Provisional Greek Government Moves Toward War Declaration
The Venizelos led provisional Greek government in Crete calls for unity with the Allies and Serbians to expel invaders. It urges the king to lead or for the nation to take necessary steps to save Greece as war against the Teutonic powers looms. In the wider war, Entente troops push on the Somme front with moves toward Combles and Thiepval, while Eastern fronts see heavy fighting and large Russian prisoner counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaidiea
BosTON _P& POST
Greece
Crete
Bulgaria
Venizelos
Coundouriotis
Germany
Sofia
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Endorsed By Illinois Mother
Mrs Aug Doellefeld of Carlyle Illinois writes that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin keeps her four children in perfect health after years of use. The laxative blend with pepsin eases bowels and supports general health in children and adults. Bottles sell for fifty cents in drug stores, with a free trial bottle available by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Aug. Doellefeld
Carlyle, Tl
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
General Brussiloff Advances in Romanian Front
Petrograd dispatch reports General Brusiloff pushing extreme left toward the highway between Kimpelung and Maramaros Sziget cutting the Austro German line of communication. Russians seize a mountain overlook and gain a strategic edge while firing on Kirlibaba for the first time. They advance near Manouva and Kharbuzoff despite German reinforcements, taking 1500 prisoners. Overall since defense began, 420000 officers and men captured, 2590 machine guns and mine throwers seized, 600 cannons captured.
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Korynitza
Berlin
Galicia
Krasnolesie
Carpathians
Brussiloff
Petroseny
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Dobrudja
Paris
Florina
Cordevole
Rome
Petrograd
London
Betwen Kimpelung
Maramaros Sziget
Kirlibaba
Novoe Vremya
Charny-Cheremosh
Kuty
Bukowina
Manouva
Kharbuzoff
Sereth
Tank tale in trenches and Thiepval battles on Western Front
British dispatches recount a tank's Berlin dream and stubborn German dugouts near Thiepval. The narrative blends humor and peril as infantry rescue the immobilized behemoth, while Schwaben redoubt north of Thiepval yields nearly 600 prisoners.
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Schwaben
Thiepval
London
Ancre
Courcelette
Eastern Front battles and gains reported by Austrian HQ
The Austro Hungarian general headquarters bulletin details bitter fighting on the Tilisitui ridge near Petroseny with Romanian counter attacks failing. It also notes German troops advancing north of Lipnicadonna, Russian prisoners and captured weapons, and von Marwitz’s forces reclaiming lost positions with heavy enemy losses.
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Vienna
London
Tilisitui
Petroseny
Nagy Szeben
Hermannstadt
Archduke Charles Francis
Kirlibaba
Ludowa
Arata Pass
Lipnicadonna
von Tersztanszky
von Marwitz
Sinking of Several Steamers Reported
News from London and coastal ports reports multiple ship losses. The 2500 ton British steamship Stathe and the 688 ton Swedish bark Benguela were sunk, with crewed ships Knut Hilde, Dania and Thelma among Glasgow and British vessels also sunk. Thurso and Newby losses are noted with crews landed or missing. Elwine Koppen reported sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia near Lulea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stathe
Christiania
Lloyds
Knut Hilde
Dania
Thelma
Glasgow
Newby
Peterhead
Scotland
Thurso
Stockholm
Elwine Koppen
Gulf of Bothnia
Lulea
R. Koppen
Stettin
Serbians Repulse Four Bulgarian Attacks at Kaimakcalan
Serbian headquarters dispatch to Reuters reports four Bulgarian assaults on Kaimakcalan mountain repelled with heavy losses on both sides. The Witchladd suffered deteriorating strength after reinforcement and suffered many casualties while the Serbians captured fifty prisoners in the trench fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kaimakcalan
Reuter
Kaimakealan
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Dark Gray Coverage
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a dye free solution that restores gray or faded hair to a dark, glossy, healthy look. It claims quick, even results, harmless use, and a money-back guarantee. Priced at 50 cents for a large bottle from Riker Jaynes Liggetts in Boston with mail order for out of town buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q-Ban
Riker-Jaynes- Liggetts Drug Stores
Boston
Mass
German Offensives Repulsed on Verdun Somme Fronts
German forces launch a strong attack on Verdun between Thiau mont and Fleury but are repulsed with heavy German losses. British and Allied troops gain ground on the Somme between Martinpuich and Gueudecourt. German air raids hit Bucharest. Bulgarian assaults near Florina are repulsed by French and Russian forces. British artillery active on the Struma front near Janina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancre
Somme
Berlin
Martinpuich
Gueudecourt
London
Florina
Struma
Janina
Paris
Russian War Report Rebuffs Enemies West of Riga
Russian statement from Petrograd reports enemy attempts to reach trenches west of Riga repulsed. After a heavy bombardment near Pinsk small enemy detachments attacked but were pushed back by outposts. Fighting resumed near Bubnov Sviniuchy and Korytniza as the foe resists. Seaplane raid damaged an enemy aerodrome near Lake Angern with 20 enemy planes in combat. Lieutenant Gorkovenko died when his aircraft was lost.
