Serbian Army Besieged as Teutons Press Greece
Reports from Nish state the Serbian army is seriously menaced and the rail line to Salonika cut in two places. Entente diplomats press Greece to clarify policy toward Serbia and the Balkan states as fleets blockade the Bulgarian Aegean coast. Russian fronts show continued southward offensives and gains near Riga while western fronts report limited actions at Hulluch and near Reims.
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Paris
Nish
Havas
Salonikd
London
Greece
Serbia
Aegean
Bulgaria
Vranya
Nish-Saloniki
Uskup
von Mackensen
Pripet
Riga
Dvina
Pinsk
Lemberg
Hulluch
Reims
Russians Claim Baranovichi Position Gains
Petrograd via London reports a major Russian success in Baranovichi with the capture of several German positions. The army took 3,552 German troops, ten machine guns and one artillery piece, according to the war office.
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Petrograd
London
Baranovichi
The
War Office
French Repulse Fierce German Assault at Reims
Paris October 21 The French war office says after last night’s Miite bombardment to the east of Reims the Germans renewed their attack. A very violent preparatory artillery fire preceded their assault but they were checked and cut down by French artillery and machine guns. The Germans did not take any position in the French first line trenches.
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Paris
Reims
French War Office
First Lady as Child of Three
A vintage picture shows Abs. Hadlth Bolling Galt as a child of three, the fiancee of President Wilson. The image, from a Bolling family group of thirty-five years ago, includes Mrs. Galt among her brothers and sister.
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Abs. Hadlth Bolling Galt
President Wilson
White House
Bolling
Mrs. Galt
Hardware men optimistic on prosperity from Atlantic City meeting
FP EB and G A W Huntley of Cutler Hardware report a brightening business outlook after hardware manufacturers convention in Atlantic City. They cite rising war orders, larger profits from exports, and a return of prosperity across steel, iron, tin cutlery, and related industries.
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Cutter
G. AW. Huntley
Cutler Hardware Company
National Convention of Hardwaremen and Manufacturers
Atlantic City
Mr. Cutler
East
United States
Cutler
Mr. Huntley
New York City
Detroit
Chicago
Chicago, Mr. Huntley
Rochester
Nfelcomb
N. Y
Grand Lodge session shapes 1916 gathering plans
Delegates at the grand lodge session weigh Clinton as a possible 1916 meeting site for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. About 3,000 attended yesterday, with 2,600 registered and an estimated 590 unregistered visiting delegates. Eight Patriarchs Militant received chivalry decorations, led by Grand Master Randall and Grand Patriarch Campbell, as Major General Peterson announced further honors for Rebekah members later tonight. Deputy Grand Master Sweeney to be installed as grand master tomorrow at the Armory after further degree demonstrations.
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Clinton
Grand Lodge
Town
Altho
K. of P. Hall
Glinton
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Armory
Iowa
A. C. Peterson
Estherville
Department of
Mac J. Randall
Cedar Rapids
George P. Campbell
Davis City
M. B. Traben
Davenport
Charles M. Barnes
Fairfield
Charles W. Flint
Fort Dodge
Matt Petrovsky
George W. Miller
W. A. Tippie
Bella Plaine
Peterson
Rebekah Assembly
Odd Fellowship
Sweenty
Grand Lodges
C. Howard Sweeney
Fairfield Lodge
Ogden Lodge
Requet
Maine Lodge
C. E. MacCanon
Grand
W. Ss. Knight
Des Moines
C. BE
A Alexander
Germany Sees Victory by Spring and Peace Prospects
Berlin reports high officials foresee peace by spring with Germany defending a strong western front and planning indemnities, while Britain’s leaders claim naval strength will avert losses. London cites Churchill and Balfour praising naval power and warning of new perils as the Near East heats up.
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Germany
England
Forty Hurt in Boat Crash at New York Harbor
A fogbound accident aboard the Lackawanna ferry Netherlands in New York Harbor injured about forty people. Several passengers were thrown against Barrow street pier and some were trampled by horses on the boat. Six victims were hospitalized while others received treatment from ambulance attendants.
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N. Y. Harbor
New York
Worty Mmen
Ole Lackawanna Ferrybowt
Netherlands
Barrow Street
Britain Offers Cyprus to Greece for War Aid
London reports Britain formally offers the island of Cyprus to Greece if Greece joins the Allies. An Athens message says Greece is considering the offer and would cede Cyprus immediately upon joining the war. Cyprus is described as the third largest Mediterranean island near Asia Minor, with about 200000 residents.
