Poles Take One Of Russ Lands In WW Area
U S envoy reports Brest Litovsk occupied by Polish army. General Weygand says Polish plan led the operations with French officers aiding. Poles hailed as saviors of Warsaw and the Polish nation solidified by the victory. Reds retreat toward Lemberg as Polish forces press from Warsaw to Ivangeord and Brest Litovsk.
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Washington
Brest-Litovsk
State Department
Berlin
Posen
Wrangel
Russia
Dnieper
Lemberg
Paris
Budenny
Foreign Office
Warsaw
Werygand
J. J. Jusserand
Lord D’abernon
Poland
Weygand
Danzig
Reginald T. Tower
Wolodawa
Pilsudski
Ivangorod
Chelm
France
Germany
Poles Seen as Key in Postwar Baltic Struggle
In remarks on the European front the speaker warns that the Polish leadership could influence the balance after victory. He asserts that if Polish leaders capitalize on their win, Bolshevik forces may collapse soon. The statement frames the array of postwar power shifts and implications for Versailles terms.
US Holds Letvan Envoy Amid Immigration Check
Alfred Nagel arrived with his wife aboard a Swedish steamer in New York and was detained by immigration authorities. He claimed credentials from Letvia’s foreign minister and said he would appeal to the American minister to Sweden. Nagel linked himself to a Russian bureau past and said he and Morris are warm friends.
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New York
Alfred Nagel
Republic of
Letvia
Washington
Nagel
Ira Nelson
Sweden
Manchester
Mass
Steckheim
Mr. Morris
Whisky filled torpedoes used to smuggle liquor
Whisky filled torpedoes fired across the Great Lakes from Canada were captured by prohibition inspectors along the shores. Major Dalrymple, inspector for the central west, reported the incident to Prohibition Commissioner Kremer.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Canada
Forbidden Territory
United States
Dalrymple
Central West
Kremer
New War in the Balkans Flares Near Scutari
A wireless dispatch from Scutari Albania reports heavy fighting north of the city between Serbs and Albanians. Serbian regiments defending Taraboso suffer 220 dead and 250 taken prisoner. A Kostovo revolution erupts as Albania mobilizes four new conscription classes totaling 80 060 men.
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Rome
Scutari
Albania
Taraboso
Kostovo
110 German Officers Punished in Kapp Revolt Inquiry
Berlin reports the war office disciplined 110 naval officers for conduct during the Kapp revolt. Penalties included cashiering retirement transfers and other disciplinary actions, reflecting swift accountability of military leadership.
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Berlin
War Office
Incoming Tide of Immigrants Seen From Ellis Island
New York reported an expected influx of at least 25 000 immigrants weekly through Ellis Island. Commissioner Frederick A Wallis said ship capacity will limit the tide for years with 2 000 000 Italian applicants and 1 000 Jews per week heading to America. A reorganization of the island will add staff and an honor system to ease examinations.
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New York
Ellis Island
Frederick A. Walls
America
Jewish Sheltering Society
Wallis
Civilians Ambush and Release Soldiers at Tralee
Civilians seize thirteen British soldiers returning in a military lorry near Tralee Ireland. After a brief fight the soldiers surrendered and were disarmed. four wounded and hospitalized. Civilians later transport the rest outside Dingle Macroom and serve tea. Lieutenant Sharman killed in Ballyvourney amid a trench and tree-rammed road ambush.
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London
Rome
Daniel J. Mannix
Melboure
Australia
Tralee
Ireland
Dingle
Macroom
Sharman
Ballyvourney
Plot to Slay Lloyd George in Switzerland
Swiss police say they uncovered a life danger plot against British premier David Lloyd George. Authorities claim the plotters are under Geneva surveillance as Lloyd George and his party stay indoors due to bad weather.
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Geneva
Luerenc
Switzerland
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Plane crash claims two near San Antonio
Lieut. Irving C. Stemeon and Cadet Everett H. Burson died when their airplane collapsed and fell in a cornfield near San Antonio Texas shortly before noon.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lieut
Irving C. Stemeon
Everett H. Burson
Here
American sets Olympic pole vault world record at 13 feet 5% inches
Chicago athlete P K Ross won the Olympic pole vault final, clearing 13 feet 5% inches to break the world and Olympic records. Wright had held the prior mark at 13 feet 2% inches. Americans led in 200 meters with Allen Worring of Philadelphia winning in 22.40 seconds. Paddock took second. Nurmi of Finland won the 10,000 meters. Nations tally placed America at 156 points with Finland 58 and England 11.
