ADVANCE OF ALLIES WAS DEARLY BOUGHT
The article reports heavy losses totaling about three hundred thousand on both sides of the western front as rain and mud slow the allied offensive. French aviators shield against German Zeppelins while Paris and London dispatch updates on gains at Lachasse Arras and Champagne and a raid on Liege. The British fail to take Loos and German trenches crumble under French shelling with Lille possibly in allied hands according to unconfirmed dispatches.
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London
Western Front
Zepzal
Paris
Lachasse
Champagne
Arras
Zublon
Metz
Luxembourg
Sofia
Serbia
Greece
Bulgaria
PUD Saat
Fierce Fighting Stages on Eastern Front
Paris dispatch reports modest German gains around Dvinska and Volhynia while Russians hold lines along the Dvina. London notes German repulses at Dvinsk and a Russian revival as Kuropatkin is restored as head of the Grenadiers corps.
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Paris
Dvinska
Volhynia
Ine
London
Dvinsk
Kuropatkin
Grenadiers Corps
Italy Abandons Trieste Capture For Air Bombardment
UDINE Oct 8 The original plan to seize Trieste is scrapped by Italy. Instead the attack will be carried out by aviation, targeting the city from the air.
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Udine
Trieste
Italy
Term of Court Next Spring For Iditarod Ruby Terms
Information from an unnamed but believed reliable source indicates the federal district court terms for Iditarod and Ruby will be held in spring, before breakup. This change eases travel for residents of the Fourth district, where waterways are limited and trails are boggy in late spring. Judge Bunnell’s decision aims to favor public convenience and reduce litigant burden.
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Federal District Court
Sumer
Bunnell
President Wilson to witness championship ball game
Washington Oct. 5 President Wilson will travel to Philadelphia Saturday to attend the second game of the world championship baseball series.
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Fashington
Wilson
Philadelphia
Caribou Bill Detering Injured In Otter Creek Mine Accident
William Deterix known as Caribou Bill, a North Alaska miner, was seriously hurt Monday evening while operating a scraper on Otter creek. He was knocked unconscious, later regained consciousness but had loss of limb use, with possible spinal injury. He was treated by Dr. Auringer at Flat City, moved to a hospital, then sent by launch Tramp to Seattle for further care.
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William Deterix
North
Alaska
Otter Creek
Detering
Charles Strandberg
Auringer
Flat City
Wil
Seattle
Last Consignment of Mail Under Summer Contract
The final regular mail shipment under the summer contract arrived by Sea Wolf Saturday morning. It was small and may be the last mail by water this year. No word from Superintendent Randles on an emergency shipment to clear Yukon mail, suggesting any remaining mail will stay at Ruby until the winter route opens.
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Randles
Yukon
Ruby
Abe Weiss Moves Stock From Bayles to Flat City
Abe Weiss, a Flat City clothing merchant, arrived in Iditarod on Tuesday to arrange removal of Bayles Clothing Company stock recently purchased by him. The stock will be added to his Flat City establishment.
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Abe Weiss
Flat City Clothing Merichant
Iditarod
Bayles Clothing Company
Flat City
Atwell Named Tolovana Precinct Commissioner
H J Atwell was named commissioner of the Tolovana precinct by Judge Charles E. Bun nell and will assume duties October 1. He resigns as local and office special timber agent to take the new post. The appointment is well received locally.
Navy to organize all wireless stations for emergency use
The navy department will soon organize all commercial and amateur wireless stations for emergency use. October 12 is Columbus Day in some states but not Alaska, marking the discovery of America.
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Uncle Samuel
Washington
Navy Department
Columbus
Alaska
America
Gulf Hurricane Devastates Coast Killing Hundreds
A Gulf of Mexico hurricane today swept the entire coast causing at least five hundred deaths and about twelve million dollars in property damage.
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New York
Gulf of Mexico
Cincinnati Man Elected to Head Grand Army
The annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic concluded its sessions here today. Kansas City was selected as the site for the next gathering, and Liash Monford of Cincinnati was elected commander in chief.
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Cincinnati
Grand Army
Washington
Kansas City
Liash Monford
British Officers Suffer High War Mortality, Report
London reported on October 7 that seventeen thousand British officers have been lost in the war. In Minneapolis County, the entire saloon will seek relicensing after action by local voters.
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London
Alaska reforms Seattle editor calls for Alaska control
Colonel John A eider of Leslie's Weekly urges placing Alaska affairs under one assistant secretary of the interior, moving from Washington bureau chiefs. His reform parallels Lane's commission idea. Schleicher’s North trip informs the series. Chicago mayor orders Sunday saloon closures.
