Bulgarians Routed as Allied Forces Drive on Balkan Front
Allied advance overwhelms Bulgarian lines on the Balkan front as Servian cavalry pushes toward Bragalnizta to cut key road between Gradsko and Ish Tib. Serbs report sixty miles gained with 170 guns captured and numerous prisoners arriving amid retreating Bulgarians and disrupted Gradske Demirkapu railway.
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Earl C. Reeves
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London
Balkan
Vardar
Bragalnizta
Gradsko
Ishtib
Enisheba
Gradske-Demirkapu
Drenska Massif
ePrilep
Dabuna
Krushevo
Feft
Alsatia
al Bassan
Struma
Serbian War Office
Gompers Guest of Honor in Paris Luncheon
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was the guest of honor at a luncheon in Paris. Foreign Minister Pichon and other prominent officials welcomed Gompers and his mission during the visit.
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Paris
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pichon
New Jersey Governor Edge Wins Easy Primary Victory
Trenton September 25 Gov Walter E Edge won an easy Republican primary for the long term U S Senate seat by more than six to one over Edward W Gray and George L Record In the Democratic primary George W Lamonte former state banking commissioner won the long term nomination over Charles O Hennessy Frank McDermitt and Alexander Simpson.
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Trenton
Walter E. Edge
U. S. Senate
Edward W. Gray
George L. Record
George W. LaMonte
Charles O. Hennessy
Frank McDermitt
Alexander Simpson
Local Rain Forecast With Cloudy Thursday Night
Weather note suggests possible local showers tonight with cloudy skies on Thursday. Calm winds and mild temperatures expected as phrasing indicates light precipitation and overcast conditions in the vicinity.
Fighting on Bulgarian soil for first time since war began
Allied cavalry invaded Bulgaria after Dorain capture and advanced toward Strummnitza inside Bulgaria. Bulgarian forces entered Serbia at several locations after Bulgaria joined the war on Germany’s side.
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Bulgaria
Dorain
Strummnitza
Germany
Servia
$100 000 to Fight Spanish Disease
Boston approves a $100000 appropriation from a special fund to support influenza battle plans by the state board of health and the Massachusetts Surgeon General and state guard. An order confirms all prior health actions as the epidemic sweeps Massachusetts. In Chicago the spread shows easing with 68 deaths and 369 new cases at Great Lakes naval training station. Camp Grant Rockford Fort Sheridan and student training corps face partial quarantines as the fight continues.
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Boston
Governors Council
Massachusettes
State Board of Health
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Naval Station
Camp Grant
Rockford
Fort Sheridan
Rail workers strike in England ends after Cardiff conference
London report says railway workers union leaders secured agreement to end the walkout, with 120,000 miners and 60,000 ammunition makers affected in south Wales. Government intends to keep war activity unimpeded as the strike threatens to become country wide within 24 hours. A War Cabinet meeting considered the unrest and noted five thousand workers already out and spillover to trunk lines into London.
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London
Cardiff
Exchange Telegraph
Railway Mens’ Union
G. TI. Thoms
Railwo
South Wales
War Cabinet
March to Busy for Conference in Washington
Gen March Chief of Staff again called off his semi weekly press conference in Washington citing pressing official business as the cause. The session was scheduled for today with reporters.
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Washington
Gen. March
Von Hertling Spouts in Reichstag Speech
London reports Chancellor von Hertling told the Reichstag committee that American fury and belief in modern liberty threaten enslaved peoples while vast armament profits enrich Americans. He warned the western front iron will remains unbroken and cited slow U boat fulfillment as key.
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London
United States
America
von Hartling
Reichstag
Berlin
Eight German bombs found near Hoboken on Palisades
New York police investigated eight German bombs discovered on the Palisades near Hoboken last night. Directions in German described how to use the bombs and warned they would explode five seconds after the fuse is lit. A laborer found them beneath the Lossburg steps. Hoboken police placed them in water.
