Antwerp Forts Prove Too Big for Germans
A Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Antwerp forts hold firm against German siege attempts. Shelling of Marines townes and Termonde continues as Belgian gunners repulse a mitrailleuse assault. The Reuters dispatch adds that a Zeppelin dropped bombs near Fort Broechem before flight of the craft, while Belgian forts and Marines defend Antwerp.
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Antwerp
London
Daily Telegraph
Belgium
Scheldt
Termonde
Landstrom
Reuter Company
Moll, Rethy
Turnhouse
Bourg-Leopold
Merxplas
Brecht
Corsmalle
Westmalle
Fort Broechem
Waelhem
Rumpst
Oriental tour a delightful Philathea class outing
The Philathea class of First M. E. church hosted an Oriental excursion for about one hundred Coronans. Guests visited San Pedro Hawaii Japan China and San Francisco scenes with music tea rice cakes and samples. The event included a fortune teller tent a ginriksha ride an artificial Japanese garden and a small revenue from an ice cream and candy stand.
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Philathea Clase
M. E
San Pedro
Hawaii
Chas. Hoss
Japan
Hoss
E. R. Nonhof
China
Methodist Church
Nellie Fink
American
L. J. Cechin
San Francisco
Cigtoms
San Diego Man Jack Phillips Visits Corona
Jack Phillips of San Diego visited Corona to meet relatives and friends during a day of social calling.
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Jack Phillips
San Diego
Corona
Rima Rescues Two German Airmen After 14 Hours Afloat
The steamer Rima rescued two German airmen who had been in the water for fourteen hours.
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Copenhagen
Half of St Paul attends Go to Church Sunday
The city reports a large turnout as about half the population joined services, with many churches filled and overflow rooms opened. Notable scenes include Knox Presbyterian members crowding the main seating, and Grandma Seymour, age ninety five, attending with help from church volunteers.
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St. Paul
United States
Knox Presbyterian Church
Grandma Seymour
First Baptist Church
Collins Street
Seymour
Quest Bible Class
Parr
Allies Claim Victories in Germany Front
London dispatch reports no major changes on the battle front with German offensives failing. Allies gradually press the line, suggesting a methodical retreat may come at any time along the entire front.
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Germany
Cholera Outbreak Reported by German Gazette
A Rome dispatch cites the German Gazette acknowledging a cholera outbreak in Germany but says the situation is being well handled.
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London
Rome
Germany
German Attack On Roye Repulsed In Argonne Drive
Paris reports say a violent German assault on Roye was repulsed as the Crown Prince’s army corps tried to slip through Gruzio Argonne woods, but were driven back. Allied reinforcements surge to the Aisne front while Belgians repel German attacks on Antwerp. French forces along the battle line total about 750,000.
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London
Roye
Rheims
Argonne
Gruzio Argonne
Woevre
Meuse
Antwerp
Aisne
Austrian Mine Sinks Italian Vessel Near Trieste
Reports say an Austrian mine sank another Italian ship off Trieste. Alarm spreads along the Italian coast as water traffic with Austria is suspended.
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Vibenna
Trieste
Austria
Mine Sweeper Sunk Near Kiao Chow In German Minefield
A mine sweeper operating off Kiao Chow was sunk by a German mine, four crew members killed and nine wounded. German forts continue shelling the Japanese forces as they prepare to assault Tsing Tau.
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Tokio
Kiao Chow
Tsing Tau
Romanian King Charles Ill Triggers Political Subterfuge Talk
Dispatches from Sofia report King Charles of Roumania seriously ill in Rome on October 3. Observers think the illness is a political ploy to spur popular agitation against Germany.
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Rome
Sofia
Charles
Roumania
Germany
German offensive repulsed array of Allied forces
London Oct 3 report says German attempts to isolate Allied forces on the right flank were repulsed with enormous losses. The Paris correspondent notes the alleged plan to be working over time.
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London
Paris
The
Times
Age
New Southern Hotel Lease Sold to Mrs Henderson
Papers signaled the transfer of the New Southern Hotel lease from M. D. Williams to Mrs D W Henderson of Oceanside. Mrs Henderson has moved in with her daughters Bessie and Josephine and son Robert to make the property their home.
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M. D. Williams
New Southern Hotel
Redeerty
D. W. Henderson
Oceanside
Night School Opens Monday at High School Building
Information from school authorities indicates about twenty pupils will attend the opening of the night school in the High School building next Monday evening. The program runs from seven to nine o clock on Monday Wednesday and Friday with courses in arithmetic bookkeeping stenography typewriting penmanship spelling and correspondence English and possibly Spanish.
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Evelish
German Advance Toward Russia Falters in Mud and Weather
Petrograd dispatch reports German incursion into Russian territory near the Niemen River failed. About a dozen army corps suffer in rains and morass, with artillery stuck and troops retreating under harsh conditions. The advance is described as a failed lightning stroke by the German emperor, leaving twenty thousand first line troops dead on the field.
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London
Petrograd
Morning Dispatch
Germany
Niemen River
Russia
Victory Is In the Air Says French People
London dispatch reports Parisians remain buoyant amid heavy French casualties and daily wounded. The Paris Telegraph correspondent notes "Victory is in the air" as German forces struggle, with attacks described as desperate and unfocused along the front. The German right wing is said to lack solid positions.
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London
Paris
Daily Telegraph
San Bernardino mountain resorts attract visitors via new county roads
The San Bernardino Mountains offer numerous mountain resorts connected by recently built county roads. Visitors travel from Arrowhead through Pine Crest and Squirrel Inn to Big Bear Valley, with plans for a Mojave desert road and a Clarke mountain grade route. The piece notes picturesque cabins, cold spring waters, and the county’s forward-looking road-building effort.
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Jukes
The
Independent
San Bernardino Mountains
California
San Bernardino County
Middle West
Lordly Pines
Arrowhead
Pine Crest
Squirrel Inn
Little Bear
Strawberry Peak
Valle
Big Bear Valle
Knight's Camp
Mr.net Sale
Doble
Mojave Desert
Big Bear
Big Bear Valley
San Bernardino Mountain
Clarke Mountain
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Una
Philatheas
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Adam Dixon
Warner
Silver
River
Builletin
King Is II
San Bernardino
Southern California
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