Allied landings at Enos and Balkan actions update
London reports Entente forces landing at Enos near the Bulgarian border and seizing the railway. Paris and Athens dispatches describe French repelling German attacks around Boirendache and Souchez, ongoing trench warfare near the Somme and Verdun, and allied pressure from Strumitza to Strumi region with naval moves in the Aegean.
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Belgians Hold Ground Despite Terrible Yser Front Bombardment
Belgian Standard reports a terrible bombardment along the Yser front near Dizmude across Saturday and Sunday nights. German efforts to pierce lines failed, with Heligian artillery countering and scattering troops. The Deaths Highway area remains contested as Belgian forces hold firm despite heavy losses.
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Belgische Standard
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Death's Highway
Severe Battles With Serbians Reported In War Dispatch
The despatch notes continued heavy fighting with the Serbians, detailing difficult mountain terrain, rocky formations, and rising ground. German troops struggle with bad roads but press to advance while Serbian forces mount strong defensive positions and hold sectors under attack.
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Tia
London
German devises a scheme to smuggle arms to India
Trial opens in Bhang Wal Ghana for three Chinese charged with smuggling 139 revolvers and 20,000 cartridges into India via a German arranger linked to prominent ranchers from Lone Tree Wyoming. The German, Wyoming visitor Baltock, is described as coordinating shipments hidden in medicine caskets to evade seizure.
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India
Lone Tree
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Iketer
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Inquest on Bomb Victims Reported in London Area
An inquest into the deaths from the Zeppelin raid last Wednesday was held in London. Verdict given for each death as due to accidental air raid aftermath. Wails of mourning rose as relatives denounced the laconic ruling, citing murder by the raiders.
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Canadian Wheat Being Shipped Through United States
New York October reports show Canadian wheat moving via U S ports in bond to avoid duties. By Oct 15, 4,265,791 bushels arrived since August from Canada for shipment to France and other markets aboard steamships. Export estimates peg the crop around 232 million bushels, one of the dominion’s largest, with a sharp rise from last year.
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United States
Canada
Forland
France
Dominion
Coaches Yost and Stagg Set Record Pace in Football
Fragmented report notes coaches Yost and Stagg have excellent records. It references August to October grain shipments, with figures like 12111525 bushels and 7,845,744 bushels, and mentions United States Grain movement and Argentina crop outlook affecting exports through January.
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American yacht detained off Colombian coast
An American yacht named Academy with the master listed as Ethel and an unusually large crew was detained near Buenaventura, Colombia. Officials said papers appeared irregular with a German master’s name erased, and no American crew identified. The vessel will stay detained until legal status is established.
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Academy Paidted
Ethel
Buenaventura
Pacife
Voder Eusplefons
Iba -Papera
Will of Martha Washington Recovered by Virginia Court
Historic records recount Martha Washington's will restored to Fauquier County archives after a Union trooper seized the document during Civil War fighting. J P Morgan had pursued recovery in the U S Supreme Court but the will is now returned to county records amid ceremonies.
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Court Houar
Martha Washington
Tull Tun
J. Perpoat Morgan
Virginta
J. P. Morgan
United States
Morgan
Falttar County Folk
Murgan
Oregon Senator Hunstrom Defense to Die
Portland dispatch reports Senator George E Chamberlain chairing the Senate military affairs committee en route to Washington to discuss defense measures with President Wilson and War Secretary Baker. He expects a congressionally acceptable army reorganization and urges readiness against invasion. In Salt Lake City Joseph Hulstron is to be executed for the Morrison murder. a reprieve was denied and the governor’s commutation request was rejected.
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Rome
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Sam
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Hilatrom
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Archbishops Elevation Marks Manna's Investiture Rite
Archbishops Manna of San Francisco is officially invested as archbishop, receiving the pallium in a ceremony at St Mary’s Cathedral. Attending prelates included Bishop Clans of Salt Lake City and Archbishop Muldesn of Rockford. An apostolic delegation delivered the pallium due to wartime travel constraints.
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America
Manca
Prison plot to break ten inmates fails at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas October 15 A failed attempt to free ten of the most desperate inmates occurred when guard Richant Brown handed a hacksaw to prisoner Jos Lewin in the Isolation ward. Lewin seized Brown and demanded keys, triggering a scuffle with other guards who subdued him. Prison officials believe the plan spanned several days involving many of the ward residents. Lewin, serving twenty years, was restrained after the escape bid.
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Seepage Claim Against Power Company In Ogden Suit
Frederick J. Newman sues Utah Power for 3743 alleging water seepage from a reservoir near the Ogden river power plant damaged his crops and orchard. The case grounds include damage to lands by standing water and resulting losses from the seepage reported in district court papers.
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Utah Power & Tight
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Masons Dedicate Splendid Temple in Washington
In Washington on October 18 a grand Masonic ceremony dedicated a grand temple modeled after the Mausoleum of King Mausolos. The event drew distinguished Masons from across the United States and featured Sovereign Grand Commander Giorgi Fleming Moore and other leaders. The temple sits on ith Street near the White House area, a historic district for notable public figures.
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Lowelana
Ernest J. Hussey
Trevanlon W. Hugo
Dinesla
Joan Hi. Cowles
Kentucky
John W. Morris
Wear
Virginia
Adolphus L. Fitzgerald
Neveda
Ramerl J. Cochran
Texas
Serbian Forces Begin Retreat in Northwestern Serbia
Berlin reports Serbian forces in the Macva district of the Save Danube front have begun retreating after strong resistance to the Teuton advance. German army headquarters says the Teutonic drive toward Belgrade continues with operations in the Porarevac sector and further successes reported on the eastern banks of the Arabela.
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Save Deine
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Porarevac
High Cost of Living Concerns in Ottawa and Paris
A transcript discusses alarming living costs, with quotes from J. Mulvy criticizing government promises to restore prices to normal. It notes measures aimed at bread, frozen meat, oats, and vegetables, and mentions efforts to curb speculative price spikes amid inflation. The piece references French interior officials and metin representatives in addressing the problem.
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