Allied Forces Break Bulgars as Allenby Captures 40000 Turks
British forces under Allenby press the offensive on multiple fronts including St Quentin in France and Palestine east of the Jordan. Turkish and Bulgarian units retreat under heavy pressure as 40000 prisoners and 205 guns are reported captured, with Italian Greek and Serbian troops advancing in Macedonia and along the French line.
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Macedonia
Palestine
Jordan
Allenby
Selency
Gricourt
Haig
Vardar River
Krieggelt
Gradska
Frodoroff
Vardar
Struma
Bulgaria
Fobrove
Strumitsa
Veles
Uskub
Serbs Cross the Vardar North of Gradsko Front Holds Narrow Rim
Allied advances push along the Vardar north of Gradsko with a bridgehead south of Gnish Oba and control of the Prilep Gradsko road. Serbs report taking thirty guns, capturing vast materiel while Bulgarians retreat toward Veles and Uskub. British and Greek forces near Strumitsa and Prilep, hospitals abandoned, Roumanian soldiers freed.
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Vardar
Gradsko
Veles
Associated Press
Lonaga
Vaidar
Tadsko
Gnish Oba
Ney
Bregalnitsa
Tas Vardar
Prileo-Gradsko
Prilep
Prilep-Gradsko
al Hospital
Allied Cavalry In Bulgaria Amid Stubborn French Resistance
Paris reports Allied cavalry advances in Bulgaria face stubborn French resistance along the frontier near NDemirkapu pass and Strumitsa with fierce fighting on the Warder river bank. Dulganans hold fortified positions protecting their frontier as Veles may fall, with Uskub eyed to restore the Saloniki Uskub railway corridor.
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Paris
Sepe
Shes
Franchet d'Isperey
Ndemirkapu Pass
Strumitsa Station
Dulganans
Veles
Uskub
Saloniki-Uskub
Pat
Bulgearia
Allied and German War Updates from Front in September
Daily war communiques report shifting action across Europe from Selency to Mouerres and Epeby with Allied gains near Selency and Bulgarian frontier patrols. Haig notes repulsed German counterattacks northwest of Fayet and east of Epeby, while Omignon Brook to Somme sees fresh assaults repelled. Italian forces advance north of Topalchan between Monastir and Prilep.
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London
Haig
Selency
Fayet
Epeby
Indy
Mouerres
Strumitsa
Suarda
Paris
Havas
Lkely
Bakuna
Uskub
Veles
Rome
Macedonia
British Close Trap On Turkish Army In Palestine
Allied forces report over 40 000 prisoners and 265 guns taken as British units push east of the Jordan toward Amman along the Hedjaz railway while Arab contingents press the Turkish retreating north from Ma’an. Constantinople says Turkish withdrawal continues per prearranged plans with no major actions recorded.
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Ishtin
Associated Press
London
Palestine
Jordan
Hedjaz
Amman
Ma’an
Malan
Annam Fa
German War Leader Says Offensive Failed But United States Will Be Settled With
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Gen von Wrishers reporting on German war strategy. He cites failure to surprise Entente, need to assume defense with British reinforcement, and withdrawal to the Hindenburg line for strategic reasons. He notes American St Mihiel victory caused losses but claims the U S armies will be settled with.
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Amsterdam
von Wrishers
Reichstag
Herlin
Marne
von Wrisberk
Hindenburg Line
St. Mihiel
Vyon Wrishberg
Bey
French and British Close on St Quentin After Hard Fighting
French and British forces press toward St Quentin with gains near Pontruet Belency and Gricourt. 1,000 prisoners taken, many machine guns captured as Debeny’s troops shift to frontal assault. Canadians push southeast of Indha toward Cambrai along the Canal Dunard, strengthening the advance west of Cambrai.
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Sidden
Cambrai
France
St. Quentin
Pontruet
Belency
Gricourt
Inghy
Cambgai
Debeny
St Quentin
Francilly-Selency
Savy Wood
Marjorin Wood
L’epime de Dallon
Hoinon
Dalton
Dallon
la Penneterie
Canal du Nord
Beuvraignes Three Arches
Montdidier
Hindenburg Line
Beuvraignes
Reuters
Montreal
Indha
Dunard
Germans Prepare Evacuation Plan For Metz Bombardment
Paris dispatch reports Berlin announcing civilian evacuations from Metz and other target areas as long range bombardment continues. British advances near St Quentin yield 190 prisoners while French achieve most objectives. Selency falls as Haig reports repulsed counterattacks and German losses mount.
