Dimoson Advances After Mimic Battle in New Braunfels
Report details a large mock engagement near New Braunfels as General Henry A. Greene commands 10 000 troops against Brigadier General L T Richardson in a carefully staged modern warfare drill The action centers around Landa's park and Comal with a fourteen mile march and disciplined cavalry and artillery maneuvers.
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Henry A. Greene
Landa’s Park
New Braunfels
L. T. Richardson
Twelfth Army
Austin
Greene
Europe
Richardson
Greens
Banks close as Mexico considers reserves decree
Mexican banks Banco Nacional and Bank of London Mexico close as London officials discuss a decree forcing banks to raise metallic reserves to dollar-for-dollar cover and possibly liquidate. Estimated circulation by the two banks reaches about one hundred million pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Banco Nationale
Bank of London
London
National Bank of Mexico
Aguilar
Cotton at 18 Cents Forecast Prompts Campaign
A Texas Bankers Association agricultural meeting in Waco presided by William Breg discusses a drive for improved cotton cultivation before the next planting season. Clarence Ousley of A and M College predicts cotton may reach 18 cents this season and stay above 15 cents thereafter with proper methods.
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Waco
Tex
Texas Bankers’ Association
William Breg
Dallas
W. A. Philpot
A. and M. College
Texas Industrials S College
Texas Farmers Congress
Clarence Ousley
M. College
Ousley
South
Dry air brings cool relief to San Antonio residents
Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau notes humidity has fallen to 23 percent on Tuesday morning, the lowest in two and a half months. The cooler, drier air lifts the muggy feel and is expected to persist across the area.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Posse Closing in on Suspects Near Jewfish Creek
In Miami Fila Sept 19 the posse pursuing four Homestead Bank robbers killed three men who were hunting the bandits. Four men remain aboard a boat stuck on a sand bar near Jewfish Creek. Sheriff says the bandits may have fled in a motor boat with batteries removed.
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Miami
Fila
Homestead
Dade County
Jewfish Creek
Missouri Soldier Shot by Guard in Dolores Incident
Private John Clyne of the Second Missouri regiment was shot and killed by a military guard after an altercation with Lieutenant Zullum in Dolores. The guard’s identity was not released by military officials.
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Laredo
Tex
John Clyne
Missouri Regiment
Dolores
Zullum
Clyne
Bandit Activity Reported South of Saltillo in Mexico
Reports from Laredo indicate bandit bands operating along the National Railway south of Saltillo between San Luis Potosi and Vera Cruz. On September 12, a raiding party of about 100 entered Moctezuma, fired on officials, killed one bandit, wounded several, and forced the town’s president to flee into nearby hills. The raiders burned a railroad car station and looted the town, taking all portable food and clothing carried by burro train.
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Laredo
Tex
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Vera Cruz
Moctezuma
Wilson Speeds Toward Campaign Against Hughes
President Wilson traveled from Columbia to Long Branch after the funeral of his sister Annie E. Howe and plans to dive into campaign strategy and public disputes with Republican candidate Charles E. Hughes. He will address railroad strike threats, his administration’s record, the Mexican question, European issues, and Progressive topics as election day nears.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Long Branch
N. J
Columbia
S. C
Annie E. Howe
Charles E. Hughes
Ford Finances Peace Movement Abroad Report
Financial agencies for the peace movement of Ford of Detroit have opened in Copenhagen The Hague and Berne. Gaston Plantiff, Ford representative, said Ford has not abandoned plans to terminate the war.
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New York
Hew Ford
Detroit
Copenhagen
the Hague
Berne
Switzerland
Gaston Plantiff
Ford
Plantiff
Carpenters Move Toward Settlement In Fort Worth
A five member committee is named to hear the case of 16 000 suspended New York Carpenters and report to the convention whether reinstatement is possible. The suspension followed a wage agreement dispute with contractors. The convention opened with business sessions after a day of displays and social activities.
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Fort Worth
Tex
International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Ow York
For San Antonio and vicinity Fair Tonight and Wednesday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with no significant precipitation. Winds light to moderate from the north to northeast and moderate temperatures are expected.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Travelers Across Major Cities
The Light reports city forecasts with temperatures and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Winds range from four to sixteen miles per hour with expectations of Wednesday fair or similar conditions and temperature highs from 58 to 78 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Russian government plans new 5 percent war loan
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports a proposed internal war loan by the Russian government. The plan calls for an end of October issue of a five percent ten year loan valued at about three billion rubles to finance war efforts.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Third Tennessee Infantry Shifts Mexican Border Route
A New Orleans dispatch reports the Third Tennessee Infantry, departing Eagle, has received orders to head to McAllen on the Mexican border instead. The unit left New Orleans today and is en route.
