Germans Begin Another Great Retreat Reported
A World War I bulletin notes German forces withdraw as American units advance in the Argonne Forest. U S patrols cross the Apermont Eglise Fontaine road in several spots while French positions and heavy fire target the Tronsal Farm at Prezent. Turbulent naval actions nearby report Tampa torpedoed with heavy casualties as Turkey signals possible peace talks.
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Argonne’ ‘Forest
Apermont-Eglise- Fontaine Road
Heavies
Tronsal Farm
Prezent
New York Boys Make Progress in Argonne Front
American patrols advance across the Apremont English Fontaine road and bombard positions near Exermont and Gones as gas shells drift. Air actions include downing three enemy planes, with one parachuting pilot captured, while American raiders drop newspapers and cigarettes to the doughboys amid shellfire.
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Newton C. Parke
1. N.S
France
Argonne Forest
Apremont
Brieulles
Vrdun
Boches
Cierges
St. Juvin
Grand-Pre
Richardson
Corby
Tiius
Gastrick
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Samuel Gompers Receives Audience With Belgian King
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was received in audience by King Albert of Belgium in Havre France. Gompers, who visited the Belgian front, expressed admiration for the Belgian cause and the soldiers. Madrid Socialist conference backs emancipation efforts against despotism.
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Samuel Sompers
Belgium
Agence Radio
I. N
Havre
France
Samuel
Ompers
American Federation of Libor
King Albert
Beldwin
Gompers
Allied forces capture vast German losses on western front
London reports Allied actions from July 15 to the end of September resulted in 5,518 German officers and 248,498 men captured. The booty includes 4,669 German guns and more than 23,000 machine guns.
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London
Train plows into crowd in fog at Bedford Ohio
A Pennsylvania train struck a crowd near a shop in Bedford early today as heavy fog hampered visibility. The deadly incident left several workers ground to pieces, with officials citing fog as a contributing cause.
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Bedford
Ohio
Pennsylvania
All Dead Victims Of Cleveland Plant Tragedy
Bedford Ohio reports state officials and witnesses say twenty six men, most from Cleveland, were killed and several injured when a Pennsylvania flyer plowed through a crowd of workers boarding a special train at the Interstate Engineering plant. Fog hid the approach. victims died or were injured before hospital care. Officials expect to release names soon. Anglo Belgians Take Two More Villages In Flanders Front.
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Bedford
Columbus
Cleveland
Interstate Engineering Plant
Bedford, O
Frrom
Interstate Company
Borss
Hanley Named P M of Erie in Nominations
Washington Oct 3 The president sent nominations to the Senate for postmasters in several states including William R Floyd Little Rock Ark Anna M Beardone Oceanside Calif John KL Stewart Monterey Penn a Joseph A Hanley Eric Penn a Percy W Shepard New Albany and John F Rifenberck Spartansburg Delaware County naming Hanley for Erie postmaster and others awaiting confirmation
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Washington
Senate
Arkansas
William R. Floyd
Little Rock
California
Anna M. Beardone
Oceanside
John KL. Stewart
Monterey
Penn’a
Joseph A. Hanley
Eric
Penn'a
Percy W. Shepard
New Albany
John F. Rifenberck
Spartansburg
Great Chain of Defensive Works in Flanders Being Evacuated by the Germans
German retreat on the western front gathers pace as a vast line of defenses from the Belgian frontier to Lens is evacuated. British forces pursue across a 20 mile front while Allied armies push into Belgium and Picardy. American and Allied offensives, weather clearings, and a major result in the Palestine theater with Damascus and 7000 Turkish prisoners mark a broad, shifting front.
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Flanders
Frank Charlton
Belgian
Lens
Belgium
Picardy
St. Quentin
Rheims
Aisne
Champagne
Monthois
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Lille
Denai
Laon
Marshal Foch
France
Lys
Hindenburg
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Damascus
Allenby
Palestine
Aleppo
Mesopotamia
Turkey
Public health orders curb Spanish influenza spread in West
Washington reports drastic steps to fight Spanish influenza as civilian cases rise while military cantonments see checks. City curfews limit car crowding, stores open late, schools closed, and public meetings banned. Quarantine moves shift toward stopping the disease by month’s end.
