Allied Drive Nears as German Strategy Falters
London reports a semi official French line warning that German forces facing Verdun seem to await events, while Prof. Pollard expects a major Allied offensive on the western front before year end though total victory may come only next year. He cites Austria’s defeat and a Balkan settlement as possible near-term gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Vaux
Verdun
Albert Pollard
University of London
Austria
Balkan
Pollard
Italy
Russia
Galicia
Volhynia
Riga
Fresh gains in the big Russian drive across Eastern front
Russian forces claim thousands more prisoners and guns as the drive continues. Reports say Austrians evacuate Czernowitz while standing north and east of the city. In Galicia, a deadlock persists with no clear gains. German trenches near Baranovichi were briefly overrun by Russians before German counter pressure. In France, French troops capture a German trench south of Le Mort Homme while Verdun sectors endure bombardment. Canadians hold positions near Zillebeké amid ongoing shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Francis Joseph
Lutsk
Galicia
Tanopol
Russia
Baranovichi
Dvina
Dvinsk
le Mort Homme
Verdun
Thiaumont
Fort Souville
France
Belgium
Zillebeke
Last Scenes on the Hampshire and Kitchener’s Death
Official survivors’ accounts detail the Hampshire loss off the Orkneys after striking a mine in a gale. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener perished with the ship. survivors describe his calm exit to a deck, attempts to reach boats, and the brutal five hour struggle in icy seas before shore.
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London
Hampshire
Orkneys
Earl Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Seaman Rogerson
Daily Mail
Rogerson
Kitchener
Savill
Sta
Jutland
Frontline Developments Across Western and Eastern Fronts
Official dispatches report German bombardment north of Souville and minor Vosges attacks repelled. Russian offensive yields 150000 captures on Volhynian and Galician fronts including officers and artillery. French trench taken near Dead Man’s Hill with 130 prisoners. Austrian and Russian actions reform lines around Bukowina and Przewloka with repulses noted.
German Front Updates Report No Major Actions
Berlin reports on the Western front note artillery duels and patrols with no notable events. The Eastern front says General von Bothmer’s army repulsed several dense Russian attacks near and north of Przewloka. The Balkan front shows the German troop situation unchanged.
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Przewloka
von Bothmer
Berlin
Aia
Balkan
Claims 14 German Ships Sunk in Baltic Fight
The Dagens Nyheter reports in a Baltic engagement between Russian torpedo boats and German convoys that two German auxiliary cruisers the Herrmann and the Konig von Sachsen and two armed trawlers were sunk, along with ten merchant ships. Five wounded sailors landed at Nykoping have died.
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Baltic
Copenhagen
London
Dagens Nyheder
Herrmann
Konig von Sachsen
Nykoping
Sweden
German Trench Captured South of Dead Man's Hill
Paris dispatch reports the Meuse front action with a German trench captured on slopes south of Dead Man's Hill after artillery prep. One hundred thirty prisoners, three officers, taken. Also notes heavy artillery near Chattancourt and Hill 304, and bombardment of Thiaumont and Souville sectors. Belgian front reports only routine artillery actions.
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Paris
War Office
Meuse
Dead Man's Hill
Chattancourt
Thiaumont
Souville
Russian War Report From Petrograd Details Prisoner Toll
The official dispatch from Petrograd via London reports: 1 general, 3 commanders, 2467 officers, 5 doctors, and 150000 men captured in the southern offensive. Russia also seized 163 cannons, 266 machine guns, 139 bomb throwers and 32 mine throwers. The Brusiloff offensive persisted with fresh prisoner captures and booty while German counter attacks continued. A Baltic sea engagement sank two small torpedo steamers and one auxiliary cruiser. no Russian losses, and the action touched Swedish waters.
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Volhynian
Petrograd
Meuse
Dead Man's Hill
Paris
London
Brusiloff
Dvina
Lake Narocz
Baranovichi
Baltic
Austrian Statement on Fronts and Air Attacks
The Austrian official report says Russian attacks south of Boyan and north of Czernowitz were repulsed with no new events east or south of the Pripet. North of Baranovichi German and Austro Hungarian troops faced heavy artillery fire and repelled the assault. Italian front notes renewed naval air strikes on San Giorgio di Nogaro and the Grado river port.
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Berlin
Boyan
Czernowitz
Pripet
Baranovichi
San Giorgio di Nogaro
Grado
Italians Break Through Austrian Trenches Near Monfalcone
Rome reports a surprise attack east of Monfalcone where Italian forces penetrated enemy lines after intense fighting and seized 10 officers, 488 men, and seven machine guns. Reconnaissance and artillery actions occurred between the Adige and Brenta rivers with enemy assaults repulsed in the Novegno region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
London
Monfalcone
Adige
Brenta
Novegno
Monte Giove
Monte Brazone
Naples
Miss Greenwood Weds Ralph Hornblower in Boston Society
Christ Church in Boston hosted the noon wedding of Miss Eleanor Greenwood daughter of Mr and Mrs Levi H Greenwood of 333 Commonwealth Avenue to Ralph Hornblower son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hornblower of Arlington. Guests from Boston society attended the ceremony.
