Allies Make Gains on Left Front Near Roye and Noyon
Allied forces push forward on the left front around Roye and near Noyon regaining high ground previously held by German troops. French reports say Beeman ended in favor of the French with heights captured by Gen. von Kluck’s men on Wednesday and partially retaken on Friday. The general belief among Allies is that German armies are near completion of their round trip.
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Roye
Noyon
Beeman
von Kluck
London
France
Berlin
Meuse
Royce
Noxon
von Wyek
Antwerp
Beaumont
Reina
Enernay
First
Paris
Reims
College of Athetes
the Marne
Antwerp Faces Long Siege As German Forces Lead
London reports indicate the German and Austrian armies under General von Hindenburg have taken supreme command to drive toward Paris while Montenegrins threaten Sarajevo. The siege of Antwerp persists and Cracow’s battle opens as a protracted struggle with heavy fighting along the Meuse and Somme fronts.
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Cracow
von Hindenberg
Sarajevo
Vlasenitza
Antwerp
Albert
Goun
William
Leiden
Prussia
Petrograd
Suwalki
Lonza
Servia “ Sar Oepiagay
Russian Troops Report Fierce Frontline Action in Poland
The Russian general staff issued a report from Petrograd dated October 2 detailing continued Russian repulses of German advances near Suyalki and Lomza. It notes German forces retreating toward Ossowetz and Kielce, with Russian cavalry probing and engaging near Augustowo and Mariampol amid rough terrain and damaged lines. The report emphasizes Russian progress across a broad front and German dependence on improved highways, hindered by mud.
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Andrew
Kielce
Ossowetz
Augustowo
Bialobrozeg
Borki
Mariampol
Stehutshin
Wresouch
Washington, D. C
Golejewski
Piotrokow
Klelos
France
Kalisz
President and Lane discuss land bills ahead of adjournment
Washington Oct 2 President Wilson and Secretary Lane spoke on the legislative situation affecting the administration's rangervation bills. They expect Alaska coal land leasing and general land leasing bills to pass or be completed soon and Lane plans to speak in the west during the campaign.
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Washington
Wilson
Lane
Fiscal update from Alexandre Ribot on Oct 1 finances
Alexandre Ribot, minister of finance, informed the cabinet that the treasury and Bank of France books show the Oct 1 financial situation as entirely satisfactory. He noted there would be no new public recourse.
Widow Receives Speedy Benefit in New York
New York October 2 The state workers compensation commission advanced 2000 to Mrs Lillian Garland of Brooklyn to pay off a mortgage so she can start dressmaking and be self supporting after her husband Edward Garland fell from an electric pole on July 2 The advance allows part of the 520 weekly award and her daughter’s 175 weekly allowance to continue until age 18 while the rest is paid in installments.
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New York
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
Lillian Garland
Brooklyn
Wee
State to Record All Births Under New Law Proposal
Des Moines reports Dr. G H Sumner secretary of the state board of wealth will recommend a biennial vital statistics report recommending a birth registration system. Townships would appoint registrars and file birth certificates within ten days, with no burial without a permit.
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Des Moines
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Wealth
Lowa
Iistate
Pr. Sumner Isanxious
Census Department of the
United States
Avithin
Board of Health
Global War Updates from Rome London Berlin
BULLETINS report Rizof orders Bulgarian officers in Italy and Switzerland to return home with funds for travel. A Reuters dispatch notes German Count Zeppelin preparations seen on the front. Berlin says about 2 000 Russian officers including 18 generals are prisoners of war in German detention camps.
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Rome
Aris
M. Rizof
Iotaly
Maly
Switzerland
Hiome
London
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Co
Germany
Zeppelin
Jose Scu
Berlin
Ite
T. F
Berin
Dee
Servians Advance Toward Sarajevo
Paris reports that after 20 days of offensive action Austrian forces hold 12 miles from the Drina frontier. Servians and Montenegrins push in Bosnia and occupy Roumania area as they move toward Sarajevo amid resumed clashes with Austrian troops and reinforcements pending.
