Desperate Night Infantry Battles Mark World’s Greatest War
Desperate infantry engagements follow heavy artillery duels through the day as the Battle of the Aisne rages. Russians repel German assaults near Przemyśl, with forts under steady fire and Allied gains reported. Dispatches from London note Austro-German setbacks and strategic moves in the Adriatic and German New Guinea.
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United Treas
Bordeaux
Stenker
The
Aisne
Atendy
Meuse
Ite
Allies' wedge aims supreme attack on Von Kluck lines
Worl Sept 23 General Golifenni reports a heavy French driven assault today on 14 vital railway points forming Von Kluck's lines of communication. The Allied thrust, aided by British corps, targets breaking through to cut off Von Kluck as his front lines receive reinforcements from Lege.
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United Prew
Worl
Golifenni
Tovgntern
Ines
von Kluck
Crakow Threatened As Austrian Front Ties Tensions
Petrograd reports rapid advance west of the San River with Crakow soon under attack. Belgian forces claim success against German troops near Antwerp and capture prisoners and artillery. Berlin cites King Alfred rejecting a German peace proposal. Weather forecast notes overcast skies and rain in northern portions.
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San River
Crakow
Petrograd
London
Rio de Janeiro
Tadlan Prince
Vasaél
Santos
United Priso
Antwerp
Alfred
Germany
Brontela
Zeppelins Raid Ostend in Night Action
Ostend reports a German Zeppelin raid last night causing destruction including fires at the city fish depot. Officials say the attack appears preliminary to a coast wide campaign and may aim at blocking the channel and disrupting British towns. British aviators have been stationed at Ostend with armored planes ready to counter any Channel strike.
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Ostend
Belleved
Channel
Mostar Falls to Montenegrins and Servians
Advices confirm the fall of Mostar, capital of Herzegovina, to Montenegrin and Servian forces. The capture cuts all communications with Catra and raises questions about war news reporting amid British censorship, as Roy W. Howard of the Associated Press reports from New York.
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United Press
Mostar
Herzegovina
Catra
New York
Europe
Roy WV. Howard
Hited Press Associaton
Mauretania
Howard
Engand
Belgium
Germany
Holland
France
Telegraph
Nowa
Shooter Fleeing Meadville After City Shooting
Police in Meadville issued a lookout for a foreigner from Meadville who fled to Corry after a man was shot last night. The victim was found early today with a bullet wound just below the thigh and said I shot me. Officers traced the shooter’s movements and alerted Corry authorities.
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Meadville
Corry
Pinchot to Speak Here on Tuesday Afternoon
Gifford Pinchot plans to speak here at 4 40 Tuesday afternoon if conditions permit Then he travels to Union City for a 6 30 p m talk An earlier stop in Erie and Warren counties is noted with an evening meeting planned in Rio
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Gifford Pinchot
United States
Thin Erie
Warren
Telephone service cut off by fire at federal company
Fire destroyed the central exchange of the Federal Telephone Company in Hutfate Indiana causing a total outage. Officials estimate repairs will take ten days to two weeks with a backup automatic system expected within forty eight hours to restore residential service. Damage to terminal equipment and facilities may exceed 945000.
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Walted Press
Hutfate
Faderal Telephone Company
Ellicott
Thin City
Federal
Dulldine
Fire at St Thomas Church Promptly Aligned
Fire alarm from Box 94 at 3 40 this morning sent the department to St Thomas Homan Catholic church on West Washington Street. Exterior blaze started near the attic with interior woodwork catching. quick firemen response and chemical extinguished the flames before a stream would have caused greater interior damage.
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St . Thomas Homan Catholic Church
Washington Street
United States to Retain Troops at Vera Cruz
Secretary of War Garrison states no indication of withdrawal orders for U S troops from Vera Cruz within two weeks. Obstructions in transfer to Carranza may justify keeping forces, while reports say transports load Ambros forces’ property as if withdrawal could occur. Officials warn turning over the port may create a heavy problem for the President.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Secretary of War
Funston
Vera Cruz
Ambreah
Villa Gaint
Carranza
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Kachifce
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YonKluck
Lege
First National Bank
Warren Savings Bank
Pennsylvania
Porton
Federal Company
Buffalo
ST. Thomas Church
Garrison’ Wires Funston
Ontario
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United States Depository For Postal Savings
Desmond
G. J. Barlow
Jon. J. Weal
A. W. Parker
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