Eyewitnesses tell of London air raid
Eyewitnesses aboard the Orduna Rotterdam and Philadelphia describe the September 8 Zeppelin raid on London. Passengers recount the fiery sky, searchlights, and bombs over central districts. They note attempts to seek shelter, the glow of fires, and the crowd's calm, with witnesses including Miss A S Tatham and Mr. Page observing from Grosvenor Square.
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New York
United States
Orduna
Rotterdam
Philadelphia
A. S. Tatham
Sydney
Australia
Victoria Hotel
Charing Cross
Metropole
National Gallery
Strand
Alexane der McNab
Bridgeport
Conn
Holburn
Ethel B. Davis
Bryn Mawr University
Paris
Lyric Theatre
Trafalgar Square
Waterloo Bridge
Charing Cross Station
Cheapside
Walter H. Page
Page
Grosvenor Square
Frederick R. Coudert
Edgerton Place
Phillip Burn-Jones
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Mr. Coudert
Wimbledon
Liverpool
German War Report on Eastern Front Movements
Berlin Sept 20 German forces press the Russia army along the Vilna envelope as they advance from Novo Alexandrovsk toward the Niemen. The army groups of Hindenburg Leopold and Mackensen report prisoners taken and enemy retreats while minor engagements yield 100 captives. Western coast raids by enemy ships were repelled with some ships struck.
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Russia
Vilna
Westende
Middelkerke
Belgian
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Novo Alexandrovsk
Orgon
Niemen
Prince Leopold
Golozadz
Dworzec
Myschinka
von Mackensen
British Steamship Horden Sunk with Crew Safe
London reports that the British steamer Horden of 1434 tons, built in 1906 and owned by Burnett Steamship Company of Newcastle, has been sunk tonight. The crew was saved.
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London
Burnett Steamship Company of
Newcastle
Desperate Gallipoli Battles by British and French
London dispatch recounts General Sir Jan Hamilton detailing the brutal Gallipoli fighting from May 6 to July 1. He notes brutal trench advances and heavy Turkish losses, English and French cooperation, and rising siege warfare amid logistics strain and submarine threats.
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London
Gallipoli
Jan Hamilton
Lord Kitchener
French War Office Reports Heavy Artillery Actions Across Front
Paris Sept 20 official war office bulletin details sustained French bombardments in Artois and Champagne. Reports German activity around Arras and repeated shots along the Cruchon River with rifle and machine gun fire. Mentioned mine explosions in eastern Argonne and railway disruptions near Metz Chateau Chalins.
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War Office
Artois
Arras
Faye
Dompierre
Peronne
Roye
Champagne
Calonne Trench
Apremont
Flirey
Regneville
Thiancourt
Puzieux
Delme
Metz Chateau Chalins
Vosges
Fave
Echt
Schratzmannele
Altmatt
Brauenkopf
Criachon
Foucaucourt
Herleville
Tracy-le
Italian Front Battle Report Highlights 18 Sept Fighting
Italian general headquarters releases details of Sept 18 combat near Osteria Fiorentine. After initial assaults the enemy was beaten back on both wings, prisoners taken, and smaller engagements turned in Italy's favor on Mt Lava nech Zaone Tofana Corsica and Cordevole. Inflamable shells set areas around Corsoca Ever and Piezzo. artillery caused fires at Korunica and Monte Corsich, with Austrian troops pursued.
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Rauchkofel
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Piezzo
Corsoca
Ever
Korunica
Carso
Monte Corsich
Frontline actions around Berry au Bac and Sapigneul
Long-distance fighting across multiple fronts is described with German infantry fire at Fontenoy and trench resistance. a German listening post east of Sapigneul on the canal between the Aisne and Marne was seized. Artillery exchanges north of Camp de Chalons and destruction by Lorraine batteries are noted, with depots blown near Perthes and supply routes disrupted.
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Perthes
Aisne
Argonne
Lorraine
Ban de Sapt
French artillery disperses German pioneers detachment
French field gunfire routed a detachment of German pioneers in a notable exchange. The action underscores ongoing artillery efficiency and marksmanship during the front line operations, with allied forces maintaining pressure on German positions.
Despatch Says Kiev Is Being Evacuated
Kiev dispatch reports evacuation proceeding normally with sufficient railcars. Military critics infer Russian forces may have abandoned Vilna and are retreating southward amid limited official detail.
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Vilna
Kiev
Petrograd
London
Bourse Gazette
Southwestern Railways
England Beats Submarine Policy Comment Sparks Debate
London Sept 20 The Pall Mall Gazette comments on German foreign minister Gottlieb Von Jagow s recent statement about submarine policy. It notes the assertion that Germany would continue U boat warfare and gauges potential reactions and impact on Britain and allied relations.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Gottlieb von Jagow
Germany
Herr von Jagow
British reply to submarine diplomacy urged restraint
The British answer is plain. We have beaten the submarine campaign and would be simple-minded to give it fresh facilities by laying down the weapons by which it has been rendered impotent.
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Great Britain
Swedish Banks to Loan 10 Million to Germany
London report states five Swedish banks will lend Germany 40,000,000 kroner about 10 million dollars in return for approval to export coal and other specified goods to Sweden. The loan is to be used for payments for goods Germany buys in Sweden, with Copenhagen sourcing the detail.
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Germany
London
Sweden
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany Censors Letters Leaving Country
From Geneva via Havas, Paris reports German military authorities have barred uncensored mail. A Sister Superior from the Order of Sainte Christiania at Metz was searched on departure for Switzerland. letters to be mailed abroad were found and she received 15 days in prison. A sister who wrote one letter was jailed for a month.
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Paris
Havas
Geneva
Germany
Order of Sainte Christiania
Metz
Switzerland
Belgian Statement From Paris Update
An official Belgian general headquarters release from Paris reports Sept 19-20 night was calm and Sept 20 featured artillery actions, few and generally of slight importance. The statement dated Sept 20 at 10:40 p.m. notes minimal combat activity.
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Paris
Thrown From Car Causes Head Injuries in City
James F. Scanlon aged 55 of 8 Waltham Street South End was thrown from an inward bound elevated car on Shawmut Avenue yesterday afternoon onto cement paving and received a bad scalp wound and minor injuries. He was taken to City Hospital.
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James F. Scanlon
Waltham Street
South End
Shawmut Avenue
Scanlon
West Brookline Street
City Hospital
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