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McAllen
Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
Third Tennessee Infantry
Eagle
Hughes Attacks Democrats as Promises Broken in Peoria
Charles E. Hughes on his second presidential campaign stop in Peoria accuses the Democratic party of broken promises and extravagant claims. He cites failures to reduce living costs, curb waste, uphold merit systems, reduce offices, protect rights abroad, reform the anti trust law, revive the merchant marine, and emancipate child labor, urging action at state levels where Democrats control.
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Peoria
Charles E. Hughes
Democratic Party
Wilson
Hughes
Federal Reserve
Congress
United States
Churchill Credited With New Armored Cars In WWI Frontline Use
London dispatch reports British War Minister David Lloyd George crediting Winston Churchill for the new armored cars deployed on the Somme front. Lloyd George praises Churchill for championing the concept, notes admiralty experts and Major Stern’s munition work, and cautions expectations while praising early performance.
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London
David Lloyd George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Somme
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Stern
Ministry of Munitions
Swinton
Intelligence Department
The
General Staff
Rock Island small arms plant to reopen for rifles
The Rock Island arsenal small arms plant will resume operations September 25 after a new appropriation. The plant, idle since 1912, will manufacture rifles and hire at least 800 workers in this department. Planned munitions facility to cost 1.25 million dollars with work hoped to start this year.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Arsenal
Congress
Loss of Steamers Wewa and Lord Tredegar Reported
Lloyds reports the loss of two steamers, the Lord Tredegar and the Wewa. The Lord Tredegar left New York for Port Said and Indian ports via Gibraltar on September 8, weighing 2347 tons. The Wewa is not listed in the maritime register.
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London
Wewa
Lord Tredegar
Lloyds
Gibraltar
Port Said
Indian Ports
New York
Maritime Register
Death rate lowest in U S history in 1915 vital stats
Preliminary vital statistics released by the census bureau show a death rate of 18.5 per thousand for 1915 based on data from 25 states and 41 cities with about 67 million people. The 1914 rate was 13.6 and the 1901-05 average was 16.2.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Plan Military Day When Troops Return
A Rotary Club committee led by Elmer Abbey plans to visit General Funston at 4 pm Tuesday to gain consent for welcoming the Twelfth division back to San Antonio from Camp Mabry. A holiday with a city parade is planned for October 3 or 4 if approved, with Mayor Brown and school officials backing the celebration and railroads urged to offer special rates.
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Rotary Club
Elmer Abbey
General Punston
Hig
San Antonio
Camp Mabry
Brown
Walton D. Hood
Davis
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Wilson
Shonts Rejects Plan To End Transit Strike
New York officials and business leaders failed to win Theodore P. Shonts to reopen talks with street railway workers after a board proposed settlement. Mayor Mitchell met with chamber and merchants representatives as 700,000 workers faced a possible sympathy walkout, with unions already准备 voting to strike. The street railway dispute spread to Queens as 6000 conductors and motormen walked out.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
iMtchel
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association
Carmen
United Hebrew Trades
Queens County
New York & Queens County Railroad
Pershing to Advance to Major General Post
Brigadier General John J. Pershing, commander of the American punitive expedition in Mexico, is expected to be promoted to major general after the death yesterday of Major General Mills. The bureau of militia affairs has not yet named a replacement for General Mills.
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Washington, D. C
John J. Pershing
Mexico
Mills
Bureau of Militia Affairs
Illness Worsens of Former Missouri Senator Warner
Maj. William Warner once a U S senator from Missouri grew critically ill at his Kansas City home after arteriosclerosis worsened suddenly today. Doctors said his condition remains serious.
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Kansas City
William Warner
United States
Missouri
British Tractors Used as Tanks Impress War Effort
M M Baker explains Caterpillar tractors from Peoria with steel armor and machine guns were shipped to Britain and possibly Russia. Tractors weigh about 18 000 pounds and run on a two belt track system that can crawl over trenches and obstacles.