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Seattle
John A. , Eider
Leslie's Weekly
Alaska
Washington
Interior
Lane
Schleicher
North
President Wilson Engaged to Wed Charming Widow
Washington, Oct. 8. A surprise gripped official and social circles as President Wilson announced his engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt. The 38 year old widow, a friend of Miss Margaret Wilson, is the fiancé. A December wedding is expected and hundreds sent congratulations.
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Washington
President Wilson
Norman Galt
Margaret Wilson
Bulgarian government halts telegraph lines amid Russian demands
London oct 8 Bulgarian authorities stop telegraph operations after rejecting Russian demands. The Bulgarian minister to Petrograd begins return voyage as Bulgarians in Russia offer to enlist and join the army, signaling growing tension and potential wider conflict.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Athletics Win World Series Opener in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3 to 1 in the first game of the world championship series. Alexander and Burns were the Philadelphia battery, Shore and Cady worked for Boston. The Red Sox remain the betting favorites.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Sevon
Red Sox
Haka Ak
Arabic Incident Unsettled as Germany Disavowal Sought
Washington reports indicate Germany will disavow the torpedoing of the ship Arabic and the lives lost, but the act is disputed and further negotiations are needed. New York notes Dr. Dumba of Austria Hungary has departed for home after recall by President.
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Washington
Berns
Germany
New York
Dumba
United States
Presic Son
Arctic Explorer Stefansson Alive After Lost Claim
NOME Sept 17 Vilhjalmur Stefansson the Arctic explorer is alive and well. Captain Louis Lane owner of the steam schooners Polar Bear and Ruby found Stefansson on Banks Land after a long absence. Stefansson plans to push farther north near Victoria Land and Prince Patrick's Land seeking the promised unknown continent. The Ruby sheltered in a cove during a storm and aided Stefansson and his party, who survived by living off the land with Eskimo-style skills.
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Nome
Vil Hjalmar Stefansson
Ruby
Arctic
Stefansson
Banks Land
Louis Lene
Victoria Land
Prince Patrick's Land
Nks Land
Louis Lane
Polar Bear
Bang
Mary Sachs
Herschell Island
R. M. Anderson
Herschel Island
Stefanssin
Sir William Van Horne Dead in Montreal at 72
Sir William Van Horne once called the Hill and Hasriman of Canada died in Montreal at age 72. Born in Will County Illinois he rose from the foot of the ladder to wealth through railroads in the United States before moving to Canada where he became general manager of the Canadian Pacific railway in 1882 and spearheaded the continent spanning line.
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Montreal
William van Horne
Hasriman
Canada
van Horne
Empire Builders
United States
Will County
Ilinois
Canadian Pacific Railway
San Francisco Show Pays Panama Pacific Proceeds
San Francisco September 11 The Panama Pacific exposition shows a net profit of over nine hundred thousand dollars with no debt outstanding. Directors report attendance remains strong with totals to August 25 at 11,000,000 and the opening date February 20. Average daily crowd since opening about 59,919 and 79,277 for the last two weeks of August.
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San Francisco
Emperor in Rome as Austrian ruler falls ill
Aged Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria is seriously ill in Rome and the crown prince has been summoned to Vienna. In San Francisco on September 11 Nilsson the opera singer died in London.
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Rome
Francis Joseph I of
Austria
Vienna
San Francisco
Nilsson
London
Prospector Alex Gordwall Cornwall Dies After Illness
Veteran miner Alex Gordwall Cornwall, born in Belie and long active in Dawson and Fairbanks mining, dies after two years of illness. He lived in Tanana and Iditarod, with partner Frank Mills, and was an honorary member of the Pioneers of Alaska. Funeral set for Monday at 2 PM in the city, under the Pioneers of Alaska.
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Alex. Cornwall
Santh Uredert
Mr. Cornwall
Recs Ilerga
Opelis
Aniah Oyper
Frank Mille
Stubbs
Bethel
Wilson Reed
Iditarod
Tanana
Cornwall
Beliin
Nevada
Tacoma
Wash
Skatway
Dawson
Linr
Frank Mills
Fairbanks
Beaver
Kuskokwim
Mr. Mills
Pioneers of
Alaska
B. Ball
Yukon Poet at the Front Sends Confident Outlook
Yukon poet Serviee writes from the French front describing a letter he sent from somewhere in France. He speaks with confidence about the allied cause and reports on conditions at the front despite the distance. The story notes his connection to the French army and his outlook amid ongoing war actions.
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San Francisco
Serviee
France
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Geneva
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Nish
Sofa
Liman von Sanders
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Salonika
Ing
Duiganan
Bucharest
Mackensen
Drina
Save
Danube
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Aegean Sea
Macedonia
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Venizelos
Balkan
Zamias
Explorer
Alex Gordwall
A.B. Hall
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