Allies Smash Through Hindenburg Line Near Cambrai
Allied forces on four sectors push into and beyond the Hindenburg line from Verdun to the North Sea. British and Belgians attack north of Ypres, French and Americans north of the Aisne, and in Champagne. Cambrai reports suggest British capture of Bourlon Wood and proximity to the city, with movements toward Douai and St Quentin.
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Hindenburg Line
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
Verdun
North Sea
Ypres
Cambrai
Aisne
Champagne
Bourlonwood
Fortaine-Notre Dame
Sailly
Byng
Nj Longer
Tront
Scheldt
Cantaing
Waig
Beteen Cambrai
Douai
St. Quentin
Raght
Jandenburg
Dixmude
Houtholst Forest
Belgium
Lille
Franz H. Simonne
the Tribune Association
New York Tribune
New York
Lorraine
Meuse
Polmes
Bil
Varennes
Louis XVI
Mont Baucon
Tahure
Cernay
Navarin Farm
Metz
Foch
St. Mihiel
Pershing
Gouraud
Tent Leader Fled Command of Turkish Troops in Palestine
The report details Gen von Sandera, a German generalissimo leading Turkish forces in Palestine, who fled upon hearing of British cavalry approach. It highlights Allenby’s victory and praises British horsemen, noting a 50 mile advance in 24 hours with heavy combat en route.
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von “Sandera
Palestine
Trd Dzabeth
Allenby
Bulgaria Must Cut Hunte s Britain Replies
The Bulgarian minister in Washington says Bulgaria may abandon its alliance with Germany and Austria and seek U S mediation if peace overtures fail. Britain confirms no armistice and states any peace talks would require a break with Germany Austria Hungary and Turkey with guarantees to safeguard Allied operations.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bulgaria
Stephan Panateroiy
Germany
Austria
United States
London
Great Britain
Sofia
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Verdun Spotlight Shapes Allied Strategy Says Simonds
Franz H. Simonds argues Verdun area fighting signals broader Allied strategy under Foch. He cites St Mihiel and Lorraine as multi-front pressure points aimed at stretching German reserves, with Macedonia as a model of how Balkan offensives provoke German responses.
Bulgaria proposes armistice and peace talks
A Bulgarian official statement dated September 24 announces a proposal to cease hostilities and begin armistice discussions with the Entente, with emissaries set to contact plenipotentiaries in Saloniki. The Wolff bureau disputed the departure report, and Bulgarian leaders held a Monday meeting on peace, amid martial law claims and worsening food shortages.
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Associated Press
London
Bulgaria
Saloniki
Wolfe “Bureau
Paris
Vaseil Radoslavoff
Matinoff
Zurich
Sofia
Lnudendorff
Trapped Miners in Royalton Blast Feared Fatal
Murphysboro Illinois September 25 Twenty three men including the manager and superintendent were trapped in the Franklin Coal and Coke North mine at Royalton five miles southeast of St Louis by a 5 am explosion. Rescue attempts were hindered by smoke and gas as the fire burned fiercely. One reported escape through the shaft air shaft. The previous 1914 explosion in the same mine claimed fifty two lives.
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Associated Press
Murphysboro
Franklin Coal & Coke Mining Company
Royalton
St. Louis
Benton
Desperate Hun Thies To Block Yank Advance
German prisoners counted over 3,000 by noon as Army Corps northwest of Verdun presses the defense. One division held 1,400+, with many guards among captives. American forces north of Verdun face fierce German resistance, fighting to halt the advance along the Brunhilde line through Argonne woods and toward Ivoiry, as artillery concentrates on enemy positions.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Brunhilde
Argonne Woods
Epinonville-Montfaucon
Ivoiry
Cisrges
Emont Woods
President Wilson Urges Liberty Bond Purchases
President Wilson makes a public appeal urging citizens to buy Liberty Bonds on a broader scale to support the wartime effort. He argues that funding the war is as essential as the nation's founding principles and that timely investment will aid a victorious outcome against Germany. He notes Americans have long pledged lives and fortunes to defend liberty and will not falter now.
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America
Germany
Waterloo Does ItotLF Proud in Loan Drive
Waterloo and surrounding counties reported strong Fourth Liberty Loan results with Waterloo near its quota and county totals topping $1.2 million. Macy Campbell and Service League officials praised residents for homefront support as multiple towns announced final figures and County returns across La Porte City Mount Vernon and Butler County surpassed targets.
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Waterloo
Liberty Loan
United States
Service League
M. &. Bowman
County
Mack Hinks
Joan
Macy Campbell
la Porte City
Mr. Campbell
Mount Vernon
Bremer County
Butler County
W. F. Ray
County Liberty Loan Committee
Bride Weds Far From Groom During Quarantine
In Camp Lee Virginia a wedding was held with the bride Mary Smith and the officiating minister 15 paces from the groom Private Leon Wellriver under quarantine awaiting departure for France. A lieutenant relayed questions to the groom who signaled yes, while Miss Smith answered beside the minister.
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Camp Lee
Petersburg
Leon Wellriver
Mary Smith
Wyoming
Wellriver
France
Miss Smith
Juarts Loan Push For Record $6 Billion Funding
Juarts plans to borrow what would be history’s largest loan at six billion dollars. Liberty Is seeks to cover the amount with U. S. government backing and aims to exceed prior issues. Officials express confidence that investors will subscribe beyond the minimum and boost public finance.
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Juarts
Fourth Liberty Loan drive opens across nation
Washington announces a $6 billion goal to be raised in three weeks as communities rush to oversubscribe before official opening. Ceremonies occur nationwide with posters urging support for troops in France. Subscriptions reach 55 million from Prudential and New York Life, Armour, and United States Steel also contributing. Roosevelt leads Baltimore event while influenza spreads through army camps with 42,367 total cases to date.
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Washington, D. C
America
Treasury Department
France
Bulgaria
Wilson
Imrs
Tellegen
Washington
Treasury Building
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Marine Band
New York
Secondederal Reserve Committee
Liberty
Prudential Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
United States Steel Corporation
Associated Press
Yanks Capture Several North Ausota Towns
Archangel notices report American troops allied with British and Russians capturing multiple villages along the Dwina in ten days, advancing 50 miles as Bolsheviks retreat to Kotlas. General March announces Gen Poole commands allied forces south of Archangel. Colonel Stewart leads American units. Japanese forces unite in eastern Siberia, marching east from Chita and northwest from Blagovestchensk toward Rufulov.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Dwina
Kotlas
Stewart U.S
Washington, D. C
March
Poole
Stewart
London
Siberia
Chita
Blagiovestschensk
Rufulov
Blaxiovestschensk
Expert dairymen go abroad to aid hospital milk supply
New York Sept 28 The American Red Cross will dispatch expert American dairy men and market gardeners to Europe to increase and improve milk and fresh vegetable supplies for American military hospitals in England and France. Lieutenant H L Frost of the bureau of hospital farms and gardens, now at Red Cross headquarters in Paris, will come to lead the mission.
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New York
England
France
American Red Cross
Europe
H. L. Frost
Bureau of Hospital Farms and Gardens
Paris
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