Evacuation Drama in Ostend as Belgian Forces Flee
The New York Sun reports a dramatic Belgian retreat from Ostend with regiments marching to the Digue de Mer. A German Taube scout plane appeared as hundreds of troops fled along the sea promenade, their bullets futile against the air surveillance. The exodus peaked on the proclamation that the government would move to Havre.
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Ostend Under German Rule A Lens Into Occupation Life
A reporter chronicles the German occupation of Ostend detailing refugees, tram suspensions, and disciplined troops. The account contrasts German efficiency with the war’s human cost as officers discuss plans, rail moves, and van der Goltz’s administration.
Recruits on the Road to Oxford and England's Debt
The poem recalls troops marching toward Oxford and the cost of war. It laments veterans returning to a land that cannot offer equal ownership, praising the valiant dead and urging England to grant a just share of the victory to those who sacrificed their lives.
Russians Avenging Belgians Move Through East Prussia
A special correspondent reports that Russians impose war contributions on East Prussian towns similar to Belgian levies. Germans order evacuation of villagers with valuables, houses to be burned to deprive Russians of shelter. Trains to Koenigsberg crowded as fugitives flee. Berlin calls for 10,000 sledges for winter operations.
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U. S. Plans Help for Tourists Baggage Losses Abroad
The State Department will aid Americans who lost baggage in Germany or Austria at the war start. Owners may mail receipts and authority documents with descriptions to American Consul-General Lay in Berlin via the department. Lay reports many trunks remain in Germany requiring written orders for release.
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von der Goltz
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Washington
State Department
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Austria
Lay
Berlin
Maurice Hgan
Denmark
Germany denies German mines on high seas and near England
The Nor Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung reports Germany rejects British charges over mine laying in the North Sea. It says eight Hague peace conference agreements were not fully ratified yet Germany will honor their terms and insists no mining was done in high seas or with neutral vessels.
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French Aeroplanes Fly Over Alsace
Three French aeroplanes crossed into Alsace yesterday and returned to French territory causing garrisons to keep watch with machine guns all day. Aircraft prompted heightened alert across the border.
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Geneva
Paris
Brandeis and Levin Are Guests of Honor
Louis D Brandeis recently elected chairman of the pro executive committee for general affairs was acclaimed at a banquet in his honor and to Dr Schmaryahu Levin a former Russian Duma member at Horticulturist Hall by the Zion Association of Greater Boston. The event drew prominent Hebrew leaders from Boston and nearby areas.
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