Allied Troops Enter Combles and Capture Material
Allied forces reached Combles on the Somme after weeks of fighting. British from the north and French from the south advanced, capturing the town edge and cemetery. they also seized Fregicourt, closing the Cambles pocket. Rumanians reportedly advance in Transylvania as German and French actions unfold on multiple fronts amid German air raids and Verdun battles.
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Combles
Somme
London
Cambies
Fregicourt
Bapaume
Peronne
England
Ite
Ines
Verdun
Thian
Mont Work
Fleury
Meuse
Parle
Berlin
Tien
Uuedecourt
Bouchavesnes
Derlin
Svardok
Vulcan
Great day on Somme front for Anglo French forces
A British French report details another great Somme day with gains across the line. It notes advances at Morval Tresboeuf and Tancourt, pushing toward Combles and Pregleourt as observers laud the allied assault on a broad 10 mile front amid heavy fighting.
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France
London
Sant
Bara- MA
Beitaln
Heeva
Auuran
Licilah Baye
Morval
Tresboeuf
Yanta
Tancourt
Place Et Pregleourt
Uleorth
Combles
Battlefront notes from Combles and surrounding villages
A correspondent reports from the front near Combles and Mont St Quentin describing brutal artillery and infantry actions. British forces push through Glochy and Pirkleh Run areas as storms of shells blaze across the ridges while French gunners load and fire with machine precision.
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Devil's Wood
Glochy
Anrea
Hell
Mont St. Quentin
Peronne
Red
Trent
Combles
England
France
Ita
Morval
Holly
Britlah
British Forces Enter Combles In Costly Allied Push
London reports British troops entered Combles on the Somme as French and British forces tighten the noose on the German front. The operation involved hard fighting and costly gains with over 1,500 prisoners captured and substantial material seized. The two armies pushed from Morval and Fregicourt, closing the gap and threatening German positions east of Combles.
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Alfice
Hardl Vont
Maurepas
Leforest
Fregicourt
Comblee
Ealent
Glochy and
Guillemont
Combles
Tostenay
Toma
Paii
Hale
Marval
le Transloy
Sailly
Morval
Freetcourt
Mila
Owant Combles
Crete
Towa
Betwen Les Guehnla
Guedescourt
Cambria
French claim gains on Somme front with prison capture
Paris reports French forces north of the Somme have captured the Flot fortress area and breached the Combles cemetery. A reconnoitering party reached near Combles with eight hundred unwounded prisoners taken in yesterday’s Somme fighting. German counterattacks near the Ver Wan front were checked by French artillery and fire.
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Paris
Thiacmont Fork
Fleury
Hughes Making Train Speech in Toledo Stop
Charles E. Hughes arrived in Toledo amid rain and held a one hour public reception. He delivered a brief speech at an automobile factory and addressed a theater audience before leaving for Cleveland. His voice was better than in recent days. En route from Dayton he spoke from rear platforms at Findley and Howleg Green.
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Toledo
Ohio
Charles EL Huughen
Cleveland
Dayton
Hughes
Findley
Howleg Green
Trapped in Chicago Hotel With Woman Named in Ruse
Chicago report states Edmand Pe West, vice president of a New York Chicago coffee firm, admitted he was the A. T. Wesley lured to a New York hotel with Alice Wil Nama by bank robbers, later jailed in Chicago after posting 15,000 on a forged war warrant.
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Chicago
Edmand Pe West
C.D. Grege Tes & Coffees Company
New York
A. T. Wesley
Alice Wil
International Bang of Mann Ac
Southern Pacific reports record net income for year
New York September 26 Southern Pacific company posts a hefty year end net income rise with earnings up from 720,570,019 to 1 , Frons income up 21.64 percent and railway operating revenue climbing to 55,520,570 a net gain of 21.20 percent. The firm benefits from exposition traffic and stock holdings in other railroads including the Associated Oil Company of California. Gross earnings reach 162,6594,225 the largest in company history, beating 191% by 9,919,523. Chairman Kruttschoutt notes Panama canal service disruptions were minimized but steamship tonnage demand rose with European war, and normal conditions may change future revenue.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
Associated of Company of California
Fovest Menta
Juliue Kruttachoutt
Panana Canal
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
LANDRITH AT COLORADO MEETING ASHAMED OF COUNTRY
A large crowd gathered in Trinidad as Ira Landrith, Prohibition vice presidential candidate, attacked supporters of liquor interests and criticized party figures. He cited statements by Lin Whan and contrasted them with Hughes, who recently completed a coast-to-coast trip amid Prohibition campaigning.
