Allied Army Drives German Right Wing Back in Belgium and France
Allied forces appear to have turned the German right wing, breaking contact with Belgium and pushing von Kluck eastward as Arras nears French lines. British and Indian troops, along with French artillery, repulse German charges near Roye and Lassigny, while Meuse crossings near Verdun are repelled by French 75 mm guns.
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Arras
Joffre
von Kluck
Belgium
von Buelow
London
British War Office
Sir John French
Paris
Marseilles
Roye
Lassigny
Meuse
Antwerp
Olive Tablets advertise quick relief for constipation
Dr. Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute with a gentle vegetable laxative. The tablets are sugar coated and claim no griping, aiding bowels and liver to act normally. One or two nightly doses are marketed as pleasant and effective with boxes priced at 10 and 25 cents.
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Edwards
Calomel
Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
French Cheer India Troops Arrive in Marseille Landing
A Daily Mail dispatch from Marseilles describes Indian troops landing with ardor for the war effort. Transports glide into dock, troops disembark swiftly under bright sunshine, impressing French officers with their discipline and readiness for combat.
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London
Daily Mail
Marseilles
German siege at Antwerp seen as bluff by many observers
Reports from Antwerp describe intense fighting outside the Belgian port as German and Austrian forces attempt to seize a fort. Rumors of a German evacuation of Belgium circulate without confirmation while Eastern Europe coverage centers on a Russian push against Cracow and Galicia. Russian sources claim a strong defensive line near Cracow and Suwalki, with German troops retreating and abandoning gear in panic.
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Paris
North Sea
Belgian
Belgium
Antwerp
Europe
Russian Poland
Cracow
Berlin
Galicia
Germany Says Allies Must Pay Cost of War
Germany urges Allied nations to bear wartime costs. Krupp family subscribes 7 140 000 to the government loan per Die Gladbecker Zeitung, the local paper in Gladbeck, relayed to L H Bulken of Medford. The appeal calls for subscriptions, stating neutral nations will not help and urging self-reliance to fund the fatherland’s struggle. The piece links the loan to past German victories and notes the enemy’s hope in assumed German financial weakness.
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Krupp
Die Gladbecker Zeitung
Gladbeck
L. H. Bulken
Lambert Street
Medford
Belgians Repel German Attacks on Forts and Termonde
From London, Oct 2, the Antwerp despatch reports German assault on the Königshoyok fort repulsed, a strong attack on Termonde halted with the Scheldt bridge destroyed, and a Belgian counter attack from Antwerp towards the eastern front continuing since Friday morning.
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London
Antwem. Ro
Exchange Telegraph Company
Konigashoyok
Termonde
Scheldt
Antwerp
French Official War communique from Paris during early October
Paris reports two official statements on World War I activity. One notes setbacks east of Arras and gains near Albert, with quiet along much of the front and no enemy left of the Meuse near St Mihiel. The second confirms heavy fighting near Roye and Arras, Meuse river actions at St Mihiel, and progressing offensives in the Woëvre district.
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Paris
Arras
Department
Pas-de-Calais
Somme
Albert
Roye
Lassigny
St. Mihiel
Department of Meuse
Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Woevre
Apremont
German War Situation Stays Unsettled In October Battle
Berlin reports today that the great battle in France remains undecided as German forces hammer French positions. Allied attempts to breach lines are repulsed, Argonne losses heavy, and German progress continues. In Antwerp fighting German artillery silences two Belgian forts and 30 French aero planes are captured.Russian offensive from Niemen against Germans in Suwalki province failed, Ossowetz fortress bombarded through Sept 25. The Berlin view ties France siege Antwerp and von Hindenburg operations as parallel pressures, showing adequate German manpower.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. I
France
Argonne
Antwerp
Belgium
Niemen
Suwalki
Ossowetz
Russian
Poland
von Hindenburg
Police Retirements Approved for Two City Officers
Mayor Curley approved the retirement of Lieutenant Michael O Neil from City Point station and Patrolman Frank Fitzpatrick from police headquarters clerical staff. Commissioner O Meara must formalize the retirements, with a general order expected to conclude their long police careers today.
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Michael O'Neil
City Point
Frank Fitzpatrick
Curley
O'Meara
Trio Held for Grand Jury on Larceny Charge
Edward F. Grady 17 of 8 Sidney Cambridge William J. O'Brien 65 Circuit Roxbury and Myrtle L. Brady Pratt Cambridge were held for the grand jury by Judge Almy in Cambridge police court after a hearing for larceny of 100 dollars from the bank. Grady faced additional charges of forgery and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Edward F. Grady
Sidney Street
Cambridge
William J. O’brien
Circuit Street
Roxbury
Myrtle L. Brady
Pratt Street
Almy
Ust
Grady
Officers Detain Suspect After Suspicions Rise
Officers became suspicious and she was taken into custody and later the two young men were arrested.
Identity of the mysterious prisoner is the Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin
Mail despatches from London identify the secret Belgian prisoner as the Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin. The Kaiser warned Brussels would be destroyed if the Duke were harmed, and King Albert replied he would personally shoot the prisoner when Belgian forces began their attack.
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Marseilles
Africa
Albert
Duke of Mecklenburg
New York
London
Prince Adalabert
Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Belgium
Russians closing in upon Cracow
Official reports from Petrograd describe decisive Russian victories near Simno and Andreijev and a German retreat from Ossowiec. Von Hindenburg arrives at Cracow as trains move toward the frontier, with Russia advancing from Tarnow and Galician forces near Cracow, aiming to neutralize German initiative and reach Silesia by October 5.
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London
Petrograd
Prussia
Silesia
Simno
Suwalki
Andreijev
Cracow
Ossowiec
Rome
Lodz
Russia
Russians Roll Through Hungary Pressing on Budapest
The Post correspondent reports a rapid Russian advance across Hungary that may reach Budapest without major combat. Stockholm Journal claims Budapest and wheat districts are already under Russian control as armies push German and Austrian forces back. Credible reports from Koenigsberg to Cracow show German setbacks and a Russian buildup near Cracow as Galicia operations unfold. Colonel Shumsky weighs in on the broader campaign.
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Cracow
Silesia
Ishumsky
Breslau
Vistula
Galicia
Osnowice
Niemen
Hungary
Rome
Budapest
Stockholm
Koenigsberg
France
Russian Poland
Poland
Shumsky
Bourse Gazette
Petrograd
Trained Nurses Favor Suffrage Letter to Editor
Alice Stone Blackwell from Dorchester Mass voices support for women voting. She notes the International Council of Nurses passed a resolution for suffrage by nearly unanimous vote and argues mothers with votes would curb wars and aggression. Sept. 2 1914.
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International Council of Nurses
Europe
Alice Stone Bladwell
Dorchester
Mass
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