British Strike Near Cambrai Advances Toward Hindenburg Line
British forces push from the Arras Cambrai road toward the Hindenburg Line, five miles from the sector near St Quentin, with French units joining in the attack and Germans reportedly shifting artillery east of the Somme. The operation centers west and northwest of Cambrai as part of a broader push to break canal defenses along Canal du Nord and Crozat positions near La Fere.
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Associated Press
France
Haig
St. Quentin Aun
Hindenburg Line
Arras-Cambrai
Flanders
Bus River
Cambrai
Canal du Nord
Vield Marshal
Saig
Argas-Cambrai
India
Fiens
Crozat Caal
la Vere
St. Gobain Massif
Ie Wrench
Liez
la Fere
Vpetain
Crozat
Canal
St. Quentin
St. Gobain
Iaon
T Ie Massif
Dowt Be Chesty Admiral Sims Urges Humble Soldiers
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, commander of American forces in the war zone, told American troops in London that they are not merely thrust into uniforms but fighting for a cause. He warned soldiers not to boast and praised Britain's fleet for protecting and supporting them toward the front.
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William S. Sims
Ameri
London
America
German general downplays western front crisis in lecture
Lieut. Gen. von Freytag-Loringhoven spoke in Amsterdam praising German resolve. He said the pre counteroffensive positions were weak, trenching needed, and no near decisive action was expected. He asserted Germany could sustain the war with manpower material and resolve, delaying internal divisions.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
von Freytag-Loringhoven
von Freitag Loringboren
Great Britain
America
Delivery Error Notice From Carrier
A notice states the paper may not be delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error and asks readers to call 3330 for a copy to be sent. Calls should reach the office before 6 30 p.m. to arrange delivery.
Diplomats to swap under safe conduct terms amid Russia talks
British and French officials in Bolshevik Russia face arrest as allied governments negotiate. Soviet Russia agrees to exchange diplomats with Great Britain if neutral powers guarantee Litvinoff safe conduct and passage via Scandinavia with Holland, Norway, and Sweden guaranteeing safety. Previous accords to remain valid.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Amsterdam
Great Britain
Halshevik
London
Tchitcherin
Vossische Zeitung
Petrograd Telegraph Agency
Soviet
M. Litvinoff
Litvinoff
Scandinavia
Holland
Norway
Sweden
R. H. Wockhart
Wilsons Loan Tour Dropped by White House
Washington dated dispatch states the fourth Liberty loan tour was definitively abandoned by President Wilson as announced at the White House. A Watertown banker and hotel owner, Colonel O G Staples, age 3 million, died suddenly at the Thousand Island house in Alexandria Bay, after formerly operating the Willard Riggs and National hotels in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Watertown
N.Y
O. G. Staples
Washington
Thousand Island House
Alexandria Bay
Staples
Willard, Riggs and National
Alexandria Bar
We Are In New Positions After Ludendorff Belief
The German communiqué is read as Ludendorff believing the retreat ends and a stand on the current line is likely. Paris reports German artillery thunder along the battlefront and Allied forces maintain initiative. German forces still hold Messines ridge while French moves press Laon La Fere and Saint Gobain forest, with ongoing pressure.
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Ludendorff
Associated Press
London
Paris
Messines
Laon-La-Fere
8&T
Gobain Forest
Hindenburg
Draft boards review railroad exemption under new plan
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal Crowder asks draft boards to reopen cases of skilled railroad workers in Class 1 to reassess exemption eligibility. No regulation change, but industrial factors may broaden exemptions, easing protests to President Wilson spearheaded by McAdoo. Younger railroad workers 18 to 45 register Thursday will be held or freed under liberalized occupational exemptions, applying to those not in service under the old ages. Vanderlip to retire as War Savings chair. National City Bank president to take on full duties. Henry Ford and others named in the reorganized campaign. State directors to meet with federal reserve governors to map district War Savings leadership.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Wilson
McAdoo
Associated Pressy
Washington
War Savings
Frank A. Vanderlip
National War Savings Campaign
National City Bank
Henry Ford
Eugene Myer, Jr
The
War Finance Corporation
Charles L. Baine
Boston
Samuel Gompers
Europe
George Bass
Chicago
Frederick A. Delano
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Bove Sernors
War J
French Cross Aisne Ailette In Five Day Battle For Canal
French forces between the Aisne and Oise rivers breached German positions after a five day battle. They captured locomotives, railroad material, many quick firers and a large gun left behind. An enraged sergeant single handedly captured twelve Germans at a machine gun position.
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Sanday
Sept. S
Minin
Aisne
Oise
Coucy
St. Cobain
Hindenburg
Chateau Coucy
Oise-Aisne
Ailette
Chateau
Fresnes
Associated Press
Oise- Aisne
Pont St. March
Quincy
Germany
Varde Wand
Coney-le-Chateau
Conry-a-Ville
Coucy-la-Ville
Pos
Chateau-Nogent
World News From Russia Lies Stifle Europe News
Stockholm dispatch reports refugees baffled by Bolshevik control of Russian information. Finlands and Sweden’s food conditions differ from propaganda. hunger fears and press censorship are blamed on German Bolshevik outlets.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Germany
Ukraine
Siberia
Petrograd
Moscow
U.S
America
United States
Canada
England
London
Soviet Russia
Austria
Billion Excess Rum Tax Bill Fordney Critiques
Representative Fordney of Michigan predicts the war revenue bill will raise more than a billion dollars beyond the $8.314 billion estimate. He challenges penalties on undistributed earnings, argues capital should be March 1, 1913 value, and warns higher taxes threaten banks and smaller businesses. He opposes secrecy of tax statements to Congress.
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Washington
BD. C
Houseways and Merry Committee
Representative Fordney
Michigan
House
Fordney
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fordnes
Congress
Algiers Mission Aims to Cultivate 4.9 Million Acres
The American agricultural mission to Algeria arrived in Algiers on Sunday to study conditions and promote dry farming and irrigation. The group, all specialists, seeks a concession exceeding 4.9 million acres for cultivation with American methods and implements. The governor general hosted a luncheon for the visitors.
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Associated Press
Algiers
Algeria
Bulgar King Ferdinand Returns to Sofia
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who had been receiving treatment at Bad Nauheim in Germany, returned to Sofia on Sunday, according to a Sofia dispatch received. The report notes his return from Germany and places him back in the Bulgarian capital.
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Sofia
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