British Victory at Suez and Global War Updates
Reports say Turkish forces were repelled at the Suez Canal with 12 000 attackers suffering heavy losses and 300 prisoners taken. Allied gains are noted in Flanders and Alsace as French artillery silences German batteries on the Aisne and in Champagne Perthes. Meanwhile Russia drives into East Prussia across the Angerapp and advances toward Insterburg as Austria evacuates Tarnow.
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Suez Canal
Toussoum
el Kantara
German Army Updates on Vosges and East Front Actions
Berlin reports limited artillery fights on the front from the North Sea to Rheims. German forces north and northwest of Massiges and near St. Menehould stormed three French trench lines, taking prisoners and equipment. Ski troops clashed with French chasseurs in the Vosges with a German win. Russia attacked south of Memel and near the Vistula with mixed results. Bolimow advances continue amid counterattacks. Carpathian battles see Germans, Austrians, and Hungarians fighting together in snow.
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Berlin
North Sea
Rheims
Perthes
Massiges
St. Menehould
Vosges
East Prussia
Memel
Poland
Vistula
Sochaczew
Bolimow
Carpathian Mountains
Germans Proclaim War Zone in Waters Around Britain
Berlin reports a German admiralty announcement declaring the waters around Great Britain and Ireland a war zone from February 18, 1915. Enemy merchant ships in the zone will be destroyed. neutrals face danger due to British flag misuse and wartime hazards. shipping near the Shetland Islands and along the Dutch coast is likewise at risk.
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Shetland Islands
North Sea
Great Britain
Germany
Kreuzzeitung
Herlin
Berlin
Sayville
Ireland
English Channel
Austro Hungarian War Press Bureau reports Dukla fighting
The Austro Hungarian War Press Bureau says artillery and infantry clash along the Nida River and a decisive battle is under way near Dukla Pass amid strong Russian pressure. Tarnow evacuated after Russian mortar bombardment. deep snow hinders Carpathian operations. The Vienna war office notes renewed Carpathian battles and some ground gains on the western front with hundreds of prisoners taken.
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Tarnow
Galicia
Amsterdam
London
Austro-Hungarian War Press Bureau
Nida River
Dukla
Dukla Pass
Carpathians
Vienna
War Office
Poland
Britain Will Refer Wilhelmine Cargo To Prize Court
London reports Britain will submit the Wilhelmine cargo to a prize court if intercepted, to regularize the German decree that all grain and flour are under government control. The Foreign Office says no vessel or cargo will be seized without compensation and no departure from existing rules.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
British Foreign Office
Wilhelmina
Germany seeks consular aid to oversee Wilhelmina cargo
In Washington on February 4 counting Berstorff proposed that an American consular officer supervise the distribution of foodstuffs on the Wilhelmina to ensure delivery to civilians, not military. The Wilhelmina now sails and Britain plans to detain and port her for cargo seizure with negotiations unlikely until under British jurisdiction.
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Ashington
State Department
Count Bernstorff
Germany
State Department Eyes Food Cargo Policy Amid Contraband Debate
Officials declined to confirm if American consular officers would supervise food aid distribution. British circles suggested the Wilhelmina cargo might avoid such control, risking civilian hunger if all food shipments followed this model. The conditional contraband rule, set by Lord Salisbury, requires proof of destination to a belligerent force at seizure, not mere port location. Officials would not indicate how the rule might be modified in practice.
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State Department
Great Britain
Wilhelmina
Germany
Lord Salisbury
United States
Great Britain weighs harsher trade measures against Germany
A hospital ship notes that Britain must consider retaliation with stricter trade actions against Germany while avoiding harm to neutral ships that sailed before any warning or decision. The remark emphasizes careful timing in warnings and policy announcements.
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Great Britain
French Capture Trenches North of Albert and Aisne Operations
Paris reports a French War Office release stating 200 to 300 meters of German trenches seized near Heburterne north of Albert. Heavy artillery silenced German batteries in the Aisne valley, caissons blown, work crews dispersed, and enemy planes driven off. An aircraft was shot down near Verdun with aviators captured, while a German assault near Uffholz in Alsace failed.
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Lies
Aisne
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Arras
Lille
Heburterne
Albert
Verdun
Alsace
Uffholz
Russian Army Reports Gains in East Prussia and Vistula Fronts
The general staff says Russian forces strengthened positions near Gross Medunischken on the Angerapp and, on the Vistula left bank, repulsed attacks while taking Skempe by assault. They report heavy fighting near Goumine and Borfimow with large German losses and continued German reinforcement efforts. A Nida River demonstration failed to gain success.
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Tarnow
Galicia
Cracow
Przemys
Vienna War Office
Galician
Carpathians
East Prussia
Angerapp
Gross Medunischken
Tilsit
Insterburg
Phetrograd
Vistula
Lipno
Bejune
Skempe
Blino
Borfimow
Goumine
Wola Czoshoska
Nida
Repulse German Attack Near East Prussia Front
Reports from Petrograd via London state no major changes in East Prussia and Poland front lines. Daily skirmishes near Tilsit and south of the Mazurian Lakes, and along the Vistula between Plotsk Dobrzyn and Lipno, mainly cavalry and artillery probing weaknesses.
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Petrograd
London
East Prussia
Poland
Tilsit
Mazurian Lake
Vistula
Plotsk
Dobrzyn
Lipno
Battlefront stalemate along Vistula with sporadic bombardment
On the left bank of the Vistula from the Beura junction to Sochaczew both sides hold entrenched lines and conduct intermittent shelling. Southeast between Goumine and Borjimov 14 German regiments with heavy guns attempted a break but failed, adding to four days of Russian-reported losses exceeding 600 men killed.
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Vistula
Beura
Sochaczew
Goumine
Borjimov
Battle at Suez Repulsed Turkish Forces North of Canal
London report from Cairo states a Turkish assault on Toussoum and Serapeum posts was repelled at daybreak. Turkish forces attempted to cross the canal by rafts but withdrew by mid afternoon after artillery and canal ships returned fire, with eight officers reported killed.
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Cairo
London
Suez Canal
Toussoum
Suez
Canal
Serapeum
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Free Sample
Advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for indigestion belching sour risings and other stomach troubles. It claims tablets aid digestion after meals restore appetite and improve comfort and offers a 50 cent box price with a free sample by mail.
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Stuart
A. Stuart Co
Stuart Blde
Marshall, Mich
Itching Pimples Relief Reported by Mother in Springfield
Mrs J Petelle of 46 Wight Place Springfield Massachusetts describes her baby’s pimples turning to blotches that caused disfigurement and itching. After trying various salves she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and saw clear skin within two months with nightly baths and wrapping arms to prevent scratching. October 16 1914.
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Wight Place
Springfield
Mass
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G&c
Ford
New England
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Roxbury Crossing
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Gray
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Muscatel
Duffy
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TEL. Rich
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Port Said
Dyspepsia
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
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