British Capture 10,000 Germans in Cambrai Standoff Drive
British Third and Fourth armies report over 10,000 German prisoners and more than sixty guns captured in the Hindenburg Line push between Cambrai and St Quentin. Allied forces hold 11 miles of line with gains near Gauche wood Epehy Gouzenn court Contescourt and Be nay as French and British advance.
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London
Hindenburg Line
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Haig
Gauche Wood
Epehy
Gouzenncourt
Holnon
Contescourt
Benay
War Office
Lempire
Cauche Wood
le Catalet
Reillys Bucks Kill Germans Says Sergeant
Chicago dispatch reports Sergeant William S Broop of Battery 149th Artillery tells at the Electric Club luncheon that Reillys Bucks are killing Germans over there with little time for prisoners. He notes the danger of shouting kamerad and supports urging rapid action in recent drives.
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Chicago
Reilly
Sergt
William 8. Broop
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Artillery
Electric Club Jovian League
Sherman
Bishop
Kamerad
Brutality of the Germans Toward American Prisoners Told
American soldiers captured by Germans at Seichepgey last May faced jeering insults and harsh treatment while forced to work like menials as the American Army pressed the Lorraine front.
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Lorraine
Seichepgey
Germans using Thiaucourt as corps HQ during occupation
Civilians report Thiaucourt was held by German forces for over two weeks and used as a corps headquarters. American air bombardment in July led to German redeployment of troops to the town and surrounding trenches. Several hundred residents recount the occupation and front line proximity. In Washington news, Senator Jones backs a probe into Palmer allegation that German brewers funded a paper through alien property loan. Arthur Brisbane denies loaned money from brewers to buy the Times.
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Thiaucourt
Washinton
Palmer
Washington
Senate
Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
Times
Judiciary Committee
Jones
New Mexico
Influenza Toll Falls as Camp Devens Reports Deaths
Five thousand soldiers at Camp Devens Ayer Mass were treated at the base hospital with influenza. Six deaths occurred overnight as Lieut. Col CC McCornack division surgeon said the epidemic was waning.
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Ayer
Mass
Camp Devens
CC. McCornack
British steamer Galway Castle sunk by submarine
Survivors report the Galway Castle torpedoed by a German submarine with all aboard perishing. The loss includes fifty eight crew members missing, while reports from London say the submarine was later blown up.
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London
Galway Castle
German Band Captured by Yanks Near St Mihiel
Paris reports a complete 65 member German band captured at St Mihiel. Payne of West New York says the Germans were returned as prisoners after refusing to depart with their band. Yankees played Yankee Doodle on the German instruments. Additional captures include 66 new German motor trucks used as an ammunition train and hundreds of a new model automatic rifles. The German hospital commissary corps was taken. eight wounded died in a quarry. A 16 year old and a 56 year old were among prisoners. Payne narrowly escaped a hand grenade blast near an ammunition dump.
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Paris
St. Mihel
Payne
West New York
N. J. Payne
Germans plan large retreat as war pressure grows
American forces report continued German withdrawal plans after the St Mihiel victory. A Belgian prisoner says four additional defensive lines exist behind the Hindenburg line and a new line across Belgium is under construction. American artillery repelled attacks in Bois de Rappes and Mars-la-Tour with bombing missions, while Lieut. F Luke of Phoenix, Ariz., claimed two more balloons and downed enemy aircraft.
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Lorraine
France
St. Mihiel
Belgium
Hindenburg Line
Ludendorff
Bois de Rappes
Mars-la-Tour
Hind
Bombing mission loss as German fighters strike near Mars in Tour
Three of five American bombers from a formation dropping two tons of explosives on German troops near Mars-in-Tour south of Conflans were shot down after an attack by ten enemy planes. The group dispersed and three planes burned. Shells from German guns reach American forward positions as observers note decreasing activity behind six German lines signaling relief for exhausted units.
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U. S
Mars- La-Tour
Lorraine
Mars-in-Tour
Conflans
President Wilson rejection shocks Austrians sparks conference note
London dispatch reports that Wilson’s rejection of the Austro Hungarian peace bid shakes Vienna politics. Hertling is to attend the Reichstag main committee meeting next Tuesday amid anticipated Soviet anxiety and further trouble.
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London
Wilson
White House
Rheinisch- Westfaelische Zeitung
Vienna
Amsterdam
Daily Express
Tgreichstag
Turks Take Baku and Push on to Link with Russians
Paris dispatch reports Turkish troops have seized Baku from the Bolsheviks as of September 17. The Temps notes Brest-Litovsk left Suka to Russia but does not halt Turkish advances. Another note from London says an Interallied conference will be held in Versailles.
