Turkey Enters World War as Balkan States Might Follow
War-scarred dispatch reports Turkey bombs Theodosia and Novo Rossyck amid German pressure. The Breslau and Goeben are cited in the Black Sea area as Turkey mobilizes 600 000 to 900 000 men with German officers directing fortifications at the Dardanelles and Bosphorus.
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Ottoman Empire
Petrograd
Turkey
Breslau
Odessa
Hamidieh
Novorossyck
Crimea
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Novorossych
Theodosia
Germany
Great Britain
Constantinople
Goeben
Russia
Balkan
Weber Pasha
Dardanelles
Bosphorous
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Italy Excited Over Greece Lands 1200 Soldiers in Albania
Rome reports Greece has landed 1,200 troops at Santi Quaranta and taken northern Albania, gaining control of the Corfu channel. The move, opposed at the London conference, shocks Italian circles who doubt British or peace backing for Greece.
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Rome
Greece
Santi Quarenta
Nouthern
Albania
Corfu
London
Great Britain
Bethune market bombing kills women in Dunkirk area
A German air raid dropped two bombs on Bethune market place. Women were killed and forty injured as the second bomb exploded among a group of bystanders. The fleet failed to explode.
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Dunkirk
Nimeten
Bethune
Brithed torpedo boat destroyers sink Adriac German steamer
A mixed-translation report from Barcelona via Hayes News Agency states Brithed torpedo boat destroyers sank an Adriac German steamer that had late been converted into a cruiser.
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Parla
Adriac
Accordi Wg
Barcelona
Hayes
War meat order nets huge US packing stake
Oklahoma City reports an order for a vast amount of camped meats valued at 1.4 million dollars. The shipment targets the European conflict and is currently being billed by a local packing company.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oficeu
Britons Hold Line After Fierce French Campaign Battle
British and German forces clashed along the La Bassee canal in one of the war’s hardest fought encounters. Casualties were heavy as Germans were driven back after Belgians flooded the field. Allied gains occurred near Arras Albert and on the Aisne heights while Ypres saw intensified fighting.
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Botth
Canal of
la Basses
France
Sir John French
Flanders
Paris
West
Yseer
Rheims
Meuse
Freanes-en-Woevre
War Office
Arras
Albert
Aisne
Ypres
Boulogne
Col Solomon G. Maritz Leads South Africa Rebellion
Col Solomon G. Maritz organizes an uprising in South Africa that irritates the British imperial government. He reportedly commands about 500 men, and Premier Botha sends a force to quell the revolt.
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Solomon G. Maritz
Coleone
Maritz
South Africa
Botha
Peace Prediction Ends War Talk by Christmas
Des Moines dispatch reports Secretary of State William J. Bryan predicts peace by Christmas this year, stating that wa r between the United States and other nations is almost impossible to achieve and will have been signed.
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Des Moines
Willam J. Bryam
United States
Wilson Considers Closing Colorado Coal Mines
President Wilson weighs the authority to end the Colorado coal mine strike amid labor unrest. The move would affect mining towns and energy supply as federal action looms.
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Washington
Wilson
Colorado
South Africans Face New Crisis in Orange River Colony
Rebels led by Generals De Wet and Beyers seized Hellibron in the Orange River Colony after subduing a Cape Colony uprising. The union government, spurred by Premier Botha joining the fight, faces a growing insurrection across the Orange Free State and western Transvaal.
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de Wet
Genere
Hellibron
Orange River Colony
London
South Africa
Christian de Wet
Christian Frederick Beyers
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Cape Colony
Mariis
Union of South Africa
Beyere
Union
Botha
Germany
Hellbrow
Archduke Assassination Conspirators Sentenced
In Sarajevo on a Wednesday judgment was issued for the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess of Hohenberg assassination plot. Gavrilo Princip received twenty years imprisonment while four conspirators were condemned to death or hanging with various terms for others including Medeljo Grabrinovic.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Francis Ferdinand
Allies Learn New Trick to Hide Gun Positions
In Paris the allies conceal batteries from German air scouts by piling brushwood near guns and lying flat or sheltering in trees as aircraft pass. The ruse keeps artillery hidden until airmen have flown by.
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Paris
Ottawa orders internment of German Austrian reservists
The dominion government in Ottawa will intern German and Austrian reservists who might aid their home armies. Those deemed non dangerous will be allowed to move freely. An order proclaiming this action will be issued immediately.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Canada
Local Manufacturer Kills Family then Self in Galesburg
W. M. Stromberg a noted Galesburg confectionery maker reportedly shot and killed his three children after a brief period of insanity caused by liquor then wounded his wife and committed suicide.
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Galesburg
W. M. Stromberg
Dalesburg
Holland’s War Strain Visible on Dutch Borders
London reports Holland feels the war pressure as German troop massing prompts fear. A 300000-strong Dutch army is deployed along Belgian and German frontiers with Moosendaal the sole rail gate to Belgium. Refugee aid costs strain Roosendaal and port towns like Flushing as refugees outnumber residents.
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London
Holland
Belgium
Scheldt
Flushing
Dockeentroler
Caley i
Infox
Roosendeal
Germans Prepare Public Annexation of Belgium
A Times dispatch from Berlin via Copenhagen reports Germany plans a public proclamation annexing Belgium under Kaiser Wilhelm, signaling a major shift in control and region. The item notes Berlin preparations and the use of the imperial title.