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Andover
Christ Church
Boston
Eleanor Greenwood
Levi H. Greenwood
Commonwealth Avenue
Ralph Hornblower
Henry Hornblower
Arlington
Boston Bride Weds. Harvard Grads Attend Reception
The ceremony at St Pauls Gardner was led by Rev Henry Quimby with Rev C W Henry assisting. The bride entered with her father and was supported by bridesmaids from Boston Milton Cambridge Brookline and Hudson. Usheres from Belmont Brookline Arlington and other cities attended a Harvard graduate reception at the Wade Cann home. The couple plan a Maine and New Brunswick honeymoon then a Falmouth summer and home at 17 West Cedar Street Boston.
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Henry Quimby
St. Paul's Church
Gardner
C. W. Henry
Christ Church
Margaret Greenwood
Margaret Wellington
Boston
Katharine Herrick
Milton
Frances Benedict
Cambridge
Dorothy Burrage
Brookline
Eunice Taylor
Rosamond Wood
Hudson
N. Y
Harvard
Robert W. Atkins
Belmont
Alfred R. Meyer
S. Trafford Hicks
Arlington
Henry H. Meyer
Kansas City
Abbot Stevens
North Andover
Charles Baird, Jr
Akron
George Russell Harding
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Philip Wood
Richard Greenwood
George Wade Cann
Maine
New Brunswick
Falmouth
West Cedar Street
Russian Offensive Press Sees 300000 Teuton Losses
London reports confidence among Russian observers in the southern front as estimates place Teuton losses at 300000 along the line from the Pripet to the Roumanian border. The article notes Russians regain contact on the southwestern front and highlight advances toward Kovel Vladimir-Volynski Czernowitz and Kolomea with Stripa now fully occupied.
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London
Brusilloff
Letchitsky
Reuter
Petrograd
Teuton
Pripet
Roumanian
Teutons
Kovel
Vladimir-Volynski
Czernowitz
Kolomea
Sjumsky
Stripa
Buczacz
Podgaise
Koezin
Dubno
Brody
Lemberg
Customs Inspector Cronin Dies at 50 in Gloucester
William H. Cronin, customs inspector at Boston, died at his Gloucester home aged 50. Appointed in 1898, he served in Gloucester until 1914 before transferring to Boston. He is survived by his widow.
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William H. Cronin
Boston
Gloucester
Customs Service
Fate Hangs on Test in Orpet Case
A chemical test may determine how Marian Lambert died as William H. Orpet faces murder charges. The dispute centers on whether cyanide of potassium was given as a liquid solution or as finely powdered crystals.
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Waukegan
William H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Expert testimony in Orpet case on cyanide residue and coat spots
Undertaker Fred I Wenban testified circular white spots on Marian Lambert's dark green coat appeared after removal. Toxicologist Dr Ralph W Webster said the powdery substance was potassium carbonate from evaporated cyanide solution, implying cyanide was in solution. The case hinges on whether moisture from a frozen body in a warm room could render powdered cyanide invisible.
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Fred I. Wenban
Marian
Miss Lambert
Ralph W. Webster
Webster
Orpet
Madison
Wis
Meetings in Athens Denounce the Allies
In Athens today meetings voiced strong opposition to the entente blockade of Grecian ports. Resolutions praised King Constantine and Premier Skouloudis while condemning Allied actions toward neutral nations and especially the United States President.
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Athens
London
Greece
Constantine
Skoloudis
Grecian
England
France
United States of America
British Front Quiet With Limited Shelling Near Zillebeke
London reports a calm 24 hours on most fronts with intermittent shelling on both sides near Zillebeke recently retaken by British forces. trench mortars and artillery active around Angres and mine warfare continued in the Loos salient with no notable infantry actions or other incidents.
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London
Zillebeke
Angres
Loos Salient
Rising prices hit fish and produce due to weather
Weather disruptions push costs up in downtown markets. Cod and haddock reach 12 cents a pound while eggs rise to 36 cents a dozen. Vegetables and fruits show broad price hikes with strawberries 13 to 15 a box and oranges 33 to 50 cents each.
France Adopts Daylight Saving Time This Summer
Paris reports clocks moved forward one hour at 11 tonight in line with the daylight saving act. The change follows England Germany Italy and the Scandinavian countries and will run through October 1.
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Paris
England
Germany
Italy
France
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