Cambrai Battle Rages As Canadians Hold Line
Special Cable report describes brutal fighting around Cambrai on Oct 3 with Canadian units in heavy clashes against German forces. Fierce urban warfare near Ramillies Cavilles Blecourt and Morembies tests both sides while the British and Canadian lines hold amid devastating losses and near destruction of outlying villages.
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Philip Gibbspyright
New York Times Co
San Antonio
Cambrai
Tilloy
Elocourt
France
Ypres
Cit
First Guards
Ramillies
Cavilles
Blecourt
Morembies
Arancourt
Bautignoy
Wuil- Yencourt
Hort
Siig
Bapaume-Cambrai
Bourjou
Fontaine Notre Dame
Ihbrei
Soilly
Baillencourt
Kingsville Man Single Handed Takes 52 German Prisoners
Private John Raaslingen of Kingsville Texas attached to the 2nd New York division, tangled in barbed wire, then aided an other unit. He called out for German occupants in a dugout and 52 Germans including three officers surrendered and were escorted out. He now holds a receipt for them.
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Associated Press
St. Quentin
John Raaslingen
Kingsville
Tex
New York
Ratylinson
Battles and bombardment around Cambrai and Rumilly village
The report describes heavy German shelling as British–Canadian forces push east of Rumilly, with infantry fighting in Cambrai suburbs. Artillery support is scarce in close-quarters fighting near Faubourg de Paris while our troops advance and air observers risk.
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Royal Scottish Jusiliers
Shropshire Light Infantr
Rumilly
Cambrai
Faubourg de
Humilly
Bourlon Wood
British Pursue Foe on Wide Front and Heroic Actions
Reports describe British and American troops under heavy fire on a broad front, with soldiers leaping from trenches and storming machine gun nests. A Brooklyn regiment retook the knoll three times as sergeants and men stayed with a wounded captain, all returning to reinforce. France honors Col W A Bishop V C for service in French army zones with the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Germany
France
Ottawa
Canada
Thut
W. A. Bishop
V. C
Legion of Honor
Department of Public Information
Weather roundup for multiple cities with temperatures
The forecast lists San Antonio: tonight fair with 86 to 90 daytime high and southerly winds. St Louis clear 68 with 8 mile northwest wind. Chicago 68 with northwest wind. Kansas City 62 with southeasterly wind. New York 62 on low and 84 high. Washington 60 with southwest wind.
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San Antonio
Texas
St. Louis
Chicago
Kanvts
New York
Washington
German Front In West Appears Doomed In Conflict News
London and Paris commentators warn the German front in the west is under severe pressure. Haig reports a retreat in the La Bassée sector with possible evacuations of Lens and areas behind it. Allied forces push near Menin as Hindenburg defenses crumble. battle remains fierce with shifting positions from Cambrai southward.
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London
Haig
LaBassee
la Bassee
Lens
Pluwe
Menin
Holland
Mlandere
Hindenburg
Lecatelet
St. Quentin
Noquehart
Berlin
Rheims
Champagne
Cambrai
Critical Hour Nearing As Allied Forces Push In France
Paris reports allies advance on the wings as the German center yields under renewed pressure. Le Catelet falls and Lille remains threatened by a weakened Fourth Army while Bertyelot and Couraud push toward Rheims and Champagne. Observers note a looming critical phase despite Damagenus news.
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Paris
King Albert of
Regium
Tudendorff
Lille
Mets
France
Stelsium
Ostend
Thouroutza
Peril
Roylera-Menin
Bruges
Courtrai
Nieuport
Lys
le Catelet
Bertyelot
Rheims
Couraud
Champagne
Damagenus
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Bavaria
Few Get Permits for German Women at U S Army Posts
Only 22 alien women received permits on Wednesday while about 20 applications were delayed for missing two required photographs. Officials noted many German women cannot read English and may not know of the permit order. The deadline is October five with arrest possible near army posts and camps thereafter. German visitors to see soldiers face restrictions without permits. An estimated 200 to 250 German women in the city have yet to apply. Samuel Gompers, AFL president, visited the American front in France after his trip to the front.
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United States Marshal's Office
Department of Justice
Teia
Robertson Takes Oath as Western District U S Attorney
Hugh R Robertson takes the oath as United States district attorney for the western district of Texas succeeding J L Camp after Camp's death. Robertson had served as assistant to Camp and built a noted federal court prosecution record, especially during Camp's illness.
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Hugh. R. Robertson
United States
Western District of
Texas
Robertson
J. L. Camp
Wilson
Judge Camp
Americans Advance to Hun Defenses Near Argonne
Allied forces push east of the Argonne forest while Gouraud drives west, threatening to cut off German units in the woods south of Grand Pre. Patrol actions replace major offensives as heavy artillery and aerial combat continue. Americans seize valuables including a Varennes power station and long telephone lines left by retreating civilians.
