French Drive and German Pressure React to Ardennes Front
In London reports dated September 5, French forces push to blunt a German left flank south of Ardennes as Allied reserves reinforce a 280,000 strong northwest wing. British troops number about 80,000 with bridges blown on the Marne Oise and upper Meuse to hinder Krupp siege gun movements amid heavy rain and mud.
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International News Service
London
Ardennes
Marne
Oise
Meuse
Turkey
Constantinople
Washington
United States
England
Paris and Havre Sequences Amid Retreats and Refugees
Paris reports a large enemy movement marching southeast from the capital while Havre prepares to become an open town with wounded and refugees sent to London and England. In London and Amsterdam dispatches German and Austrian presence in Paris is ordered to leave within 48 hours and heavy refugee flows reach the city, with 65,000 refugees and 225,000 residents relocating south.
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Paris
Havre
France
London
England
Marseilles
Seine
Boulogne
Belgium
Daily Mail
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Termondé
Ghent
Austria
Germany
Dying Statement Confirms Stabbing Motive in Shenango Valley
August Wiita, gravely wounded by William Milkkinen, gives a dying statement to District Attorney Clyde V. Riley and others at Shenango Valley hospital. He recalls a prior beer party dispute near Cunningham's woods and a sudden knife attack near East Washington and Spruce streets. Milkkinen remains jailed without bail as Wiita’s condition worsens.
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Wiita
William Milkkinen
Clyde V. Riley
Dunlap
Young
Ed. Elder
Shenango Valley Hospital
Willa
Milkkinen
Milk
Witta
Annie R. Osburn Reported Sick With Typhoid Fever
Mrs. Annie R. Osburn of 111 Quest Street is reported in with typhoid fever as a local health update notes the illness and patient location.
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Annie R. Osburn
Quest Street
Corner Stone Laying Planned for Elks Temple Ceremony
Plans announce Labor Day corner stone laying for the Elks temple on North Mill Street. A large crowd is expected with the lodge assembling at 2 p m. Exalted Ruler Lee Horner to conduct the lodge, with opening ceremonies by Past Exalted Ruler Attorney B A Winternitz and Chaplain R G Roscamp.
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The
Elks Temple
North Mill Street
Lee Horner
B.A. Winternitz
R. G. Roscamp
S. P
Businessmen Arrested in Mercer County Cigar Sales Probe
Fifty business men in Sharon Farrell Sharpsville and West Middlesex were arrested on charges of selling cigarettes to minors by Justice of the Peace Thomas of Sharon. Each posted $250 bail. The crackdown was led by the Mercer County Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Ministerial Association of the Shenango Valley.
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Sharon
Farrell
Sharpsville
West
Middlesex
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Thomas
Mercer County
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
She Mango
Labor Day Sermons Brighten Local Churches
Labor Day is marked by a slate of church services as ministers return from vacations. Rev S C Gamble of Second United Presbyterian plans an 11 am Labor Day sermon on Virgils Song and Our Song. Rev William Thomas Williams of Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist will preach Is the Church a Friend to the Working Man at 7:30 pm. The Bethel A M E church dedication by Bishop Shaffer at 3 pm stands out.
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S. C. Gamble
Second United Presbyterian Church
Virgil
William Thomas Williams
Maitland
Memorial Primitive Methodist Church
Bethel A. M. E
Green Street
Shaffer
S. F. M. Nesbit
Dennison, O
Central Presbyterian Church
George Richards
First Congregational Church
P. D. Hours for Labor Day
One delivery in morning by carriers over entire city. General delivery stamp and registry windows open 10 4 mh to 12 noon. Money order window and posta savings bank closed all day. No delivery by rural carriers. All mail dispatched as usual. Moore Postmaster.
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Posta Savings Bank
Moore
80 000 Austrians Cut Off Near Grodel From Lemberg Front
Petrograd report says two Austrian corps totaling about 480,000 men east of Lemberg are cut off and trapped in hills around Grodel, 15 miles west of Lemberg. Russian forces, advancing through swamps, aim to encircle and assault from the north against fortified positions.
