Allied Cavlary Push Reverses Kaisers Drive at Front
Paris and London report the western front as a continuous battle from Alsace to Antwerp with hard fighting north of the Oise and at Lens. German cavalry attacks are repulsed on the wings while the center advances. Berlin notes no decision yet in counter attacks as the battle widens from Arras to Lille.
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Antwerp
Pes Ammentieres
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Somme
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France
Oise
Lens
Paoris War Office
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Roye
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Arras
Albert
The
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Lille
Chaulnes
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Amiens
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Meuse
Woevre
Hue
Mense
Verdun
Alsace-Lorraine
Douai
Belgium
Ines
Ypres
English Channel
City
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Alliea
German and Allied Lines Hold Amid Meuse Fighting
Ongoing clashes along the Meuse front see both sides claim local gains while main lines hold. General Von Klick presses to win or die, center German forces weakened to bolster the right, and Allied defenders near Soissons resist. British troops sustain heavy casualties as they push redoubts amid fierce rifle and machine gun fire. Two English generals wounded in the past day.
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Meuse
von Buclow
Soissons
Paris
Count Von Hoetzendorf Named Commander in German Forces
Count von Hoetzendorf is described as one of the commanders of the German forces. The reference notes his high rank within the Imperial German Army command structure during the period in question.
Forts Fall at Antwerp Reach German Line
Berlin reports Forts Kassel and Broechem have fallen to German siege guns at Antwerp. They join Waelhem Wavre Ste Catherine and Koenigshoutht in the outer defenses. Capitulation of Antwerp foreseen within days as bombardment increases.
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Berlin
Antwerp
Kassel
Broechem
Waelhem
Wavre-Ste. Catherine
Koenigshoutht
Auto Contract for Detroit Rusela Orders 180 Motor Trucks
Detroit firm closes a contract to supply 180 motor trucks for the Russian army. The Pack ard company plans extra shifts to meet the order, with an estimated value around 756 thousand dollars.
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Rusela
Detroit
Mich
Butonobie Manufacturing Company
Packard Company
Horses Sent to Canada for War Use
Chicago dispatch says the final 1800 head of high quality cavalry horses were shipped to Canada on October 7. Canadian dealers bought them in the past three weeks, and authorities suspect the horses are intended for wartime use.
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Canada
Chicago
Battles Roil Near Opatow as German Austrian Forces Engage Russians
German Austrian troops press near Opatow in Russian Poland against a massive Russian central army of over a million. Von Hlndenberg directs from the front as eastern campaign intensifies. Osowiecz fort bombardment ends, Ossowetz set ablaze. heavy German losses noted at Augustowo and Stawki amid brutal fighting and depleted guns.
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von Hindenberg
Opatow
Russian Poland
Cracow
Allance
Germany
von Hlindenberg
Sehletz
East Prussia
Ossowetz
Germans Fighting Stubbornly Near Polish Frontier
Petrograd reports Russian forces captured several German positions between Lyck and Wirballen at bayonet point. German troops, reinforced, defend Bakalarzew east of the frontier near the Rospuda river heights and hold the defense for Margrobowa in East Prussia within the Mazurian fortifications.
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Lyck
Wirballen
War Office
Bakalarzew
Rospuda
Margrobowa
East Prussia
Prince Eitel Friedrich Wounded in War Message
The Hague reports Prince Eitel Friedrich second son of Kaiser Wilhelm wounded in the knee and taken to the rear after falling from his horse during a charge. He is the third imperial family member invalided in the war. censorship forbids location of the wound.
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Wer
Hague
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Eisel Friedrich
Belgian Government Moves to Ostend Amid Antwerp Bombardment
Amsterdam dispatch reports, via the Nieuw Dag, that Belgium’s government fled Antwerp for Ostend as German forces besiege the city. A German officer with a white flag entered Antwerp to announce bombardment to begin within three hours, prompting large refugee movements toward Holland.
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Amsterdam
London
Nieuw Dan Dag
Ostend
Holland
French Down German Plane Over Romilly Sur Seine
A news agency report from London dated October 8 states that French forces brought down a German aeroplane as it was flying over Romilly sur Seine. The incident highlights ongoing aerial hostilities in the region.
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London
Romilly- Sur-Seine
Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureaus
Observations at 8 p m yesterday show varied conditions across cities. Albany cloudy 59, Atlantic City clear 62, Boston clear 65, Buffalo clear 60, Chicago cloudy 78, New Orleans clear 78, New York cloudy 69, Philadelphia cloudy 60, St Louis clear 76, Washington cloudy 66. Forecast calls for partly cloudy today and tomorrow with south winds.
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Albany
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
St.Louis
Washington
All Star Aces Eddie Collins and John Evers Vying For World Series Honor
The two top all round players Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics and John ny Evers of the Boston Braves receive league awards as best all round players. Fans nationwide await the World Series to see how they stack up against each other.
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Eddie Collins
Philadelphia Athletics
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
German Destroyer Sunk by Submarine E-9 Off Ems
London reports a German torpedo boat destroyer cruising near the Ems estuary was sunk by British submarine E-9. Commanded by Lt Cmdr Max K Horton, E-9's raid is her second in German waters. Earlier she sank the cruiser Hela in the North Sea. A separate report says eleven German torpedo boat destroyers patrolled the coast when one sank.
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London
The
Ems
North Sea
Admiralty
Max K. Horton
Hela
Amsterdam
Schiermonnik
Friesland Islands
Holland
Junk Trust Unearthed On Pacific Coast By Justice Dept
Officials of the department of justice have uncovered a junk trust operating on the Pacific coast. The combination is said to dominate the rag market and may face prosecution.
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Junk “Trust
Washington
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
Illinois Suffrage Wins Court Denial
Springfield HL Oct 8 The supreme court denied the motion for a rehearing of the case upholding the constitutionality of the woman's suffrage act.
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Llinois
Springfield
the Suprem Court
General Markets Philadelphia Flour and Eggs Report
Markets show quiet or steady ranges across grains and poultry. Flour at 4.95 to 5.15 per barrel, No 2 red corn 1.06, No 2 yellow 1.14, No 2 white oats 0.52 to 0.60, butter 2.00, eggs 0.35 to 0.37 at times, with many items listed as steady or quiet in the Philadelphia market.
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Philadelphia
City
Live Stock Prices Report from Chicago Market
The Chicago livestock page shows hog prices with bulk at around 4, price per hundredweight near 8.80 for select hogs, 8.60 for mixed heavy, about 1,400 head traded. Cattle values list steers, cows, and heifers around 5 to 6.25, with yearlings at 5.50 to 6.25. Sheep prices around 5 to 6.25 with light demand.
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Chicago
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