Fortries 10 Make Stand in the North
British forces along the St Quentin front and the St Gobain forest battle the Germans on the Hindenburg line. Haig reports an advance of about a mile toward La Catalet and captures Gouzerncourt wood as German counterattacks are repulsed. Heavy artillery and mud hinder progress while Germans resist along a stretched front.
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London
St. Quentin
St. Gobain Forest
Hindenburg
Haig
la Catalet
Havrincourt Wood
Epehy
Hindenburg Line
France
Heavy German Arrival Alters Front Near Peronne
British forces push east of Reisel seven miles from Peronne as German divisions bolster defenses. Deep mud hinders movement while heavy artillery duels intensify along the line before the Hindenburg position.
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Hindenburg
Reisel
Peronne
Raisel
Senate approves espionage act amendment on draft dodgers
The senate passed a revised espionage act to target draft slackers and disloyal talk. Penalties include up to 20 years in prison or a $10,000 fine or both for false statements that hinder military or naval operations. The measure, proposed by Senator Culberson of Texas, moves to the house.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Sennator Culberson
Texas
Ford Motor Company suspends car production in Detroit
Detroit officials announce Ford Motor Company has suspended all car production to convert plants for government work. The move will allow the factory to devote its facilities entirely to war production and related government contracts.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Debs Goes On Trial In Espionage Case In Cleveland
Eugene V. Debs four time Socialist presidential candidate is placed on trial in Cleveland before Judge Westenhaver for alleged violation of the espionage act. The proceedings name prominent Socialist leaders and a juror panel of local businessmen is seated after a brief start.
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Cleveland
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
LD. C. Westenhaver
United States District Court
Dee
Great American Railway Union
Chicago
William A. Cunnen
Seymour Stedman
Joseph Shorts
Dayton
Morris Wolf
Edwards. Wertz
United States
PF. B. Kavanagh
Joseph
Joseph T. Grant
Charles D. Hale
Keller
Deby
Fr Wolcott
Bolshevik Beaten by U S Sailors in Deep Swamps
Archangel report describes American bluejackets breaking encirclement near Oberserekayna. They fought through to escape, then endured more than two days trapped in deep swamps before joining allied forces. Russia's press claims Indians oppose conscription and US shortages amid wartime fears.
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Archangel
Oberserekayna
Stockholm
Russia
Ciermany
Petrograd
Moscow
America
United States
Canada
England
Lonedon
Finland
Sweden
Finland’s mood shifts amid war driven unrest
Refugees from America Italy and Belgium report Finnish prices far below Soviet Russia levels. Bolshivik propaganda aims to show world hunger. Finns largely prefer stable government over riot and Red terror, with only about 25 percent favoring a king, mostly near Helsingfors. Republicans hesitate to act to avoid reviving Red reign.
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Finland
Soviet Russia
Japan
China
Sima
Helsingfors
Germans to Make Stand on Old Line
London reports suggest Ludendorff believes the German retirement may end and a stand on the current front is planned. Paris notes heavy German artillery across the battle front as counterattacks continue amid Allied pressure on Laon La Fere and Gobain forest. Washington wires Secretary Daniels praise for Mount Vernon crew after torpedoing and return to a French port.
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London
Ludendorff
Paris
Messines
Laon-La Fere
Gobain Forest
Hindenburg
Washington
Navy
Mount Vernon
Daniels
Baker
France
War Department
Russians Seek Diplomatic Swap With Britain Amid Crisis
Amsterdam reports Russia offers to exchange diplomats with Britain if Bolshevik London envoys get safe passage home. Tehiteherin cites actions of French and British diplomats and requires guarantees via Holland, Norway, and Sweden. Dora Kaplan, alleged Lenine assassin, was executed on Sept 4 in Berlin dispatch.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Great Britain
London
Tehiteherin
Vossische Zeitung
Petrograd
Holland
Norway
Sweden
M. Litvinoff
R. H. Lockhart
Dora Kaplan
Lenine
Moscow
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladt
Helsingfors
Weak Front Breached as Czech West and Semenoff East Push
In the war report, the weakened front collapses under Czech pressure from the west and General Semenoff's push from the east. The breakthrough opens an opportunity to advance toward the heart of Russia with reinforcements from loyal Russian elements likely to arrive.
