Allied and German Front Updates Near Aisne Verdun and Mons
Reports say Allied French and British troops repulsed German attacks between the Aisne and Argonne, while Berlin says forts near Verdun Meuse line held and Meuse crossing succeeded. Ostend notes Mons burning and bridge destruction near Brussels, with German right wing at risk.
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Paris
Aisne
Argonne
War Office
London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Meuse
Verdun
France
Verdun-Toul
Ostend
Mons
von Boehn
von Kluck
Brussels
Bierk
Japs Defeat the Germans Near Tsing-Tau
Tokio reports a four hour battle outside Tsing-Tau in China where Japanese forces defeated German troops. Japanese casualties are three killed and twelve wounded so far, with German gunboats bombarding positions and Japanese air sorties escaping unharmed.
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Tokio
Tsing-Tau
Kiau
Chau
China
Water Shortage Threatens Brunswick Supply
Brunswick faces a water famine as daily supply is cut off from 11 AM to 5 PM. Officials fear the town well is running dry and warn residents of additional restrictions.
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Brunswick
Congressional duties limit Lewis campaign activity
Democratic incumbent Congressman David J. Lewis remains in Washington due to ongoing congressional duties. He says he will campaign only in evenings in Montgomery and Frederick counties and nearby Washington county areas, reporting optimistic support and continued Republican backing from two years ago.
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David J. Lewis
Lewis
Mary Behn
Sophie Behn
Bedford Street
Washington
Congress
Montgomery
Frederick
Villa demands Carranza resign as Mexican leader
Chihuahua City, Sept 28. Villa insists Carranza must resign his supreme command to Calderon and will not accept Carranza as president or interim leader. Calderon, Lib eral party head, is seen as Villa’s presidential choice. A Villa brigade advances toward Sonora to aid Maytorena, with another force moving into Coahuila.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Mexico City
Villa
el Paso
Fernando Ig
Lesias Calderon
General Villa
Washington
Calderon
Liberal Party
Sonora
Maytorena
Coahuila
Objects of M. W. A. to be explained
A public meeting under the Modern Woodmen of the World will be held at their hall on Virginia Avenue Thursday October 1 at 8 p m. Speakers are William McCaffrey deputy head consul Washington D C and Edwin F Burns supreme lecturer Newark N J with J E Harper presiding. Attendance urged.
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Woodmen of the World
Virginia Avenue
William McCaffrey
Order
Washington, D. C
Edwin F. Burns
Newark
N. J
J. E. Harper
Camp No. 11890
Funeral for Mrs. Linnie Nicholson Held at Home
The funeral for Mrs. Linnie Nicholson of 309 Fayette Street, who died Friday morning, was conducted at 10 o'clock from her residence. Rev. Luther Martin of St. John's Episcopal Church Frostburg officiated and burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Nichelson
Linnie
Nicholson
Fayette Street
Luther Martin
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Frostburg
Rose Hill
German Churchmen Reject Germany War Blame
The Federal Council of Churches published a German statement by 29 Protestant churchmen disavowing responsibility for World War I. They blame foreign conspirators, defend Germany as peaceful, and urge unity with evangelical Christians abroad while criticizing the war stance of opponents. Notable signatories include Eucken and Harnack.
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New York
Federal Council of Churches
Germany
Federal Council
Europe
Eucken
Harnack
Dryander
de Neuffville
LeSeur
Sprecker
Charles S. MacParland
Russians Capture Przemysl Fortifying Seige City
London reports Russians occupy the greater part of Przemysl Galicia amid heavy bombardment. Austrians retreat to eastern forts as Russian forces push from Grodek and attack from the south west. A Bucharest dispatch notes Romanian army corps ordered to Austrian frontier.
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London
Prezemysl
Galicia
Vienna
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
sHeter
Grodek
P’rzemyst
Petrograd
Bucharest
Novoe Vremya
Japanese Cruiser Idzumo Fires Across Seward Bow Near Seattle
A dispatch reports the Japanese cruiser Idzumo firing across the bows of the American steamer Seward off the Seattle coast. The Seward was halted while a Japanese officer boarded and examined papers before the vessel was allowed to continue to Alaskan points.
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Seattle
Wash
Idzumo
Seward
Alaskan
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