British Warships Form Battle Line Off Helgoland
New York dispatch notes 200 British warships in a tight battle line off Helgoland with Captain Shelley’s San Lorenzo supplying 15 000 tons of fuel oil. The fleet supported German cruiser engagements but stayed too distant to witness combat. An auxiliary Cunard liner, possibly the Caronia, appeared among two cruisers near Ambrose channel.
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New York
Helgoland
Shelley
San Lorenzo
London
Ambrose Channel
Skelly
Cunard Line
Servian and Montenegrin Troops Occupy Sarajevo
The Rome correspondent reports Servian and Montenegrin forces have taken Sarajevo after Austrians flee following a decisive defeat. Central events unfold as World War I fronts shift with Allied and enemy positions in the Balkans.
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London
Rome
The
Star
Sarajevo
Russians Capture Town of Jaroslau
Russian troops have occupied the fortified Austrian position of Jaroslau. The Russian flag flies over the town, a railroad centre with a bridge over the San controlling river passage. Jaroslau lies 17 miles NNW of Przémysl on the Lemberg Cracow line.
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Petrograd
London
Jaroslau
Przémysl
Lemberg
Cracow
Canada to Send Guns to Battle Line
Ottawa announces Canada will place over 200 firearms at the disposal of British forces. Of these 134 guns will be handed to the British government including 98 18 pounders six 6 pounders and 30 machine guns. The overseas expeditionary force of 61,200 men will be dispatched tonight.
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Ottawa
Borden
Garibaldi Volunteers to Attack Germans Gather in Italy
A Lyons dispatch reports 5000 Italian volunteers under General Giuseppe Garibaldi have received red shirt uniforms and sail to an unknown destination to strike Germany. General Ricciotti Garibaldi learns Canadian Italians plan to form a regiment to aid the Allies and hopes to join it with his Red Shirts.
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Rome
Paris
Lyons
France
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Ricciotti Garibaldi
War trophies parade through Paris as spoils of battle
A London Standard Paris dispatch describes trains delivering captured German equipment to Paris. Officers’ sabres, ornate but fragile, contrast with their impracticality while inscribed banners and imperial emblems mark the trophies. A wounded soldier and the scene of battle linger near torn tents and red blankets.
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London Standard
Paris
Paris Street Vendor Peddles War Spoils From 1870
A Paris correspondent says a well dressed, mysterious street vendor exploits battlefield souvenirs. He tells cafe crowds he witnessed battles and offers sabres and sacques for sale. Police traced items to trophies seized in 1870.
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Paris
Reckless Valor of Zouaves in Soissons Battle
A French correspondent lauds the Zouaves for repeated charges under heavy fire around Soissons. They overran trenches, repelled German defenders, and left the enemy dead in the trenches and rain, described as haymaking by a survivor.
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Soissons
Behind the British Lines Describes War’s Quiet Toll
A London Times correspondent paints the end of a great battle as exhaustion and steadfast trench fighting define the moment. He recalls soldiers returning wounded, the river scene lit by searchlights, masked batteries, and the constant thunder of guns, with a fierce resolve intact despite attrition.
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London Times
Heroa
Hercules
Terrible Picture of War Casualties Described by French Correspondent
A French correspondent describes ghastly scenes near Péronne fields with troops in gray and blue lying along the roadside. He details fallen soldiers in various poses as if resting, mauled, or struck by lightning, mentioning one kneeling man with his rifle.
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Pulisieux
Alsatian Boy Executed After False French Sentry Answer
An Alsatian youth Theophile Jasgout aided French resistance during a August skirmish near Burgund Sainte Marie aux Mines. German troops sought him after his deception, and he was executed for mislead.
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Burgund
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines
Theophile Jasgout
Jasgout
Boy Dies After Motorcycle Collision With Coal Team
George Murphy aged 19 of East Boston was killed in a collision between his motorcycle and a runaway coal team on the state road between Orient Heights and Revere. He died at Frost Hospital Chelsea at 2 AM after being found by William Smart and taken to Dr. B A Andrews home. Murphy was a Technogy student.
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Orient Heights
Revere
George Murphy
Saratoga Street
Boston
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Murphy
William Smart
B. A. Andrews
Technogy
Burst steam pipe kills watchman at Curtis & Marble
In Worcestershire on September 22 the main steam pipe burst in the engine room of Curtis & Marble Machine Company. Night watchman James Rolistone, 60, of 18 Dorrance Street, was killed when the pipe joint struck his face and he suffered severe steam burns.
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Worcestera
Curtis & Marble Machine Company
James Rolistone
Dorrance Street
Rolistone
$5000 Verdict From Atwood in Breach Suit
In Toledo on September 22 a jury awarded Miss Cecelie B Harris $5000 in a breach of promise case against aviator Harry N Atwood. Attorneys for Atwood plan to move for a new trial after the verdict in Judge Emory s court. Harris sought $50,000 claiming a marriage promise was broken.
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Toledo
Ohio
Cecelie B. Harris
Harry N. Atwood
Emory
Miss Harris
Atwood
French Canadians anxious to enlist in foreign regiment
A delegation of prominent French Canadians will visit Ottawa to seek Prime Ministerial sanction for a Quebec recruited regiment for foreign service in Canada’s next contingent. They claim a French Canadian front line unit would end notions the war lacks local support. Five thousand volunteers are ready to enlist.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec
Canada
Man Found Dying with a Heart Star in Boston Home
Police investigated the death of Reuben Perrine aged 39 found with a stab wound at 2 Davis Court near London Street East Boston. His wife Mary and Mildred O'Brien were questioned as authorities pursued a possible murder mystery with a missing weapon and a mysterious exit by an unknown woman.
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Reuben Perrine
Davis Court
London Street
Boston
Perrine
Mary
Mildred O’brien
Pelrine
Magrath
Rewben
Reuben
Georges
Bennington Street
Allies' Armies Face Enemy in Lorraine and Beyond
London report from the Daily Telegraph Bordeaux correspondent details the Allied force layout. The right wing operates in Lorraine under General Paucene Tre with Generals Maunary and Duevail. The left is commanded by Sir John French and the extreme left by Generals de Curiers and de Castelnau.
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The
Daily Telegraph
Bordeaux
Lorraine
Paucenetre
Maunary
Duevail
John French
de Curiers
de Castelnau
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