Allied forces attack Bulgars amid slow Invasion on all fronts
British French and allied units push to aid Serbia as winter slows moves along the Danube. German forces claim advances south of Belgrade while Bulgarians press at Strumnitza and Vilandovo Hudovo. French troops near Hudovo Vilandovo endure attack by 40,000 Bulgarians.
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Servia
Balkan States
Belgrade
Danube
von Gallwitz
Saloniki
Strumnitza
Macedonia
Allway
Hudovo Vilandovo
Vilandovo
Greece Declares Non Intervention in Greco Serb War
Greece announces it will not intervene in the Greco-Serbian war. Premier Zamis clarifies that the Greco-Serbian treaty does not require Greece to act now. A dispatch from Athens notes Serbian forces still hold the heights around Belgrade, about a mile and a quarter from the city.
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Senels
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Zamis
Athens
Belgrade
German destroyer sunk at Sound entrance by British submarine
A British submarine torpedoed and sank a German destroyer at the southern entrance to the Sound between Denmark and Sweden. The destroyer foundered with all crew believed lost after a great explosion. Reports from Fuisterbo, Sweden, also say a German destroyer and a cruiser accompanying it headed southward.
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Denmark
Sweden
Baltic
North Sea
Fuisterbo
Wich
de Estroyer
Anti-Saloon Worker in Trouble in Chicago
Published statements say Mayor Thompson ordered Sunday saloon closures until reform groups threatened grand jury indictments. State’s Attorney Home sought a writ of attachment for Elmer J. Davis of the Anti-Saloon League to force him to show cause about alleged grand jury influence.
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Chicago
Thompson
Elmer J. Davis
Anti-Saloon League of
Defense spending plan set at 400 million under Garrison guidance
The administration discusses a 400 million defense package framed by Secretary Garrison after a year of study with general staff officers. It envisions a larger regular army likely increasing from 7,000 to about 120,900 and a reserve of around 460,000 via short term enlistment. No final army or navy totals yet. a potential bond issue may be used to cover added costs.
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General Staff
Regular Army
Army
Navy
Daniels
War
U Administration
Slow Progress in Servia Amid Frontline Fighting
Diplomatic questions mount as Austro German and Bulgarian attacks on Servia advance with heavy resistance. The Bulgarian invasion limits a one mile frontier advance while lines hold elsewhere and railways are reached. Allies reportedly press limited offensives in the Dardanelles as Russians push in Galicia to blunt Austrian reinforcements. Britain and France attack in Flanders and Champagne. Belgian coast under bombardment. British monitors shell German positions. Baltic submarines reportedly sink two ore carriers in Sweden and another steamer hits.
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London
Servia
Tts
Dardanelles
Galicia
Roumanian
Berlin
Flanders
Champagne
Russia
Belgium
Baltic
Sweden
Zeppelin Raid Kills 55 in London Night Attack
London reports 55 dead and 114 wounded from the Zeppelin raid on the night of October 13, with military casualties among the dead and injured. The strike sets a new high in England raid fatalities, surpassing prior attacks and raising the total casualties from all raids to 640 with 177 dead and 43 wounded in the updated tally.
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London
England
Anthrax Proved Fatal in Riverhead Lawyer
George F. L., a Riverhead lawyer, died in Bellevue Hospital from heart failure caused by anthrax after several days of illness. The death underscores the severity of the disease and its fatal potential for affected individuals.
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New York
George F
Riverhead
L. 1
Bellevue Hospital
Serbs Kill Many Teutons Paris Losses of the Austro Gep
A Balkan clash reports heavy casualties as Serbian forces rout Teutons in skirmishes. Concurrently Austro German operations incur significant losses near Paris, prompting Allied observations on the shifting fronts. Senior commanders assess troop movements and supply lines amid ongoing hostilities.
