First Chief On Defensive As Mexico Tensions Rise
Washington reports from Mexico City state that Zapata refuses to attend the October 1 National Convention and is active in the South while Carranza’s forces prepare defences. Villa and Zapata are alleged to be acting in harmony with ex Federals, and Villa seeks to include meritorious Huerta officers in the new army. Francisco Carbajal and General Felix Diaz are said to back Villa.
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Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
State Department
Zapata
Tive
Villa
General Funston
Ficers
Huerta
National
Madero
Francisco Carbajal
Felix Diaz
Copenhagen
Kaiser’s Navy
Hugh Scott
Francisco Castro
Ojinaga
Texas
Castro
Germany's 42 centimeter gun to threaten British fleets
Washington reports that by mid October Germany plans a supreme fleet effort using a proposed 42 centimeter naval gun. The weapon, likely mounted on ships or rail carriages, would fire mortar like shells to strike ships from five miles away. Reports cite Krupp engineers and possible fits for current carriages.
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Germany
Price Fixing Probe Hits Elgin Butter Board
United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne opened an inquiry into alleged price fixing by the Elgin Butter and Egg Board as part of wartime food price investigations. He said complaints claim the board’s Quotation Committee remains active, violating the decree issued by Federal Judge Landis.
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Chicago
Charles F. Clyne
United States
Elgin Butter and Egg Board
Elgin Board
Clyne
Landis
Rivers Red With Blood in Unequaled World Battle
Thousands of dead are reported in French streams as fighting rages over global supremacy. The article notes heavy casualties amid the ongoing war and international tensions escalate.
Hand to Hand Combat Rages on Both Fronts
Berlin reports claim the German 109th Reserve Regiment is annihilated after intense hand to hand fighting. British and French forces press in northern France while fleets bombard Austrian positions at Dalmatia's coast. Casualties mount as rivers run red and troops suffer from exposure and lack of supplies.
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London
Basel
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Great Britain
France
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Pelagosa
St- Quentin
Noyon
Oise-Aisne
Mons
Belgium
St.Amand
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Ham
Zeppelin Plant Damaged in Basel Telegraph Report
A Basel telegram reports that an English air raid on Duesseldorf hit a Zeppelin depot causing damage to one airship with unknown extent. A second bomb damaged part of a machinery shed with spare parts, and a third bomb fell in a meadow. No deaths reported.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Basel
Dusseldorf
Kaiser’s Son Oscar Admitted to Hospital in Berlin
London news arrives that Prince Oscar, the fifth son of Emperor William, has been forced to enter a hospital because of heart weakness. A telegram from Berlin, forwarded via Amsterdam, reports the medical diagnosis and cause for his hospitalization.
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London
Prince Oscar
Emperor William
Red Cross fund running low on relief work
Washington September 2 The American Red Cross reports 325000 received for war relief and 280000 spent or obligated leaving little room for further effort unless large contributions arrive. First relief expeditions to Europe cost 200000 with 40000 used for hospital equipment and 40000 donated to European Red Cross Societies.
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American Red Cross
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Red Cross
Europe
How Cruelty Tales Are Made in War
Washington reports debunk a claim of widespread torture of Red Cross nurses in Europe. George Porter, in London, says atrocity stories are greatly exaggerated and cites a misrepresented Belgian nurse and a burned wrist from a tea explosion as the basis for careless rumor.
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Red Cross
George F. Porter
Chicago
London
American Red Cross
Akron Speech Marked Opening of Ohio Republican Campaign
The Republican keynote speeches in Akron attacked the Cox administration and national policy. Frank B. Willis, Warren G. Harding, and Edward C. Turner led the talks with Willis denouncing power consolidation, state spending, taxes, and liquor licensing moves.
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Harding
Akron
Cox
Frank B. Willis
Warren G. Harding
United States Senate
Edward C. Turner
William A. Prendergast
New York
Work on Guns Day and Night at Krupp Factory
A Scotch woman returning from Essen, Germany, reports feverish, nonstop work at the Krupp gun factory. The gun and ammunition departments are active, employing 46,000 men around the clock.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Germany
Essen
Krupp
Terror in London as Zeppelins Reach Communication Lines
Special Cable reports London fears Zeppelins after European coast raids. Kaiser orders aerial incursions. city braces with guns on steeples and rooftops. Nightlife halts as lights go out early and searchlights sweep the sky in a bid to thwart approaching air attacks.
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London
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