Drawn Battle Signals Heavy World War I Fighting
Sept. 26 report says Germans crossed the Meuse near St Mihiel in the Woevre region but were pushed back under heavy fire. Violent fighting along Oise and Soissons wings with no decisive results after fifteen days. Germans retreating Fourth Army. German detachments press in Vosges and Lorraine while allies regain some ground. Russians prepare to attack Cracow as the battle continues.
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Meuse
Verdun
Paris
St. Mihiel
Woevre
Oisne
Soissons
Vis Cau
Vosges and
Lorraine
von Kluck
Noyon
Germans Strike at Walfisch Bay Jetty and Tug
London dispatch reports a German raid on Walfish Harbor at Cape Colony after Britain seized Luderitz Bay in German South Africa. The attackers attempted to blow the jetty and tug but failed, signaling an advance guard for a larger German effort.
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London
Luderitz Bay
South Africa
Walfish Harbor
Cape Colonla
Cotton Fire Aboard White Star Liner Cretic
Sixteen hundred bales of cotton bound for Naples Italy caught fire in the hold of the White Star liner Cretic near New York. Panic erupted among about five hundred steerage passengers but the blaze was controlled in an hour with limited damage given the circumstances at sea.
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New York
Naples
Italy
Cretic
Germans Seek Funds for War Loan, Swiss Report Says
In Bordeaux on September 26 Swiss newspapers report German clients of Swiss manufacturers warned they will switch purchases after the war unless they invest payments on their bills into the German war loan. The warning signals German financial pressure on Swiss suppliers.
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Bordeaux
Allied Fleets Bombard Austrian Ports in Dalmatia
British and French naval forces bombard Austrian positions at Cattaro and Dalmatia. The Pergosa fortress is dismantled and ruined. Meanwhile a Norwegian steamer Thor and American steamer Lorenzo were caught coaling German cruiser Karlarube. British cruisers captured the steamers, and the German cruiser allegedly escaped.
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London
Great Britain
France
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Pergosa
New York
Thor
Lorenzo
Karlarube
Battle Along the Aisne Sees Heavy Losses Too
On the fifteenth day of fighting along the Aisne the lines remain largely unchanged with heavy attacks and counterattacks repulsed on both sides. Germans use stone quarries as barriers to blunt heavy Allied artillery, with foundations for guns laid years ago.
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London
the Aisne
Aisne
Mauretania Reaches Port New York After Night Arrival
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrived from Liverpool and could not dock until daylight, anchoring in the bay overnight awaiting morning release in New York Harbor.
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New York
Cunard
Liverpool
French Capture German Colony Coco Beach in Kamarun
A French gunboat captured Coco Beach, a German colony in Kamarun Equatorial Africa. Casualties, if any, were not reported.
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Bordeaux
Coco Beach
Kamarun
Equatorial Africa
Russian minister calls for U S troops in Mexico
Alexander Stelegsky, Russian minister to Mexico, argues the U S should not withdraw troops from Vera Cruz. He warns that Mexico is chaotic with almost no government and travel is unsafe. He says Carranza is capable but not a leader like Villa.
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New York
Alexander Stelegsky
Mexico
United States
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Villa
Felix Diaz May Return for Revolution in Mexico
Sept. 26 Petro del Villar secretary of the National Diaz party of Mexico with General Diaz said his chief awaited telegraphic advices to plan future actions. If advised safe, General Diaz will soon return to Mexico. Francisco Cardejal former provisional president of Mexico left tonight for San Antonio, Texas.
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Felix Diaz
Mexico
New Orleans
Petro del Villar
National Diaz Party of Mexico
General Diaz
Diaz
Francisco Cardejal
San Antonio
Texas
New ambassador named as Argentina elevates legation
Buenos Aires announces the appointment of Dr. Romulo S. Naon as ambassador to the United States. He becomes the first ambassador since the Argentine government raised its legation to an embassy.
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Buenos Ayres
Romulo S. Naon
United States
Turpenite Deadly French Explosive Reported
A San Francisco letter from a French soldier to his cousin confirms turpenite as a deadly new explosive. It states sixteen hundred German soldiers died instantly in the trenches when exposed, rifles still pointing as French forces advanced. The gas is described as causing abrupt, less painful death when shells burst nearby.
