Germans Bombard American Hospitals In France
German air attack kills one American army medical corps officer and wounds three severely at hospitals held by St. Louis and Harvard contingents near a small French coast village. Two enlisted men die and 16 wounded, five of them Americans. Red Cross unit No. 21 formed with Washington University aid. 80 recruits awaiting transport. No war department report of the strike has been received.
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Red Cross
Washington University Medical College
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Hev. Carroll M. Davis
Episcopal Cathedral
House of, Delegates
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France
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Carson Denounces Loose Peace Talk in War Aims Debate
London reports quote Lt Edward Carson criticizing current peace talk as vague and insufficient. He warns that a mere treaty with Germany cannot ensure genuine peace and cites the Hague Conventions and the League of Nations as essential but historically failing to prevent war. He recalls the German emperor’s assertion that there is no international law.
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d.Loyd-George
Alles
Birkenhead
Edward Carson
Sir Edward
Germany
League of Nations
Belgium
Hague
Carpentier to Be Aviation Instructor in U S
Paris report says Georges Carpentier the French pugilist and aviator will go to the United States as an aviation instructor and will be stationed at Dayton O. Second Lieut. Jean Havarre, the French ace credited with 12 German machines shot down, also heads to America for a similar mission.
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Georges Carpentier
United States
Dayton
JeanHavarre
America
German Imperial Bank Issues More Paper Money
Copenhagen Sept 7 The Imperial Bank of Germany has issued 359 million marks in new paper money in the last week, lifting total note circulation to over 9.3 billion marks, 2.2 billion more than the same date last year. Gold revenue stands at 2.4 billion marks, 66 million below last year.
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Imperial Bank of Germany
French President Poincare Pays Tribute to Pershing Troops
Paris reports President Poincare reviewed American troops in France and praised their role in the liberty battle. Pershing and Sibert accompanied him as Lafayette Day and Marne anniversary were marked. Poincare called for unity with the United States and lauded Wilson.
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Verdun
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United States
Gott and Strong Arm Have Failed Foes Says Kaiser
Amsterdam September 7 The Kaiser replies to merchants in Lubeck on Riga s fall and to Bremen chamber of commerce stressing Germany s army and people remain firm and determined to carry the war to a successful end through divine aid strength and endurance and loyalty against enemy plots.
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Amsterdam
Lubeck
Riga
William
Germany
Bremen
Italian drive on Monte San Gabriele turns decisive
Italian forces press the Austrians in the Gorizia region with heavy losses reported for several days. Monte San Gabriele remains contested as Gen. Cadorna’s communique signals decisive pressure and potential dominance of the Biansizza Plateau, threatening a wedge between Austrian armies and a path toward Triest. Violent artillery duels also rumble along the Champagne and Verdun fronts.
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Paris
Champagne
Verdun
Storm Rain Totals and Political Breakfasts in London
A rainfall of 2.10 inches from 1 a.m. to 1 a.m. at Ralph Slippy’s home marked the heaviest shower since June, with six hours of steady precipitation this week totaling 3.12 inches after a Labor Day fall. London reports revive political breakfasts as Lloyd George announces Paris conference gains at Downing Street and invites business leaders to morning gatherings.
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London
Lloyd George
Paris
Downling Street
Lord Rhondda
Labor Men Back in Fight for Democracy
Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, was elected president of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, with Frank Morrison as secretary and J G Phelps Stokes as treasurer. The group, formed to rally labor behind the war and weed out disloyalists, adjourned a three day meeting amid plans to establish state and county bureaus nationwide. Clarence Darrow to speak as Samuel Gompers presides. The alliance adopted a resolution defending U S war aims as clearly stated by President Wilson in 1917 and 1917 related messages, emphasizing rights of small nations, consent of the governed, reparations, and safeguarding life and liberty.
