Germans Driven Back At Antwerp by Belgian Guns
Special correspondence reports heavy German casualties after a dawn assault on Fort Wavre near Antwerp repulsed by Belgian gunners. German air raids targeted Moll Turnhout Bourgleopold Merxplas Brecht and Westmalle with Zeppelins, while Belgian marksmanship and a distant battery fire drove the airship away. The attack, part of ongoing German pressure along the fortifications, damaged some forts and prompted construction of a Zeppelin shed in Brussels. Red Cross hospital at Lierre faces bombardment with nurses fearing future danger.
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Russians Beat Back Germans in Poland
A Rome dispatched Central News report says German forces suffered a severe defeat in Lodz and Suwalki regions of Russian Poland. Germans fled Suwalki Ostrowiec leaving transport and guns behind. Petrograd telegrams claim 30 000 killed or wounded and 20 000 captured.
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Suwalki
Russian Poland
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Augustowo Strategic Polish town amid great pine forest
Augustowo in the Suwalki province sits near the Vistula Niemen canal and hosts a major forest battle front. German forces are described as retreating before Russians led by Rennenkampf, with Piotrkow Kielce housing the main German units. Lodz Kielce loom large in Polish operations and demographics.
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Niemen
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August
von H'rdenbure
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Drusheniki
Grodno
Rennenkampf
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Kielce
Lodz
Galicia
German Messenger Reaches New York on Cedric
On the British steamer Cedric arriving from Liverpool a German diplomatic messenger named Bernard Goldsmith slipped through England and out of it unseen. He carried messages from the German government to the German embassy in Washington and was a second cabin passenger.
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New York
Cedric
Liverpool
England
Bernard Goldsmith
Washington
Refugees Flock to Antwerp Amid War Pressure
A Telegraaf despatch from Antwerp reports up to fifty thousand refugees arriving from Ghent Bruges Central and Ostend while villagers flee the city rings. Belgian volunteers blow up railways and destroy bridges behind enemy lines in Brabant Limburg and Hainault.
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London
Telegraaf
Antwerp
Ghent
Bruges
Central
Ostend
Brabant
Limburg
Hainault
Can ton Vaud wine honors General Joffre in annual naming
Swiss wine growers in Vaud name this year’s vintage for General Joffre, following a tradition of honoring public figures with wine. The quality is excellent this year, though 1870 was poor and the vintage was dubbed Bismarck by Francophile locals.
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Vaud
Switzerland
Joffre
Bismarck
Zeppelin at Head of German Air Service
London Oct 2 dispatch from Amsterdam reports Count Zeppelin has passed through Essen en route to the front to oversee the management of the Zeppelin dirigibles.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuter Telegram Company
Germany
Count Zeppelin
Essen
Bravery of French Inspires Germans In Verdun Attack
Berlin report describes German and Austrian artillery assault on French forts south of Verdun last Saturday. Fort Camp des Romains fell Friday, Fort les Parocies silenced Saturday, while only Fort Lionville’s armored turret briefly replied as Austrians concentrated fire from six miles. The correspondent notes the French line near Verdun weakening and an infantry attack possible.
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Metz
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Fort Les Parocies
Fort Lionville
French Fort Defended Amid Heavy Siege by Germans
A correspondent reports Fort Camp des Romains held against a German Austrian siege, with the garrison finally surrendering under honorable terms after resolute defense. Canonade and smoke filled the battlefield as heavy siege pieces operated like clockwork, and wounded moved toward base hospitals while St Mihiel evacuated.
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Les Paroches
St. Mihiel
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Eni
Canada’s Troops Sail From Quebec In Largest Move Yet
Dispatch from Rimouski describes 31 ships carrying 31 300 troops and 800 horses as Canada’s biggest overseas expedition action. Troops were ferried by train to the breakwater, then boarded ships amid few spectators, as a war fleet set out along the Atlantic in a well ordered, silent departure from Valcartier.
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Valcartier
Canada
Quebec
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Lady Gladstone Leads War Charity Sewing in England
English society figure Lady Gladstone works to aid wounded soldiers and sailors. Since arriving in England she joined the Just Sew movement and helps equip four Territorial base hospitals. She sews bandages and garments at Buckingham Gate, after leaving her South African post and husband.
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South Africa
England
Buckingham Gate
Dorothy Paget
Sir Richard Paget
Airships Patrol Dover Straits For 12 Hours
The admiralty reported that while an expeditionary force moved abroad a strong patrol eastward of the Dover Straits was undertaken by seaplanes and air ships of the naval air service. The airships patrolled steadily between the French and English coasts for twelve hours.
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Admiralty
Dover Straits
Naval Air Service
Bulgarian Officers Ordered Home from Italy and Switzerland
M Rizoff the Bulgarian minister to Italy reports his government has instructed all Bulgarian army officers in Italy and Switzerland to return home immediately and to be provided funds for the journey.
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Rome
Paris
M. Rizoff
Italy
Switzerland
Allies Burrow Up Close to Invaders on Battlefront
Paris reports a tense Allied line with French and British troops tunneling and fortifying to prevent German breakthroughs toward Paris. The German onslaught persists, but Allied resilience grows as prisoners are taken, spies curtailed, and discipline reinforced along the front.
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Paris
Roye
Arras
Cable Station Destroyed at Fanning Islands
Honolulu Oct 2 The British steamer Kestrel arriving from the Fanning Islands reports the cable station there was destroyed by the German cruiser Nyrn berg. The cut between Vancouver and Australia had been reported last month and it is believed the cruiser was responsible. The Fanning Islands are British territory.
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Kestrel
Fanning Islands
Nyernberg
Vancouver
Australia
Germans Cut Up by Russian Cavalry in Poland
Paris dispatch says a division of Russian cavalry struck the German advance guard near Andrejew in Kielce governorate Russian Poland. The Germans surrendered and fled while the Russian riders cut up a lagging detachment. German operations in Russian territory are faltering as artillery struggles in mud off main roads.
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Havas
Petrograd
Andrejew
Kielce
Russian Poland
Ostend Seaplane Base Advances Allied Operations
A seaplane base was set up at Ostend with Belgian aid and a patrol route to the English coast. An airship crew changed a propeller blade at 2000 feet and allied forces landed transport equipment for aeroplanes. Naval armed cars and aircraft aided French forces, and bombs targeted railway positions.
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English
Afr
Thither
German Exhibits at Frisco Not Reduced
San Francisco reports that German manufacturers will not have their exhibits at the Panama Pacific Exposition reduced in size. W. W. Schultz, exposition commissioner, notes 998 applicants for 200000 square feet before the war and only three new applications after two months of war.
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San Francisco
W. W. Schultz
Berlin
Cologne Prepares Against Attack
Copenhagen dispatch reports Cologne making extensive defenses for potential attack, as authorities brace for possible siege. The alert underscores heightened military readiness and civil protection measures amid ongoing tensions.
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London
Copenhagen
The
Times
Talbot sues Comus Club over alleged gambling
William Talbot filed suit against the Comus Club claiming gambling occurred on the premises. He says he lost up to 150 dollars and seeks triple damages, alleging the club knew of the gambling and failed to stop it.
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Comus Club
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