Berlin Reverses for Russians and Rumanians on Multiple Fronts
Rain hampering operations on the Anglo French front north of the Somme as Paris reports no activity after the advance toward Sailly. Austro Germans claim control of heights near Hermannstadt and 41 Russian officers with 3 000 men captured. Greece negotiates with the Allies over terms before joining the war, while revolutions spread and rebel ships desert to join the allied fleet.
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Somme
Paris
Fregicourt
Morval
Sailly
Peronne-Bapaume
Europe
Transylvania
Hermannstadt
Vienna
Korynitza
Russia
Berlin
Leopold of Bavaria
Goduzichki
Petrograd
Gukalov
Carpathians
Macedonia
Kaimakealan
Broda
Rupprecht
Bavaria
von Bethmann-Hollweg
M Rupprecht
Page to sail for England on New York liner
Walter Hines Page ambassador to Great Britain will sail tomorrow from New York for England aboard the American liner New York.
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Washington
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
England
New York
British and Allied gains on multiple fronts reported
Official dispatches say British troops captured a strong farm near Le Sars and 500 yards of German trenches on the Somme with over 500 prisoners. French advances occurred between Fragicourt and Morval while Serbians repelled Bulgarian attacks at Kaimakcalan Height. Romanian forces fell back toward the frontier. no major changes on Russian and Galician fronts.
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Somme
le Sars
London
Saloniki
Kaimakcalan
Paris
Fragicourt
Morval
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Berlin
Attack U S Neutrality
Berlin dispatch reports press criticism of U S neutrality following the death of aviator Kiffen Rockwell and the presence of American flyers on the western front. It says American sympathy for the allies and U S war material supply erode neutrality and reveal active American participation in WWI on the Entente side.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
United States
Kiffen Rockwell
America
Guynemer Baffles Five German Planes in Battle
Paris dispatch reports Second Lieutenant Georges Guynemer, nicknamed King of the Aces, downing three German planes in 2 minutes 30 seconds while aiding a comrade. His craft damaged by a shell, he survived a 5,000 foot plunge, later landing among his wreckage intact and unhurt.
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Paris
Georges Guynemer
Guynemer
Hydra Warship Defects to Allied Forces Under Cover of Night
The Greek warship Hydra defected to the revolutionists at Piraeus. A civilian boarding party forced the loyalist officers to abandon ship in a rowboat while the Venizelist commander surrendered. Two tugs towed Hydra from the arsenal to Salamis Bay where allied ships are stationed.
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Piareus
London
Hydra
Salamis Bay
Dunn Elected Lord Mayor of London
Sir William Henry Dunn was today elected Lord Mayor of London and will take office in November. He will be the third Roman Catholic Lord Mayor of London in recent years and has been closely associated with Sir William Treloar in improving conditions for thousands of London’s poor cripples.
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London
William Henry Dunn
William Treloar
Norwegian Steamer Cindeggen Sunk by Austrian Submarine
A Reuters Madrid dispatch reports the Norwegian steamer Cindeggen of 1628 tons sunk by an Austrian submarine. Twenty four crew members have been landed at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
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London
Cindeggen
Reuter
Madrid
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Lloyds
Roddam
Valencia
Joffre and Haig Predict Victory After Somme Gains
General Joffre sends congratulatory message to General Sir Douglas Haig praising the Somme offensive progress and promising final victory. Haig replies that Allied efforts and dead will bind France and Britain as they press toward ultimate success.
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France
London
Joffre
Douglas Haig
Somme
Haig
Verdun
British Troops Hold Ground Amid Somme Fighting and Prisoners
British war office reports east of Les Boeufs on the Somme captured 500 yards of German trenches and took over 500 prisoners after heavy action near Thiepval and Hessian trench. Aerial observers noted a large ammunition dump explosion near Ytres and Bapaume with no Doiran front changes.
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London
Les Boeufs
Somme
British War Office
Thiepval
Schwaben
Hessian Trench
le Sars
Ytres
Bapaume
Orljak
Kopriva
Ormanik
Neohori
Doiran
Russian War Department Reports Air Raid Near Smorgon Front
The statement says Western front raids by Russian aviators near Boruny and Krevo caused fires in enemy stores and downed four German planes. One of our planes fell. The article notes enemy bombardment at Gukalov repulsed, and a Bystritza patrol captured prisoners, rifles, and ammunition. Elsewhere nothing notable.