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Chamin Des Dames
Chemin Des Dames
Tthe Laon
Lorraine
Berlin
Germany
Metz
Associated Preas
Amsterdam
Selency Village
American airman sinks submarine in daring action
London report says reserve Ensign J F Carson engaged a submarine that attacked his seaplane. He strafed the crew and forced the sub to dive, while bombs fell on its bow as it surfaced briefly. British admiralty credited Carson with helping destroy the submarine. other notes praised Allied actions in the region.
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Associated Press
London
J. F. Carson
Admiralty
Carson
Richard P. McCullough
U. S
Abmarine
Algiers
Balearic Islands
Russians besiege U.S. Consulate and flee to safety
A Moscow report says French and British officers sought refuge in the American consulate, protected by Norway, as Bolshevik forces pressed the siege. Litvinoff and about 60 Russians left London, with assurances required for British exit. Spain signals readiness to back order restoration in Russia amid a broader diplomatic push.
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Podle
London
Russia
Ufa
Fleurich
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Spain
Switzerland
Argentina
Petrograd
Moscow
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Folkets Dagblads
Maxium Litvinoft
Litvinoff
M. Litvinoff
Madrid
Wilson
Alfonso
Yesterdaly
Poole
Influenza Flares Across District District Sees First Barracks Case
The Spanish influenza spreads from New York to 26 states with seven civilian cases and a district death. Army camps report 6,234 cases and 155 pneumonia deaths nationwide. 29,002 army cases overall and 2,313 pneumonia cases. Red Cross provides gauze filters as officials unite to curb the epidemic. Wilmington, North Carolina opens a public health service hospital to treat patients.
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Vera
Fowler
Army
Marine Barracks
John Jones
Eighth Street
New York
Public Health Service
New England
Red Cross
War and Navy Departments
Wilmington
N. C
Public Health Service Hospital
Americans Get Official Credit for Felling Aerial Foes
The Americas Army in France has officially credited a large number of American aviators with downing German aircraft. Named officers include Maj. Kenneth Marr of San Francisco Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt of New York Capt. Herbert Hall of Palo Alto Cal and Lieuts Alexander H. McLanahan of Philadelphia B Hucker of Fayette Mo Walden Heinrichs of Granville Ohio Tyler C. Bronson of New York Cleveland McDermitt of Syracuse Kenneth Porter of Dowagiac Buch Robert C. Cates Jr Spartansburg Pa William S. Brotherton Guthrie Ind and Hamilton Coolidge of Boston Mass.
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France
Associated Press
Kenneth Marr
San Francisco
Quentin Roosevelt
New York
Herbert Hall
Palo Altos
Cal
Alexander H. McLanahan
Philadelphia
B. Hucker
Fayette, Mo
Walden Heinrichs
Granville
Ohio
Tyler C. Bronson
New York City
Cleveland McDermitt
Syracuse
N. Y
Kenneth Porter
Dowagiac
Buch
Robert C. Cates, Jr
Spartansburg
William S. Brotherton
Guthrie, In
Hamilton Coolidgs
Boston
Mass
Vienna's Note at Vatican Formal Reply Likely
The Vatican announced today that the Austrian peace note was received yesterday with a special letter from the nuncio in Vienna. Frontier closing caused delay in arrival. The Vatican's answer is expected to be formal and official.
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Lansing
Dewitt C. Pogle
Stockholm
Finiani
Russia
State Department
North
Archangel
Ufa
Vienna
Vatican
Rome
Vtican
Persly Zormal
German Peace Speech Seen as Made in Germany Calibrated
Washington report notes Count von Hertling’s Reichstag address as familiar propaganda with a few frank spars. Col. House meets in Washington as officials judge the speech’s tone and future promises, while German aims and postwar reforms are weighed for political impact.
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Cornright
Washington Post
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
State Department
Germany
Col. House
Washington
Col. E. M House
United States
Lansing
Cer
Peasion
Tristed ¢S
Alliea
von Hertling
Entente
Berlin
America
Great Britain
Ireland
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