New Haven Board Resigns as Grand Jury Probes Board
Four of the New Haven Railroad board members resign amid federal grand jury inquiry into the New Haven affair. J P Morgan and William Rockefeller are among those stepping down. the board may drop to seventeen members at the next stockholders meeting.
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Federal Grand Jury
New Haven Railroad
New Haven Board
Grand Central Terminal
William
Greorge F. Baker
Charles ~. Brooker
James
Fiton
Rockefeller
Horace Hardings
New Haven
Tventeen
Asl
Mr. Melien
J. P Morgan
Messrs. Rockefeller and
Bener
German Warships Install Big Guns
Reports from Kiel Canal indicate German warships are fitting large siege howitzers and other ordnance onto dreadnoughts and armored cruisers. Krupp tests suggest ships could carry twenty eight ton howitzers firing 22 inch shells, a move that might change naval warfare if proven viable.
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Kiel Canal
Krupp
Germany
Liese
Namur
Maulerge
New Orleans
Angie
Austrian Emperor Appeals to Pope Over Peace Efforts
Rome dispatch reports the Vatican pause on peace mediation after earlier hope. An Austrian emperor letter concedes no separate peace with Germany and extends a spiritual appeal while avoiding any premature diplomatic move. A papal message via Cardinal Piffl and the emperor’s confessor urged action to end the war.
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Rome
London Daily News
Austria
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Steiai
Francisco
Benedict
Cardinal Piffl
Vienna
Germans Prepare Winter Campaign Amid Frontline Battles
Dispatch from Rotterdam reports German plans for a winter campaign as they equip officers with fur coats and gloves from high end shops. Austria and the Balkans restrict skin exports while Germany floods the field with leather clothing and horse protection.
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Rotterdam
Daily News
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Austria
Balkans
Belgium
Dender Valley
Putaoat viKor
Germans Begin Antwerp Attack On Forts And Refugee Tragedy
Dispatch reports heavy siege artillery on Waelhem and Wavre St. Catherine as Duffel refugees at a railway station were killed by shells. German aim appears to force an armistice to release troops for France, with Beixin forces maintaining local superiority.
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Amsterdam
London
Antwerp
Moll
Lderre
Waehel
Wavre St. Catherine
C I.jerre
Handelsblad
Waelhem
Duffel
France
Worlds War I Dispatches From Berlin Report Mixed on Polish Autonomy
Berlin notes say Russian Grand Duke Nicholas revoked Poland autonomy despite Polish loyalty claims. Other items claim Germany sinks British cruisers in the North Sea with U-9 lone in battle, French bombardment at Cattaro failed, and Krupp company workers receive Iron Cross honors.
Evacuation of Alost and Ghent Civilians as German advance
Dispatch describes the mass exodus of 23 200 Belgians from Alost and surrounding villages under Belgian authority. Civilians flee toward Ghent as German forces threaten the region, leaving homes open and life disrupted with shells, fear, and a vast line of refugees on the road, including distraught women and children.
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Alost
Alfost
Alest
Ghent
Palais Des Fates
Prince Oscar Unable To Return To Front
An official statement from Berlin reports Prince Oscar, once in hospital at Hamburg, is diagnosed with a heart condition but expected to recover. He cannot resume front duties, while Prince Joachim, recently wounded, may return to the front in October. The other sons of the Emperor are stated to be well.
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Prince Oscar
Joachin
Kaiser
Londom
Bierlin
Oscar
Homburg
Wateh
Alfasti
Joachim
Allies Said Victors Confidence Over German Break
From London dated Sept 29 11 37 P M and Sept 30 12 15 A M a Foreign Office dispatch reports German right broken and pursued by Allied forces with armored cars and mitrailleuses. Peronne recaptured and Somme front extended. Official Press Bureau notes little change with ally left still holding its own amid heavy fighting.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
France
War Office bulletin reports no major change on front
Paris dispatch notes no new developments after renewed German assaults. It details lines from the Somme to the Meuse with limited advances by Allied forces and continued heavy artillery, while reporting many prisoners captured in the prior day.
London confidence in victory despite censor ship
The article reports London and New York press optimism about Allied prospects in France, noting censorship limits and the belief that German defeats are not yet decisive. It cites J L Garvin in the Pall Mall Gazette and discusses contrasting bulletins in Berlin and Paris, with cautious confidence in forthcoming Allied success.
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New York
London
France
Vranve
J. L. Garvin
Mall
Esa de Berlin
Ciarvin
Critics Aware Victory From Paris War Dispatch
London reports a Daily News military expert deems last night and tonight's briefings broadly satisfactory. He argues German forces near Verdun-Toul are mainly feints, with strength diverted to hold lines and protect supply routes, while France and Britain anticipate strategic shifts. The expert cites the Meuse defense, Kluck's outflanking, and potential German retreat as the likely outcome unless a miracle changes the balance.
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NEW York Times
London
Daily News
Weervre Distret
Verdun-Toul
Efort
Meuse
War Dispatches Show Mixed Signals On Aisne Front
Reports differ as French and British official lines claim no change on day eighteen of the Aisne battle while a Paris Telegram Agency dispatch claims the German right wing is broken and in retreat. Berlin offers no France war report, and Emden activity is noted in Indian waters. German forces press toward Antwerp with occupation of Moll and bombardment of Lierre as Allied civilians flee Alost. Russian advance via the Carpathians into Hungary is acknowledged in Budapest amid ongoing bombardment on the Polish frontier. German garrison and naval actions near Port Tsingtau and Japanese airship activity are also mentioned with blurred details.
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Scheldt
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The
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Durance
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the Aisne
Tegraph
Berlin
France
Indian
Moll
Lierre
Helxian
Alost
Tsing-tau
Paris Scents Victory Amid Battle Front Reports
Dispatch from Paris notes relief as Allied forces push on with fronts around the Chanubes, Roye, and Roye area. German leadership under strain and German morale shaken while hopes rise in Paris and Belgium for decisive breakthrough.
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Allain
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George V. Waker
Free National Bank Board
Iene
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Second National Bank of Rew Maven
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Charles D Barney
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iExprena Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Amer An’ Beet Sugar Company
Froekigh Rapid Transit Company
Columbia Trust Company
Metropolitan Trust Company
New York Municipal Railway Corporation
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Southern Pacific Company
Tobacco Products Corporation
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Special Federal Grand Jury
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