Germans Halt Allies As Big Battles Rage
German counter attacks in Champagne and the Argonne are reported as the Allies gain no lasting ground. Berlin claims no ground recovered, while London and Paris report heavy losses and ongoing fierce fighting with large prisoner counts and continued pressure on both sides.
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Argonne
Berlin
Champagne
England
Marne
Arras
London
Joffre
Aternoon
Hulluch
Paris
French Transport Sunk in Libyan Sea by Austrian Submarine
A dispatch from Athens reports a French transport steamer of about 6,000 tons sunk by an Austrian submarine in the Libyan Sea while carrying coal from Malta to Cyprus. At Crete, the British Natal Transport, 2,455 tons, was shelled and sunk by a German submarine on September 17, with 34 crew rescued at Piraeus. Denial issued in New York that the Transylvania was sunk in the Mediterranean by Germans.
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Berlin
Sayvine
Frankfurter Zeitung
Athens
Libyan
Overseas
Malta
Cypress
Marseille
France
Natal
Crete
Piraeus
Greece
New York
Transylvania
Medditerranean
Airmen Bombard Bruges Reported Hit and Vurned Gas Works
Airmens of the entente allies bombarded Bruges Belgium. The gas works were struck and the city plunged into darkness. A later dispatch confirmed the attack and implied damage to the gas facilities.
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Amsterdam
London
Bruges
Belgium
Austria recalls Dr Dumba over US ultimatum in push to safe passage
Vienna will formally recall Dr Constantin T. Dumba Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States after assurances that his leave of absence would not embolden US note. Penfield negotiates safe passage by Rotterdam liner with Dutch sailing October 6 while British and French authorities agree to avoid interference. Dumba delays departure from New York engaging Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam and delaying until Vienna signals recall. He remains silent at Lenox Mass as officials confirm AP dispatch as first word of action.
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United States
Penfield
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Dumbs
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Stats Department
Rotterdam
Barclay
Polk
State Department
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al- Hed
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New York
Constantin T. Dumba
Dr. Dumbs
Nieuw Amsterdam
Lenox
Masa
Associated Press
Umeelf
Austria to Issue Two New War Loans in October
The Overseas News Agency reports Austria planning two new war loans in early October. Berlin dispatch notes preparations underway as of September 2. The item appears in a wireless transmission to Tuckerton, New Jersey, with further venue details unclear and text containing garbled theater and schedule fragments.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
N. J
Today
Austria
Germans Withstand Human Avalanche On Front
Berlin dispatch reports a vast French British artillery assault from the Vosges to the sea. heavy shells and rolling drum fire try to breach Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria’s sector near Lille. British French use gases and naval guns to press the attack along Arras Ypres corridor.
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Ypres
Arras-Ypres
Tarkow
Liesichen
Prince Rupprecht
Lille
Arras
Souchez
Italy
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I &m
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la Bassee
Victim Mrs Corey Targeted by Bogus Officer in Paris
Paris reports detail a con artist in a decorated uniform posing as a convalescent officer to gain entry into affluent homes. Among victims was Mrs William E Corey at Virgonischateau. Suspect Padovani, 27, Marseille-born, fled arrests after mobilization. He faces military justice after a police arraignment.
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Washington Post
Paris
William E. Corey
Virgonis Chateau
Comte de Fontanges
Marquis de Villeneuve
Prince de Bourbon
Padovani
Marseille
Europe
Bois
British Warship Sunk and 5,000 Allies Captured in Berlin Report
Berlin reports heavy Allied losses with a British warship sunk and two damaged during a Belgian coast attack near Zeebrugge. More than 6,000 prisoners and several machine guns were captured at various fronts including Ypres Souchez Mourmelon and the Argonne. The German statement notes the naval casualty was omitted in the London version.
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London
Tuckerton
N. J
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugg
Ehipa
Ypres
Souchez
Hagiah
Mourmelon
L¢ Grand
Argonne
Belgian Queen Under Fire in War Trenches
Paris dispatch reports the Queen of Belgiana walking six miles along the first trench line during a sharp bombardment. She remained cheerful and took shelter under earthworks as bombs exploded nearby.
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Waika
Washington Post
Paris
Komba
Russians Gain At Dvina and Kovel In Galicia Push
Russian forces report strong gains near Dvina and Kovel as Austrians retreat from Brody. German assaults east of Vilna slow, with Russians countering by land and bayonet attacks. Dvinsk defenses hold, Germans shift to new groupings for major crossing maneuvers toward the Beresina and Slutsk.
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Bobrysk
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Vietka
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Gacha
Idle
Podgorie
Niemen
Novogrodek
Slutsk
Nesterka
Germana Halt Big Drive to Serbia clash
Germany halts a large drive and issues a Bulgarian ultimatum to Serbia while other fronts form in the war. Reports note casualties and shifting pressure as Vienna recalls Dumba and Wilson greets veterans.
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Germany
Dvinek
Vienna
Dumba
Wilson
Col Drew
Iilness
Old Comrades
T—Society
Deviney
News of Alexandria
Italy Seizes Gold Ship Aboard Lula Vives
Genoa authorities seized the Spanish packet Lula Vives from Valenzia after police found 100,000 fire dollars in gold aboard. The seizure, intended for Germany, led to the arrest of Capt. Lioroa as part of the intervention dated Sept 26 to Sept 27 across Genoa and Paris reports.
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Genoa
Paris
Lula Vives
Valenzia
Lioroa
Ardmore Blast Kills 50 as City Burns and Debris Rains
A workman struck a gasoline tank while repairing a station tank. A spark ignited fumes causing a massive explosion that killed about 50 and buried many under debris. Main Street endured collapse fires. Ardmore’s rail station and several buildings were wrecked as five hours isolated the city.
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Gtrand
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Rock Island
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Ardmere
Dstrict
Turks Retake Trenches Near Anafarta
Constantinople reports Turkish forces retook positions on the left wing near Anafarta in Gallipoli. An official statement from Turkish army headquarters confirms the change of control, with the advance announced via wireless from Berlin.
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Constantinople
Berlin
Tuckerton NJ
Amiente
Gallipoli Peninsula
Turka
Cannot Beat Russian Army Warns German Leader
Paris dispatch from Sept 27 reports a L Humanite correspondent quoting Gen von Hindenburg on the German frontier. He allegedly said he could win many battles against the Russians but could not defeat their entire army.
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Washington Post
Paris
L'Humanite
Vou Hintenburg Saa
Wilson Welcomes Legion of 6 4 8 at Union Army Reunion
President Wilson greeted the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington as thousands of veterans from California, Washington, Oregon, Montana and other states converged for the forty-ninth annual reunion. The event features a review of the remnant of the Union army and formal proceedings begin today with campfires, prisoner of war regatherings, and a public address planned by the president.
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