With Bullet and Bayonet Britons Hold German Attack
A Times dispatch from northern France reports British during the Ypres battle drove German forces back fifteen miles after a five day stand, capturing Lange marck and holding trenches despite heavy losses. Belgian troops describe fierce hand to hand fighting, bayonet charges, and high casualties as they retreated toward the Yser line in the Belgian coast battle.
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Holland Holds To Resist Germans Amid War Turmoil
Dutch towns brace for invasion as Holland faces German pressure and mass troop movements. Reports fix German losses near 46 000 with 16 000 killed and 30 000 wounded at the Nieuport Dixmude line. Refugees number about 800 000, strained food supplies depend on the United States and Canada, and famine fears rise with delayed British cargoes.
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Germans Hold River Edge as 300 Germans Face Our Line
Paris reports French troops pushed Germans from Nancy area and established positions inside German frontier. French blue devils, famed Vosges infantry, led the final rush, holding fortifications, destroying enemy guards, and driving a westward advance while the trenches remain perilously close.
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French Losses Over 40,000 Men in Verdun Front
Swiss newspapers report that after the German capture of Camp des Remains the French losses on the Toul Verdun line have surpassed 40,000 men. French officers complain that the new troops show inferior quality and readiness.
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Fight on German Right a Massacre from Lille to North Sea
Telegrams from Basel report that in the last six days the German right flank from Lille to the North Sea has become a massacre. Many thousands killed or wounded, with long trains carrying the wounded into Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Coblenz.
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President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in 1914
President Wilson designates Thursday November 26 as a national day of thanksgiving and prayer. He notes peace amid world war, calls for national reflection, and invites Americans to cease work to give thanks and render prayers to Almighty God. The proclamation cites peaceful progress, interdependence, and the opening of the Panama Canal as signs of national strength.
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Damage to Rheims Estimated At 200 Million Dollars
London reports from Rheims via Paris that insurance firms estimate the city damage at about 200 million dollars with higher totals likely when private property is counted. Over 1200 civilians died in bombardment and much of the city’s housing is ruined. The cathedral and stone arches show extensive collapse, while a winter risk threatens the remaining ruins.
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Germans Denounce British While French Seem Friendlier
A wartime dispatch notes German soldiers loath British lines and show relative cordiality toward French troops. In Belgium, Germans fortify Liège Namur and Antwerpc as Belgians spike guns. Austrian reports claim 8600 prisoners and 17 machine guns taken, plus Russian and Serb engagements with several guns and hundreds of prisoners.
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King George's Cousin Dies on Battlefield in France
Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg, cousin to King George and youngest son of Prince Henry, was killed during a French engagement. Merited by Field Marshal Sir John French, Maurice was the first British royal casualty in the war at age 28.
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Brand Whitlock credited for saving Antwerp churches
Antwerp October 8 via London Biang Whitlock American minister to Bellum saved cathedrals galleries churches theatres and public buildings in Antwerp during the German bombardment General von der Goltz agreed to spar certain buildings if maps were prepared for German archers Henry W Diederich American consul general arranged range maps marking sights to avoid Shells The Place of Justice was the only government building lightly damaged despite three days of bombardment Zeppelins and Taube attacks occurred with minimal damage to the city
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Rebel Boers Routed by Gen Louis Botha
London reports that General Louis Botha, commander in chief of the South African forces, routed General Christian Beyers and captured eighty prisoners after driving Beyers’ command in a daylong pursuit from Rustenburg. Several of Beyers’s men and one of Botha’s were wounded as the pursuit continued.
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King Alfonso informs Wilson of birth of son
Washington October 28 President Wilson received a personal message from King Alfonso of Spain announcing the birth of the new prince. The telegraphic dispatch conveyed the royal news to the American president from Madrid.
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Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Safe Liver Help
An old warning against calomel praises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liver remedy. It claims calomel causes sickness, cramping, and salivation while Liver Tone allegedly cleanses the liver without side effects and can be given to children.
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