Allies Inaugurating Another Drive On West Front
Paris reports progress on the Somme between Fregicourt and Morval and London notes a British capture near Lesars. Air observers describe a large ammunition depot explosion. correspondents warn against false optimism as German resistance could renew with fresh troops. The Bulgarians claim success on the Macedonian front. Serbs hold Kaimakcalan ridge amid Bulgarian attacks.
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Paris
Fregicourt
Morval
Somme
War Office
London
Lesars
Kicpval
Schwaben
Hessian Trench
Ypres
Bapanine
France
The
Daily Express
Rhine
the Daily News
Sofia
Kramakcalan
Reuter
Amesterdam
Combles
Frankfurter Zeitung
Wegener
Cologne
Thiepval
Canadian Finance Minister Likely to Visit London
Ottawa on Sept 29 reports Sir Thomas White, Canada’s Minister of Finance, will probably travel to the Mother Country soon. He has an invitation from the Imperial government to visit London and a cable from Bonar Law conveying the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s congratulations on wartime loan success.
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Ottawa
Thomas White
London
Thomas
Bonar Law
Magistrates fine seven for liquor act breaches
At yesterday's hearing before Magistrate Rae seven defendants faced Liquor Act charges. Each pleaded guilty and was fined 50 dollars plus costs after beer tests exceeded two percent. The defendants named were Rh, S. Young, J. Nishy, W. Green, A. Roselin, P. Hill, S. Hatley, and Bradley, who reportedly sold beer above limits.
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Rae
S. Young
J. Nishy
W. Green
A. Roselin
P. Hill
S., Hatley
John Costigan Dies at 82 Long Service in Liberal Party
Ottawa reports former Senator John Costigan died at 82 after long illness. A Liberal MP and cabinet minister under Sir John A. Macdonald and later minister of Inland Revenue and Marine and Fisheries, Costigan shifted parties before joining the Senate in 1904. He served in the Upper Chamber for decades.
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Ottawa
John Costigan
Costigan
John A. Macdonald
Thompson
Mackenzie Bowell
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Iasue
Nictoria
N.B
Akn
Senate
Hydra Warship Stolen From Greek Fleet at Anchor
The Greek warship Hydra was boarded by civilian-clad men at 2 a.m. while anchored under the arsenal. Loyalist officers were forced aboard in a rowboat. the ship was towed by tugs to Salamis Bay, and the minister expressed regret over the incident amid political tension.
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Piraeans
London
Hydra
Salamis Bay
Death of Alfred Jury Canadian immigration agent at Liverpool
Alfred Jury a veteran Canadian immigration agent died in Liverpool last night. He came to Britain in 1897 during the immigration propaganda era under the High Commissioner before the establishment of a dedicated administrative centre in London. Sir Sam Hughes and his party have sailed for Canada.
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London
Alfred Jury
Liverpool
Sam Hughes
Canada
Medicine Hat Presses Troop Quarters Claim for Winter
Mayor Hawthorne pressed Medicine Hat’s claim for winter troops with Acting Militia Minister H B McCurdy. He cited prior consideration and the city's strong facilities to quarter troops, saying the claim is being advanced in time and supported by city actions.
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Hawthorne
Medicine Hat
Canada
H. B. McCurdy
Medicine-Hat
Secret Belgian Press Persists Under German Censorship
Havre France September 29 The Belgian government reports continued publication of secret papers despite German police efforts. Editors risk 10000 marks and harsher penalties with executions and long sentences for others. The mystery of where and how these sheets are produced remains.
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Belgium
Vand
Madang
Quick Work Disposes of Three Hun Airships
The article reports Second Lieut. George S. S. Guynemer of France destroying three German aeroplanes in two minutes thirty seconds. Guynemer, known as King of the Aeros, reportedly fell 10 000 feet but escaped unharmed.
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George SS
Guynemer
King of
Switzerland II Treading Upon Very Thin Ice
Berne and Paris report that at a State Council meeting Dr. Arthur Hoffman announced ongoing economic talks between Germany and Switzerland had concluded satisfactorily. Each side will exchange nonessential goods while preserving exports Switzerland bound not to export certain items, though ratification by both nations remains pending.
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Switzerland
Berne
Paris
State Council
Arthur Hoffman
Germany
Hoffman
Bank Burglary Rocks Cuaron Saskatchewan Village
A gang of four burglars robbed the Bank of Hamilton in Cuaron Saskatchewan last night, seizing $9,000 after holding up the watchman. They cut telegraph and telephone lines before blowing open the bank safe and vanished as provincial and Mounted Police were alerted.
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Moose Jaw
Bank of
Hamilton
Cuaron
Sigk
Mounted ‘Police
German War Ministry dismisses Deputy Minister Gen Von Wander
Berlin reports that General Von Wander, Deputy Minister of War, has been dismissed from the War Ministry per an official German statement issued in Berlin via London.
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Berlin
London
von Wander
War Ministry
Allies Cannot Break Through German Lines On Somme
London reports Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg told the Reichstag that German forces on the Somme cannot be broken through though British and French attacks cause losses. He warned another trench or village may be lost, but the foe will not break German positions. He noted renewed Russian offensives on the Western Front and discussed Italy's war entry and entente reactions.
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London
Alles
Somme
Chincellor
von Bethmann Hollweg
Reuters
Amsterdam
The
Berlin
Sayville
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Holweg
Rome
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Germany
England
Iran
Donfa
Local Market Prices Record Brief Commodity Rates
Prices at the local milled market show Wheat 41 cents, Barley 890, Flax 1. Butter 3 cents per pound, eggs 2 cents per dozen, beef 22 cents per pound. Vegetables listed include tomatoes 35 cents per 6 pounds, beets 6 pounds for 35 cents, carrots 7 pounds for 25 cents, potatoes 90 cents per bushel, onions 5 cents, chickens $1.00, and spring chickens 85 cents.
Brusiloff drives toward Kirlibaba through Austro German line
Russian forces under Gen Brusiloff claim progress along the highway between Kimpelung and Maramoros Sziget. They report capturing a mountain that overlooks the route, giving a strategic edge as they press through the rugged border area with heavy reinforcements arriving.
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Petrograd
London
Russa
Kirlibaba
Avery
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