Verdun Front Reels Back German Lines Four Miles
Paris reports a French breakthrough at Verdun as German positions on the Meuse front retreat four and a half miles. Fort Douaumont and Haudremont quarries are captured or threatened, with Vaux fort and surrounding works shifting to French control. London papers hail the blow to German prestige and renewed Allied confidence. Berlin confirms the French gain but notes later attempts to regain ground.
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France
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Meuse
Nivyelle
Somme
Souville
Tavannes
Douamont
Fort Vaux
London
England
Haudremont
the Times
Damloup
Douumont Fort
Thiaumont
Berlin
Germany
Sayville, L. I
Verdun Front
Rumanians face setbacks as Dobrudja fronts shift
Reports from London and Paris detail Romanian retreats across Dobrudja with German and Turkish forces advancing. Ongoing bombardments and riverfront maneuvers near Tehernavoda and Constanza, plus captures at Medjidie, Rashoya, and Predeal, mark a widening Axis push in Transylvania border regions.
Government Forecast Describes Warmer Southwest Tonight
Noozie reports a government style forecast with fair tonight and warmer conditions in the southwest portion. It notes Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer except the extreme northwest. Temperatures are listed by the Republican's recording thermometer with times and readings.
French Break Verdun Front Gains Reportedly Regain Ground
London military experts say the Ikenec coup at Verdun has regained nearly all lost ground in the second Verdun battle. The French reportedly struck with lightning speed in one day, pushing German lines north and northeast of Verdun along a 4 18 mile front and advancing about two miles at the center. The攻 offensive followed a violent bombardment near the Meuse east from Brase to the Damloup battery.
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Germany
London
Rumania
Medjidie
Rashoya
Dobrudja
Predeal
Transylvania
Romania
Istrian
Rome
Italy
Paris
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Baseleghe
Caorle
Squadrilla
Douaumont
Norway
England
Exchange Telegraph Co
Copenhagen
Norwegian
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Christiania
Christiania Exchange
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Rising
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Henriette
Tidens Tegn
Rayn
Arctic
Murman Coast
Framfield
Lloyd's Announce
Genoa
Somme
Vulcan Pass
Transylvanian Front
von Malkenhayn
Ikenec
Verdun
France
Rumanina
Meuse
Brase
Damloup
Artillery Overwhelms Rumanian Armies at Predeal Pass
A World War I report from the Predeal Pass front describes German and Hungarian batteries bombarding Romanian trenches on Susaiul Mountain. Romanian lines collapsed as German and Hungarian infantry advanced, with shrapnel piercing the retreating positions.
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Predeal Pass
von Malkenhayn
Berlin
London
Associated Press
Rumania
Correspondus Dts
Gergian
Sussaiul
Susaiu
Hughes Demands Loyal Citizens in New York Speech
In Queensborough Hughes told a crowded Scheutzen Park hall he seeks only American interests and rejects foreign influence. He pledged an American policy based on fairness, rejecting any subordination to foreign powers. Ohio Mooser Loyal Columbus report cites Walter P. Brown of Toledo offering to campaign for the Republican ticket.
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Charles
Hughes
Scheutzen Park Hall
Queensborough
America
iTarlem
The
Bronx
Tam
Mr. Hughes
Ohio Mooser Loyal
Columbus
Walter P. Brown
Toledo
Ohio Progressive State Committee
National Executive Committee
Republican State Campaign Committee
Wilson to Ohto
President Wilson left Long Branch at noon for Cincinnati where he will address tomorrow.
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Wilson
OHTO
Long Branch
N. J
Cincinnati
Billie Burke Has Baby Daughter Born In New York
A baby girl was born Monday to Billie Burke the stage star who is Mrs Slorenz Ziegfeld Jr in private life. Inquiring friends at the Ansonia hotel said both mother and child are well and hearty.
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Billie Burke
New York City
Slorenz Ziegeld, Jr
Ansonia Hotel
Ziegfeld
Leading Library Men Back Hughes Support in Open Letter
Prominent authors and artists including Hamlin Garland and George Ade endorse Charles Evans Hughes, denouncing Wilson’s administration and praising a Republican victory. Signers urge a new Congress and emphasize experience, patriotism, and a firm policy approach.
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New York City
Wilson
White House
Wamlin Garland
Charles Evans Hughes
Massachusetts heiress to Wed Italian Prince and Boncompagni
The wealthiest girl in Massachusetts will marry To Wed Italian Prince Draper and Prince Andrea Boncompagni. Cardinal Gibbons will conduct the ceremony. The nuptial mass will be held in a private house as a papal favor.
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Draper
Massachusetts
Prince Andrea Boncompagni
Cardinal Gibbons
Argentine corn invasion shocks Midwest corn belt
Chicago reports Argentine corn being shipped to Peoria as the Miller Grain Co. receives an advance shipment. The article notes tariff changes allow unlimited competition and that nearly a million bushels are already used in glucose. Freight costs and moisture content give Argentine corn a pricing edge over U.S. corn.
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Chicago
Ill
Peoria
United States
Miller Grain Co
Americas
Europe
Rome
Italy
The
International Agricultural Institute
European
Russia
Carranza Regime Totters as Viva Villa and Leaders Move
Reports from El Paso and Washington describe Chihuahua residents fleeing as Gen Trevino warns them to evacuate. Villa reportedly agrees to cease depredations if Carranza is deposed, while rivals Dr Francisco Gobez and General Felipe Angeles emerge as potential successors. Carranza officials and supporters debate his exit from Mexico and border crossings by his family. Diaz completes conquest of the Mexico state with Toluca taken and Colima under Gen Medina Barron, as Diaz forces gain strength and resources.
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San Antonio
Texas
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
George Bell
el Paso
Bell
Trevino
Carranza
Washington, D. C
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Villa
Republie
Aia
Francisco Vasquez Gobez
Felipe Angeles
Gobez
General Angeles
New York
Washington
Mexico City
Queretaro
United States
Obregon
Diaz
Mexico State
Douglas
Ariz
Pelix Diaz
State of Mexico
Toloua
Wiez
Medina Barron
Colima
Barron
Sonora
Interurban Car Crash Kills Six in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana an interurban streetcar struck a passing automobile today killing six people. Emergency crews responded to the scene and police are investigating the fatal collision.
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Intururban
South Bend
Ind
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