Hill 60 stands firm as British capture shocks Ypres front
War dispatches report British gain of Hill 60 near Ypres after fierce fighting with German counterattacks. French progress in Alsace continues with Fecht river advances and Burgkorpfeld height gains. Austrian defenses near Telepath and Archangel ice break also noted with several bombardments and captures.
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Hill 60
Ypres
War Office
Alsace
Fecht
Colmar
Rhine
Paris
London
French War Office
Belgium
Zwartalein
Burgkorpfeld
Schilleckerwassen
Schneefanrith
Metzerel
Belfort
Enver Pasha Explains Why Turkey Joined the War
Enver Pasha, at 33 war minister and generalissimo, tells an Associated Press interview that the war is a people's war, not the government’s. He argues Turkey’s entry is tied to mobilization and military aid from Austria-Hungary and Germany, and predicts Turkey will emerge united and stronger after the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
London
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Associated Press
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Carranza claims big Obregon victory and Villa retreat
Consular dispatches confirm Obregon's victory at Celaya and Villa's retreat northward destroying rail lines. Villa losses in six days near Celaya estimated at 6000. Villa army splits with coups against Angeles and officers shot. Reports note collapse of Villa movement on the West coast and potential Carranza control. Villa forces reportedly withdraw from Matamoros siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Cararanza
Obregon
Villa
Celaya
Aguascalientes
Iraputo
Angeles
Department
Howard
Carranza
Matamoros
French Statement On German Counter Attacks At Les Eparges
The war office reports a German counter attack at Les Eparges repulsed at 3 30 this morning in a Paris dispatch via London. An infantry clash in Montmare Wood produced no decisive result and in Regnieville a somewhat violent engagement occurred.
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Paris
London
War Office
Les Eparges
Montmare Wood
Regnieville
St. Mihiel
Russian Statement Claims 1155 Austrians Captured at Polen
The Russian army headquarters report a successful counter attack near Telepath in the Carpathians, capturing 1155 Austrians and more than 20 officers, with six machine guns. They also note multiple battlefield actions across Verdant fronts and continued Allied and German engagements with varying outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Telepath
Carpathian
Polen
Stry
Carpathians
How to Become Beautiful and Attractiv e
Fabulous beauty guide promises youth through courses by Mlle. Simone Mareix. Readers are offered three instruction courses on becoming youthful and fascinating plus six free powder sachets by mail, with no upfront payment.
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Virgil
Paris
France
Mlle
Simone Mareix
West 22d Street
New York
N. Y
Mareix
Dept
West 22d St
German Statement on WWI Front Progress From Berlin
German headquarters releases say British forces were ejected from small positions south of Ypres and failed in attacks along the Ypres Comines railroad. French aviator Garros captured at Ingelmunster. Artillery duels between the Meuse and Moselle. French attacks at Combres and the Vosges failed. Eastern front unchanged. German reports deny Western front victories by French or British.
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Vosges
Fecht
Eselbroucke
Metzeral
Garros
Ingelminster
Courtrai
Ypres
Comines
Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Ingelmunster
Belgium
Austrian War Department Report From Carpathians To Southeast Galicia
The Austrian war department releases a statement noting no major events in Russian Poland and West Galicia. It reports quiet conditions in the Carpathians except for minor fighting in wooded mountains with 127 Russians captured and isolated artillery clashes in Southeast Galicia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
London
Austrian War Department
Russian
Poland
West
Galicia
Carpathians
Pool Room Owner Assaulted With Cue
Werold Grubinski, 40, pool hall owner at 6 Market Street North Brighton, is at St Elizabeths Hospital with a fractured skull. Nikoden Wsinsky, 19, is under arrest charged with assault and battery after allegedly striking Grubinski with a cue during a disturbance at the pool room last night.
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Werold Grubinski
Market Street
North Brighton
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Nikoden Wsinsky
Wsinsky
Grubinski
Loss of British submarine E-15 in Dardanelles
A Berlin despatch from Turkish headquarters reports the British submarine E-15 ran ashore at Kephez Point during a reconnaissance in the Dardanelles mine field. Four dead are listed in the account.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Dardanelles
Kephez Point
Submarine Grounding Under Fire in Dardanelles Clash
A submarine left Tene dos at midnight and entered the Dardanelles at 750 o'clock in the morning then dived at 2:30 to avoid searchlights. Grounding four hours later, its conning tower surfaced as Turkish batteries opened fire killing the captain and three crew. seven wounded. Air raids by Turkish planes followed, and boats were sent to recover the craft.
