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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
5
The report notes German plans to strike in the West as action proceeds against those in Zemplin. To the north of Verdun the German attack was repulsed and an armistice request refused. Western theater fighting remains heavily artillery dominated with signs of continued German planning.
When the stomach fails to digest and distribute wind fills the bowels with waste for months, poisons creep into the blood causing distress and illness. A mild laxative with no cramps relieves constipation quickly. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsi, sold by druggists, 50 cents to 1 dollar. Free trial bottle offer to Dr W B Caldwell, 451 Washington St Monticello, Ill.
British and French warships bombard Zeebrugge destroying submarines stores and works. Destruction cited as major setback to German naval buildup and a confidence boost for allied defense plans amid broader Balkan and Western Front developments.
News dispatches report German general staff claiming slight progress at Arras France and successful repulses of Russian attacks in East Prussia and counter-attacks in Russian Poland. London says Britain prepares to repel invasion with civilian-led emergency committees, evacuations, destroy-to-starve tactics, bridge destruction, and home defense clubs.
In Parliament MP William Young questioned pension payments to royal kin aiding Germany. Prime Minister Asquith avoided confirming the prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein’s status or his departure from England. The pension for the Duchess of Albany and her German-connected son was also questioned.
Petrograd reports the Tar Rush forces retreating before Russian troops around Erzerum. Russians claim prisoners and spoils, Turkish forces fleeing toward Erzerum and Deve Boyun forts. Other notes say British Indian troops defeated at Suez. Turks pressing to destroy canal works and ships in harbor.
London reports Prime Minister will face a Commons question tomorrow on introducing wartime legislation to suppress all professional football matches during the conflict. The move reflects heightened wartime controls as public morale and resource use are reallocated.
A Rotterdam dispatch to The Evening Star says cholera has broken out in Antwerp with only a few cases reported and energetic precautionary measures being taken to curb spread. The notice notes rapid response by authorities and ongoing monitoring.
London November 2. A dispatch from The Hague to the Exchange Telegraph says the German Emperor ordered Gottlieb von Jagow to notify all German diplomatic agents in nations now at war that they may seek new careers. Critics say the message implies German diplomacy bears responsibility for the conflict.
Telegram from Nissan via London reports Russian Grand Duke Dmitri son of Grand Duke Paul Alexeandrovitch and uncle to Emperor Nicholas II was severely wounded in an engagement on the River Warte with German newspapers receiving the telegram from Nissan.
Reports from Petrograd detail a massive German defeat west of Lodz with estimates of 46,000 to 60,000 men captured or wounded. The Russian general staff claims continued fighting near Lodz with German forces pressed back from Sirykow Breeziny Koluszki and Tuschyn. A captured German unit allegedly sacrificed in a failed coup attempt is mentioned alongside Austrian and German setbacks across Galicia and Cracow as retreating forces struggle to hold.
Milwaukee Wisconsin reports knitting mills racing to fill rush orders for England and France totaling 1 296 009 pairs of woolen socks and 460 900 sweaters amid a wool shortage. A La Crosse firm shifted to sheep skin coats for France due to a sheep shortage, with a 300 000 coat order noted.
London reports Admiralty figures showing 4,327 killed or wounded and 968 missing among Royal Navy personnel including Royal Marine divisions. Most killed drowned during sinkings of Pathfinder Abouknixn Cressy and Hogue, with Monmouth and Good Hope losses causing 1,854 drownings. Many interned or captured. Antwerp operations account for most interned or missing.
A Kansas City woman reports a home recipe to darken gray hair and stimulate growth. Mix half pint water with one ounce bay rum one small box Barbo compound and half ounce glycerine. Apply every other day until darkened, then biweekly. It purportedly improves dandruff and thinning, leaves no stain or grease, and may make a gray head look 19 or 20 years younger.
The steamer Jaden with toys for children in belligerent nations arrived at Devonport after leaving New York on November 14. A flotilla of British torpedo boat destroyers escorted the ship through dense fog into the harbor as officials including Beauchamp and under secretary F C Acland examined the scene.
Representatives of the London Board of Trade attend a presentation on giving quinine to children. The product Ferriline is advertised as a tasteless syrup that is easy on the stomach, suitable for both children and adults who cannot take ordinary quinine, with a 2-ounce bottle priced at 22 cents.
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