Belgium Floods to Halt German Advance as News Flows
War dispatches from Amsterdam and London report Belgian dikes opened around Antwerp to hinder German forces, while German gains include Rheims and Maubeuge. Berlin says 12,000 French troops captured. Paris notes forts fallen at Maubeuge and shifting fronts. Additional updates cover Vienna’s famine fears and Russian front developments.
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Antwerp
Telerenf
Brussels
New York
Berlin
Rheims
von Buelow
Paris
Maubeuge
Nord
Lorraine
Vosges
Compigne
Senlis
Mauwbeuge
London
Vienna
Auffenberg
Dank
Allies vow no separate peace during war
London reports a protocol by Britain France and Russia pledging mutual consent on any peace terms. Washington dispatch says the pledge signals a decisive war end, with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan disheartened and urging Turkey neutrality amid Turkish financial doubts.
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London
Great Britain
France
Russia
B. Grey
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Triple Entente
Turkey
Roumania
Rowa Ee Lee Sewa
German Infantry Counted After Hard Battle with Belgian Forces
Reports describe German infantry being counted after a fierce engagement with Belgian and French troops. Many men left alive, with repeated waves of fresh German troops sent in as casualties mounted, illustrating the high cost of the battle.
Railroad officials laud Wyoming progress on new lines
A private car with ten Colorado and Southern executives toured Cheyenne to inspect plans for reorganizing freight and passenger schedules, and to announce a Gulf-to-Sound through service planned between October 1 and 15. The full track is laid, but only freight will run until settled. Officials praised Wyoming’s conservative labor practices, optimism, and expected benefit to development and capital investment.
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Colorado and Southern Railroad
Cheyenne
Gulf-to-Sound
A. D. Parker
J. D. Welsh
H. BH. Renick
T. E. Fisher
H. A. Johnson
R. F. Fox
H. W. Ridgeway
S. A. Covington
James Cahill
J. Shannessy
Boulder
Fort Collins
Denver
Wyoming
Frank
Paris Minors Call for Bicycle Detachments
General Galllen the military governor of Paris invites youths aged 17 to 20 to join bicycle and motor bicycle detachments for military purposes. They may not participate in regular combat operations.
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Paris
Galllen
Million Dollar Celebration Opens National Hymn Centennial
Baltimore hosts a week long centennial festival for the Star Spangled Banner and Fort McHenry defense with a $1,000,000 outlay. Events include naval shows, track and field championships, regatta, parades, floral displays, fireworks, and a royal list of visiting dignitaries and governors.
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North Point
Fort McHempetrhclek
Fort McHeary
Centennial Commission
Congress
Francis Scott Key
Constellation
Florida
Amateur Athletic Union
Middle States
Fort McHenry
Pitth Regiment
Labor Day Celebrations Across Wyoming Mines
Labor Day will be celebrated at nearly every mining camp in Wyoming with parades sports and dances. John R. Lawson of the United Mine Workers from Colorado will be principal speaker at Rock Springs with multiple nationalities showcased. Joint camps in Sheridan and Lincoln counties plan events with speakers from state unions and officials including Mathew Morrow and James Morgan.
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Blute
Rock Springs
John R. Lawson
United Mine Workers
Colorado
Harry W. Fox
Supertar
Acme
Sheridan County
Dietz
Monarch
Carneyville
Kool
Lincoln County
Cumberland
Frontier
Diamondville
Oakley
Susie
Sublet
Mathew Morrow
Wyoming Division of the Union
Army
Yalta County
Hudson
James Morgan
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Paul J. Paulson
Cambria
Casper
J. A. Preston
Morney-general
Wyoming: Full Sunday and Monday Schedule Noted
A brief entry from the Washington D. C. weather report outlines Wyoming's full Sunday and Monday schedule. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Washington Red Cross Campaign Prompts Capitol Appeals
Washington Red Cross workers organized in the capital to seek subscriptions from lawmakers for the war relief fund. An old rule barring solicitations in the senate end of the Capitol has been suspended to speed the drive.
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Washington
Washington Red Cross
Capitol
War Relief Fund
French Angry Over Retreat Yet Cheerful in Paris Area
Reuters dispatch from Ferrieres near Paris reports cheerful but angry French troops protesting continued retreat. The correspondent notes incessant, desperate fighting as German forces advance and describes devastated countryside, ruined bridges, and thousands of refugees fleeing.
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Paris
Bulger Is Sentenced to Hang During Christmas Week
Denver report says Colonel Janes Bulger condemned to hang in the week of December 2 for the murder of Lloyd Nigodenus, a pro prigiora of the Savoy hotel. Bulger protests an unfair jury and biased trial as sentences are announced.
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Bulger
Denver
Janes
Lloyd Nigodenus
Savoy Hotel
Russians Begin Major Offensive Against Germans
Petrograd reports a coordinated push by twenty Russian army corps totaling nearly 500,000 men toward Berlin. Officials claim Austrian forces have been crushed in Russia and Polish theaters, with advances from Lemberg in Galicia and captures of prisoners, guns, and munitions as Serves defeat Sabac.
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St. Petersburg
Prussia
War Office
Berlin
Russia
Nicholas
von Auffenberg
Russian
Poland
Carpathian Mountains
Austrian Poland
Lemberg
Galicia
Servia
Sabac
Burglar Caught In Cellar Raid at Brownlee Home
Larry Marsan captured by police in the cellar of Mrs Brownlee’s 115 West Nineteenth Street home before midnight last night. Mrs Brownlee telephoned police who arrived swiftly with burglary squad. Officer Kauhy led the arrest as Marsan faces charges from September burglaries. Police say no arrest without action.
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Larry Marsan
Brownlee
Wolee
Kauhy
Two Robbers Attack Train Passengers in Detroit Subway
Two masked gunmen halted a Grand Trunk train from Toronto in Detroit injuring two passengers. They boarded after arrival, robbed other riders, then disappeared into the night. Police investigation continues with scant leads.
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Detroit
Mich
Grand Trunk
Toronto
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