Yanks Take 1000 Foes and Twelve Towns in Major Drive
On a 20 mile front the First American army and French forces advanced seven miles capturing 12 towns and 5,000 prisoners. American and French troops attacked from Champagne to the Argonne with Gou-rand in command and Pershing and Petain guiding the overall plan. The drive began at 5 30 AM after eleven hours of shelling with gas and high explosives as fog shrouded the lines.
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Foch
Petain
Washington
Pershing
Paris
Champagne
Argonne
Grecourt
Cussy
Montfancon
Cheppy
Barennes
Verdun
War Office
Mareshal Foch
Suippe
Reims
Meuse
Marne
St. Mhiel
Gourand
Vpetain
French War Office
Lorraine
Laon
Pydrius
Unguarded Hindenburg Line Drive Aimed at North Sea
The plan details a southern pivot to reach the North Sea to split German forces, hoping to replicate a decisive breakthrough after a long hiatus since 1915. It notes a mid July offensive in the center, with the front stretching from western Champagne through the Argonne to the Meuse heights.
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Hindenburg
North Sea
Ludendorff
Athiens
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Fourth Turk Army Trapped East of Jordan Faces Annihilation
British forces under General Allenby trap the Fourth Turkish Army in the region east of the Jordan, with 45 000 prisoners already taken and expected annihilation. Amman, Tiberias and Semakh reported occupied as British casualties fall far below Turk losses.
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Jordan
London
Palestine
Allenby
Amman
Hedjas
Sea of Galilee
Tiberius
Semakh
Es-Samra
St Quentin Falls to German Forces in World War I Fighting
Paris reports St Quentin has fallen under enemy control as German command moves headquarters out of the city, while French forces led by General Debeney advance toward the town. British troops shell nearby positions, with counterattacks repelled on the St Quentin front. Vein de Datlon sees bitter fighting west of the city. In New Jersey, Hennessy leads in Democratic U S Senate long term nomination returns from 13 counties.
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Paris
St. Quentin
von Marwitz
Siegfried Line
Debeney
Roawhinson
Dritieh
von Ardenne
Mlitary Critie
London
Seleney
Gricourt
Haig
Flanders
la Bussee
St. Cuentin
St. Ventin
Aisne
Veoine de Datlon
Hennessy
Trenton
N. J
Charles O'Connor Hennessy
United States
Wlulos
Ishtib Falls as Allies Push on Veles Front
The Serbian drive across mountains and canyons wins Ishtib for the Allies. Serbian troops reach Ishtib outskirts, capture Gradsko station southeast of Uskub, and seize German supplies as the Serbs circle the First Bulgarian army near Veles, threatening Uskub and Bulgarian lines. British and Greek forces push northeast over the Belachista range into Bulgarian border areas.
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Macedonia
Veles
Koprulu
Uxkub
Uskub
Bulgaria
Kosturino
Gradsko Station
Uskuh
London
Srilep-Veles
Fzvor
Bulgarian turmoil and martial law reported in Sofia
In Sofia martial law is said to be proclaimed as Bulgaria faces a ministerial crisis and possible foreign policy shift. King Ferdinand reportedly asked Field Marshal Mackensen to command Bulgarian forces to counter Allied advances, while Serbia eyes Monastir or Prilep as a future capital once frontlines are fixed.
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King Ferdinand
Fred Marshal Mackensen
Bucharest
First Army
Sofia
Martiel Law
Faris
Bulgaria
Zurich
Ferdinand
Marineff
Mackensen
Switzerland
Monastir
Prilep
M. R. Vesniteh
France
US Ships Lost in Awful Storm Off Baja California
News from San Diego reports a terrible hurricane off the coast of California and northwest Mexico sinking two US ships the steel steamer Blackford and the wooden Coast Bay. Crews were rescued by passing steamers after three days adrift. La Paz suffered damage and several residents were killed. In Washington German field guns captured in France are sent for display during the fourth Liberty Loan opening Saturday.
