French and British Advance Across Key Fronts Near Aisne
French and British forces pressed along the Somme and Aisne fronts, taking villages and moving toward La Fere, Ham, Chauny, and St. Quentin. French troops crossed the Canal du Nord area, reached Petit Barisis, and advanced toward Tergnier while Haig reported gains east of the Somme and near Moeuvres. Fires spread as Germans retreated, with pressure from Mangin’s corps south of the Oise and ongoing operations across the Hindenburg line.
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Ham
Chauny
LA Fere
Aisne
ST. Quentin
Petain
Canal du Nord
Somme
Haig
Flanders
Paris
War Office
Villers-en-Prayeres
Revillon
London
Peronne
Monchy-Lagache
Vraignes
Tincourt
Petit Barisis
Coucy
Hindenburg Line
France
Associated Press
Viry-Nouveul
Tergnier
Ham-Guiscard
St. Christ
Brie
le Mesnil
Dotent
Athies Wood
Hindenburg
Wins
Indha
Canal
Sensee River
Allette
Lanchy
Villers-St. Christophe
Egtouilly
Brouchy
Villeselve
Ugny-le-Gay
Viry
Loureuil
Afilette
Basse
Fresnes
Quincy- Basses
Lisistes
Vauxail- Jon
Lauffaux
Vesle
Glennes
Veuillion
Feronne
St. Christ-Briest
Roe Mesnil
Neuve Chapelle
Arment
War front advances across Somme Aisne and allied gains
Reports from Paris London and Berlin recount Allied progress from the Somme to the Aisne with Ham and Chauny held and fronts extended toward Lanchy Villers Saint Christophe and Brouchy. Haig says advances near Péronne Vraignes Tincourt and Longavesnes with prisoners taken. British and American movements push toward Metz en Couture and Havrincourt woods amid counterattacks.
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Paris
Somme
Veale
War Office
Perenne Franch
London
Haig
Peronne
Monehy-Lagache
Vraignes
Tincourt
Cologne
Nurlu
Equancourt
Oops
Longavesnes
Lieramont
Metz-en-Couture
Pershing Line Extends Through Revision on Aisne Front
The American line on the Aisne front extends through Revillon and toward the French, with Germans contesting from a canal position west of Rheims. American patrols contact German forces as the line stabilizes south of the Aisne. German long-range guns shell Fismes while Pershing praises the first pursuit group of the American air service for its record amid ongoing back-and-forth fighting.
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Gise
Simcon
Coues
Landricourt
Vauxillon
Aisne
Air Service
Revillon
Rheims
Villers En Prayeres
Pershing
American Air Service
Allied forces press advance toward Aisne after Marne retreat
German stores abandoned after the retreat toward the Vesle are set ablaze while French cavalry and American infantry push forward as motorized guns are used in pursuit. Patrols near the Aisne report artillery fire suggesting the foe may fall back behind the Chemin des Dames. Laon cathedral comes into view as light rain aids ground readiness.
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Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Cathedral of Laon
Semenoff Drives For Improves Czech Situation
A London Times special report from Vladivostok dated Sept 2 details Gen. Semenoff and allied officials at a reception. It notes Czech advances, Bolshevik actions, and possible movements toward Amur country with captions of cavalry retreat, Onga and Borgie activity, and the uncertain fate of Chita and Kartonkaya amid Siberian endpoints. The piece discusses potential prisoner exchanges and the broader Allied front through Siberia and the Amur region.
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London Times
Washington Post
Public Letrer Co
Vladivostok
Onani
Ussuri
Habarovsk
Chita
Kartonkaya
Semenoff
Borgie
Alexandrovsky
Amur
Teulon
Dedrichs
Siberia
Volga
trans-Baikal
Czecha
Ship Almirante sinks. five die in Atlantic City area crash
Five lives were lost when the United Fruit Company Steamer Almirante sank after collision with the Hisco nine miles east southeast of the Atlantic City lighthouse in heavy fog. Four victims were recovered with survivors. one body was placed aboard the Hisco. Coast guard and local fishing float patrol the collision area as naval intelligence opens an inquiry.
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Atlantic City
United Fruit Company
Almirante
Hisco
Coast Guard
Struch
Prohibition Moves Forward In Beer Manufacture Ban
The Senate passes a broad prohibition measure extending the dry period to stop beer and wine production by next May and June. A food control order shortens manufacturing time by five months, aiming to curb fuel use and aid wartime needs, with the plan set for conference with the House and President.
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United States
Food Administration
Congress
Fuel, Food, and Railroad Administration
War Industries Board
Senate
Army
Fuel Administration
House
Gere
Oklahoma
Smiths
South Carolina
Smith
Georgia
Kenyon
Iowa
France
Maryland
Gorelata
Veterans of Spanish War Liable for Registration Under Law
Gen Crowder clarifies that veterans of the Spanish American war must register under the new manpower bill. Age limits extend from 13 to 45, dispelling reports that veterans of 1898 are exempt. The department has received many inquiries amid the September 12 deadline.
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Crowder
Department
Gen French Praises U S For Marne Glory
London telegram quotes Viscount French praising the American army for their three month achievements in World War I. He notes the right to participate in the glory of the Marne alongside French and British forces. A similar message was sent to Paris congratulating the French army.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
France
Alane
Aisne
Vesle
Juvigny
Genangin
AiNette
London
Viscount French
Ireland
Ministry of Information
Marne
Paris
Lenine Weakens as Lenine Attack Mentioned
A Moscow wireless reports Nikolai Lenin’s condition worsened by a pleural blood effusion and shoulder injury after last week’s attempted assassination. Dora Kaplan, involved in the attack, is listed in critical condition in Moscow following mob rough handling. Berlin dispatch notes Germany offered sympathy to Joffre and inquired about Lenin’s status.
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London
Nikolai Lenine
Blshevik
Moscow
Amsterdam
Dora Kaplan
Social Revolutionary Party
Essen
Bolshevik Commission of Justice
London Times
Washington
The
Public Ledger Cn
Hague
Berlin
National Zeitung
Lenine
Joffre
Dutch protest to Berlin on sinking of Dutch ships
The Dutch Minister at Berlin is ordered to protest the destruction of German submarines in the bar Ted zone and the sinking of seven Dutch fishing vessels on August 24. He will also protest the forced declaration by shippers and request the goods taken from the fishing vessels.
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Hague
Berlin
Bar Ted
Advocacy for Deferred Classification in Draft Process
The article urges strict adherence to new draft instructions and praises claiming deferred classification. It explains how a registrant should state status, warns against false claims, and outlines district boards’ role in reviewing deferred classifications and appeals.
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Regin
Rigantia
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St. Gebain
Oise
Mangin
Lafiaux
Laon
St. Gobain
Chemin der Dames
Queant
Moeuvres
Havrincourt Wood
Coucy-le-Chateau
Chemin-des-Dames
Athies-Ham Road
Bussa
Nuriu
Bapaume- Cambrai
Estaires- Armentieres Road
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British
Neuville - Manencourt - Moisiaina
German War Office
Adda
Anizy-Barisis- Laffauz- Conde
Fismes
HMS
Herbert Bailey
Lucetat
Noble Hall
Willers ‘En Prayerers
Onon River
Czech
Umenofm
Harbin
Manchuria
Preas
Antibolshevik
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Entente
Kahabarovsk
Red Cross
Chinese Eastern Railway
New Jersey
Wilson
U. S
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