St Quentin Offensive Advances Near Haig Front
British forces under Field Marshal Haig drive a three mile plus advance northwest of St Quentin taking Villeret Haigicourt Gouzeaucourt and Le Verguier while other villages fall and prisoners top 6 000. French on the right report gains as Belgians bomb Bruges docks and German airfields.
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Pootrnu
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Villeret
Haigicourt
Gouzeaucourt
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Gauche Wood
Templeux-Le-Guerard
Roussey
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Peizire
Toelnen Wood
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Hargicourt
Holnon Wood
Gouzenucourt
Holnon
Field Marshal
War Office
Moeuvres
Paris
St. Quentin Seettor
French Hold Gains After Battles Near Sanecy Plateau
German counter-attacks on the plateau northeast of Sanecy failed according to the French war office. French troops penetrated toward Pinon and south of Chavignon, Berlin reports, but were repulsed on a counter-thrust as defense lines held.
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Soissons
French War Office
Pinon
Chavignon
Berlin
Plans Five U.S. Armies in Europe by 1919
General March disclosed a plan for five fully equipped American field armies in Europe by July 1 1919. Most will go to France with some to Italy and Macedonia fronts if needed. The target calls 4 800 000 men in an army and 3 200 000 under arms with total mobilization near 4 500 000 including casualties. Crowder estimates half of 2 700 000 to be drawn from ages 19 to 20 and 32 to 33.
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March
Marel
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Concrete Goat Arrives in Chicago Navy Station
The Concrete, a new navy recruiting device, arrived at Chicago’s municipal pier by its own power after traveling from Pittsburgh down the Ohio River and up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers to Lake Michigan. Built by Walter N. Dowsey of Tron River Michigan, it was presented to the navy recruiting station.
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Municipal Pier
Ohio River
Ittsburgh
Mississippi
Ulhness
Cuast
Lake Michigan
Walter N. Dowsey
Tron River
Mich
Twelve Soldiers Die In Missouri Train Wreck
Springfield Mo Sept 1 Federal authorities petitioned to permit removal of 12 soldiers killed when an east bound troop train from McAlpine Texas crashed head on with a freight near Marshfield. County officials refused to permit removal and prepared inquest. Injured soldiers listed with names from Minnesota Missouri and Colorado.
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Washington
McAlpine
Tex
Marshfield
Hades
Henry Shelton
Stoneham
Cole
Tie
Arthur J. Walden
Bertha
Minn
V. Weekley
Park Rapids
W. Rn
Benson
Lincoln
Nebo
A. Toer
Pine City
Denny Welsh
Madrid
Missouri
American Forces Hold Left Bank Moselle Front
Allied forces press the Moselle line with Metz engagements as German withdrawals unfold. Reports claim Pershing used over 1000 tanks at St Mihiel and Allied artillery with air cover repelled night German probing along the front.
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Pershing
St. Mihiel
American Army Reacts to Wilson Peace Reply in France
In France the American forces react to President Wilson's reply to Austria Hungary with relief and resolve. Officers show strong belief the Kaiser cannot force a favorable peace, while enlisted men express confidence in Wilson and desire Germany's defeat. The mood is cautious but firm as the front lines face continued war.
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W'son
Wilson
Germany
Clemenceau Raps Peace Note of Foe
Premier Clemenceau denounces Austria Hungary and Germany in the chamber of deputies. He urges victory and a just, solid peace, insisting Germany sought a military decision and that France must continue fighting until the enemy abandons hope of compromise. The deputies acclaim his speech and vow to post it nationwide.
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Germany
France
Paris
Austria- Hungary
Chamber of Deputies
Reparation at Hand and Nazi Crimes Reminded
The premier declares Germany’s terms have shifted from force to reparation and vows the world will not forget the devastation inflicted. He asserts victory cannot erase the crimes of burnings, enslavement, and savagery, and that the most terrible account is yet to be paid.
