Destruction of Notre Dame at Reims Greatest War Loss
Ward Price reports the cathedral of Notre Dame at Reims largely destroyed by German shelling between 4 and 5 PM as fires, collapsed roofs, and burning scaffolding consumed the building. He notes other key landmarks damaged including St Jacques Church and the archbishop's palace.
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Reims
Ward Price
London Mail
London
France
Philip III
Charles X
Orleans
Charles VII
St. Remy
Jovinus
Joan of Arc
St. Jacques
German Staff Describes Destruction of Louvain
Berlin reports an official German general staff account of Louvain falling to German forces after surrender and Belg ian resistance. The communication blames Belgian population for treachery, cites a 24 hour street battle, destruction, and asserts Belgium incited armed resistance despite warnings.
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Louvain
Berlin
Antwerp
Landstorm Battalion
Neuss
Luettich
Liege
Uhlans Ride to Death With Carefree Mien
Luigi Barzini reports on German uhlans in World War I, noting their role as spearheads who scan every route for danger. He quotes them facing certain death as they ride forward calmly, embodying German discipline amid enemy fire.
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Uhlans
Uhlan
French Villagers Bury War Dead At Night
The Paris region reports a new corps of the French army the sextons who work by night in silent processions to bury the dead. They move by horn lanterns and torches. Women follow with willow wands and wire to mark graves as crosses are placed on officers laid to rest.
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London
Daily News
Harold Ashton
Paris
Senlis
Germans Hold At New Front In Vast War Front
Paris reports say German left wing advances halted while Germans occupy Peronne and Varennes in the Argonne. Allied forces press a ninety mile front along Aisne and Oise with continuous artillery action into the evening.
German flank reports claim standstill on right wing
German sources say the flanking move on the right wing failed and the battle there paused, with no fighting at the center. They claim Varennes captured on the left, pressure south of Verdun, and repulsed sorties from Verdun and Toul, plus bombardment of Troyon les Paroches Camp des Romaine and Lironville. French Lorraine and Alsace fronts reportedly repelled.
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London
Varennes
Forth
Verdun
Toul
Troyon les-Paroches
Camp Des Romaine
Lionville
Lironville
Lorraine
Alsace
German Right Wing Driven Back in Allied Push North of Noyon
Paris reports General von Kluck's forces retreated over ten miles as Joffre presses his encircling plan. Violent fighting persists north of Noyon with German troops resisting while the Allies press toward Amiens to sever German supply lines via Belgium. The Allied advance comes at a heavy cost.
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London
von Kluck
Paris
Joffre
Noyon
Amiens
St. Quentin
Belgium
Germans Reoccupy French Towns
Washington reports that Germany has reoccupied three towns in France as World War II dynamic shifts unfold. The dispatch notes renewed German control amid ongoing Allied operations and updates to the broader European front.
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Washington
Allied trench warfare holds ground amid costly battles
Across the front, stubborn fighting with heavy losses on both sides ends with Allied troops maintaining captured ground and digging in. Eastward, German attacks clash, beaten back by bayonet charges before being driven to original positions.
British War Losses Mount In North Sea Actions
Three British cruisers Aboukir Hogue and Cressy sunk off the German coast by U-9 within the North Sea disaster leaves 1 067 survivors from 2 200 aboard. U-9 under Lt Cdr Weddigen escapes unharmed. Pathfinder sunk by U-21. reports differ on mines. Chatham correspondent cites gunner Dougherty claiming five subs present.
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Great Britain
North Sea
Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
Helgoland
England
Berlin
London
Marconi Wireless
Weddigen
Pathfinder
Albert Dougherty
The
Chronicle
Chatham
Allies Claim Big Gain In Aisne Battle
London dispatch reports the allied left wing flanking forces advancing toward Peronne after heavy fighting with German troops. Paris confirms Domevre and Nomeny reoccupied by Germany as the front lines shift along the Cambrai to St Amend axis.
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St. Quentin
London
Cambrai
St. Amend
On Board a Man of War Seamen Must Train for War
Rear Admiral Schroeder argues that modern seamen must be trained in all known weapons. The piece notes the shift from sailors to seamen and emphasizes that battleships, with their fleets, could decisively influence war outcomes. It calls for ready and efficient naval training and shipbuilding in peacetime.
