DECIGIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN LONG BATTLE IMMINENT
Long drawn out conflict resumes today with observers predicting a decisive result soon. Victor seeks honors of battle at fearful cost as French doubt allies can lose. Visit of President Poincare to the front fuels optimism.
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France and Germans in renewed warfront push reports
Berlin claims German forces moved successfully and outer Antwerp forts have fallen as Paris reports uncertainty. The Aisne battle resumes with high French hope though a definitive outcome remains unclear. Rail traffic adapts amid shifting fronts. Col. Du Paty de Clam is reported wounded in Paris.
Germans Break Thru Outer Circle of Antwerp Forts
An official German report says forts at Lierre Waelhem and Koningshoxcit along the outer circle at Antwerp have fallen, breaching the outer defense and enabling an attack on inner forts. Other items note Russian setbacks near the Niemen, troop movements, and diplomatic signals from Portugal and Romania with emphasis on neutrality and relief efforts.
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France Admits Slight Ground Yield Behind Oise Front
Paris reports an official communique stating that on the left wing north of the Oise the battle rages with great violence and the result remains indecisive. It notes ground being yielded at certain points while the rest of the front shows no charges. In Russia, the German army after a 10 day battle between eastern Prussian front and the Niemen river retreated along the entire line, abandoning war material.
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Bode
Behring
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Thoma
Wendt
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Russia
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Niemen
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Servang
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Thorn
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Galicia
France
Sracow
Breslau
Budapest
Hungary
Szirgeib
Tver
Unglvar
Bosnia
Sarajevo
London Sees Hopeful Sign as Fighting Proceeds Abroad
London reports continued fighting around Dowai between Arras and Valenciennes as Allied offensives press German right wing. Joffre signals enough attrition to justify renewed offensives, with master keys along the northern front. Russian and Austro Hungarian actions unfold in Galicia, Hungary, and the Balkans amid massive troop movements and entrenched positions.
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Dowai
Arras
Valenciennes
Mons
France
von Kluck
Joffre
Towns in Turkey Rocked by Quake
The towns of Isbaria and Burdur in Turkey were severely damaged by an earthquake last night with heavy loss of life. A dispatch from Mort de France said the shock occurred around midnight with a northward origin, while no major damage was reported elsewhere in the Windward Islands.
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Mort de Franca
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German Report Claims Success From Berlin Dispatch
A Reuters Telegram from Berlin via Amsterdam quotes a German headquarters statement dated October 4 on Western theatre activity. It claims success on the right wing and in the Ar Kote district, with operations off Antwerp and in the eastern theatre described as concluded. The text is garbled, with several misprints, but preserves mentions of German advances and theater fronts.
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London
Reuters Telegram Company
Berlin
Amsterdam
Ar Kote
Antwerp
Editor Freed After Murder Trial In Clinton Strike Bulletin Case
Carl Fort Person, editor of the Strike Bulletin, was found not guilty of murder in Clinton. He shot Antoni Musser in 1912 after a dispute linked to a Central railroad strike. Jury deliberated over twenty three hours. crowd celebrated outside. Defense rested on self defense. labor unions funded his defense and a change of venue to Lincoln was ordered.
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Antoni Munsor
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M. Varris
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Deartur
Frank Comerford
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Maals Central Railroad
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Strika Bulletin
Antony Musser
John Strabte
Ief
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Person
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Attorney Somerford
Chinton
Germans Repulsed In Night Assault At Toing Ta
Reuters report notes German infantry attacked Japanese at Toing Ta but were repulsed. German casualties given as 48 killed while Japanese losses listed as five killed and eight wounded. Artillery activity reported near Tsing Tau with four Japanese shells striking a German gunberet before retirement. Food crops congress opens in Atlanta Georgia focusing on boosting crop production to free funds for cotton in the garden region.
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Tatog Tan
Lad
Tsing Tau
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Atrantas Gal Matte
Atlon
voTimerse
Slayer of Re. Hugeius to be caught
Police pursue a killer believed to be a man near his home while indications point to a woman involved. Investigators in Sherwood suspect a land dispute motive and continue work toward arrest in the Richard S. Mupgins case.
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Minty Land
Richard 8
Mupgins
Mppleyn
Sherwood Green
Woman Suspect Sought In Fatal Street Shooting
A man named Huggins was shot on Cunger Street Saturday night and died within minutes. Police, led by Captain Wagner and Detectives McSweeney Morrin, pursue a woman suspect linked to a threatening letter. A Stranger alerted dispatchers and details remain under investigation withs several clues and a possible motive.
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Tames Nnhursh
Chestnut Street
Cadar Valley
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Hwugeliag
Furlursh
Hose Huggins
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Newramer
Cinger Street
Menkre
Collins
Douglass
Turney
Marcoma
Warner
Kistner
Sherwood
Alfred Flanders
Tentative date agreed for Congress to quit
Washington D C October reports say no extra session in November is planned. President Wilson outlined a short session agenda including war taxes Clayton anti trust Alaska coal leasing and other measures. He noted adjournment decisions depend on House actions and cotton relief debates. The next session would tackle ship purchase Philippine Will general land dam and appropriation bills.
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D. C
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Wilson
Henry
Texas
House
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Hoe
Reyburn Securities
Japanese Control Chinese Railroad
Japanese authorities seek autonomy over the Shantung line while China agrees not to oppose its military occupation. The railroad runs from Qingdao through Shantung to Chi Nan via Wei Helen as Japan advances with fewer than 500 men beyond Wei Hsien. Japanese actions connect with campaigns against German Kiaochow.
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Shantung
TsIng Tau
Chi Nan
Wei Helen
Yuan Shi Kai
Wei Hsien
Conechon
Kiau Chau
Russians Invade Hungary in Force
A Star dispatch from Rome reports Russians pushing into Hungary after capturing the Carpathian passes. Cossacks cut the railway at Cziget, isolating parts of Hungary, as forces advance to the south and occupy Hosszumczo.
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London
The
Star
Rome
Carpathian
Hosszumczo
Cziget
Hubgary
Wilson Prepares Campaign Letter to Endorse House Democrats
President Wilson in Washington begins drafting a campaign letter endorsing Majority Leader Underwood and Democratic House members for re election. The missive will highlight the administration’s support and the House majority’s achievements. Mrs John Gilles departs for a short visit to Minneapolis before returning to Sioux City for her job with Humphrey Tint Works.
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Wilson
Underwood
House
Congress
John Gilles
Minneapolia
Sioux City
Humphrey Tint Works
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