British Advance Across Canal Du Nord Gains Four Miles
British forces in France drive a wedge into German defenses between Douai and Cambrai along the Canal du Nord. Indhy-en-Artois and Mocuvres capture mark 3 1/2 to 4 mile gains with Haig’s army pushing toward Cambrai and extending front past Feronne. Disorganization in German ranks cited as aid to the advance.
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Bop. m
Canal du Nord
Rumaucourt
Sains-lez-Marquion
Accordir
Tana
Inchy-en-Artoeis
Demicourt
Doignies
Pennies
Bertincourt
Somme
Associated Press
France
Mocuvres
Gaeant
Haigh
Wotan
Douai
Cambrai
Nott i
Bapaume-Cambrai
Arras-Cambrai
Indhy-en- Artois
Moecurres
Queant
Feronne
Miangin Praises Yank Clearing Of Foe Nests
London dispatch reports the Americans cleared machine gun nests around Terny and gained ascendency near Terny Serny. General Mangin praised the achievement noting the strategic sector north of Soissons and the aid of French cavalry and tanks in the operation.
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Miangin
London
Terny
Daily Mail
France
Terny-Serny
Mangin
Soissons
Italian Countess to Sponsor U.S. Ship Honoring Her Land
Countess Macchi di Cellere wife of the Italian ambassador will sponsor the launching at Kearney New Jersey next Saturday of a new Emergency Fleet corporation steel steamship to be christened the Piave. The name honors the Italian people for their victory on the Piave river.
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Associated Press
New York
Macchi di Cellere
Kearney
N. J
Steel Steamship
Piave
Name Baby Wilhelm Five Taken to Jail After Row
Pittsburgh Pa Sept 4 What shall we name the baby asked Nick Patsitogsky as relatives gathered for the christening A free for all ensued and five belligerents were arrested by a police squad Martins La Venga Havana 10c cigar advertisement
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Wilhelm
Pittsburgh
Nick Patsitogsky
Daniel Loczek
Martins la Venga
Havana
World War Exposition Shows Allies’ Industrial Unity
Lord Reading, British ambassador, told reporters at the war exposition that Germany’s Prussian dream of world mastery has been banished by industrial achievements and the Allied resolve. He praised inventors and workers who shifted to war production, saying a reshaped world will rest on justice, security, and freedom once Germany is decisively beaten.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lord Reading
United States
Colville Barclay
America
Germany
Offensive presses French soil as 46 day drive continues
Paris reports a 46 day uninterrupted offensive across northern France with Mangin units pressing near Ypres and Reims. Wumbert Nebeney advance on St. Quentin while Vesle actions between Wraneco-Americans and Rawlinson near Peronne. Byng eyes Lens and Plumer Armentieres as Rawlinson claims German disarray.
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Paris
Ypres
Reims
Mangin
St. Gobian Forest
Chemin Des Dames
Wumbert
Nebeney
St. Quentin
Wraneco-Americans
Vesle
Rawlinson
Peronne
Byng
Lens
Plumer
Armentieres
France
German U-boat sunk in 15 seconds by British submarine
London reports a German U-boat was sunk on a British submarine patrol after both torpedoes struck. The British craft closed in at full speed and fired, causing the U-boat to go down within fifteen seconds.
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London
Central News
Food for Prisoners Bought by U S for Red Cross
The War Department ordered large food consignments for prisoners in enemy camps to be shipped to France Switzerland and Denmark and distributed by the American Red Cross. The orders total more than 2 500 000 pounds of hard bread 250 000 pounds of oats 333 333 pounds of fresh beef 500 000 cans of baked beans and 205 000 cans of fish flakes with distribution through the Red Cross in Europe.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
France
Switzerland
Denmark
American Red Cross
No Widow Weddings S Peut Doctor's Tip to Help Birth Rate
Amsterdam dispatch reports Munich doctor Hans von Hertig urging a German law to bar widows from remarrying to boost birth rates. He notes about 300000 widows aged 18 to 45 in 1910, with millions more by his estimate, affecting single women and national demographics.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Germany
Munich
Hans von Hertig
Sick Men of Draft Age Allowed to Let Deputy Fill Card
Washington D C September 4 Provisions for registering men within the draft age limits who may be fit on September 12 were announced by Provost Marshal General Crowder Any man unable to appear may send a representative to the draft board who, if deemed bona fide, will be deputized to fill out the card and the registrar s report The word sick will be written on the card and mailed or delivered to the local board
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
General Crowder
Nomen's votes add for New York regular men
New York voters in the first state-wide primary favored organization candidates with light overall turnout. Governor Whitman defeated Merton Lewis by a landslide in early returns, Whitman 197,427 to 79,869 with many districts missing. Alfred E. Smith led over W. C. Osborn for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as 2,22 districts were incomplete. Keyes held a slim Republican edge for U S senator, 8,144 to Spaulding 7,842, with 30 towns missing. Reed led over Noone in the Democratic contest.
