Serbian Claims of Defeating Teutons Stir War Headlines
Serbian sources assert a victory over German troops with heavy losses on the German side. They warn Austro-German reinforcements will come, while predicting no quick end to the fighting.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
1
Kaiser Front Visits Siege Front and Telegrams on Loos Losses
Dispatches from Vienna and Paris report Austro German forces crossing the Danube facing Serbian resistance on the Vine river with conflicting claims of defeats and heavy losses. The Kaiser is said to be leaving for the Serbian front to view German actions. London reports a British ship sunk by a German submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lumtry
Loos
London
Danube
Vine River
Vienna
Belgrade
Constantinople
Catchesen
Kaiser
Front
Amsterdam
Russia
Petrograd
Luibry
MISS STINE A BRIDE TONIGHT AT GRACE LUTHERAN
Miss Ann Octavia Stine will wed Mr Walter B Johnson at Grace Lutheran Church at 8 pm with Rev George Bowers officiating. A reception will follow at Mrs Walter Barrs residence on Fairmont avenue as guests celebrate the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Octavia Stine
Walter B. Johnson
George 3. Bowers
Walter F. Barr
Fairmont Avenue
Keefer Pears Wanted For One Week Market Purchase
Keefer pears wanted for one week only at market price. F. A. Beck & Co. oY, Warehouse Ap-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keefer
F. A. Beck & Co. Oy
Fruit Growers offer lower rates for October export space
Notice by Henry M. Baker representing Dan Wuille and Co. Lita London England to reserve space for exporting apples in October. Bell phone 4821. Fall coats suits and millinery nax es . The ener Price pat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Baker
Dan Wuille and Co
Lita
London
England
Bell
Piley Orndorff Sent To Road Work On Convict Gang
Riley Orndorff of Gore county area was jailed for a year after being whipped with a leather strap ending in a metal buckle. He left yesterday to join a Warren County convict road crew for sentence fulfillment on new roads under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Orndorff
Gore
A. J. Tavenner
Warren County
Orndorff
Reverend Martin Appointed Pastor at Summit Point Circuit
Rev. J. Luther Martin is named pastor of the Summit Point Circuit of the A. M. E. Church by Presiding Elder O. E. Baumgardner and will assume charge immediately. The appointment follows support from circuit members white and colored after hearing him preach for Rev. J. V. Young, who has moved to Rocky Mount, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Luther Martin
Summit Point Circuit
A. M. E. Church
O. E. Baumgardner
Jrcuit
J. V. Young
Rocky Mount
Keller couple welcome new daughter at Winchester Memorial
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs George Keller of Mest Water street on the birth of a daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Mr Keller is son of the late Tepree W Keller, longtime local businessman, and Mrs Keller was formerly Miss Rose Osborn of this city. Miss Mary Hammond returned from a week visiting relatives Mrs George H Kinzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keller
Mest Water Street
Winchester Memorial
Keller
Tepree. W. Keller
Kelis
Rose Osborne
World Series Race Opens in Philadelphia With Wilson Attendance
Philadelphia hosts game two of the world's series with Chalmers and Burns as the local battery against Boston's Foster and Cady. President Wilson and Mrs. Galt attended, drawing large crowds. Philadelphia aims to rebound after an 8 to 1 victory in yesterday's opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wilson
Norman Galt
Boston
Galt
Chalmers
Burns
Boston Red Sox
Quaker City
Barry
Paskett
Shore
Alexander
Red Sox
Bostonians
Foster
Cady
Great Hagerstown Fair excursion tickets offered
The C V R R announces excursion tickets to Hagerstown during fair week with return by October 16 at reduced rates. On Wednesday through Friday special tickets from Winchester cost 1.00 for round trip. Special trains depart Hagerstown for Martinsburg and Winchester Thursday at 5 PM and 11 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Winchester
Martinsburg
Sale of Fries Estate Public Auction Ad
Publice sale of the Jesse Fries property and notice of six farms and four houses and lots advertised on page 2. Wanted apple pickers at 1.25 dollars per day plus board, paid weekly by Orchard Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Fries
Apple
Orchard, Co
Chamber of Commerce Meets in Winchester Wins Support
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce held a lively meeting at City Hall discussing new membership signatures and a plan to petition Congress to fund an automobile stage mail service linking Winchester Berryville and Bluemont. A committee will approach bankers to aid local industry financing and another group will secure billboard space in Strasburg Middletown Stephens City and Winchester to promote Christmas trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
James Hay
Postal Department
Winchester
Berryville
Bluemont
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Strasburg
Middletown
Stephens City
Barrels for Sale From Company at Warehouses
Barrels for sale including lard milk and mince meat at 1 dollar each. Sold by F. A. Beck and Co at V. R. R. Ware house. Listing appears in a local revenue or trade notice with pricing and seller details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Beck and Co
V. R. R. Warehouse
White Hall resident displays giant ear of corn
Mr Ward Newell, a White Hall school teacher, showed a corn ear grown by J J Adams on the John Bailey farm near White Hall. It measured over 14 inches with large grains. Newell said White Hall crops were unusually large this season but few ears reach this size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Newell
White Hall
Star Office
J. J. Adams
John Bailey
Candidacy Filing Deadline Issued By County Clerk
Public notice reminds all candidates to file with the County Clerk at Gold not less than 20 days before the election for ballot appearance. Notice must be attested by two witnesses and delivered by October 12 to ensure timely inclusion for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Hi
