Germans retreat orderly as French press advance
In France, German forces fall back along the line from Nancy to the Vosges while the French and British push forward. Von Kluck and von Buelow retreat northeast before Allied forces, with Amiens reoccupied by the French and German defenses shifting north of Rheims. Reports mention Russian gains on the San River and disputed claims of Russian landings in Belgium and Britain.
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London
Verdun
France
Nancy
Vosges
von Kluck
von Buelow
Aisne
Com- Piegne
Soissons
Amiens
St. Quentin
Rheims
Argonne
Belnoue
Triancourt
Marne
Petrograd
San River
Belgium
Great Britain
Copenhagen
Berlin
Paris
Peking
Shan-Tung
Ping-Tu
Kiao-Chow
Ger- Men
China
Germans make stand along the Aisne in WWI report
Paris reports German forces are forming a prepared front along the Aisne river with indications of resistance on the left and center. French troops have recaptured Amiens, while the Meuse Argonne area shows German retirement and reinforcement of Troyon Fort in the Wövre district near Tryon, Verdun.
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Aisne
Paris
Amiens
Rheims
Argonne
Meuse
Woevre
Troyon
Tryon
Verdun
French Troops Reoccupy Amiens as German Stand Presses
French authorities report Amiens has been reoccupied after German withdrawal. German forces reportedly make a stand nearby on the Aisne front as Allied efforts continue.
Cotton exports plunge as European war reduces demand
Census Bureau August report shows US cotton exports 21,210 bales in August, far below 257,172 a year earlier, with major drops in Britain, Germany, France, Italy and others. For the 12 months ending Aug 31, exports total 8,914,548 bales while imports rise to 280,290 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
United States
Labor scarcity blamed for food price rise in New York
Moses Sanders, president of the New York Beef and Mutton Company, told Justice Benedict that idle men in city parks and lodging houses fuel rising food prices. He said New York farmers quit raising sheep due to labor shortages, shrinking from about 250,000 annual sheep to 6,000 last year, while parks host able-bodied men fed by charities. He noted meat business is dominated by five to six wholesalers and packers.
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New York
Moses Sanders
New York Beef and Mutton Company
Justice Benedict
Sanders
New York State
Senate passes Owen bill extending emergency currency limits
The Senate approved the Owen bill to widen the emergency currency limit for agricultural districts especially in the South from 30 to 75 percent of capital and surplus. An amendment by Senator Smith of Georgia allowing state banks to join currency associations under national bank rules was adopted 32 to 19, with state banks subject to federal inspection.
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Washington
South
Senate
Smith
Georgia
Twelve Arctic Explorers Die as Karluk Perishes in Ice
The Stefansson Antaractic expedition loses twelve crew members after the Karluk is crushed by ice. Eleven survivors reach Wrangell Island and are evacuated by the revenue cutter Bear, 75 miles offshore. The rescue follows a difficult voyage from Nome via the King and Winge. The King and Winge picked up survivors after departing Nome and reaching East Cape, Siberia, then Rogers Harbor.
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Stefansson
Nome
Alaska
Bear
Karluk
Wrangell Island
King and
Wingo
King and Winge
East Cape
Siberia
Rogers Harbor
Young Chicagoan confesses Homestead Bank robbery
Joseph Kaufman, 20, son of a Chicago grocer, admits participation in the August 17 robbery of the Homestead First National Bank. He returns $4,215 to the bank through attorney Booth and the Burns Detective Agency. Kaufman names Frank C. Hohl as gang leader, famed for the Union National Bank heist in Altoona, and his jailbreak by soap and squeezing through bars at Hollidaysburg.
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Homestead Bank
Pittsburgh
First National Bank
Homestead
Joseph Kaufman
Chicago
Booth
Lake City
Burns Detective Agency
Homestead Institution
Kaufman
Frank C. Hohl
Union National Bank
Altoona
Blair County
Hollidaysburg
May Delay Opening of Reserve Banks due to C Director Selection
The Federal Reserve Board reviewed over 200 candidates for class C directorships at the 12 reserve banks and chose 36. No final selections were made, and the process may prolong beyond October 1, possibly delaying bank openings by several weeks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
M: Loo
Wilsons Second Veto Blocks Postal Deposits Bill
President Wilson sent a second veto message to Congress over a bill to raise individual postal savings deposits from 500 to 1000 dollars. He objected because the measure repealed a bank law provision requiring Federal funds be deposited only with members of the Federal Reserve System.
