Anglo French Offensive on West Front Follows Extended Bombardment
Berlin reports a lengthy artillery prelude to an Anglo French offensive on the western front with northern British wings and French forces repulsed near Souchez Neuville and between Champagne and the Argonne. Zeebrugge bombardment by a British squadron and coast activity are described amid Balkan and Belgian coast developments.
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Western Front
Berlin
London
Souchez
Neuville
Champagne
Argonne
War Relief Commission reports aid to Belgium up to 1915
The Rockefeller foundation in Europe publicized its second annual report detailing nearly 1 million dollars spent for Belgian relief, funds for medical work, and investigations of Belgium, Holland, Poland and Serbia. Net expenditure in this phase reached 986,038.91 after refunds. It purchased vast quantities of flour, rice, beans, bacon, coffee and clothing and served as receiver for Belgian clothing. A three member commission led by Wickliffe Rose toured Belgium and Holland to assess relief needs and survey organizations.
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New York
Belgium
Holland
Poland
Serbia
War Relief Commission
Rockefeller. Foundation
Europe
Imade
Massapequa
Commission For Relief
Foundation
Wickliffe Rose
International Health Commission
Ernest P. Bicknell
American, Red Cross
Henry James
Refugees Arrive in El Paso as Villa Turmoil Intensifies
Foreign refugees arriving in El Paso report Gen. Villa supervising railway destruction north of Torreon. Consuls Coen and Williams travel with the group. In Laredo, Villa troops evacuate Torreon and Carranza forces move in, with resistance feared as troops approach from three directions.
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EL Paso
Texas
Torreon
Coen
Durango
Williams
Villa
State Department
Mexico
Carranza
Nuevo Laredo
Bulgaria declares armed neutrality with belligerents
Semiofficial dispatch from Sofia reports Bulgaria has declared armed neutrality similar to Holland and Switzerland at the war's start and will continue talks with both belligerent sides.
Special Leaves Chicago for G. A. R. Encampment
Chicago veterans of the Civil War and western states boarded a special train bearing the red, white and blue colors left tonight for the G. A. R. encampment to be held in Washington next week.
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Chicago
Washington
Bulgaria Declares Armed Neutrality Amid War Pressure
A Sofia dispatch to Reuters quotes a semi official Bulgarian government statement dated Sept 23 explaining that Bulgaria will adopt armed neutrality. Bulgaria has no aggressive aims but will defend its rights and independence, citing neighboring troop movements and the Austro German offensive against Serbia. Bulgaria will continue talks with both belligerent groups.
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London
Sofia
Reuter
Copany
Bulgaria
Holland
Switzerland
Serbia
Rockefeller completes first week of Colorado mine tour
John D. Rockefeller Jr. finishes a week touring Colorado Fuel and Iron properties in Pueblo and Fremont county. He plans conferences in Denver starting Monday to shape policies. He traveled by car to Trinidad, inspected mines, and met miners while studying conditions after the 1918-14 strike.
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Pueblo
Col
Colorado
Fuel& Iron ‘Company
Fremont County
Denver
Rockefeller
Trinidad
Frederick
Coal ‘Creek
Berwind
Fremont
Arrested on riot charge in San Antonio plot case
San Antonio, Sept. 223 Acting on information of a plot in a letter said to be written by a Mexican federal authorities arrested Pietro Garcias on a charge of inciting insurrection. Warrants issued for five more men. The letter, found in Hidalgo County, mentions 200 rifles and 4000 rounds of ammunition and urges secrecy and continued recruitment.
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San Antonio
Tex
Pietro Garcias
United States
Department of Justice
Hidalgo County
Running Gun Fight In West Virginia Stills Raid
United States Marshal William Osborne reports a running fight with moonshiners during a raid on stills in Mercer County West Virginia. Officers seized two stills destroyed nearly 1000 gallons of mash and arrested two moonshiners.
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Huntington
W. Va
Mercer Couiity
Unite States
William Osborne
Preliminary hearing held for Bert Johnson murder case
In City Missouri a preliminary hearing for Bert Johnson charged with the murder of Kinney Scott on Sept 15 was held at the opera house before J M Bordik. Seven witnesses testified and Johnson was sent back to Kirksville jail to await the January grand jury term. Bail amount undetermined. Johnson’s prosecution by Painter and defense by Ash and Bingham described a fatal knife hit after a scuffle over an incidental bump. Scott died an hour later. defense offered no testimony.
