Allied Front Sketches Near Verdun and Meuse Crossing
The statement notes the French right resting on Ponta Moussen and fygm ther as it moves south to cross the Meuse near St Mihiel where Germans push a contingent. The line then advances north to encircle Verdun and strike west toward Rheims, then northwest across the Aisne at Berry au Bac. It follows the Alsne to Soissons and runs northwest crossing the Oise at Ribecourt toward Roye Albert and Combles, with western wings in close.
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Meuse
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Rheims
Aisne
Berry-au- Bac
Alsne
Soissons
Oise
Ribecourt
Roye, Albert
Combles
Somme
Germans Show Plenty of Fight Against Allied Turning Move
Allies attempt a wide turning movement. Germans mass strong forces to block. French report day and night attacks repulsed. fresh troops arrive as both sides endure a wearing front. Russians advance on multiple fronts. Cracow and Przemysl remain focal points amid broader alliance war news.
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Ribecourt
Roye
Chaaines
Roya
Albert
Aisne
Atis
Argonme
Meuse
St Mihiel
Germany
Belgium
British Seizure Efforts Grow Over German Coal Supply
The British government is taking steps to halt coal shipments to German cruisers, inspecting Dutch steamers and pressuring source countries. Dutch lines will only load cargo destined for the Netherlands Government to avoid neutrality breaches, while neutral fishing off the English and Scottish coasts is banned. Welsh figures led by the Heir of Plymouth and David Lloyd George plan to form a Welsh army corps for continental service as events mirror Irish efforts. Paris reports nothing new, with German attacks repulsed on the Somme front and limited activities elsewhere. Prisoners taken include units from German corps of the Seventh native, Seventh reserve, Tenth, Twelfth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth armies.
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Hines
Iney
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England
Scotland
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David Lloyd- George
Paris
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Somme
Gise
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Woevra
Lorraine
Vosges
Uncle Sam Suggested as Arbiter for Europe
London officials urged United States involvement to end the war and secure lasting peace in Europe. Washington was expected to press for American arbitration over future disputes to prevent a recurrence of hostilities.
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Uncle Sam
Europe
London
Apunes
Crebic Dent Wilson
Tme
United States
2 Million Idle Germans Reported in Munich Plain Talk
Geneva reports from Munich estimate 2,000,000 idle men and women in the German Empire with unemployment rising daily. Lack of raw materials is said to be the cause, reflecting strain on industry amid wartime shortages.
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Geneva
Paris
Munich
Germany
Pigeon Brings News Of A Naval Battle
A carrier pigeon arrived in St Augustine Florida with a message claiming Germany 12 32 and reporting British ships sunk off the Florida coast. The note appeared on September 24 with the carrier bird found exhausted yesterday.
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Pigeon
Denial Issued On French Warship Sinking Report
The French admiralty denied reports that an Austrian battery sunk a French warship at Cattare. The statement, released through the embassy, said the news is entirely false. No French warship has been touched by Austrian fire up to September 28, per the admiralty.
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Washington
Semboer
Cattare
Navy
Admiralty
Cologne
Botha Urges Boers to Fight for Britain at Bank speech
General Louis Botha addressing 5,000 at Bank in the Transvaal urged loyalty to the British empire and condemned neutrality as useless. He argued only two options existed loyalty and help or disloyalty and treason, and the crowd cheered with a resolution of confidence by acclamation.
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Transvaal
Louis Botha
South Africa
Durban
Botha
England Opens Homes To Belgian Refugees In Britain
London reports that England has shown broad relief for Belgian refugees with so many offers of shelter that the refugees committee has declined many. Sir Tord Gladstone now leads the relief effort. Six thousand Belgians are in private homes and 3000 in London depots awaiting distribution. Up to 100000 offers of care have been received, creating a surplus.
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England
London
Tord Gladstone
South Africa
Seaman Loses Post Over War Talk
President Wilson accepts the resignation of Dr. Louis Livingstone Seaman from the Medical Reserve Corps on inactive duty after alleged criticisms of the German campaign in Belgium. War department officials viewed the remarks as violating orders against partisan discussion of the European conflict. The resignation ends the incident.
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Wilson
Louis Livingstone Seaman
Medical Reserve Corps
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Garrison
Seaman
Belgium
War Department
Fortified Antwerp Under German Threat and Belgian Developments
German forces move reserves to Brussels to threaten Antwerp and Ostend as Britain heightens Scheldt watchfulness. Antwerp’s forts, rebuilt since 1860 and intensified since 1913, are described as among the world’s strongest. Brussels pays indemnity, while Zeppelins bomb Belgian towns and Malines endures continued shelling.
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Ghent
Thielt
Bruges
Convent of St Vincent
Mali
New York Firm Aiding German Warships Recalled
A New York firm, Hulenkampfe & Co., allegedly shipped 3977 tons of coal on the Toronzo and 2737 tons on the Berwind to support German warships. The Toronzo was seized by a British cruiser while coaling the Karlsruhe in the West Indies. The Berwind arrived overdue at Rio de Janeiro and later sailed for Buenos Aires. reasons for the long sea voyage remain unclear. The vessels are owned by the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co. and sailed from New York Augusta. The Norwegian Thor was captured with a cargo, sailing from New York to port News.
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BEIT
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New York
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Karlsruhe
West Indies
Custom ‘House
Berwind
Rio Joneiro
Buenos Aires
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Augusta
Thor
Lorenzo
Newport News
German Vorwaerts Forever Suspended
London reports the German socialist paper Vor Waerts has been impressed and its publication permanently forbidden per Amsterdam dispatches. John R. Shelton, 65, died yesterday at a private sanatorium at 6 pm, survived by his wife, two daughters Nellie B Murphy and Mary Shelton, a son JKR Shelton, and sister Mrs BL Jeffer Bon.
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Brg
Nellie B. Murphy
Invaders of France Suffer in Trenches
London reports a German trench network along the Aisne is a subterranean town with main avenues, side streets and telephones. Autumn damp, cold dawns and night alarms test nerves as soldiers sleep with rifles ready. Large numbers endure live, eat and fight unseen beneath the hill, hidden from view.
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Aisne
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