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Britain
Island OF Cyprus
Greece
London
Great Britain
Cyprus
Daily Telegraph
Gypros
Athens
M. Sazanoff
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Turkey
Byron Beeson Elected President of Second Town Cavalry Veterans
Byron A Beeson of Des Moines was elected president of the Second Town Cavalry Veterans association at its seventeenth biennial reunion. James Mills of Perry became first vice president Henry C Smith of Iowa Falls second vice president G P Russell of Bayard third vice president Josiah Petty of Perry secretary and Perry as next meeting site for October 18 and 19 1916. Prices of hogs fell sharply with cuts of 26 to 50 cents per hundredweight and quotations showing declines from 7 half to 50 cents under the prior day with a range from 7 to 1.00 at the start of the night.
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Marshalltown
Byron A. Beeson
Des Moines
Second Town Cavalry Veterans’ Association
iTegiment
James Mills
Perry
Henry C. Smith
I Nt
G. P. Russell
Bayard
Josiah Petty
Chicago
Bethlehem Steel Hits 599 In New York Market
New York October 21 Bethlehem Steel opened at 450 with a 21 point gain and quickly climbed to 599 and more on 400 shares trading. The price strength follows wartime shutdowns last year when unofficial quotes were between 25 and 30.
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New York
Pethlonem Steel
Stock Exchange
Bethlehem Steel
Delivery Error Notice From Carrier Bay
A printed notice states the paper was not delivered by 6 o clock due to carrier error and asks recipients to call 3330 for a copy to be sent. The notice adds a late call option after 690 o clock with a fee of $43.
Fourteen U G Troopers Repel Bandits Near Ojo del Agua
About seventy-five Mexicans attacked fourteen American soldiers at Ojo del Agua near the Rio Grande. Three soldiers were killed and six wounded. five Mexicans died. Troops from Troop G and Company D held the line for forty minutes until relief arrived from Mission.
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Brownsville
Tex
Ojo de Agua
Rio Grande
San Antonio
United States
Oja de Agua
Mission
Trownsville
Frank J& McCoy
Southern Department
Ojo del Agua
Troop G
Third Cavalry
Company D
Signal Corps
Shafer
Joych
Mecconnell
Stent Torps
Bowner
Behr
Landlands Pita Kuble
Smith
Cansler
Sienal Corps
Wells
Stewart
Shallenback
Viva Villa
Indimeo
Missin
Frank TL. McGoy
Luis de la Rosa
Ojo del l 'Agua
Carranza
Heroe
Jose
Garza
Matamoros
Mace
Pugenice Lenez
de la Rosa
Lopez
President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in Peace
Washington, D. C., Get. 21. President Wilson designated Thursday, Nov. 25, as Thanksgiving Day and noted the United States has been at peace while most of Europe remains at war. He said the nation has asserted its rights and those of mankind without breaching the rights of great powers with whom it has dealt.
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London
Germany
Elizabeth Tay
J. Balfour
Admiralty
Navy League
Winston Spencer Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
Haltic
Washington, D. C
Get
Wilson
United States
Europe
Villa Leaders Urge Him to Give Up Revolution
New York reports that leaders of the Mexican conventionist party behind General Villa have notified him to end the fight against General Carranza and come to the United States. They warn that his remaining generals will abandon him if he does not. Conventionists in New York favor a waiting policy and respect for U.S. neutrality while Villa weighs whether to leave or persist. Manuel Chao and Raoul Madero, key Villa generals, are in New York.
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New York
General Villa
Bim
Carranza
United States
Frominenes
Mexico
Villa
Ealy
Manuel Chao
Raoul Madero
Government Embargo Aims at Villa and Carranza Forces
U S treasury orders seal arms shipments to Mexico to currant factions only Carranza recognized by Washington. Plans to bar Villa by closing border ports or seizing confiscated property shipped across border. Carothers removed from Villa’s army role. no official US dealings with Villa. Carranza garrison facing attack near Douglas Mexico. El Tevar broadcasts Havana advertisements.
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Washington
DB. G
Treasury
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
George C. Carothers
State Department
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Peter
Seittan
National Convention
River City
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Berlin
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Belgium
France
English Channel
Russia
Near East
Fiavana Roe Elgar
Savadry Veterans
Byron Berson
Jethusenem Steel
N.Y
Prace Withoxor
Havana
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