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Green
City
Bert Johnson
Kinney Scott
J. M. Bordik
Opera House
Kirksville
Lamm
Johnson
Adkins
Rigge
Painter
R. E.ash
John Bingham
Milan
Scott
Magee
Commission Waits Word From Home On Credit Talks
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 There were no developments in negotiations toward establishing a half billion dollar loan to Great Britain and France. The commission received fewer callers today than on any previous day of its stay in this country due to a short stock exchange session and bankers not visiting the street. It was believed the commission had submitted a rough draft of terms satisfactory to American bankers to Britain and France and awaited word from Paris and London before proceeding. A Monday reply was expected, and reports of a departure for Europe next Saturday were denied.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Stock Exchange
Paris
London
Europe
Border fighting near Progreso leaves US trooper dead
Major General Funston and Carranza commander Nafarette deny responsibility for yesterday’s clashes near Progreso Texas. War Department reports US soldiers did not fire first, while civilians and deputy sheriffs in Texas allegedly provoked some attacks. Carranza denies troops involved, Gen Trevino ordered a probe, and policy remains to drive off raiders with no cross border pursuit. Private Richard J. Johnson from Troop B remains missing after yesterday’s engagement.
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Washington
Funston
U. S
Nafarette
Carranza
Carranza Agency
State Department
War ‘Department
Texas
Jacinto Trevino
Rio Grande
Mexico
Expecting Strike of Garment Workers in Chicago
Chicago faces a looming garment workers strike as 410000 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union threaten to walk out at noon Monday. Labour leaders demand a 48 hour week, paid holidays, overtime at time and a half, union recognition, and a 25 percent wage increase, with a minimum weekly wage scale submitted to employers.
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Chicago
Healey
Garment
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of Chicago
United States
St Louis Acts on River Terminals
City committee appointed by Mayor Kiel recommends constructing a $250,000 municipal dock on the Mississippi River in St Louis. They also seek a second dock at another river front site pending pledges from a local promoter of a $3,000,000 barge line toward the cost.
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ST. Louis
Kiel
Mississippi
Mexican bandit attack told by J B McAllen at Houston
In Bulletts, Houston, J B McAllen, a Texas cattleman, recounts a noon battle with Mexican bandits at his 7000 acre Hidalgo county ranch. He killed the bandit chieftain with a shotgun blast and wounded three others after they fired over 500 shots at his house while his Mexican cook loaded weapons.
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Houston
Texas
J. B. McAllen
Hidalgo County
Mission
Tex
McA
New York Street Collapses Under Subway Weight
Sept 25 New York witnesses another cave in of Broadway street over a new subway near Thirty-eighth Street. Seven ambulances rushed to the scene as police and firemen rescued buried workers. An unidentified woman died in hospital while nearly twenty others escaped unharmed. Two injured were a man and a woman in a car carried into the pit, with a third person missing as crews searched.
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New York
Broadway
Tia Oxygen
Seventh’ Avenue
Seeae Street
Broad Ad
Thirty-eighth Street
Trac
Tee
Bodies found amid ruins at Packaway Lake cottage
Capt Robert Mueller a former Milwaukee bank teller and Wisconsin National Guard officer, and his wife, were found killed in their Packaway Lake cottage ruins. Firemen extinguished the blaze and volunteers recovered the bodies noting brutal head injuries. No suspects identified.
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Princeton
Wis
Robert Mueller
First National Bank
Milwaukee
Wisconsin National Guard
Packaway Lake
Volanteer
Marquette
Milwaukeean
Taking Ransom Money
EL PASO September 25 W C McCabe foreman of the Cudahy ranch at Santo Domingo reached Villa Ahuménda to pay the ransom for the release of E P Fuller manager of the ranch held captive in the Rancheria mountains 55 miles back of the railroad at that point
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EL Paso
Santo Domingo
Villa Ahuménda
E.P. Fuller
Rancheria Mountains
Twelve Veterans Answer Roll Call at Illinois Cavalry Meet
Chicago September roll call of the Illinois Cavalry Association marks the forty-fourth annual event with only twelve Civil War veterans answering. Robert Commons of Company B Fourth Illinois Cavalry recalls Andersonville and compares Civil War hardships to present European trench warfare, noting young comrades at Camp Sheridan take the right steps as they gain seasoning.
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Chicago
Illinois Cavalry Association
Robert Commons
Tlinois
Andersonville
Camp Sheridan
Bulgarian mobilization spurred denial of aggressive aim
A Bucharest dispatch reports Bulgaria notified its foreign office of mobilization. The minister stated it is not a preliminary step toward war and that Bulgaria has no aggressive intention against any neighbor. The message aims to reassure readers amid regional tension.
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Paris
Bucharest
Romania
Havas
Foreign Office
Bulgaria
Harmony the Keynote Opens German Alliance Branch Meeting
PERU IL September 25 delegates attend the eighth annual convention as harmony and moderation serve as the keynote. The union covers 130 000 members across its thirty six branches with 36 delegates seating.
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Peru
Nois
Alliance
Retired Admiral Leone Wise Among Marine Leaders
A fragment notes retired Admiral Leone Wise and other marine leaders amid health concerns affecting Premier Salandra. The item hints at leadership changes and political strain within the naval administration during a period of illness.
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Neasgek
Ice
Leone
Ine of Marine
Salandra
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Vienna
Etome
Shel
Dardanelles
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