Battle of the Aisne Expands Into Supreme War Clash
News from Washington and London report the battle of the Aisne widening into the supreme conflict of the French campaign. German voices claim repelling assaults along the front as both sides exhaust supplies and troops. British and Austrian positions, Pola and Vilaha unrest, and renewed rate cases in Washington are noted amid the ongoing war.
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France
River
Aisne
London
the Aisne
Marne
Berlin
Kaiser Says He's Winning All Battles
German army headquarters release claims Austro German successes across theatres. Storming of Beaumont France and capture of prisoners announced. In the east Germans press toward Austro Hungarian front. Austrians purportedly rout Servians. Vienna reports new defense line and awaiting Russian assault on Przemyśl. Berlin notes French gains via aerial arrows. aviator Von Baeuli killed. Fighting near Noyon continuing.
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Berlin
Beaumont
France
Vienna
Przemysl
London
von Baeuli
Friedrich Pfranchmidt
Chalons
Sualki
Russian
Poland
Paris
Sayville
L. L
British Naval Commission
Constantinople
Partos
East Prussia
Antwerp
Londen
Termond
Londerzeel
Amsterdam
Przemsyl
Galicia
Two of Diamond Thieves Caught Near Momence Field
Two of five men accused of robbing Mrs. Nellie Clark of Kankakee of diamonds valued at 50,000 were captured in a corn field near Momence. Eight diamonds were found on their persons this afternoon.
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Momence, II
Nellie Clark
Kankakee
German Offense Pushes Front as Beaumont Falls
Divisions south of Noyon suffer losses as Beaumont is stormed and 2,500 French prisoners are taken. Attacks along the battle front are repulsed with many guns and prisoners captured. German eastern army pushes in Suwalki against Russians. Dispatches from Agram report a greater Servian victory with refugees fleeing across the Save.
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Noyon
Beaumont
Suwalki
Agram
Steamer Leggett Sinks Off Columbia River
Astoria Ore Sept 19 It is reported the steamer Francis H Leggett bound for San Francisco with 37 passengers and a crew of 20 sank 60 miles south of the Columbia river Two survivors were picked up No details yet on lives lost
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Astoria
Ore
Francis H. Leggett
San Francisco
Columbia River
Chauncey Depew Rides On Train Running Board
New York dispatch reports Chauncey M Depew former United States senator for New York arrived from Liverpool aboard the Baltic. He recounts seeing soldiers cheer him thinking him English and recalls traveling toward Paris while a crowded train forced him to sit on a running board for much of the journey.
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Chauncey Depew
New York
Chauncey m- Depew
United States
Liverpool
Baltic
Geneva
France
Paris
Bologne
Mrs. Bryan Affirms Support for Suffrage in Statement
In Washington a signed statement released via the National American Woman Suffrage association says Mrs. W. J. Bryan, wife of the secretary of state, has supported woman suffrage for 25 years. The document counters rumors of opposition and notes their daughters’ voter activity in Colorado and Nebraska.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
National American Woman Suffrage Association
W. J. Bryan
Governor Georges Bobrinski Shot in Galicia Attack
A Ukrainian assassin fired three revolver shots at Count Georges Bobrinski, Russian governor of Galicia, once at Kiev and now in Galicia. The count was wounded in the shoulder. the attacker was arrested as searches of Ukrainian homes followed.
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Georges Bobrinski
Galicia
Vienna
Rottendam
London
Kiev
Fred
President Asks Rivers Bill Cut In Senate Fight
Washington reports a Senate clash over the river and harbor bill with Republicans pressing for filibuster and the president signaling support to abandon the bill. He favored a new resolution to fund only underway projects with about 12 to 15 million dollars, replacing the original 53 million proposal as revenues decline from the war and a tax plan is urged.
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Washington
Senate
6000 Americans Start for Home
London reports six steamers carrying 6000 Americans sailed from the British Isles for the United States. In New York fifty thousand boys, members of city schools athletic leagues, accompanied the late James E. Sullivan’s funeral procession, with 120000 league participants forming lines along the route. Sports organizations statewide expressed sympathy at his death.
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London
British Isles
United States
J. E. Sullivan
New York
Public Schools, Athletic League
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
St. Aloysius’ Church
Sullivan
Montreal Citizens Subscribe One Million War Fund Drive
Montreal marks the million dollar milestone in a five day drive to fund relief for families and dependents of Canadian soldiers. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of Canadian Pacific Railway and major Dominion financiers led the fundraising effort, with prominent others backing the campaign initiated to support war mobilization.
