Antwerp Bombarded as German Forces Press On
German artillery reopened on Antwerp at 3 am after a river crossing and failed surrender demand. Reports cite 125,000 attackers backed by 26 cm and 42 cm siege guns, with Belgian forts under heavy fire. Berlin and London dispatches claim Belgian defense and German gains near Douai and Fort Broechem. Refugees flee to the Netherlands as the Belgian government shifts to Ostend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Broechem
Nethe
Belgium
Lokal Anzeiger
Maubeuge
London
Amsterdam
Ostend
France
Umbrella Gift Marks Ladies Aid Meeting at St. Luke's
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Luke's Lutheran Church held its monthly meeting in the church Sunday school rooms with unusually large attendance. President Mrs Louis Rephan oversaw the session and hostesses Mrs John Martin Mrs John Slaughter and Mrs Sophia Hoenicka served. Following refreshments the group presented a silk umbrella to Rev. C F Bergner the church pastor. The society reports a successful year with growing membership and aims for greater results this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Louis Rephan
John Martin
John Slaughters
Sophia Hoenicka
C. F. Bergner
Bauly Hurt in Hoffman Mine Wreck Near Vale Summit
Roy Burkett a 19 year old brakeman from Lohr Town was badly injured when the mine train jumped the track at Hoffman Mine, Consolidation Coal. He was thrown against the mine wall and sustained a head injury. he was taken to Frostburg Miners Hospital with little hope of recovery. his mother Mrs. Tillie Burkett lives in Lohrtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Burkett
Lohrtown
Vale Summit
Hoffman
Consolidation Coal Company
Burkett
Tie
Miner's Hospital
Frostburg
Lad
Tillie Burkett
Doctors Meet in Frostburg Allegany Medical Society Session
The Allegany County Medical Society held its regular quarterly meeting at the Miners Hospital Frostburg with large attendance. Dr I B Claybrooke and Dr M J Simmons of Cumberland presented papers on medicine and surgery while Drs W A Gracie and R Y Feeding reported clinical cases. Miss Montana, hospital superintendent, entertained and many physicians toured the building expressing satisfaction with the institution and its management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County Medical Society
Miner's Hospital
Frostburg
I B. Claybrooke
M. J. Simmons
Cumberland
W. A. Gracie
R. Y. Feeding
Montana
Farmer's Wagon Struck at Crossing Near Baltimore Street
John Humbertson, a Flintstone district farmer, had his wagon struck by a yard engine at the B and O Railroad crossing on Baltimore Street at about 5 this morning. Vegetables spilled as the wagon rode the streetcar track. Humbertson was uninjured and continued to market. The engine was not fast, and Humbertson reportedly started across before a signal was given.
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John Humbertson
Flintstone District
Baltimore Street
Humbertson
Daughter killed by insane mother in Weirton
Mrs Maud Shilling who recently left her husband in Steubenville shot and killed her ten year old daughter Georgia in Weirton West Virginia then fired at a policeman who entered the home. The act followed a sudden descent into insanity after moving from Steubenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Maud Shilling
Weirton
W. Va
Georgia
Shipments Double Since Canal Opened
Testimony from Henry Thurrell of the Interstate Commerce Commission notes Atlantic to Pacific water shipments doubled after the Panama Canal opening. Paul Hastings of Atchison Topeka Santa Fe says 77 915 tons moved coast to coast in September, versus 434 115 tons in all of 1918 via Cape Horn, prompting railroads to seek rate reductions.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Henry Thurrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Paul P. Hastings
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Cape Horn
European War Coverage Ends In Editorial Record
A clipped note states that coverage of the European war is limited to a complete record up to the present day. The advertisement appears incomplete and directs to a press office for further details.
German General Staff Reports Right Wing Success
Berlin reports in a wireless dispatch that the German right wing in France has achieved success. The official note warns of possible large battles with Russian forces in Poland and notes Turkish control of the Marmora Sea area.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Vistula
Russia
von Hindenberg
Ivangorod
Suwalki
East Prussia
L. I
France
Poland
Portugal
Germany
Lokai Anzeiger
Great Britain
Ostend Becomes Seat of Belgium Government
Amsterdam reports in Neum Dan Den Dag that Belgium moved its government from Antwerp to Ostend. A German commander sent a white flag bearing officer into Antwerp to announce bombardment would begin at 9 39 with refugees streaming toward Holland as the government relocated to Ostend by noon.
