Offensive resumed by French in Arras region amid heavy fighting
Paris dispatch reports French war office progress near Soissons with trenches captured while left wing actions around Arras continue with no decisive result. German reinforcements drawn toward Roye center as fighting shifts, President Poincaré visiting battle lines to commend troops.
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Oise
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Paris
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Alexandre Millerand
William
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M Poincaré
M. Poincare
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Lorraine
Belgium
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la Liberte
London
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Luxemburg
Angustove
Sopotskin
Niemen
Warsaw
Havas
Petrograd
Oscowetz
Russian Muland
Grajewo
Augustumo
Ruaslang
No Snipers In France Refutes Atrocity Claims
A statement from the French embassy yesterday denies the existence of franc tireurs or irregulars in France. It counters reports that four German wounded had their noses and ears cut off by French troops, noting German wounded in French hospitals were treated similarly and highlighting acts of saving German wounded in Rheims Cathedral amid shellfire.
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Orchies
France
Rheims
Pricey Boston terrier puppy nets premium bid
James E Meade buys a high value Boston terrier puppy from Betsy Taylor's Trimont Roman in New York. Breeder Dix Taylor of Flatbush and buyer Mrs George Ming of Brooklyn also acquire a pair of female puppies. The dog line includes Budd Or Beta and ties to Moses Taylor and Magette Taylor, with show connections to Southampton KC. Post want ads are free.
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James E. Meade
Betsy Taylor
Trimont Roman
Syeda
Washington Post
New York
James & Meade
Woodmere Kennel Club
Dix Taylor
Flatbush
George Ming
Brooklyn
Mrs
L. Fuller
Car- Male
Pistol claims stun German officers at long range
Special Cable to The Washington Post from Paria reports a new Mausee pistol supplied to German officers. It supposedly can kill at a mile, sights at 500 yards, holds eight cartridges, and includes a leather arm rest for steady aiming. Only 500 of these tools are in use.
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Washington Post
Paria
Hatchet Is Buried as Wilson and Harvey Reunite at White House
President Wilson and George Harvey former Harper’s Weekly editor renewed harmony in a White House meeting that lasted over an hour. The reunion followed a long public feud sparked by Harvey’s stance on Harper’s Weekly during Wilson’s campaign and earlier club tensions with Henry Watterson.
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New York Club
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Louisville
Wilson
George Harvey
Harper's Weekly
The
North American Review
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Lawsville
Mr. Harvey
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Harvey
Europe
Senate
House
Frederick Lynch
Minnesota
Thomas Pence
National Committee
New Jersey
New York
Watterson
Gov. Wilson
Hagues Commander Missing From Scott Antarctic Expedition
London report confirms Lieut. Comdr. H E DeP Rennick among missing from the British cruiser Hogue sunk by a German submarine. Rennick, second in command to Lieut. Evans on the Terra Nova, had joined Capt. Robert F Scott’s ill fated Antarctic expedition and leaves a bride of twelve months.
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Rennick Wasa
Scott
London
H. E. Dep
Rennick
Robert F. Scott
Lieut
Evans
Allies Try Again to Surround Foe in French Offensive
London report details renewed French efforts to envelope German forces from Roye to Arras as armies contend in the Argonne Moevre Lorraine and Vosges. Crown Prince pushed north in Argonne. Meuse crossings and slow progress near St Mihiel noted. Casualty list for the Aisne battle counts 727 in total with detailed officer losses. Ad appears at end.
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Argonne
Woevre
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Lorraine
Vosges
France
Alsace Lorraine
Antwerp Forts Fight Rages as Germans Claim Gains
Berlin reports forts Waelhemm taken and Waelhem breached while German lines claim Antwerp defenses hold. British and Belgian dispatches indicate contested fortifications, river lines, and inundated areas as fighting spreads across Tournai, Lanneken, and Duffel with German bombarded towns and fears of encirclement.
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London
Antwerp
Senne
M” Wie
Lierre
Waelhem
Koningshoyck
Scheldt
Rupel
Nethe
Duffel
Belgium
Tournai
Lille
Lanneken
Maestrich
Maestricht
Central News
Amsterdam
Fort Weihem
Reuter
Briegden
Laneken
Limbourg
Meuge
Doctor at 1000 Births Never Had a Fatality Record
Special to The Washington Post from Welser Idaho on October 4 reports Dr. Charles B. Shirley officiated at 1406 births over 35 years with no maternal fatalities. To honor this milestone his birthday event featured a silver loving cup presented by a grateful mother.
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Washington Post
Welser
Idaho
Charles B. Shirley
Happy Mothera
Plead for Peace Prayers Across Nation Gather at Peace Cross
Thousands gather in rain at Mount St Alban and nearby churches for peace services called by the President. Sermons by Dr Rudolph McKim Canon De Vries and Canon Bratenahl stress prayer and Christian unity to seek Europe’s peace, with attendance by officials and McAdoo.
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Mount St. Alban
Randolph McKim
Canon de Vries
Canon Bratenahl
J. H. Taylor
Europe
United States
Central Presbyterian, Hiarch
James H. Taylor
Pates
McAdoo
White House
Taylor
Mount St. Alban's
SS. Peter and Paul
Congress
Marine Band
Alfred Harding
Washington
Bonzano
St. Francis
Holy Land Memorial
Mt. St. Albans
Rudolph McKim
W. L. de Vries
Canon Bratenah
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
William McNamara
Father McNamara
John Britton Clark
First Presbyterian Church
Battle Along Whole Frontier as Forces Recede and Counter
Petrograd dispatches report a Russian victory at Augustowo with German retreat toward the East Prussian border and Germans abandoning trains and munitions. Other fronts see Serbs repulsing Austrians while Russians press offensives near Ossowiec and Druskeniki as German and Austro-Hungarian forces claim varying gains along the frontier.
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Druskeniki
Niemen
Ossowetz
London
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Carpathians
Marmaros
Galician
Inehnlef
Archduke Frederick
Arccduke Charles Francis
Prussian
Bern
Augustowa
Cracow
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