Heavy frost forecast for interior Virginia tonight
Washington reports a Weather Bureau bulletin predicting frost, heavy in Virginia’s interior tonight. Forecasters note repeated frost alerts this week, but winds may lessen frost damage if they continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Washington
Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
The
Star
Funeral for Mrs Ella Grim Held at Winchester
The remains of Mrs Ella Taylor Grim died at her Strasburg home after tuberculosis were brought to Winchester. Services were at the Church of the Sacred Heart by Rev John McVerry, followed by burial in Catholic Cemetery. Her husband, Phillip Grim, works for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. they leave two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Taylor Grim
Phillip Grim
Strasburg
Winchester
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McVerry
Sali Airimers
Grim
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Attempted robbery at Dean residence on National avenue
A would be robber attempted entry at about 3 o clock this morning at the Charles E. Dean home on National avenue. Miss Dean woke to the struggle. O J Franks fired several shots from his army revolver as the intruder fled, possibly blocked by a window screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Dean
National Avenue
Dean
Mr. O. J. Franks
Virginia Debt Commission Meets in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on October 9 the Virginia Debt Commission meets for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling against West Virginia. Governor Hatfield attends as commissioners aim to find ways to meet the debt and halt daily interest accrual. Virginia delegates appear friendly and are not expected to seek a receiver for West Virginia to collect or disburse funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Virginia Debt Commission
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Hatfield
Virginia
Ww Virginia
Double Disc Records Featured at Special One-Week Price
Sealed music shop offers Columbia Grafonolas and phonographs with both pivoted turntable models on sale for 50 cents for one week only. Read as a quick local ad highlighting the duo disc records and discounted instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Grafonolas
Seal
Accused Adopted Son Jailed in West Virginia Murder
Elva Davis adopted son of Mrs. A J Davis was arrested for the murder of the Berkeley Springs, West Virginia resident found strangled. After a preliminary exam he was committed to jail for the January grand jury by Justice Peter J Coughland. About 25 witnesses were examined. no defense offered. remanded without bond. Davis is brother of Harry W Davis a Cumberland railroad car repairer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Davis
A. J. Davis
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Peter. J. Coughland
Wit‘nesses
Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Resta Retakes Lead In Astor Cup At 106 MPH
In Sheepshead Bay on October 9 a crowd over 65 000 watched the Astor Cup race. Dario Resta led on lap eleven in a Peugeot at about 106 mph before a broken connecting rod ended his run, surrendering the lead to Anderson in a Stutz traveling near 120 mph. Spectator Mr Oamar Swanson waved from the stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peugot
Resta
Anderson
Stultz
Oamar Swanson
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Prominent Man Killed by Auto in Fairmont
William West prominent resident of Fairmont West Virginia died from injuries after an automobile accident this morning. He was caught between an overturned car. His son, also badly injured, is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
William West
Great Satisfaction Over War Game Off Virginia Coasts
The ten day war game off the Virginia coast ended with the attacking fleet defeating the coast defenses and effecting a landing, a result described as very satisfactory by naval officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
John F Shane Dies in Gainesboro County
John F. Shane aged 76 a longtime Gainesboro farmer died at his home after a lingering illness of dropsy. He is survived by wife Flora A. Shane two sons Edgar M and W T Shane and two daughters Mary F Howard of Kansas City Missouri and Lucy B Baker of Hanging Rock West Virginia funeral services Sunday at 11 in his home conducted by Rev C D Vanderlinger with burial in the local graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Shane
Gainesboro
Flora A. Shane
Messrs
Edgar M
W. T. Shane
Mary F. Howard
Kansas City
Lucy B. Baker
Hanging Rock
C. D. Vanderlinger
2 Carloads Ford Cars Sold Quick
Two carloads of Ford automobiles are reportedly sold quickly upon receipt from J. Howard Cather. The brief notice urges rapid ordering and pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Cather
Not Opposed To Ten Movies Says Nemo
The fragment discusses Nemo not opposing ten movies if conditions allow and references Life of Mrs Louis Lowe and a prize in short story content. It also delves into Clarke county and Clarke Fredericksburg, with praise for Audley Carter Hall and Stonewall Jackson's headquarters, reflecting regional history and old estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Baltimore
Louis Lowe
Free ‘Land
Fredericksburg
Free Lands
Tidewater
Piedmont
Virginia
Ville
Shenandoah Valley
Clarke County
Godrich
Crick County
Alexander
Diog
Sonia
Frederick
Clarke
Audley
Carter Hall
Stonewall Jackson
Old Chapel
Walla
Tim
Goolrich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kniser
Serbia
Mish
Miss Stine
Grace Lutheran Church
B. F. Stine
Barr
Mr. Johnson
Davis Johnson
Hampshire County
Keefer Pears
Hhat
Martin
Mary Hammond
George H. Kinzel
Wire
PHILA
Mayer and Burns
Foster and Cady
Fries Estate
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Hitching Yard
Newell
Terior
Ella Grim
Rob Dean
Osborne
Peomog
Biles
Dario Res
Virginia Valley
Nemo
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