Emperor Nicholas Goes to Front In War With Germany
International News Service reports Emperor Nicholas attends the front to rally Russian troops against Germany and Austria, amid promising dispatches of Russian advances. The German frontier retreats, Von William narrowly escapes capture, and battles rage near Mariupol with Russians advancing in several districts.
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International News Service
Lindon
Nicholas
Petrograd
Germany
Austria
Schtuia
Garjemo
Drawing wedges in French line as German war office reports
Berlin reports steady German progress on the right as wedges drive into the French line. Antwerp siege continues with artillery breaking fortifications. Left flank reductions of the Meuse line proceed. Allies’ flanking attempts fail. Center intact with shell exchanges. Eastern theater shows offensive in Russian Poland with no Russian gains in Galicia. Przemysl holding.
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Meuse
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Russian
Poland
Galicia
Przemys
Cotton Mills Agree on Fair Price Plan in South
The New Orleans cotton convention led by Harvie Jordan urged a major acreage cut for next spring, with a possible 50 percent reduction. Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi oppose prohibitory laws, while New York January contracts rebounded and spot prices eased. The Childs Company of New York said it would buy in each city they operate a restaurant.
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New Orleans Cotton Exchange
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Cotton Acreage Reduction Talk Gains State Support
Governor O Neal urges coordinated action by cotton states to cut 1915 acreage. He cites conference resolutions and calls for legislative relief only with nationwide state agreement. The plan hinges on mill owners paying prices aligned with production and farmer participation.
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Montgomery
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America
South
O'Neal Wnich
Wernem
Von Kluck Holds German Right Wing in France
General von Kluck is placed in full charge of the extreme right wing of the German army in France as forces maneuver on the western front.
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General von Kluck
France
Mexican Battle at Naco Warfront Escalates on Border
On the Arizona side at Naco Governor Maytorena with Villistas attacks the entrenched Carrranzista garrison led by General Benjamin Hill. American troops under Colonel Guilfoyle patrol the border as heavy fire rages from both sides. Hill fortifies with 2,200 defenders as Maytorena seeks to press the assault with cannons and machine guns.
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el Paso
Sonora
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Naco
German Pupils Get Holiday After German Army Victory
Chicago reports recount a German notifier saying holidays follow victories. Girls knit socks, boys march along roads as if in battle. Stein cites kaiser's Zeppelins surprise foes and notes Ludwig Frank’s death. An American located in Paris seeks hospital service details.
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Ernest Stein
A. Stein & Co
Stein
Mr. Stein
Germany
Ludwig Frank
Edward V. Calsbury
Hyde Park Boulevard
The
Delegates to discuss roads at Alabama meeting in Montgomery
Fifty delegates from the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association will meet in Montgomery on October 21 and attend sessions of the Alabama Good Roads Association, per word received by state highway engineer W. S. Keller.
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Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association
Alabama Good Roads Association
W. 8. Keller
Allies Repel Two German Attacks in Separate Fronts
Paris dispatch reports two major German assaults repelled with heavy losses. One near Roye involved von Kluck’s right wing and ended in a French victory. the second aimed at the Argonne forest north of Verdun failed with Germans retreating north of Varennes. Officials say German morale shaken. allies maintain strategic advantage near the Belgian border and Marne sector.
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International News Service
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Serere
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