Cracow Falls as German Forces Bolster Austrian Defenses
London dispatches from Sept 26 report Cracow taken by Germany and three German corps added to Cracow district to oppose Russians. Civilians flee as Cracow becomes fortified base. rail links to Przemysl and other lines cut. Traffic shifted to Berlin and Baltic ports. calls for surrender of Igrade. Sarajevo assault continues.
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London
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Etrograd
Thevening News
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Gerany
Cracow
Berlin
Danzig
Elbing
Tettin
Austria
Igrade
Sarajevo
Osnia
Amsterdam
Reuter Telegraph Company
Bayan
Baltic
Navy to send two more battleships to Vera Cruz
Norfolk reports that in addition to the Texas the battleships Rhode Island and Minnesota will sail to Vera Cruz. Rhode Island may leave today or Sunday, Minnesota by Monday. Washington notes Carranza and Villa remain in dispute but officials hope for a peaceful settlement without major fighting.
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Norfolk
Texas
Navy Department
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Vera Cruz
Hampton Roads
Washington
Carranza
Benjamin Hill
Maytorena
Sonora
Villa
Funston
Garrison
Ypiranga
Bavaria
Dania
Wilson
Uited
Austrian finance minister weighs coupon payments to France and England
Vienna reports the minister of finance may withhold October 1 coupon payments on Austrian rentes to holders in France and England amid a broader response to similar payments. A first Asiatic cholera case is confirmed in Vienna with a wounded Galicia officer isolated and recovering. Bosnian police restrict travel in Sara with strict passport controls.
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Varis
Vienna
Nister
Iders
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England
Austria
Galicia
Sara
Bosnia
Elgian armored auto drives back German troops near Alest
A Belgian armored automobile attacked a party of German cavalry and cyclists north of Alest. The car and crew killed six cyclists and drove the rest from the road, some wounded or captured as they fled behind trees.
Fair Weekend Weather Outlook
The mobile forecast calls for northeast and east winds tonight and Sunday. Light showers are possible with mild temperatures, and conditions clear by Sunday night.
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Mobile
Chinese Protest Over Japanese Occupation of Wei-Hsien
Four hundred Japanese troops occupied Wei-Hsien in Shantung province yesterday after a 40 man advance guard arrived two weeks earlier. The Japanese took charge of the railway station while Chinese troops stayed in the city without resisting. The foreign office protested to the Japanese legation about the occupation, which lies outside both the original and extended fighting zones.
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Associated Press
Peking
Wei-Hsien
Shantung
Gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li
Foreign Office
Post Office Notice Sparks Business Interest In Quotations
Authorities at the Mobile post office praise a notice from Thursday's Item about mailing circular letters with market quotations. Early next morning local businessmen visited the post office seeking details and said they had read the matter in The Item.
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Mobile
War frontline photos depict French infantry and Belgian troops
Readers view exclusive mobile item pictures showing a French infantry unit behind entrenchments awaiting the enemy and Belgian soldiers firing from a locomotive in an illustrated wartime sequence.
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Sis
Theed
Davis, Chief Engineer of Steel Plant Detained in Chicago Probe
L. C. Davis, 48, longtime Mobile steel plant chief engineer, was detained as a fugitive from justice in Mobile at 6 45 pm Friday on Chicago police charges of defrauding Mrs Frances Elliott of Chicago. Davis denied wrongdoing and said he knew Elliott, claiming losses were his. Chicago reports allege selling bogus mining stock with small amounts involved.
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Mobile
Southern Steel Company
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Saraland
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Jack Newbern
Chicago
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Cawthon Hotel
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Chicago Police
Crenshaw
Newbern
Elliott
Automobilist E W Swanbrough Killed At Overland Track
Denver report says veteran racer E W Swanbrough died at the Overland track when his car plunged through a fence during yesterday’s event.
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E. W. Swanbrough
Overland Track
Bavarian Soldiers Face Branded Charges Over Brussels Prison Break
London reports a Brussels court of inquiry investigates Bavarian soldiers accused of aiding a mass escape of French prisoners from Belgiums capital. Several thousand French escapees are claimed, with Bavarians angered by the accusations, but the story lacks independent confirmation.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ostend
Brussels
Mississippi Woman Surrenders to Save Husband From Jail
Mrs. William Mead surrendered in Chicago to save her husband from imprisonment. She claimed she was wanted in Brookhaven Mississippi for shooting Edgar Grafton, a wealthy lumberman. She said her husband was indicted for theft of funds aiding her escape. She declined to name her Cincinnati parents.
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Chicago
Willam Mead
Brookhaven
Miss
Edgar Grafton
Junk Dealer Sent Over to City Court Over Theft Case
Ezra Sprague a junk dealer was arraigned in recorder's court and bound over to the grand jury on $250 bond for receiving stolen goods. The main witness, 14 year old Charlie Johnson, testified he stole braw chandeliers and electric fixtures and sold them to Sprague.
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Burch and Pearson
Recorder's Court
Edington
Sprague
Charlie Johnson
Aeronautic Society To Host Defense In War Discussion
A meeting organized by the Aeronautic Society of America will be held on October 1 to explore aerial offense and defense in war. A range of authorities will speak on multiple aspects of aircraft use.
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New York
Aeronautic Society of America
Trade Body Bill Signed By Wilson In Washington
President Wilson signed the trade commission bill in Washington. He had announced he would not appoint commission members until after the December session of Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Commission
Congress
Lloyd George predicts quicker fate for Wilhelm than Napoleon
In Criccieth Wales Lloyd George tells neighbors that the war will end faster than Napoleon’s defeat. He compares Emperor William to Napoleon and vows England will see the conflict through despite the devilish pretense of friendship by Germany.
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Napoleon
Lloyd George
Associates Press
London
Criccieth
Wales
Lloyd
George
William
England
Battle Lines Shift As Allied Forces Press German Wings
Paris dispatch reports heavy fighting on both east and west wings of the France front. French war department notes gains between the Somme and Oise while Meuse crossings near St Mihiel are checked. The center shows no major change as German advances at the Meuse are repulsed. In Poland and Russia, Russians claim Kursy and Przemysl positions, while Brussels reports Bavarian tensions amid French operations.
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Przemysl
Poland
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Berlin
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