British and French Forces Score Gains on Multiple Fronts
Allied troops push along a six mile Somme front from Combles to Pozieres and seize trenches near Thiepval. French advance south of Combles and near Rancourt. Verdun battles continue with two Soviet? no, two attacks reported. Sarrail's forces beat Bulgarians in Macedonia as Serbians, French and British win small victories. Mesopotamia offensive resumes with Turkish claims of repulsion and 2000 British losses.
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Bou
Combles
Pozieres
Thiepval
Somme
Rancourt
Verdun
Paris
Sarrail
Lake Ostrovo
Vardar
Constantinople
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Turkish War Office
Ragan Seeks Joint Debate With Dalton At Armory
W P Ragan Republican candidate for the High Point legislature asks Democratic opponent Carter Dalton to pick a date for a joint debate at the armory here. Dalton will respond soon and Ragan says they should also consider a courthouse event in Greensboro.
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W. P. Ragan
High Point
Carter Dalton
Dalton
Wpthan
Ragan
Greensboro
Dutch ship Antwerpen lands at Plymouth after sinking
London reports the Antwerpens crew has been saved at Plymouth per Lloyds dispatches. The 11,300 ton steamer Antwerpen, owned by Standard Oil, built in Newport News, Virginia, sank on September 13 during her maiden voyage from Bayonne, New Jersey to New York.
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Associated Press
London
Antwerpen
Plymouth
Lloyds
Standard Ompany
Newports
Bayonne
N. J
Joint Commission Meeting Faces Pacification Obstacles
New London Conn Sept 15 Practical obstacles have arisen in the Ameri can Mexican joint commission as it weighs border pacification suggestions including an international police force Major General Bliss told the commission of objections The session was brief as the Mexican party prepared to depart for New York for tomorrow's Mexican national holiday celebration
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Joint Commission
Bliss
New York
Pennant Races Tighten Across Leagues
The Chicago White Sox rise in the American League pennant chase while Boston Detroit and Chicago vie for the lead. Boston holds a .574 percentage with Detroit at .571 and Chicago at .568 as Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston contest the National League standings with Brooklyn and Philadelphia ahead of Boston. A futures table lists remaining games: American League Boston 18 Detroit 14 Chicago 15. National League Brooklyn 21 Philadelphia 21 Boston 22.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Western Union Lineman Fatally Electrocuted in Concord
Concord North Carolina September 15 Western Union lineman Fred K Sineath was electrocuted yesterday when he touched a live wire on a telegraph pole Efforts to contact his relatives have failed and the body remains at a local undertaking establishment pending family notification
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Associated Press
Concord
N. C
Fred K. Sineath
Western Union
Sineath
Less Partisanship Urged by Prohibitionists on Coast
Speakers advocating dry policy told Washington audiences that less partisanship and more fighting spirit are needed to advance the prohibition cause. In Snohomish Everett and Seattle crowds applauded, with Seattle noted as the nation’s largest dry city.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Washington
Snohomish
Everett
Secret Mail Plot Revealed
Federal investigation of an alleged secret mail system between the United States and Germany led to indictments against Hans Edward Thompson and Frederick Ufichnan for smuggling jewelry worth 25000 dollars on July 11. They were arrested August 20. Uf felman had worked on a steamship between here and Scandinavian ports.
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New York
Germany
Hans Edward Thompson
Frederick Ufichnan
United States
Weer
Uffelman
Asid
More New Plague Cases Reported In New York
New York reports 24 new cases of infantile paralysis today, six more than yesterday, and 10 deaths, down one from the previous day.
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New York
Fair and Cooler Tonight and Saturday Winds
Weather forecast notes fair and cooler conditions tonight and Saturday with moderate north and northwest winds.
President Wilson Defends Eight Hour Law in Rail Strike
President Wilson in Long Branch plans to counter Charles Hughes claims that higher wages settled the rail strike. He argues the eight hour day is the key outcome and will push Congress to pass the remaining railroad measures. A board to study eight hour day operations will be appointed, earning broad confidence from railroads and workers.
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Congress
Shadow Lawn
Wilsom
Pacific liner Congress burns at Coos Bay entrance
The Pacific Coast Steamship liner Congress lay burned at Coos Bay after a fire forced a coastward call. All 253 passengers and 175 crew members were landed safely. some crew recovered from smoke inhalation. Papers and valuables worth 50000 were lost, with total losses pegged at 2100000.
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Associated Press
Marshfield
Ore
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Coos Bay
Evidence in Thomas Case Moves to Final Arguments
In Raleigh Wake Superior Court on September 15 the trial of E. S. Thomas for allegedly attempting criminal assault on a young woman in a Pullman car at the union station continued. The morning session featured witness testimony including the assault victim. The defendant did not testify.
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Raleigh
E. S. Thomas
Union Station
Wake Superior Court
Commissioners Inspect County Roads Meeting in Greensboro
W. C. Jones is in Greensboro today to attend a meeting of the county commissioners. The group will inspect county roads throughout the day, evaluating conditions and planning improvements.