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Wilaot
Chariaas FL Hughes
Colorado
Ira Landrith
Wasa
Lin Wh- Bon
Baltimore
America
Tan
Lughes
Flo
Siughea
Macedonian Front Battles Reported as Bulgarians Counter
On the western end of the Macedonian front east of Florina Bulgarians launched violent counter attacks last night but were checked by French forces. West of Florina Russians and French conducted a joint assault and took fifty prisoners. Between the Struma and the Vardar artillery fire occurred with some skirmishing, while no infantry actions were reported in the cedar bela area by the Serbians.
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Berlin
Sayrille
Sturduk
Valcan
Transylvania
Oeatner
Ancre
Gomme
Bucourt LiAb
Eucourt L'Abbayes
Guidecourt-Boucharestes
Reccaveenes
Somme
Parla
Bel
Florina
Struma
Vardar
Cedar Bela
London
Gerenalabipa
England
North Widelands
Lon Thorelders
Baring
Gufite
Ester
T Hepalita
Vileista Band Moving North
The Vileista Band plans a northward move as part of an American expeditionary effort led by Seadouar in a phased deployment. The initiative focuses on cultural exchange and regional defense support with a coordinated schedule and routes.
Venizelos To Address Cretans In Greece Dawn
A chaotic multi locale dispatch reports Venizelos traveling to Crete to address Cretan affairs while Greece faces foreign pressure. The notice details aerial raids, Zeppelin losses, and political shifts as Crete and Athens respond to Entente diplomacy and Greece’s neutrality stance amidst ongoing war.
Noted economist forecasts German shift from monarchy to socialism
Charles P. Kreinmetz, renowned German economist exiled to the United States, predicts the decline of monarchy in Germany and the rise of socialism. He cites a push by the Social Democratic party trading war aid for increased socialization of industry. Separately, State Department dispatches assert Villa was absent during the Chihuahua City fighting, arms were captured by bandits, no Carranza deser tions, and a deportation threat faced by Burton Wilson of the NH club in Mexico City. A navy cable from Veracruz reports calm at Vera Cruz.
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Charles P. Kreinmetz
United States
Germany
Flo
Social Democratic Party
State Department
Villa
Chihuahua City
Carranza
Lansing
Elisen Arm Dondo
Mex
Dealignate
Burton Wilson
Nh Club
Mexico City
Navy Department
Ceptala Surrage
Nebraska
Vera , Cruz
Steamer Founders in Lake Ontario
Oswego N Y report says six crew members of the steamer flab erval of Ottawa drowned when the vessel foundered in Lake Ontario nine miles from Oswego during a storm. Three exhausted crew members reached shore yesterday after nine hours afloat. The boat was taking on water and the bow was torn.
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N.Y
Flaberval
Ottawa
Sean
Lake Ontario
Nice Hocra
British Surgeons Treat Thousands in Paris and France
British surgeons treated about 16 000 cases and performed 46 percent of operations on civilians in Paris and the French zones early in the war. They faced ongoing epidemics and vaccinated the population against typhoid while establishing special hospitals for children. Many wounded and shell shock cases required care, with ward shortages noted and vaccine campaigns expanding.
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Paris
Uente
France
Villa Notta
Hent
Alleged Murderer Overton Captured in Tennessee
David D. Overton, accused of killing Probate Judge W. T. Lawler in Hunterville, was arrested by Secret Service officers at Smithville Tennessee. The case tied to Lawler's political machine and two personal crises. state militia had been mobilized earlier. Separately President Wilson voted at Princeton New Jersey after arriving from Shadow Lawn.
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Ala
David D. Overton
W. T. Lawler
Huntetile
Smithville
Tenn
Taos Munter
Jude Lawler
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Lawler
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Huntsville
Overton
Bia
Bin
South
Canada
Wilson
Princeton
N. J
Shadow Lawn
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