Third Week Of Fighting Still More Fierce In France
London dispatch reports the Aisne battle extending into its third week with no decisive result. Allied and German forces clash along an 180 mile front as artillery duels, cavalry charges, and infantry actions test both sides. Indian troops may bolster the British left as London Scottish and other volunteers press for strength.
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The
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Mukden
Olee
Botw
Oise
Somme
Enya
Albert
Woevre
Meuse
St. Michiel
Selcheprey
Rupt de Mad
Belgian Forts Hold Against German Assault Near Antwerp
Belgium endures serious operations as invaders target river fortifications between Malines and Antwerp. A German report claims two forts were razed, which Belgians deny, stating the forts ceased fire only to reopen and decimate advancing German units.
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Belgium
Malines
Antwerp
French Guns Repel German Assault at Auberive
Bordeaux dispatch describes a 15 000 Prussian Guards attack on September 26 near Auberive. French cavalry delay, guns unlimber, Deaths Head Hussars charge. French infantry arrive, Zouaves occupy the Suippes valley. Grenadiers sacrifice to cover retreat. about a hundred grenadiers remain with the flag, aiding the retreat under Berry and Nogent forts.
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Petit Grorade
Auberive
Souain
Carne
Suippes
Rheims
Berry
Nogent L'Abbesse
Hundreds of Thousands Wounded in Europe Says Red Cross Official
Ernest P. Bicknell, head of the American Red Cross, reports hundreds of thousands wounded in Europe as Paris and Berlin hospitals fill. He arrived in New York aboard the Olympic after observing conditions in war zones. Trains, churches, and cottages are used for care while more nurses, surgeons, and supplies are urgently needed.
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Paris
Berlin
Ernest P. Bicknell
American Red Cross
New York
Olympic
Liverpool
Bicknell
Tennessee
German War Propaganda Narratives From a Seized Book
The German official press bureau in London released tales from a captured volume, titled Kriers Chronik, claiming brutal acts by German troops. One account describes a Belgian village shot and burned, another depicts a French boy scout executed after refusing to reveal information. The release notes the value lies in enemy thought, not truth. An insert promotes a cotton fund charity in verse. Meigs C. Frost, in Galveston News.
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London
Kriers Chronik
Bureau
Ven Vineyard
Hay jump scare with moccasin near mule in Pageland
Mr. J. Sidney Smith of Ruby described leaping from a hay load to dodge a moccasin inches away while hauling near the creek. He kicked hay from the wagon as it rode. the snake slunk back into the lake. Smith recovered by Saturday and recounted the incident with a smile.
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Pageland Journal
J. Sidney Smith
Ruby
Mr. Smith
Right in the Middle of the Road Marshville Wedding Tale
On a recent Saturday in Marshville New Salem Township residents Esq W D Austin met Mr L A Griff and Miss Addie Privett in the road. The meeting led to a wedding as the two unite. Both bride and groom hail from New Salem Township and are described as deserving young people.
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Marshville
W. D. Austin
L. A. Griff
Addie Privett
Austin
New Salem Township
Cotton producers seek relief and acreage cuts debated
Southern governors and congressmen met in Washington on September 29, 1914, to discuss curbing cotton overproduction due to World War I. They backed reduced 1915 acreage, sought federal loans on stored crops, urged warehouse and tax legislation, and aimed to keep prices above ten cents. Debates over state tax powers, federal taxation, and consumer impact followed. A separate NC proclamation by Governor Lock Craige calls for December Community Service Days to boost statewide progress.
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Wilson
United States
Trois Department
House of Representat
Senate of the United States
Hoke Smith
House
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Hughes
Georgla
Lever
South Carolina
KE. D. Smith
Hardwick
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
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