German Front Fade and Allied Push Report
Sept 30 dispatches describe hard fighting along a 160 mile front from the Samme to the Meuse. German wings appear to recede with center entrenched. French and British forces push to outflank right wing as Russians sweep Galicia and Nieman battles intensify. Antwerp outer forts attacked as reports vary on Crary and Cracow fronts.
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Samme
Modselle Rivera
Rethel
Germyn Main Su
Juniville
London
Helxium
Albert
Carbral
Rhgimia Anigsleuse
Argonne
Menge
Woevre
St. Michiel
Oine
Verdun
Toul
Germany
Lorraine
Vosges
Galicia
Rome
Praemyal
Cracow
Nieman
German Cavalry Across Ruins of Louvain University
A historic photograph shows German cavalry marching through the burned ruins of the University of Louvain after German forces burned the city. The Belgian commissioners in Washington presented Louvain’s burning as a principal charge against German warfare to President Wilson.
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Louvain University
Europe
University of
Louvain
United States
Wilken
Akron killer Boomer confesses fatal store murder details
Harry Boomer, 26, allegedly confessed to fatally striking Vinnie Becker, 23, a tea store clerk, in Akron Ohio. He described planning a robbery, using a wooden tomahawk until a steel hatchet hung on the wall, then fleeing with $62 after Becker identified him. Three people knew the combination to the electric apparatus. Boomer, Becker, and her brother the proprietor.
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Akron
Ohio
Vinnie Becker
Harry Boomer
Boomer
Kiarges Street
Harry
Castle
Hooter
Fred M. Becker
Street Car Smoking Rules Narrowly Defined in Seattle
Seattle Sept 10 Judge Everett Smith in superior court ruled street car passengers in cross seats of open end cars must not smoke while those seated lengthwise facing an open exterior may smoke. The decision awarded $10 to a passenger who claimed he was made ill by smoke in a car.
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Seattle
Waal
Everett Smith
Superior Court
Mount Lassen Erupts Again With Fiery Show
Mount Lassen belched forth fire and ash after more than four months of dormancy. The display lasted about 50 minutes and was visible from Redding, California, drawing witnesses as the volcano released a plume of glowing magma and debris into the night sky.
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Mount Lassen
Redding
Cal
Fruits and Grains Vie With Racers For Visitors Notice
Eunice Hastie reports the tenth annual Douglas Wyoming fair draws crowds, with exhibits from Biefiorn, Fremont, Eden, Archer and Careyhurst ranches. The auto parade thrilled spectators, 1500+ attended horse races and bucking contests, with a few minor incidents including a dress watch theft and two girls suspected in a theft.
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Eunice Hastie
Douglas
Wyo
Resldenta
Arrows
Biefiorn
Fremont
Wyoming
Iecal
Hood River
Eden
Sparade
Walter Desprise
Jim Alimey
Cottrell
Rho
Horeman
Cube Crutchtieldt
Tama
D. A. Lord
Firet
Marion J. Lee Tugwort
Weond
Che I Milod
B Fisher
Whitehead
Rabbit
Harrit
Seclesars Grinder
W. M. Andoreau
Eastman
Stemler
Moriarty
Gilford
Chariot
McCarty
Stemly
de Wail
Steinler
Everyone Must Register This Year Says Law
The notice mandates that all voters must register on specified days in October before the November election. It warns that voting history from primaries or prior elections does not count as registration this year and urges early registration to ensure a vote on election day.
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Laramie
Eresental
Terdey
Weather Forecast For Wyoming Thursday And Friday
Weather bulletin from Wrather Washington notes Wyoming will be partly cloudy on Thursday and Friday with no precipitation indicated and mild temperatures expected.
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Wrather
Washington
Wyoming
Pagtty
Famine Grim in Brussels as War Strains Aid Efforts
Reports from R C Hawkin describe Brussels facing grave famine amid scarce food and 130000 residents applying for rations. He notes Belgian workers’ unrest potential and the strong Belgian resolve under King Albert as Antwerp defences hold against German pressure.
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London
Brussels
R. C. Hawkin
Belgium
England
Brusgelt
Hawkins
Italy Gives Austria War Excuse As Mines Spark Tensions
Italy protests Austrian mine warfare in the Adriatic in a formal note from its Vienna ambassador. Rome accuses Austria of endangering Italian fishing and shipping as hundreds of vessels are affected and more crews called to arms early in October.
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Austria
Vienna
Adriatic Sea
Pela
Italy
Mo Vientim
Ajany Hallan
vVestela
London Deliv Mali
Venice
Serbs Take Back Semlin in Slavonia
Sept 30 reports confirm Serbs have recaptured Semlin on the north bank of the Sava in Slavonia from Austrians after fierce bayonet fighting. Austrian defenses collapsed in surprise assaults leaving many dead or wounded. War office says Serbs will press on toward Belgrade and lift the siege.
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London
Mariner
Reuter
Antwerp
Headda
Lierre
Saint Genmarius
Berlin
Save
Slavonia
Belgrade
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Kilemaleet
Rewlant
Pauly
Julolng
Semlin
Idrnace
Gorda
Tieotenam
Gorin Alexanders
Nivmen
Tyee
Mann
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