Retreat and Battle on the Aisne Valley in World War I
A veteran correspondent describes the German retreat to the Aisne and the ensuing brutal clashes with Allied forces. He reports massive German casualties, intense artillery duels, pontoon bridge struggles, and steadfast Allied resistance across days of fierce fighting. The narrative notes Allied advances, river crossings, and the capture of prisoners and weapons amid a broader strategic stalemate.
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von Kluck
Reims
Soissons
Noyon
Ghosts of Verdun and the War Awake to Peace
Edwin Markham's poem laments the global bloodshed of war. It depicts ghosts from Verdun and other battles and pleads for peace. The speaker urges unity among brothers, asking to end the fighting and honor shared humanity with mercy and rest.
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Mercy
Slaughter of 380 Abbot Reveals Belgian Massacre Story
War correspondent Harry Hansen reports from London on the alleged massacre at Tamines near Namur where 380 leading citizens were shot after being lined up at a brick wall by a German unit. Abbot Marmion of Maredsous verifies the tale, detailing a fleeing survivor and the abbot's escape to England.
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Harry Hansen
Chicago Daily News
London
Flushing
Tamines
Namur
Dinant
Mer
Columba Marmion
Maredsous
England
Sambre
H. A. Poels
Catholic University At
Washington
Mgr. Marmion
Vector Poels
Holland
Highlander Holds Aisne Bridge and Falls Dead After Heroic Stand
Paris reports a lone Scotch Highlander of 150 men guarding a bridge over the Aisne repelled a German assault. He seized a maxims gun amid heavy fire, carried it across the bridge, and fired from the open road, halting the attackers before being killed with thirty bullet wounds. Reenforcements arrived to prevent the crossing.
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Paris
Aisne
One French Deserter a Dog
A long haired spaniel found wandering in a Paris boulevard carried a collar bearing Twenty sixth Cyclist Chasseurs. The dog, likely a deserter from the front, was taken to the police station where it was washed and fed pending investigation. The regiment usually resided at Vincennes but was among those sent to the front.
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Paris
Vincennes
Bare Legs Mark Highlanders Says Private Barry
In a London dispatch Private P. Barry reports that Highlanders suffer leg wounds due to tartan trews and hose being more visible. He notes bare calves show up in sunlight and mark the troops in battle.
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London
P. Barry
North Carolina’s Role in Washington’s 63rd Congress
The article notes North Carolina’s active Congress role during Wilson era politics. It highlights Senators Simmons and Overman for tariff work and lobby investigations, plus Representatives Kitchin Webb Page Gudger Stedman Godwin Doughton Small Faison and Britt, lauding party unity and legislative impact.
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Washington
Sixty Third Congress
Congress
Merchant Marine
North Carolina
Simmons
White House
Senate
Overman
Wilson
Kitchin
Representative Godwin
Representative Doughton
Representative Small
Stedman
Gudger
J. J. Britt
Faison
Treasury deposits aid fall crop movement across states
The Treasury Department deposited 13,029,746 dollars in 23 states for fall crop moving purposes up to September 28, per Secretary McAdoo. Missouri received 1,550,000 dollars, Maryland 1,450,000, with North Carolina 455,250 and South Carolina 525,000, Tennessee 675,000, and Virginia 798,750 among others.
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Washington
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Missouri
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virgin T
High Point Milling Co. Flour Commitment Highlighted
A local note extols High Point Milling Co. white frost and luxury flour as top choices for baking. It claims the flour is made from the best wheat and yields superior bread cakes and pastry.
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High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
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Herbert Temple
International News Service
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Milan
Marne
Senlis
Cropy-en
Rid
Mons
Ourcq
Meaux
Oise
Aisne Eigne
Stan
Aigle
Ral von Kluck
G “Rmans
Durreater
Srygy Area
Praga
Edwin Markham
Man With the Hoe
Verdun
Vistula
Highlander
Maxim
Piedmont
China Grove
Winston-Sale
USA
Telephone Co
Arie
Asha
North State Telephone Company
Caer
Matton’s
Pennsylvania Ave
8Th & H NG
Ex- Leena Eater
Tars Tree
Clifford mM. Lewis
J.E. Guy
Elwood Hotel
North State
J. W. Sechrest
Hart Drug Co
High Point
N.C
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