British and Canadian Forces Break Through Hindenburg Line
In France, British and Canadian troops push along the Arras region and the Hindenburg line. The Drocourt-Queant switch near Cag Nicourt is penetrated, with prisoners taken. American units advance east through Voormezeele as British reach Le Transloy and the Lys near Estaires.
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Drocourt-Queant
Hindenburg
France
Associated Press
Flanders
Voormezeele
London
Cag- Nicourt
Queant
Allied Forges Take 126 002 Since July 15
Allied forces on the western front report 125,302 prisoners taken since July 13 and 2,069 guns, 1,7234 mine throwers, 13,783 machine guns captured. Front activity centers east of Pont St March and Canal du Nord with French repulses and progress west of Coucy le Chateau. Mangin leads Franco American troops gaining ground and forcing German retirement toward Buery le Long as observers note eastward movement of German convoys and storage destruction.
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Associated Press
Paris
Western Front
Pont St March
Canal du Nord
Coucy-le-Chateau
Pont St. March
Champagne
Auberive
Ypres
Soissons
Peronne
Somme
Mangin
Freata
Crecy-au-Mont
Juvigny
Vaunx-Regis
Chavigny
Leury
Labor Day Parades Charge War Bid Across Nation
The Labor Day observance spreads from New York to Boston with 150 000 marchers and 75 000 in Manhattan shouting Win the War for Freedom. U S officials including Wilson McAdoo Schwab and Gompers pledge labor support to the war effort and parade crowds honor soldiers and sailors. In Brownsville Texas Officer Fred Tate is killed by alleged Mexican smugglers during a roadside search.
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Associated Tress
Washington
United States
Wilson
McAdoo
Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
France
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Laabor
Manhattan
Willam B. Wilson
Department of Labor
Whitman
Hylan
George
Reel
Committee On Public Information
Chicago
I Naval Trai
Boston IX Line
Boston
New England
Metal Trades Council of
England
Derby
Samuel Gompers
Central Hall
Trades Union Congress
British Labor Party
Sandelegairs
Kaiser William vows Germany cannot be shaken in Sedan day message
Emperor William reassures Berlin and Amsterdam that the German empire remains strong and united. He pledges readiness for sacrifices and an honorable peace, praising German heroism and loyalty, and expresses confidence in overcoming all storms with divine aid.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Emperor William
Berlin
Rempire
30 20 Wheat Flour to Be Used Under New Food Ruling
The 30 20 rule for wheat flour, announced by Herbert O. Tloovrer after returning from Europe, takes effect Sept. 1. No certificates required. flour may include 20 percent substitutes. Acceptable substitutes are barley flour, corn meal, and corn flour in a 1 to 5 ratio with wheat flour. Retailers may stock a 66 days supply. Victory mixed flour will include the required substitute percentage.
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Herbert
Tloovrer
Europe
Girl 14 lies central in Iowa wife murder case
Maquoketa Iowa Sept 2 After a third confession Guy Wilford self confessed wife murderer named his 14 year old niece Velma Taylor as the other woman He pleaded not guilty and is to be held to the September term of the Jackson county district court Authorities fear for his safety after his wife was shot to death early last Wednesday morning Fire department responded to a shed fire at the office Fuel company but caused no damage
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Allated Press
Maquoketa
Velma Taylor
Euwiliy
Jackson County District Court
Guy Wilford
Analmosa
Wilford
Bolsheviki to Execute 5000 Revolutionaries in Moscow
An official Bolshevik decree in Moscow announces that 5000 social revolutionaries, imprisoned and condemned to death, will be shot if new plots against the Soviet government are attempted. Dispatches report roads to the Kremlin blocked and Moscow streets occupied by troops. inhabitants stay indoors as the city appears deserted.
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Amsterdam
Bolsheviki
Smarty
Moscow
iVossische Zeitung
Kremlin
Survivors From Logrick Reach Atlantic Port
A Canadian Atlantic port reports 13 survivors from the 27 crew of the Finnish steamer Wierick torpedoed August 16 about 500 miles off the French coast. Fourteen crew members are missing or believed killed. two lifeboats containing the captain and others are unaccounted for. The survivors arrived aboard an oil tanker after being rescued.
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Wierick
Bordeaux
Montreal
Pthe
Hun Retreat Nears a Potential World War II Style Collapse
The article discusses a possible German defeat at the hands of Allied forces near the Hindenburg line and Lens. It compares outcomes to Leipzig, warning that a German retreat could signal a broken military power and lead to a sprawling western campaign into Alsace and Lorraine. Weather could slow pursuers, but a strategic withdrawal remains the plan.
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Frank H
Tribune Association
New York Tribune
New York
Ludendorttem
Lorne
Byng
Somme
Lens
Leipzig
Napoleon
France
Paris
Hindenburg
Belgian
Europe
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Rhine
Marne
Ludendorff
Koehn
Hindenburg Line
Foch
Boehnay
Labor Day Message Calls Workers to United War Effort
President Woodrow Wilson urges all citizens to see themselves as enlisted in a single army in a labor day address. He says every tool and worker is a weapon for victory and stresses unity across industries in the war for freedom and self determination. Cont includes Japan Miners Strike note from Kyushu with mine fires and housing destruction.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Woodrow Wil 3Son
White House
1918
Fife
Delivery error notice for missed issue
If this paper is not delivered to your home by the carrier, please call 83836 before 6:30 p.m. A copy of the paper will be sent to you.
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Qelock
Patriotism Special Labor Day Parade Shines in Waterloo
Central labor body leads a city wide holiday with a long parade and athletic events. Flags and service banners mark 304 men in service including 4 stars for deceased members. Judge Wade calls for duty in the war effort as thousands cheer along Lincoln park.
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Central Labor Body
Red Cross
Uncie Sam
Waterloo Military Band
Illinois Central Shop
Illinois Central
Uncle Sam
Ain
Jabor Temple
Lincoln Park
BR. D. Atherton
M. J. Wade
J. W. Rickert
Mem Department
Molders’ Union
Barbers' Union
Waterloo
Judge Wade
Cedar River Park
Sertice
Bart
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Daltigh
Flanders Line
Nicourt
Arras
Bapaume Road
Bougny
Scarpe River
Hendecourt
Cagnicourt
Bapaume
le Trans-loy
Scarpe
Noreuil
Lys
Estaires
Neuve-Egtise
War Office
Riencourt-le-Cagnicourt
Allied Forges
Haig and
Posite Arras Front
Brownsville
Great Lakes Naval Station
Maurice de Bunzen
Havana
Gor Martin
el Verso
Fred Tate
Pex
Crstat
Fred ‘Tate
Ain Road
Brownsvlle
Tate
Joe Shaw
Gen. Pershing
Kaiser
Hungry Hung
Iowa
Or Lce Fuel Company
Logrick
Atlantic Port
Belgium
Tokio
Kyushu Coal District
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