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Argonne Forest
Gouraud
Grand-Pre
Varennes
Obituary notes for war veteran widow and two Texas families
Obituary items report the death of Mrs Joma Warner of Pembroke Pennsylvania at a local sanitarium. She is survived by her husband Captain Barker and three children. Also listed is the death of Mrs Thena Wilkinson of 910 Montana Street San Antonio and her family, with services in Beaumont. A third brief notice notes Miss Fula Helsey dying at a local hospital aged 19.
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Jom A, Warner
S’embroke
Barker
Wyse Hospital
Canton Travis
Joseph
Frank
Augie
Robert F. Hives
Pembroke
Kendall
Thena Wilkenson
Montana Street
Texas
San Antonio
Beaumont
McCurdy
Shelly-Loring
Compny
RS. Wilkenson
JC. A. Davis
Fula
Helsey
Bula Uelsty
Charles
Shelley-Loring Undertaking
Alissien
Porter Loring Funeral Directors Ady listing
Local obituary notice lists Porter Loring Funeral Directors at 206 Jefferson Street with ad copy and reference to Hogg and McCollum Undertakers Ambulance and Lung Motor Service. It notes locations on Cr and Pecan Streets in the Ady area.
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Porter Loring
Jefferson St
Ady
Hogg & McCollum
Want Men for Bands at Camp Travis in Cactus Division
Two hundred musicians are sought to complete the regimented bands in the Cactus Division at Camp Travis. Washington authorizes voluntary enlistments from civilian life, Brigadier General George Estes requests names of potential musicians. Candidates must be band members with citizenship and physical fitness. some physicians may be drafted into the division.
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Cactus Division
Camp Travis
Washington
George Estes
Sith Infantry
10Th Infantry
8Th
Rene Kirn
Western Front Crumbling as Allied Attacks Intensify
Paris reports grave German western front situation as Allied offensives press hard. Meuse battles grow critical and parts of Chemin-des-Daimes fall back. Berlin discusses Belgium evacuation and Alsace Lorraine neutralization as a buffer plan. Germany laments Bulgaria’s surrender and questions loyalty of rulers amid grim outlook.
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Paris
Frankfort, Zeitung
Meuse
Amoressy
Chemin-des-Daimes
Belgium
Berlin
Alsace- Lorraine
Luxemburg
France
Germany
Doyle Describes Notable Battle
The narrator recalls a daytime voyage under shell fire toward a ruined Hindenburg line position. A lone gunner leads a small party to a captured tank as American, Australian, British, and German troops clash. The scene includes tea in a dugout, heavy shelling, and a grim march past prisoners along the road.
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Hindenburg Line
Dinslopa
Germany
Salto
Leaat Ston
Empleaux
Peronne
Britain reports growing merchant tonnage in September
London reports September's merchant vessel completion in UK shipyards reached 144 772 tons, about 20 000 tons above August and second only to a prior peak this year. In 1917's second quarter world shipping suffered heavy losses, but June through August totaled 932 506 tons, a GS percent drop. Navy accepts 100 Texas A&M students for naval training.
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London
British Admiralty
United Kingdom
Influenza Not Reported At Camp Travis As Of Thursday
An official Camp Travis report states no influenza cases or pneumonia linked to influenza have appeared. Camp measures remain under control with no major interruptions to training. Slight relaxations allow canteens and barber shops to operate, and stamps and writing materials are available through the Y M C A.
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Sravis
L'Rains
145Th Depot Brigade
Albw
YM. C. A
Liberty Engines Shipped Daily in Trainload Lots Overseas
The report from Washington says Liberty Motors are in reachid quantity production and American built aircraft are being sent overseas in trainload lots daily from the factories. W. G. Potter, acting director of the Bureau of Aircraft Production, announced after reviewing an inspection of factories. The item also notes road work in Catswell Caldwell County and a marriage of a shooting victim to Miss Shoemaker in City, Missouri.
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Liberty
Washington, D.C
Liberty Motors
W. (. Potter
Bureau of Aircraft Production
Washington
Path Iena
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Namuel Gompers
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Hun Defenses
John L. Barker
Idena Wilkenson
Western Front
Frankfort
Zeitung
Amsterdam
Bulgaria
Frankfort Gazette
Ferdinand
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Doyle
Tey
Young
Dave
Uby
Wegen Manufactoriy
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Bce
TOR Free
L. Douglas
America
Brockton
Mass
San Francisco
A. Goriglas
W. G. Douglas Shoe Co
Teézas Corp
Spark
Brookton
E. Houston St
2Hoe Best
Navy
College Station
Texas Agricultural and Mechanicnt College
Naval Recruiting ‘Service
Naval
Anvil
Heath Infantry
Southern Department
Catswell
Tockhart
Och
Austin
Port O'Connor
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Pravis
Lockhart
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Victoria
City
Square Deal Association
Fox Co
Conklin, Waterman and Parker Fountain Pens
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