Two British Light Cruisers Sunk in WWI Naval Action
British light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth suffered heavy losses after submarine attacks with 88 missing from Nottingham and one leading stoker dead from Falmouth injuries. An enemy submarine was destroyed and another rammed believed sunk. No truth to German claims of British ships sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. S. Nottingham
C. B. Miller
H. M. S. Falmouth
John Edwards
Falmouth
Norman Fry
Nottingham
Pem
Guillemont
Paris
Maurepas
Verdun
Fleury
Carpathians
Hether
Brussiloff
Hungary
Saloniki
Lake Presba
Lake Doiran
Kavala
British Statement on Front Near Bazetin-Le-Petit and Highwood
British official dispatch reports near noon today enemy attack on the new line half a mile from Highwood, briefly penetrated at points but driven back by infantry. North of Bazentin le Petit gains in enemy trenches. heavy shelling on High Wood Hamel and Mailly. Aircraft supported advances, machine gun fire used on trenches. Evening statement notes local bombing with no serious ground loss, raids and captures including a machine gun.
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London
France
Highwood
Bazentin-le-Petit
Hamel
Mailly
Somme
Ancre
British Advance Lines on the Balkan Front
British troops on the Saloniki front say they advanced their line and repulsed Bulgarian counter attacks. The war office notes our forces west and north of Bekerli and Cidemu and south of Dolzzeli with enemy losses. Struma front cavalry contacted the enemy near Kijupri Barakli area. Jenikol Gavalandi and Gugunci were bombed by enemy aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Saloniki
War Office
Bekerli
Cidemu
Dolzzeli
Struma
Kijupri-Barakli Bzu
Jenikol
Gavalandi
Gugunci
Kavala
Nestos
Mesta
Lise
Starcista
Puroj Manion
Lake Doiran
Dodgeli
Vardar
Majadaj
Monastir
Banica
Florina
Balkan Front Advances and Fort Seizures Reported
Bulgarian troops push toward Kavala and seize two Greek forts as Balkan front fighting continues. In the Somme and Verdun sectors French efforts near Fleury as fighting intensifies. Russians advance in the Stokhod sector after crossing the river and gain positions.
Russians Break Through Line and Capture Positions in Volhynia
The war office reported Russian forces advanced after breaking the Stokhod line in Volhynia and seized several positions. Fighting rages in the Carpathians near the Hungarian frontier with multiple local engagements and captures including officers, troops, machine guns, and weapons.
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Petrograd
Stokhod
Volhynia
War Office
Carpathians
Lake Nobel
Rubkachervische
Tcherische
Jabonlitza
Voronka
Bialy- Cheremosh
Delgopol
Fereskul
Kirli Baba
Diarbekr
Bingledan Mountains
Lake Nozyikgel
Kadvykh
Urmt Lake
Ushnu
French War Office Report Details Battles on Somme Front
Official statement notes a strong enemy wood between Guillemont and Maurepas seized, with large war material captured. Allied batteries active on the Somme while Fleury endured heavy bombardment. Meuse Verdun front reports repelled attacks, with prisoners taken. Bulgarian forces cross into Greece near Kavala and Struma forts occupied by Bulgarians.
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Paris
London
Guillemont
Maurepas
War Office
Somme
Fleury
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont
Lorraine
Veho
Isonzo Front Sees Temporary Lull in Violent Action
The war office reports a temporary decrease in violence on the Isonzo with no major developments. Artillery duels in the Astico Valley are answered by Italian batteries. Small enemy attacks on the Asiago plateau are repulsed and prisoners taken near Globna in Plava area.
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Rome
London
The
Isonzo
War Office
Astico
Asiago
Assa
Castelletto
Montezebro
Plava
Globna
Bulgarian Forces Advance Toward Kavala and Seize Greek Forts
Bulgarian troops push toward the Greek sea port of Kavala and have taken two Greek forts. Along the Saloniki front, new engagements are reported as the official French army of the east releases details of ongoing operations.
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Kavala
Balkan
Paris
Aegean Sea
Saloniki
Gulf of Orfani
Monastir
Mesta
Bulgaria
Greece
Aegean
Struma
Orfani
Rupel
Dragotin
Spatovo
Saloniki Front
German Front Reports Hand to Hand Fighting and River Crossings
Berlin reports near Ovill hand to hand fighting continues as French and British assaults fail in Fleury and Thiaumont sectors. Russians cross the Stokhod. Teutonic forces advance in the Carpathians and on the Balkan front Bulgarians and Germans claim new gains south of Presba Lake and around Dmiema.
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Nor'h
Somme
Ovill
Pozieres
Foureaux Wood
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont-Fleury
Fleury
Thiaumont Wood
Chapitre Wood
Fromelles
Lievin
Leintry
Stokhod
Carpathians
von Hindenburg
Beresina
Djeljatitschi
Rudka Czerwiscze
Kiselin
Archduke Charles Francis
Ereta
Zabie
Magura
Balkan
Biklista
Presba Lake
Banica
Ostrova Lake
Drina
Dmiema
Jeri
Metko Tepesi
Severe Balkan Front Fighting Engulfs 150 Mile Front
Paris reports from Saloniki describe a general engagement stretching from Florina near Monastir to the River Struma, about 150 miles long. Allied command under Sarrail and Cordonnier directs French and British forces as operations extend across the front with heavy bombardment and infantry assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saloniki
Florina
Monastir
Struma
Sarrail
Cordonnier
Boston Man Builds Odd Hour Rock Garden At Home
Joseph R. Eckman of Riverdale Road Wellsley Farms created a two year rock garden on a steep embankment behind his house. He labored mainly early mornings Saturdays and holidays. He excavated and filled, built a three foot high field stone wall with concrete, and added stone steps and a border walk.
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Joseph R. Eckman
Boston
Riverdale Road
Wellesley Farms
Rock Garden
Wellesley
Groceries and Prices From Local Market Advertisement
A historic price list shows various items with old currency. Cornstarch and hats, soap and naphtha, coffee and beans, butterine and catsup priced under one dollar. Markets display items like Ginger Ale and Butterine with per unit costs and package deals.
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Swift
Snider
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