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Petrograd
London
Riga
Pinsk
Bubnov
Sviniuchy
Korytniza
Baltic Sea
Lake Angern
Gorkovenko
Greeks Warships Join Allied Fleet at Salamis Bay
Athens reports Admiral Coundouriotis departure shaking the Greek navy. The battleship Hydra and two torpedo boats left their anchorage and joined the allied fleet at Salamis Bay. A palace conference with Premier Kalogeropoulos and senior officials discussed Greece’s move amid Entente silence on the proposal to join the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Coundouriotis
Hydra
Salamis Bay
Kalogeropoulos
Moschopoulos
Damianos
Nicholas Strathos
Greece
Crete forms provisional government after revolution
In CANEA Crete on September 28 a people led revolution ends royalist resistance. Venizelos and Admiral Coundouriotis rise as provisional leaders with a third member. Royal portraits torn down as Crete aligns with the Entente and plans to join the allied forces.
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Canea
Crete
Greece
Heraclion
Suda Bay
Venizelos
Coundouriotis
Constantine
German War Report Details Frontline Actions in Western Theatre
The German official statement reports continued Allied attacks along the Somme and Ancre fronts being repulsed by German infantry, artillery, and air support under Generals Sixt von Arnim Huegel and Schenck. It notes aerial victories, Brussels bombing damage, and counterattacks recapturing positions near Korytniza with further gains. Eastern and Carpathian theatres also show Russian skirmishes repelled and German advances west of Krasnolesie.
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Berlin
Rupprecht of
Wurttemburg
Ancre
Somme
Sixt von Arnim
von Huegel
von Schenck
Thiepval
Eaucourt l'Abbaye
Morval-Bouchavesnes
Rancourt
Bouchavesnes
Alest
Brussels
Prince Leopold
Bavaria
River A
Riga
Miadziel
Narocz
Korytniza
von der Marwitz
Archduke Charles
Krasnolesie
Zlota Lipa
Narayuvka
Carpathians
Kirlibaba
Transylvania
Balkans
Tiermannstadt
Bucharest
French War Office Bulletin Highlights Somme Front Activity
Paris reports a quiet night with no infantry action on the Somme while artillery pounded German positions. In the Balkans the British shelled Struma camps and Bulgarians attacked near Florina but were repulsed by Franco Russian fire. A strong Meuse attack at Thiaumont Fleury failed under machine gun and artillery fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
War Office
Kaimakcalan
Florina
Kenall
Monastir
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont-Fleury
Italian Front Reports Some Limited Actions and Raids
Rome in an official bulletin states that Austrian artillery engaged Limone on Lake Garda and Italian holdings between the Avisio and Vanoi Cismon valleys. Italian infantry raided a strong Austrian trench on the Asiago plateau, destroying it with grenades. The upper Cordevole valley saw a renewed enemy assault on a position recently captured near Monte Sief, repulsed with heavy losses. Elsewhere only artillery fire occurred and a few shells landed on Gorizia.
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Rome
London
Limone
Lake Garda
Avisio
Vanoi Cismon
Asiago
Cordevole
Monte Sief
Gorizia
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Vpnizelos, “Coundouriotis
France
Combles
Bapaume
Peronne
Lutsk
Vladimir Volynski
Svinnsky
Te Teutons
Docllefeld
White’s
Samuel W. Peck & Co
New York
Michaels Stern & Co
Rochester
Levy Brothers
L. Greif & Bro
Baltimore
Associated Press
Kansas
Thomas Atkins
Zollern Redoubt
Doiran
Royal Navy
Razolidos
Jenimah
Orljak Bridge
Angista
Royal Naval Air Service
Verdun Front
Thiaumont
Fleury
Shepard Norwell Company
Tremont S
Winte
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