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Washington
Fourth Loan progress report shows slow start and high daily target
Washington reports the Fourth Loan is behind schedule with total subscriptions just over 500 million. To reach the 6.009 trillion goal by week end, daily sales must surpass 306,400,090, a pace not yet set. Treasury notes many subscriptions unrecorded at banks but expects strides as the drive continues, with upbeat reports from the Midwest amid cold figures.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Middle West
Subway collision in Bronx leaves two dead
Oct 3 report from New York states two killed and thirty two injured when a West Farms Subway train sideswiped a ten car passenger train at Jackson Ave station in the Bronx. The West Farms motorman was among the dead.
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New York
West Farms
Jackson Ave
Bronx
Berlin Admits Reverse on West Front After Evacuations
Berlin acknowledges withdrawal from Lens and other areas as part of immediate retreat plans. The official statement links these moves to recent fighting on the western front. London reacts with cheers at the news.
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Lens
Armentieres
Berlin
West Front
London
KEY TO COAL FIELDS OF FRANCE AND GERMAN RETREAT
German war report says Leng and Armentieres evacuated without fighting on the Flanders front. Allies close on Lille as German positions between Lens and Armentieres are abandoned. Also Haig claims Germans retreat begins in the west. Harris nominated as Adjutant General of the army. Five naval and one army officer saved from Buena Ventura sinking.
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London
Flanders
Havre
Gheluwe
Turcoing
le Bizet
Armentires
la Fianaus
Berlin
Leng
Armentieres
Roulers
Lens
France
Lille
Haig
Uympesty Coyps
Harris
Washington
President Salson
Senate
Pet C. Harris
Huns Must Stop Burning Towns
A Washington dispatch reports Allied leaders warn Germany to desist from destroying evacuated French and Belgian towns. Bitter exchanges over vandalism escalate as towns face shell damage and German retreat is blamed for continued destruction. A firm warning and potential reprisals are anticipated.
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Washington
Germany
France
Belgium
Ten Officers are Among the Missing
Washington reports the U S S Tampa torpedoed in the Bristol Channel on Sept 26 with ten officers and 102 enlisted men missing plus one British officer and five civilian employees. An explosion occurred at 8 45 PM as she escorted a convoy, later wreckage and unidentified bodies were found. Captain C Satterlee commanded the Tampa. further official details were requested.
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Washington
U. S. S. Tampa
Coast Guard
Bristol Channel
England
Navy Department
Tampa
C. Satterlee
Buffalo Street Car Strike Shuts City as 2500 Men Walk Out
Buffalo N Y October 3 2500 motormen conductors and electricians with the International Railway Company struck at four this morning. No street cars operate while unions meet this afternoon. City officials Chamber of Commerce failed to avert the walkout. Many munition plants opened bus lines to move workers. Workers seek wage gains and a fare increase from five to six cents.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Street Railway Company
Liberty
Uniform Wages for Trades in All War Industries
President Wilson plans to issue uniform wares for trades across war industries to curb labor turnover and strikes. A Federal Wage board will oversee equitable wage scales, reviewing recommendations from government chiefs and adjusting wages to ensure uniformity amid wartime price controls.
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Washington
Wilson
Brief History of the Alliance in World War I
London reports a rumor of Turkey’s unconditional surrender to the Allies with denial from the Foreign Office. Amsterdam despatch notes Turkey seeking peace terms with Germany, warning of Bulgarian occupation. Allied advances under Allenby threaten Damascus and Aleppo while Mesopotamian forces push beyond Baghdad. Bulgarian exit could open Constantinople, routing Turkish Central Powers alliance.
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London
Turkey
Foreign Office
Amsterdam
Germany
Zurich
Daily News Today
Bulgaria
Allenby
Palestine
Damascus
Alepipa
Mes
Opotamia
Bag‘dad
Constantinople
Orient Railway
Breslau
Goeben
Dardanelles
Black Sea
England
Fence
Dardennelles
Dardaneles
Italliopoli
Psze
Hiv Ligenty Borns
Prince Max of Baden Named German Chancellor
Amsterdam reports Prince Max of Baden appointed to succeed Von Hertling as German Chancellor. A moderate liberal, he recently sparked controversy by publishing a revolutionary article. News followed Von Payer declining the post. Weather forecast for Washington through Friday calls for cooler temperatures and light frost with rain.
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Amsterdam
Max
Baden
von Hertling
Prince Max
Wes
von Payer
Sherry Baengs
the Weather
Washington
Penn’s Fair
Hght Frost
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