Americans Capture Four Towns in St Mihiel Drive
Reports from Paris and London say General Pershing’s American forces with French cooperation seized Thiacourt Pannes Nousard and Combres near St Mihiel. Allied lines advanced three to five miles with more than 12 villages taken as Germans fall back.
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Pannes
Nousard
Combres
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Nonsard
St. Mithiel
Donmartin
Montagne
Verdun
Les Roarges
Yankee
Vignenilies
London
Lorraine
Nousurd
St. Martin la Montague
St. Millet
Sey-en-Hay
Xivray
General Haig's Men Win 4 Towns Front Advance Near St Quentin
Paris reports French and British forces push within three miles of St Quentin as Dutch dispatches say Germans plan inundations on the Aisne northeast of Reims. British gains include Vermund Attilly Vendelles and Havrincourt area with canal crossing near Moeuvres and Havrincourt.
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Paris
St. Quentin
War Office
London
Vermund
Attilly
Vendelles
Havrincourt
Canal du Nord
Field Marshal
Haig
Cimbrai
Moeuvres
Holnen Wood
Aisne
Reims
Amsterdam
Russian Peasants Revolt Sparks Fighting in Petrograd
Dispatches report peasants who rose against the Bolshevik government have entered Petrograd, joined by much of the population, with severe fighting and fires reported. Eleven Englishmen and eleven French citizens have been arrested and imprisoned in St Peter and Paul Fortress in Petrograd, including British Consul General R. H W. B. Lockhart.
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England
France
St. Peter and Paul
London
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Stockholm
SS. Peter and Paul
R. H W. B. Lockhart
Moscow
Arzamas
Nizhni-Novgorod
Kazan
Sugar price hike approved by federal board
A one cent per pound rise in sugar prices is authorized by the federal food board. New rates set at 11 cents per pound up to 12 cents for five pounds. Sellers must clear old stock at current prices.
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New York
Federal Food Board
Wilson Signs Dry Bill to Create Prohibition Zones
President Wilson signed a joint resolution granting power to set prohibition zones around war plants and mines including shipyards and munition factories. The measure targets Oliver Wisconsin near Duluth Minnesota with orders expected to extend around the Duluth industrial area. Also reported Petrovek captured from Turks and Germans by General Ebie Karukhoff’s troops near the Caspian shore.
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Washington
Wilson
Oliver
Wis
Duluth
Minn
Dulnoth
London
Petrovsk
Ebie Karukhoff
Petrovek
Caspian Sea
Debs Convicted on Espionage Act Charges in Cleveland
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs found guilty by a federal jury on three counts of violating the espionage act. The jury acquitted one count alleging opposition to the United States. Maximum penalty faces 20 years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Debs to stay free on trial bond pending a possible new-trial motion.
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Cleveland, O
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Smke
United States
John F. Lawken
Westenhaver
Thousands of Registrants Placed for Classifications
Provost Marshal General Crowder says about 24 million men aged 18 to 45 are registered. He announces the need to classify registrants justly for army welfare and national economic goals, clarifying that the five nonproductive occupations list remains unchanged and is not the basis for broad exemptions.
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Washington
America
Crowder
General Crowder
War priorities and nonpriority industries described
The document explains how the War Industries Board and the Provost Marshal General coordinate on prioritizing certain industries for war needs. It notes many industries remain nonproductive or nonessential, with registrants deferred or urged to shift from low priority work to military service or higher priority roles.
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War Industries Board
Senate
Soviet order urges armored cars for safety in Petrograd Moscow
Amsterdam dispatch reports the soviet government instructs all people's commissaries to protect themselves with strongly manned armored motor cars on streets of Petrograd and Moscow. The directive appears in a Moscow dispatch to a Rhine newspaper.
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Amsterdam
All People's Commissaries
Moscow
Rhenische Westfallische Zeitung
Petrograd
German Peace Offensive Gains Momentum in Europe
Washington reports a broad German push for peace talks as Premier von Hertling and Count Burian signal openness while Emperor Wilhelm speaks to workers in Essen. Lloyd George warns only heart failure can stop British victory and notes casualties are down from 1916. Berlin discusses Reichstag support for peace terms and potential government changes amid reform talks.
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Washington
von Hertling
Vienna
Count Burian
William
Essen
Manchester
Eng
Lloyd George
France
Amsterdam
Berlin
Frankfort Zeitung
Reichstag
Prussia
Krupp
Germans Forced Back Ten Miles From Metz
German forces retreat under strong American pressure near Metz as Allied bombardments and assault lines advance. The area faces increased uncertainty with ongoing combat operations and shifting frontline positions.
British Push On Beat Off Counter Attacks Near Cam brai and St. Quentin
Special to Evening Journal reports American forces under Pershing break through German lines in their first great offensive. Ten miles gained with captures including Pannes Vigneulles Dewey Heudicourt and Bois de Thincourt. Germans destroy ammunition dumps at Hattonville and Domboux as retreat rumors rise. Americans near Metz with St Mihiel reportedly captured.
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Pershing
Evening Journal
Metz
St. Mihiel
French and American Forces Break Through Near Mont Lec
With American troops the French attack in a large drive that began yesterday. They captured Mont Lec and forced the enemy to withdraw from the northern sector from Saint Mihiel to Wainville. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker observed the operation from an advanced post.
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Mont Lec
Saint Mihiel
Wainville
Newton D. Baker
British Push Toward Cambrai and St Quentin
Special to Evening Journal reports on September 13 as British forces beat off counterattacks and advance toward Cambrai and St Quentin with the British Army in France.
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Evening Journal
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Germans Admit Evacuation of St Mihiel Salient
The German War Office in Berlin officially states they have evacuated the St Mihiel salient as American forces opened their offensive. The report comes from London with the date September 12.
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Evening Journal
London
German War Office
Berlin
St. Mihiel Salient
Emperor cites peace offers as war nears end
Corner of the Fatherland notes the emperor’s claim that he has left no stone unturned to shorten the war for Germany and Europe. He says two sides must work to make peace and that Germany faces enemies determined to destroy it, while German leaders show readiness to offer peace.
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Germany
Wilson appeals to men to keep war production steady
President Wilson sends a message to striking machinists and toolmakers in Bridgeport Connecticut urging patriotism and to resume work to resolve issues under the war labor board. The steel plant strike near Bethlehem threatens a wider stoppage as the labor board seeks an immediate wage award.
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Washington
Wilson
Bridgeport
Conn
War Labor Board
Whi
Sheet
Misissippi Civer
Conditi
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Company
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