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Washington, D. C
France
Peoria
Ill
United States
M. M. Baker
Germany
Russia
Liege
Baker
England
Mr. Baker
United States War Department
German General Stape to Eastern Front Reported
The Wireless Press quotes Suddeutsche Zeitung that the great German general staff has moved from the western to the eastern front. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg sought more troops in France for the east, while officials say eastern victories are key. An eastern conference with Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey was noted.
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London
Berne
Suddeutsche Zeitung
Belgium
France
Lille
Marshall von Hindenburg
William, Chafcellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pennsylvania Troops Ordered Home From Border Duty
The Southern Department announces three Pennsylvania infantry regiments will be relieved at El Paso by North Carolina units and sent home. First, Second, and Third Pennsylvania Infantry are likely to be chosen as the longest on border duty. Tennessee and North Carolina cavalry and infantry will rotate to replace older units at Eagle Pass and McAllen.
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North Carolina
el Paso
Pennsylvania
Southern Department
Clements
Funston
Tennessee
Rhode Island Cavalry
Wilson
Tennessee Infantry
Vermont
Eagle Pass
New York Infantry
McAllen
Brownsville
British Sea Planes Bombarded Ostend Batteries
A British admiralty note cited by the Overseas News Agency claims a squadron of British sea planes bombarded heavy batteries near Ostend. German authorities deny the attack and report only one hostile aircraft attack on Zeebrugge, with bombs falling into the sea and no damage. The naval aircraft reportedly returned safely after the Ostend operation.
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Berlin
Sayville
Overseas News Agency
Today
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Miss Stevens on Trial in Viola Kansas
The trial of Miss Ruby Stevens began in Viola with jurors questioned about the unwritten law and insanity. Lawyers studied each venire man to gauge biases while a new panel was expected to be drawn before night. Stevens wore black and showed pallor from five months confinement in the county jail.
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Viola
Kan
Ruby Stevens
Clifford Kistner
Border talks resume on international issues at New London
The joint Mexican American commission resumes border protection discussions in New London. American members will avoid pushing internal affairs, while Mexican members hint at incidental talk on related subjects. no agreement expected today. Separately Chicago voters face a November bond issue of up to 2 million dollars for bathing beaches natatoriums and playgrounds per an aldermanic committee.
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New London
Conn
Chicago
Indian Nobel Poet Tagore Arrives in Seattle for U S Tour
Sir Rabindra Nath Tagore the Indian poet and Nobel laureate arrived in Seattle from the Orient aboard the steamship Canada Mary for a United States tour. He was knighted by the king of England in 1915.
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Seattile
Wash
Rabindra Nath Tagore
India
England
Seattle
Orient
United States
Bad Weather Checks Battle Along Somme Front
The Anglo French offensive on the Somme front stalls as bad weather halts heavy attacks that had advanced to within four miles of Bapaume and left Combles pocketed while Peronne and Chaulnes are weakened. Bulgarian actions in Macedonia stir a tense frontline as Serbians, French, and Russians push back Bulgarians near Florina and Monastir with the entente advancing in the Cerna valley.
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London
Somme
France
Paris
Bapaume
Combles
Peronne
Chaulnes
Germans Press Offensive in Champagne Front
Paris reports Germans launched five successive attacks in Champagne against Russian troops last night. Each assault was checked by Russian machine gun and artillery fire. Bulgarians on the Macedonian front made two counterattacks on the Serbians with little success. Bulgarian and German forces did not counter the French at Lorina where French troops hold. No change on the Struma front.
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Champagne
Paris
Somme-Py
Macedonia
Fle
Serbia
Uska
Saioniki
Cerna
Florina
Monastir
Tower
Vardar
Macedo
London
Reuter
Salo
Lake Ostrovo
Malkanidze
Sulverine
Orljak Bridge
Prosenik
Doiran
Stubborn fighting continues on Narayavka frontline
Russian and Austro German troops clash along the Narayavka River region with heavy losses reported on both sides. The official statement from Petrograd says Teutonic attacks were repelled despite stubborn resistance.
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Petrograd
London
Narayavka
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Signal Corps
Missouri Signal Company
State Department
Carranza
Bankers’ Association
POSSE
Florida
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Sneer
A.m. A
New York Union
Churchill
Tredegar
U. S
Rotary Club Committee
General Funston
Shonts
Pershing
Major Warner
Stape
Eastern Front
Miss Stevens
Kansas
Athens
Monastir II
Galicta
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