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New York
Palisades
Hoboken
Jread
Lossburg Steps
Three Aviators Drown When Training Plane Falls
Pensacola Florida September 25 during a late practice flight six naval training station aviators fell into the bay Three were drowned two of the survivors were rescued ashore painfully but not seriously hurt none of the bodies were recovered the height of the fall or the cause has not been released
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Pensacola
Fla
War topics dominate ABA convention as financiers seek wartime finance speed
Chicago September 25 The American Bankers Association meeting draws four thousand influential financiers focused on accelerating war financing. Discussions center on altered methods and coordinated resources to speed up funding in the shortest possible time.
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Chicago
American Bankers Association
War Causes Increase in College Enrollment at GWU
Washington reports that George Washington University has seen record enrollment as many students enlist, while wartime workers attend after office classes and naval and Army training units are established on campus attracting larger numbers of attendees.
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Washington
George Washington University
Army Training Corps
Wilson Signs McAdoo Bond Bill In Fourth Liberty Loan
President Wilson signed the McAdoo Bond Bill exempting income on Fourth Liberty Loan bonds up to $30 000 and on first second and third loans up to $45 000 from tax. The measure also gives the President power to regulate government bond transactions. The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign opens Saturday with a three week push led by McAdoo and a large volunteer staff targeting at least six billion dollars in subscriptions.
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Wilson
United States
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Toda
Y McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banking Systems
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
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Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
Sanfrancisco
Liberty Loan
Metropolitan Opera House
Secy
Liberty Lean Committee
Second Federal Reserve District
Benjamin Strong
The
Foreign Legion of France
Legion
German Socialists Back Belgium Serbia Montenegro Peace Idea
London dispatch says German Socialists adopted a resolution calling for restoring Belgium Serbia and Montenegro as a key peace principle. They also stated that damages and the Brest-Litovsk treaty with the Central Powers should not block negotiations.
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London
Belgium
Servia
Montenegro
Amsterdam
the Express
Brest Lyvosk
Arch Bishop John Ireland Dies in St Paul at 80
St Paul Minn Sept 25 Arch Bishop John Ireland veteran of American Catholic prelates has died at 3 55 this morning after 18 hours of unconsciousness He was 80 and had led St Paul Archdiocese for thirty years Close relatives and church officials were at his bedside including Sister Seraphine Father Welch and Bishop Busch Funeral arrangements not set pending East coast attendance Burial likely in St Paul with possible move to Chicago for family ties Strong early reports note he was nicknamed The Fighting Priest during the Civil War and was a frequent candidate for the cardinalate.
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John Ireland
America
Seraphine
Rose
Thomas A. Welch
J. C. Byrne
Joseph Busch
St. Cloud
Cardinal Farley
Arch Episcopal
St. Paul
Chicago
Vote Scheduled in Senate on Suffrage Amendment
Washington Sept 26 The suffrage struggle in the Senate shifts as an amendment vote is set for tomorrow. Suffragists claim a narrow majority while both sides contest the support of Senators Drew New Hampshire Bennett South Carolina and Martin Kentucky though neither party is confident in its claims.
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Washington
Senate
Susan Br. Anthony
Drew
New Hampshire
Bennett
South Carolina
Martin
Kentucky
Allies Capture Fifty Thousand in Balkans and Palestine
Unofficial estimates say Allied forces have taken about fifty thousand prisoners in the Balkans and Palestine since new drives began last week. British and French units in the Holy Land claim to have wiped out two Turkish armies.
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Balkans
Palestine
Holy Land
British Forces in Palestine Break Turkish Advance Near Jerusalem
General Allenby’s British Army reports capturing 38,000 Turkish troops in a new drive north of Jerusalem with many more unaccounted for. Two Turkish armies are described as annihilated, signaling a demoralizing collapse in the Holy Lands theater.
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Holy Lands
Allenby
Palestine
New
Jerusalem
Allied advances flatten fronts as Balkan push continues
British forces in Palestine report capturing 38,000 Turkish prisoners with more uncounted as the Allied drive north of Jerusalem advances. The Balkans see the Bulgarian front rupture under Allied cavalry and French gains at Prilep, with Ishtib and Veles now targets. Western front activity includes Cambrai flank gains, American artillery pressure, and repeated German counterattacks repulsed.
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Trent
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Orient
Turkey
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Vardar
Prilep
Veles
Ishtib
Cambrai
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