Battle Near Soissons and Rheims Intensifies on Frontline
Reports from Paris and London say Allied forces press the German line around Soissons and Rheims as French and British artillery bombardments weaken German positions. Reinforcements of about 100,000 troops are described as shifting to an offensive, with claims of German retreats and Von Kluk planning a possible Ardennes stand.
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Soissons
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War Office
Oise
Aisne
Argonne
Meuse
Vosges
Berlin
Amsterdam
France
Donnon
Sanles
London
The
Express
Echo de Paris
Ardennes
Rome
Hollar Shot to Death on Knobley Mountain in West Virginia
The body of William A. Hollar 49 tin mill foreman was found on Knobley Mountain near the old Furnace West Virginia. He left for a hunting trip September 7 and was found with 68 shot in the breast the cause of death undetermined. Local search parties offered rewards and coroner investigations will determine if the shooting was intentional or accidental. Hollar survived by a wife a daughter Miss Leota Hollar and three other children. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters and will be buried at Rose Hill cemetery staged by Stein Mortuary Chapel.
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Lexington Avenue
Daniel Gordon
Sidney Wisher
Knobley Mountain
West Virginia
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Hollar
Woodmen
Almerica
Holtar
Holtars
William Ti. Shaw
Stein Undertaking
J Kvle Cowherd
Kidgeley
Cowherd
Mineral County
Mr. Hollar
Leota Hollar
Great Cacapon
W. Va
May
Fiona
Viola Hollar
Quinn Hollar
Paw Paw
Joseph Hollar
Magnolia
Mra John Rockwell
Minnie Carr
Rose Hill Cemetery
Stein Mortuary Chapel
Russians Check German Advance in East Prussia
Russian general staff report bombardment of Przemysl fortress and repulse of Austrian efforts near Baranow and Rantchow in Galicia. They say Jarosian fortifications bombarded and Przemysl garrison fights continue as forests yield advancing batteries. London dispatch notes Rennenkampf checked German move in East Prussia and a German corps under von Treszyn defeated near Sandomir, remnants in Galicia.
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Baranow
Rantchow
Galicia
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London
Antwerp
East Prussia
Rennenkampf
von Treszyn
Sandomir
French to File Complaint With United States
Bordeaux reports the French government plans a strong protest to the United States over Germany’s destruction of the Notre Dame cathedral and other historic Rheims buildings. Interior Minister Dalry says the bombardment is an odious act of vandalism and unjustified.
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United States
Dame
Rheims
Famous Robinson Show Delights City With Grand Parade
The Robinson Circus drew thousands as it arrived, with a vast street parade and massive tents rising on Johnson's Heights. Elephants camels and stalls lined the route while bands, clowns, and trained horses thrilled spectators. the main show opens at 2 pm with a final performance tonight at 8. Doors open an hour early for another bustling afternoon.
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Calliope
Desert
Robinson Zoological Paradise
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