Gouzeaucourt Wood Taken By British Forces
London reports on September 9 that British and New Zealand troops captured Gouzeaucourt Wood and high ground between Havrincourt and Peiziere after repelling German counterattacks. French American lines near the Aisne and Ailette show fresh troops and artillery as operations press toward St Gobain and the Hindenburg line amid weather delays and heavy fighting at Oppy and Roisel.
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Gouzeaucourt
Aisne
Ailette
Arcernan
Reuter
Eremy
Calihers
St. Gobain Massif
France
Associated Press
Roisel
Peronne
Heudecourt
Oppy
Arras
Douai
Haig reports Belfield gains and Gouzeaucourt wood taken
Field Marshal Haig states British and New Zealand detachments captured Gouzeaucourt wood after advancing on the high ground between Peiziere and Havrincourt. Left flank progress extended line in Havrincourt wood with prisoners taken. Rain and stormy weather hindered operations as renewed British attacks on the Peronne Cambrai road failed.
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London
Haig
Peiziere
Havrincourt Wood
Gouzeaucourt
Gouzeaucourt Wood
la Bassee
Berlin
Peronne- Cambrai Road
War Front Reports British and French Progress on Somme Front
A Paris war memo reports French troops crossing the Crozat Canal opposite Juez and advancing toward Avesnes while infantry and artillery clashes occur north of the Somme. German counterattacks near Laffaux are repulsed as Allied forces push toward St Quentin with growing pressure along the Aisne and Oise fronts.
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Favis
Somme
Avesne
Clastres
la Motte Farm
Crozat Canal
Liez
Oise
Aisne
Lauffaux
Havrincourt Wood
Epeny
Hindenburg
le Catelet
St. Quentin
la Fere
France
Flanders
War Office
Lens
Arleux-en-Gohelle
Paris
Clagtres
le Motte Farm
Juez
Vendeuil
Laffaux
Soissons
Berlin
Ailette
Laon- Soissons
Craenne
Arras
Rheims
Armentieres
Americans Advance South of Aisne in Curved Breakthrough
American forces press a cautious advance along a curved line from Glennes to Vieil Arcy south of the Aisne, after a Sunday night artillery bombardment. German machine guns and artillery shell Fismes Bazoches Blanzy and surrounding villages as the Americans seek to drive the line forward while Germans cling to ground above the Aisne.
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Glennes
Veil-Arcy
Fismes
Bazoches
Aisne
Vesle
Vieil Arcy
la Petite Montagne
Blanzy
la Betite Montagne
Aiane
Italy protests wine exclusion under wartime prohibition
The Italian government through Ambassador di Cellere protests a wartime prohibition bill provision barring wine imports except those in transit after passage. Secretary Lansing transmitted the protest to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The ambassador asks amendment to allow Italian wine makers to readjust, citing continued manufacture until May 1 and permitting imports to that date. Meanwhile nearly a thousand telegrams protested the beer stop order, citing economic and cattle feeding impacts. The House passed a restoration measure empowering the President to curb munition plants and war production facilities, reported urgent by Acting War Secretary Crowell.
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di Cellere
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
Argo
Food Administration
Senate
Crowell
German Editor to Be Interned in Jacksonville
Paul Sperber former editor of the Florida Staats Zeitung was arrested days ago and will be interned for the war period. He is held as an alleged alien enemy and a dangerous German.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Paul Sperber
Florida Staats Zeitung
Sperber
Elated Italian Recruits Join Storm Troops
A London Times Special reports Rome's press and army morale surging after Italian successes. Nearly half of a 1,960 recruit group requests to join storm battalions. Commentary warns against complacency amid hopes Germany may press offensives again.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Rome
France
Publc
Gioriale di Talua
Ludendorff
Italy
Germans Retreat As British Forces Press 1918 Front
ALondon Times special dispatch reports the German army in retreat from Havrincourt toward Gouzencourt as British lines advance beyond trenches not seen since March. It notes rapid German dislocation, huge material captures, and collapse of hopes for a spring offensive with no fresh divisions sent to the front.
