Army, fronts report intense artillery duels and reprisals
German statement from Berlin reports a day of heavy artillery duels on both banks of the Somme with British attacks near Beaucourt and Le Sars repulsed. It notes advances by German troops in Transylvania and Dobrudja, multiple prisoner takings, and Romanian combat participation.
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Berlin
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Somme
Beaucourt
Ancre
le Sars
Grenadier Guards
Flers-Thilloy Road
Saillly-Saillisel
Archduke Charles Francis
Gyergye Mountains
Transylvanian
French Aviator Claims 21st Victim in Air War
Paris dispatch reports Lieutenant Guynemer downed his 21st enemy aircraft in yesterday’s air battles over the Amiens region. The war office confirmed the success as part of fifty four aerial engagements fought by French aviators.
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Paris
Amiens
Guynemer
War Office
Teutons Defeat the Rumanians Near Campulung
Western Wallachia reports steady Austro Hungarians advance as Campulung 80 miles NW of Bucharest nears capture. Battles unfold near Campulung and Liresht with von Falkenhayn forces. an attack on Albesti NW of Campulung is repulsed.
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London
Wallachia
Campulung
Bucharest
Petrograd
von Falkenhayn
Liresht
Canpulung
Austro Hungarian Losses and Allied Advances Reported
More than 2100 prisoners taken in Wallachia with 1600 captured south of Rothenthurm Pass and toward Rimnik. West of Predeal Austro Hungarians break Romanian positions. Rungul mountain in Moldavia falls to Bavarian troops. Barakli on the Struma River's right bank, eastern Macedonian front, occupied by British forces. Western Macedonian front details follow.
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Rumania
Krafft von Dellmensingen
Rothenthurm Pass
Wallachia
Rimnik
Predeal
Berlin
Rungul
Moldavia
Kedzivasarhely
Barakli
Struma
British and German Lines Clash Near Beaucourt
Official reports note British night and Thursday assaults near Beaucourt north of the Ancre and west of Le Sars failing to break German lines. Other fronts include Romanian advances west of the Predeal road and Austro Hungarian gains in Romania near Liresht. Bavarian reserves seize Rungul Mountain on the Moldavian frontier amid heavy fighting.
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Beaucourt
Ancre Brook
le Sars
Berlin
Rothenthurm Pass
Rumania
Liresht
Campulung
Tirgujiulij
Jiul
Petrograd
Ancre
London
Rungul Mountain
Franco Serbian offensive advances with prisoner capture
The Franco-Serbian forces push along the Cerna River and capture 400 prisoners as Entente fronts report success. British attacks along the Ancre are extended with limited infantry activity, while Russian advances near Jacobeni and Romanian artillery activity at Silistria are noted with little overall front action.
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Monastir
Berlin
Cerna River
Paris
Somme
London
Ancre
Beaucourt
Jacobeni
Kimpelung
Bukowina
Petrograd
Dobrudja
Silistria
Danube
Tchernavoda
Tragedy in Lynn: Husband Kills Self After Threatening Family
William Caron, 35, of 324 Washington Street, Lynn, killed himself with a pistol after waking wife and daughter at midnight and forcing them from bed. He fired a bullet into his temple as they fled to a stable nearby, ending a violent incident.
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William Caron
Washington Street
Lynn
Melrose Board of Assessors Member Collapses at Home
L Frank Hinckley six year old Melrose businessman and assessor collapses at his home midday. Harvard Medical School specialists called to Melrose City Hospital to diagnose a nervous breakdown. The patient remained unconscious for most of the afternoon and evening.
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Harvard Medical School
Melrose City Hospital
Melrose Board of Assessors
Hinckley
Parade Plan Hitches Over Refused Order
A man sought an Eastern Department order from General Leonard Wood compelling troops to parade. The request was refused, halting plans for today’s parade amid opposition concerns.
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Eastern Department
Leonard Wood
Parade Controversy Clouds Ninth Boston Mayoral Plans
Brigadier General E Leroy Sweetser says he ordered a parade but refuses further comment while City Hall expects full turnout. Colonel Logan reports the Ninth would parade only if ordered or if volunteers, amid disputes over mustering out and Curleys involvement. Company I of Attleboro voted not to parade citing lost uniforms, and tensions rise between Mayor Curley and military authorities as the Shamrock episode is recalled.
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E. Leroy Sweetser
Overett
Curley
Logan
Sweetser
Company I
the Fifth
Attleboro
General Sweetser
Hatch
Boston
Eastern Department
Wood
Border
Gardner W. Pearson
Hinch
Cassie
Harry Baker
Deutschland
T. A. Scott, Jr
T. A. Scott Wrecking Company
Lowell Planed Parade Sparks City Support
Colonel Willis W. Stover said volunteers from the Fifth Regiment will not participate. Ninth Regiment men may join with some fare support. The business sector decorates storefronts as City Hall and the State House prepare for parade ceremonies with Lt Governor Coolidge and Governor McCall in attendance.
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Lowell
Olonel Willis W. Stover
Fifth Regiment
Ninth
Boston
Fifth
State House
Coolidge
McCall
City Hall
Curley
Massachusetts Department
Commonwealth Avenue
Arlington Street
Boylston Street
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Washington Street
School Street
Beacon Street
Boston Common
Deutschland collision testimony released on accident claim
Captain Koenig chief officer and engineer Kleese testified that the Deutschland's damaged item broke and ran down the tug off Race Rock just outside the port. The testimony described the collision as an accident given in secret.
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Koenig
Frederick Hinch
Eastern Forwarding Company
Race Rock
Paul Koenig
Deutschland
F. W. Krapohl
Hans Kleese
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