Fighting Near Quartrecht and Meule: German Losses Heavy
Violent engagements in Belgium near Quartrecht and Meule leave more than six hundred Germans dead and many wounded. French marine fusiliers seize 400 German prisoners as the enemy retreats toward Oordegem. Os tend reportedly targeted by German forces, with Ghent housing up to 50,000 Germans moving toward Bruges. Belgian government dignitaries arrive at Havre and receive honors. Lieutenant General de Guise, Antwerp’s Belgian commander, is a prisoner awaiting transfer to Cologne.
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Y Associated Press
London
Reuter Telégram Company
Ostend
Quartrecht
Mele
Oordegem
Lyde
Hague
Avondpost
Ghent
Bruges
Berlin
de Guise
Antwerp
Cologne
Lokal Anzeiger
Aix la Chapelle
U S C of C Board Tours Cotton Belt for Relief Data
The United States Chamber of Commerce board of directors begins a three week tour of the cotton states to gather firsthand information. They plan meetings with growers and dealers to help devise measures to ease congestion. Stops include Raleigh Wilmington Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Orange Beaumont Houston Dallas Shreveport Texarkana Little Rock Memphis Birmingham Atlanta Rome Ga Chattanooga and Bastville
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh
Wilmington
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Orange
Texas
Beaumont
Houston
Dallas
Shreveport
Texarkana
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Rome
Chattanooga
Basxville
Mrs Thomas J Preston Returns After War Absence
Mrs Thomas J Preston formerly Mrs Grover Cleveland returns to the United States with daughter Esther and Marion and son Francis after three months away. The family fled Europe during the war, passing through St Maria Switzerland and Varennes Italy by oxcart. Esther remained briefly to guard baggage and later joined in Naples.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Europe
Esther
Marion
Francis
St. Maria
Switzerland
Varennes
Italy
Naples
Snake Charmer and Partner Held for Murder in Hedrick
Miss Ruth McCullough a 20 year old snake charmer and Clarence McCormick 18 were arrested in Chicago charged with the murder of J W Mollatt wealthy Hedrick farmer. Police say they confessed alleging robbery as motive. Mollatt was shot in his automobile October 6 and head crushed. The pair were about to be evicted for non payment of rent and had only $23. McCormick followed the girl from county fairs Illinois to Hedrick with Mollatt lured out of town on a false meet with a desirable woman.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ruth McCullough
Clarence McCormick
Hedrick
J. W. Mollatt
Mollatt
McCormick
Illinois
Parents Lose Long Race Against Death
Philadelphia report details the Heller family's race to reach their 19-year-old son John P. Heller after injuries in a football game. Clyde A. Heller, president of a mining firm with Alaska ties, and his wife rushed from Vancouver via boat and special train toward San, learning the boy died en route or soon after arrival.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John P. Heller
Clyde A. Heller
Alaska
San
Third “City
German Russian clash on Vistula front in East
A Times dispatch from Petrograd reports about one and a half million German and Austrian troops on the eastern frontier. Morning Post says a major struggle has begun along a sixty mile left bank front near the Vistula with both sides trying to hold remaining positions as the battle likely lasts weeks.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Petrograd
Silesian
Morning Post
Vistula River
Vistula
Cracow
Jena
Belgium
France
Russian
Ber
San
Przemysl
Dneister
de Vienna
Przemys
Jaroslau
Militiamen of Arizona Urged Not to Deploy
Secretary Garrison telegraphed Governor Hunt that sending Arizona state militia to Naco or Douglas would complicate the border situation. He said U S forces are protecting Americans as best as possible and warned against actions that could trigger a broader conflict with Mexico. He noted troops already at Naco and urged restraint.
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Associated Press
Washington
Garrison Today
Hunt
Arizona
Naco
Douglas
United States
Ariz
Bliss
Mexico
Mr. Garrison
Arizona National Guard
Cavalry Ordered to Douglas and Garrison Meets President
The army ordered cavalry to Douglas amid mobilization moves while Secretary of War Garrison conferred with President Wilson on war strategy and policy.
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Douglas
Garrison
Wilson
Germany Ally or Threat in Europe's Shifting Alliances
Fragmented wording discusses Germany as a potential ally of England amid European shifts. The piece questions loyalty and future alignments with remarks on treachery and national pride, noting past boasts of Britain’s supremacy at sea and speculative votes on Germany’s role.
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Ritene
A. Conan
Mares
Germany
Britain
Portuguese Declare War Against Germany Reported From Madrid
A Central News dispatch from Madrid cites Lisbon as claiming Portugal has declared war on Germany, though unconfirmed. The report describes German advances toward the French coast, battles near Ostend, Lille reinforcements, and shifting fronts from Arras to Verdun as Allied and German forces clash across multiple fronts.
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Germany
Madrid
London
Lisbon
Portugal
Europe
Paris
Belgium
Ostend
West Flanders
Hainault
Zeebrugge
Joffre
von Kluck
Lille
Amiens
Arras
Albert
Berry-au-Bac
Rheims
Souain
Duke of Wuertemburg
Aisne
Apremont
the Argonne
Verdun
Metz
Antwerp
Urges Study of Latin America in U S Schools
Washington Oct 14 Special study urged in U S schools of Latin America geography history literature and life. Dr P P Claxton education commissioner says Spanish and Portuguese should be taught more. He notes Latin American countries rich in minerals forests and water power with growing foreign trade and closer relations with southern republics.
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Washington
United States
P. P. Claxton
Claxton
Convicted Negro Hanged After Respite in Angleton
In Angleton Texas on October 14 Vice Durfee a Black man convicted of murdering Mrs J M Seitz of Post City in 1913 was taken from jail and hanged to a tree just outside town. He reportedly confessed and officers were tied for security. Durfee had a thirty day respite before the execution by lynching.
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Angleton
Tex
Durfee
J. M. Seitz
Post City
Attorney General to Argue Mobile Case in High Court
Alabama Attorney General R C Brickell and staff member W L Martin travel to Washington to appeal before the United States Supreme Court. They contest Alabama peonage laws in actions against J A Reynolds and G W Broughton. The Mobile federal district court previously upheld the state law's constitutionality.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. C. Brickell
W. L. Martin
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Alabama
J.A. Reynolds
G. W Broughton
Gideon W. Broughton
Federal District Court
Mobile
City Court Sets Appeal Cases for Trial Thursday
The city court will meet Thursday morning October 15 at 11 o'clock to set for trial all appeal cases on the docket.
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City Court
Bombs explode at two New York churches
In New York on October 14 bombs exploded at St Patrick's Cathedral and St Alphonsus rectory yard, both likely by the same attacker. Monsignor Lavelle blamed a demented individual for the cathedral blast, which shattered pews and ceiling. A second blast at St Alphonsus injured a priest, while Olaf Olsen protested at Holy Trinity Church nearby.
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Associated Press
New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Alphonsus
West Broadway
Lavelle
St. Alphonsus’ Church
Olaf Olsen
Holy Trinity Church
West Eighty Second Street
Weather forecast overview for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight with lows around 53 degrees. Thursday brings fair skies with gentle to moderate north winds. northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi warmer and clearer, southern areas partly cloudy with similar light winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
German ministers to Madrid amid mobilization vote in Portugal
Lisbon dispatch says the German minister and other Germans in Lisbon plan to depart for Madrid. Portuguese leaders resume cabinet talks to mobilize troops and convene congress on Friday October 16.
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London
Lisbon
Portugal
Madrid
Republic
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