Lines on War Fronts and Naval Action Across Europe
British and German maneuvers in Poland and Transylvania are described with Red Army advances and Austro Hungarian actions. London cheers Beatty's ships in the North Sea while Tyrwhitt's flotilla prepares for further engagements. Reports note Meuse operations, St Mihiel demolitions, Lorraine activity near Embermenil, and Bavarian detachments near Nancy.
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London
Beatty
North Sea
Admiralty
Berlin
Tyrwhitt
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Lorraine
Paris
British battleship sunk reported by Germans
Berlin reports that in the North Sea west of Heligoland a battle with five British battle cruisers and German ships lasted about three hours. The German press claims the British battle cruiser was sunk along with the armored cruiser Blucher, while other German vessels returned to port.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. I
North Sea
Helegland
Germany
Helgoland
von Behnckhe
Austrian Cruiser Reported Sunk Near Briony Island
A Venice dispatch to the Daily Mail says an Austrian cruiser struck a floating mine near Briony Island and foundered. The report comes from Trieste via London, dated January 25.
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London
Venice
Daily Mail
Trieste
Briony Island
Karlsruhe Sinks 11 Ships During Last Fortnight
Reports from Leipsic say the German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk 11 commercial ships in the past two weeks. The vessel, remaining at sea despite patrols, has also sunk British and French ships and was sighted near Moro, Porto Rico, on January 21.
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Berlin
Leipsic
Karlsruhe
Germany
Moro
Porto Rico
Austrian Statement On Nida Engagements In Poland
Vienna reports an official communication noting violent artillery fighting on the Nida in Poland and Galicia with Russian attacks repulsed and heavy losses. It states 1000 Russian prisoners were taken in two days of fighting in the Carpathians.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
London
Poland
Galicia
Nida
Ung Valley
Wezerstalles
Carpathians
Steamer Dacia Held in Galveston Port
A package of important papers mailed from New York delays the Dacia in Galveston Texas. The papers are reportedly the ship's transfer record from German to American ownership. The vessel will depart for Rotterdam with about 11 000 bales of cotton once the documents arrive on Tuesday.
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Galveston
Tex
New York
Rotterdam
Treat Quickly All Abrasions With Poslam
An advertisement urges prompt treatment of rashes cuts and abrasions with Poslam antiseptic. It promotes Poslam for skin care and offers a free sample from Emergency Laboratories New York while noting Poslam Soap as daily use to keep skin soft clear and healthy with prices listed.
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West 25Th Street
New York
Liege Held the Road Poem by Herbert Kaufman
A war era poem venerates Belgians at Liege who blocked German forces. It recalls faith, sacrifice, and resolve as Belgian forces and civilians defend their nation, proclaiming Liege held the road against invasion and famine. The piece frames national character and religious duty as pivotal during siege.
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Liege
Herbert Kaufman
Mr. Kaufman
Pelo
Slight Belgian Progress and German Counter Attack Report
The French war office reports slight progress east of St Georges in Belgium. Elsewhere on the Lys Oise front there was intermittent cannonading. A counter attack at Berry au Bac on the Aisne was repulsed and St Mihiel bridge destroyed. Prisoners taken at Embermenil. Heavy fog in Vosges and Alsace.
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St. Georges
Berry-au-Bac
Aisne
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Lys
Oise
Champagne
Argonne
la Grarie
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Lorrraine
Embermenil
Vosges
Alsace
Russians Report Local Trench Loss and Recapture in Poland
The Russian high command reports limited fighting between Jan. 23 and 24 north of the Borsimow farm in northern Poland. Germans briefly captured one trench then abandoned another only to lose it to Russian fire. An armored car was destroyed near Rawa and Austrians are more active in Carpathian passes, starting with Dukla.
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Petrograd
Vistula
Mlawa
Borsimov
KourjJeschine
Rawa
Galicia
Carpathian
Dukla
German Statement on Army Actions Near Nieuwport and Ypres
Berlin reports artillery duels near Nieuwport and Ypres with trench loss by Germans southwest of Berry au Bac. Fighting continues in Argonne and near Verdun and Toul with heavy French losses at Hartmann Weilerkopf. Russians evacuate positions southeast of Gumbinnen after attacks northeast of Gumbinnen fail. No major developments north of Pilica in northern Poland.
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Berlin
Sayville
IL. S
Nieuwport
Ypres
Berry-au-Bac
Chalons
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Toul
Hartmann Weilerkopf
East Prussia
Loetzen
Gumbinnen
Poland
Pilica
Fifty-year-old men to fight in Germany
A Berlin telegram reports that in Brandenburg untrained men born in 1886 1887 and 1888 have gone for medical examination for military service as part of mobilization orders in the Berlin region.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brandenburg
British fleet halts as German squadron claims victory
British warships withdraw from the North Sea engagement after heavier German armament and tactical torpedo actions. Reports cite sinking of German Bluecher and a British cruiser, with Rear Admiral Hipper and Captain Erdmann in command. Weather was clear. official reports pending. Sir John French congratulates the Admiralty on the British victory claim.
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Bluecher
Hipper
Erdmann
London
Admiralty
Sir John French
France
North Sea
Beatty
Tyrwhitt
Amsterdam
Erica
Berlin
Germany protests U S airship shipments to Europe
Germany formally protested via Ambassador Count Bernstorff to the State Department over shipments of American hydro aeroplanes to European belligerents. The embassy statement argues these aircraft are war vessels and objected to their delivery and use.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Count Bernstorff
U S Consuls Suspended Amid Belgium Occupation Standoff
Secretary Bryan released Germany's note annulling neutral consuls exequaturs in Belgium and a U S reply paraphrase. Washington says exequaturs expired not suspended, avoiding Belgium sovereignty issue. US seeks to continue with consuls deemed acceptable by German authorities in Antwerp Liege and Brussels.
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Washington
Bryan
Germany
Belgium
United States
Diederich
Antwerp
Liege
Brussels
Curtiss Ships Hydro Aeroplanes to England and Russia
The Curtiss works at Hammondsport New York has sold the hydro aeroplane America and five more of the same type sent to England. Thirty six hydro aeroplanes of another type are ordered for England and under construction. Russia also ordered several for its navy. Neutral nations are prohibited from supplying beligerents per The Hague 1907 Article VIII, so these sales breach neutrality as hydro aeroplanes were not then listed.
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Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
England
America
Russia
Wie Hague
Curtiss Works
German prize will intern at San Juan
The German government has accepted the U S alternative and agreed to intern the prize collier K D 3, formerly Farn, with her crew at San Juan Porto Rico during the war.
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San Juan
Washington
Jan
United States
Farn
Porto Rico
Two British Airmen Die In Separate Crashes
A Daily Mail telegraph from northern France reports Captain Roche dying after his bomb load exploded the plane over Flanders and fell into the sea. Major Raleigh perished when his craft overturned and crashed during a descent, dying within hours.
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London
Daily Mail
France
Captain Roche
Major Raleigh
Roche
Flanders
Raleigh
Painful eczema on baby’s neck in Maine ad
Mrs. Frank Tibbetts reports eczema on her two month old’s neck and underarms improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She claims the baby was free from eczema after using the products. The note is dated October 27, 1914.
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Jefferson
Frank Tibbetts
Free Skin Book Offer By Mail From Cuticura Dept
Advertisement invites readers to sample Cuticura skin book by requesting the 32 page booklet. Mail a post card to Cuticura Department T Boston with the request. Public appeal notes availability worldwide.
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Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
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