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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
2
Reported actions recount three airmen re-embarking with craft, others picked up by subs as their machines were sunk. Flight Commander Hewlett missing after his plane was seen wrecked eight miles from Helgoland. British bombardment on Cuxhaven described as brief with no casualties except Hewlett and four seaplanes.
Paris reports the French dropped bombs on Nancy center without military reason. French aviators attacked Metz hangars at Prescar station and rail facilities, and the St. Privat barracks. Upper Alsace gains seen as troops advance on heights near Cernay and repulse some attacks.
A war office bulletin describes Russian success against Austrian positions while noting train movements and barracks at St Privat in Metz. It reports German advances on Mlawa halted, La Boisselle trenches held, Meuse heights occupied, St Die bombarded, and minor progress near St Hubert in Argonne with enemy trenches evacuated after bombardment.
Berlin reports no major advances in Flanders yesterday. German counterattack recaptured the height east of Thann after French possession early night hours. In Poland Germans gain slightly on Bzura and Rawka branches while Tomaszow offensive continues and Russian attacks on Inowlodz are repulsed with heavy losses. British ships off coast of Flanders noted.
A war photo shows German soldiers dead in a trench on the Flanders battlefield after a British assault. The English forces advanced, leaving trenches filled with German dead as the scene was captured by a war photographer behind the front lines.
The report notes German attacks on Moselle fortifications repulsed and Allied counterattacks along the Meuse and in Alsace with French positions holding. In Poland minor gains are reported along the Bzura and Kawka rivers while Galicia sees favorable conditions for Russia as battles continue. London dispatches say Allied and French actions near Albert and Thann faced strong resistance with limited territorial change.
A semi official note cites artillery captured in German trenches during December 24 attacks in the Pethes region. French forces seized two quick firers several siege guns on carriages one siege mortar 245 millimetres one 50 millimetre gun with an armored cupola and a revolving 87 millimetre gun. Also notes a comparison of labor required to produce a bushel of wheat between 1830 and today.
From Mitrovica Hungary November 22 AP dispatch describes brutal trench warfare in Parasnita and Macva as Austrians push toward Valjevo and Negujevac. Counter mining and heavy mortar bombardment marked a protracted struggle with deep trenches and severe casualties. Serbian resistance collapsed only after adjacent positions fell and villagers began to return to ruined homes.
Nancy France December 27 The wiry Alpine chasseurs with blue uniforms patrol near Nancy along the Lorraine frontier. They train constantly amid Vallee Vosges ashore and in forests to stay ready. In action they perform courageously though losses have been severe with 400 dead and 700 wounded in one battalion. They covered the retreat of the 14th army with 1700 men defending Mandray for five days under heavy fire.
Most Reverend Patrick William Riordan archbishop of San Francisco died at his home at 4 05 am after a cold developed into pneumonia. The obituary notes his long service to the Catholic Church in this diocese. An informal dance notice follows, listing Miss Raiford Moncrief hosting on January 1 at her Cleburne avenue residence in Taman Park.
London reports a Belgian frontier correspondent who rose from private to officer recounting trench life. He details cold and damp, snipers, frostbite, mud, and the constant threat, plus improvised comforts, supply troubles, and the tense relief exchanges at night. He notes crosses for fallen comrades and his first German casualty.
Sydney Porter of Thomasville Georgia, 40, slowly recovers from a pistol wound received on Christmas Day when a companion Huelin Schmitt discharged the weapon. The boys were playing with Schmitt’s father’s pistol. Porter was wounded through the side hitting kidneys and liver. Schmitt, distressed by the accident, urged Porter to shoot him in return.
Rome dispatch from Athens reports Turkey has withdrawn troops and artillery from Adrianople and redeployed them to defend the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. Also advertised is a cold remedy, TAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, with a money-back guarantee signed by W. Grove.
Venezuela proposes a neutral nations conference in Washington to revise or supplement international law on neutral rights. The Pan American Union would draft a program and present rules to belligerents, covering contraband seizures and protections for neutral commerce. Dominici reports broad favorable sentiment but no formal replies yet.
Five Germans trying to enter Germany via Italy were detained at Nice after a French destroyer intercepted an Italian cargo vessel. A trunk inside the cotton shipment concealed a German from Hamburg, with strong German accents confirmed by officers. Investigations uncovered three more German helpers.
In New Orleans on December 27 police and detectives guard the Times Picayune composing room as editors press to publish tomorrow. Alleged failure of the local typographical union to accept new composing room conditions led to an open shop policy by The Times Picayune and The Daily States and The Item. The Times Picayune reportedly locked out workers not returning under the new terms. the union has not disclosed its response. No wages dispute is noted.
Cambridge Mass December 27 A three story stone Cambridge City home on Tannery Street burned killing at least five inmates with bodies so burned they cannot be identified Fire crews searched ruins late at night and many victims were transported to hospitals for smoke and burn injuries Also mentions a medicinal tonic advertisement in the same clipping.
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