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New York
We En
Nuth Jetal
Soxes
Chartics
Whitman
Merton
Lewis
Alfred £. Smith
Board of Aldermen of
New York City
W. C. Osborn
Smith
Osborn
Peasants Threaten Soviet Troops From Rear
Moscow dispatch reports peasants rising in Perm and Saratov threaten Soviet forces from the rear as troops advance toward Ufa. Berlin dispatch notes measures to quell the revolt and the difficult position of authorities amid growing unrest.
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Ay the
Assoriatiel Pro
Amsterdam
Ufa
Perm
Saratov
Moscow
Berlin
Kreuz Zeitum
Postmaster Hughes Fined for Sugar Hoarding in Cedar Falls
Federal agents detain Cedar Falls postmaster George W. Hughes, seize 60 pounds of sugar, and impose a $50 fine to aid the Red Cross. Hughes claimed misunderstanding of rules, while affidavits show he bought sugar for canning on Aug 24 at two stores. The fine proceeds go to the war fund.
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Geo. W. Hughes
Cedar Falls
Kaiser
George W. Hughes
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Waterloo
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Burlington
W. F. Parrott
Red Cross
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Deems
Peterson
War Fund
The
Rei Cross Society
Broad new grounds for military exemption issued
Washington, Sept. 4. Broad changes in exemption rules are being drafted by Provost Marshal General Crowder to govern 18 and 45 year olds registering Sept. 12. The new policy eliminates the term industrial occupation, allowing deferred classification for work necessary to the military establishment or national interest. Bankers and essential bank workers, along with Red Cross staff, may be exempted under district boards. Courts will not define exempt status. boards will work details after authorization.
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Washington, DC
General Crowder
Serview
United States
Bertha's Vibrations Grow Amid Paris Heat
In Paris, Miss Stella Berry of Louisville and Washington, D. C., newly with the American Red Cross, notes many automobile tires blowing up in the heat. The remark amuses a friend as the Kaiser might enjoy such timing.
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Fleciprocal News Service
Paris
London
Big Bertha
Stella Berry
Louisville
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Gubernatorial Primary Race Tight in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Wis Sent 4 The Republican guber- natorial primary left uncertainty as Gov RB Philipp seeks a War record endorsement while Roy P Wilcox of Eau Claire runs on a loyalty platform in a neck and neck vote Tiltemore trails third with farmer labor support scarce Democratic contests show little opposition Most Republican incumbents nominated except Attorney General Spencer Slaven Blaine defeats him Philipp trails in Milwaukee county but Blaine gains elsewhere
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Ib. L. Philipp
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
Tiltemore
Farmer and Labor
Spencer Slaven
John J. Blaine
Philipp
File
Wilcox
Milwaukee County
van Claire
Lenin in critical condition after assassination attempt
Moscow reports Bolshevik premier Nikolai Lenin remains critical after last Friday's attack. Surgeons have removed a large bullet from his body. crisis expected within three days, a Central News Agency dispatch states. The notice appears amid other ad text and misprinted lines in the issue.
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Don
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Central
Lenine
Americans Leave War Areas As March Reports Fronts
Washington Sept. 4 General March announced the arrival of Major General William Graves and staff to command all American forces on the eastern front. Graves brings 43 aicers and 138 less men to join regiments from the Philippines. Embarkation for all fronts exceeds 1.6 million by Aug. 31, with 250 000 landed in August and a 285 000 monthly record. Cambrai near the British advance, 7 1 2 miles away, per official ad vice. The 29th division lands in France. 36th completes debarkation. 35th sits in the Vosges. 27th trains with the British in Flanders. The 30th division fate uncertain under Pershing. 27th not in Mount Kemmel action. Wounds sent home total 102nd infantry. 27 men among August returnees.
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Washington, D.C
William 8. Graves
Vladivostok
March
Graves
United States
Philippines
Associated Press
Washington
DD. C
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Soissons
Terny-Serny
Michigan
Wisconsin
Haan
France
Queant-Drocourt
Cambrai
New York
Flanders
Mount Kemmel
102Nd Infantry
Pershing
George W. Reed
Fourth Army Corps
World Series Game Postponed By Rain in Chicago
Chicago and Boston were scheduled to start the World Series but rain delayed the opening game. Weather forecasts expect more rain with canvas covering the diamond. The postponement gives Boston a day of rest after their eastward travel. Few spectators were at the ticket windows.
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Chicago
Boston
Lureau
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