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Francis Lavelle Murray
Petrograd
Lemberg
San
Grodel
War Office
Grodek
Ruzaky
May Cut Off Allies From Paris Base
German forces under General von Kluk advance east and south in a wide swing threatening to cut the allies from their Paris base. France confirms Germans reach La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre 34 miles east of Paris and push the line south of Rheims, causing a 40 mile retreat while stabilizing a tighter allied line.
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Franklin P. Merrick
International News Service
Paris
von Kluk
French War Office
la Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
Rheims
Petition In Bankruptcy Sparks Wadelinger Meat Dealer Crisis
A top liberal credit business forced Frank Richard Wadlinger a Seventh ward meat dealer to file a petition in bankruptcy. Assets $4 833.40 liabilities $3 092.25 with $2 096.89 in open book accounts. Referee E M Underwood. Sale of fixtures expected to realize value. Also mentions Morris Cohen and Samuel A Levine bankruptcy trustees.
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Frank Richard Wadlinger
Seventh Ward
Referree E. M. Underwood
Wadlinger
Morris Cohen
R. L. Hildebrand
Samuel A. Levine
W. J. Uber
Lawrence county method school sessions at courthouse
The Lawrence county school of methods is in session at the courthouse today to aid teachers starting fall work. The forenoon program features addresses by Prof. C F Becker Prof. M J Miller Prof. J H Frishkorn and Miss Lotta Schremp with practical teaching suggestions.
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Method School
Lawrence County School of Methods
Court House
C.F. Becker
M. J. Miller
J.H. Frishkorn
Lotta Schremp
Allies Hold Back German Push as Front Remains Untouched
London dispatch reports England and France still undefeated after two weeks of retreating to strategic positions since Mons. Government press bureau says Germany aims to envelop the entire Anglo French army rather than cut off a segment. French theater notes similar maneuvering north and south of Epinal hindered by fortresses and difficult terrain.
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London
England
France
Mons
Epinal
Europe
Contagious Diseases Reported This Week in City
For the week ending September 6 the city health department reports ten cases of contagious disease in the city: diphtheria three, tuberculosis four, typhoid fever two, and mumps one.
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City Health Department
A Soldier's Daily Menu in Paris
Paris September 5. This is the daily ration for a British soldier: bread one pound cheese jam bacon one to four pounds beef one to one and a fourth pounds tea rum plus two ounces of tobacco weekly.
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Paris
Grand jury to hear numerous liquor case pleas
District Attorney Clyde V. presents an extensive docket to the grand jury including the Commonwealth against 5 Truxall for the murder of June Webster. Other cases involve Pete Trainor and conspiracies over speakeasy rackets and unlicensed sales. Continued on Page Four.
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Clyde V
The
Commonwealth
Truxall
June Webster
Webster
Mercer Street
Pete Zaync Trainor
Trainor
Agency
Youngstown
M. Rae
H. Dunlap
Corn Roast At East New Castle A Grand Crowd
Big event at A G Sieg’s East New Castle hosted by Mr Sieg with his wife and daughter. Over 250 cars of corn steamed in Bill Hill’s steam oven and a full spread of cheese sandwiches ham and other treats plus a torchlit lawn and an old fashioned dance. Notable guest Mrs Martin Dodd of Toledo.
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United Commercialers
A. G. Sieg
East New Castle
Sieg
Bill Hill
Bill Kennedy
Blews
Merrill
Christ
Philadelphia
Bateman
Skears
Offutt
MacNab
Ringer
Martin Dodd
Toledo
Apple Train Leaves Monday for New Wilmington Area
The News reports an apple truck will depart Monday at 12 45 for the New Wilmington vicinity. It is expected to secure 100 bushels and distribute them free to all who desire them by Superintendent Berguins and Rescug mission workers. Miss Helen Brooks of 1304 Highland Avenue is ill with diphtheria.
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New Wilmington
Berguins
Rescug
Helen Brooks
Higland Avenue
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Kaiser
Riley
August Wiita
Elks’ Lodge
P. D
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