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Levops
Weil
Hindenburg
London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Scarpe
Mesuvres
Canal du Nord
Sensee
Drocourt-Queant
Havrincourt
St. Quentin
Sven
Somme
Tortille
Mont St. Quentin
Fempleux la Fosse
Alpine Corps
Wagrincourt
Meeuvyres
Gougaucourt
Gouzencourt
Gonnelieu
Villers
Guislan
Cambrai
Paris
Penalties Target Slackers In War Program Amendment
Senate paused a draft slacker and false report amendment to the espionage act. It sets a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison or a $10,900 fine, or both, for making false statements to interfere with U S military efforts or war securities sales and for promoting disloyalty, mutiny, or duty refusal. Introduced by Senator Culberson of Texas last January.
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Senate
House
United States
Culberson
Texas
Bolshevik hostages and foreign officials amid Russian turmoil
London dispatches report mass arrests of English and French consular staff in Petrograd and Moscow menaced with execution if Lenine dies. A 36 count lists 121 potential hostages including grand dukes and ministers. Norman Armour in Stockholm travels with 100 Americans and other nationals as Bolsh levy reprisals. allied officials demand release and safety.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
London
Helsingfors
Vnta
Stockholm
Lenine
Attache Cromle
Moscow
Kerensky
Russia
State Department
Norman Armour
United States
Finland
Hyenek
Petrograd
Mats
Tchitcherin
Armour
Summers
Y. McA
Red Cross
Simbassy
Frank C. Lee
Felix Willoughby Smith
William Jenkins
John Randolph Dennis
Orsen N. Nellsen
John A. Lehra
Hooker A. Doolittle
Robert W. Imbrie
Huntington
Roger Simmons
Read Lewis
Commiitee
Eugene Pines
Peter Bukovski
Earl Packer
Solid G. O. P. Ticket Elected in Maine
Special to The Washington Post Augusta Maine Sept 9 Gov Carl B Milliken Republican reelected by a 5090 to 8000 majority in about 115000 votes with the ticket also carrying in Knox and Penobscot counties and defeating Bertrand McIntyre Democrat for governor The U S Senator Bert M Fernald West Poland is elected for a full six year term over Elmer E Newbert Augusta The four Republican congressmen from Maine are elected Goodall Sanford White Ellsworth Peters Ellsworth Herzey Houston Wardwell Augusta State auditor defeated Charles Bly Richmond with Republican gain.
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Washington Post
Augusta
Carl B Milliken
United States
Knox
Penobscot
Milliken
Bertrand McIntyre
Norway
Bert M Fernald
West Poland
Elmer E. Newhert
Maine
Euis B. Goodall
Sanford
Lucius Bowett
Wallace H White
Lewiston
Daniel J. McGirilicuddy
John A. Feters
Ellsworth
Howard Chase
Baring
Ira G. Herzey
Houston
Leon G. Brown
Milo
Roy L. Wardwell
Charles Bly
Richmond
French Premier Clemenceau at Front Visits Belgium Front
Premier Clemenceau with Gen Mordacqq toured the Belgian front visiting the Belgian king and queen at luncheon and observing battles near Kemmel Armentieres Lille Soissons Chauny Coucy le Chateau. He learned deputies Abel Ferry and Gaston Dumesnil were wounded and honored them with the Legion of Honor decorations.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Mordacqq
Ministry of War
M. Clemenceau
Kemmel
Bailleul
Neuve Egiis
Soissons
Abel Ferry
Gaston Dumesnil
Chamber of Deputies
Dimecnil
Legion of Honor
Ferry
Industrial advisers named to district boards for draft rules
Revised selective service regulations publish district board duties on classifying registrants in agriculture and industry. Three industrial advisers per board to be appointed by Labor and Agriculture departments. managers may file deferred classification claims through advisers. boards may defer nonlisted industries.
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Washington
Gen. Crowder
War Industries Board
Mateshal
Distriot Boards
Labor and Agriculture
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Suck Ek Ee
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Morris Joffle
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Lulu Irma Smith
John O. Conrad
Angus Campbell
John Convret
Dora Albert
E. C. Riley
William P. Kelly
RK. &. Jensen
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Crowder
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