Graphic Rheims Fire Story From Cathedral Battle
The Daily Mail correspondent at Rheims reports Abbe Camm recounting the cathedral fire after a shell strike. Fire spread through the roof and rafters as rescuers moved wounded, sparks dropping onto a straw pile, with Germans aiding the wounded before the escape.
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London
Daily Mail
Rheims
Abbe Camm
Careless Voters Warned Against Universal Eight Hour Law
The piece argues the eight hour law would affect every Californian and transform industry. It calls the proposal a universal injury and penal, urging voters to investigate and think before supporting it.
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Rultic
Jevery
California
Final hours loom in Corona Independent auto contest
Voting closes at 8 00 pm tonight for a 1500 prize pool based on six weeks of work. Readers urged to submit subscriptions and vote certificates before the sealed ballot box in the contest office. Winners to be announced after judges tally amid public at the Independent office.
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Corona Independent
Legislature Not Bound to Make Membership a Condition of Nomination
San Francisco September 28 The California Supreme Court ruled the legislature is not required to make party membership a condition for the right to seek a party nomination. The decision upheld that candidates may seek nominations of parties with which they are not affiliated. Attorney General Cros Webb won Republican and Democratic ballots in November and also secured Progressive nomination in primaries. Other Progressives named on ballots include John M. Eshleman for lieutenant governor and John S. Chambers for state comptroller.
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San Francisco
California
Jbordan
Cros
Webb
Generab Webb
John M. Eshleman
John S. Chambers
Friend W. Richardson
Kingsbury
French Bayonet Fighting in Open Trenches at St Quentin
Daily Mail correspondent reports rain-soaked soil on the Aisne drives German troops from trenches into open combat. Fierce clashes at St Quentin see Germans gain control of much of the town using Maxims. French artillery feared to cause town fires and civilian casualties.
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Pondon
Daily Mail
France
Aisne
St. Quentin
Early Birds After World Series Seats
Philadelphia fans hurry for World Series seats as the Athletics must clinch the American League pennant first. All seat requests have been returned to applicants and no changes to 1915 arrangements at Shibe Park are planned.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Shibe Park
General Hill Defeated by Mayotorena in Sonora Battle
Reports from Naco and Washington say General Hill was defeated by Governor Mayotorena at Santa Barbara. Mayotorena claims Carranza plans large reinforcements from Tehuantepec to drive Mayotorena from Sonora. Casualties cited: Hill twenty eight killed and eighty two wounded. Mayotorena twenty six wounded.
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General Hill
Mayotorena
NACO
Hin
Santa Barbara
Mavotorena
Desis Carranza
Tehuauntepec
Sonora
Hill
Germans in Poland Weak in Cavalry
Antwerp telegraph dispatch reports German forces in northwest Poland are quiescent and weak in cavalry, fortifying the Czenstochoff Kalisch line and northern areas while acting defensively. At Wotzlavsk and Makoff they entrench further, and an advance on the Ostroleks Augustoff line is blocked by morasses.
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Poland
Czenstochoff Kalisch
Wotzlavsk
Makoff
Miss Hilda Glenn Visits Garretson Avenue Family
Miss Hilda Glenn visiting from the U S A spends the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. G F Beach at Garretson Avenue Los Angeles hosts the family gathering during her stay.
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Hilda Glenn
U. S
Los Angeles
G. F. Beach
Garretson Ave
Russians Isolate Austrian Position at Khyrow
London dispatch says Russian forces captured Khyrow, isolating the Austrian position at Przemysl. Khyrow is a key railroad junction giving the Russians greater strategic leverage in the theater.
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London
Khyrow
Przemysl
Petrograd
Bavarian Soldiers Charged With Treason in Brussels
London dispatch reports several Bavarian soldiers detained in Brussels awaiting court martial and trial over involvement with thousands of French prisoners. The Ostend telegram notes disorders around Bavarian and Prussian garrisons, though London denies the claim.
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London
Brussels
Ateh
Ostend
Lin
Japanese Move to Expand War Zone in Shan Tung
Peking dispatch reports four hundred Japanese troops occupying Wei Heien in Shan tung province today despite Chinese forces and local officials protests. The action is described as part of a broader plan to extend Japanese operations under cover of the European war.
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Peking
China
Wei Heien
Shantung
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