Greece Ready to Fight as Balkan Tensions Rise
London reports mystery over the Balkan crisis as Bulgaria claims mobilization is for national defense. Sofia notes a state of armed neutrality and denies aggression, while Greece and Serbia brace for possible conflict. Romania also mobilizes amid fears Bulgaria may attack Serbia to reassert Macedonia.
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Greece mobilizes for war as Balkan tensions rise
London dispatch reports Greece orders general mobilization of naval and military forces amid Bulgaria's looming moves. Greece warns of state railways at government disposal and halted merchandise transport. Roumania and Servia ministers meet with Sir Edward Grey as Bulgaria and Turkey appear to reconcile after long hostility.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Edward Grey
Bulgaria
Balkan
Roumania
Greece
Turkey
Massacre of 4000 Bohemian Troops Allegedly Ordered
Ottokar Bartik, manager for opera singer Emmy Destin, describes a 4000 strong Bohemian regiment killed by its officers for refusing to fight Servians. A relative arriving in America confirms the story. Troops were lined up, machine guns opened as the signal was given.
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Ottokar Bartik
Emmy Destin
Metropolitan Opera
Bartik
America
Bohemia
Danish King's Birthday Marked by Diplomatic Honor
Copenhagen reports King Christian’s forty fifth birthday on September 26 with the American minister Dr Maurice F Egan acting as dean of the diplomatic corps and representative of a neutral power delivering congratulations on behalf of foreign ministers.
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Christian of
Denmark
Maurice F. Egan
Bulgaria on the Brink of War Tightens Control of Railways
Bulgaria appears poised for conflict as military authorities seize rail lines and suspend normal traffic. Public demonstrations show support for Premier Radoslavov while entente powers warn against territorial concessions in Macedonia. Troops quietly move from stations, though no full mobilization yet. Public opinion grows in favor of the government as unity narrows the split.
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Bulgaria
Servia
Macedonia
Greece
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Dedenghatch
Radoslavoff
Recall of German Envoys Sparks Washington Debate
Officials in Washington weigh decisive action over German and Austrian officials amid leaked British-sourced letters. Capt Franz von Papen is eyed for recall or passport, Austrian Consul General von Nuber may lose exequatur, and Ambassador Dumba considered for recall after complaints about his remarks on the president and Congress. The plan for interference in US munitions plants is tied to Warm and Dumba’s memo, prompting a potential diplomatic rift with Austria awaiting a response.
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James F. J. Archibald
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Franz von Papen
Alexander von Nuber
New York
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Dumba
Congress
Ambassador Dumba
State Department
Austria
Archibald Will Escape Trial In Washington
Archibald F J Archibald an American messenger for Dr Constantin T Dumba Austro Hungarian ambassador here likely will not be prosecuted by the department of justice Papers on Archibalds activities not yet examined with some officials saying no statute covers the case Congress would be urged to enact a law to cover such cases
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Department
Congress
Allies Win Trench War Advances West Front
British and French artillery and infantry drive deep into German lines in the west. Souchez and areas north of Arras report gains with 20,000 Germans captured and trenches breached across a 15 mile front. French gains in Champagne and British success near La Bassee Canal widen the breach around Verdun.
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Marne
Verdun
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la Bassee
Anglo French loan talks hinge on size of credit
New York reports troublesome issues remain unsettled as Lord Reading and J P Morgan and associates push for a large Anglo French credit loan. The parties debate a maximum 500 million dollars, with some urging as much as a billion. If terms do not improve, the mission risks failing.
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France
J. P. Morgan and Associates
Edward Holden
London
Commission
Four Mexicans Killed in Progreso Border Clash
Reports from Brownsville say at least four Mexican bandits were killed in fighting with U S soldiers at Progreso, 35 miles up the Rio Grande, on Sept 24. One American soldier died and another was wounded. An American patrol and Mexican gunmen exchanged heavy fire, with as many as 3,000 shots fired from trenches opposite Progreso during about two hours of combat.
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Rio Grande
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Henry W. Stubblefield
Big Stone Gap
A. V. Anderson
Kennedy
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Matamoros
Carranza Moves Mexican Government to Mexico City
Washington reports Gen. Carranza has moved all government departments from Vera Cruz to Mexico City and plans to go there himself. Gen. Candido Aguilar leads a campaign against railway bandits interrupting service between Vera Cruz and the capital, with battles near Esperanza and Tehuacan and a railway wreck north of Apizac.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Foreign Affairs
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Esperanza
Tehuacam
Aguilar
Orizaba
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Apizac
New Army Formed for Dardanelles Aid
Overseas News Agency dispatch from Athens reports an army of 110000 men sent to reinforce allied forces at the Dardanelles. French and British troops are said to have landed at Mudros on Lemnos in the Aegean. If true, the force may represent Italian troops sent with sealed orders last month.
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Aegean Sea
Gallipoli
Italy
Dutch Steamer Keningen Emma Sinks After Mine Hit
The Dutch steamer Keningen Emma, a 9000-ton vessel sailing from Batavia to Amsterdam, struck a mine and capsized in the Thames. All 250 passengers were rescued before the ship sank while being towed upriver.
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Mississippi News Items Highlight Local Misfortunes and Ventures
Purvis: a mill employee injured by a falling dry kiln door. Indianola: merchants form a cotton seed company offering 23 per ton. Greenville: chamber plots a White Way and fall festival. Ackerman: high school suspended. town quarantined for diphtheria. one child dies. Okolona: boll weevil damage shifts to molasses production. Clarksdale: cotton exchange charter applied for with officers elected. Natchez: mill wright Mack Washington killed by flywheel. engineer injured. Meridian: Charles R Smith released from asylum by habeas corpus. Shaw: Harry Goodwin drowns on Bogue trip. West Point: burglars loot J A Miller store. safe moved, money taken. three suspects jailed.
Bennie Beeson earns top corn award and state fair notes
Mississippi news highlights Bennie Beeson of Monticello receiving the gold medal of merit for best corn growing record at the Panama Pacific Exposition. Other items cover a penitentiary bond suit seeking recovery of funds, a Mississippi model farm at the state fair, a consolidated school plan with Liberty, new Jackson police uniforms, and calls for urban rural cooperation.
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