Progress of War Fronts Across Europe and Allied Advances
Western front lines see Aubencheuil Aux Bois captured with over 1000 German prisoners and German withdrawals feared near Laon as French American forces push from Rheims to Argonne. Allied offensives in Macedonia and Serbia force Austrian and German retreats while Italian action targets Laon area objectives. Cathedral city Rheims appears liberated as French and American troops press along the Aisne canal and Suippe and Arnes fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douai
Lens
Cambrai
Aubencheuil- Aux-Bois
Laon
Eh] Basan
Vranje
Serbia
Rheims
Argonne Forest
la Fere
Champagne
Aisne
Suippe
Arnes
Global War News: disputed shifts and peace efforts unfold
Reports from Budapest and Sofia indicate shifts as Persia shows Allies leanings and Bulgaria signs a demobilization decree. Royalist dispatches claim King Ferdinand abdicated in favor of Boris while German moves push for armistice talks and a general peace framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris
Sofia
Vienna
Flanders
Belgian War Office
Austria-Hungary
Holland
Dublin
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Maximilian of
Baden
Newton D. Baker
Paris
London
England
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Norway
Germany
Maximilian of Baden
League For Arbitration and Disarmament
Death of Jack Fall Ties to Senator Fall Family
Jack Fall aged 38 son of Senator A B Fall of New Mexico died at Carrizozo after grip. Roswell closes all schools churches assemblies due to influenza. Red Cross to begin nurse recruitment on Oct 20 with nation wide canvass for nursing resources. Also reports of KIA Peter Arthurs Hanna Wyoming and wounded James Vivars Jr Diamondsville Wyoming Robert L Moore Murdock New Mexico. Fire destroys Charleston chemical plant at Belle West Virginia causing 400000 loss. Chicago reports 400 influenza pneumonia deaths in six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fall
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Carrizozo
N. M
Roswell
Board of Health
Red Cross
Peter Arthurs
Hanna
Wyo
James Vivars, Jr
Diamondsville
Robert L. Moore
Murdock
Charleston Chemical
Belle
W. Va
Chicago
West gas ban spurs talks on shale to aid supply
The report notes the U S fuel administration's Sunday gasoline ban east of the Mississippi has renewed interest in shale oil as a West Coast production option. It also mentions Haig receiving the cross of honor from the American Cross of Honor and Crowder's call for 29 999 grammar graduates from 42 states to enter technical schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fuel Administration
Mississippi
Sir Douglas Haig
Marshal Joffre
Crowder
District of Columbia
Treasury
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Post Office Department
Local High School Gridiron Results From Colorado to Nebraska
Haton High beat Manual Training High of Denver 6 to 0 at Eaton Colorado. Loveland High defeated Longmont High 7 to 0 in Loveland. A Chinese theatrical company performed in Oakland starting 11 AM and ending midnight. Capt Schroeder’s altitude flight at Wilbur Wright Field reached 28 900 feet certified by Aero Club of America. Nebraska football lost 12 to 0 at Lincoln to Iowa after last season’s Missouri Valley crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haton High
Manual Training High
Denver
Eaton
Colo
Loveland High
Longmont High
Loveland
Oakland
Cal
R. W. Schroeder
Wilbur Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Aero Club of America
New York
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
University of Iowa
Arizona State News Briefs Highlight War Efforts and Local Incidents
War Industries Board control of apparel prices, German peace terms, and influenza closures frame Arizona news. Veterans and locals figure in notes from Des Moines to Douglas, including Fort Whipple construction funding, Elks lodge efforts, Camp Perry score, Yuma cotton, and Phoenix and Kingman events amid resource shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Industries Board
Douglas
Mishawaka
Laon Fallen to Poilus as Turks Retreated from Beirut
French lines claim Laon doomed by Poilu blow as Beirut front shifts. Onne wavers under pressure as French drive Turks from Beirut, improving strategic position and signaling a turning point in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laon
Onne
Beirut
Americans Drive Germans From Chatel Cherisy In Champagne
British gains at Douai and strong American efforts in Champagne mark renewed Allied pressure. Washington reports President Wilson will reject compromise peace, insisting on unconditional surrender terms and evacuation of occupied lands. Allied forces, including French Berthlot troops and U S units, press northward against German lines despite entrenched resistance.