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W. C. Jones
Greensboro
Lightning Restores Hearing in Perry Woman
Mary Webber of Colfax had been stone deaf since age 17. While visiting near Perry during a severe electrical storm a lightning bolt struck a telephone pole and arced into the wire. The blast stunned her, and upon recovery her hearing was restored. A metal chip from the instrument struck Mrs Runyan in the eye, destroying its sight.
American Women and Children to Leave Palestine by Des Moines
The State Department cabled guidance to the American embassy in Constantinople for transporting 65 American women and children from Palestine. They will sail from Jaffa aboard the Des Moines, receive medicine at port, then dock at the nearest Italian port for transfer to ocean liners to the United States.
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Washington
Palestine
Des Moines
State Department
Constantinople
Jaffa
United States
Violence Sparks Renewed Transit Strike Threats in New York
New York report notes union leaders doubt an amicable settlement and a 73 000-strong strike looming as violence erupts. Bricks and missiles hit the sixth and ninth elevated lines, one guard injured while subway and elevated service stays normal. The Socialist party backs municipal transit ownership.
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Socialist Party
Two Public Service Officials Here Today
Charles B. Hole new president of the North Carolina Public Service Company and RE. C. Deal vice president visited High Point. Hole, to live partly in Greensboro, praised the South and planned extensive improvements with an official public announcement to come soon.
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Charles B. Hole
North Carolina Public Service Company
RE. C. Deal
High Point
Mr. Deal
Mr. Hole
Greensboro
South
British Break German Third Line at Somme Near Flers
London reports say British offensive near the Somme has pierced the German third line and captured Flers two miles north of Ginchy. Additional gains include outskirts of Martin Juich east of Pozieres as winter closes in on Turkish Armenia.
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London
Somme
Flers
Ginchy
Reuter
Martin Juich
Pozieres
Petrograd
Russia
Galicia
War Office
Armenia
New York Citizens Offer Their Services to End Transit Strike
Business and professional leaders join city officials in efforts to settle an eight day transit strike affecting Manhattan Bronx and parts of Westchester. Mayor Mitchel and the Public Service commission meet with chamber of commerce merchants association and related groups as talks continue. Frederick W Whitridge proposes returning strikers to work with wage and condition increases totaling about 50000 annually.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
West Chester County
Jas. P. Holland
State Federation of Labor
Carmen
Union Square
Mitchel
Public Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Commission
Frederick W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Mr. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad
Navy considers 125 sites for new armor plate plant
The Navy Department reviews 125 city and rural districts offering sites for an $11.6 million armor plate plant. Officials compare locations from hearings held yesterday and today to choose a site secure from attack and suitable for Navy needs. A new plant must be built as no existing facility will be purchased.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Merchants Endorse Industrial Department Work
At a Merchants Association meeting yesterday the group heartily endorsed the Industrial Department of the Commercial Club and pledged support to projects beneficial to the city.
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Merchants’ Association
Industrial Department
the Commercial Club
Proposed Tobacco Rate Increases Suspended by ICC
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission suspended numerous proposed freight rate increases on smoking tobacco and other tobacco products from Virginia and North Carolina to southeastern destinations. The suspension lasts from today until January 13 next pending a formal investigation.
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Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Court term in Salisbury ends early amid illness
The September term of Rowan Superior Court in Salisbury closed after two days for jailed defendants as Judge Frank Carter left for a sea trip. Health concerns and Solicitor Hayden Clement’s typhoid fever prompted the shortened session. the civil docket is postponed to November.
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Salisbury
Rowan Superior Court
Frank Carter
Norfolk
Hayden Clement
Coast Navy to Put First Division Destroyers in Reserve
San Diego Sept 15 For the first time in many years the Pacific coast will be without a single torpedo boat destroyer in active service as Navy Department orders place all destroyers of the first division of the Pacific fleet in reserve It was reported the department planned to send a flotilla of oil burning destroyers to the Pacific coast for active service
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Washington
Bickett Cancels China Grove Speech Over Throat Trouble
Newton September 15. Attorney General T W Bickett cancelled his China Grove engagement on physician advice due to throat trouble. He spoke there hoarsely yesterday and plans to address a crowd in Lenoir on Saturday.
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Newton
Cieneral T. W. Bickett
China Grove
Lenoir
Newsboy Held on Liquor Ad Sale Charge in Georgia
Matthew Mindy, a Atlanta newsboy, was held on £500 bond after selling New York Jacksonville and Cincinnati papers with liquor ads. The case marks the first brought here under Georgia's new prohibition law.
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Atlanta
Matthew_ Mindy
New York
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Georgia
Spider forecasts Wilson election with webbed warning
High Point storekeeper T Reighter reports a spider spun on a cardboard in his Howell street shop forming a clear W W pattern in its web on Maine election day. Democrats hail it as a sign for Woodrow Wilson’s victory while Republicans doubt the omen as a barometer of November voters.
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T. Reighter
Howell Street
Maine
Mr. Reighter
W. W
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Revival Meeting at M P Church Concludes Tonight
Ten day revival at North Main Street Methodist Protestant church ends tonight. Rev L B Smith’s preaching generates around 65 conversions at the church and near 100 at factory meetings. Attendees praise his power and predict a large turnout for the final service.
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M. P. Church
North Main Street
L. B. Smith
Dr. Smith
Smyth
Oblal
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