Turning point battles on Paris front sweep across Compiegne
Amid reports of a major European War battle east of Paris from Nanteuil le Haudouin to Verdun, German columns push against Allied lines along a 140 mile front. Paris officials claim the left wing advances toward Montmirail as Germans retreat toward the Marne. Reports from the front describe heavy fighting at the Marne crossings and pontoon demolitions by French guns.
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Paris
Nanteuil LE Haudouin
Verdun
Marne
Ouroq
Montmirail
Meaux
Sezanne
Joffre
Champlenyuntry
Jofre
Marn
Compiegne
Copenhagen
France
London
Seine
Parie
Verun
Alsace
Parise
Fere Champenvise
Vitry Lefranceots
Forest of
Argonne
War Bulletins Highlight WWI Frontline Moves and Diplomacy
Berlin reports serious quarrel between Emperor William Chancellor Hollweg and Foreign Minister von Jagow over war duties. London dispatches allege Allied victory over German imperial guard and rumors of surrender with Crown Prince present. Paris notes Russian cavalry on Carpathians and German losses around Compiegne and Paris as sieges shift. Washington confirms annihilation of Austrian divisions at Lemberg and evacuations of the Campine and Limbourg.
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William
Bethmann Hollweg
von Jagow
Berlin
Germany
London
Pau
Frederick Wilhelm
Washington, D
Bordeaux
Campine
Limbourg
Lemberg
Belgians Attach to Russian Armies Said in Dispatch
A Petrograd dispatch reports Russian authorities authorize Belgian reservists and 1914 recruits to join Russian armies. If true, this supports earlier Rome reports that Russian forces landed in Belgium.
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Paris
Petrograd
Rome
Belgium
Wilson Proclaims Oct 4 as a Day of Prayer for Peace
President Wilson issued a proclamation calling all God fearing Americans to pray for peace in Europe. Sunday October 4 is set as a day of prayer with worshipers urged to join in petitions to Almighty God for healing peace and concord among nations. Pope Benedicts first consistory in Rome limited to ecclesiastics and Vatican officials as he urged fervent prayers for an end to the war.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Europe
Rome
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Johann C. Sernoch
Hungary
Operators Hold Theyre In Right In Michigan Strike
Washington D C Sept The record supports copper mine operators of Michigan in refusing to recognize the Western Federation of Miners The House mines committee is urged to speak plainly to the truth A miners brief denounces the operators accusing peonage interference with mails and federal activity The operators decry the miners brief as misquoting and distorting testimony and portraying the Western Federation as red socialists It says the national guard maintained discipline and praises the Citizens alliance.
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Washington, D. C
Michigan
Western Federation of Miners
House Mines
Calumet
National Guard
Citizens' Alliance
Turks Preparing for Russ Attack
An Athena dispatch reports Turks concentrate 10000 men at Tehatalja near Constantinople and at Rodosto on the Sea of Marmora to oppose a possible Russian landing. They fortify along the Marmora, while Servian troops begin an offensive against Austria today.
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London
Paris Siege Recall Shaped by 1870 71 War History
The piece recalls the Franco Prussian War siege of Paris from Sept. 19, 1870, to Dec. 17 bombardment, armistice on Jan. 27, and German entry March 1. It notes Paris as the City Beautiful with famed sites including Place de la Concorde Notre Dame the Louvre and the Palais de Justice.
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Paris
Place de la Concorde
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
15000 Pythians Parade Through Chicago Jubilee Ends
An army of 15000 Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters paraded down Michigan Avenue Chicago for three hours as bands banners and colorful floats celebrated a three day golden jubilee. A reception and ball followed at the First Infantry Armory. The crowd packed the route from Twenty sixth Street to Randolph Street with prize floats showcased at the end.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Twenty-sixth Street
Auditorium Hotel
B.S. Young
Supreme
Thomas J. Darling
John J. Brown
William K. Whitfield
William G. Edens
Knights of Khorasson
Boul Mich
Twenty-sixth
Randolph Street
Orst
Lo‘gan
Art Institute
Charity Lodge No. 437
Weather Report and Astronomical Notices
The forecast indicates showers tonight with fair and warmer conditions Wednesday. Temperatures ranged from 53 at 7 am to a high of 66 yesterday, with winds around 10 mph and .27 inch of precipitation. The evening sky lists Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter as evening planets and Saturn as the morning star, with Aldebaran rising late. Floats described include Fort Dearborn lodge, Defiance lodge, Humboldt Park lodge, Standard lodge, and Republic lodge depicting historical and mythological scenes.