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Champagne
Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Belgium
France
Berthelot
Rheims
North Sea
Berry-Au-Sac
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Craonne
Marshal Foch
Serbia
Albania
Allenby
Palestine
Arras
Douai
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Chatel Chelery
Apremont
Aire
Wilson Draws First Draft Number 322 in U S Enrollment
President Wilson opened the draft ceremony in Washington as 13 000 000 registrants were assigned numbers. General March announced plans to raise 4 000 000 men overseas by July and to mobilize a parallel civilian war effort. The process will publish each number through district boards and newspapers, with the first number 322 and the second number 277 guiding initial orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Peyton C. March
March
General Pershing
Europe
Government Printing Office
General Crowder
Marshall
Wilon Drew
United States
Large manganese deposit found near Roosevelt and rising copper output
A large manganese deposit has been discovered near Roosevelt with high ore grades. Copper ore shipments from Prescott and Kingman districts total in the tens of thousands, while new copper sulphide strikes at American Eagle near Parker spark activity. Graphite and tungsten mining expand in Gunnison and Silverton regions as mills operate under favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Gunnison County
Silverton
Silver Lake
D. L. & W. Mining and Reduction Company
Sunnyside Mining and Milling Company
Colorado schools shut as influenza toll rises
Eleven more deaths bring ColoradoSpanish influenza toll to thirty with about 100 new cases in Denver, now totaling around 500. Colorado State University Boulder remains closed, Mines under strict quarantine, Agricultural College Fort Collins monitors 650 students. Governor Gunter urges strict health measures citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
William H. Sharpley
Sharpley
Colorado State University At
Boulder
State School of Mines
Agricultural College At
Fort Collins
Gunter
Denver Hails First Day Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Denver residents pledged $7,593,300 on day one of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive including 18 000 local subscribers. Outside counties added $3,812,700 for a Colorado total of $10,863,000 as the campaign opened with broad public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Kaiser
Colorado
Collenians In Army Corps Muster Across Colleges
More than 150000 men joined the student army training corps as muster ceremonies occurred at colleges nationwide. A message from President Wilson was read on each campus. Cadets receive army privates pay and government housing clothing and meals with no tuition. Students may study three subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ec Ameries
Wilson
Mogollon District Mines Nearing Completion of Water System
The Mogollon Mines Company advances a new water supply as Socorro Mining and Milling plans direct ore shipments from Johnson mine to the smelter with 10 to 20 percent copper plus gold and silver. Oaks Company prepares to ship ore from Pacific mine and ready underground structures to start steady production at Deep Down and Maud S mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socorro Mining and Milling Company
Johnson
The
Oaks Company
Pacific
Deep
Maud S
Mogollon
Wyoming Oil Booms With Big Gusher and Gas Find
Striking gusher in Salt Creek field leads Wyoming headlines last week with initial flow near 10 000 barrels, later around 7 000 barrels as the well settles. Cosden Company reports a 30 000 000 cubic foot gas flow near Medicine Bow. Ajax-Wyoming in Irvine eight miles east of Douglas taps a well good for fifteen barrels daily. Midwest Refining declares a regular quarterly dividend of 1 a share totaling about 550 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Cosden Company
Medicine Row
Ajax-Wyoming Oil Company
Irvine
Douglas
Midwest Refining
Denver
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Story OF
Union News Service
Persia
Bohemia
Budapest
Arest
Western
SPORT
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
Prince Maximilian
Sherman C. Kingsley
Cleveland
Des Moine
Iowa
Miles G. Saunders
Provost Marshals’ Department
Albuquerque
City Commission
City Health Department
Marne
Cheyenne
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper
Hoenix
Arizona
Santiago Lopez
Wilcox
Phoenix
Babbitt Brothers
War Department
Fort Whipple
O’hara
Pittsburgh
Red Cloud
Yuma
B. E. Russell
Sonora
Morococha
Peru
Jerome
Kingman
Red Cross Fund
Yuma Valley
John Haynes
Tucson
University of Arizona
Memphis
Board of Regents
State University
John T. Hughes
Frank Luke
Metz
J. K. Finley
South West Cotton Company
Myrtle Moore
State Corporation Commission
Globe Light and Power Company
Timothy A. Riordan
Holbrook
Phoenix High School
Horace Harrison
United Verde
Gabriel Acero
Greenlee
Lloyd C. Hill
Morenci
Berry-Au-Bac Falls and
Cra
Steeweneees
Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver Metal Prices
Giehik Ies Ae Borg Ee Oie
Ela Eeeen
Arizona Binghampton
Prescott
Humboldt
Grand Gulch
American Eagle Mine
Parker
Iron-Silver Mining Company
Leadville
Ouray
Isabella Mines Company
Cripple Creek
Buena Vista
Isabella
Big Toad Gold Mining and Milling Company
Dante
Dante Gold Mining Company
Bull Hill
Mogollon Mines Company
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