Germany Is to Invade England Aerial Plans Rise
London reports censorship tightened after weeks of looseness with dispatches cut or held. Allies hold their ground in Belgium and France as Germany readies Zeppelins from Brussels Ostend route, while air defenses and anti air guns are expanded. Hindoo troops reinforce French front as rain soaked roads hamper French artillery movements.
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London
War Office
Belgium
France
Admiralty
Germany
England
Brussels
Etterbeek
Berchem-St. Agathe
Ostend
Rhine
Paris
Flanders
Yser Canal
Ypres
Belgian Troops Forced to Quit Nieupoort in German Report
Berlin reports Belgian forces in Nieupoort compelled to retire after heavy losses. French troops replaced them. Allies still hold the town though evacuation possible as German advances increase in the west. German casualty lists show 231,218 losses, with 86,531 killed and 159,165 wounded.
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Nieuport
Berlin
Amsterdam
War Office
Tvangorod
Warsaw
Vistula
Federal Council
Will Captivate Thousands This Friday in The Press
A teaser promises The Press issue next Friday will captivate thousands and hold attention spellbound, urging readers not to miss half their life.
Great Offer Promised by Cumberland Press Tomorrow
The Cumberland Press announces a extraordinary forthcoming issue featuring a sensational hunting expedition style feature. It targets all readers from families to professionals and promises engaging, thrilling content to attract widespread interest.
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Cumberland Press
De'als
The
Frostburg Priest Celebrates Silver Jubilee With Parish Tributes
Rev. Richard O Neill of St. Michael s Frostburg marked his silver jubilee with a solemn high mass and a parish celebration. Visiting clergy attended, followed by a dinner, reception by school children, an evening program, and a gift basket of silver dollars presented to the jubilarian to aid church debt.
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Richard O'Neill
St. Michael's Church
Frostburg
John J. Dowling
Mt. Savage
Joseph P. Nolan
Lonaconing
John J. Donion
St. Michael's
Father Dowling
Wekhart
St. Michael's Hall
John J Heines
Miss Winters
Miss Smith
McAtee
Donlon
Father O'Neil
J. J. Brady
Mather O'Neil
Rev. Brady
Fr Gallagher Remembered at Westernport Celebration
The Rev Thomas E Gallagher rector of St Peter s Catholic Church Westernport was presented with a 500 purse in gold and a 110 purse from the Ladies Sodality at a gala celebrating his jubilee. The event in St Peter s Hall featured a euchre and dance with clergy escorting him to the stage.
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Thomas E. Gallagher
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Westernport
Father Horsekemp
Ladies Sodality
St. Peter's Hall
J. J. Quinn
Midland
A. Scarpati
Local Celebration Ends With Dances At Hall
With Father O'Neil's permission the hall was cleared after the affair and dancing continued until 11 30 p m marking a successful event.
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Father O'Neil
Bartlett and Karluk Survivors Return
Victoria B C October 29 Captain Robert A Bartlett commander of the wrecked Stefansson exploring ship Karluk returns to God’s Country alive. He arrives from Nome Alaska aboard the Revenue Cutter Bear with eight Karluk survivors rescued from Wrangle Island by King & Winge. Of the Port Clarence Alaska crew who sailed July 27 1918 eleven perished. eight survived including three scientists.
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Arctic Ocean
Karluk
Wrangie Island
German Rout By Russians Is Admitted
Berlin reports that German and Austrian troops in Poland withdrew before fresh Russian forces advancing from Ivangorod Warsaw and Novogeorgievsk after Russians repulsed attacks. Battles rage along the Vistula and San rivers as Austro German positions face increased Russian pressure and potential renewed action by Allied forces.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Poland
Ivangorod
Warsaw
Novogeorgievsk
Vistula
San
France
War Department
Moraht
L Anzeiger
Sian
Galicia
Three Feeble Minded Men Wreck a Train
Oswego police announced that three inmates from the State Home for Feeble Minded at Syracuse caused the Manhattan flyer wreck near Fulton on October 17. Joseph Hacker confessed and named James Laker and Charles Campbell as accomplices in a switch tampering act tied to revenge after being thrown from a train previously.
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Oswego
N. Y
State Home
Syracuse
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Fulton
Joseph Hacker
James Laker
Charles Campbell
Backer
Train Hits Buggy Killing Man Near Mt. Savage
A passenger train struck a crossing buggy near Mt. Savage Junction killing Manuel Albright 65 and injuring Bayley Shoemaker 82. The Pittsburgh express stopped. Shoemaker was taken to Western Maryland Hospital, Albright sent to Butler Undertaking. The men reportedly hailed from Kennels Mills Bedford County PA.
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Mt. Savage Junction
Manuel Albright
Bayley Shoemaker
Cumberland
Butler
Western Maryland
Butler Undertaking Rooms
Shoemaker
Pittsburgh
Kennels Mills
Bedford County
Rail layoffs show monthly furlough pattern at rail shops
As month ends the B and O rail road trims staff for two to three days until the new appropriation for each department arrives. Despite this, current workload is higher than last spring with more men at work, and those laid off will return Monday the first working day in November.
Federal Reserve Board Orders Gold or Lawful Money for Reserve Transfers
The Federal Reserve Board directs all member banks to use gold or lawful money in transferring reserves to the 12 new reserve banks. The move aims to stock vaults and enable prompt issuance of Federal reserve notes. Subscriptions to capital stock due November 2, with transfers to begin after Treasury notice on November 16. The board urges banks to support the new system’s early success despite no totals being published yet.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve
Federal Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
Department
Copper cargo ship Kroonland held at Gibraltar
The American ship Kroonland carrying 1400 to 1500 tons of copper from New York to Naples and Greece is detained at Gibraltar by British authorities. The state department seeks a full report from Consul Sprague, with action to be deferred until facts are known. The copper is listed as conditional contraband by Britain, prompting cautious handling similar to earlier Dutch safety assurances.
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Kroonland
New York
Naples
Greece
Gibraltar
State Department
Sprague
Foreign Office
Holland
Great Britain
Germany
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