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Kington
Wilson
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Wilson approves sentence for Captain Griffiths
President Wilson approves a general court martial sentence dismissing Captain Joseph H. Griffiths of the Infantry and imprisoning him three years at Fort Leavenworth. Griffiths was found guilty of embezzling about $8,000 in government funds at Seattle Washington.
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Griffiths
Washington
Wilson
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
San Francisco
Joseph H. Griffiths
Infantry
Seattle
Wasbh
Day of Prayer for Peace Proclaimed by Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson designated Sunday October 4 as a day of prayer and supplication for peace in Europe. The proclamation called all God fearing persons to worship and seek guidance to heal the nations in conflict. Federal Council of Churches urged full observance, representing 30 denominations and 130,000 churches, with a program to be sent to all churches.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
United States
United States of America
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Federal Church Council
New York
Federal Council of the Church of Christ In America
Federal Council
HL Periera Mendes
Dr Borden and three others killed in Atlantic City car crash
Dr Matthew Borden son of M C D Borden and three others died when a automobile traveling about forty miles an hour crashed into a freight train at Palermo station near the Reading Railroad. John N Ryan was badly hurt. The party had left New York for Atlantic City en route to a Cape May convention. The car struck the locomotive. Wood and wife died on the platform. The chauffeur Leo Gulfreund was thrown forty feet. Ryan survived with injuries not deemed fatal.
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City
N. J
Matthew
Borden
New York
Atlantic City
Cape May
Lakewood
Palermo
Wood
Gulfreund
Ryan
Ocean House
Flushing
Bertram H
Howard D
Bordens
Oceanic
Dr. Borden
Mildred Negbauer
New Haven
James Harvey Wood, Jr
Virginia National Guard
Hobson Fears War Blocks Hague Peace Conference 1915
In a House resolution Alabama’s Hobson warns Europe’s war conditions may prevent the 1915 Hague peace conference. He urges continued discussion and asks the President to begin talks to host a San Francisco meeting with invited foreign delegates, referral to Foreign Affairs.
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Hobson
Hague
Washington
House
Alabama
Europe
San Francisco
United States
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Sullivan Wins Primary Despite Bryan Appeal in Chicago
In Chicago Roger C. Sullivan, former national committeeman, secures the United States Senate nomination while Bryan appeals for his defeat. Ex-Speaker Joseph G. Cannon wins the Republican nomination for the 19th District Congress seat. Senator Lawrence Sherman holds a safe lead over William Mason for the Republican Senate nomination.
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Roger Sullivan
Bryan
Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
Joseph G. Cannon
Senate
Lawrence Y. Sherman
William E. Mason
House Resolution Aims to Relieve Wheat Duties
A House resolution proposes suspending customs duties on wheat until after the end of hostilities, at the President's discretion, to aid the welfare of U S citizens. It was introduced by Representative Howard of Georgia, a Democrat.
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Washington
House of
Howard
Georgia
United States
Turkey Abrogates Extra Rights for Foreigners in Ottoman Empire
Turkey announces it has removed extraterritorial privileges for foreigners, including American missionaries, ending legal immunity and the right to be tried by their own judges. A Turkish ambassador says the move asserts independence and could signal war with Britain or alignment with Germany, prompting wide diplomatic reaction.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
Ottoman Empire
Japan
Jersey
Uons
Plomatig
America
A. Rustem Bey
Great Britain
Bran
Constantinople
Venice
Turis
Germany
Britain
France
Rus
Bennett Marries in Paris Amid Elite Attendance
James G. Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald, wed in Paris with civil and religious ceremonies at City Hall and the American Protestant Church. Attendees included Baroness Breteuil, Viscount Breteuil, Ambassador Herrick, and Mrs. Edythe Grant. The bride wore a gown. guests wore business attire. After services, tea was served at the residence. Bennett’s former wife was Maud Potter, sister to Baron Here De Reuter.
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Paris
George E Reule
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
City Hall
Sixteenth Arrondissement
Pis Church
Samuel N
Hay
Ambassador Herrick
Robert
Mr. Bennett
Herrick
Duke de
Maud Potter
0Otter
Philadelphia
Here de Reuter
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DAY OF Prayer
Peace OF World
Church Federation Acts — Council
Calico King
Auto Companions
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U. S
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James G. Bennett
Bride
Baroness de Reuter
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