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Paris
Nisit
Servia
Travas
Drina
Morth
Trina
Bosnia
Roumania
Sarajevo
Incomplete Russian Officer Letter From East Prussia Estate
A garbled dispatch from Petrograd describes a Russian officer camping on an estate in Kominten East Prussia. The note praises William's estate claiming ample provisions and elaborate entertainments while mentioning exotic animals and a plan to teach local languages to servants.
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Petrograd
Willian
Kominten
East Prussia
William
Chee
Denis
World Congress to Bring a Peace
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, urged a world congress to end the European war. He outlined a plan to establish agencies preventing international wars and called for a universal peace movement to found a world federation after the war.
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New York
Gel
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompere
United States
Record Cotton Crop Reaches Second Large Harvest
The department reports a second record cotton crop for 1914 with an estimated 15.9 million bales possible after acreage abandonment. It notes Sept 25 condition at about 30 percent, 36.48 million acres planted, and compares to 1913 figures of 14.156 million bales. Major entities cited include Washington and the Crop Reporting Board.
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Washington
TR C
Department of Agricultur
United State
Wit
Villa must explain alleged shorings in horse and crop loot
Washington October. On representations by Representative Hall of Tennessee the state department asked Consular Agent Carothers to investigate the alleged seizure by Villa of a large number of horses and crops belonging to American teams at Ascension Mexico. The queen of having cigars advertisement.
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Washington
DD. C
Ocrn 2
Hall
Tennesere
Consutar
Carothers
Soimire
Villa
Aten
Ascereion
Mex
Bombardment of Reims Continues for Sixteen Days
London dispatch reports the prolonged bombardment of Reims with shells striking all quarters, no longer targeting the cathedral alone. The siege disrupts daily life as fires and artillery duels rage, while refugees and damage paint a grim picture of the ancient town.
Emperor William Travels by Train and Auto to Warn Fronts
Emperor William moves between fronts in a special ten car Pullman train, repainted to resemble ordinary cars to avoid French airbomb threats. He travels by auto for distant locations, guarded by aides, bodyguards, and secret police, as telegrams report from Berlin.
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Rome
Paris
Emperor William
Berlin
Responses Not Liberal Enough Appeals for Edmund De Wageners Fund
The Courier and Reporter notes donations fall short of hope for Edmund De Wageners whose legs were amputated after a railroad accident in the city. The appeal has been fully investigated and deemed worthy. donations include a grant from F. Swanson and an additional $5 pledge from another firm.
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The
Canrier
Edmund de Wagensers
Presbyterian Hospital
Ie Wasenaere
Courier
F.rb, Swanson
Terrific Fighting in Roye Region Amid War Front
A Paris dispatch notes ongoing heavy fighting near Roye with German reinforcements observed. It reports progress along the front from Arras southward and a German bridge attempt on the Meuse near St Mihiel thwarted by French guns. Offensive operations continue between Apremont and St Michel with limited other action.
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Paris
Ktaye
Roye
Arras
Meuse
St. Mibiel
Woerre
Apremont
St. Miciel
Germans suffer heavy losses near Antwerp belated report
A Central News cable from Antwerp states German forces faced severe casualties as Belgians redirected fire. It reports thousands of German dead at the Wayre and St Catherine forts outside Antwerp and says several corpses lie in heaps as German companies were exterminated and others pushed back with bayonets.
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London
Antwerp
Central News
Wayre
St. Catherine
German Messenger Slips Through England on Cedric
New York dispatch reports Bernard Goldsmith, a German diplomatic messenger from the Washington embassy, escaped capture while crossing England aboard the British steamer Cedric, which arrived from Liverpool with 1,800 passengers.
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New York
Cedric
Liverpool
England
Bernard Goldsmith
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Bill Signed by Wilson
President Wilson signed the rivers and harbors bill today in Washington allocating 29 million dollars to be spent under the War Department. Projects already initiated will proceed under this authorization.
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Washington, D. C
Prelcident
Wilson
War Department
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