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Antwerps Auee
P. K. Ross
Chicago
A. A
Lere
M. F. Wright
Fess
Allen Woodring
Philadelphia
Charles W. Paddock
Los Angeles
A. C
Nurmi
Finland
Guillemot
America
England
Sweden
France
Italy
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
Norway
Esthonia
Holland
Belgium
Suffragists Celebrate Tennessee Ratification Victory in House
Nashville reports say suffragists adjourned the Tennessee house before Speaker Walker could reconvene to reconsider ratification. The vote 49 to 47 on Wednesday’s measure is hailed as a decisive win with crowds singing My Country, Tis of Thee. The grand jury probes alleged improper influence tied to the suffrage debate continues.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House
Walker
Sweet Land of Liberty
Harry T. Bamn
McMinn County
Davidson County Grand Jury
Debow
Mexico to Demand Pershing Extradition Over 1916 Expedition
The Mexican government will demand extradition of Gen. John J. Pershing and other 1916 expedition leaders as well as U S officers who crossed into Mexico without authorization in response to a U S move to extradite Francisco Villa for the Columbus raid. The reports cite La Prensa of San Antonio and La Republica, El Paso.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Mexico
John J. Pershing
United States Army
United States
Francisco Villa
Columbus, N. M
la Prensa
San Antonio
la Republica
el Paso
Balloon pilot badly hurt near Elizabeth Lake
An army balloon exploded after contacting high tension lines near Elizabeth Lake 76 miles northeast of Los Angeles injuring pilot Kenneth Frazier. A surgeon from the Arcadia balloon school arrived after a carrier pigeon message reached Arcadia.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Lake
Here
Kenneth Frazier
Arcadia
Frazier
No Plot to Hold Solons. Koreans Deny Alleged Plan
Washington reports from Tokyo say a plot to detain the American congressmen during their Asia trip was denied by Korea’s Kinshe Kimm. He called the rumors groundless stating Koreans seek sympathy and support from the outside world. He said the plan was to present a memorial to the visiting party, as described in Japanese papers.
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Washington
Tokyo
Far East
Korea
Kinshe Kimm
Korean Commission
Mr. Kimm
Thieves Seize $100000 Mail Pouch at Chicago Pullman Station
A 13 year old helper loses a bag containing $100000 in currency at Timmeis Central station Pullman. An elderly man helped seize the pouch toss it into a black Mormon car and accelerate away with two accomplices. The money was to be used for payrolls in Pullman plants.
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Chicago
Timneis Central
Pullman
Leo Wilgus
Langley Avenue
Wilgus
Cottage Grove Avenue
Russian forces retreat on two fronts amid town losses
Reported Russian units are retiring from opposing fronts as several towns fall under advancing troops. The situation centers on clashes along two major sectors with reports of retreat and ongoing fighting.
VESSELS COLLIDE Big Lake Steamers Crash and Freighter Sinks
War scene reports say three ships collide on a lake with twenty six crew missing and a freighter sinking. In Europe Polish forces push Reds east of Warsaw capturing Sokolow Drohiczyn and Biala with thousands taken prisoner and large war materials recovered.
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Warsaw
Sokolow
Drohiczyn
Biala
Superior Sinks After Collision With Willis King
The freight steamship Superior sank off White Fish Point after a collision with the steamer Willis King. Four crewmen were rescued and twenty six are missing. The incident occurred near Sault Ste Marie Michigan on August 21.
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Evening Journal
Sault Ste Marie, Mich
Aung
Superior
White Fish Point
Willis King
Fords Sued Over Railroad Lease Controversy
Henry Ford Edsel Ford and the Ford Motor Company are sued by Leon Tanenbaum and Benjamin M Straus as stockholders in the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad. The action seeks to block a 75 year lease to Ford interests arguing it would cause bankruptcy by failing to ensure bond principal repayment.
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New York
Henry Ford
Edsel G. Ford
The
Ford Motor Company
Leon Tanenbaum
Benjamin M. Straus
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
Fords
Ford
Sugar dealers seek aid as sugar prices slump
Sugar dealers facing losses after a price drop appeal to the justice department. John F. Crosby says under Lever act restrictions refiners may limit profits but no remedy exists unless law is violated. In Detroit prices fall to 17 cents with overstock and tight credit. Four Army flyers arrive in Fairbanks en route to Nome, Alaska, landing smoothly before a crowd of 5,000.
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Washington
Department of Justice
John F. Crosby
Crosby
Detroit
Mich
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mineola
N. Y
Nome
Dawson
V. T
Soviet cavalry advances toward Lemberg area
Russian forces under General Budenoy push west from Paris toward Lemberg. Soviet cavalry move in a sector where Polish forces have withdrawn to reinforce the northern front, signaling a widening encirclement.
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Russiar
Lemberg
Paris
Budenoy
Berg
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Yank
Tennessee
Holly Gee
Avery Fine
Harry Burn
Pershing
Ture
Big Lake
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Toledo
Ironton
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