British and French push in France Sept 10 13
Reported operations describe the Allies advancing with French cooperation from Sept 10 to Sept 13. British forces crossed rivers near Laon, Soissons and the Ourcq, with heavy German resistance at the Aisne and Vesle, and notes on German proclamations and hostages in Rheims. The piece details river fortifications, crossings, and artillery duels as the pursuit continued.
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Laon
Marne
Ourca
Veéle
Aisne
Ailette
Oise
Oureq
Vesle
Ourcq
Oulchyle-Chateau
Longpont
Soissons
Rheims
German Taube aircraft dominate air fleets with swept wings
The bulk of German planes are identified by the Taube or Dove type with wings swept back. In contrast French and British planes, whether biplanes or monoplanes, display straight rectangular wings.
Prominent New England Women Killed in Auto Collision
Two women from distinguished Alden Thayer and Perry families die after stepping into the street as a street car moves. Witnesses say the driver was not at fault. The crushed victims include Miss Thayer and Mrs. Perry, relatives of Congressman Eli Thayer and other notable figures.
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Prouty
Lewis R. Cassell
New England
John
Priscilla Alden
Eli Thayer
Kansas
Oread Castle
John Alden Thayer
Thayer
Seagirt
N. J
Perry
Charles H. Perry
Massachusetts
Worcester
Eva
Anna Co. Thayer
George K. Thayer
New York
Cora Thayer
Auto Hits Car in Everett Collision at Ferry and Cottage
An auto owned by Spuw reon Clerke collided with a Bay State trolley on Ferry Street as it turned from Cottage, injuring Clerke and his daughter Mabel. Henry White was shaken. the front of the touring car was torn away, and all three were trapped briefly in debris.
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Prouty
Main
Hawthorne
Spuw
Clerke
White
Translation of a wartime song into French
The piece notes that the popular WWI song It’s a Long Way to Tipperary has been translated into French for the troops. It presents the opening line Il y a bien loin d ici a Tipperary.
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Tipperary
CAPT Stewart Dies On Field In British Casualty List
London dispatch reports Captain Bertram Stewart of the West Kent Yeomanry among officers killed. Stewart, once imprisoned in a German fortress for spying, was pardoned on a royal visit to England. Also listed are Colonel Sir Evelyn Ridley Bradford and Lieutenant-Colonel Teulis St Gratien Le Marchant, with prior honors from Nile expeditions and South Africa.
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London
Bertram Stewart
West Kent Yeomanry
Stewart
William
England
Evelyn Ridley Bradford
Seaforth Highlanders
Teulis St. Gratien
Chitral
South Africa
Pope's Appeal Moves Kaiser in Peace Effort
The Matin reports rumors that Kaiser Wilhelm II may embrace peace through the Pope's intervention and seek terms with the allies. It notes General Von Kluck and General Von Buelow may have orders not to oppose French forces and suggests a possible armistice proposal to President Wilson.
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Paris
von Kluck
von Buelow
Vatican
New York
Germany
Wilson
Rogers Pass Tunnel to Surpass Hoosac in Length
The Rogers Pass tunnel on the Canadian Pacific railway will be about five miles long, exceeding the Hoosac Tunnel at North Adams by roughly a quarter mile. The new Alpine tunnel costs $10,000,000 and will sit 3,795 feet above sea level, about 4,066 feet below the mountain summit.
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Hoosac
United States
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Rogers Pass
North Adams
Rockies
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