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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
10
Department of Pas de Calais France reports renewed night raids as French troops assault German trenches. Night actions involve reconnaissance, stealth advances, bayonet attacks and trench consolidation after prisoners are taken. Soldiers describe growing calm and fatal focus at close range.
Qualls a Walton county farmer in Pensacola Florida shot his wife to death late yesterday with a double barreled shotgun and then killed himself. His daughter who reported the tragedy said he also threatened her with the gun and fired a shot at her after she fled the house. Neighbors found the bodies on the front porch. The daughter knew no reason for the crime.
Tokyo reports denial of Japanese troop landings en route to Europe while noting French and likely Russian interest in sending troops. Britain hesitates to request aid, and economic and political hurdles are cited amid active newspaper discussion and frequent Tokyo meetings by supporters of dispatch.
Berlin dispatch via The Hague and London reports military expert Moraht in Tageblatt predicting evacuation of the Polish capital as eastern fronts stabilize. He notes fortress value, fort defenses, and the need for strong forces to hold. Russian aims and Galicia operations could determine outcomes amid political prestige.
Kew Yok December 31 The way to universal peace according to Hamilton Holt editor of peace advocacy was the principal speaker at a dinner of the Interdegiate Socialist society last night He urged immediate world organization with a code of international rules proposing the United States and England form a two nation league of peace disarming first and inviting other nations to join He estimated war costs in liv ing and economic tolls in the billions and warned of lasting moral effects on races across three or more generations.
Walhalla South Carolina December 31 two white men were arrested today and warrants issued for five others in connection with the recent race clash at Fullay North Carolina which resulted in the death of four people details say Crichton and William McClure are among those jailed on murder charges.
A Reuters dispatch from Cape Town reports Walfish Bay on Africa’s southwest coast was re occupied without opposition by a strong British force. The action occurred on Christmas Day as the enemy retreated, marking a strategic gain for the British in the region.
Crown Prince Alexander of Servia in Nish praises troops for defending the country through two wars and recent battles at Tser and Jadar. He reports prisoners taken and artillery captured, declares enemy expulsed from Servian territory and looks toward a future greater, peaceful Servia.
Carl Liebknecht, socialist member of the German Reichstag, sends a New Year message to British socialists urging workers worldwide to unite against the war. He notes German workers show rising opposition to the conflict and claims the masses on every side loathe the war more than commonly believed.
Paris reports the self sacrifice of six French blue jackets enabled the capture of St Georges near Nieuwport. German trenchaders were driven from advance positions but confined by house fires and Belgian danger. A seven man effort using a canal punt with an 8 inch gun forced a German retreat and allowed the French advance guard to seize ruins and open the Yser to allied artillery.
Paris December 31 The Servian minister to France Dr M R Vesnitch states Servians will not march on Sarayevo They will penetrate to Syimua via Sevilin or Banat to Para Sava The invasion of Bosnia and Herze Govina would leave Hungarians indifferent An invasion of Hungary north of the Danube would heighten alarm The Servian troops are now amply provided with ammunition and supplies.
Petrograd reports from the Caucasus front that the battle at Sarikemysh, 36 miles southwest of Kars, continues against large Turkish forces. Artillery scattered a Turkish column that tried to retreat after heavy losses. Turkish units near Yalintz-Chame Pass move toward Ardahan, a fortified Trans-Caucasian town 40 miles northwest of Kars.
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