Fierce Italian Drive Toward City of Trieste Continues
Front reports heavy fighting as Italian forces push toward Trieste amid renewed giallo drive. Austrian lines strengthened with fresh troops. Vienna claims trenches retaken, while Rome cites thousands captured. Greece faces Entente demands affecting navy and rail/telegraph assets. British Somme front sees uneventful night with limited raids and prisoner casualties.
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Genera
Cadorna
Gort Zs
Trient
Vienna
Cahta
Quiers
Rome
Greece
Sirec
Sea Teast
Somme
France
Landon
Italian Battle on the Carso Grows Intense
Paris reports a front line account of Italian artillery concentrating fire on the Carso sector between Vertalla and the sea. Bombardment continued, with recon towers reporting strong Austrian positions near Oppacchiasella, Monfalcone area, and near Tarnished. The correspondent notes heavy shellfire transforming Austrian trenches into rubble in key sectors.
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Paris
Petit Tarisien
Qurnarillery
Vertalla
Recon
Hlagella
Monfalcone
Oppacchiasella
Jamiano
Hatte
Sovaran
Villanova
Impressive Ceremonies at Triennial Session in St Louis
In St Louis on Oct 12 representatives from the Church of England and the Episcopal Church of Canada joined American Episcopalians for a joint meeting of the two houses of the triennial convention. Delegates spoke warmly of mutual work as funds were raised for women’s missionary support during the United Offering Service. The day included committee sessions to prepare reports on religious social and economic questions ahead of three weeks of business sessions.
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St. Louis
Episcopal Church of
United States
Church of England
Convention of the
RL Ter
Wuysche Wolcott Yeatman-Biges
Worcester
England
J. WH. Montgomery
Society For the Promapation of the Gospel of the
Church of ‘Pogland
Qeores Thomnlos
Aleama
Ontario
David Williams
Huron
Episcopal Church of Canada
Mite Borex
Daniel 8. Tuttle
Mac
Masa
Paul Jones
Bhop
Utah
Galsston
House of Bishops
Tuttle
Brigadier General Macamb Retired From Active Service
Washington reports Brigadier General Montgomery Melzs Mecomb, president of the army college, is retired from active service effective Oct 1. The retirement marks a leadership change at the institution as the army college names a successor.
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Washington
Montgomery Melzs Mecomb
U. S
Army College
Military lineage notes reach age of 61 in Washington
The passage honors an individual reaching 61 years on duty in Washington since April 23, 1914. It recalls Geners Macomb who graduated from the military academy in 1874 and served in the Spanish American War era, including assignments to Porto Rico and the Philippines after 1900, rising to brigadier general by 1910.
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Mwe
Wallington
Geners Macomb
Feld
Porto Rico
Steamers Await Sailing Orders Amid War Cargo
In New York on October 12, entente allied steamers await government advice on leaving port for Europe as German submarines loom. Adriatic with about 18,000 tons of cargo and 20 passengers may sail for Liverpool, while Minnehaha loading 15,000 tons of cargo. Pannonia ready for London with freight. other freighters vary.
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New York
Fight
Morse
Europe
Us3
Underasa
White Star
Atlante
Cunard
Pannonia
London
White Starling
Liverpool
White dove from German U-boat sighting
A dove bearing a yellow band marked U1-53, the submarine from a notable raid off Nantucket, was found in a Nantucket area office window. A Norwegian steamer was sunk in a separate report, with the crew saved.
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Fagewater
N. Jy
Po Mee Tre
Nantucket
Tandon
Reuter
Chelstiania
Ateamereik
Demands on Greece Detailed by Allied Admiral
Parle reports reveal Admiral du Fournet’s ultimatum to Greece was broader than prior seen, demanding control of wall material for paratrooper operations and rail communications to block navy and rail use. Greece was given until Wednesday afternoon to comply or steps would be taken.
