Germans Seek to Trap 300,000 Russians at Vilna
War news notes German efforts to trap Russian forces around Vilna as they evacuate the city. Russians retreating under pressure, while German guns attack Serbia across the Danube. The bombardment intensifies on the western front with Belgian coast activity and ongoing trench warfare. Bulgaria’s neutrality and Turkish rail pacts draw attention amid mixed signals. Official reports from Berlin and Paris detail actions at Vilna and Arras, with conflicting claims about the Hesperian.
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Vilna
Danube
Germany
Serbia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Berlin
Arras
Paris
London
Russian statement from Riga region fronts and fords at Viliya
The war office reports ongoing engagements in Ekau near Mitau and Dvinsk with intensified artillery fire. Russians destroy a German bridge northwest of Mitau and retake trenches near Steidern gaining rifles and ammunition. Fighting continues along Viliya crossings, with Russians slipping east of the river after heavy action, while Biniakon Lida and Stohara banks remain unchanged.
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Petrograd
London
War Office
Riga
Ekau
Mitau
Illukst
Steidern
Dvinsk
Vidsy
Novo Svientsyany- Dvinsk
Vilna
Viliya
Missionaries Return from Van as Turkish Eight Sorrow Deepens
American Board reports continuation of missionary work in Eastern Turkey impracticable after Armenian massacres. A refugee mission from Van arrived in Stockholm and will reach New York on Hellig Olav by Oct 5. Dr. George C. Reynolds and Mr. White accompany the group, signaling a worsened Van district situation. Dr. Reynolds previously joined the Van party at Tiflis.
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Turkey
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Stockholm
Sweden
Van
Tiflis
New York
Hellig Olav
George C. Reynolds
van College
White
Reynolds
American Board
Wool embargo support from Boston dealers amid British controls
Boston wool merchants and manufacturers largely back Britain's embargo on wool sales to enemies, with leaders like William Whitman defending the policy as proper. Other voices note fees to the Textile Alliance and shifts in supply, while some caution from American firms about costs and procedures.
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William Whitman
United States
Great Britain
Whitman
New York
Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Textile Alliance
Post
Great
Franklin A. Wyman
John L. Farrell
Germany
Australia
G. E. Blaisdell
England
Dana Follette
H. V. Barrett
East India
Liverpool
Thomas Holmes
Bulgaria Mobilizes Macedonians Complicating Balkan Tensions
Despatches from Sofia report Bulgarian mobilization of troops composed of Macedonians. The move shocks official and diplomatic circles as debates over Macedonia’s fate between Bulgaria and Serbia continue. The entente note seeks Bulgaria’s stance, while Serbia and Greece deem the act an affront to allies and neighboring Balkan states.
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Paris
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Balkan
Serbia
Youth Who Disappeared Is Visiting With Aunt
Frank Barbour son of Captain Barbour of the Boston Floating hospital who vanished from his Brewer Maine home after a Brewer High School hazing was located. He is staying with relatives in Roxbury and appeared on his aunt Hutchings street unprompted while police across several states searched at the request of worried relatives.
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Frank Barbour
Captain Barbour
Boston Floating Hospital
Brewer
Brewer High School
Roxbury
Hutchings Street
Germans Begin an Attack on Serbians
Berlin reports the German war office announces an attack on Serbia with artillery fire near Semendria on the Danube. The German forces say they drove off Serbian positions south of the river and silenced enemy fire in the first official Serbian front engagement.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Danube
Semendria
Belgrade
Balkans
Serbia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Roumania
Greece
Pachitch
Germany
Germany Says Hesperian Not Sunk by German Sub
Berlin reports the German admiralty believes the Allan line steamer Hesperian was not torpedoed. All U-boat crews have returned to base and none fired on the vessel. Authorities think a floating non German mine caused the disaster, citing a green and white mine ashore near Ireland.
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Berlin
London
Allan Line
Associated Press
Admiralty
Ireland
England asserts German torpedo sank Hesperian
The British official press bureau rebuts Berlin denial of responsibility for the Allan Line steamer Hesperian sinking. It cites evidence of a German submarine near the attack site on Sept 4 and 5 and a torpedo type explosion, supported by a torpedo fragment held by the admiralty.
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London
Berlin
Admiralty
Boston Sub-Treasury Holds Over Thirty-Six Million In Gold and Coin
Assistant U S Treasurer George Fort reports the Boston sub-treasury contains 36 197 274 49 in gold silver bills and small coins after an eight day annual audit by Fort and four assistants. The audit covered the sub-treasury’s holdings and routines.
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Boston
U.S
George Fort
Audit Praise for U S Treasurer Office Officials
Mr. Fort complimented Assistant U S Treasurer Charles PR Strecker, who heads the office, on the efficient manner in which the accounts were kept during the audit.
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Fort
U. S
Charles PR. Strecker
Death Notice McDevitt in Malden
In Malden on September 29 James F McDevitt infant son of James and Margaret Sullivan, aged 3 years and months, died at family residence S47 Highlands. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 p.m. Relatives and friends invited.
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M’devitt
Malden
Aeehlort
James F
James
Margare
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