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Germany
Bolshevik Advances Reported in Volga and Kuban Regions
A Kiev dispatch to the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says Bolshevik forces push west of Tzaritzin and occupy Tuapse. They claim further victories near Stavropol and Maikop, about 100 miles east of Novorossysk, with gains along the Kuban coast.
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Volga River
Kuban
Black Sea
Straw hats under wartime conservation rules in 1918
Washington reports the war industries board orders manufacturers to halt new straw hat styles for the next season and to produce only enough to meet estimated demand. Restrictions cover crown height brim weight and trimming to conserve materials. In a separate report from Toronto, Cadet Henry Saunders perishes when his aircraft bursts into flames at about 19000 feet near Laidside camp.
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War Industries Board
Toronto
Ont
Leaside
Henry
Saunders
Baram
Leath
Ex Russian Chief Soukhomlinoff Executed by Bolsheviks
News from London reports General Soukhomlinof once minister of war in the Russian empire was court martialed and shot on September 19 1917 for high treason abuse of confidence and fraud. The dispatch notes graft in the Russian army and mentions his wife’s acquittal in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Russia
Hoparanda
Washington
Roumania
Germany
Lenine
Trotzky
Victory for Allies in Macedonia Reported
Military brief reports a decisive Allied victory in Macedonia with forces led by GAR defeats noted as complete. Army units claim control of key towns amid ongoing operations and strategic gains amid the Balkan theater.
Yanks Shell Metz as Allied Drive Advances in Macedonia
In London dispatches dated September 19, Bulgarians on the Macedonia front retreat before Allied forces. Serbian and French units press forward, burning stores and villages. The Allies report a 12 mile advance with forty five towns taken. Bulgarian defeat deemed complete.
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Synodal
Evening Journal
London
Macedonia
Metz Under Heavy Bombardment by U S Army Guns
American aviators report Yankee heavy artillery has set fire to many buildings in Metz. German concentrations are under direct fire as big shells drop into the city center and strike the fort.
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Thirncourt
Igvin
Watronville
Maenheuties
Souix
Haumont
Combres
Vandieres
Metz
British Capture 10 000 More in Latest Drive
London reports the British have captured 10 000 Germans in the latest operation against St Quent in and Cambrai as of September 19. The advance reflects ongoing Allied offensives and stretches German positions along the front.
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Evening Journal
London
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Austria to Repudiate Brest-Litovsk Treaty
Reports indicate Austria plans to repudiate the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Russia and the Central Powers. Statements from the Austrian government may follow soon confirming the repudiation.
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Wagner Ticker
Austria
Social
Evening Journal
London
Brest-Litovsk
Armistice Forecast Moves German Leader Predictions
London dispatch reports President Fernbach of the German Reisehtag predicted an armistice before winter. The Ravensburg speech was cited as the source, despite ongoing war conditions.
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London
Fernbach
Reisehtag
Ravensburg
Bold Bolshevik moves threaten Russian generals and Polish troops
Explanatory notes by Edgar Sisson reveal Bolshevik aims to kill Russian generals and shoot Polish soldiers in a sweeping Western front context. The documents recount the Roumanian minister narrowly escaping assassination after arrest, saved by Ambassador Francis and allied diplomats.
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Edgar Sisson
Roumanianu
Francis
Eather
Foreign Minister Calls for Discretion on Crisis Talks
Madrid reports Foreign Minister Dato arrived from San Sebastian for a cabinet council and urged newspapers to observe strict discretion until the government announces the meeting's results. He said he would speed his return to San Sebastian to stay in touch with foreign diplomats there.
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Madrid
Dato
San Sebastian
Chapin Indicted for First Degree Murder
New York September 19 Charles B Chapin editor of the New York Evening World confessed to shooting his wife two days earlier and failing to kill himself. He was indicted for murder in the first degree.
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Charl E B. Chapin
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New York Evening World
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