German Armies Hold Line in France as Allies Press
French forces push along the Somme to the Oise as German troops entrench between rivers. On the eastern end of the battle line near Verdun the German defense is stiff as the Allies seek to advance on von Kluck's flank about sixty miles north of Paris.
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Somme
River Oise
Paris
Battle Line
France
The
Aisne
von Kluck
Oise
Lne
Verdun
Germans Claim 10000 Casualties Before Verdun Battle
The thirteenth day of the Aisne fighting shows no decisive winner as Franco British and German forces clash near Paris. Reports place Verdun fighting with German casualties at about 10 000 dead and 15 000 wounded amid censorship and wartime dispatch limits. Russians advance in Galicia as Czyschky and Foulstyn fall. Jaroslaw falls and the Russian flag moves west toward Krakow. Ostend bombings by Zeppelin airships heighten tension. Switzerland remains neutral as Italy vows protection. Reims cathedral again under bombardment.
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The
Aisne
Galicia
Jaroslau
England
Czyschky
Foulstyn
Jaroslav
Praeworsk
Nancut
Cracow
Ostend
Italy
Corporal O'Brien A Hero Of The War
Corporal O'Brien joined the Ninth British Lancers under Captain Grenfell in a charge on a German battery at Mons. He urged Britain’s sons to enlist, recalling his two brothers killed within a hundred yards of him and vowing to return if his hand heals by Thursday.
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O'Brien
British Lancers
Grenfell
Mons
Sons of Great Britain
Germans resume bombing of Reims cathedral
Across multiple datelines the bulletin notes that German bombing of Reims cathedral resumed. Reports cite Basel Basel Switzerland refusing German army corps passage, Italian decree banning Atlantic aviation over Italian territory, and a naval duel between the Kronprinz Wilhelm and Karlsruhe off West Indian waters with no serious damage.
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Rome
London
Giornale d Italia
Basel
Switzerland
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Lloyd
Karlsruhe
Kronprinz Wilhelm Sinking News Reaches Santos
The German steamer Prussia has arrived at Santos with the master and 25 men of the British steamer Indian Prince, sunk by the Kronprinz Wilhelm. This is the first definite news of the incident.
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Rio Janeiro
London
Santos
Another Month Before Congress
Washington reports Congress will stay in session at least a month longer. Chairman Henry of the rules committee said at the White House that after the war revenue bill is disposed of a 19 hour special rule for debate on the Philippine bill and an 8 hour rule for debate on the ship purchase bill would be brought in.
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Henry
Rules Committee
White House
Ontario Premier Sir James Whitney Dies
Toronto reports the death of Sir James P. Whitney former Ontario premier. The notice notes his passing on September 25 and identifies his leadership role in Ontario government. Greece is described as a heavy buyer of American pistols and cartridges with a brief product mention of the Martin fivecelgar.
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Ontario
Toronto
Ont
James P. Whitney
Greece
Germany Orders Independent Probe Into Louvain Destruction
Berlin reports say the German government has ordered an exhaustive judicial inquiry by an independent lawyer into the destruction of Louvain Belgium. An earlier finding suggested civilians fired on German troops after rockets signaled from near the Louvain station.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. IL
Louvain
Dan-Es-Salam
German East Africa
Germany
Radziwill
Reifehstag
St. Petersburg
Rob Postoffice at Shell Rock Blown Open in Robbery
The Shell Rock Iowa post office safe was blown open at 2 a.m. with nitro glycerine, yielding about 74 dollars in cash and 7300 dollars in postage stamps. The robbers escaped. two suspicious men, ages around 25, were seen, while a carpenter’s pinch bar from a local contractor was used. Postmaster Henry Stevenson planned to move the office to a brick building soon. Sheriff Thomas Shaffer and Marshal Lanna investigated.
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Shell Rock
Henry Stevenson
Fit
Sheriffon
Thomas Shaffer
Atlison
Lanna
Atrocity Claims Against German Officers in War Time
Washington reports a French ambassador summary of ten documents alleging systematic German atrocities. The records accuse officers of ordering killings of wounded soldiers, bombarding Pont a Mousson, destroying villages, and forcing women and children to lead during withdrawal.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Jules J. Jusser
Uanning
State Department
Pont- A-Mousson
Parus
Affleville
Red Cross
Badonviller
Billy
Emperor William Stricken by Severe Cold in Verdun Front
The Geneva correspondent of the Chronicle reports Emperor William is suffering a severe cold. He caught it in the trenches before Verdun where he was drenched by rain while viewing his soldiers.
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London
Mimperor
Liant
Geneva
Verdun
Roosevelt Relatives Volunteer for Paris Ambulance Work
Dr Richard Derby and wife Miss Ethel Roosevelt announce their volunteer service with the American ambulance corps in Paris. They depart with six team members at the request of Dr Joseph A Blake. Their six month old son Richard Jr will be cared for by Col Roosevelt's family in Oyster Bay while they serve.
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New York
Richard, Derby
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Paris
Derby
Joseph
A. Blake
American Ambulance Corps
Richards Jr
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
New York Markets Allow Private Purchases of Unlisted Securities
Financial markets moved forward as the stock exchange and dealers authorize private purchases and sales of unlisted securities at moderate concessions from July 34 prices. Transactions must not harm the general market and stay within bounds.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
War update from western theatre announces minor engagements
Berlin via London reports an official announcement dated Sept 24 saying there were minor engagements in the western theatre today but nothing of importance occurred. No news from Belgium or the eastern theatre.
