Wool price jump foretold by war and embargo
Woolen clothing is set for higher prices as England blocks raw wool exports. Boston merchants report about 50 million pounds on hand, with a 2 cent per pound rise already, a scarce supply, and further increases likely as mills pay war prices and pass costs to consumers.
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Ten Dollar Suits Bring Superior All Wool Quality
The Bacon Men's Store backs an all wool guarantee for long service and a fit like custom garments. They offer $15 all wool suits and overcoats for $10, crafted by top manufacturers with strict quality control, in gray and brown worsteds cassimeres and tartan checks.
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Boys May Fight Old Men in War Drafts
The piece notes an unusual battlefield scene as white haired older men confront younger fighters. It highlights German Landsturm troops as aged veterans and France calling up the 1919 class of 20 year olds amid wartime mobilization.
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France
Submarine E-9 Crew Boasts of Second Torpedo Strike at Sea
Harwich greeted the E-9 crew with jubilation after their second successful attack on German warships. A sailor recalled sinking a Dutch coast torpedo boat destroyer and watching the foe dive as the sub surfaced, while praising Lieutenant-Commander Horton for steering the mission.
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Taube Taube War Anecdotes From Front By Editor Berthoulet
Paris La Liberte editor M Berthoulet recounts Sunday near the front with war sketches and quotes an artillery lieutenant about a shelling incident in their subterranean shelter. A shell killed two, wounded sixteen, leaving almost all in the group injured except a cow nearby.
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M. Berthoulet
Paris
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Spotted Taube Bomb Drops Near Ambulance Station
Eyewitness recounts a German Taube aircraft hovering over a station. A bomb exploded about 60 yards from an ambulance on an iron crane. The incident occurred amid regular day to day bombardment, with the Taube later reported brought down near Troyes.
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Troyes
Russians Kill Women in Border Villages Report
Berlin’s Tageblatt on Sept 19 details alleged Russian invader cruelties near eastern Prussia. A German policeman and parish sexton were shot for not yielding, Cossacks attacked a church house sheltering 20, and a Russian General Martos was captured with documents found among his belongings.
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Prussia
Letter From a German Soldier Shot For Despair
A German soldier’s letter to his wife describes fatigue hunger and willingness to be captured as events diverge from expectations The Spanish press notes strong army faith while authorities suppress discouragement The letter was forwarded with an official note stating the writer has been shot.
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Germany
Thrilling Duel in air reported by French War Dept at Bordeaux
Official despatches describe an aerial duel witnessed by thousands of soldiers from both French and German forces on October 5 near Jochery in the Rheims region. A German plane rose with two men, circled French positions, and was returning when events unfolded.
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