Washington registers for the new army on Sept 12
America’s new army under General March enlists nationwide as 18 to 45 year olds register. Maj. Gen. Growder reports orderly, rapid enrollment with Washington officials and government workers joining the effort. Officials project millions more in service as the draft office weighs next calls.
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Inventor of Smokeless Powder Joins War Research Council
Washington September 12 Dr Charles Edward Munroe an authority on high explosives and one of the inventors of smokeless powder resigns as head of the chemistry department and dean of the school of graduate studies at George Washington University to accept the chairmanship of the committee on explosives of the War Research Council. Dr H C McNeil of the Bureau of Standards becomes head of the chemistry department and Prof Geo N Henning dean of the graduate school.
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Washington
Charles Edward Munroe
George Washington University
War Research Council
H. C. McNeil
Bureau of Standards
Geo. N. Henning
Thousands in Line for Registration in New York
In New York on September 2 the main registration booth drew about a thousand men as others in the east side opened. After the initial hour the boards averaged a registration every three minutes despite the many languages spoken by registrants.
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New York
East Side
Thousands Dying Weekly in Austrian Prison Camps
Paris dispatch reports that thirty thousand Italian prisoners die weekly in Austrian camps from hunger and disease. Red Cross officers say emaciated detainees suffer tuberculosis risk. some prisoners have been briefly allowed to Switzerland for aid.
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Dorman
Paris
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Germany
General Huhn Reported Killed in St Quentin Action
London dispatch via Geneva reports General Huhn of the German army and much of his staff killed last week at St. Quentin by British invaders. Several other German generals narrowly escaped the same fate.
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London
Huhn
Y of
St. Quentin
Geneva
Lewis and McCormick Named Illinois Senatorial Candidates
Chicago reports Medill McCormick a Republican choice for the senatorial race this fall against James Hamilton Lewis. McCormick defeated Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson by about 62 000 votes in the primary, gaining support from downstate voters outside Cook County.
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Chicago
Medill McCormick
Ill
James Hamilton Lewis
McCormick
Wm. Hale Thompson
Cook County
Petrograd Prays For Allied Aid In Ruptured Russia
Reports from Copenhagen and Stockholm describe Petrograd in flames amid Bolshevik violence and peasant clashes. The Bolsheviks reportedly rule from Moscow, while allied forces seize Habarovsk and push reinforcements to Eastern Russia as Western powers eye a collapsing Russian state.
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Rusia
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Berlin
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Lare
White Sea
Hays denies uttering statement credited to him
Washington Sept 12 Will H Hays chairman of the Republican national committee denied making the remark attributed to him that Democrats were willing to bargain for peace to keep control of national affairs He replied to President Wilson via Secretary Tumulty that Democrats should join with Republicans to keep partisanship out of the war
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Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Wilson
Tumulty
First Details of New Offensive Show State gains on Western Front
The report outlines the opening of a new offensive by Allied forces extending from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier. British troops push gains along the Canal Du Nord in Picardy while French observers note raids and artillery activity.
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Canal du Nord
Picardy
American Offensive Opens On Lorraine Front Near St Mihiel
A four hour barrage preceded an American assault on the Lorraine front near St Mihiel on the Meuse south of Verdun. Allied forces aim to outflank the western front as Baker visits the front and fighting extends from the Meuse to the Moselle with gains reported along the Canal du Nord and in Flanders.
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Flanders
Vermand
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Attilly
St. Quentin
British War Office
Capital Expected the Move in World War I Battle
Washington reports indicate an American offensive may have begun near the Meuse and Moselle rivers under Gen Pershing. Officials offered no confirmation while noting possible major operations and several villages reportedly fell with prisoners taken in daylight advances.
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Meuse
Moselle
War ‘Department
General March
General Pershing
Foch
Best Proof of Hasty Retreat Front Dispatch
Paris reports that Allied drive on the Mont Didier Amiens front yielded vast spoils of war. Minenwerfer, tens of thousands of machine guns, boxes of ammunition, and hundreds of heavy guns were abandoned as German forces retreated. The scale of captured material underscores the speed of the Allied advance as von Hutier’s army abandoned wagons and autos laden with stores.
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FON. S. Stat
Paris
Mont Didier-Amiens
Minenwerfer
von Hutier
British Open Drive South of the Scarpe
British forces pushed a new drive south of the Scarpe river amid heavy artillery action. Reports indicate Allied and German batteries traded fire with substantial gun commitments and German retreat shortening the front by about seventy miles, reducing Allied divisions required. Paris reported raids and artillery in limited sectors north of Ailette and near Rheims and Presnes.
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London
Scarpe River
Lire
Arras
Flanders
Picardy
Paris
French War Office
Ailette
Rheims
Presnes
German withdrawal signals change near Vendeuil
Paris reports signs of German retreat from Vendeuil about four and a half miles north of La Fere toward May near Verdeml, observed by French patrols along the Oise canal northeast of Travecy. If fully carried out the move would leave France with no possession of the La Fere St Quentin road for over 13 miles.
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Vendeuil
la Fere
Verdeml
Oise Canal
Travecy
St. Quentin
Muses
Not Yet at End of Journey Lloyd George Warns
Premier Lloyd George urged caution despite Allied successes in Manchester calling the nation not yet at the end of the journey. He warned of steep grades ahead and a potentially dark tunnel, noting Britain held reserves when the German offensive began in March.
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Councils
Lloyd George
Manchester
England
Three Planes In One Day Believed Record For New Yorker
New York City pilot Lieut Jacques Swaat of the American air service is believed to have downed three enemy planes in a single day near the front Tuesday. After an aerial duel over enemy lines he saw one plane crash and, while returning to base, engaged more Germans. He thinks he shot down another in flames and sent a third out of control. A squadron commander seeks official confirmation to award full credit.
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NEW Yorker
Newton C. Parke
U.S
American Army Insurance
Jacques Swaat
New York City
Lieut
Swaat
Lieut. Swaat
Austro Hungarian Troops Reluctant to Fight Americans in France
A correspondent reports Austro Hungarian troops facing the American line in the Woevre sector show reluctance to engage. Deserters say about eighty percent are from Galicia and Romanian descent, with Hungarians dominating command.
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Newton Parke
Yj.n. Tal
France
Woevre
Campalso
Weather Forecast for Washington till Friday Evening
The weather office reports a cloudy start with a slight cooling tonight. Friday will be fair with no significant precipitation expected and moderate temperatures.
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