Allies Drive Germans Back in Four Great Battles
Paris and London reports on Sept 28 describe Gen Mangin capturing Fort Malmaison southwest of Laon and Belgians plus British advancing beyond Ypres Dixmude. British and Canadian forces push east of Passchendaele front and seize multiple towns including Marcoing Pal leul Nivelle Cantaing Fontaine Notre Dame as German coastal bases are bombarded. Canadian forces storm through forest areas and Canal de Nord, gaining ground near Dona Cambia with reinforcements joining the drive. Haig reports 16,000 prisoners and 200 guns captured in the Cambrai offensive.
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Jouy-Aisy
Maugin
Finen Forest
Anity
War Reports From Verdun To Cambrai Front News
Official communiques detail First Army gains northwest of Verdun with towns captured and 8,000 prisoners. Haig reports success near Cambrai with Marcoing, Highland and Welsh Ridges, and canal crossings. Belgian headquar ters announce six kilometers advance and 4,000 prisoners with heavy guns captured. German war office notes Allied attacks near Dixmude and Lys.
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Virginia
Oregon
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Colorado
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British Forces Break Through Passchendaele Ridge Front
British and Belgian troops overran the Passchendaele ridge on a twenty mile front, pushing twelve miles forward this morning. The advance reached east of Messines with a semicircular bulge in German lines as King Albert of Belgium led the drive. Canadian troops pressed through Haynecourt to the Douai Cambrai road, and Epincy City Le Varger towns fell into Allied hands.
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City-Le-Varger
Haynecourt
Douai-Cambrai Road
London
Universal Service
Passchendaele Ridge
Flanders
Paeschen
Gaele
Roulera
Ypres
Meskines
Albert
Sofia
March
Vie
Balkan Front
fGen
Good Progress Shown by New American Line Amid Heavy Fighting
American forces report progress as Pershing's men extend their line from Brieulles to Exermont near Verdun. German resistance remains stubborn with heavy artillery and machine gun fire. In three days, 60 enemy aircraft downed. American losses under 20. Bridges over the Meuse targeted. trains of German troops seen entering Brieulles were shelled.
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Picgnavle
Ley Auiehly
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Amiens
Auras
Jose
New American Line
Champagne
Brieulles
Exermont
Verdun
Associated Press
Argonne Forest
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Montfaucon
Brunhilds Line
Norst Arm
Argonné Woods
Epinon
Gourad
French push in Champagne drives deep into Somme-Py
Paris dispatch reports continued Allied pressure as French forces capture Somme-Py and surrounding heights, advance along the Ailette and Aisne axes, and seize dozens of prisoners. German counterattacks are repulsed as Gouraud’s troops maintain a methodical, disciplined advance amid heavy fighting and terrain challenges.
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Paris
Somme-Py
War Office
Fontaine-en- Dormoise
Ailette
Aisne
Jeuy
Aizy
Sandy
Allemant
Champagne
Associated Press
Gouraud
Semme Py
Peke
Burian Weighs Second Peace Note in Vienna Circles
In Vienna rumors say Foreign Minister Burian will issue a second peace note to belligerents. Reports claim the note will echo the first but include more precise statements likely to modify entente terms. Swiss reports indicate central powers may intervene in Roumania over alleged intrigues against Bucharest treaty spirit.
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Havas
Vienna
Baron Burian
Sogn
Zeurich
Wil
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Roumania
Bucharest
Demonstrations Rally for Premier Malinoff in Sofia
Daily demonstrations in Sofia demand support for Premier Malinoff with crowds protesting against King Ferdinand. Berlin dispatches warn the king could assume a military dictatorship amid political turmoil.
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Zurich
Malinoff
Sofia
Berlin
Ferdinand
Post Readers Mix in Editorial Society and Fashion Pages
In this issue The Post places dramatic pages within the Editorial and Society sections while the fashion pages and The Post's Cousins Club pages appear in Magazine and Fiction sections. The layout reflects a blend of literature, society notes, and style content across sections.
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$2,500,000 Pledged in Washington Liberty Loan Drive
Washington business leaders pledged over 1.6 million dollars toward the fourth liberty loan at Liberty Hut led by Senator James Hamilton Lewis who urged Americans to show resolve toward Berlin. Major subscriptions from Insurance and other firms were announced, with many smaller gifts recorded as the campaign expanded citywide.
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Uvy
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District of Columbia
Liberty Loan Committee of
James Hamilton Lewis
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United States
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Prussia
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Liberty Loan Committee
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S. Kann Sons & Company
Baltimore
M. Goldenberg & Sons
Rigel National Bank
Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company
Pirestone Tire & Rubber Company
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Hela
Keith
Unter den Linden
St. Mikkiel
Roumanian Crown Prince Renounces Throne Claim
Amsterdam reports Crown Prince Charles of Roumania, ordered to solitary confinement after his Odessa marriage to the daughter of a Romanian army officer, is said to have renounced his succession to the Roumanian throne.
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Charles of
Roumania
Ferdinand
Odessa
Kaiser Loses 2 9 000 000 Tons of Shipping
London reports Germany shed 2 900 000 tons of shipping during the war with 5 453 298 net tons on January 1 1914. It notes 350 000 tons built during the conflict and 174 000 tons of new naval tonnage.
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Kaiser
London
Germany
Greeks and Italians Push in Balkan Fronts
Balkan fighting intensifies as Greek forces advance along Belishitea and aid allied troops in Macedonia. Italian troops seize Krushevo near Prilep, while Serbs report gains near Uskub and Veles. British war office confirms continued allied push with Greek units crossing the Vardar and pushing toward Dojran.
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Belishitca
Krushevo
Athens
Macedonia
Creek War Office
Prilep
Vardar
Dojran
Demirkapu
Belashitza
Italian Warriors To Aid Liberty Loan Drive In Washington
Two companies of veteran Italian soldiers and a Grenadier Guards band, sent from Italy to boost support for the fourth Liberty loan, are due in New York today and arrive in Washington within days. The Liberty loan committee of the District plans an elaborate reception with a spectacular street parade.
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America
Washington
New York
Uberty Loan
March Says Bulgaria Collapse Stemmed Western Front Strategy
General Peyton C. March reviews war conditions and lauds the western front concentration that forced Bulgaria toward separate peace. He notes Bulgaria’s defection signals possible isolation of Turkey and reentry of Romania, with American troops on a 20 mile front and German commander's large retreat in Palestine. Counts of Balkan moves, British Greek cooperation, and a sharp German flight are highlighted.
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