British Storm Mont St Quentin in World War I Drive
British forces storm Mont St Quentin and Kemmel Hill driving the enemy from key positions near Lille and Peronne. Australians win Feuillaucourt and Mont St Quentin top, capturing 1,600 prisoners as Canadians push near Arras Cambrai road. Haig’s report notes gains west of Bailleul and progress toward Paranne.
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MONT ST. QUENTIN
KEMMEL HILL
JUVIGNY
Lys aalient
La Couture
Lestrem
Dauvlieu
Necteboon
Hairy
forres alne
Balileul
Mont de Lille
St. Servins farm
Eterpigny
Arras-Cambtrai road
Arras
Haig reports Allied gains including Mont St Quentin victory
Field Marshal Haig says Australians seized Mont St Quentin and Feuillaucourt, taking over 1,500 prisoners with light British casualties. English and Australian forces capture Marrneres Wood, high ground near the Somme, Riencourt les Bapaume, and portions of the Arras Cambrai road sector. Canadian troops conduct a local operation near the Arras Cambrai road, and lines extend toward the Tringouge/Tringuige area as reserves are pressured. Our forces regain Kemmel Hill and reach Voormezeele Lindenhoek and nearby areas.
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London
Haig
Mont St. Quentin
Peronne
Pererme
Somme
Feullaucourt
Marrneres Wood
Bapaume- Cambrai
Riencourt-les-Bapaume
Vaulx-Braucourt
Buttecourt
Arras-Cambrai
Sensee
Scarpa
Tringuige
Lys
Kemmel Hill
Voormezeele
Lindenhoek
La Creche
Doulierd
Estares
French Front Advances Near Canal du Nord in Aug 31 Statement
Paris reports heavy fighting with extreme violence in the Canal du Nord area and north of Soissons. Troops advanced foot by foot, capturing centers of resistance and Campagne on the canal’s east bank. Chevilly changed hands after fierce German defense. 200 prisoners taken and gains widened north of Happlin court and Morlincourt. Juvigny and Grouy seized, western outskirts of Leury reached.
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Paris
Canal du Nord
Soissons
Campagne
Chevilly
Happlincourt
Morlincourt
Juvigny
Grouy
Leury
war office
Rumor claims von Hertling to resign as German chancellor
A Berlin rumor carried by Amsterdam dispatch to the Central News Agency says Chancellor von Hertling will retire due to age. If true, Dr. W Solf the German colonial secretary would succeed him. Solf warned that postwar colonial policy is crucial and may shape peace talks around colonial possessions.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
von Hertling
W. & Solf
W. S. Solf
Germany
Spanish Crisis Deepens After Alexandrine Sinking
Madrid reports with Aug 31 dateline that the Spanish ship Alexandrine has been sunk by a U boat as cabinet details from the Spanish consul in Cardimf await. Officials acknowledge the sinking greatly heightens the crisis while German response to Spain’s ultimatum appears to concede every demand, despite ongoing negotiations.
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Madrid
Cardimf
Germany
Spain
Crony Wins Again as Mangin Advances War Report
American troops push east of the Ailette amid heavy fighting near Juvigny and Coucy le Chateau as French forces gain ground along the Canal du Nord and Soissons sector. American artillery pummels German positions. about 200 prisoners taken and several wounded.
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the Ailette
United Press
Paris
Ailette River
Picardy drive
Champa
Coucy-le- bapa
Folembray
Champs
Coucy-le-Chateau
Worth
Noyon
Somme
Brie
Tragedy at Town and Country Golf Course
Myer Felsheimer, 40, secretary of the Ips Furniture Company, was instantly killed on the Town and Country Club golf course when a lightning strike hit the ninth hole. Alfred Haley, a caddie, was stunned and hospitalized. several merchants nearby escaped serious injury. Mrs. Fellheimer rushed to the scene and to Walter Reed Hospital with her husband’s body later moved there for a postmortem.
