Important Combat on Belgian Soil With No Result
French British and German forces clash north of Lille with artillery support in Belgian soil combat. Paris reports progress west of Arras and near Rheims. Lille temporarily occupied by Germans. Allies gain limited ground on the Lys left bank near Bailleul while evacuations and prisoner totals are issued by Berlin.
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London War Office
Lys
Craguay
Paris
Arras
Albert
Leary
Soissons
Berlin
War Office
France
Argonnes
St. Mihiel
Holland
Ostend
London
Grimsby
Stettin
Bailleul
Mont Des Kats
Germany
Schirnindt
Harriman Journeys United Railroad Lines for Insight
W Averill Harriman son of F H Harriman undertakes a self imposed stay in a hand car along Union Pacific tracks to gain firsthand knowledge of railroad and track construction work.
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W. Averill Harriman
F.H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Mt Zion Farm Hit by Storm Damage
Mt Zion farmer Fred Weaver suffered major losses after a storm Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain flooded his farm, washing down a hill and destroying pumpkins and pumpkins fence area, causing near total destruction of crops.
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Mt.zion
Fred Weaver
Mt. Zion
Landslide Hits Culebra Cut of Panama Canal
A major landslide in the Culebra cut of the Panama Canal today may force a temporary closure of the canal until debris is cleared. The event was reported from Panama with International News Service.
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Culebra
Re International News Service
Panama
Panama Canal
Class President Held by Lawless Bandits Reported
A sophomore class president Booee and vice president Fulford were abducted by a group of bandits Friday at 5 30 am near Shawsville then released at 11 00 am after a misguided assault on discipline. The captors reportedly entertained them with lessons from local professionals before returning them to the high school.
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Booee
Nto2
Literary Society
Fulford
Shawsville
Buti
Boose
Boer revolt in South Africa prompts martial law
General Louis Betha, premier of Boer loyalists in London, notes no disguise of the revolt’s seriousness in South Africa. Numbers joining Col. Maritz remain unknown as Martial law is proclaimed nationwide and Gen. Botha is ordered to suppress the rebellion.
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London
South Africa
Col. Maritz
Botha
Dr Stough to Lecture on The For ges of Evil
Dr Stough will speak at the DuBois tabernacle with Professor Spooner directing singing. The program promises a rattling good address, inspiring music, and a rousing old time. Admission is free for all over eighteen by ticket from the Clearfield pastor committee.
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Spooner
DuBois Tabernacle
Clearfield
Boy 12 fells bear after long woods encounter
James Edson a 12 year old from Jamison City Pa tracks bear in woods near his home. He shoots a large black bear with a Flo beri rifle after it charges him while he climbs a tree. He reloads and finally kills the bear after a prolonged standoff. Other brief items note Moving W J Myers family and visitors returning home and local community notices.
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Jamison City
James Edson
Brain
Abandoned Dubois Special Train to Hear Evangelist
The proposed B I P special train to DuBois for Dr Stough’s meeting has been dropped after organizers could not recruit 190 attendees in Clearfield. Citizens will instead wait and hear the evangelist on Monday evening.
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Dubois
Clearfield
Dr. Stough
Illing
Hunter Killed on Eve of Season in Liberty Township
Ray Marshall of Liberty Township was accidentally shot while cleaning a shotgun. He had just tested the weapon and forgotten to remove a shell. A hammer drop discharged the load into his side, causing mortal wounds as friends prepared to sit out looting in Warren County. The report also notes a separate item about a blacksmith shop purchase and a joker incident.
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Sharon
Ray Marshall
Liberty Township
Mareshall
Warren ‘County
Testig
James Hudson
Meeting of the W.C. T. VL at Mrs Saomu’s home
A meeting of the W.C. T. VL will be held at the home of Mrs. Saomu on SouthPth Street Friday evening. The agenda includes several tests and a discussion of upcoming duties for members.
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Che W.C. T. VL
Saomu
SouthPth
Pinchot Campaign Boosts Support Among Pittsburgh Workers
Gifford Pinchot draws large crowds in Pittsburgh and Apollo, rallying 3660 steel workers and 800 in front of Hartman House to back his anti Penrose stance. He emphasizes meeting voters over speeches and contrasts his record with Penrose’s, signaling rising labor support and growing gang opposition in Oliver’s district.
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Pittsburgh
Gifford Pinchot
Penrose
Oliver
Pinchet
Pitsburgh
Apollo
Hartman House
Pilteburch
Otter Places
War news and local obituary mix in shaky dispatches
An article fragment reports shifting World War I fronts with Russians favoring gains in Galicia, and claims of Austrians attacking fortifications near Sambor and Midyra while Warsaw and southern Poland face pressure. It also notes a local obituary for Prof Edward G Hayes of Clearfield County, who died after paralysis, with funeral plans in Grampian.
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Edward ‘G. Hayes
Clearfield
Luthers
Hayes
Lithersburg
Hig
Grampian
Father Fox
Father Joe
Force
Lynch
Curwensville
Grampian Gemretery
Berlin
Str Sambor
Midyra
Galicia
Carpathians
Toronya
Wykskew
Vissa
Warsaw
Poland
Blue Ball Woman Isabel Markle Dies at Daughter's Home
Mrs Isabel Markle widow of Frank Markle of Blue Ball died at her daughter Mrs Reema Ganley s home last Saturday at age 63. She leaves one daughter one brother and one half brother. Body brought to Blue Ball Monday and funeral held Tuesday afternoon.
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Isabel Markle
Frank Markle
Blue Ball
Reema Ganley
Mes
Markle
Injured in Automobile Crash Near Clearfield
William Kellerman of Cresson is treated at Altoona Hospital for multiple bruises after an auto wreck near Clearfield. Kellerman and J. H. Kipple remain in the hospital as three companions were treated and released. Tomorrow, Thomas H. Murray will present portraits at the Clearfield Bar Association.
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William Kellerman
Cresson
Altoona Hospital
Clearfield
Kellerman
J. H. Kipple
Thomas H. Murray
Clearfield Bar Association
James Buarnside
Samuel ‘Lign
Joseph B. McEnally
Submarine Sinking Reported Off Holland Coast
A Scottish man reported that a German submarine was sunk off the coast of Holland on Saturday. The incident was reported from Edinborough on October 15.
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Edinborough
Scotchman
Holland
John Lind Suffering Nervous Breakdown, Reported Stable
Former Minnesota governor and diplomatic representative John Lind, admitted with a nervous breakdown at Battle Sanitarium, is reported by physicians to be in no immediate danger and his condition should not cause alarm.
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John Lind
Minnesota
Phystet Vians
Mr. Lind
Belgian Army Escapes German Trap Invasion Fear Grows
United by the London desk, Belgian forces reportedly evaded a German trap as Ostend evacuated, raising fear of a German invasion of England. Reports place Beary Hring near Dun Kirk, France, with Turkish and Russian naval activities cited in the Black Sea theater. The German pullback allegedly follows Russia’s stalled advance, while Belgium plans to aid the Allies on the German right wing.
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Black Sea
Eadhere
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