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J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Aldebaran
Constellation
Taurus
Due East
Fort Dearborn Lodge
Fort Dearborn
Defiance Lodge
Humboldt Park Lodge
Standard Lodge
Standard Lodge No
Black Knight
Lady Rowena
Torquitstone Castle
Republic Lodge No
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Socialist chief killed in battle in Mannheim leader dies
Berlin through London reports Dr Ludwig Frank Reichstag member and socialist leader killed Sept 7 near Laneville after an auto collision. In Peoria a truck struck a touring car carrying Labor Day merrymakers killing Iva Mills and injuring Gertrude Sucher and Ezra Radcliffe of Knoxville.
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Berlin
London
The
Vorwaerts
Ludwig Frank
Mannheim
Laneville
Reichstag
Socialist Party
Peoria
Iva Mills
Gertrude Sucher
Ezra Radcliffe
Knoxville
Germans Publish 20th Casualty List
Berlin reports the 20th casualty list with 187 dead and 1 1 wounded. Total published casualties reach 2 273 dead 10 714 wounded and 4 249 missing. Joseph Phillips of Poughkeepsie New York named among the dead.
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Berlin
London
Joseph Phillipson
Poughkeeps N. Y
Germans Leave Termonde In A Rain Of Fire
London dispatch notes Termonde burned by German forces. Ghent correspondent says by midday the blaze grew, and by Sunday evening not a single house remained standing as the city was consumed.
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London
Termonde
The
Chronicle
Ghent
Seven Burned to Death In Hay Barn Fire Near La Crosse
Seven railway construction workers were burned to death when a hay barn burned outside La Crosse Wisconsin yesterday. In Lynxville a separate livery stable fire killed 19 year old Roland Keely and seriously burned 29 year old Robert Brewer who is dying at a La Crosse hospital. telegraph operator John Kirwin is missing.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wiz
Lynxville
Russians mass troops in France reported by Rome Tribuna
Rome reports a quarter million Russian soldiers in France with Tsar William said to be at Metz observing the buildup.
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Rome
London
Rome Tribuna
France
Russians Take 82,000 Austrian Prisoners At Lemberg
Paris reports strong Austrian forts at Nicolaieff and Mikolijan captured by Russians on Sept 5. The London and Washington dispatches describe serious Austrian losses, battles around Lemberg, and a field hospital with 500 dysentery cases among Austrian troops.
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Paris
Havas
Petrograd
Nicolaieff
Mikolijan
Galicia
Lemberg
Nicolaiff
Carpathian
Washington, D. C
London Foreign Office
Kronosodovopol Lublin
London
Rome
Vienna
Ruzzski
Auffenberg
East Prussia
Dalmatia
Austria
Sebenico
Posen
Nish
Bosnia
Mitrovich
Washington
D. C
Berlin
Kastranek
Dankl
Cretian
Mitrovica
Americans View Injured in Vans
London reports describe many Americans arriving from Brussels and Berlin observing a three hour convoy of German wounded in vans passing a point. Antwerp dispatch notes German troops repassing on their way back to Germany. A Dublin cipher mentions Mrs Rich Croker wife of ex-Tammany leader.
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London
Brussels
Berin
Berlin
Germany
Saya
Antwerp
Fey
Dublin
Austria
Rich Croker
Tammany Fall
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Havre
Morning Post
Chantilly
Compigne
Inczar
Sea of Marmora
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Vicinity
Russia
Ruzziski
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