German Salient at St Mihiel Doomed by American Offensive
German salient at St Mihiel doomed as American forces breach the Meuse Moselle wedge. Prisoners estimated at about 9 500 to 12 000 with sixty guns captured. Two German divisions trapped, with Vigneulles Beney Heudicourt and nearby woods reported taken. Battle lines reform between Dompierre Lamerveille and Normont woods as Americans press forward.
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St. Mihiel
Farle C. Reeves
I. N.S
London
Meuse
Moselle
Pershing
Reney Wood
Thiaucourt Wood
Vigneulles
Heudicourt
Verdun
Allied Troops Take Mont Sec in Verdun Push
French troops fighting with Americans southeast of Verdun captured Mont Sec, a key high ground, as the Allied offensive pressed along the Lorraine front. About 10,000 German prisoners were reported, with 6,000 taken by two American corps. The advance reached Thiacourt, Thincourt wood, Monsard, Boullionville Pannes and Ruly wood, and Combres and St Remy fell southwest of Espérages. The German line from St Mihiel to Weinville retreated as towns fell and gun batteries were seized. The Mont Sec area showed heavy bombardment and ruined terrain as American artillery pounded enemy positions.
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Henry G. Wales
Lorraine
Verdun
Mont Sec
St. Mihiel
Weinville
Meuse Sailent
Ater
Thiacourt
Thincourt Wood
Monsard
Boullionville Pannes
Ruly Wood
Damvntax
Moselle
Chemient Wood
Esparages
Combres
St. Remy
Mont See
Newton C. Parke
M. S
Lorraine Front
Meuse
France
Ordun
Herbeuville
Dommartin
Japs Capture Khabarovsk in Eastern Russia
Tokio reports Khabarovsk in eastern Russia captured by Japanese cavalry. About 160 Bolsheviks were taken, including 6 officers. Japanese forces seized 120 suns and 17 river boats along with much materiel as Bolshevik forces retire in the Blagores Chhenik district.
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Tokio
Khabarovsk
Russia
Blagores Chhenik
Rman
Debs Guilty on Three Counts in Espionage Case
In Cleveland Ohio Eugene V Debs a three time Socialist presidential candidate was found guilty on three counts of violating the espionage act by a duty in the U S District Court The maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment and 1900 fine per count The jury found not guilty on one charge of opposing the United States The verdict followed a trial on four charges dating from the wartime period
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Cleveland
Ohio
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Debs
Oil Reserve Stocks Depleted Amid Shortage Warning
Washington reports reserve stocks of crude oil are being drawn down at about 40 000 barrels daily. Judge Henry Covington told the Senate Finance Committee a major shortage exists as production lags demand and a heavy tax bill threatens new output. Senator Walsh signaled an upcoming report of a 1 000 000 barrel shortage and urged inquiry into oil leasing legislation's impact.
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Washington
United States
Henry Covington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Covington
Walsh
Montana
Fuel Administration
Bureau of Mines
Striking Bridgeport Workers Ordered Back to Work
Washington Sept 13 Strikers at Bridgeport must return to work or lose their right to deferred classification under the work or fight order. President Wilson directs the war department to take over the Smith and Wesson Springfield plant to keep production steady amid labor dispute. The telegram faults the strike as a breach of national unity and notes the strikers are a small minority.
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Washington
Bridgeport
Wilson
War Labor Board
War Department
Springfield
Smith and Wesson Co
National War Labor Board
Iscredit Lodge
Bethlehem i
Bethlehem Steel Com
Eugene St. Grace
Bethlehem Company
Weather Forecast for Pennsylvania and Ohio
Washington weather bulletin states partly cloudy tonight with Saturday fair conditions and a slightly warmer temperature in Pennsylvania and Ohio through 8 p.m. Saturday. The forecast emphasizes clear to fair skies and gradual warming across the region.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Allies Supreme in the Air
American aviators gained air supremacy in the Meuse and Moselle fighting as new squadrons formed for the first field army aided artillery. Mixed American British and French crews helped silence German guns and spot machine gun nests, keeping American casualties low. House Military Affairs members learned of the Chief of Staff conference and predicted the air service would soon occupy its place in the Allied war machine.
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John Edwin Nevin
I. N.S
Washington
Meuse
Moselle
First Field Army
House
March
Lorraine
Germany ready to restore all prewar possessions except in the east
London reports Chancellor Friederich Von Papen and Vice Chancellor in Stuttgart state Germany is prepared to restore all territory Germany and its allies held in 1914, except for eastern possessions. They demand restoration of prewar borders as the preliminary condition for peace.
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London
Germany
Friederich von Payter
Stuttgart
Registration 10 Exceed Estimate Washington Sep 13
Washington September 13 The nation wide registration yesterday likely exceeds estimates by around six percent. Provost Marshal General Crowder's early figure places total near 13,000,000 with first returns from Minnesota Oregon Rhode Island Vermont and Wisconsin showing higher than expected registration and a record pace expected to push total beyond 14,600,000.
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Washington
Crowder
Minnesota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin
Berlin Official Confirms Evacuation of St. Mihiel
Berlin confirms German evacuation of St. Mihiel amid American and French attack. The retreat is described as a strategic withdrawal to new prepared lines with Austrians aiding the Lorraine front. German statements claim the move occurred without enemy interference, highlighting a turning point southeast of Verdun.
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Berlin
St. Mihiel
London
German War Office
St. Mihiel Sailent
Verdun
Lorraine
Pershing Era First Army Advances on Meuse Moselle Front
Washington reports indicate the American First Army push is continuing between the Meuse and the Moselle with German efforts to stem the advance. All objectives achieved so far exceed the planned tempo, as Gen Pershing and staff pursue the broader strategy to roll up German lines. The German right flank has been attacked and a portion rolled up at a low cost to American forces, with casualty details sparse in the current dispatches.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Gen. Pershing
Ameri
Pershing
Generalissimoe Sc Tt
France
Americans Break German Salient in Lorraine Offensive
Frank Charlton reports a bold American thrust south of Verdun that shattered the German salient in the Wooeuvre region between the Meuse and Moselle rivers. The drive reached depths up to ten miles with 12,000 plus German prisoners expected as roads stay under artillery fire. France’s and Britain’s forces contributed, but American control and artillery proved decisive in a front of about 14 miles and likely widening.
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London
Meuse
Moselle
St. Mihiel
Frank Charlton
Verdun
St. Mihiel Galient
Alevy
Wooevre
All America
Pershing
Lorraine
Pagny
United States
Bussiloff Executed as Russian General Put to Death
Copenhagen reports General Bussiloff, former Russian army commander, has been executed in Moscow. Advices reaching Kiel note prior rumors of assassination and death in battle had circulated.
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Copenhagen
Bussiloff
Moscow
Kieff
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Toul
Nancy
Vigneulles, Beney and
Salent
The
Heubeville
Dompierre
Lamerwile
Normont Woods
Woevre
America
Mont Sec Falls
Khabavsk
Niewsra Perehehive
Han
RUSS
Ani
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