Russian Forces Claim Victory as German Army Falls Back
Morning Journal reports that Russian troops defeated the German forces in the battle of Augustowo and pursued them toward the east Prussian frontier. The German retreat included abandonment of trains and artillery as Russians seized positions along the Niemen and Hopetzkin region.
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Petrograd
Frem General Staff
Augustowo
Hopetzkin
Hiemen
Druskeniki
Niemen
Oseowetz
Belgium
Tournai
Lille
Laenken
Maestricht
Germans Sealgipered in Russian Trap at Niemen Crossing
Daily Telegraph report from Petrograd details a German attempt to cross the Niemen on September 25 that ended in disaster. Russian guns and machine fire halted crossings. hundreds of German dead and missing were left in the river and on its banks, with estimates of as many as 20,000 German corpses carried down the Niemen and large German casualties at Szenedski.
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London
Niemen River
Daily Telegraph
Petrograd
Rennenkampfls
Niemen
Yvellow
Szenedski
Milpeary Governor Reassures Warsaw
Petrograd dispatch reports the Milpeary Governor reassures Warsaw amid tensions in October. Details are sparse as the military situation remains unsettled and officials urge calm.
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Warsaw
Russian troops show courage at Augustowo and Suwalki
General staff reports Russian regiments fought for a week with dignity and bayonet charges to dislodge defenders near Suwalki. German losses at Suwalki described as 80 large, with many dead along the line of retreat. Invasion from east Prussia allegedly failed as enemy withdraws from Suwalki and Lomza. Left bank of the Vistula and Galicia unchanged.
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Petrograd
Qet
Augustowo
Suwalki
East Prussia
Russia
Suwatki
Lomza
Vistula
Galicia
Emperor Nicolas Returns to Front HQ Amid Mobilization
Emperor Nicholas arrived at army headquarters with General Soukhomlinoff and court officials. Empress Alexandra and the royal daughters bid him farewell at the station as enthusiastic crowds cried On to Berlin and On to Vienna. He signed a ukase ordering reserves mobilized and eastern Mounted troops and territorials mobilized.
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Petrograd
London
Nicholas
Soukhomlinoff
Empress Alexandra
Berlin
Vienna
Reported Cracow Battle Uncertain as Archduke Replaced
Petrograd dispatch says no details on the Cracow battle can be ascertained while another reports Archduke Frederick has been replaced as commander in chief of the Austrian army by Prince Charles Francis.
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Warsaw
Hts
Russky Slowo
Silesia
Bavaria
London
Petrograd
Cracow
Archduke Frederick
Charles Francis
Bulgaria and Turkey Form Alliance Against Romania
Vienna dispatch reported by Giornale d Italia says Bulgaria and Turkey agreed to attack Romania if it abandons neutrality. The pact promises large territorial gains for Bulgaria and Turkey at Romania and Serbia's expense as Austria massed troops on the Romanian frontier.
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Rome
London
Mon Kbulgaria
Turkey
Vienna
Giornale d'Italia
Rumanian
Rumania
Bulgaria
Rumane
Servia
Austria
Japs Proceed With Operations In China
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire from Peking reports Japanese forces advancing along the railway toward Tsinan. Japanese troops at Wei-Hsien occupy the station and are reinforced while Chinese forces retreating not oppose the march westward. One Chinese civilian killed at Wei-Hsien. further incidents feared as Chinese commands refrain from active opposition.
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Morning Journal
Peking
Tsinan
Wei-Hsien
Weitlsien
Tipanese
German forces clash along Meuse during river battles
London reports from Antwerp and Amsterdam describe Belgian artillery aiding heavy German assaults near the Meuse. The Germans reportedly repulsed, requested a two hour armistice, and Belgian bridges over the river Netté were destroyed to hinder invasion.
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London
Central News
Antwerp
Giant German Howitzers Seen as Mixed Asset in Frontline Use
A wounded artillery officer returning from the front describes German 17 inch howitzers as powerful but hard to transport and maintain. He notes shells burst unpredictably, mobility hindered by rain soaked roads, and emphasizes they work best when supported by lighter artillery and infantry.
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London
Reuters
Paris
Weill
Colonel Harvey and President Make Up
President Wilson and George Harvey former Harper's Weekly editor now of the North American Review ended a dispute over Harper’s Weekly support. They held a harmony meeting at the White House on Peace Sunday, their first since a 1911 talk with Henry Watterson that sparked later attacks and Harvey’s withdrawal of support.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Wilsom
George Harvey
Harper's Weekly
North American Review
Harpers Weekly
Wilson
White House
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Watterson
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Harvey
Pan American Conference May Be Postponed
Washington reports the fifth Pan American conference scheduled for Santiago Chile on November 29 may be postponed until the end of the European war. The postponement decision will be discussed at the Pan American union governing board meeting next Wednesday and its action will be final.
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Washington
Santiago
Chile
The
Pan-American Union
Dutch Steamer Nieuuwlind Sunk After Mine Strike
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dutch steamer Nieuuwlind struck a mine in the North Sea while bound for Rotterdam from Coole Ene hind and sank. Seventeen crewmen were saved by a trawler and landed at Yminden, Holland. Shipping records do not confirm the vessel's fate.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Nieuuwlind
Coole
Enehind
Rotterdam
North Sea
Yminden
Holland
Nieuwhiond
President Attends Prayers as War End Hope Widens
President visits Washington churches as sections join in prayers pledging an end to war. He hears a sermon urging faith in an eventual Christian triumph and lasting peace.
