American Aviators Bomb Fourteen Towns In One Day
American flyers north west of Verdun report 84 successful missions in 12 days of combat. They dropped 37 1 2 tons of bombs on Canflans Louguyon Andun Dommary Boxieres Vigneulles Chambly Etain Arnville Grand Pre Abileville Gorzec Waydenville Mareq and others while engineers removed over 100 buried German mines from evacuated ground.
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Associated Press
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Verdun
Can-flans
Louguyon
Andun
Dommary Boxieres
Vigneulles
Chambly Etain
Arnville
Grand Pre
Abileville
Gorzec
Waydenville
Mareq
Vilesnes
Meuse
Dannevoux
Septsarges Wood
Catlancourt
Mont Zeville Road
Papnevoux
Sachet Wood
Esnes
Forges
Jure
Italians Push Across Albania as Austrians Retire
London reports Austro-Hungarian forces retreating in disorder before advancing Italian troops in Albania. After Berat’s capture cavalry joined the pursuit. Rome notes a 34 mile front from the Adriatic to the Osum river. Italians seize Berat, burn depots, take prisoners and matériel as their offensive deepens following Bulgaria’s collapse.
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Albania
Rome
Berat
Bulgaria
Tuessay
Adriatic
Osum
Fieri
Semeni
Sterbasi
Metalt
Lake
Ochrida
von Ste
Advancing Tide Makes Teuts Use Best Men
War brief notes German forces reinforce lines as Allied and German units clash along the western front. Reports claim no major retreat, with Armentieres and Lens under British pressure and Montbrehain near the Australians with tanks. Greek re occupation of eastern Macedonia progresses eight miles daily amid shifting loyalties in the region.
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Associated Press
London
Western Front
Flanders
Armentieres
Lens
Sequebart-Bonysétter
Hindenburg
Montbrehain
Moefyin
MNET
Frankfort
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Vor Zoehn
Hindenburg Hne
Austria
Alvania
Berat
Sofia
Constantinople
Roumania
Germany
Macedonia
Turkey
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Persia
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Allies urged to invoke law of retaliation against Germany
A French national committee on war damage restoration issued a declaration calling for allied governments to destroy town for town and village for village as a response to German aggression. The dispatch notes the law is repugnant yet seen as the only way to impress the German mind and seeks coordinated action.
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Washington
D. C
French National Committee
France
Germany
Delivery error notice for missed paper
If the carrier failed to deliver the paper by 6 o clock, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Phone message must reach the office before 6330 p.m.
U S Men Destroy Two Submarines At Durazzo And Blanc Mont
American submarine chasers destroyed two enemy submarines during the bombardment of Durazzo. General Pershing reported gains in Champagne including Blanc Mont and Medeah farm. American tanks repelled German advances near Verdun, inflicting heavy losses on multiple German units.
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Peshing
Washington, D. C
Pershing
Blanc Mont
Champagne
Moselle
Forest of Argonne
U. S
Mont Blanc
Rome
Durazzo
Medeah Farm
Associated Press
France
Reuter’s
Apremont
Verdun
Technical Army training call underscored by influenza delay
Provost Marshal Gen Crowder announced 29 999 grammar school graduates from 42 states and the District of Columbia will entrain October 15 for technical schools. Of the total 980 will be negroes. Voluntary induction allowed to October 12. States and institutions listed include Illinois Bradley Polytechnic Institute 250 University of Chicago 500 Northwestern University - Indiana Interlaken School Rolling Prairie 1000 War saw Chamber of Commerce - Iowa Iowa State College - South Dakota Iowa State University - Wisconsin Beloit College 550 University of Wisconsin. Chicago escaper Frank McErlane captured in Bisbee Arizona via draft card stamp from Joliet local draft board.
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Associated Press
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Crowder
District of Columbia
Illinois
Bradley Polytechnic? Institute
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Indiana
Interlaken School
Rolling Prairie
Ind
Warsaw
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Iowa State College
South Dakota
State University
Wisconsin
Beloit
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University of Wisconsin
Collision sinks American steamer Herman Frasch
Washington reports night collision 150 miles southeast of Nova Scotia between the American steamer Herman Frasch and the tanker George G. Henry. Herman Frasch sank in seven minutes with 41 of 13 officers and 76 men reported as survivors by the navy. Henry stood by aiding survivors before resuming its voyage.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Herman Frasch
Nova Scotia
George G. Henry
Navy Department
Overseas Supply Service
Henry
British And French Over 45 Imprisoned by Petrograd Regime
Stockholm reports that most British and French men over 45 held in Petrograd have been imprisoned. Paul Anderson of the American YMCA in Moscow, who was jailed, was released Sept. 25 per Major Alten Wardwell of the Red Cross. The Red Cross party plans to leave Moscow within a fortnight. Travelers arriving from Petrograd confirm widespread imprisonment of older British and French nationals.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Paul Anderson
American Young Men's Christian Association
Moscow
Major Alten, Wardwell
American Red Cross
Wardwell
Red Cross
Petrograd
British Cavalry Break Hindenburg Line Near St Quentin
British forces breach the Hindenburg defense near Fresnoy with cavalry and tanks followed by infantry. Fresnoy reportedly taken as Allied air reconnaissance notes few intact trench lines. Captured Germans include prisoners from 19 divisions and 41 battalions amid ongoing fierce fighting and counterattacks near Gouy and Le Catelet.
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Associated Press
St. Quentin
Rindenburg
Lens
Reims
Argonne
Beaurevoir
le Catelet
Hindenburg
Fresnoy
Hindenburg Line
Cambrai
Prospect Hill
Gouy
Hoodwinked Nominees Spark Cabinet Controversy
Report from Washington notes Hun cabinet nominees under fire as observers and allies debate popular rule and democratization. Ju observers and officials weigh the ideas amid mounting skepticism about the nominations.
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Peace proposal in Germany signals hollow democratic ploy
Washington observers view Kaiser cabinet reshuffle with Prince Maximilian Scheidemann Groeber as a sign of a hollow democratization plan. They argue militarists may retain real power, conference notes no Reichstag accountability, and suggest the Kaiser aims to appease public opinion while Junkers keep control.
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Washington, D. C
Kaiser
Germany
Maximilian
Scheidemann
Grocber
Reichstag
Junkers
Maxure Kaiser
Liberty Loan Drive Urges Speed to Hit Goal
Washington Oct 4 The fourth liberty loan goal of 3 6 000 000 000 must be reached by Oct 19 and subscriptions today rose to 626 506 000 with a need to exceed 315 000 000 daily. Second district lagged with 215 219 050 pledged by 10 am. Chicago subscribed 52 000 000 by noon, Iowa hit 2 000 000 over quota using an index system to assign personal quotas and motivate paying.
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Washington, D. C
Liberty
Treasury
Associated Press
McAdoo
New York
Federal Reserve District
Chicago
Iowa
Yowa
C. H. McNider
California Man Downs Flier In Air OpenTagle
Aviator Rollins Meyer of Oakland California shot down a German airplane near Very Verdun area. Despite a failing motor his machine gun fire forced the enemy to land and his Aerial combat partner officers surrendered. Meyer towed the German crew back on foot and claimed the trophy. A second item notes The Foundation company launched its seventh wooden ship on the Passaic river at Kearny setting an Atlantic coast record.
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Associated Press
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Thuredsay
Rollins Meyer
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Altho
Meyer
Newark
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Foundation
Passaic River
Kearny
Atlantic
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