British and American forces Push Through German Lines on Front
British and Canadian troops break Drocourt-Queant defenses and advance along a wide front from the Scarpe to the Somme, with tanks and artillery in support. Americans gain ground in Flanders while Australian units push toward Peronne and along the Canal du Nord, taking towns and forcing German retreats. Prisoners flood rear areas as Allied forces press toward Armentieres and Lys salient.
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Flanders
France
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Associated Press
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Allied Forces Press On Along Arras Front In Fresh Offensives
Reports from London Paris and Berlin summarize Sunday actions across northern France with Canadian English and Australian units driving through Dury Cagnicourt and Noreuil while extending gains east of Juvigny and near Lens. Strong counterattacks repelled with heavy enemy losses and thousands of prisoners taken.
Yankees Pierce Acres of Barbed Wire Lines
Americans reach the Bethune Soissons road in France after hard fighting through and over vast barbed wire entanglements. US troops advance, taking ground and capturing prisoners as Pershing’s forces press the German defense with air support and timely smoke to aid gains.
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Archie Roosevelt Back From France After Wounding In Battle
Captain Archie Roosevelt third son of Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Aliant Port from France where he was wounded near Cantigny in April. He suffers a shattered left arm and a nerve ailment likely ending active service for months. Also arriving were Maj. Hartley Moon and Maj. Moon’s men, all to be evacuated due to severe wounds amid ongoing American operations on the Vesle front. The dispatch describes the fighting and captures around Juvigny with 556 Germans taken and the Americans advancing under heavy artillery and air support.
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Theodore Roosevelt
France
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Ann
Mion
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Sahting
Lorraine
London
Juvigny
Reuters Limited
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Juvieny
Soissons
St. Quentin
Vesie Front
Associated Press
Vesle
Vorsle
Germany
Wismes
French Cooperation Boosts Allied Operation Despite Weather
The French captured prisoners after a successful maneuver and sent thanks noting the smoke screen aided the plan and kept artillery fire at bay. South of Basoches German bombers used balloons with flares for guiding raids, but American troops repelled them with anti aircraft fire, ending the threat.
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Two fishing schooners sunk and Onega torpedoed at sea
British port reports the American steamship Onega torpedoed with 29 saved and 26 missing, many bodies washing ashore. The Onega's captain drowned. ship built in Belfast in 1886 and previously known under several names. Also, the Escrick torpedoed off France with 13 survivors. lifeboats adrift eight days. captain and crew details. additional note on Elsie Porter and Potentate sinking with prisoners aboard.
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Brooklyn
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Bordeau
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Elsie Porter
Lunenburg
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Peace Drive Starts Talks of Honorable Peace by Germany
A 1918 dispatch argues Germany pushes peace by the sword and uses vague phrases like honorable peace to beguile foes. It notes Kaiser Wilhelm and German leaders may reinterpret terms to suit conquest aims as Marshal Foch advances. Bolshevik negotiations at Brest-Litovsk are cited as cautionary.
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ALBERT v. Vox
Washington Fast Co
Germany
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Amsterdam
Sedan
Foch
FIGHTERS TO RULE U S SAYS DANIELS
Indianapolis Sept 2 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels predicted returning sailors and soldiers would dominate U S policy for the next generation favoring world wide commerce and flexible ownership while preferring efficient public and private controls. He spoke at Labor Day ceremonies after a parade.
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Josephus Daniels
navy
America
Daniels
German Peace Tactics and Missing CUDAHY Crew
Analysis claims German aims used in Russia show deception with a large indemnity disguised as costs of conquest. Separate note reports 21 of the Joseph Cudahy naval guard missing after the steamer was torpedoed 790 miles from the English coast. later reports say all crew accounted for and rescued by British steamers.
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Joseph Cudahy
Navyy Department
Atlantic
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navy
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Destruction and Loot as British Advance Regains German Supplies
British reporters tour recently fought villages such as Cappy Chuignes and Fay to describe the devastation left by German retreat. German guns and wreckage litter roadsides while Australians assume control of camps. Civilians and signs indicate new occupation, and regaining of wire, timber, and engineering stores accompanies a broader harvest of trophies. Athena notes 600 Green army NCOs promoted for bravery.
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Cappy
Chuignes
Chulgnoelles
Hertecourt
Dompierre
Fay
Germany
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Green army
Japan Leads Far East Base Plan At Chelabinsk
Allied forces plan a strong base at Cheliabinsk near the Urals with Japanese troops in front line combat roles while American British French and Italian units handle policing. The Cheliabinsk garrison will be Japanese dominated and the Transsiberian line links to Exterburg and Perm bolster defenses. Lenine’s death stirs Bolshevik wobble as patriot Russians seek a provisional unity under allied oversight.
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Russia
Siberia
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Cheliabinsk
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Outer Mongolia
Manchuria
Rusala Leninge
Trotsky
Germany
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