Germans Still Fighting as War Rages on Several Fronts
Report from London notes heavy fighting along the Aisne line with German Crown Prince’s army stalled near Varennes and Rheims in Allied hands. British corps on the extreme right captures six hundred prisoners and twelve guns as rains slow German retreat. Petrograd reports nearly 300,000 Austrians captured while Koenigsberg defense continues. Governments seek to curb famine by regulating staples.
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London
Aisne
Varennes
Rheims
Verdun
Petrograd
Koenigsburg
Allies Lead Germans Into Trap Near Meaux
A Times correspondent reports five miles south of Provins in Saine-et-Marne that Allied forces lured German troops into a trap along the Meaux corridor. Severe shelling and heavy casualties mark the engagement as French and British troops repelled repeated German attempts to cross the Marne, with one trench showing 600 German dead and prisoners noting ammunition shortages.
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London
Times
Proving
Department
Saine-et-Marne
von Kluck
Marne
Grand Morin
Sezanne
Epernay
Provins
la Forts Gaucher
Meaux
Paris
la Ferte-sous
Grim scenes on Marne battlefields amid resumed Allied advance
Paris dispatch reports desolate battlefields along the Marne with dead buried, wounded treated, and officers honored. Civilians displaced, villages damaged, and artillery scars mark the landscape as British and French forces press a renewed push. German ammo shortages and difficult communications are noted as surrender and withdrawal concerns grow.
German and Belgian Forces Hold Fronts Facing Retreats
German right center resists north of the river while left wing falls back near Rheims and Chalons. Belgian army operates around Antwerp inflicting heavy losses on the foe.
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Paris
Fifané
Igo
Rheims
Chalons
Antwerp
U S Withdraws Troops From Vera Cruz During European War
In a wartime note, the United States orders the withdrawal of troops from Vera Cruz Mexico. Rejoicing greets the move in Vera Cruz as soldiers express relief at finally heading home after long months of vigilance.
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U. S
Vera Cruz
Washington
Europe
United States
Mexico
Triple Vote Offer Dominates Contes Closing Soon
Contestants race to collect subs in a drawing with triple votes this week and double votes next week. Listings show participants and wide vote totals for Luella Craig Harrin Clapp Brunson Dievendorf Davey Hampton Aguilar Hase LaMar McGuire Gleason Milner and others across streets and avenues.
Jewel Robberies Amaze Chicago
Police say Bernard Lande confessed to a long string of jewel thefts totaling about 150000 over three years. He admitted stealing 20000 from a February 1912 store, 25000 in July, and 27500 from a New York salesman, with more cases listed in his confession. He was arrested at home and turned over to authorities.
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Chicago
Bernard Lande
T C Jameson Struck by Stray Bullet on Riverside Ranch
T C Jameson was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet while on his ranch five miles northeast of Corona yesterday morning. He was taken to Riverside City Hospital for treatment and X rays after the wound was dressed.
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Corona
T. C. Jameson
Conestron
Hunters Pi
Jameson
Riverside City Hospital
State Fair Horse Show Opens with Color and Attendance
Sacramento observers report the state fair horse show opening with hundreds of northern California society members in attendance. The show’s tent was crowded with spectators horse owners and grooms while horses displayed vivid costumes and varied colors. Placer and Colusa counties highlighted the day with many visitors and strong livestock judging underway.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Colusa County
Constitutionalist Railways of Mexico Take Over
Consul John R. Silliman reports from Mexico City that the constitutionalists have formally seized the railways in Mexico and renamed them the Constitutionalist Railways of Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico City
Mexico
Constitutionalist Railways of
Bullet wound deemed not serious in early incident
The report states the bullet force was spent and the injury is believed to be non life threatening. No further details on the suspect or location are provided in the readable text.
Germans Near End of War From Vienna to Paris Rumors
War gossip fills papers as Austria weighs war continuation in Galicia near Lemberg. reports from Rome claim Austrian leaders on ground at Kawaruska direct bet at the front. Clive death in Germany and post mortem notes draw attention to battlefield conditions and civilian reactions across Europe.
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London
Sept
Rome
Vienna
Austria
Galicia
Kawaruska
Lemberg
Conrade
Archduke Frederick
Winsor Clive
Plymouth
Clive
Dortmund
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Company
Veterans Club
Reuters Paris
Daily Post
Paris
von Kluck
Heho de Paris
Boulogne
The
Times
Lille
Aire
Bethune
Train Plunge Kills Dozens in Missouri Wreck
A Missouri railway crash near Springfield leaves 35 to 45 dead and over 20 injured as swollen streams from recent rains weaken a trestle over Brush Creek. The St. Louis and San Francisco line train fell through the damaged trestle near Lebanon.
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ST. Louis
San Francisco
Springfield
Brush Creek
Lebanon
Franchises Sought for Electric Line and Santa Fe Spur
The Pacific Electric Railroad seeks a franchise to build and maintain an electric line from Ontario and Lincoln to Taylor and Lemon streets. Santa Fe railroad presents route changes for a proposed spur, with action deferred a week for legal review. Bids on West Sixth Street opened. city to review before award.
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W. Sixth Street
A. M
Santa FE
Pacific . Electric Railroad Company
Ontario
Lincoln’streets
Taylor Street
Taylor
Lemon Street
P. E. Company
George KR. Pillsbury
J. R. Hayden
San Francisco
Santa Fe Railroad
Temescal Street
Garrettson Avenue
California Street
Rimpau, Fullerton and
Kellogg
Sixth Street
West Sixth Street
O. F. Easley
Easley ‘Contracting Company
W. J. Brandt
R. L. Shea
Johnson Shea Company
Tragedy on the Creek Train Car Lurches and Drowns
A chair car on a passenger train plunged into the creek killing the majority of women and children aboard while men broke windows and swam ashore. Rescue efforts followed as the crowd sought survivors and authorities investigated the accident.
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Ward
Othera
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