Germans Face Greatest West Front Crisis and Need to Retreat
Allied pressure across four fronts puts Germany under a grave crisis on the western front. Reports say Germany may retreat on both wings in Flanders and the Argonne as French forces seize St Quentin and Britains cling to Cambrai. Civilians flee Lille as German evacuation of Belgium is ordered toward the Meuse. American and French advances press toward the Meuse, Vesle, Aisne, Laon, and Craonne.
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Flanders
Argonne Forest
St. Quentin
Ciy
Cambrai
Valenciennes
Belgium
Meuse
Lille
Vesle
Aisne
Laon
Craonne
Huns on Nevsky Parade Reflecting War’s Aftermath
In Petrograd on Nevsky Prospect crowds of military figures and former prisoners of war from German regiments parade in bright uniforms. The piece portrays captured soldiers, wounded veterans, and Russian prisoners recounting hunger, humiliation, and the pull of returning home to Russia amid trauma and disillusionment.
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New York
Nevsky
Petrograd
Marie Louise
Goldingen
Danzig
Nijni Novgorod
Bebutoff
Halbertadt Hussars
Brancenburg Grenadiers
Hindenburgs
Mackensens
Mars
Brest
Russia
French Forces Gain Ground Near Rheims And St Quentin
Paris reports General Berthelot's army has captured Pouillon and Thil and reached the southern borders of Villers Franquex and Betheny. French forces now hold the St Thierry plateau while fighting near St Quentin and advancing east of Letrenquey and Omissy.
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Paris
Berthelot
Rheims
War Office
Pouillon
Thil
Villers-Franquex
St. Thierry
St. Quentin
la Neuvillet
Betheny
Champagne Region
Trenches Behind Hindenburg Line Gone In Beaurvoiu Break
British Ninth Corps and Australian forces shattered the Beaurevoir line and captured Beaurevoir and Brancourt. French advances east of Saint Quentin cut the city off, forcing evacuation. Hindenburg defenses exposed as a sieve signaling possible large-scale German retreat.
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Hindenburg
Beaurevoir
Ninth Corps
Brancourt
St. Quentin
Cambrai
German Torpedo Boat Mutiny Sunk by Pursuing Cruisers
Four German torpedo boats mutinied and tried to flee but were chased by fast cruisers that opened fire and sank all four. Thirty six German sailors were reportedly executed at Kiel for refusing submarine duty. other mutinies also occurred among German and Austrian troops in Ukraine.
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Copenhagen
Kiel Paval
Ukraine
Cambrai Falls to British Troops After Morning Entry
London October 2 reports say Cambrai was partially occupied by British troops this morning and is now believed to have entirely fallen, marking a major World War I milestone.
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Cambrai
London
American hospital convalescent vows to rejoin his company
In a base hospital in France Oct 1 a Waterloo Iowa soldier Rufus Jacoby speaks with a Southern accent and swears he is ready to return to his unit. Despite a serious wound he pleads to stay with Joe Mill and the company and finally is told he may go back to the line.
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Rufus Jacoby
Waterloo
Joe
Hill
Rufus
Mill
Mil
Doccor
Milt
Boy Scouts to sell Liberty bonds one day only
Liberty loan committee reports Tuesday sales of 18850 dollars and sets one day for Boy Scouts to sell Liberty bonds. Progress noted with 78850 dollars pledged to 4311 subscribers by last night, plus a 10000 dollar wire from Woodmen of the World and 5000 dollar matching increase from prior campaign.
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Shayinday
Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Loan
Woodmen of the World
G. E. MecDona
McDonald
Chaves County
National
Save Nut Pits and Shells for Gas Mask Production
In Chaves county a campaign led by Mrs. Urton and Mrs. M. R. Summers collects nut pits and shells to aid gas mask production for soldiers. Schools report varying yields from four bushels at Washington Avenue to four-fifths at East Side, with a countywide push led by Mrs. T. W. Hayes. Red Cross collection centers and drop boxes at Main streets will accept peach pits apricot pits prune pits plum pits olive pits date seeds cherry pits butter-nut shells Brazil nut shells walnut shells hickory nut shells.
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Chaves County
Urton
State Council of Defense
M. R. Summers
Washington Avenue
Missouri Avenue
North Hill
East Side
T. W. Hayes
Red Cross
Richardson
Brazil
Chauvel County
Donald Dye Recommended for Officers Training Camp
Donald Dye of Cummins Garage has been recommended by Major Barlow U S A for the officers training Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dye
Cummins Garage
Barlow
Records urges subscribers to pay for extra copies
The Record explains that allowing extra copies to be taken by a subscriber would violate government rules. It notes the carrier may already be gone and the practice risks penalties and loss of purchasing rights. The notice asks readers to understand and cease requesting additional copies.
Roswell Boy Letter From Major Hamilton Reports Big Offensive
A Sept 7 letter to Mrs. J. C. Hamilton from Major Hamilton of the 146th Artillery says Roswell boys are all well and happy. He adds they have been in the thick of the big offensive and have had plenty of excrement.
