Allies Announce Defeat of Kaiser Army in Europe
London dispatches report that General Von Boehn and General Von Kluck’s German armies were overwhelmed by Allied forces in a common disaster and are fighting to escape destruction. Paris notes unofficial triumphs as French and British forces retake ground near St Mihiel and gain momentum.
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Kaiser
London
von Boehn
von Kluck
Express
Ghent
Brussels
Namur
Paris
Joffre
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Woevre
German Lines Show Activity Near Antwerp in War Update
Antwerp reports say German forces reinforce with heavy guns as bombardments of Waelthem and St Catherine forts continue. Troops between Lierre and Breendieck are described as held back in disorder while Austrian artillery and reinforcements arrive. Berlin statements note an indecisive battle on the French right wing and ongoing fighting near Verdun.
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Antwerp
War Office
Waelthem
St. Catherine
Lierre
Breendieck
Maubeuge
Belgium
Berlin
Amsterdam
France
Verdun
Garrett County Fair Opens in Oakland With Livestock Exhibits
The Garrett county fair begins in Oakland amid clear skies and large displays of livestock poultry grains fruits and vegetables from Garrett and neighboring counties. Exhibits include farming machinery a well filled ladies department and an antique section with notable produce such as a 27 inch long cucumber and a 27 inch circumference red beet displayed by local farmers and attorneys.
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Oakland
Garrett County
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
Maryland
T. Jones, Co
F. Hammond
A. Totten Matthews
James H. Harvey
Kitemiller
Friend
Frederick A. Thayer
Nicholas Merrill
Garrett County Fair Showcases Prize Cabbages and Horses
Cabbages and pumpkins are shown as the Garrett County fair features fine horses and colts. Oakland merchants stock booths in the exhibition building while daily concerts by the German Arion Band entertain Frostbars, Maryland. A balloon ascent with parachute leap and a farmers parade with a $5 prize for the most unique float highlight the midway. An expert from the Government Experiment Station explains prize winning animals and where they failed. R E Sliger presides as fair president with James PD Hamill as secretary and treasurer.
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Garrett County
Oakland
Arion Band
Frostbars
R. E. Sliger
James PD. Hamill
Allies in Full Pursuit of the German Right
Paris dispatch reports the German right broken and pursued by Allied forces in northern France. Armored cars with machine guns join the pursuit as Germans are encircled in the Somme region. Peronne is recaptured, confirming a widening French front.
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London
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
France
Somme
LIQUOR INJUNCTION CASE BEFORE U S COURT HERE
A major federal case opens in the U S Court with James Clark Distilling Company suing the Western Maryland Railway and American Express alleging shipment blocks into West Virginia. The action questions interstate liquor transport legality and could reach the Supreme Court.
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United States Court
John C. Rose
Federal
James Clark
Western Maryland Railway Company
American Express Company
Fred O. Blue
Prohibition
West Virginia
Maryland
Reynolds
Tucker, Mineral
Grant
James Rosier
Parsons
Tucker County
Clark Company
Western Maryland Railway
Distilling Company
George Gocke
James Clark Dietilling Company
Col
John Keating
Rosier
Col. Keating
S. Ennes
Walter A. Yingling
Mc Ennes
Judge Rose
Supreme Court of the United States
Rose
James Clark Distilling Company
J. Philip Roman
Walter C. Capper
Lawrence Maxwell
Maxwell & Ramsey
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph S. Graydon
George FE. Price
Charleston
W. Va
Herbert Jackson
Covington
Benjamin A. Richmond
John Philip Hill
Commissioner Blue
Barham Returns From Denver on B&O Second Division
Myles Barham of Elden Street, brake man on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s second division, has returned from Denver, Colorado.
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Myles Barham
Elden Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Denver
Col
Antwerp Battle Press Reports German Assault on City Defenses
Amsterdam dispatches say German forces attacked Antwerp's first line of defense. Moll railway junction near the Dutch border fell to the Germans, Marines were occupied, and Lierre faced bombardment. Forts Waehel and St. Catharine came under fire as Austrian artillery reportedly supported the attack. Civilians fled toward Antwerp amid shelling and destruction, with a hospital strike killing nine people.
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Amsterdam
Antwerp
Moll
Lierre
Waehel
St. Catharine
Handelsblad
Local Red Men to Visit Mount Savage
Two tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men, Tonkaway No. 120 and Kiowa No. 14, plan a visit to Mount Savage next Tuesday evening. A large number of braves is expected to descend on the town in the Jenningsburg Valley.
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Mount Savage
Tieair
Savage
Jenningstun Valley
Pope inaugurates movement for peace in Europe
Paris dispatch reports Pope Benedict XV personally undertakes to inaugurate European peace. The pontiff has reportedly conferred with the emperor of Austria as part of efforts to halt hostilities.
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Paris
le Temps
Benedict XV
Europe
Austria
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Forest of Aigle
Reuter
Deegar
Dinant
Gordon
Neish
Gordon Highlanders
International News Service
Herr Ballin
L. A. Rudisill
W. MecCr
Peronne
British Press Bureau
U. S
Pope
Peacce
Ciera E. Crabtree
Aréll Street
Washington, DE
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