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Tenedos
Dardanelles
Turkish Leader Justifies War as Defense and Existence
The generalissimo asserts Russia and Hagland threaten Turkish lands and Mesopotamia, notes a one week delay before declaring war, and defends Turkish resolve to prove its worth while reporting improved Caucasus conditions and confidence over the Dardanelles situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tong
Russia
Black Sea
Caucasus
Hagland
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Turkey
Eitel Friedrich Crew Arrives Copenhagen For Secret Germany Dispatch
Daily Mail reports from Copenhagen that the steamship Hellig Olaf reached port with the second officer and part of the Eitel Friedrich crew aboard under false Swedish passports. They headed toward Germany carrying a covert report from the Eitel's commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Hellig Olaf
Germany
Throat Slashing in Cambridge Fist Fight
Edgar Jones 35 of 68 Moore Street Cambridge was slashed from left ear to near the jugular during a fight with Joe Liggins 42 of 216 Washington Street Cambridge. Jones at Cambridge Hospital with serious wound but expected to recover. Liggins cut by razor over right eye and arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon. Officer at hospital reports Jones under arrest for a similar offence.
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Edgar Jones
Moore Street
Cambridge
Joe Liggins
Washington Street
Jones
Cambridge Hospital
Liggins
Spring coats and blankets feature deep discounted prices
The ad lists Irish linen and napkins, several coat styles in cotton corduroy and silk, wool blankets with blue pink and border options, plaid blankets in multiple sizes, and new wash skirts. Prices range from 2.85 to 18.00 across items like coats, blankets, and skirts.
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Copenhagen
Reesen
Esse
Panama
Milan
Unusual Values on Turkish Towels in Various Borders
Catalog note lists large size Turkish Towels in white or colored borders. Former price 1.60, now 3.00. Extra quality towels offered at 8.00 or 9.00, six grades. Includes conflicting garbled figures and a dozen pricing line.
SALE OF SILKS AND CORSETS AT HALF PRICE
Classified sale listing corsets and silks with drastic discounts. Warner Corsets and Redfern Corsets offered in multiple styles and sizes 21 to 26, with regular prices and sale prices shown. Additional items include taffeta silks, black dress satin, dress goods, and mahogany serving trays with reduced pricing.
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Warner
Redfern
Ecco En Cinas
Walphn
Ladies Garment Lot Sale With Embroidered Collars
Several hundred hand embroidered collars of pique and organdy plus pique collar and cuffettes offered at sale. Guimpes of imported net high neck finished with elastic sizes 34 to 44 discounted from 1.00 to 0.50. Net guimpes and embroidered vestees also reduced from 1.50–2.00 to 1.00.
Extraordinary White Cotton Nets and Valenciennes Laces Sale
72 inch white cotton nets advertised at 85 cents per yard from usual 1.50. One lot Valenciennes laces including edgings and insertions in widths from 1 to 2.5 inches with usual prices 1.00 to 2.00 a piece offered at reduced prices in this sale.
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Eveeseness
Cee Cena
Valenciennes
Elaiy Bo
Scrim Curtains with English Lace Trim for Sale
Scrim curtains trimmed with Italian filet designs and English laces, 2 percent yards long, value 3.00 to 4.50 dollars. Priced by pair at 2.00 2.25 2.50. Also fancy net curtains with lace edges, value 5.00 to 9.00 dollars, sale prices 3.50 4.00 4.75 5.50 6.00.
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Przemysl
Archangel
Britain
Villas
Zillebeke
North Sea
von der Goltz
First
Zwartalenn
Telepotch
Offre Extraordinaire
Lycille
Simone/Mareix
Weughton & Dutton Co
Tremont ST
Liesce
Shell
Eitel
R. H. Stearns and Company
Lot No
All
Coats
Cheney
Shama
Dow
Pop Mai
Voile
Batiste
Marquisette
Foulard Silks
New York Wholesale Millinery Co
Tremont Street Studio Bldg
R. H. Stearns, and Company
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