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Minn
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For ‘Labor and Democrary
Frank Morrison
Alliancee
J. G. G Phelps Stokes
New York
W. R. Gaylord
Milwaukee
James Duncan
Massachusetts
Gertrude B. Fuller
Pittsburgh
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Alliance
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Samuel Gompérs
U.S
People’s Council of America
America
Aigis
People's Council
United States
Unte
Russia
Marne Battle Day Honored by Officials
Paris observes the Marne battle anniversary with messages from Americans including Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker. They praise the victory as a symbol of resistance, liberty, and global peace, noting the fight halted Prussian militarism and would influence the twentieth century’s hope for freer relations among nations.
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Paris
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Joffre
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Baker
Lie Wuman Cruily
Japan Envoys in Conference on OWIP Problems
Washington dispatch says Viscount Ishii and Secretary Lansing will shape closer wartime cooperation. Talks will cover transportation, tonnage gains, shipbuilding, and Japanese yards expanding production for wartime needs. Experts from the Navy Department will join as needed, with further outlines expected Monday.
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Pacific
Japan
Jury Selection Starts in Kelly Murder Trial
In Red Oak Iowa on September 7 the trial of Rev Lyn George J Kelly for murder entered another phase as peremptory challenges began. Thirteen jurors were in the box with causes to pass and the final 12 to be named after partial announcements. Court attaches hoped the jury would be chosen by Saturday night with opening statements to follow Monday.
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George J. Kelly
Willises
Nationwide German plot tied to draft opposition, funds seized
Federal investigators in Chicago probe a wide conspiratorial network linked to the German fund finance scheme. Documents seized nationwide will be cited before grand juries as the probe unfolds, with ties to draft resistance, crop burnings, strikes, and antiwar articles.
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Sept. T
W. W
Wnth
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Grand Jury
Altho
United States
Pacific Northwest
War Minister Told of Aid's Treason in Soviet Trial
In Petrograd on Thursday at Gen. Soukhomlines trial, focus rested on his ties with Prince Andronikoff and on warnings from Makaroff and Col. Eremin about Col. Maisoryeoff. Eremin testified Maisoryeoff met the German emperor in Berlin, but Soukhomlinoff doubted there was proof against Gol.
Ribot Cabinet in France to Resign Posts
The Ribot ministry in France has decided unanimously to resign after a cabinet meeting this morning. President Potnea has asked the premier and ministers to withhold their resignations while leaders from the senate and chamber of deputies return to discuss the situation. The presidents of both chambers have been summoned to Paris.
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Potnea
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Parla
Lodoprra Pile
Petrograd Ready 10 Meet German Advance at Riga
Petrograd authorities brace for potential German descent near Riga as troops reposition from the retreating Russian line. A special civil commission is to preserve order, suspend papers, and clear undesirables while the cabinet denies immediate danger and resists moving government. Public nerves show no panic, but some elites seek to relocate HQs to Moscow or Nijni-Novgorod as fronts hold along a circular arc to Riga.
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Riga
Tempora
Pop
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Nijni-Novgorod
Russian Front
Dvinsk
Appeal Por
Social Democrats
Rabotchayor Gazeta
Zenibilia Volia
The
Revolutionary Socialists
Gulf of Riga
War Office
Root to Address Chicago Meeting
Elihu Root will address a mass meeting of patriotic and war aid groups in Chicago, likely on September 14, per H F Merrick, president of the local National Security League. The notice appears in a Chicago edition with standard paper delivery reminders and a 5 cent Smoke Diamond Joe cigar brief.
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Elihu Root
H. F H. Merrick
National Security League
Premier Lloyd George Seeks Patience In War Speech
Birkenhead England September 7 Premier Lloyd George urged patience amid Russia crisis saying victory hinges on sea power and the alliance would endure. He rejected German submarine success claims and praised allied resolve while asserting Russia would recover and play a larger role in democracy’s survival.
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England
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Russia
Ictory
Riga
Samt
Sir George
Germany
America
New World
War Insurance Bill Up in the House
The administration 176,000,000 soldiers land sailors insurance bill was taken up in the house with settIers determined to dispose of it quickly. Opposition to optional features from private insurers is anticipated but passage without material change is expected. El Tovar Broadleaf Havana Cigar advertisement.
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