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London
Amsterdam
Neum Dan den Dag
Antwerp
Ostend
Holland
Cumberland Elks Host Homecoming After Frostburg Win
Cumberland Elks held a homecoming reception at their rooms attended by about 200 members following the defeat of the Piedmont Elks by Frostburg. Exalted Ruler Thomas Footer was welcomed by Robert W. McMichael and responded. W H Leavitt, a visiting Elk, displayed his painting The Last Supper. The reception opens the winter season with weekly meetings planned.
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Piedmont Elks
Frostburg
Mexican War Veteran Acquitted of Assault in Altoona
John S. Myers aged 95, a veteran of Mexican and Civil wars, was acquitted by a jury on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. The case arose from a neighbors dispute over a line fence in Snyder township with Mrs. Mary S. McMullen the prosecuting party.
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Altoona
Canada could send 560000 picked men for front
Canadian militia minister Colonel Sam Hughes announced in New York that Canada is willing and able to furnish 500000 picked men for battle in Germany if needed by Britain. He cited 32000 in England, plus 23000 in reserve, 1000 to Bermuda, and 8000 on guard duty, noting contingents could reach 560000 if required.
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New York
Canada
Germany
Sam Hughes
England
Cedric
Hughes
Valcartier Que
British War Office
Valcartier
France
Daring Frenchmen best rivals in sky duel over Rheims
Official dispatches recount a French air fight on October 5 near Jenchery in Rheims region. Sergeant Frantz and mechanic Quinsalt chased a German Aviatic, wounded the pilot, and set the enemy plane ablaze, both Germans killed, Frantz honored with the Legion of Honor and Quinsalt awarded a military medal.
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SKY
Bordeaux
French War Department
Jenchery
Rheims
Frantz
Quinsult
Quinsalt
Temporary Japanese Occupation of German Pacific Islands
The Japanese foreign office through Ambassador Guthrie and the Tokyo embassy informed Secretary Irvan that the island occupation is temporary and for military purposes. State Department officials say the United States has not sought clarification and accepts it as a guarantee no change harms U S interests.
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Washington
Irvan
German Pacific Islands
Guthrie
State Department
United States
Tokio
Far East
Pacific
Speakers for Charities Meeting Plan Event
Plans for the Associated Charities annual meeting list speakers Health Officer Max J. Colton Rev Joseph Dawson and Angus Ireland with others to be secured. Judge Hunter A Boyd president and Miss Clara Hartsock secretary will report. Public meeting aims to involve the community at City Hall auditorium Monday at 8 o'clock after a 7:30 director meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
George G. Young
Max J. Colton
Joseph Dawson
Angus Ireland
Hunter A. Boyd
Clara Hartsock
Germans Bombard French Colony Tahiti In WWII Bombardment
Refugees recount the shelling by German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau of Tahiti last month. Two lives lost, $2,000,000 damage, two ships sunk, and blocks of homes destroyed. No landing. French burned a coal pile to hinder bunker resupply.
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San Francisco
Scharnhoarst
Gneisenau
Papeete
Tahiti
Union Steamship Company
Moana
Australia
Four judges hear 100 divorce cases in Pittsburg
In Pittsburgh on October 8 four common pleas judges proceeded through uncontested divorces but many were continued due to litigants or counsel not appearing. Brown, Byvans, Davis, and Ford heard a total of about 100 cases with 59 contested remain and dates likely stretch into next week. Most applicants were women with desertion ill treatment infidelity and a few bigamy cases noted.
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Pittsburg
Common Pleas Court
Marshall Brown
John A. Byvans
JL. L. Davis
Thomas J. Ford
Eloven
Mountain Lake Water Company Seized by Receivers
The Mountain Lake Water Company has been placed in receivership with William E. Walsh of Cumberland and G. Semmes of Oakland appointed by the court. W. K B. Landon is named manager to continue the plant’s operation and advancement.
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Mountain Lake Water Company
William E. Walsh
Cumberland
G. Semmes
Oakland
W. K B. Landon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rae Area
War Office
Douai
Rotterdam
Rosendaal
Arras
Paris
Pekin
Tsing Tao
Legation
Rev. Bergner
Hoffman Wine
Nish
Servia
Otto von Falke
Berlin Museum of Art
Mde
Louvain
St. Peter's Church
Thelemann
Turkey
Sea of Marmora
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Ossowetz
Russian Poland
Drostken
Cumberland Elks
Bermuda
Water Company
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