Correspondent Walks Amid German Fire In Belgian Battles
Reporter Jacques Obeis details near Antwerp and Malines as German forces bombard Ghent and surrounding towns. He traverses battle streets, witnesses artillery, and is detained as a suspected spy before release once Antwerp falls.
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Chicago
Aamwery
Belgum
Sreerets
Muent
Brussel
Ghent
Tresta
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Seiser
Ma- Gimes
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Siewert
Demet
le Bee
Sey
Cme
German Officer Poses as Briton to Save German Count
A German officer disguised as an Englishman tricked a German count into crossing to German lines with vital military information. A French officer, who had hosted him, later helped him reach the English, but the count escaped back to German lines amid gunfire, carrying crucial intelligence.
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Sewetin
Sehwerth
Princess Mary Plans Soldiers Christmas Appeal
Princess Mary urges a wartime Christmas appeal to raise funds for wives and children, offering useful gifts that provide employment in trades affected by the war. She hopes the public donation, likely to reach around $500,000, will bring happiness on Christmas morning.
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Mary Bax
Ald
Russia vows to ban sale of alcohol nationwide
The Russian government, urged by the Abstinence Society and Grand Duke Constantine, pledges to forever prohibit state sale of spirituous liquors. Emperor Nicholas II telegrammed the alliance president confirming the decision, claiming the government will prohibit all alcohol sales in Russia. Belgium is noted for its rail network relative to area.
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Nicholas Kim
Nicholas
Russia
Duke Constantine
Alliance
Portugal Joins Allied Armies In Belgium and France
Lisbon reports from October 6 and 7 state over twenty five thousand Portuguese troops aided French and British forces in Belgium and France. Belgians cross Yser. German attacks repulsed with 200 prisoners taken. Allies push back on west front as Dutch reports claim Belgian victory and large German gun and troop deployments along the coast.
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France
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Mariakerke
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Petrograd
Paris
West Flanders
Diunude
Albert
Furnes
I i
Dover
Pway
Berlin
Yser Canal
Paris Sees influx of war refugees in pets from Belgium and north
War displaced humans bring thousands of cats and dogs to Paris adding to the citys pet population. The pound struggles as staff thin and stray animals multiply amid the exodus from northern France and siege fears.
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Paris
Belgium
France
Emden Sails Off Malabar Coast and Lille Demolished
War notes report Emden captures Exford and sinks Chil kama Trollies Benmohr Clan Grant and a dredger near Colombo while claiming fourteen ships sunk and three captured. Lille reports ruined city after German advance. Prussian diet approves 375 million dollar war credit as 1,000,000 men are said to have reached the front.
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Cochin
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Trollies
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Clan Grant
Colombo
Lille
Daily Telegraph
Boulogne
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Reopening of Onter Pound After Panic Strain
At the start of September the pound faced a fivefold rise in prisoners due to a panic. Mobilization cut staff by two thirds and wagons were requisitioned, hindering animal care for days. Now order returns as Onter Pound reopens, dogs and rats once again appear content.
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Onter
Motor Trucks Reshape Warfare and Supply Lines
Engineering Magazine notes a shift in modern warfare with motor trucks and tractors replacing mule and horse trains. Supply convoys now roll as single units at ten to eighteen miles per hour, carrying heavy tonnage and reducing reliance on animal transport.
Berlin Merchant Daughter Marries Arm Crippled Soldier
Just before the war a Berlin merchant’s daughter agreed to wed a German engineer with a promising post. He later arrived wounded with one arm and a missing leg, prompting the couple to marry the next day at the hospital with witnesses and a minister, the bride saying she was satisfied with the half of the man who sacrificed for his country.
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Berlin
Hostilies
Protection for Clergy Promises at Peace Convention
Aguas Calientes convention named five to run foreign affairs war education justice and finance in Mexico City. It urged Carranza to attend in person and sign accords for American protection and guarantees for clergy and Mexicans serving the United States. A Catholic committee appealed to Washington for protection and reparations for outrages.
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Tex
Mexico City
Aguas Caiientes
Guadalajara
Antonio Villareal
Carranza
Carransa
Aguas Calientes
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Buance
Vera Cruz
United States
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Cotton Exports to Begin as London Accepts 90 Day Paper
Sir George Puish, aide to the chancellor of the exchequer, told of optimism over a plan to use 90 day paper as a substitute for gold to settle American debts with England. England seeks a temporary trade balance in its favor, with cotton and wheat purchases likely increasing, while the U.S. avoids sending large gold reserves abroad.
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Dcy
George Puish
Koglieh
Treasury
George
England
Sir George
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Bank
United States
Telegraphic Notes from Birmingham and Midwest
Birmingham Alabama October 21 Jasue W Pields aged fifty four was shot and killed late yesterday at Brookside by his brother in law John Glover. Field recently faced charges of poisoning his wife who was his sister but was released for lack of evidence. Chicago October 23 The Waukegan Rockford and Pacif Traction Co stock held largely by farmers was turned over to Ralph L Peck of Palatine Illinois Peck named receiver when Circuit Judge Baldwin declared the road bankrupt. The promoters had sold stock to farmers. Folsom California October 20 In the country surrounding Folsom state prison posses search for Frank Creeka who escaped in a freak that cost cellmate Harold Flash and guard J B Carry their lives.
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Als
Jasue W. Pields
Brookside
John Glover
Field
Chicago
Waukegan, Rockford & Pagih Traction Company
Ralph L. Peck
Palatine
Peck
Baldwin
Folsom
Cal
Folsom State Prison
Frank Creeka
Harold Flash
J. B. Crary
Villa blocks peace plans at Aguas Calientes siege
Northern leader General Francisco Villa led about 16000 troops into Aguas Calientes and seized delegates at the national convention. Only candidate Francisco Antonio Real reportedly escaped arrest as dispatches from Laredo and El Paso note the Carranza Villa conference stalled by Zapata delegates and ordered to reopen.
Bank Robbers Seize Sedro Tolley Cash in Night Raid
A bold raid on the First National Bank of Sedro Toll ey by six masked men yielded more than twenty thousand dollars in currency. The robbers wore long black masks, carried revolvers, and fled after shooting as they escaped. One robber was wounded but escaped.
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Bellingham
Wash
First National
Bank of Sedro Todley
McKellar Bill Hearings Scheduled for December 10
Washington reports that the McKellar bill to regulate told storage of food products will receive a December 10 hearing before the Interstate Commerce Committee. Representative Cullop of Indiana, chairing the subcommittee, said demand for the legislation is strong and witnesses may testify as the measure is expected to pass into law.
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McKellar
House Interstate Commerce Committees
Representative Cullop
Indiana
Cullop
Ohio church secretary appointed in Columbus
Columbus sees Rev James D Darling named secretary of the Ohio Sunday School association to succeed C W Shinn who resigned months ago to direct Sunday school work in Toledo churches. Darling, a former episcopal pastor in Cincinnati, will base in Columbus while guiding state Sunday school efforts.
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Ohio Sunday School Association
Waban News Berren
Columbus
James D. Darling
C. W. Shinn
Toledo
Darling
Cincinnati
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