the Frisco line wreck near Marshfield Missouri. Eleven bodies were recovered as wrecking crews search for more. Separate notes from Washington hint at a major autumn operation on the Macedonian front aimed at severing Turkey and crushing Bulgaria to free Serbia and Romania.
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St. Louis
Marshfield
Missouri
Washington
Turkey
Bulgaria
Serbia
Rumania
Plan to Increase War Revenue Approved by House
Washington reports the House adopted a general war revenue plan with rates for taxation, war and excess profits, after under an hour of discussion and no amendments. The measure is estimated to yield about 3.2 billion dollars.
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Washington
House
Refugees From Russia Arrive at Haparanda
A party of 500 refugees from Russia arrived at Haparanda in Sweden. The group includes sixty Americans and British civilians seeking safety amid ongoing turmoil.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Russia
Haparanda
Peace Principles Indorsed at Inter-Allied Conference
American delegates at the Inter-Allied Labor and Socialist conference advocate endorsing Wilson's fourteen points as peace conditions. They propose turning labor into crops and land payments to boost food production. Plans include 60 million acres swamp land and 200 million acres logged-off land for development. Secretary Lane envisions irrigation projects and housing for returning soldiers with government-backed loans repayable over decades.
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London
Inter-Allied Labor and Socialist Conference
Wilson
Smith
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Middle West
Washington
Oregon
Lane
Post - Intelligencer
Seattle
Allied forces penetrate Macedonian front advance and gains
Paris reports Allied troops on the Macedonian front penetrating about four and a half miles on a fifteen and a half mile front and taking about four thousand prisoners. London notes British forces advancing northwest of St Quentin and capturing the village of Holnon three miles northwest of St Quentin. A German counterattack at Moeuvres pushed Britons back to the village outskirts.
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Associated Press
Haig
Marne
St. Quentin
Holnon
Grouund
Maissemy
Cambrai
Hindenburg
Moeuvres
Nemy
Scarpe
Oise
Paris
London
Artille
British Launch Major Push Near St Quentin in WWI Front
German troops aid Bulgarians in defense of Macedonia as British forces attack northwest of St Quentin. Haig's men report crossing the Hindenburg line at Villeret and Gouzeaucourt with captures including Levrguier, Ronsony and Berthaucourt. About 1500 prisoners reported.
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London
St. Quentin
Hargicourt
Holnon Wood
Gouzeaucourt
Epeby
Hindenburg Line
Villeret
Levrguier
Ronssony
Berthaucourt
Haig
Cadet Saunders Dies in Torch Fire Over Leaside Camp
Toronto report says cadet Henry C. Saunders died after his aircraft caught fire while flying above Leaside Camp. He was more than 10,000 feet in the air when the tragedy occurred.
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Toronto
Peace demonstration planned in Berlin debated by leaders
London reports a proposed peace demonstration in Berlin after a stag meeting. It cites a July 1917 dispatch and notes terms of a resolution being debated by majority leaders. The text is fragmentary and uncertain but centers on diplomatic efforts and press speculation.
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London
Berlin
Stag
Thian
Exchange
Compa Ateaiae
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France
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Edward Beyer
Sally Ann
Elizabeth C. Hall
O. B. Dussek
John Brahms
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D. Baettger
Townley
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