Progress of War Fronts and Casualties Chronicle
Western front observers report Aubencheuil Aux Bois captured with over 1000 German prisoners as Cambrai and Laon areas face German withdrawal pressure. American casualties total 40 671 to date including 7990 killed and 21922 wounded. In the Balkans Austrians retreat after Allied pressure near Basan and Vranje as French Italian forces push toward Laon and Rheims. The Cathedral city of Rheims appears liberated as French American forces advance through Champagne toward the Argonne forest crossing the Aisne canal and Suippe 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 Briefs Highlight Shifts And Proposals
Reports indicate Persia edging toward the Allies while Bohemia prepares a declaration of independence. Bulgaria begins demobilization as cholera appears in Vienna. Allied air forces claim German planes downed on the Flanders front. Austria-Hungary seeks peace negotiations through Holland and King Ferdinand abdicates in favor of Boris. Norway reports ships lost and casualties. Germany moves toward armistice and a league of nations proposal under Prince Maximilian of Baden. American Secretary of War Newton Baker resumes Paris talks.
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
Influenza prompts widespread shutdowns and nursing drive
Jack Fall, son of Senator A B Fall, dies in Carrizozo after grip. Roswell closes all public gatherings for influenza. Red Cross to recruit nurses starting October 20 with a nationwide drive to survey nursing resources. War casualties include Peter Arthurs killed in action and others wounded. Charleston chemical plant disaster in Belle West Virginia causes 400000 dollar loss. Chicago reports four hundred influenza and 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
US fuel ban prompts talk of shale oil as supply option
Washington notes renewed interest in oil shale fields of the West as the U S fuel administration bans Sunday gasoline use east of the Mississippi. The report also lists Haig’s cross of honor award and Crowder’s call for 29 999 grammar school graduates for technical training.
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
Haton High Triumphs 6 0 Over Manual Training Denver
Haton High football beat Manual Training High of Denver 6 to 0 at Eaton Colorado. Loveland High defeated Longmont 7 to 0 in a landmark upset at Loveland. A Chinese theatre troupe performed a daytime to midnight drama in Oakland. Schroeder’s altitute flight reached 28 900 feet at Wilbur Wright field near Dayton. Nebraska fell to Iowa 12 to 0 at Lincoln in a Missouri Valley clash.
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 Mixes War, Weather and Local Trials
Untimely rain ruins raisin crop in Fresno area while War Industries Board controls apparel prices. Arizona reports Spanish influenza deaths, draft lists mailed, and local color from Fort Whipple, Camp Perry, and Yuma cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin Valley
Laon Doomed by Poilu Blow from Crossing Line
French forces launch a decisive blow at Laon driving back Turkish units from Beirut. The besieged town’s fate tilts as reinforcements contend with a bold French counteroffensive on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laon
British Gain at Douai as Americans in Champagne Attack
Washington reports Allied forces press the German front from Rheims toward Laon with Ber thelot’s troops advancing northwest of Rheims. American units drive Germans from Chatel Cherery and seize high ground west of the Aire as beleaguered forces fight on across Belgium France and the Meuse front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berthelot
Rheims
North Sea
Berry-Au-Sac
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Craonne
Marshal Foch
Belgium
France
Serbia
Albania
Allenby
Palestine
Arras
Douai
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Champagne
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Chatel Chelery
Apremont
Aire
Wilson Draws 322 as First Draft Number in Nationwide Registration
President Wilson opened the draft number draw for 13 million registrants and drew 322. General March heads the effort to recruit 4 million men overseas by July while plans turn some into war workers. Crowder announces master list distribution to district boards and newspapers.
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 find near Roosevelt boosts western ore outlook
A new manganese deposit was reported near Roosevelt with high ore content. Copper shipments from Prescott and Kingman mines continue as Grand Gulch near Kingman yields ore averaging 40 percent copper. Reopened Old Cedar mines at Kingman target silver ore. Additional copper sulphide strike at American Eagle near Parker ships three carloads of ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Binghampton
Prescott
Humboldt
Grand Gulch
Kingman
American Eagle Mine
Parker
Colorado Schools Closed Over Influenza Outbreak
Eleven more deaths bring Colorado total to thirty and about 500 cases in Denver. Health official Dr. Sharpley says the plague is under control. Colorado State University Boulder closed. School of Mines quarantined with strict rules. Fort Collins Agricultural College under close health surveillance. Governor Gunter urges broad anti influenza measures.
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 Sixty Four Hours Boosts Bonds in First U.S. Drive
On the first day of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive, Denver residents subscribed 7.5933 million dollars and 12,009 outsiders added 3.8127 million, totaling 10.863 million in Colorado. The drive mobilized nearly the entire city, with citizens urged to participate for the patriotic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Kaiser
Colorado
Collenians In Army Corps Musters Across Colleges
More than 150 000 students joined the Army ROTC corps as training units are formally mustered on campuses nationwide. TheOctober 1 ceremony featured a President Wilson message. Cadets receive army privates pay, government housing, clothing and meals, with no tuition, and study three subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ec Ameries
Wilson
Mogollon District Mines Begin Steady Production
The Mo gollon Mines Company nears completion of a new water supply. Socorro Mining and Milling will ship Johnson mine ore to the smelter with 10 to 20 percent copper and high grade gold and silver. Oaks Company ships Pacific mine ore and prepares Deep Down and Maud S mines for steady output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison County
Silverton
Silver Lake
D. L. & W. Mining and Reduction Company
Sunnyside Mining and Milling Company
Socorro Mining and Milling Company
Johnson
The
Oaks Company
Pacific
Deep
Maud S
Mogollon
Striking of a Real Gusher Tops Wyoming News
In Salt Creek field Wyoming a gusher opened with initial flow estimates up to 10 000 barrels per day later around 7 000 barrels. The Cosden Company near Medicine Row reported a gas flow of 30 000 000 cubic feet. Ajax-Wyoming Oil near Irvine eight miles east of Douglas brought in a well capable of fifteen barrels daily. Midwest Refining directors in Denver declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1 a share totaling 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
War Industries Board
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
Mishawaka
Phoenix
Babbitt Brothers
War Department
Fort Whipple
O’hara
Pittsburgh
Red Cloud
Yuma
B. E. Russell
Sonora
Morococha
Peru
Jerome
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
Onne
Beirut
Steeweneees
Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver Metal Prices
Giehik Ies Ae Borg Ee Oie
Ela Eeeen
Roosevelt
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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