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Ward Khabarovsk
Semenoff
Russia
Kill 512 to avenge death in Soviet reprisal action
Amsterdam reports an official telegram from Petrograd stating 512 alleged counter revolutionaries have been shot as reprisal for the killing of Moses Uritzky, chairman of the Petrograd commission. Ten right socialist revolutionary party members are among those executed. In Sowlensk, 24 large landowners and former Moscow archimandrite Makari were executed for the attempt on Premier Lenine.
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Amsterdam
Petrograd
Right Social Revolutionary Party
Moses Uritzky
Sowlensk
Moscow
Makari
Lenine
TWO FLYERS KILLED IN CRASH AT MOUNT CLEMENS
Second Lieuts. Charles Thomas of Bay City Michigan and Howard Hull of Bridgeport Connecticut were killed in a collision in the air at Selfridge field Mount Clemens Michigan. The War Department announced Grand Central Palace in New York City had been leased as an army surgical reconstruction hospital.
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Charles Thomas
Howard Hull
Mount Clemens, Mich
Mount Clemens
Mich
Bay City
Howard Full
Bridgeport
Conn
Selfridge Field
Washington
War Department
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Army
Government grades industries of U S war effort master key
Washington announces a master key list of industries and plants essential to war and civilian needs. Baruch of the War Industries Board says priority certificates cover fuel energy transportation materials facilities capital and labor and exempt some from the draft. Class 1 includes vital war and civilian fuel needs and defers others until priority firms are satisfied.
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Washington
Baruch
War Industries Board
Board
Ferdinand Returns to Sofia After Treatment Abroad
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria arrived in Sofia after a stay in Bad Nauheim Germany where he traveled incognito as Count Murany. A Bulgarian dispatch confirms the king’s return and notes Kaiser Wilhelm visited on August 19 during the king’s convalescence. Colonel O G Staples dies suddenly at Thousand Island house in Alexandria Bay New York at age 83, with burial in Washington to follow.
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Count Murany
Amsterdam
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Murany
Watertown
N. Y
Col
O. G, Staples
Washington
Thousand Island House
Alexandria Bay
Staples
Willard, Riggs and National
Haig Reports Continued Advance Amid Big Gun Deployment
General Haig reports continued Allied progress on the Western Front with the buildup of heavy artillery and large-scale bombardments. The dispatch notes 750 heavy guns and ongoing operations amid shifting front lines and operational tempo.
Seven Towns Taken in Allied Drive to St Quentin
Paris dispatch reports French forces advancing toward St Quentin capturing seven towns on an eighteen mile front from Etreillers to Remigny. Haig's update says allied armies press on with 75 000 prisoners and 750 guns taken as Germans retreat to old lines, resisting to delay the breakthrough of the war's largest Allied advance.
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Evening Journal
London
Haig
Paris
St. Quentin
Etreillers
Remignie
Ruth Drives Red Sox To World Series Win Over Cubs
Boston defeats Chicago 3 to 2 at Fenway in the fourth game of the world championship. Babe Ruth belts a decisive third inning triple with two runners aboard to spark the locals. Cubs tie in eighth but Boston regains lead and holds on as Ruth exits after a walk.
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Red Sox
Fenway Park
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Babe Ruth
Swat
Shean
Whitman
Ruth
Chicago
Killifer
Hendrix
Tyler
McCabe
Mann
Douglas
Zeider
Bullet Joe Bush
Babe
Whiteman
Cubs
Abandons Liberty Loan Trip Plan for Wilson
The White House announced definite abandonment of President Wilsons plans for a transcontinental speaking tour to promote the fourth Liberty loan. Earlier statements said it was unlikely he would undertake the trip, though campaign organizers hoped he might cover part of the extended itinerary that included a Pacific coast swing.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Pacific Coast
Navy to Tighten Convoys as Submarine Threat Grows
Secretary Daniels disclosed plans to greatly strengthen convoys for troop transports in response to unofficial reports that Germany intends a submarine drive against American ships. The Navy Department is moving to frustrate this menace with heavier protections.
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Washington
Germany
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
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Penza
Khabarovsk
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