Fall of Kovno Threatens Russian Line in East War
Berlin reports Von Mackensen drives Russians to Brest-Litovsk outer defences as Kovno falls. Novogeorgievsk forts under siege, German 16 inch guns capture fortress with heavy war material. Zeppelins raid England killing 10 and wounding 36, while other fronts see continued Allied and German actions. OFFICIAL notes from Berlin and London outline battles and casualties.
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Brest-Litovsk
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Sondernach Ridge
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Island of
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Italy and Turkey on Verge of War
Rome reports relations between Italy and Turkey are strained with indications of a rupture. Foreign Minister Sonnino has lodged strong protests with the Turkish ambassador over the detention of Italian subjects. An appeal to Washington via the American embassy seeks to compel Turkey to honor its pledge to allow Italians to depart Constantinople.
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Paris
Italy
Turkey
Baron Sonnino
Washington
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
French statement on heavy bombardment fronts
The French War Office reports violent cannonading across Artois Champagne and the Apremont forest plus engagements at La Louviere Vaux Fery Bois le Pretre Croix des Carmes and the Seille front. Mines are used in the struggle as weathered by official dispatches.
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French War Office
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Bois le Pretre
Croix Des Carmes
Seille
War reports from the front lines near Roye and Vosges
Descriptions show explosions near Beuvraigne south of Roye shattering German sapping works. In the Argonne the enemy grenade attempts near Marie Therese are repulsed. In the Vosges our position on the Sondernach ridge remains in our hands after a fierce bombardment.
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Roye
Argonne
Marie Therese
Vosges
Sondernach Ridge
German forces report capture of Kovno with 400 plus cannon
Berlin reports that Kovno fortress and forts fell to German forces after a night storm. The dispatch claims 600 prisoners and hundreds of cannon and notes further advances near Bielsk railway and Brest Litovsk.
Italian Front Advances Report From General Headquarters
Rome reports from general headquarters the Italian army continued intense artillery fire along the Trentino and Isonzo fronts. Troops seized a second trench line at Backer and captured two officers and 40 soldiers with rifles and ammunition. Further gains on Monte Nero Ursio crest and Santa Lucia height yielded prisoners and entrenched positions west of Marcottini.
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Trentino
Backer
Sexton
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Ursio
Javorzen
Tolmino
Santa Lucia
Marcottini
British Front Reports Calm Despite Bomb Attacks
London dispatch cites General Sir John French stating no important incidents on the British line in Belgium and France since the 10th. Trenches near Hooge consolidated after recapture and subjected to occasional artillery, with two bomb attacks repulsed and no infantry fighting elsewhere on the front.
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London
John French
Belgium
France
Hooge
Russians plan evacuation as Vilna facing German threat
German air raids persist on Vilna as Petrograd foresees capture. Preparations for evacuation begin with removal of factory and bank equipment, metals, bells, leather and other useful materials. Horses and livestock are being moved. Bialystok evacuation prep continues amid nightly blackouts.
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Petrograd
London
Vilna
Kovno
Bialystok
Austrian Fleet Bombards Pelagosa Island
An Austrian fleet of 21 ships with one aeroplane shelled Pelagosa in the Adriatic, killing one Italian officer and three men and wounding three others. The attack ended after bombardment with no landing. Thaon di Revel, Italian naval chief, reports the action.
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Rome
Paris
Pelagosa
Adriatic
Gargano
Dalmatia
Seven Vessels Sunk by German Submarines
German submarines have sunk seven vessels in the last 24 hours. The Benny a British steamer of 2072 tons gross and the Isidoro a Spanish steamer of 2044 tons gross were sunk with crews saved or partially saved. The trawler George was sunk with its crew saved. The Thornfield a British steamship of 488 tons gross was sunk with its crew saved. The Maggie a British steamer of 284 tons gross was sunk with its crew saved. The Norwegian vessels Rumulus and Mineral were sunk with crews saved. Mineral was 649 tons gross built 1890 Narvik. Rumulus 820 tons gross built 1913 Kragero.
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London
Benny
Isidoro
George
Thornfield
Liverpool
Maggie
Preston
Rumulus
Mineral
Narvik
Kragero
Lodge Praises American Reply to Austria's Note
Senator Lodge lauds the U S reply to Austria and defends President Wilson's foreign policy in a Essex outing speech. He praised Secretary Lansing, quipped about Bryan, and urged action on armed preparedness as votes press the administration.
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United States
Republican Party
McCall
Lodge
Cushing
Cavanagh
Walsh
Calvin A. Coolidge
Worcester
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Austria- Hungary
Lansing
Austria
Essex
Stone
Bryan
Mr. Lodge
Bernstorff
Bryan’s Son-in-Law Mentioned for Bravery
Washington reports Captain R. E. Owen of the British Royal Engineers, son-in-law of William Jennings Bryan, has been mentioned in orders by Sir Ian Hamilton for distinguished gallantry in action at the Dardanelles.
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Washington
R. E. Owen
British
Royal Engineers
William Jennings Bryan
Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
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