German Guns Reduce Ypres Fortifications to Ruins
German bombardment at Ypres reduces the Halles and town hall to ruins as German heavy guns from Courtrai aid fresh assaults. British and French forces under Sir John French hold the city, with reinforcements moving up and preparations made for another infantry attack. Elsewhere along the western front Germans push at Soissons and Vailly within 70 miles of Paris as weather improves and troops refresh.
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Halles
Ypres
Nieuwport
Dixmude
Yser
Sir John French
Old Town
Courtrai
Flanders
Valenciennes
Baldwin IX of
Soissons
Vailly
Paris
Holland
German Fleet Prepares for North Sea Battle
London dispatch reports Emden activity as the German fleet readies for decisive action in the North Sea. Prince Henry of Prussia inspected torpedo boats, while Dutch correspondents face smuggling charges. Russia fights near Warsaw with potential outcomes shaping its future and broader war.
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London
North Holland
Emden
Exchange Telegraph Company
the Hague
North Sea
Prince Henry of Prussia
Germany
Poland
Vistula
Werthe
Warsaw
Berlin
Russia
Ivangorod
Silesia
Prince Henry
Prussia
Duma
Petrograd
French Official War Statement from Paris
Paris reports a violent bombardment of Ypres destroying the market place and town hall. In Soissons and Vailly cannonading was strong while other fronts showed little action and overall calm elsewhere on the line.
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Paris
Ypres
Soissons
Vailly
Rhinestone Accessories Sale Offers Deep Discounts
Sale of rhinestone hairpins barrettes combs bandeaux and shoe buckles with over 100 styles in stock. Items originally valued at up to ten thousand dollars are offered at prices from fifty cents to seven dollars per piece, with large ranges for pins barrettes and buckles.
Paradise Satin Cloth Shades List
Paradise Satin is described as a brilliant cloth with crepe like drape and 35 shades. The palette includes White Ivory Cream Flesh Rose Pink Sky Light Blue Azure Absinthe Mars Chamois Shell Pink Coral Old Rose Orchid Amethyst Castor Putty Belgian Blue Copenhagen Cadet Smoke Field Gray Rese da Russian Green Gobelin Havana Navy King Blue Indigo Serpent Tete-de-Negre Black.
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Paradise
Copenhagen
Havana
Bargain Coats and Dresses for Children in Multiple Colors
A sale offers various child coats and garments including Zibeline and Chinchilla coats in blue brown and gray for ages 3 to 8 years with reduced prices from 9.00 to 15.00, Broadcloth and Corduroy coats in navy green brown and black, velvet trim, and matching outfits with prices cut from 12.00 27.50 to as low as 5.00 and 0.50 to 1.50 for accessories and dresses from 2 months to 6 years.
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Chinchilla
Hosiery sale list with varied sock offers
A catalog style notice lists 1200 pairs of men full fashioned black cotton socks and split sole socks at a reduced price of 15c per pair. Also 500 pairs of men pure thread silk socks in black and colors, commonly selling at $1.50, offered at special pricing. Includes miscellaneous items described as dogs ties and ace 65c in unclear wording.
Corsets from Bon Ton in assorted sizes and styles
Bon Ton Corsets offer imported plain and fancy materials with wahlon boning, low to medium busts, long straight hips, and lace trim. Sizes 18 through 21 with values from $5.00 to $6.00. Also available are coutil and fancy brocade models in sizes up to 28, priced at $5.00.
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Bon Ton
Brassieres Offered in Various Sizes and Discounts
A listing advertises discontinued models in De Bevoise Brassieres and up-to-date Teckla models by A. Pp. Drake. Sizes range from 32 to 44, with prices from $1.00 to $1.50. Noted quality and fitting are emphasized for a broad assortment.
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de Bevoise
Teckla
Drake
Russian War Report From Petrograd Front Lines
Official dispatches describe continued fighting between the Vistula and Warthe fronts with partial successes. Prisoners, machine guns and evacuees mark the Galicia and Czestochowa Cracow fronts while in the Caucasus Turkish fire at Tuapse is repelled with minor Russian losses and ongoing advances near Erzerum Jazvera several detachments remain inactive.
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Petrograd
Vistula
Czenstochowa-Cracow
Galicia
Novy-Sandhez
Caucasus
Hamidieh
Tuapse
Charity
Erzerum
Jazvera
Austrian War Statement Reports Austrian Advances and Prisoners
An official Austro-Hungarian general staff report says Austrian forces crossed the Kolubara River and pressed Serb defenses in fortified positions. It notes 2,440 Serb prisoners taken in two days and 13,000 Serbs captured since November 6, with 15,000 enemy prisoners overall. The press also cites ongoing attacks in Russian Poland and counter-attacks repulsed, plus battles west of Donajec Galicia and in the Carpathians.
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Kolubara
Novy
Russian Poland
Donajec
Galicia
Carpathians
German War Office says eastern theater unchanged
Berlin dispatch reports an official statement from the German general army headquarters. It says in Poland the fight for victory continues, with battles south of Plock and at Czenietochowa ongoing, as of mid afternoon.
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Berlin
London
Poland
Plock
Czenetochowa
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Meuse
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Moderat
Ce Furs
Brassieres
R. H. Stearns and Company
The
Vienna
Austria
Amsterdam
Piehler
Boylston Street
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Earl & Wilson
New England
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Eac
Avon, Chauncy and
Bedford Streets
Jordan Marsh Company
Boston
Nature
Beecham
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