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New York
Schroeder
Scribner's
Counting Net Cost of Arms in Early 1910s Budgets
The article lists military expenses by country and year, detailing British army and navy costs, German empire budgets, French military and naval totals, Italian expenditures, Russian military and naval figures, Austro-Hungarian and Japanese budgets, plus allied and central power holdings of gold and silver.
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Italy
Russia
Austro-Hungary
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Villa Declares Revolt Against Carranza in Mexico
Gen Francisco Villa splits with Provisional President Carranza and moves troops toward Zacatecas while Carranza’s embassy statement confirms the break and outlines Villa’s challenge to Obregon. US naval and border movements respond as tensions rise along the frontier.
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Washington
el Paso
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Fire destroys Under cliff hotel at Lake Senachwine
Fire wrecks the Under cliff hotel at Lake Senachwine a summer resort in Peoria county last night. The blaze consuming the main building left over a score of guests with almost every personal belonging gone and many outbuildings burned.
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Peoria
Undercliff
Lake Senachwine
Von Busse Killed in Action in September
Berlin via London reports Lieutenant General von Busse was killed in action on September 8. By the date 38,000 individuals had been decorated with the Iron Cross.
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von Busse
Berlin
London
Ohio Oil cuts price on all oil grades
Findlay Ohio September 25 The Ohio Oil company reduced the price by six cents per barrel on all grades it purchases The high grade Worcester and others fall with the rest Oil men anticipate further declines in prices
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Findlay, O
Ohio Oil Company
Wooster
Wilson Defies Company Over Strike Plan Dispute
President Wilson refused to let the Colorado Iron company derail his plan to end the strike after J F Welborn reported the plan was unacceptable to the company.
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Wilson Defies Corporation
Washington
Wilson
Colorado Iron Company
J. F. Welborn
North Carolina transfers gold then heads to Beirut mission
The battle ship North Carolina after unloading its cargo to the yacht Scorpion proceeds to Beirut to protect American interests in the Ottoman empire. The Scorpion met the North Carolina at Brindisi and sails toward Constantinople.
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Ottoman Empire
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Constantinople
A. Rustem Bey
United States
White House
Rustem Bey
Russia
France
England
Great Britain
Philippines
Southern Pacific Fined for Rebating in Transit Case
In Los Angeles on September 24, the Southern Pacific Railway was fined 1000 dollars after conviction for rebating. It transported fruit for Redlands Golden Orange Association from Redlands to Chicago and St. Louis at special rates.
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Cal
Southern Pacific
United States District Court
Redlands Golden Orange Association of
Redlands
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St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
John Tutty
Tutty
Charles Tannert
Green Bay
Wis
Bowler
Chicago & Northwestern
Hull
Faude
Bordeaux
Atlantic
Mediterranean
North Sea
Navy Department
Moniteur de la Flotte
Waterways Shippers Meet in First Session on Berkshire
About a thousand shipping men gather in New York for the seventh annual Atlantic Deeper Waterways convention. Five days of sessions and events start aboard the Hudson river steamer Berkshire with welcomes, addresses, and reports.
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New York
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Berkshire
German Protest Second Challenge Over Chinese Neutrality
Peking reports Germany has filed a second protest over China failing to resent Japan’s violation of German neutrality. The Chinese government replies that it sees no cause for action.
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Peking
Germany
China
Steamer Gay Head Ashore Near Brant Point
Report from Nantucket Massachusetts dated September 26 states the steamer Gay Head is ashore about a half mile outside Brant point. The position is not considered dangerous and she may be floated at high tide.
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Nantucket
Mass
Brant Point
Alleged Defaulter Killed by Train in Norristown
Charles Dallas, a $20-a-week clerk accused of embezzling about $90,000 from L. P. White & Co. of Philadelphia, was killed by a train in Norristown on September 24. The case tied to the jewelry firm’s theft.
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Norristown
Charles Dallas
L. P. White & Co
Philadelphia
Lost Girl Returns Home From Swamps in Escanaba
Linna Krause twenty two years old returned to her Escanaba Michigan home after wandering through swamps with torn clothes wild eyes and a mind unbalanced. The incident was reported September twenty fourth.
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Escanaba
Mich
Linna Krause
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