German Drive On Against Warsaw Opens New Front
July 15 German forces launch a major northward offensive toward Warsaw under Field Marshal von Hindenberg taking Kolno and Przasnysz while Russians retreat to a second line. The action contrasts with limited Verdun fighting and a Gallipoli trench gain as Allies, including British and Serbian troops, press Turks. Italian troops seize Falzargo Peak in the Cortina Bozen corridor.
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London
Warsaw
von Hindenberg
Kolno
Przasnysz
East Prussia
Berlin
Petrograd
von Mackensen
Lublin
Chelm
Marshal von Hindenberg
Baltic
Prussian
Vistula
Poland
France
Argonne
Verdun
Germany
Falzargo Peak
Cortina
Bozen
Trent
Anglo French push at Dardanelles amid varied frontline actions
War brief reports capture of two fortified lines on the Gallipoli peninsula while French and German actions claim gains and setbacks across Europe. British Serbia fighting Austro Hungarians. German occupation and shelling noted in Russian Poland and Przasnysz. Rosenthal executed. Turks declare Dardanelles fighting a failure for allies. coal requisition and Cardiff miners strike reported.
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Gallipoli
Dardanelles
London
Chateau de Carleul
Paris
Beaurain Woods
Feyen-Haye
Forest of
le Pretre
Serbia
Przasnysz
Poland
Berlin
Olszanka
Suwalki
Souchez
Argonne
Rosenthal
Tower
Constantinople
Cardiff
French War Office Briefing Reports Mixed Frontline Actions
Paris July 15 The war office reports a relatively calm day with limited engagements in the Argonne and several repulsed German attacks near Haute Chevauchee Boureuilles. It notes artillery actions across multiple fronts and describes British and Orient forces advancing in the Dardanelles with captures and heavy enemy losses. Warships supported shelling of Achi Baba.
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Paris
War Office
Argonne
Marie Therese
Haute Chevauchee
Boureuilles
Arras
Quennevieres
Aisne
Troyon
Meuse
Calonne
Vosges
Wissembach
Dardanelles
Expeditionary Corps of the Orient
Zouaves
Foreign Legion
Kereves
Achi Baba
Asiatic
German forces capture Przasnysz and Konsya in Poland
Berlin reports Przasnysz in Russian Poland fifty miles north of Warsaw is captured by German troops. Konsya south of Kolno also falls, with Olszanka heights stormed northeast of Suwalki. Forces claim heavy French losses and Russian positions taken in Windau and Kalwarya areas.
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Berlin
London
Przasnysz
Flanders
Wyschaete
Souchez
Beausejour
Champagne
Argonne
Argonne Front
Malincourt
le Pretre
Henin-Lietard
Windau
Kottany
Niemen River
Kalwarya
Frankziskowa
Osowa
Suwalki
Olszanka
Kolno
Konsya
Tartak
Praasnysz
Who Was Marie Dupont in the Sun Day Post Magazine
A brief feature explores the enigmatic figure Marie Dupont, tracing her life through public records and remembered anecdotes. It highlights her impact on community arts and the lasting impression she left on neighbors and collaborators.
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Marie Dupont
Sunday Post
Providence Car Strike Talks Offer Arbitration Path
The Rhode Island Company and a Providence union clash over arbitration for a car service strike. The company proposes a three person board with two chosen by each side and a third selected jointly, while the union lists ex Chief Justice Matteson Henry Baldwin and Col Harry Cutler as candidates and calls for a wage review. Public need prompts prompt replies and potential temporary replacements if no agreement is reached.
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Joseph H. Gainor
Rhode Island Company
Board of Arbitration
Union
A. E. Potter
City of
Providence
Potter
Supreme Court
Charles Matteson
Henry F. Baldwin
Harry Cutler
Judge Matteson
Austria and United States clash over arms trade policy
Washington prepared a formal reply to Austria's note demanding limits on exporting war munitions to belligerents. Berlin papers applaud Austria Hungary and warn Washington, while Turkey may join the démarche. The U S will cite international law and historical precedents as it weighs restricting arms shipments to allies.
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Washington
Austria
Europe
State Department
Vienna
Germany
Turkey
Great Britain
United States
France
Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Austria- Hungary
Stephan von Burian
Wilson
Bryan
Congress
Lokal Anzeiger
Count von Burian
Vossische Zeitung
Austria-Hungary
Russia
America
Tageblatt
United
Houghton & Dutton’s
O’keeffe
Manhattan
United Cigar
Austro-Hungarian Protest Says Germany Requested Action
Berlin to Amsterdam dispatch reports Austria protested to America after a Vienna conference involving Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg Gottlieb von Jagow and Baron Stephen Burian von Rajecz. The protest, sent at Germanys request, foresees Turkey following and warns of a rupture with Germanys allies.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
America
Vienna
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Gottlieb von Jagow
Stephen Burian von Rajecz
Germany
Turkey
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Ian Hamilton
Dardaneles
Roumania
Russian
Filene
Cpi Reei
New England
Victor
Columbia
Little Wonder
Hamburg
Autor
Burrill’s
Burril
Burrill
Horsford
Houghton & Dutton Co
Greater Boston
Cambridge
AEG
Openngs
United Cigar Stores
United Profit-Sharing Corp. N. E
Blake Bldg
Boston
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