Metz Is Hammered By French Forces In War Front
Reports say French forces press advances on Metz and Alsace fronts while Germans defend the fortified Metz position. French attacks extend toward Aspach in the Vosges as aviators bomb in southwestern Germany, with battle lines shifting from Switzerland to the Belgian coast.
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Man Union
East Prussia
Metz
Strassburg
France
Switzerland
Alsace
Belgium
Germany
Berlin
Altkirch
Joffre
Aspach
Vosges
Mander
Lower Rhine
Upper As
burg-am-Breisgau
am-Breisgau
Grand
Demerkirch
Police heads in Chicago face indictments in bribery case
Grand jury planned to present charges Monday morning against Captain Halpin Lieutenant Tobin former Sergeant O'Brien and others for bribery and operating a confidence game. Bond amounts were set at 30000 for Halpin 15000 for Tobin and 15000 for O'Brien. Witness Barney Bertsche testified he paid police officials for protection of clairvoyants and swindlers and claimed threats of killing him.
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Halpin
Kersten
Bertsche
Tobin
Egan
O’brien
Detective Bureau
Civil Service Toard
Hoyne
Barney Bertsche
Rosenthal
Body of Little Margaret Milling Found in Sacramento Church Basement
The ten year old Margaret Milling was found strangled in the basement of the German Lutheran church near the state capitol. A rope with a noose and signs of assault marked the victim. Janitor Davide Fountain is jailed for questioning after conflicting statements and a police inquiry.
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Sacramento
Cal
Margaret Milling
German Lutheran Church
Seventeenth
L Streets
State Capitol Grounds
Davide Fountain
Tonigt
Johnson
Fountain
Charles F. Ohler
Missouri
Ohler
John Milling
Parole Granted as Governor-Elect Manning Steers Law Policy
Parole was granted today by Governor Blease to J A Blackwelder serving a one year sentence for defalcation until EB H Rhame Jr who had defaulted of 32000 to the Bank of Sumter had been prosecuted and a verdict rendered. Manning succeeds Blease as governor and is bank president. Military actions shift toward Belfort and Metz with French counters against German forces near Muelhausen Altkirch and Sennheim.
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Manning
Belfort
Metz
Muelhausen
Altkirch
Damerkirch
Sennheim
Vosged
Colmar
Heavy fighting near Metz and Belgian fortifications
Reports describe continued heavy combat around Metz with French forces stalled near outer fortifications. In Belgium, German batteries and machine gun positions reinforce littoral defenses from Mariakerke to Knocke as fronts along the Yser strengthen. A muddy road meeting between King George V of England and King Albert of Belgium is noted in a dispatch from Dunkirk.
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Metz
Paris
Belgium
Mariakerke
Knocke
Yser
Dunkirk
King George
England
King Albert
Sac
British Cruiser Venus Runs Ashore in Terrific Storm
The British cruiser Venus ran ashore today during a fierce storm off the southern coast of England. Her foremast and part of the bridge were carried away by the heavy seas as she sought a port. A second vessel, an unidentified steamer near Mersey, was also ashore with three lifeboats aiding.
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Venus
London
England
Mersey
Vital Needs of the Age Lecture At Y M C A
Dr. Yutaka Minakuchhi, the Japanese lecturer, presents The Vital Needs of the Age at the Harte Auditorium Y M C A. The mass meeting starts at 3 30 and is open to all attendees.
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Yutaka Minakuchhi
Pimen
Norfolk Business District Flooded by Northeast Storm
Norfork faces record tides as a 70 mile per hour northeast gale hammers the waterfront. Ocean View and Virginia Beach report high seas eroding bulkheads while Willoughby Beach sees trains halted. Hampton Roads water spills over sea walls near Old Point Comfort and the Chamberlain Hotel plaza.
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Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Ocean View
Virginia Beach
Willoughby Beach
Hampton Roads
Chamberlain Hotel
Old Point
Farmers Taking No Advantage of Bankruptcy Act
In Alabama farmers do not seek voluntary bankruptcy amid hard times, per U S district court clerks. Most bankrupts are merchants, few farmers petitioning Opelika or Dothan offices. distress widespread in middle and southeast Alabama with many unable to buy necessities as creditors press for payment.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States District Court
Opelika
Dothan
Tose
Middle
South Alabama
Federal District Court
Alabama
Sean
E C Brown Northwest Railroad Official Dies
Edwin C Brown a long time prominent railroad official dies at Detroit after rising from baggageman on the Chicago Northwestern to general superintendent on the Michigan Central and assistant to the president. Born in the Midwest he shaped operations across several lines and leaves a legacy in railroad administration.
Saving Coal and Gas with Simple Household Tricks
A column explains thrifty fuel practices during cold weather. It covers do it yourself coal savers using soda water, makeshift fire balls from sawdust sand clay and coal, and constructing a hay box to slow cook and retain heat with two roomy compartments, hay packing, and careful top covering.
Carpentier Shielded From Front as Military School Entry Feared
A government kept Georges Carpentier from the front and sent him to a French military school at St Cyr. The boxer, praised worldwide as a hero, instead pursued a safe cure while others labeled him cannon fodder. His class of 1334 was called out at the end of the year, yet he has not seen frontline service.
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Georges Carpentier
Georges
Hero
Dumdums
Self
St. Cyr
Carpentier
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J.J. Barry JR
Spring Hill Ave
Ramento
O. Margaret Foley
Margaret Foley
Boston
Mass
Miss Foley
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Agate
Qeeraxs
Cbestiner
Wier
Miss. Foley
Blease
International News Service
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Atterbury
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the Good Clothes Store
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