Congress May Adjourn Soon
Optimistic Senators expect adjournment by Saturday night amid a hard fight over the War Tax Bill. Leaders Kern and Underwood say adjournment depends on finishing touchest o the Clayton bill and passage of the war revenue measure. President Wilson expresses satisfaction with progress and hints next winter for Philippines and Ship Purchase bills.
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Washington
Congress
Kern
Underwood
House
Senate
Wilson
Senate Finance Committee
Post Office weighs contracting rural delivery to cut losses
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson is considering contracting rural free delivery to star-route style operation. He cites a $40 million annual loss and potential $20 million annual saving with no efficiency drop. Letters support saving, some noting low revenue routes and carrier pensions. The move seeks to reflect actual workload and time, not just miles, in compensation.
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Washington
United States
Burleson
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Pennsylvania
the Department
Congress
Those terrible engines of war
London reports on new French guns that fire turpentine causing instantaneous death. English correspondents describe German soldiers in trenches felled by turpentite fumes near the Marne, with dead standing and rifles in hand. Instant paralysis is claimed as the effect.
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London
Europe
Marne
Germans Declare Situation Better In War Theater
London reports a German official wireless statement saying the war situation is daily improving for German arms. Archduke Frederick and Archduke Charles Francis inspected the Austrian northern army and praised the troops. Russian forces that crossed the Carpathians into Marmaros were pushed back toward the Galician frontier.
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London
Marconi Wireless
Archduke Frederick
Archduke Charles Francis
Carpathians
Marmaros
Germany's Large Food Supply in Wartime Depots
Berlin reports Germany built a vast wartime food and fodder depot system with stores across the empire. Depots stay filled at four-fifths capacity, rotating stock yearly to feed army and navy, while excess supplies are sold to the public at fixed low prices. Also notes New York firms buying 100 bales of cotton from Texas farmers and allotments to Waco.
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Berlin
Germany
Russians Victory in Great Battle Near Augusowo
Petrograd reports the general staff says the Augustowo battle ended October 3 in a Russian victory. German forces retreat toward East Prussia as Russians pursue, abandoning trains and weapons. The campaign began September 29 with bombardment near Sopotskin and saw repeated German attacks at Druskeniki and Orsowetz repelled.
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Augustowo
Augus Owo
Sopotskin
Niemen
Druskeniki
Burlington Weekly News Happenings Highlights Local Life
Burlington Texas October reports fine weather and busy farmers with little cotton sold. Notable items include typhoid fever illness of Leo Oneill under Dr Crawford and nurse Rosa Morris, visits by Jim Perkins and Van Nickles family, and teachers Killen and gfellen starting a third year. Prof Jones praised. Agricultural official Taylor urged more corn hogs and grain.
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Burlington
Texas
Leo
Oneill
Crawford
Rosa Morris
Jim Perkins
Yarrellton
Jim
van Nickles
J. A. Jackson
Cameron
W. Nichols
Mark Evans
G. T. Dolson
Mongfellen
Killen
Rosebud
Jones
Pecos City
H. Taylor
Agricultural Department
Baker and Son
Ben Arnold
Ed Frazer
F. P. Gleason
Near Crimshaw
Mary
Fareeed
Tom Vaughan
Beat 2
Delmonico
Herman Sons
Western Front Shows Calm After Last Attacks
From Paris dated Oct 6 11 31 p m reports a lull along the western front after days of heavy fighting. Only the Ar Ras sector sees continued ceaseless action while most units pause and some British troops play football after retreating from the trenches. Open air religious services are held by army chaplains as units refrain from major advances.
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Paris
Arras
Ben Arnold Chronilngs
Ben Arnold Tex October 1914 notes social visits in Cameron Saturday with Ed Frazier Herman Boecker O R Looney Finley Yardley G W Chapman Adamson and shopping by Ida Adams Carmichael and Dora Alford Annie McClendon recovering from appendicitis plans to attend Southwestern University Georgetown. Rev J F Murrell preached and urged peace on earth. Wesley class elected Josephine Stone as teacher. Burling ton Baptist cooperative class fundraiser play in school auditorium netted a good sum for classrooms.
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Ben Arnold
Tex
Ed Frazier
Herman Boecker
Cameron
O. R. Looney
Finley Yardley
County
G. W. Chapman
Adamson
Ida Chapman
Evidne Adamson
Kate Carmichael
Dora Alford
Annie McClendon
Georgetown
Southwestern University
J. F. Murrell
Wilson
Wesley Sunday School
W. A. Sproull
Josephine Stone
Baptist Co - Operative Sunday School
Burlington
Peace Day Sermon Urges War Lessons and Production
Secretary Bryan and Oscar Strauss spoke at Carnegie Hall on a day of prayer for peace as President Wilson called for renewed efforts toward ending war. They argued that nations must hasten peace, avoid future arms races, and pursue production over destruction, noting interwoven global interests and the costly burden of war.
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New York
Bryan
Oscar S. Strauss
Commerce and Labor
Carnegie Hall
Wilson
Vienna War Hospitals Strained as City Plans New Barracks
Vienna reports overcrowded hospitals and temporary asylums for sick and wounded soldiers. The city council orders wooden barracks to add 10,000 beds and university buildings are given to the wounded. Officials estimate free meals must be provided for about 100000 people daily.
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Vienna
Paris
University of Vienna
New School Building Opens Doors for Students
The doors of the new school building opened last Monday September 28. Teachers were in place ready for work. Despite a small initial attendance due to the cotton harvest, numbers have risen this week and full attendance is expected.
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Ossowetz
Orsowetz
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