Allies push on Somme front seize Sars village
British forces advance six hundred to one thousand yards on the Somme front and capture the village of Sars on the Albert Bapaume road. French and British combined attack along Peroane Bapaume road gains up to two thirds of a mile. Entente forces press through Balkans as Russians and Romanians report gains in Dobrudja.
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London
Gueudecourt
Lesboeufs
Somme ‘Front
Sars
Albert-Bapaume Road
General Headquarters
Paris
Somme
Entente
Albert-Bapaume
Peroane Bapaume
Bapaume
Courcelette
War Office
Balkans
Macedonia
Dobrudija
Struma
Cernar
Danube
Bulgaria
von Mackensen
Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
Berlin
Ancre
Transylvania
Alt River
Geister
Eighth Is Returning From Camp Wilson
The Eighth Illinois infantry left Camp Wilson for Springfield Illinois early Saturday night. Troop A Wisconsin cavalry started home at the same time. The First Illinois field artillery will leave for home Monday.
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Eighth
San Antonio
Texas
Illinois Infantry
Camp Wilson
Springfield
Wisconsin
Cavalry
Ilinois Field Artillery
Fire Prevention Day Declared For October Ninth
President Wilson issues a nationwide appeal to observe Fire Prevention Day on Monday October ninth in forty states urging adoption of fire avoidance measures and public awareness.
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N. J
Wilson
United States
Diet Leader Dies Suddenly in Budapest Dispatch
London reports the sudden death of Paul Beothy, president of the Hungarian diet, in a Budapest dispatch. Beothy, formerly minister of commerce, was noted as a leading political figure.
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Diet
London
Paul Beothy
Budapest
Reuter Telegram Company
Herr Beothy
Dramatic arrival of German diver renews Gerard gossip
Washington dispatch reports unofficial denials fail to quiet persistent talk that Ambassador Gerard returns from Berlin with word from Emperor William seeking Wilson intervention for peace. U53 submarine's Newport delivery fuels speculation as to possible new peace moves and future German strategy in Atlantic. Berlin denies the claims, saying Gerard bore no such message and left Berlin for a vacation, with plans to confer with Wilson and Lansing.
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Gerard
Washington
Ambassador Gerard
Berlin
Emperor William
Wilson
Newport
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Europe
United States
William
Atlantic
Canada
Halifax
West Indies
Rose
Germany
London
James A. Gerard
America
Sweden
Foreign Office
Lansing
Farmer Rusk Spends Week Visiting Farms
Farmer Rusk spent a week visiting townships including Ellington Riverside Camp Point North East and Ursa with US Department of Agriculture official O S Fisher. He noted eastern Adams county corn is chaffy and light while western and southern areas have better yield and he was asked to judge the corn division at the West Ely show in Marion county Missouri but may not attend.
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Rusk
Ellington
Riverside
Camp Point
North East Townships
Ursa Township
O. S. Fisher
Farm Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois Farm Advisers
MISS SHARLOW HERE TUESDAY AT EMPIRE THEATER
Myrna Sharlow a prima donna sopra and the Chicago Grand Opera Company will appear Tuesday evening October 10 as the first attraction of Quincy Young People's Lyceum association at the Empire theater. She is 22 and was praised as the youngest grand opera star on the stage, recently singing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She is to be assisted by Pierre Henrotte violinist and concertmaster, with Frederick E. Tillotson as pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Sharlow
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Quincy Young ‘People's Lyceum Association
Empire Theater
Miss Sharlow
Quincy
Stag
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Henrotte
Frederick E. Tillotson
Exclusive agency granted for Smith Form-a-Truck
A. Snider of this city has been given exclusive agency for the Smith Form-a-Truck in Adams and adjacent counties, with Missouri counties included. He has contracted for many trucks and one carload will be unloaded Monday. The Form-a-Truck attaches to any Ford car and forms a one ton chain driven truck chassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
A. Snider
Missouri
Government aid denial for South Quincy levee district
Property owners in the South Quincy Levee district lament that the full $77,000 approved by the Mississippi River Commission for levee work has been allotted to the Sun Levee district opposite Hannibal and Louisiana Mo. Residents urge officials to reconsider and seek a partial award for local levee improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Quincy Levee
Mississippi River Commission
Hannibal
Louisiana
South Quincy
Y Boys Contest Closes With Harvard 1156 Yale 438
The Y M C A boys membership contest ended Saturday noon with Harvard leading at 1156 points and Yale at 438. Forty seven members joined the association. 26 new and two renewals. William Steinbeck topped with 262 points earning a year’s free membership. Victor Sawdon 258 for six months. Harry Timmerwilke 224 for three months. A group of 33 boys toured Camp Waldin by Scamp launch, with camp activities planned. Roads into Quincy will be in good condition for the fall Round Up barring rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
William Steinbeck
Victor Sawdon
Harry Timmerwilke
O. A. Alderson
Samuel Gabel
Waldin
Missouri
Quincy
W R C to Serve Meals at Union Regiments Reunion
The Woman's Relief corps of John Wood post will serve dinner and supper to reunion attendees from six Union regiments in Quin cy next week. Meals will be provided in the Masonic temple on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Woman's Relief Corps
John Woodpost
Quincy
Masonic Temple
Two American Ships Sunk in Atlantic Conflict Report
A Petrograd dispatch relayed by the Norwegian consul general in Archangel reports two American vessels, the Harvita and the Columbia, sunk with difficulties in confirming details. The same report notes Norwegian ships also attacked and that a French steamer was attacked but escaped damage.