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Paris
Tragic Union Pacific Crash Claims 16 Lives in Creek Bridge Fall
A motorcar train on the Union Pacific plunged through a bridge at Fancy Creek near Manhattan on Oct 16. Eighteen people reportedly died, with ten bodies recovered by dusk and eight more believed submerged. Only four of 65 passengers escaped unhurt as rescuers crawled up muddy slopes amid severe injuries and blood loss.
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Randolph
Union Pacific Motorain
Lewis Atwood
Manhattan
Fancy Creek Bridge
Army Plans 600000 Strong As Defense Structure
The plan to reorganize the army seeks a 600000 man force within three years with 120000 regulars and 166 officers in two years. It relies on militia of about 129000, with 75000 available for active service, and estimates first year cost around 154000 dollars. The project rests on defense principles approved by the president.
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Administratcm
Secretary of War
Britain and Bulgaria Break Chariton Trial Delayed
Como Italy 3iscelli Picardi the ensnnel for Porter Chariton the young American accused of murdering his wife at Lake Como has asked for another postponement of Charlton's trial. The attorney says fitness has prevented his studying the case. Roumania Must Choose Berlin Roumania must choose Macia to Servia’s
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Como
Italy
Picardi
Porter Chariton
Lake Como
Charlton
Warn Cotton Growers to Fight Boll Weevil Now
The department warns cotton men in Oklahoma and Northwest Texas to take immediate winter steps to destroy cotton plants to avert heavy losses next year. Planters should pick cotton, destroy plants by plowing under or burning, as storms last August and rapid weevil multiplication drive infestations across multiple states.
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Texas
Department
Mississippi
McNairy
Hardin
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Lever Law Declared Invalid by Federal Court
Federal Judge Hough ruled the Lever cotton futures act of Aug 18 1914 unconstitutional as a revenue measure originating in the senate. Samuel Hubbard and Hubbard Bros won judgment for $1 000 paid under protest to John Z Lowe Jr collector of internal revenue. The decision upholds the first contention that revenue bills must originate in the house though no finding on the second issue was given.
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U. S
New York
Hough
Senate
House of Representatives
Samuel T. Hubbard
Hubbard Bros
John Z
United States
Congress
Keel Laid for Electric Propelled California Battleship
The California keel was laid at the Brooklyn Navy Yard marking the start of a $15,000,000 project. It will be the first large warship fully powered by electricity, with 32,000 tons displacement, 625 feet length, and nine gun types including twelve 14 inch and twenty two 5 inch guns plus four submerged torpedo tubes. The vessel is expected to launch in about 15 months and be commissioned in about three years.
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New York
California
Fire on Fifth Avenue Tenement Kills Five, Injures Eight
Five people died and three were injured in a Fifth Avenue Upper East Side five story tenement fire on October 17. Families involved include eight in one unit and 15 in another, with Mrs. Annette Crochal and her four year old son among the injured. The blaze prompted emergency reviews of building safety and tenement housing conditions.
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New York
Third Avenue
Upper East Side
Annette Crochal
Government Seat Move Prompts Milan Transfer to Sovitta
The Servian government seat has shifted to ME Sovitta near the Montenegrin frontier. No date given for the transfer and officials confirm relocation to the new capital area.
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Milan
ME Sovitta
Montenegrin Trop
Cme
Lesson notes on Jehoram Elisha and vision in Israel
A historical and religious lesson recounts Jehoram king of Israel and the defeat of Syria through Elisha's vision and prayer. It emphasizes lack of spiritual sight as danger, divine deliverance, and the need to trust God amid raids and political upheaval.
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Dothan
Samaria
Israel
Joseph
Damascus
Syria
Danger
Jehoram
Sina
Jereboam
Ahab
Elisha
Isaiah
God
Naaman
Iamuel
Dethan
Deliverance
Jehovah
Lens
Cured Pellagra Claim Prompts Reader Letter
A reader claims a cure for pellagra and promotes a remedy found by Art Baards. The letter from Jasper Alden urges others to try the treatment, offers refunds if it fails, and cites Amenias Co. box 386 as the address for correspondence.
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Amenias
Jasper
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