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Paris
Baku
Basel
Constantinople
Brest-Litovsk
Suka
London
Versailles
Treasury Secretary Opposes Further Tax In War Measures
WashingtonDispatch Secretary McAdoo said the government cannot add more than 8 billion dollars in taxes for the current year to fund army needs in France. He favored using bonds for at least 2 billion and carrying some costs via time contracts, noting future conditions will decide further tax increases.
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Washington
McAdoo
France
Treasury Department
Reform proposals expand levies on wholesalers and amusements
A series of tax amendments targets wholesalers and businesses. A 5 percent levy would apply to gloss receipts of operators with three or more hire vehicles. Duplicating and adding machines would be taxed as semi luxuries at 10 percent. Soda fountain and soft drink retailers face a 2 cent tax per 10 cents of sales starting November 1. Toilet soap and powder tax shifts to a 10 percent levy on manufacturers or importers. Entertainments for soldiers and sailors would be exempt from amusement admission taxes.
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Elimingston
Lst
Bolsheviks Retreat on Fronts Stated by Stockholm Dispatch
London reports Bolshevik forces are retreating on northern and southern fronts. A Stockholm telegram to the Daily Mail says Czecho-Slovaks still hold Samara, a claim the Bolsheviks recently said they retook.
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Samara
London
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Moscow
Strauss Nominated to Succeed Warburg on Fed Board
Albert Strauss of New York, Treasury Department representative on the War Trade Board, was nominated by President Wilson to replace Paul M. Warburg as a member of the Federal Reserve Board.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Wison
Washington
Albert Strauss
Treasury Department
War Trade Board
Wilson
Paul M. Warburg
Many killed in Vienna shell factory blaze
Amsterdam dispatch says a fire at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory in Vienna caused many deaths and injuries. The blaze triggered panic among workers in the shell making section after the flames broke out.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Woellersdorf
Bulgarian Army Defeated in Macedonian Front
London reports the allied drive in Macedonia expanding to a two mile front with 45 villages seized. Serbian cavalry breach Bulgarian lines and push toward Polsha, while other units advance on Prilep, rail hub, as Bulgarians burn stores. Paris notes continued Allied progress on a 21 mile front with nine mile depth despite Bulgarian reinforcements.
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London
Macedonia
Polsha
Prilep
Topolets
Potshishta
Beshishta
Melynista
Vidushta
Rasimbey
Kuieh
FoE Yields Again Near St. Quentin
A brief incident near St. Quentin at the town of Mouvres reports a second yield by the FOE unit. No injuries are listed and authorities note continued activity in the area.
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ST. Quentin
British advance near St Quentin captures Mouvres
British forces pushed northwest of St. Quentin today advancing another mile toward the objective. The town of Mouvres was seized and key German positions taken in the Epehy sector as part of the offensive.
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Evening Journal
London
St. Quentin
Mouvres
Epehy
Raiders on Meuse Moselle Front Foiled by U S Troops
American units repelled a night raid on the Meuse Moselle front capturing all attackers, identified as Austrians from the Imperial Royal Regiment of Vienna.
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U. S
Meuse-Moselle
Imperial Royal Regiment of Vienna
ten thousand Bulgars captured on Macedonian front
Paris report says ten thousand Bulgarian prisoners have been sent to the rear on the Macedonia front with the count still rising. Serbians and French forces press the pursuit of the fleeing Bulgars with marked success.
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Paris
Macedonia
Automobile Bandits Rob Argo State Bank
Bank patrons fled as two armed men robbed the Argo State Bank this morning in Argo Illinois and escaped with 826000 in cash and valuables. Police launched a statewide manhunt and collected witness descriptions.
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Evening Journal
Argo
Argo State Bank
French and Greek detachments seize 45 villages in bold advance
After a violent assault French and Greek detachments captured 45 villages including Zovik Stravina and Gradeshnitza north of the River Gradeshnitza. They advanced on hills near Kozlak Koziak Kuchkev and Topoles with over 50 cannons, many prisoners, and strong air support aiding the battle.
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Zovik
Stravina
Polchichte
Bechichte
Gradeshnitza
Kozlak
Koziak
Kuchkev
Perez
Topoles
Peace plan backing by Karolyi and Wilson points
Count Michael Karolyi reiterates support for Wilson’s fourteen peace points as the basis for negotiations and urges democratic leadership in Austria Hungary and Germany to end the peace treaties. He calls for abolishing Brest Litovsk and Bucharest pacts to achieve peace. In Canton a U S pilot Capt R W Lehroeder reportedly climbs to over 28000 feet setting a new altitude record while the temperature drops to 42 below zero.
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Amsterdam
Michael Karolyi
Wilson
Frankfort Gazette
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Bucharest
Canton
R. W. Lchroeder
Chicago
Dayton Pa
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