French and British Forces See Activity on Fronts Worldwide
British reports indicate French forces preparing for a Livive drive north of the Somme while German counteractions persist on the Transylvanian front. Vienna confirms Romanian retreat along Kronstadt and Maros rivers with gains for Italian forces on the Corso line. Paris notes heavy artillery north of the Somme and no infantry advances, as Morval and Houch movements loom.
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Somme
Vienna
Marcos River
Kronstadt
Corso
Oppacchiawella
Novaras
Paris
Morval
Houch
Charity Board Holds Meeting
The Associated Charities board met yesterday afternoon and heard a report from secretary Mrs. B. A. Trousdale. Fifty or more cases were discussed, with twenty nine new and seven old cases. Malaria and tuberculosis caused most needs. five tubercular patients were treated and fumigated. efforts included clothing and books for twenty nine children to attend school. funding difficulties noted with a Basil Trop man case.
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Associated Charities
B. A. Trousdale
Monroe
British Advance on Somme Front Captures 150 Germans
British report says advances yesterday between Generaldecourt and Lesboeville and northwest of Genedecourt near Chaulnes. Shelling and big gun activity dominate the scene as British troops push forward north of the Somme and secure 150 German prisoners.
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London
Somme
Genedecourt
Lesboevis
Gendecourt
Germans push on Shara river trench line news
Petrograd reports German forces launched an offensive on the Shara river north of the Pinsk marshes. German troops captured a trench section but were later expelled with heavy losses, signaling a costly clash in difficult terrain.
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Petrograd
Shara
Russia
Pinsk
Submarine Sighted Off New York Coast
Boston reports an unidentified nationality submarine seen about 200 miles east of New York by the British steamer Bovie in a wireless message dated October 13. The submarine's course could not be determined.
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Boston
New York
Bovie
Kingstonian Not Sunk Submarine Scare Abates
Kingstonian, reportedly sunk by a German U boat off Nantucket last Sunday, is reported safe in port according to John M. Thomas and the Latland Line. The delay and confusion over the Kingstonian name may have caused mistaken loss reports with the Christian Knudsen. The first British ships leaving port include the Caruna bound for Loutaburg and the Memphian with grain for Manchester, while the Kansan awaits departure for Genoa after a delay feared by Franco-Canada line charterers.
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Boston
Kingstonian
Nantucket
John M. Thomas
Is City
Mander
Latland Ine
Thomagid
Nentucket
British Admiralty
Thomas
Tucket
Bmarine
Ase
Lose
Christian Knudsen
Caruna
Loutaburg
Memphian
Manchester
England
Kansan
Genoa
Italy
Franco- Canada Line
President Wilson on Sectionalism Sparks Trust Debate
A dated report quotes President Wilson condemning sectionalism and condemning the man who revives ISAFF as unworthy of national confidence, signaling a critique of political favoritism and factionalism within the era.
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Issaf
Good Roads Speech Advocates Nationalization in America
President Wilson, in Indianapolis to press good roads, tells crowds that reviving sectionalism harms the nation and urges national unity. He discusses roads as arteries of the country, linking communities, markets, and citizens, and emphasizes preparing America for postwar unity. He travels next to Long Branch, N J.
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America
Notr
Indianapolis
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralson
Long Branch
N. J
Langford and Jeannette Ready for 10 Round Clash in Syracuse
In Syracuse on Friday the 13th, Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette prepare for a 10 round bout before a local club. The two fighters have met many times before, and tonight's encounter will be another near repeat of their long rivalry.
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Syracuse
N. Y
St. Jinx
Sam Langford
Joe Jeannette
Langford
Jeannette
Governor Pleasant Attends New Orleans Events After Natchitoches Engagement
Governor Pleasant could not fulfill a speaking engagement in Natchitoches on Thursday. He traveled to New Orleans for talks with state and city allies, spoke at the Knights of Columbus celebration, and will welcome Young Men's Business Clubs of America delegates. He commented on opposition to the state affairs amendment and outlined plans to campaign for Wade Martin in Louisiana districts. He will visit Lafayette, Terrebonne, Union, and St. Tammany parishes, and appear in Baton Rouge for the port opening on October 16 and 17.
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New Orleans
Natchitoches
Pleasant
Knights of Columbus
Convention of
Young Men's Business Clubs of America
Board of State Affairs
Governor Pleasant
Air raid on Mauser works drops four tons of explosives
Paris report states forty French and British aircraft dropped four tons of explosives on the Mauser works at Oberndorff on the Neckar river. Six German planes defending the works were shot down.
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Associated Proav
Paris
Mauser
Oberndorff
Germany
Neckar
Greetings From Home at St Louis Episcopal Convention
At the St Louis general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church, fraternal greetings from the mother church were delivered by English and Canadian bishops. The debate over divorce and marriage laws dominated sessions with a proposal to bar weddings for divorced persons still living and to allow remarriage under certain conditions. The house of bishops will consider the lower house’s canon report after its deputies vote, with potential effect from January 1, 1917.
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Mother Church
St. Louis
Protestant Episcopal Church
Huyshe Wolcott Yeatmann- Biggs
Worcester
Eng
Henry H. Montgomery
Society For the Propagation of the Gospel, Church of England
Georges Thornloe
Algoma
Antoino
David Williams
Huron
Ont
Episcopal Church of
America
Alwas
England
Joint Commission On Matrimony
Joseph B. Cheshire
Raleigh
North Carolina
Convention
House of Deputies
Floyd Tompkins
Philadelphia
Israel
Protestant Episcopal Convention
House of Bishops
Winnfield Visits Monroe In Season Opener
In Monroe tomorrow the football season opens with Winnfield visiting City High School. Monroe’s small squad this year relies on speed, while Winnfield aims for a fast, aggressive game. City School lineups and substitutes are listed. police report two drunken arrests with robbery claims amid the court session.
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Monroe
Winnfield
Dawkins
J. S
Goodwin
J. J
Vaughn
J. E
Bernstein
Jefferson
J. H
Laney
Carter
Parker Hodges Stack
Courtney
McGehee
Treatment of mails on neutral ships
Associated Press report from Washington notes radical changes promised by Britain and France in their reply to U S protests over interference with mails. The changes fall short of abandoning the right to search for enemy information but are viewed by the allies as meeting U S wishes.
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Associated Prec
Washington
United States
Patrols underway as US destroyers sweep North Atlantic
A dozen United States torpedo boat destroyers patrol the North Atlantic routes to and from American ports. The purpose is undisclosed, with officials denying any planned patrol to preserve neutrality. Rumors speak of a foreign submarine base and a liner forced into Bar Harbor. Immigration deportations paused amid submarine danger.
Navy to survey New England coast for neutralities breach
Admiral Mayo commanding the Atlantic fleet notified the Navy Department that a full survey of the New England coast will be conducted to investigate reports of belligerent ships basing there or wireless plants operating in violation of neutrality laws.
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Washington
Mayo
Atlantic
Navy Department
New England
Far Flung U S Patrol Extends From Bar Harbor to New York
United States torpedo boat destroyers launched a far flung patrol to enforce neutrality and protect lives amid submarine raids. Nine destroyers operate from Bar Harbor to New York with others in Narragansett Bay under Rear Admiral Gleaves on the Birmingham. A foreign fleet is reported off the Atlantic coast, while American patrols claim effectiveness from New York to Galveston though confirmation is incomplete.
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United States
Newport
R. 1
Bar Harbor
New York
Narragansett Bay
Gleaves
Birmingham
Linderoos
Hesperus
Galveston
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