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London
Petrograd
H. A. Falsen
Archangel
Russia
Reuter
Christiania
Norway
Falsen
British Attack Resumes Frontline Assault in France
British and French forces renewed the offensive along a seven to eight mile front in France. Heavy bombardment preceded a light casualty infantry advance with an average depth gain of about 500 yards. LeSars was passed with many prisoners. A key high ground near LeTransloy fell and British airmen reported strong handling of the left wing. The fighting featured active Royal Air Force aircraft despite stormy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
LeSars
LeTransloy
John Reid Father of American Golf Dies at 76
John Reid, hailed as the father of golf in America, died Saturday night at his Yonkers home at age 76. A native of Dunfermline Scotland he came to the United States in 1865 and founded the St Andrews Golf Society at Mount Hope and served as past president of the United States Golf Association.
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Yonkers
N.Y
John Reid
America
Dunfermline
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Reid
St. Andrews’ Golf Society
Mount Hope
United States Golf Association
Oilton Councilmen Dragged by Mob Over Waterworks Debt
In Oilton Oklahoma two councilmen were attacked by a mob of about 300 citizens at city hall. E K Srank was dragged through the streets and struck by missiles before police rescued him. The demonstrators accused the councilmen of causing the town’s debt for a waterworks plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oilton
Oilton City Hall
E. K. Srank
Refugees Fear Villa Drive Refugees to Border Towns
Field headquarters reports fear of Villa in southern Chihuahua causing wagon trains of refugees to stream into El Valle and San Buenventura from the south as of Saturday night October 8.
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Villa
Mexico
Chihuahua
el Valle
San Buenventura
New Hearing Asked For Campbell Reprieve
JOLIET IL Oct. Hearing for the third reprieve for Joe Chicken Campbell is set before Gov Dunne in Springfield on Monday morning. Campbell was convicted of the murder of Mrs Edmund M Allen on June 20 1915 and unless reprieved faces execution Friday Oct 13.
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Joliet
Joe
Campbell
Mountain Peak Captured by Italian Alpine Troops
Rome reports the S17 footing peak at the head of the Vanoi Cismos valley, northwest of Trent, has been captured by Alpine troops attached to the Italian army. Official statement confirms the gain and situates the operation in the mountainous front.
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Rome
London
Vanoi Cismos
Trent
Bomb Man Sentenced in Preparedness Day Bomb Case
San Francisco on October 8 reports Warren K. Billings was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction for the murder of Mrs. Myrdle Van Loo tied to the July 22 preparedness day parade explosion that killed ten people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Woarren KK. Billings
Mrydle van Loo
Steamer Crofton Burned Near Montevideo
The steamer Crofton bound from New York was burned on Saturday near Montevideo. All passengers were saved and landed safely.
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Crofton
Montevideo
New York
Captain of German Moewe Killed in France
London dispatch reports Count Von Dohna Schlodien commander of the Moewe killed in France. The loss follows notes that British forces captured sailors from the German naval division at Somme after raids once escaping blockade in 1915. The Moewe had raided Allied shipping and reached a German port after a second blockade breakout.
