Allies Compelled to Give Ground at Antwerp Front
Paris reports an official 3 PM statement saying the battle is indecisive with ground given at certain points on the left wing north of the Oise. Elsewhere Russian forces claim success after a six day battle, while Kaiser directs German Austrian troops from Thorn to Cracow in a major east front clash.
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Paris
The
Oise
Petrograd
Augustowo
Cracow-Thorn
Gracia
Cruz Nicholas
Poland
Kaiser
Thorn
Cracow
Vistula
Kielce
Allenstein
East Prussia
Germany
Antwerp
England
Arrest of Lonaconing suspect in Washington murder
William Stark alias Cincinnati Red a 25 year old colored man from Alexandria Va was arrested in Lonaconing by Bailiff August Holing on suspicion of murdering John Wesley in Washington. Wesley was stabbed by a man matching Stark description. Stark had a hearing before Magistrate Murphy and was sent to Cumberland for Washington authorities. A $50 reward stands for the arrest and conviction. Stark says he was in a Washington hospital at the time of the crime.
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William Stark
C. Red
Cincinnati
Murphy
Cumberland
Washington
Wesley
Stark
City Considers Bond Sale If Bitulitic Paving Used
City council weighs selling bonds to finance unpaved street improvements up to 150000 with Bitulitic paving. Security Trust Co of Spartanburg offers to buy bonds through A B Leach Co of New York if Bitulitic is chosen and Atlantic Bitulite Co. handles the contract. City engineers to review paving merits with former State Engineer Crosby and report before advisory committee votes.
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Security Trust Company
Spartanburg
Atlantic Bitulitie Co
William S. Glenn
Security Company
A. B. Leach & Co
Bankers
New York
George C. Tenney
Warren Brothers Company
Richmond
Atlantic Aialitic Company
Gaffney
Council
Crosby
Chamber of Commerce
Trust Company
Mrs Berger Reaches Lonaconing from Germany
Mrs Berger sister of William Stump of Lonaconing sailed from Liverpool aboard the Arabic September 9 and arrived Saturday morning. She visited Baden when the war began and saw marching battalions and wounded in Belgium. Her German army father Lt Deegar leads training schools in Dinant. She collected war relics including bullets from German French and Belgian armies. She says American reports are often unfounded and late.
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Dinant
Cumberland Press
Germany
Belgium
Bergr
Graphic
Sphere
Michael Karolyi
Hungarian Independent Party
Turcese
Jacques Delcasse
Clergy and elder depart for Baltimore presbytery session
The Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt and two other local pastors plus elder John Somerville left for Baltimore to attend the fall session of the Presbytery of Baltimore. D. F. Kuykendall also departed by auto to represent the First Presbyterian Church here.
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Baltimore
James E. Moffatt
First Presbyterian Church
This City
J. N. Beall
First Church
Frostburg
H. L. Earnest
Presbyterian Church
Lonaconing
Presbytery
John Somerville
D. F. Kuykendall
Antwerp Forts Taken Says German Report
Berlin reports today that in the Antwerp siege Forts Wavre St Catherine and Dorpweth were captured while Fort Waelhem was invested Termonde a key position. Western French encirclement attempt repulsed French troops ejected south of Roye and Toul sorties suffered heavy losses.
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Berlin
Sayville
Antwerp
Wavre-St. Catherine
Dorpweth
Allegany Catholic Federation Convened by 200 Delegates in Frostburg
The thirteenth annual Catholic Federation of Allegany County met at St Michael's Parish Hall Frostburg with about 200 delegates from 33 societies. Solemn High Mass at St Michael's Church opened proceedings and Rev Father O Neill preached the sermon. Delegates discussed church education funding and labor union faithfulness. Officers elected include George D Landwehr president Oscar Blake Frostburg and Peter Boyle vice presidents.
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Catholic Federation of
Father O’neill
Baltimore
Committee On
Catholic Church
Allegany
George D. Landwehr
Oscar Blake
Judge Boyd Leads Allegany Grand Jury On Corrupt Practices Act
The October circuit term in Allegany County opened with the grand jury seated and jurors listed. Judge A Hunter Boyd explained the corrupt practices act provisions, focusing on banning messengers amid election concerns, as Wylar Richards was admitted to practice locally.
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Boyd
A. Hunter Boyd
Grand Jury
Charles R. Morris
Wylar! Richards
Germantown
Montgomery County
Woman Creates Radiographic Service for Pantin Hospital Bordeaux
A female inventor at personal cost established a radiographic service for Pantin Hospital in Bordeaux. The new facility, activated a few days ago, will aid surgeons in treating wounded soldiers and is hailed as of inestimable value to military medical care.
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Pantin Hospital
Bordeaux
Burglar Raid Hits Sixth United Presbyterian Church
Burglars broke into the Sixth United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh early today and dynamited safes in an adjoining auditorium. They escaped with 256.40 dollars, and police suspect motive tied to possible Red Cross funds.
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Pittsburgh
Sixth United Presbyterian Church
Sixth
Pittsburg
Red Cross
Boy Locked in Lib erty Theatre Escapes from Window
A 15 year old lad Burton of Estelle street was locked in the Liberty Theatre on North Liberty street and awakened at 3 a m by cries of distress. He was frightened but escaped through a window after chef Charles Fisher and others summoned help.
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Liberty Theatre
North Liberty Street
Burton
Estelle Street
Charles Fisher
Coupon Ad Promises Complete Facts on European War
An editorial page item urges readers to clip a coupon and mail 10 cents to a provincial editor in exchange for a “complete of facts” on the events leading to the European war, labeling the offer as a limited-time advertisement.
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Frederick Hoffman
John Sullivan
William E. Patterson
William T Clauson
James S. Johnson
James Morton
George Lotz
William H. Black
James E. Berry
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George E. Montgomery
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Fred Michail
Dominick A. Martin
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James Ash
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William A. Orr
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