British Hold Line as German Assaults Fail in Flanders
British and French forces repelled German attacks along the Polygon wood and Aisne fronts with heavy German losses. Air raids on England caused 10 deaths and 38 injuries though casualties were limited. French reprisals hit Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main. Russian northern front forces show renewed pressure near Kronenberg and Spital avenues. A Central Asia revolt disrupts Russian control as loyalist forces resist.
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Berlin
Crown Prince
Rupprech
Field Marshal
Haig
Flanders
Lille-Ostend
France
Craonne
Aisne
Beaumont
Verdun
Slo
England
French
Trevis
Coblenz
Planders
Prui Ih
Polygon Wood
Azain
Petrograd
Issu
Kronenberg-Spital
Central Asia
Census reports cotton ginned before Sept twenty fifth
The Census Bureau reports 2,498,381 bales ginned prior to Sept 25 in the second 1917 season tally. State figures include Alabama 94,857 Georgia 581,288 Texas 1,172,496 and Sea Island totals Florida 9,982 Georgia 9,932. Corrected quantity before Sept 1 is 615,597 bales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau Today
Sea Island
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Census Bureau
Baker to Visit Charlotte Camp
Secretary Baker promised Representative from North Carolina that he would visit the camp at Charlotte this coming Saturday. The report comes from Washington via Associated Press dated October 2.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Ehh
North Carolina
Charlotte
Revolution Rumors Reported in Turkestan
Petrograd dispatch says a revolt movement is underway in Tusstan with General Cherkess and district commanders said to have been beaten and subdued. The report notes a dark phase in the uprising.
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Turkestan
Petrograd
Tusstan
Cherkess
Com- Ma Afie Distrietii
John L Sullivan Praised By Days
Milford Conn Oct 2 The successful no license campaign in Milford swung the town from the wet column for the first time in 10 years. Former world champion prize fighter John L Sullivan appeared as an advocate for the dry cause. His speech here about two weeks ago is credited by many with helping deliver the knockout to liquor interests.
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Associated Press
Milford
Conn
John L. Sullivan
Beaufort Selected as a Naval Base
Beaufort North Carolina reports winning a naval base for Eastern Carolina after a splinter contest. The dredge Croatan arrived to deepen the bulkhead channel to allow larger boats into the harbor. Base headquarters will be on Pivers Island and run by the Fifth Naval District for patrol boat operations.
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Beaufort
N. C
Carolina
Croatan
Pivers Island
Fifth Naval District
Special Mission to Work With Hoover Aims at Food Aid
A British food commission delegation arrives seeking cooperation with Herbert Hoover to meet wartime food needs. Led by O. H. Smith, assistant secretary of munitions, the group will collaborate with Lord Northcliffe who directs all British commissions in the United States.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Herbert C. Hoover
British Food Commission
O. H. Smith
Munitions
Great Britain
Lord Northcliffe
Cotton prices rise as government yield trims supply
Cotton rose about five dollars a bale in New York trading after government estimates indicated a yield of around 12,047,000 bales. Active buying pushed December contracts up to 24.87, 104 points above the prior close.
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Associated Press
New York
Election Officials Indicted Over New York Primary
Twenty eight election officials face indictments following the Republican primaries on September 19. After a recount, William M. Bennett defeated Mayor Mitchel. Grand jury indictments are expected today, based on tally sheets subpoenaed from the Board of Elections, per District Attorney Swann's office.
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New York
William M. Bennett
Mitchel
Grand Jury
Board of Elections
Swann
Cotton crop forecast for 1917 reaches 12 million bales
The Department of Agriculture projects a 1917 cotton yield of 12,047,000 bales based on Sept 25 conditions 60.4 percent of normal. The forecast sits below last year’s output but notes potential gains if weather holds and fieldwork proceeds. cargo states show varied conditions across Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Texas with damage from weevils drought and storms.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dateiabiaina
South
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Senate requests more on Justice Cohalan in German activities
Albany Oct 2 The New York Senate adopted a resolution asking Secretary of State Laning to send the Governor any information not incompatible with the public welfare that would shed further light on the alleged participation of Supreme Court Justice Daniel F Cohalan in German activities, especially relating to Ireland.
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Cohalan
Albany
N. Y
Senate
New York
Laning
Whitman
Supreme Court
Daniel F. Cohaian
Ireland
Vatican Delivers Germany and Austria Replies on Peace
The Vatican has delivered to the foreign minister the texts of Germany and Austria’s replies to the Pope’s peace proposals. A short Vatican note accompanies the dispatches outlining the positions and context of the replies.