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Great War Fund
Montreal
Canadian Patriotics Fund
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Bankers plan $100 million gold fund approved
Washington D C Sept 19 The Federal Reserve Board approved bankers plan for a $100000000 gold fund to meet American obligations to Europe a move seen as stabilizing currency and financing postwar credits amid growing international finance concerns
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Washington, D. C
Bankers
Europe
Federal Reserve Board
No Fort Can Stand Under German Gun
Berlin reports a new German siege gun demolishing reinforced cement and steel at Liege with a single projectile. London notes German heavies hidden in woods, artillery unable to master fire, as Rheims comes under bombardment in a fierce three day battle.
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Liege
Berlin
London
the Mail
Paris
Rheims
Frenchman Wins Air Duel Over German Aviator
Paris reports a French aviator in a high altitude duel with a German rival using revolvers. The German craft crashed among British troops and was found dead. A Temps dispatch notes German planes were knocked out due to gasoline shortages while French pilots excelled, including bombing a railroad junction and stalling ten retreating Prussian trains.
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Paris
Bordeau
Troyes
The
Temps
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Reading at 7 a.m. 62 degrees. Yesterday’s high 84, low 62. Wind 7 mph. Precipitation none. Humidity 58 at 7 p.m. and 73 at 7 a.m. Water stage 6 feet, down 0.6 in 24 hours. Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes evening stars Mercury Jupiter Venus Mars and morning star Saturn with southern sky spanning Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Sagittarius
Capricornus
Aquarius
Oil boom cools near Macomb as wells falter
In Macomb Illinois on September 19 the local oil boom fades as key wells like McCabe Mc Clintock and Roberts fail to produce oil, while Payne wells lead with about 40 barrels daily. Transportation costs cut profits, and farmers gain little from small outputs amid mixed signals on whether a true reserve has been found.
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Macomb
Ill
McCabe
Payne
McFadden
Heing
Jarvis
Robinson
Japanese Seize Chinese Station in Laoshan Bay Action
Japanese troops landed in Laoshan Bay on Sept 18 and captured Kiao-chow station with a train seizure. The president of the Shantung railroad was among the passengers taken prisoner. the Shantung railway is German owned.
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Shantung Railway
Tokio
Laoshan Bay
Kiao-chow Station
Shantung Railroad
Patti Held a Prisoner as Mob Threatens Patti in Carlsbad
Adelina Patti the former opera singer and her husband were detained for weeks at a Carlsbad hotel after a hostile crowd shouted down English and French. Police said they were prisoners of war but allowed them to depart with male servants kept as hostages.
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Paris
Adelina Patti
Carlsbad
Mme. Patti
Golfing Honors To Mrs. Jackson Wins National Title
Glenco New York September 19 Mrs Arnold Jackson of Boston won the women's national golf championship defeating Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Chicago in a keen final match.
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Jackson
Glenco
N. Y
Arnold Jackson
Boston
Elaine Rosenthal
Chicago
Losses Mount As Marne Battle Rages Across France
News from London and Paris report massive casualties along the Marne front with estimates of tens of thousands killed or wounded. Allied and German losses are rising in the 150 mile clash, while reports from Antwerp and Przemysl note evacuations and intensified fortifications amid ongoing military pressure.
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Paris
The
Marne
Shackleton Sets South Polar Expedition in Two Sections
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his trans Antarctic party depart London in two divisions. One group sails to South America. the other heads toward Ross Sea via Tasmania. They plan to reunite in April next year or by March 1916 if possible. The expedition carries 97 dogs and motor sledges, while the Ross Sea party has 26 dogs. Instrument shortages from war prompt England to replace missing scientific gear. The Ross Sea contingent boards the Aurora in Hobart, Tasmania, while Shackleton hopes to depart Buenos Aires aboard the Endurance on October 18.
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Shackleton
London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
South America
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Antarctic
Tasmania
Sir Ernest
Germany
England
Aurora
Hobartatown
Sir Ernest Shackle
Ton
Buenos
Endurance
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Pola
Adriatic
Vil ‘Aha
Ministry of War
Great Britain
Belgium
Lieyd George
Queen's Hall
Earl Kitcchiner
Internate Commerce Commission
Kaiser
Thhteenth
Fourteenth Army
Mrs. Bryan
Gil
Patti
BARON VON_ EISENBACH
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