Italians and British push on fronts in WWI reports
Descriptions from Rome Paris and Ottawa detail Italian defenders on the Bainsizza plateau near Gorizia repelling Austrian assaults with Monte Tonale and Monte Pasabe Alpine troops praised. Paris reports French holds on Aisne Verdun fronts with over 1100 prisoners. British trench raids near St Quentin advance and Roumanian actions near Ocna cited. Canadians consolidate near Lens with 43 machine guns and 21 mortars captured. Canadian weekly casualties exceed 1000.
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Bainsizza
Gorizia
Monte Tonale
Monte Pasabie
Paris
Aisne
Verdun
War Office
St. Quentin
Oasttaverne
Wyschaete
Petrograd
Ocna
Soceia
Kedz Vasayghely
Soveia
Danube
Black Sea
Ordu
Trebizond
Lens
Ottawa
GENERAL CADORNA DRIVES AUSTRIA IN GREAT ITALY ATTACK
Italian forces under General Cadorna press advance along a thirty seven mile front aided by heavy artillery. About two thousand guns fired relentlessly as prisoners report silencing several Austrian batteries while morale shows signs of wavering amid the sustained assault. Weather is fair and cool.
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American Press Association
Cadorna
Frank Discussion Sparks Reichstag Reform Momentum
The Reichstag main committee advances parliamentary reform as Chancellor Michaelis outlines a new council of seven deputies and seven Bundesrat members to discuss the papal peace note. Coalition partners vow cooperation while pushing to nullify a constitutional restriction aiding deputy access to federal council posts.
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Berlin
Michaelis
Governmnt
Treichstag
Federal Council
Smoke producers to shield ships from submarines
Washington reports thousands of smoke producers are being assembled in Delaware to protect troop and supply ships. From Oct. 1 no vessel may sail from an American port without these systems and camouflage painted ships. Admiral Rousseau notes secrecy, stating the Germans would learn the methods. Also mentions major Dr Edward Buchner and chemist Adolf Von Baerer's deaths.
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Washington
Delaware
Ameri
Naval Consulting Board
Admiral Rousseau
Japan offers shipyard use to United States in war context
Washington reports Japan ready to lease shipyards for building vessels to serve Atlantic or Pacific trade. Viscount Ishii to formalize offer this week in exchange for easing steel embargo. Japan defers open door in China and other issues until after the war while weighing transfer of transpacific tonnage for transatlantic service.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
Viscount Ishii
Russia
China
America
Crocker Land Mirage Proved Nonexistent by Polar Expedition
Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan arrived in Sydney aboard the Neptune after four years in the Arctic revealing Crocker Land does not exist. He states Rear Admiral Peary mistook a mirage for land and the MacMillan party realized the illusion after four days and sailed beyond the supposed area.
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Sydney
N. S
Four N Y Traitors Held for Treason
Albany N Y Aug 28 Four men were arrested for distributing treasonable literature and held in 5000 bail each for examina tion Clinton Pierce former Albany Socialist party chairman Angelo Cree Charles A Zeilman and Charles Nelson were named Nelson had passed the army physical examination The circulars were said to protest against the selective draft law.
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Albany
N. Y
United States
Borden H. Mills
Clinton Pierce
The
Socialist Party
Angelo Cree
Charles A. Zeilman
Charles Nelson
Nelson
National Army
Government seeks 350 million for new destroyers
Secretary Daniels to submit estimates of 350 million dollars to Congress this week to fund a large destroyer program. The plan funds expansion of shipyards and boiler and engine factories to meet demand, and aims to standardize destroyers for rapid mass production as the jet submarine era looms.
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Washington
Secreta Daniels
Congress
Navy
Unclear Missiles Strike Near Gadsand Zeeland
Reported in Berks Precast 6 wor to Améetcram. Unknown nationality airmen dropped missiles on TPateh territory near the frontier at Zeeland. No damage or injuries recorded.
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Berks
Gadsand
Zeeland
Wilson to reject Vatican plea and Russia silent
Washington reports the United States will reject Pope Benedict XVs peace proposals citing the failure to demand overthrow of Germanys autocracy. Russia ignores the pope as no mention appears in the papal note, while French papers mock Michaelis plan for a permanent committee to draft Germanys reply.
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Washington
United States
Pope Benedict
Germany
State Department
Great Council of the Russian People
Moscow
Great Council
Russia
Woodrow Wilson
Petrograd
Michaelis
Paris
Bertin
Reichstag
Gernani
Petit Parisien
Bas Ba Results At Chicago Brooklyn And Other Matches
At Chicago Brooklyn Coombs and Miller of Chicago won 7 11 0 with Sil Hoefer. In New York Pittsburgh Wagner and Cooper beat Benton and Rariden 1 6 0. Philadelphia St Louis Horstman Doak Ames Snyder edged Mayer Dender Killifer 4 12 6 9. Boston Cincinnati Regan Wingo defeated Tyler Tragesser 4 9 2 9.
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New York
Pittsburgh
W. Wagner
Cooper
Benton
Rariden
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Horstman
Doak
Ames
Snyder
Mayer, Dender
Killifer
Boston
Cincinnati
Regan
Wingo
Tyler
Tragesser
Baseball scores from AL games include Cubs and Tigers
In Chicago New York games the Cubs and opponents posted 0 5 1 runs with Cul lop Shawkey and Alexander. Detroit vs Boston saw Ruth and Thomas beat James and Stanage 5 8. St Louis Philadelphia match had Seibold Schang 8 11 and Sotheron Molyneaux Severeld 0 4. Cleveland Washington game ended 11 11 with Harper Gallia Shaw Johnson Ainsmith and Klepfer Coombe Morton Coveleskie O Neil.
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Chicago
New York
Cullop
Shawkey
Alexander
Nanamaker
Girotte
Faber and Schalk
Detroit
Boston
Ruth
Thomas
James
Stanage
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Seibold
Schang
Sotheron
Molyneaux
Severeld
Cleveland
Washington
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Gallia
Shaw
Johnson
Ainsmith
Klepfer
Coombe
Morton
Coveleskie
O'Neil
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Crocker Land
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