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Associated Preas
Rome
Vatican
Germany
Austria
British Hold Line At Polygon Wood In Fresh Attack
British forces repelled three German counter assaults between Polygon Wood and Tower Hamlets with heavy losses to the attackers. British lines advanced about one hundred yards south of Polygon Wood as artillery bombardment and rifle fire disrupted German waves. This report marks the first Associated Press dispatch from British headquarters since last Friday.
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France
Belgium
Associated Press
Pelygon Wood
Tower Hamlets
Polygon Wood
American Military Aid Called Imaginary by German Press
A German press critic in The Deutsches Tages Zeitung labels U S military aid to the Entente as imaginary and foresees limited offensives against Russians along Riga and Jaco ns town sectors. He and Major Moraht deny substantial American support, arguing the Entente retains initiative.
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Deutsches Tages Zeitung
Riga
Jaconstadt
von Freytag-Loringhaven
Entente
British Army Captures Ramadie in Mesopotamia
London report states nearly 4,000 Turkish troops were taken by the British in Mesopotamia as Ramadie fell to Allied forces. Official announcement confirms the capture and lists numbers of prisoners.
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Associated Press
London
Mesopotamia
Ramadie
Caldwell County petitions Senate over LaFollette speeches
The Caldwell County Council of Defense at Lenoir asks the Senate to bar pro German sympathizers from public wartime speeches and endorses Minnesota Public Safety Commission’s move to expel LaFollette. Senator Overman received a copy and the petition was referred to the Privileges and Elections Committee for action.
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George H. Manning
Washington
United States Senate
Council of Defense
Caldwell County
North Carolina
Lenoir
LaFollette
Senate
Public Safety Commission of
Minnesota
Overman
Committee On Privileges and Elections Committee
Supreme Court urged to rule on draft law
Solicitor General Davis asked the Supreme Court to advance four appeals challenging the selective draft law to the earliest practicable date. He said the cases, involving convictions for urging avoidance of registration, are important to the government in enforcing the law and provisions governing draft administration. The motion was taken under advisement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Davis
Solicitor General
Stei
Eeexander Berkman
Wall
Contestants Hustle For Subscriptions In The Dispatch
The Dispatch contest pits candidates against time and enthusiasm as subscribers and votes rise daily. Persistence and effort determine winners for prizes including Briscoe and Ford Automobiles with $200 and $100 cash, plus a $60 Diamond Ring. First period ends Saturday at 9 pm with 140,000 extra votes per $15 club. outside Wilmington, notes apply to special prizes if subs are mailed Saturday.
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Dispatch
Briscoe
Ford
Wilmington
Prizes Offered Include Automobiles Gold and Diamonds
A sales promotion lists prizes such as a $775 Briscoe automobile a Ford touring car $200 in gold $100 in gold a $93 furniture suite a $75 Columbia Grafonola a $50 merchandise order from J W H Fuchs department store a $25 wrist watch two $60 diamond rings plus ten percent commission to all non winners who stay active on money for new subscriptions
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Briscoe Automobile
Columbia Grafonoa
J. W. H. Fuchs’ Department Store
McAdoo Urges Liberty Loan Support in Indiana Speech
Secretary McAdoo spoke in Indianapolis urging rapid Liberty loan funding to back soldiers and ships. He stressed funding for wages clothing food insurance and veterans families while praising allied aid and national resolve. Indiana's 62 counties are tasked to raise 95 206 000 for the loan.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Tomlinson
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Liberty Loan Workers
France
Treasury
United States
Army and Navy
Peace Demonstration Draws 40 000 in Frankfurt Rally
A massive peace without annexations demonstration occurred Sunday in Frankfurt on the Main. Leaders from clerical radical and socialist groups organized the event. The crowd was estimated at forty to fifty thousand with six platforms hosting simultaneous addresses.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Treasury officials hail enthusiastic Liberty Loan response
Washington reports show strong public readiness for the three billion dollar campaign with daily subscriptions near 125000000. The drive employs speakers, ads, posters, and theater outreach as bonds flood in from major cities like New York and Richmond with targets to meet the second loan allotment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Gee and Liberty
Joan
Federal District
Atlanta
Liberty Loan Committee
New York
Federal Reserve
Osgood Smith
Vana
Island Republic
Richmond
America
Protest Against Drafting Mexican Citizens
Washington reports formal representations by the Mes ambassador to the State Department opposing drafting Mexicans into the military. The issue centers on nationality, citizenship, and exemptions, with Mexican authorities arguing foreign-born Mexicans abroad may not be citizens unless they renounce citizenship.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mes
Gnneiae Ee
State Department
Mexico
United States
New York
Burns
Reprisal Raid Reported by Paris Air Units
Paris dispatch notes French aviators conducted reprisal raids against German aerial targets and struck at German cities during the night. The report cites French stations detailing bomber and fighter actions with claims of targeted attacks and observed enemy responses.
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Paris
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