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Washington City
Prayers for Peace Draw Large Turnout Across Nation
Clergymen from multiple denominations led peace services in response to Wilson's proclamation. President Wilson attended Central Presbyterian Church with McAdoo and guests as Rev. James H. Taylor urged Christian obedience and prayerful support for global peace. Outdoor gathering near the peace cross at Mount Albans drew several thousand worshippers.
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OY Morning Journal
Washington
Europe
United States
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
James H. Taylor
McAdoo
White House
Mr. Taylor
Mount Albans
St. Peter and St. Paul
Peace Day Urges End to War and Return to Production
Secretary Bryan and Oscar Straus at Carnegie Hall express hope the European war will end soon and that postwar efforts focus on production. They urge peace over arms, warn against perpetual fear, and stress moral law guiding nations, with Cardinal Farley invoking Pope Pius X in prayer for peace.
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New York
Bryan
Oscar S. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Carnegie Hall
Wilson
Oscar Straus
Farley
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Rome
Europe
Pius X
Weather forecast for Albuquerque area turns fair
Weather bulletin from Washington on October 4 predicts generally fair conditions for New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday. The outlook calls for light winds and mild temperatures with no significant precipitation expected.
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Washington
New Mexico
War News of Yesterday Aims at Arras Front
Allied forces push north toward Arras in Pas-de-Calais as German reinforcements arrive. British Indian troops may be on the line with Belgians resisting forts around Antwerp. Russian claims victory at Augustowo and casualty lists cite heavy losses on the Aisne. Italy and Japan actions hint at shifting neutrality and expansion in Asia.
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France
Arras
Pas-de-Calais
Albert
French
Soissons
Antwerp
Berlin
Augustowo
Russian
Poland
Petrograd
Poincare
Nicholas
the Aisne
Kiao-Chow
Wei-Hsien
Shan-Tung
London
Senne
Nethe
Lierre
Waelheim
Koningshoyck
Ruppel
Duffel
Belgium
Regional Hope for Peace Amid Lingering War Carnage
Fragmentary political reflection notes concern over European strife and the prospect that if leaders had sought wiser counsel the carnage might have been avoided. The author prays for mercy and universal peace for the world.
Prack Sunday Observed by Churches of Denver
Special services in Denver churches marked Peace Sunday with prayers for President Wilson and success of his neutrality policy. Jewish places of worship conducted prayers as part of the observance across the Rocky Mountain west.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain West
Wilson
Chicagoans Pray for Restoration of Peace
Chicago residents flocked to churches and a downtown hall meeting to seek peace in Europe. Gov Dunne alongside Bishops Fallows and Anderson and Jane Addams spoke as descendants of warring nations joined in calls to end bloodshed.
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Chicago
Weather Outlook: Warmer and Fair Across Regions
Washington dispatch reports mixed forecasts for the coming week. Rain expected over most of the west and south, with delays in the lower lake region and New England until midweek. Farther west, general fair and warmer conditions prevail except in Alaska influenced northwest.
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Morning Journal Special
WIRE
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Weather Bureau
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Middle Athletic States
New England
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific
Alaska
Northwest
North Central
Editor Carl Person Acquitted in Illinois Murder Trial
Carl Person editor of a labor magazine was found not guilty of murdering Anton Muzzer former chief of police of Clinton Illinois. The jury deliberated twenty hours and had taken twenty two wallets as part of the trial coverage.
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Lincoln
Carl Person
Anton Muzzer
Clinton
Pope Appeals for Peace to Emperor on Name Day
Pope Benedict sent an autograph letter to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria on his name day asking him to use influence to shorten the war as much as possible. The missive repeats a plea for peace and urges swift action to end hostilities.
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Tome
Paris
Benedict
Francis Joseph
Austria
Twenty Third Day Ends Without Big Change in Argonne War
London dispatch reports Allied bombardments repulsed near Roye and a resumed offensive from Arras to the German positions. Crown Prince’s forces meet renewed resistance in the Argonne. Antwerp forts under siege with conflicting reports on breaches. German moves across Belgium and eastern fronts continue amid Italy and Romania war debates.
France reports trench gains and ongoing fighting in Soissons Arras and Somme areas
The French war office releases progress reports from Soissons where enemy trenches are captured and from Arras where left wing fighting continues without a decisive result. Additional notes describe limited action in the Meuse region and slow progress in Woevre, with little change on Lorraine and the Vosges fronts.
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War Office
Soissons
Arras
Ancre
Somme
Oise
Woevre
Apremont
Meuse
Rupe de Mad
French
Havyar
Argonne
Arseonne
Loreraine
Vosges
German successes claimed from Berlin
Berlin reports a siege update noting Forts Wavre St Catherine and Dorpweld captured and Fort Waelhelm invested, Termonde occupied, a French encirclement attempt repulsed, and Toul sorties stopped with losses. Also cites Jagow claim Britain promised French aid before Germany’s Belgium entry and a Bremen chamber pamphlet on war’s economic impact.
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Sayville
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Antwerp
Wavre
St. Catherine
Dorpweld
Waelhelm
Termonde
Roye
Toul
National Trend
Gottlieb von Jagow
Great Britain
Belgium
England
Germany
Bremen
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