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Roswell Boys
J. C. Hamilton
Hamilton
146Th Artllery
London
Red Cross
John Lane
Isome
Paris
Bookkeeper M C Martin Moves From Gross Miller Grocery
M C Martin, longtime bookkeeper at Gross Miller Grocery Co, plans to join First State Bank and Trust Co in a forthcoming career change.
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First State Bank
M. C. Martin
Gross-Miller Grocery Co
Fist State Bank and Trust Co
Russian Dukes Now in Exile
All the Romanoffs have been exiled from Petrograd and vicinity. Grand Dukes Paul Alexdevitch Nicolai Michailovitch Serge Michailovitch and the brother of the wife of Paul Alexandrovitch pael left Petrograd with only necessaries and books, taking very little baggage due to transport limitations.
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New York
Romanoffs
Petrograd
Paul Alexdevitch
Nicolai Michailovitch
Serge Michailovitch
Paul Alexandrovitch
Pa’el
Peter the Great
Boshevik
Vologda
Per
Russia
Nicolai M'chailovitchh
Russian Historical Society
Europe
Perm
Andrei Vladimkovitch
Alexander II
Alexandrinski
Catherine II
Czarina
British Breached Hindenburg Line Front South Cambrai Two Miles
British artillery and infantry breached the German Hindenburg line along a twenty mile front from Cambrai to St Antin. Crequourt Rumilly St Quehart Presselles and Jomcourt were captured. Damascus fell to British forces opening path toward Aleppo and Bagdad. Serbia and Greece issued peace demands on Bulgaria with guarantees for Greek minorities.
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Hidenburg
Cambrai
London
St. Antin
Haig
Crecour
Rumilly
St. Quehart
Presselles
Jomcourt
le Catelet
Douay
Bulgaria
Washington
Serbia
Greece
Balkans
Heroic Welsh Soldier Returns To Merthyr After VC Honor
Sergt J Collins of a Welsh regiment wins the Victoria Cross for bravery. On return to Merthyr the mayor's wife presents nearly 1500 in city coin. His former employers add 500, Lord Rhondda 500, and townspeople raise 1250 in an impromptu subscription totaling 3750 for Merthyr heroes.
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London
J. Collins
Collins
Merthyr
Lord Rhonddia
Police charged with arson on dog trial today
The state brings charges against policemen B F Leonard and Oscar Dowell for allegedly pouring gasoline on a dog and setting it on fire. The trial proceeds this afternoon before Judge Mullens with Judge W E Rogers as acting for the Chaves County Humane Society and J C Gilbert representing the defense.
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F. Leonard
Oscar Dowell
Mullens
W. E. Rogers
Chaves County Humane Soc
J. C. Ig Ibert
Grand Dukes face Bolshevik seizure and exile across Russia
The article details the Bolshevik concern for royal property with grand dukes exiled to Vologda and Perm while Finland and Crimea them register. Dmitri Pavlovich Rasputin travels to Teheran amid intrigues and a memoir project by Nikolai Michailovich chronicles court wartime links with Germany.
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Finland
Crimea
Nicolai Michailovitch
Vologda
Germany
Hasffered
Erand Duke
Americans In Argonne Forest Press Ahead Against Hun Reserves
American forces in the Argonne push forward beating back German reserves. The First Army, starting strong, reports steady progress amid difficult terrain and counterattacks near Apremont. German casualty reports claim heavy losses, about thirty percent of engaged troops.
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Argonne Forest
Verdun
Apremont
Bocie
New Mexico Conference Opens Eighth Annual Methodist Sessions
The eighteenth annual session of the New Mexico Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opens at a Baptist church in Albuquerque. Bishop Cannon presides as city officials and Commercial Club members welcome delegates. Morning sessions run 9 to noon with evening talks on Cuba and a stereo lecture planned.
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New Mexico
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Baptist Church
Janes Cannon
Tomlinson Fort
J. E. Clayton
Commerical Club
J. C. Jones
H. W. Smith
el Paso
J. B. Cochran
Albuquerque
S. E. Allison
Roswell
A. L. Bowman
J. R. Daughtry
J. G. Chancey
J. J. Richards
W. H. Vanderpool
W. W. Turner
W. P. West
J. T. Redman
C. K. Campbell
J. W. Campbell
R. E. Hickman
A. C. Douglas
R. A. Crawford
L. L. Thurston
R. H. Lewellen
T. L. Lallance
H. W. Carter
W. S. Huggett
P. R. Knickerbocker
J. H. Henderson
H. M. Barton
Besside Hi
Bishop Cannon
Cuba
Island Republic
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Huns Strut
Letrenquey
Omissy
Hindenburg Line
France
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Damascus
Palestine
Manchester Guardian
Cty
Turkey
Aleppo
Bagdad
Constantinople
Beurevoir
Fonsormme
Sst
Quentin
Coise
St. Gobain
Bonitoton
Bo Delava
Pege
Sgarvice
New Mexico Conference
Southern Methodist Church
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