Allies Break Through German Right Amid Night Assaults
Allied forces press on the left as the front endures fierce fighting from Noyon to the frontier. French and British reports claim progress on the left, with German centre strengthening and a lull in the battle. Official dispatches note failed German counterattacks and continued Allied pressure along the Aisne, Oise, and Argonne sectors.
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French War Office
Berlin
Paris
Jon Kluck
Noyon
Aisne
Oise
Woevre
Craonne
Rheims
Argonne
Lorraine
Vosges
London
Verdun
House of Lords
Joffre
Battle in the Air Won by Frenchman
Paris reports an air duel between a French aviator and a German during a battle at an unnamed location. After maneuvers the Frenchman rose above the German, both using revolvers. The German was seriously wounded, his plane turned over and fell among British troops, and he was dead on recovery.
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Paris
British not ready to receive peace terms from Germany
Washington reports no peace proposal from Germany or Austria. Sir Edward Grey conveyed that message to Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. President Wilson has not pursued informal peace talks, awaiting definite terms from belligerents, with no new government contact made by the State Department.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Cecil Spring-Ricn
Edward Grey
Herlin
Wilson
France
Russia
United States
White House
Oscar Straus
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Tere
New York
Cecil Spring-Rice
Jules Jusserand
Robert Lansing
Bryan
Spring-Rice
Berlin
Imperia
Comiarn
Horrit Gondon
Vari
Cde
Roosevelt
Japa
Actn
Wilson Day
von Hethmann
Vickweg
Edward
Saw bayonets in German trenches shock war readers
Special correspondent reports finding half saw bayonets used by German troops in abandoned trenches. He notes these weapons are machine made, stamped with imperial marks, and feared for ripping bone and flesh. The piece discusses laws of war and the grim realities of modern battlefield killing methods.
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Vari
Soissons
Paris
Vals
Wien
London
Belgium
Thanks God for Italy Waits War With Britain Prepared
A translated wartime editorial argues that Germany seeks decisive action against Britain, claiming England is vulnerable after recent battles. It frames a future European sea power contest as a struggle for justice, discipline, and fixed influence, hinting at retribution and strategic aims.
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Italy
Britain
Transatlantic Whetens
London
Kreuztung
England
France
Izht
Tung
Baltic
North Sea
Premier and Foreign Minister Hold Daily Conference
Daily conference between Italy's premier and Foreign Minister amid reports of the Marquis di San Giuliano's resignation due to ill health. Denial issued, no policy change expected as Italy maintains neutrality while mobilizing navy and preparing army. Milan reports futurist artists Marinetti and Boccionis jailed for anti Austrian demonstration and burning of the Austrian flag.
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Tribune
Rome
Marquis di San Giuliano
Rea Larly
Foreign Office
Italy
Milan
Marinetti
Boccionis
Austria-Hungar
Adelina Patti Held as Prisoner of War at Carlsbad
Paris reports famed soprano Adelina Patti and her husband Baron Ced erstrom were held for several weeks as hostages by German guards at Carlsbad. They escaped after negotiations and the couple faced taunts from locals during confinement.
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Carlsbad
Paris
Mme
Adelina Patti
Yraterday
Haron Cederstrom
Ural
Bomb dropped on Antwerp by German airplane
London dispatch reports another German aircraft dropped a projectile on Antwerp yesterday. The street scene was calm with no casualties or injuries noted.
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London
Reuter
Antwerp
Erman
Bombs Halt Ten German Trains
Troyes report from Le Temps notes German aeroplanes grounded by fuel shortages while French aviators bomb a key railroad junction, stalling ten retreating Prussian trains. Seventeen Imperial Guardsmen captured near Vitry le Francois display Red Cross insignia on sleeves and face scrutiny at the French ambulance corps. Military automobilists report German stragglers harassing French envoys around the battlefield area.
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Ordeaux
Troyes
le Temps
Vitry-le-Francois
Department of
Marne
Prussian Guard Blotted Out in Meuse Aisne Battles
London dispatch reports that Paris sources say the Prussian Guards corps, elite unit of the German Empire and Kaiser’s pride, has been practically blotted out in battles along the Meuse, Naggne and Aisne.
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London
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Pairee
Meuse
Naggne
Aisne
U S to Help Exchange Captives
A Reuters dispatch from Marchis reports that Britain France and Germany have agreed to exchange prisoners through the United States government.
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U.S
London
Reuter
Maris
United States
Russia mobilizes vast forces as Poland front grows
Petrograd reports Russia has 6,000,000 under arms with 4,000,000 more ready, 900,000 advancing into Poland, and 2,000,000 gathering from Siberia and the Caucasus. Rome notes more 2,000,000 armies approaching front in October, while Vienna awaits clearer Galicia news amid censorship and spy crackdowns.
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Milan
la Tribuna
Russia
Galisia
Prussia
Poland
Siberia
Caucasus
Turkestan
Lonion
Petrograd
Yusevod
Annapolis
Galicia
Rome
Venice
Servian
Vienna
Europe
Reichsratn
Dr. Kramnes
Both Sides Struggle On Doggedly In Front Line Battle
From Sept 15 to 18 fierce fighting along the Noyon to Metz front raged with repeated German attacks and stubborn Allied defense. British, Scottish and Irish regiments suffered heavy losses while hand to hand clashes and bayonets characterized the brutal actions. Many bodies remained to be buried along the Acy Puiseaux road as casualties mounted.
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Paris
Noyon
Metz
Aisne
Guards
Acy-Puisieux
Intrenched Lines Hold Amid Verdun Battle Clash
Verdun continues under heavy bombardment as German and Allied forces clash day and night. French and British troops repulse desperate German counter attacks on the left, with heavy losses to the attackers as heavy artillery shells and improvised measures confront advancing lines.
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