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la Paz
San Diego
Cal
California
Mexico
Toncadas
United States
United States Naval Coal
Pichilingne
United States Shipping Board
Blackford
Coast Bay
Washington
France
Influenza Delays and Caseloads Prompt Aid Plea
Reports from Massachusetts and national centers show thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of deaths as authorities seek federal help. Provisions suspend mass gatherings in Boston while Provost Marshal Crowder cancels October draft entrainments due to camp outbreaks.
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Washington
Crowder
Neeo
Army
Massachusetts
Boston
Bernard W. Carey
State Department of Health
Carey
State Health Department
Eugene R. Kelley
War and Navy Department
New York
Spanish influenza keeps grip on city health scene
The health department logs 174 new cases in 24 hours, up from 172. Of 44 pneumonia cases, seven followed influenza attacks. Prof Cinari of Cotrone reports discovering and isolating the bacillus of Spanish influenza. The Cisense, carried by repatriated prisoners, is spreading nationwide.
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Health Department
Rome
Cinari
Cotrone
Reos End Reign of Terror in Russia
The Mir of Moscow reports the bolshevik government rescinds its reign of terror as Lenin seeks orderly rule. Central soviet meetings show majority backing the move while Washington reports atrocities in Petrograd and Moscow with prisons overflowing and mass starvation amid bolshevik mobs.
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Amsterdam
Mir
Moscow
Soviet
Lenine
Washington
State Department
Petrograd
Huns Fire On Deserters As War Office Reports
London reports from September 27 that German troops continue firing on Bulgarians who desert from the front. The Serbian war office communique notes German prisoners complain Bulgarians abandon many German-made machines and equipment.
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London
Serbian War Office
Huns Build Forts to Stop the Tanks in France
Reported in British dispatches from Sept 27 that Germany has constructed tank forts to halt Allied mechanized advances. Descriptions from escaped British soldiers and German prisoners detail embankments and gun positions with field guns trench mortars tank rifles and machine guns designed to work together.
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France
Ars Ggo
Second Guards
Germany
Alene
Kerr Arrested by Federal Agents in Espionage Indictments
Coeur D Alene Idaho September Thomas B Kerr was arrested by federal agents on three indictments charging violations of the espionage act.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Thomas B. Kerr
Armistice Proposal Reaches Entente Delegates Conference
French commander in Mace announces acceptance to receive Entente delegates for a peace conference. The move signals potential negotiations toward ceasefire terms amid ongoing hostilities.
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Mace
Armistice proposal from Bulgaria reported by Berlin
Berlin reports Bulgaria has proposed an armistice to the Entente Allies. Paris confirms the Bulgarian offer in Macedonia. Allied commands refuse suspension but will receive qualified Bulgarian delegates for conference.
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Evening Journal
London
Berlin
Paris
Macedonia
British Launch New Drive Southeast of Arras
Landon Sept 27 British forces launched a new front wide offensive southeast of Arras in the morning, opening a fresh military push on the contested sector with Allied aims against German positions.
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Evening Journal
Landon
Arras
Resignation of Prussian War Minister von Stene
Copenhagen reports General von Stene, Prussian Minister of War, has resigned his office according to reliable information received. The note suggests a significant shift in the Prussian government amid ensuing political repercussions.
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Copenhagen
General von Stene
Fresh Allied Drive Expands Gains on German Front
Paris dispatch reports Americans and French achieving goals in the fresh push. French forces seize 7,000 prisoners and more than 5,000 Bocies. British assault on Arras front spans thirty miles and progresses favorably this afternoon.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Arras
Iowa regiment hard hit in eight days of combat
Des Moines reports the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry of the Rainbow division suffered about 1400 casualties, roughly 50 percent of its effective strength, during an eight day fight ending August 3. The regiment rested after August 8 and was expected to resume training.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E.R. Bennett
Laffayette Young
Dennett
Bacesrat
Lorraine Front
Palestine to be Republic under 1916 agreement
Paris reports that liberated Palestine will be governed under the 1916 understanding among Britain France and Russia. France will prepare a scheme for self government for the Palestinian people. Discussions on the plan will begin shortly.
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Palestine
Paris
England
France
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U.S
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Health Commissioner
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Icket
Perlin
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CON
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