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Nartige du Fournet
Piraeus
Greece
du Fournet
Bayonne Jeers as Armed Camp Paralyzes Factories
In Bayonne New Jersey on October 12 a massive worker protest turned the area near Constable Hook into an armed camp. About 12,000 strikers from major oil and chemical plants blocked passes and occupied police and fireheadquarters while hundreds of officers and a fire engine watched. One woman bystander was killed and many strikers wounded in prior clashes.
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Bayonne
N. J
Strodant Oil Comapay
Tidawater Oil Companys Vacuum Oil Company
Pacific Const Oraz Company
General Chemical Company Company
Constable Hook
Train carrying Charles E Hughes halted by broken rail in Kentucky
Loulea Kentucky October 12 a special train bearing Charles E Hughes on his western tour was stopped near a curve above a steep embankment by a broken rail. Hedlon hands spotted the break seconds before arrival and flagged the train. The broken rail could not be found and officials said the break likely came from a heavy instrument blow. A handful of passengers learned the cause of the delay.
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Loulea
Charles E. Hughes
Loulsa
CANDIDATE 10 RIDE A HORSE
Republican congressional candidate Timothy C. Hoyt plans a horseback tour for campaign addresses across the First District. He will visit village centers unreachable by road, escorted by seventeen guardian angels and six policemen to deter trouble in rough areas.
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Timothy C. Hoyt
Congress
Hoyt
Bamfeta
Presidents of Colleges Meet for Army Training Plan
Washington Oct 12 Presidents of colleges and universities were called by the War Department to confer on automatic methods for taking reserve officers. They will meet Oct 17 at the Army War College to discuss military courses and integration under the army reorganization law. Officials expected include Harvard Yale Princeton and others, with numerous university officials attending.
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Washington
King Colleges
War Department
Army War College
Army General Staff
National Guard
Tr. J. F. Barcroft
Princeton
A.lawrence Lowell
Harsanl
Arthur T. Stedney
Yale
John H. Flaley
University
State of New York
HH. B Hivichina
University of Michigan
George H. Denny
University of Alabama
EB. W. Nichols
Virginia Military Institute
Benjamin J. Woittler
University of California
G. J. Sharerin
Cornell
Edmund J. James
University of Minas
J. Hh. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
A. C. Humpareya
Movenn Institute of Technology
WH. A. Gardeld
Williams College
Nev
Edward A. Rare
Catholic University of America
Henry 9. Drinker
Lehigh University
W. ©. Thompson
Ohio States University
Browh Avers
Universy of Tennessee
Willem Mees
Clemson Agricultural
Boston Americans Win World Series In Thriller Reign
In Boston at Braven Field October 12, the Boston Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nationals 4 to 1 before a crowd of 42,620, the largest ever for a world series contest. Ernest Shore limited Brooklyn to three hits as Boston surged to the championship. Box score lists Shorten and Lewis as key contributors with solid defense and timely runs. Attendance and receipts are tallied by the National Commission, with share calculations noted.
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Braven
Boston
Boston Americans
Brooklyn Nationals
Ernest Shore
Bostons
Bhorten
Hoblteell
Janvrin
Lewis
Bite
Mowrey
Shorten
Oertner
Brooklyn
Brookton
Dares
Oll Pfeiffer
Innlneey
Dell
Shore
Dy Pfeiffer
Witt
Pfeiffer
Cody
Umptres
Connolly
O'Day
Quigley
Dineen
Forest Service Officials to Confer in Ogden District
Chief of Research H Clapp of the forest service arrives in Ogden district for conferences with A F Korstlan and 8 T Dana. They recently returned from surgery at Pocatello inspecting operations under the agriculture department. A Glasgow church trustees pass a motion on reinstating barmaids in the city’s premises.
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ES H. Clapp
Waskitalon
Forest Service
Ogden
T. Dana
A. F. Korstlan
Pana
Str. Koratlan
Pocatello
Agriculture Department
Ogden Forest
Glasgow
Scotland
U. F. Church
Treabytery
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