Allies Meet Obstacle and Heavy Fighting in France
Allied flanking moves against the German right in France face a strong German counteroffensive from southern Belgium. In the Aisne region the Battle of Seven Rivers rages with heavy casualties. French forces close on the Belgium border while new German troops push westward to outflank Paris. Across Poland and the east, German and Russian forces clash near Kielce with large formations and continued fighting as Berlin reports gains on the western front and investments around Antwerp.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Dousai
Arras
von Kluck
the Aisne
Seven Rivers
Petrograd
Poland
Kielce
Vistula
Therd
Cracow
Suwalki
Renenkampf
Berlin
Amsterdam
Meuse
Antwerp
Leige
Namur
Explosion at Mutual Chemical powder mill in Jersey City
Three people are dead and many injured after a blast wrecked the Mutual Chemical Co powder mill in Jersey City. The explosion shattered windows for blocks and an ambulance squad rushed to the scene.
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Jersey City
N. J
Mutual Chemical Co
Iver
Italian Ship Sunk by Austrian Mines. Fifty Perish
A Rome dispatch reports another Italian vessel sunk by Austrian mines in the Adriatic near Trieste with the entire crew of fifty killed. The disaster adds to mounting tension in the region as the war at sea continues.
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Paris
Rome
Adriatic
Trieste
War May Be Decided by Small Advantages Says Correspondent
Special London report notes Franco-British lines tightening around German positions. Von Kluck aims to break through at Aisne Somme while French reinforcements press. outcome hinges on accumulating small gains rather than spectacular victories. Germany may concede when observers fail to see the decisive flaw.
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Unite
Ageain
Marne
Germany
Belgian Fire Kills Germans by Thousands
London reports from Antwerp stating Belgian machine gun fire has caused thousands of German deaths at Wavre and St Catherine forts. Dispatches claim German withdrawal from Brussels is imminent and refugees flood Belgian towns while Belgian volunteers blow railway lines and bridges along the front.
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London
Antwerp
Central News
Wavre
St. Catherine
Amsterdam
Brussels
Germany
Luxembourg
Mainz
Ghent
Bruges
Central
Ostend
Brabant
Limberg
Hainault
Cumberland Girl Among European Red Cross Nurses
Relatives in Cumberland report the safe arrival in London of Miss Margaret Hartman formerly of Cumberland. She is part of the American Red Cross nurses who will work in the European war zone. Mrs. Margaret Snyder of 42 Decatur Street is her aunt.
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London
Margaret Hartman
Odd Fellows Temple Incorporated With 35000 Capital
Chosen Friends Lodge No 34 authorized the Odd Fellows Temple Corporation with 35000 capital. It will convert the Hippodrome building at South Mechanic Street, purchased for 26000, into a temple. Directors named: Harry Footer, William J Harrison, J M Patterson, J B Simpson, James A Young. F Brooke Wilting named attorney.
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Odd Fellows Temple Corporation
Chosen Friends Lodge
Hippodrome
South Mechanic Street
Harry Footer
William J. Harrison
J. M. Patterson
J. B. Simpson
James A. Young
Lodge
Circuit Court
F. Brooke Wilting
Return of Mrs Preston and family from Europe
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland has safely returned to the United States after a three month absence. She came back with her daughters Esther and Marion and son Francis from St. Moritz Switzerland where they fled as war broke out, traveling by ox cart to Varennes Italy. Esther remained briefly with baggage and later reached Naples to rejoin the family.
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Thomas J. Preston
Grover Cleveland
United States
Europe
Esther
Marion
Francis
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Varennes
Italy
Naples
West Pullman State Bank President Dies in Gas Room
Following the discovery of Charles Dr. Rounds, president of the West Pullman State Bank, in a gas filled room, state examiner Harkiner closed the bank. The bank held $402,000 in deposits last stated. Cashier Henry Paul said the bank was solvent and Rounds died by his own hand due to ill health.
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Chicago, Vet
Charles Dr. Rounds
West Pullman State Bank
Harkiner
Henry Paul
Russians Rout Germans With Loss of 50000
London reports a dispatch stating Germany suffered a severe defeat in Lodz and Suwalki areas with Germans fleeing towns and abandoning transport and guns. Other telegrams claim 30 000 killed and wounded and 20 000 captured, while Przemysl and Cracow battles intensify as General von Hindenburg assumes command.
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London
Central News
Rormp
Lodz
Suwaiki
Russian Poland
Suwalki
Ostrowice
Petrograd
Rome
Reuter
Przemysl
Galicia
Elsinore Sunk by German Cruiser Off Central America
The Union oil tanker Elsinore, a 6500 ton British registry vessel owned by Americans, was sunk by the German cruiser Leipzig on September 15 off Central America. The crew landed on the Galapagos Islands, and a rescue effort was begun. News came via cable from Valparaiso to Union Oil.
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San Francisco
Elsinore
Leipzig
Central America
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Port San Luis Cal
Valparaiso
Union Oil Company
Pernambuco
Panama
Colon
Dresden
Galapagosa Islands
Beer Storage House Robbed at Keyser
Keyser W Va Oct 83 The Cumberland Brewing Company storehouse was broken into by thieves who made off with a great deal of goods. Authorities conduct a thorough investigation with no clues yet. Twenty-six men have joined the Glee Club organized last Thursday evening. Rehearsals begin October 8 with regular practice each Monday. entry closed after the third rehearsal.
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Keyser
W. Va
Cumberland Brewing Company
Glee Club
Eckhart Invincibles Beat Keyser On Keyser Grounds
The Eckhart Invincibles defeated Keyser 10 to 5 on the Keyser grounds yesterday. Batteries: Eckhart McMillan Brunner for Eckhart and Kenney Bachman for Keyser.
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Eckhart Invincibles
Keyser
Keyser Grounds
Eckhart
McMillan
Brunner
Kenney
Bachman
Peace Prayer Services In All Local Churches
In compliance with President Wilson's proclamation designating Sunday October 4 as a day of supplication for world peace, local churches plan sermons and prayers. Ministers at St. Pauls, Kingsley, St Luke's, Emmanuel, First M P, First Presbyterian, Southminster, and others will preach on peace with offerings for the Red Cross and peace prayers.
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Wilson
Federal Council
Church Peace Union
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Corner Centre
Haltimore Streets
Martin Luther Enners
Enders
Europe
United States
Kingsley M. E
Williams Street
David G. Pile
St. Luke's Lutherans
Bedford Street
C. P. Bergner
William Cleveland Hicks
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
J. FE. Moffatt
Red Cross Society
William Bryson Smith
Chicago
William C. Montignani
Southminster Presbyterian
Centre Street M. E
Joseph Dawson
President
Mr. Dawson
Red Cross
Feast of Tabernacles Observed at Synagogue with Harvest Services
The article notes the 8 day Feast of Tabernacles begins October 4 5 with holy days on the first and last days. It describes ceremonial fruits booths children’s harvest service and Simchah Torah rejoicing in the Law. Harvest festival services and Lewis to Talk on Peace follow at 7 20 PM Sunday at the local synagogue.
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Tabernacles
Israel
Genesis Lewis
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Varrenes
Argonne
Gerald Morgan
Lille
General von Kluck
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Valenciennes
Mons
Maubeuge and
Charleroi
Givet
Dinant
Liege
Aisne
Somme
Noyon
Forest
L’aigle
Ts von Kiluck
Kluck
Cumberland
ODD Fellows Temple Incorporated
Teries
von Hingenberg
East Prussia
G. E. Brown
Hebrew Temple
Union
South Centre Street
David G. Lewis
M. Baron
P. m
Synalogue
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