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Alfred Haley
Mr. Fellheimer
Mrs. Felsheimer
Myer Felsheimer
California avenue northwest
Ilnb Furniture Company
Washington
Philin
Harry King
King’s Palace
Gerson Nordlinger
Philipsbern & Co
Fellheimer
Sheppard street
Mr. Felsheimer
Walter Reed Elosphal
Philip King
Mr. Nordlinger
Walter Reed Hospital
Lieut. Goodkind
Army
Haley
Nordlinger
tole
London Police Strike Ends After Government Concession
In London on August 31 a 2600 strong metropolitan and city police strike ended as the government and the policemen reached an agreement. Wages include a 43 to 53 shilling weekly scale with a 12 shilling war bonus, child allowances, and a 35 shilling pension after 26 years. The National Union of Police and Prison Officers is recognized as a federation, reinstate a discharged officer, and Sir Edward Henry resigns as metropolitan police commissioner. Premier Lloyd George reportedly commented on Sir Edward’s handling.
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Loendon
London
National Union of Police and Prison officers
policemen’s union
Sir Edward Richard Henry
metropolitan police
Lloyd George
Sir Edward
German Girls Fire Machine Gun Capture Novel Incident
Special to The Washington Post describes a U S unit in France capturing a German machine gun only to discover it was operated by two young women about 23 years old. The writer Hugh L Irvine, stationed in France, notes the rarity of female operators and mentions the loss suffered by his company.
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Sergi Leschinsky
Michigan
Juvigny
Leschinsky
Superior
Wis
St. Johns’ Lire
the
Shriners
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Washington Post
New York
Lerd
Hugh L. Irvine
France
George Irvine
Claremont avenue
Verona
N. J
President's Call To Man Power Of Nation Proclamation
War era rhetoric from President Wilson calling for nationwide military registration and a decisive victory through mobilizing the nation’s manpower. The proclamation urges every true man to answer the duty and join in vindicating a great cause with supreme service.
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Wilson
Proclamation on Military Registration Under War Amendments
The document describes the act linking dates in 1917 and 1918 for universal registration of all male citizens and resident aliens aged eighteen to forty five, detailing who must register and who is exempt, and notes continuation on the fourth page. It lists military and diplomatic personnel subject to registration and refers to proclamations by the President.
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Congress
regular army
national guard
United States
navy
marine corps
naval reserve force
marine corps reserve
army of the
Lenine Wounded In Moscow Assassination Attempt
News from Moscow reports Bolshevik Premier Nikolai Lenine wounded by an assassin, with bullets striking near the shoulder blade and chest, internal bleeding suspected, Lenine conscious with pulse 104. Uritzky, Russia’s home affairs official, reportedly assassinated in Petrograd, tying to a broader revolutionary plot. Reports suggest continued terrorist activity against Bolshevik leaders.
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Lenine
Moscow
London
Nikolai Lenine
Uritzky
Amsterdam
Moses Uritzky
Russia
Petrograd
M. Uritzky
Nikolai Lenne
frulft
Vladimir Ilytch Ulanoff
Czar
Switzerland
Germany
Seized by Peace Mania Sweeps German Frontiers
Amsterdam reports a peace mania among Germans driven by France's actions. Frontier telegraph correspondent notes Germans seek peace quickly, with regiments in Russia refusing western front duty and 120 shot. Seven hundred Munich bodyguards barricaded barracks before surrender.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
France
Russia
Munich
Manpower bill signed as 13 million join draft call
President Wilson signed the manpower act setting September 12 as draft registration day for men 18 to 45. Provost Marshal General Crowder will supervise the new plan aiming to mobilize about 13.19 million men, with urgent appeals to unity and national duty amid wartime. The proclamation defends conscription as a lawful duty dating back 125 years.
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Upen
Crowder
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Mery
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Kaza
NUEI
United States of America
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Maileterre
ELD
socialist party of Russia
Foch
J. M. G. MALLETERRE
New York World
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Croisilles
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Byng
Rawlinson
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Rove
Oise
Olee
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