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London
von Dohna Schlodien
Moewe
France
Milan
Dohna Schlodien
Somme
Belgium
Meewe
Wilson appeals to independents in New Jersey
President Wilson urged independent voters to back the Democrats in November arguing a united front for progressive legislation while accusing the Republican party of discord. He attacked Hughes and Roosevelt as old guards and said the last Republican convention chose all its leaders. Wilson spoke at Shadow Lawn to a Progressives Independents and college delegation amid a celebratory band and song: He's kept us out of war.
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Long Branch
N. J
Middle West
Wilson
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Ola Guard
Shadow Lawn
Hughes in Visit to Cleveland Birthplace and Campaign Events
Charles E. Hughes toured Cald well birthplace of Grover Cleveland then went to West Orange to meet a delegation from the National Association of Motion Picture Industry seeking his stance on a federal censorship bill. The group said Hughes would oppose it though he could not foreclose. He later met Republican leaders at Essex County Country Club and greeted hundreds of residents before watching campaign pictures at a theater.
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Montclair
N. J
Charles E. Hughes
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
West Orange
National Association of Moton Picture Industry
Trughes
Essex County Country Club
Essex Falls
N. Z
Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy Flying Boat Wrecked During Test
The Curtis twin motor land and water aircraft testing for the United States Navy crashed into the water on landing. Pilot Victor Vernon and mechanician Percy Kirkham were thrown thirty feet but escaped injury. Rescued by another flying boat as the machine sank. a naval board observed from shore. Vernon said he misjudged the distance.
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Newport News
Curtis
United States Navy
Victor Vernon
Vernon
Percy Kirkham
Naval Board
Germans abandon Galicia positions in Zlota Lipa region
Berlin via London reports that German forces yielded advanced positions in the Zlota Lipa area of Galicia while maintaining control of a height southeast of Brzezany. Russian assaults on both sides of Zlota Lipa continued but were repulsed by opposing lines.
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Berlin
London
Zlota Lipa
Galicia
Brzezany
War Office
Dry Leaders Claim Progress in Dry Vote Push
CHICAGO Oct 8 Back from a 10000 mile nineteen state western tour J Frank Hanly the Prohibition presidential candidate declared in a statement that more than 1000000 dry votes will be polled this year that many states will go dry and that the result of the national election is doubt
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Chicago
J. Frank Hanly
Antilla Fire Off Virginia Capes Triggers Rescue Effort
Wireless alerts report the Ward liner Antilla afire 120 miles off the Virginia capes with passengers aboard. The Somerset and coast guard cutters Onondaga and Apache race to aid while many ships offer assistance. The Antilla previously sailed from Guantanamo Sept 30 under Captain Blackadder with 46 crew and cargo of sugar and lumber. she is a 358 foot, 3652 ton vessel, formerly Luristan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Antilla
Virginia Capes
Somerset
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Apache
Cape Henry
New York
Guantanamo
Cuba
Blackadder
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company
West Hartlepool
Eng
Luristan
Postmaster Aid Not Solicited in Texas Fund Drive
New York October. Democratic National Committee chairman Vance C. McCormick repudiated a Texas fundraising letter from P Bonita Ridgeway, head of the Texas Democratic finance committee, asking county chairmen to solicit campaign contributions from postmasters. McCormick said the letter was mailed without knowledge or consent of any Democratic campaign committee member and that neither the president nor he countenance such methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vance C. McCommick
Democratic National
Texas
P. Bonita Ridgeway
Democratic Finance Committee of Texas
McCormick
German U 33 Anchors in Newport Harbor Mystery Mail Run
German submarine U 33 sailed into Newport harbor on a surprise visit, delivering a message for Count Von Bernstorff and mail for the German embassy. Captain Hans Rose and a crew of 33 with eight torpedoes on deck appeared before American ships, then departed after a brief official call. The craft remained in U.S. waters about three hours, filed letters, and posed for reporters before returning to sea.
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Newport
R. IT
Wilhelmshaven
Newport Harbor
Brenton
Bernatorff
Hans Rose
Atlantic
Count von Bernstorff
American
Rosa
Bremen
Rose
U.S
United State Engineers’ Office
United States
Associated Press
Count Bernstorff
Socal
Washington
Young Man
Commander Rose
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Count von
Dohna-Schlodien
Save Democratic Party
United Front
Cleveland
NAVY
Bernstorff
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