Boy Fatally Shot by Neighbor During Burglary Attempt
An unidentified boy, likely under 16, was shot and killed by Capt. E W Smith while attempting to burglarize the Ballard home at 524 Second Ave W. Smith said the shooting was accidental and aimed to scare the intruder. A gold watch and two rings taken from Mrs. Lieley’s home were found on the victim. Smith was booked but released without charges.
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C. M. Ballard
E. W. Smith
Kirkland Ferry
Ballard
City Hospital
Mrs. Smith
Capt. Smith
Paroff
Hargreave
Hrake
Olga
Hilaine
Vroon
Bia
Blaine
Florence
Harcreave
Thetre
Braine
Zigzag Trench Tactics in Europe Explain Allied Defenses
description notes that modern trenches in Europe are not straight ditches but twisting furrows and tunnels with overhead shelters. irregular layouts use bushes and hollows for concealment as Allies try to hold against German attacks.
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Bunker Hill
Ottawa Plans Broad Seizure of German Goods
Ottawa announces confiscation of all shipments from Canada to Germany or destined for residents in Canada. The government states all consignments to or from Germany will be seized as part of wartime measures.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ge Y
Cinema Selections Fill Local Theatres This Week
A busy lineup across New Circuit Melbourne Colonial Grand and Mission features Mary Pickford Sweetheart Days and Dustin Farnum in The Virginian. Also shown are When Rome Ruled, Viking Queen, Beloved Adventurer, The House That Went Crazy, In the Nick of Time, and a Lucky mix of shorts comedies and newsreels.
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Colonial Theatre
Arthur Johnson
Lottie Briscoe
Lubin
Lord Cecil
Emmet Campbell Hall
Edison
Mary Fuller
A. M. Anderson
Hilly Butto
Termonde Destroyed by Cannon in WWI Action
London dispatch reports Termonde, 16 miles from Ghent, razed by German shells as of Sept. 19. Churches and some public buildings remain standing though damaged. hospital partially spared. all other residences and structures destroyed.
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London
Termonde
Ghent
Antwerp
Reuter
Hackensack Hose Fight Ends Garden Party
In Hackensack New Jersey on September 18 a social gathering at a lawn party was interrupted when a formally dressed guest used a hose on the girl guests. The incident reflects a playful yet disruptive moment in local social life.
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Hackensack
N. J
Senegalese Are Proud to Face Cannon in France
Paris dispatch notes thousands of Senegalese troops marching to Europe to aid Allied forces. It describes Senegal as a French colony with about eight million people, largely loyal fighters who embrace Mohammedan faith and battle valor, marching to attack German trenches with fierce resolve.
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Paris
Mohammed
Africa
France
Senegal
West Africa
Cape Blanco
Portuguese Guinea
Europe
Residence Theatres at the Home Until Sunday
The program lists two-part drama The Law of the Lumberjack and comedy Animated Weekly No 130, with Universal Ike Jr nearly marrying. Also at Pleasant Hour until Sunday the Love Victorious three part drama Almost a White Hope and a comedy.
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Bunday
the Grand
Eugene Levy
Reliance Company
Mutual
Ews Pictures
Steve O'Grady
Edith Storey
Ned Finley
Clemmer
South
Gilded Kidd
Pathe
Daily News
Hearst-Selly News
World's News
Law
Universal
Ike, Jr
German Planes Out of Gasoline at Bordeaux
French airmen well supplied with petrol inflict damage on German troops while their planes cannot respond due to fuel shortages. Temps correspondent from Troyes reports the fleet is rendered useless.
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Bordeaux
Germany
Troyes
The
Temps
The Million Dollar Mystery Ends In New Duel For Florence
Serial tale features Stanley Hargreave fleeing a thieves den after eighteen years. Norton and Florence endure abductions rescues and a sea drop thwarts by the Black Hundred. A clever ruse recovers a stolen box and reunites lovers amid peril and pursuit.
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Stanley Hargreave
Millico Sire
Hargreave
Belcherman
Riverdale
New Jersey
Florence Gray
Ieeane
Curfound
Black Hundred
Florence
Orton
Jones
Black Hand
Blaine
Dones
Norton
Flor
Olga
Florence Hargreave
Sem
Black Windred
The Secret Agent from Russia Ends in a Bold Reveal
In chapter thirteen the Black Hundred schemes collapse when Count Paroff recaptures Olga and reveals Florence as Hargreave’s daughter. Olga double crosses, exposing Paroff and ending the covert agent’s twisted pursuit in a dramatic unmasking.
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Florence
Norton
Jones
Paroff
Olga
Olea
Europe
Leo
The
Black Hundred
Hargreave
Blaine
Russia
Exploitation and War Explain Causes and Actors
The writer argues that exploitation capitalism drives war, citing Belgium Congo abuses and Krupp industry as engines of conflict. He traces July 1914 mobilizations, diplomatic moves, and a claimed graft by capitalist classes guiding Europe toward catastrophe. He ends promising coverage of socialists in the war.
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Belair
Alec Francia
Rome
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Dustin Farnum
Editon
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Essanay
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Nestor
Mission
Virginian
Odeon
Keystone
Alhambra
Jane
Valley of Verdun
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Polo Grounds
Holy Russia
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Panama
Hraine
Fraine
St. Petersburg
Florence and Norton
China
Susan
Mr. Norton
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Congo
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New York Call
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Tha
Pears
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United
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Wise
First Avenue
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Seattle
Sentile Star
Thanhouser Film Company
Mactrath
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Harold MacGrath
Thanhouser Film Corporation
Chicago
New York
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Lloyd Lonergan
Mies Mae Tinee
Star
MacGrath
Lorence
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