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Berlin
London
Army Hewdanar“Tors
Belgium
Robbery Probe Points to Local Gang Ties
A report places p at the TRE depot near the poslonee when the robbery happened. Officials suspect the robbers are linked to the gang of craoks seen headed toward Wa tertoo, suggesting organized involvement.
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TRE
Poslonee
Gang of Craoks
Watertoo
Still Change for Peace Between Mexican Leaders
Mexico City reports prominent figures believe a chance exists to broker peace between Carranza and Villa before a rupture becomes irreversible. Public awareness appears limited as diplomatic efforts continue amid governance struggles and regional tensions.
Boy Seriously Injured by Auto in Ta.
In Vector Walls on Sept 25 11 30 am Gaylord 9 son of Mrs O Loyer 22 Main street was run over by a car owned by H Gilkey driven by Henry Iblings in front of the home. Witnessed by the mother returning from town. Childs wound to head feared fatal.
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Vector Walls
Gaylord
Borleaux Hospital Converts Bordeaux School to 700 Bed War Ward
President Poincare urged treating German wounded as French. Bordeaux high school turned into a 700 bed hospital after six weeks of work. Wounded include many from the Marne. An American, Dr Melville Wastermann of San Francisco, works among local surgeons. Eight German hospital corps members who surrendered to the French will be sent back to Germany. The liner Rio de Janeire is noted as a vast anchorage.
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Borleaux
Poincare
Bordeaux High School
Marne
Sharee
Melville Wastermann
San Francisco
Bordeaux
Dresden
AON
Germany
Wilson declines endorsement for a second term
Washington DC September reports Secretary Tumulty wrote to Edward Grossonp New Jersey state treasurer declining the Democratic Party endorsement for a second term. The letter states President Wilson declines seeking endorsement now and will be guided by future events.
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Washington, D. C
Tsou
Turmulty
New Jersey
Tumulty
Edward Grossonp
Fallows
Demarata
Suggeston
Wilson
Russians Capture Fortified Positions on Southwest Front
Grand Duke Nicholas reports Russian troops seized fortified positions of Cayschky and Woulstyn in the Radynsno region between Jaroslav and Praemsyl, took enemy artillery, and forced the Praemysl garrison to evacuate Bourgde and Medyka while repulsed east toward forts. No fighting occurred on the German front.
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Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Cayschky
Woulstyn
Khyroff
Radynsno
Jaroslav
Praemsyl
Praemysl
Bourgde
Medyka
Battle of Sadova Seven Days of Heavy Fighting
Paris dispatch reports from Petrograd say the Battle of Sadova on the Vistula was the key engagement before Jarvalau's capture. The seven day clash saw Austrians atop wooded hills while Russian forces charged across open ground under heavy machine gun fire, suffering heavy losses before breaking through.
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Paris
Petrograd
Hayas
Jarvalau
Sadova
Vistula
Snow and Floods Halt Upper Alsace Military Ops
Swiss dispatch reports pauses in Upper Alsace military actions due to mountain snow and valley floods. Among late reservists called up are 80 Trappist monks from the Oelberg convent in Alsace.
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London
Central News
Lucerne
Switzerland
Upper
Alsace
Oelberg
Ostend Damaged by Airship Bombs
A Zeppelin airship from Thourout dropped three bombs on Ostend. One hit the P de Smet de Nayer bridge outskirts, another struck the harbor and wholesale fish market causing a large crater, extinguished street lamps, damaged wires, and panicked nearby residents before heading toward Thielt.
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Ostend
London
Thourout
Bruges
Belgium
Thielt
Courtrai
Australians Take German New Guinea Occupied Without Opposition
The official press bureau reports Friedrich Wilhelm harbor and seat of government in Kaiser William’s Land have been seized by Australian forces without opposition. German forces concentrated at Herbertshoede were annihilated and a British flag raised at Friedrich Wilhelm with a garrison established. In France Allied centers advance east of Reims amid violent fighting between Somme and Oise detachments and the German army near Tergnier and St. Quentin.
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Kaiser William’s
London
Admiralty
Friedrich Wuhele
Kaiser William's Land
New Guinea
Herbertshoede
Friedrich Wilhelm
Paris
Somme
Oise
Tergnier
St. Quentin
Lorrainé
Vosges
Cambrai
Liege
Valenciannes
Alshe
Berry-Au-Bac
Refs
Berry
Moronviliers
Argon
Shippers Protest Leads I C C to Suspend Tariff Change
Washington action halts new rates filed by railways west of the Mississippi and east of the Rockies that would bar subcarload shipments of butter eggs cheese and poultry. The Interstate Commerce Commission stayed the tariff until January 21 1915 and opened an inquiry after vigorous shipper protests.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wireless 18 Closed at Sinecon Station in Nantucket
Word from Nantucket says the Marconi wireless station at Sinecon was closed by 1 p.m. after the Navy Secretary Daniels ordered the closure yesterday. Corina, queen of Havana cigar advertisement.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Nantucket
Marconi
Sineconyet
L P
Corina, Queen of
Havana
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Mexico City
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