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Petrograd
London
Russian War Department
Western Front
Boruny
Krevo
Smorgon
Gukalov
Bystritza
Bogorodohan
Romanian repulse near Hermannstadt and Carpathian fighting
Austrian war bulletin from Vienna reports Romanian forces driven back at Hermannstadt with guards holding heights south and southeast, while Carpathian fighting continues with no overall change. Italian front shows heavy shelling on the Carso plateau and a fog concealed attack on Gardinal and Cima Busa Alta repelled. Southeastern theatre unchanged.
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Vienna
London
Hermannstadt
Teutons
Carpathians
Carso
Fiemme
Gardinal
Cima Busa Alta
Bulgarians repulsed in Drina clash keep crown peak
A Serbian war office statement reports four Bulgarian attacks on the Drina division on Sept 27 were repulsed with heavy losses. The highest peak of Kaimakcalan, called Crown Prince Boris by Serbians, remains in Serbian hands. Bulgarians exhausted, did not renew. Serbian soldiers claim Bulgarians slaughtered wounded.
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Saloniki
London
Serbian War Office
Drina
Kaimakcalan
Boris
Battleships Escort German Cruisers Up Atlantic Coast
Convoyed by 12 United States battleships the German auxiliary cruisers Prince Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinzessin in Wilhelm, interned last year, head toward the Philadelphia navy yard to be laid up. Wilhelm towed by five tugs, Kronprinzessin under its own steam.
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Old Point Comfort
United States
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Kronprinzess
Wilhelm
Hampton Roads
Atlantic
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Huel
Brown Opens Season Against Rhode Island State
Providence reports Brown begins its season facing Rhode Island State in the annual opener. State College has a week of practice and one game played, but Brown is expected to win by a large margin.
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Providence
Brown
Rhode Island State
War Office Report From Paris Front Sees Quiet Night
Official communique notes a relatively quiet front with bad weather hindering operations. It mentions progress on the Somme between Fregicourt and Morval, aerial combats near Rheims, and Bulgarian actions on Kaimakealan Height with Serbian counterattacks. Bombs dropped on Monastir are reported with an observed explosion.
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Paris
London
War Office
Somme
Fregicourt
Morval
Fokker
Rheims
Struma
Vardar
Kaimakealan
Broda
Monastir
Avas
German statement on Somme repulse reports major Allied attack
Berlin reports the Somme battle eased after a strong British push. Prince Rupprecht's army group says attacks between the Ancre and Courcelette were repulsed with light trench losses, while actions near Eaucourt l Abbaye failed. Leopold group notes minor Russian advance and artillery activity with no further news. Archduke Charles Francis reports Carpathian battles continue and Hermannstadt fighting weakens Romanian defenses. Balkan front remains unchanged.
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Berlin
London
Somme
Prince Rupprecht
the Somme
Ancre
Courcelette
Eaucourt L’abbaye
Prince Leopold
Goduzischki
Archduke Charles Francis
Carpathians
Hermannstadt
Italian War Office reports increased enemy activity in Adige valley
The Italian war office says enemy artillery and infantry activity rises in the Adige valley while Italian batteries respond. In the Astico valley Mount Cimone remains under Italian artillery. A mist aided a supposed enemy attack near Gardinal and Vanoi Cismon valleys, but was repelled, as Kaiserjaeger assaults near Punta del Forame failed. Garso plateau actions also failed to penetrate our lines.
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Rome
London
Adige Valley
War Office
Astico
Mount Cimone
Gardinal
Vanoi Cismon
Kaiserjaeger
Punta del Forame
Felizon
Boite
Garso
Bulgarian War Office Bulletin Reports Calm Fronts
The Bulgarian war office statement from September 29 notes Macedonian front unchanged and Danube front calm. It mentions shooting down an enemy aeroplane at Orechovo, weak firing at Pobrudja, minor damage from a Russian cruiser bombardment at Mangalla, and air attacks on two enemy destroyers near Tuzla and Tugladschakoi about 10 kilometres south of Tiula.
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SOFTA
London
Bulgarian War Office
Danube
Orechovo
Pobrudja
Black Sea
Mangalla
Tuzla
Tugladschakoi
Tiula
German War Minister Deputy Dismissed in Berlin
Berlin reports General von Wandel, deputy war minister, has been dismissed from the war ministry. The minister of war resigns for health reasons. Emperor William accepts Wandel’s resignation and nominates him general of infantry.
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Berlin
London
von Wandel
War Ministry
Emperor William
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