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London
the Times
Berlin
Copenhagen
Kaiser Wilhelm von Belgium
Viscountess Acheson Linked to War's American Contours
American women like the Viscountess Acheson are personally touched by the European war. She is the daughter of former American ambassador J Ridgely Carter and married to a British army officer.
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Europe
Viscountess Acheson
J Ridgely Carter
United States Profits as War Boosts Exports
The department of commerce reports record September exports of foodstuffs driven by wartime demand. Value of exports reached 68.49 million dollars, nearly double last year's September. Wheat shipments surged with 26 million bushels exported in September alone, and France bought 7.57 million bushels, amid shifting trade to the United States.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
France
South America
Europe
Roosevelt’s Startling Story in Princeton Address
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt warned Princeton students that two European empires have plans to seize American seaports and hold them for ransom. He urged strengthening the U.S. standing army to defend vital cities including San Francisco and New York against invasion.
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Princeton
N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
San Francisco
New York
Zapate and Carranza Press for Peace at Aguas Call
Ambivalent statements at the peace convention in Aguas Callenes spurred turmoil as Zapate retires to private life and General Carranza signaled willingness to quit the country to aid peace. The disruption subsided when order was restored and the meeting continued.
French Government Planed 10 Million Loan Tied to War Supplies
New York report says a 10 million dollar loan arranged by the French government with National City Bank and other New York bankers will be used to buy war supplies in the United States. There will be no public offering of the notes, all will be retained by the arranging bankers.
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New York
National City Bank
Omm
Germans concentrate at Zeebrugge and Heyet
German forces mass at Zeebrugge and Heyet for two days placing large guns on the sand dunes facing the sea as naval observers note intensified coastal preparations.
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Rotterdam
Zeebrugge
Heyet
Building Collapse Kills Three in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a building collapse at the Hippodrome buries seven men under concrete and steel. Three men are dead and three others are hospitalized as a result of the disaster.
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Youngstown
Ohio
German plane drops bomb near Belfort fortress
A report from Belfort via ParlaA Hayes News agency states a German aircraft released a bomb over the Belfort fortress area on Friday, with the device landing inside Swiss territory. No further details on casualties or damage are provided.
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Parlaa Hayes
Thepute
Belfort
Bwitner
Swiles Territoury
Greece Occupying Albania Parie The action of Greece in oc
Greece increases occupation moves in Albania as reports indicate military activity affecting border areas and regional tensions. Officials in Athens assert strategic aims while Albanian authorities condemn incursions amid calls for restraint and international mediation.
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Parie
Greece
Carranza Offers Resignation If Villa Quits Power
Mexico City news reports Venustiano Carranza submitted his realignment to the Aguas Calientes convention on Tuesday and offered to relinquish his post as supreme chief if General Francisco Villa also retires to private life. Carranza says the move aims to hasten peace and democratic progress, while Villa faces charges of self-interest and power retention.
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Aguas Calientes
Mexico
Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Vila
Carrange
Republic
Villa
General Carranza
Carranza
Carratsa
Villa false, Gays Carranza claims U.S. favor
San Antonio wire says Venustiano Carranza’s representative protested U.S. friendliness toward Francisco Villa. Villa, while courting U.S. favor, threatened invasion and vowed to conquer the nation in a short campaign. Mention of Villa’s stance on Vera Cruz cited.
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San Antonio
Texas
Buerto V. Pesqueira
Carranza
United States
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Leven Wilson
Maze Department
George C. Carothers
Francisco Villa
Villa
Una
Vera Cruz
Japan Embassy Hosts Meeting on German Cruiser in Honolulu
Washington reports Japan to take proper action regarding the German cruiser Geir lingering at Honolulu for weeks. No protest has been made and officials are reviewing the situation as Americans conduct inquiries about the ship’s stay.
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United States
Washington
Japan
Geir
Honolulu
I Ameriees
New German Sea Terror Aims to Fast Sub Destroyer
Reports from Hamburg say Germany is building a novel vessel halfway between submarine and destroyer. The craft supposedly combines speed and mobility with an armored bow and ram. Its main goal is to neutralize enemy submarines.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Acquittal Ends Probe Into Detroit Alderman
Detroit officials case ends as former Alderman E Gimnan is acquitted in recorder's court. The July 1912 graft exposure had involved several Detroit men, and Gimnan was the only alderman on trial. The acquittal is expected to close the case against the officials.
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Detroit, Mich
Gimnan
Detroit
Recorder’s Court
Ogtiman
Galveston Elevator Delays Hit Trade After Shipments Halted
Reports indicate Galveston Texas faced shipment interruptions as congestion affects grain and grail related cargoes. Officials state measures are in place to resume further grail shipments to the port.
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Chicago
Galveston
Texas
Lynching of Negre in Arkansas Follows Paynes Killing
In Arkansas a Black man identified as Negre was lynched after the shooting death of Cy Marsh Payne. Pursuing a mob of armed men, posses search for two other suspects who opened fire on Payne.
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D Davis
Sre
Cy Marsh
Payne
Wes
Washington and France link hardens under new protection pledge
An unspecified agreement places two formal protectors into trusteeship under the Free French claim to a political realignment. The text references a French embassy and evolving diplomatic ties amid wartime shifts.
Movement Planned from Montions to Swiss Region
Fragments indicate a planned movement from Moutions in France toward Swiss territory of Berne. Text is garbled showing references to years of uncertain duration and a journey across the Jura mountains ending in Switzerland.
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Berne
Switserland
France
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