Alliances Quadruple Drive Amid Romanian Front News
Allied forces report German Bulgarian Turkish advances along the Bucharest line with Russians aiding Romanian defense. In France and Verdun sectors heavy bombardment and limited ground gains accompany large aerial bombardment. Russian Gress and Austro German retreats noted in Galicia and Transylvania. Kilwa ports in East Africa surrender to British.
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Vienna
Olah Toplitza
Transylvania
Gyergyo-Ditro-Orsova
Armenia
Ognott
Petrograd
Erzingan
German East Africa
Kilwa Kivinja
Kilwa Kisiwani
Dar-es-Salaam
French and Allied Front Updates From Verdun to Carpathians
Paris reports show French gains east of Deniecourt and a repulsed attack at Hospital Farm with heavy losses. Berlin notes German efforts at Berny Deniecourt and near Ginchy faltering, while Austrians retreat ahead of Romanian forces. Russian advances continue in the Carpathians as Turtukai fortress falls to German Bulgarian forces on the Romanian border.
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Deniecourt
Paris
Hospital Farm
Belloy-en-Santerre
Barleux
Verdun
Olah Toplitza
Vienna
Ginchy
Berlin
Berny-Deniecourt
Thiaumont
Zlota Lipa
Dniester
Teutons
Turtukai
Rumanian
Halicz
Petrograd
Carpathians
Plane Crash Passenger From Freeport Injured
The plane fell 600 feet. Odore de Krutjss of Freeport New York, a Harvard student who rode with Campbell, suffered internal injuries but is expected to recover.
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Theodore de Krutjss
Freeport
N. Y
Harvard University
Campbell
British Official Report Recaps Western Front Actions and East Africa Ops
The statement notes artillery activity along the Somme and Ancre with successful shelling and enemy batteries neutralized by air support. It reports a Leuze wood counterattack repelled, ongoing Ginchy fighting, and mine and trench bombardments near Lens. Macedonia and East Africa raids, air engagements, and naval landings mark a broad Allied offensive summary.
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Leuze Wood
Germans Repulsed in Terrific Attack at Hospital Farm
The French war office reports a violent assault north of the Somme on Hospital Farm was repulsed by French machine guns with heavy losses to the attackers. In the Meuse Verdun area the enemy bombarded positions while French troops captured prisoners, including officers, and observers note renewed activity along the front with substantial prisoner counts.
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Somme
France
Dentecourt
Belloy En Santerre
Berny En Santerre
Paris
London
War Office
Denlecourt
Champagne
Maisons de Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Vaux-Chapitre
Roisel
Athis
Cillecourt
Hospital Farm
Horgny
Belloy-en-Santerre
Barleux
Chilly
Aisne
Vaux-Chapitre Wood
Chenois
German Statement on Somme Battle and Romanian Prisoners
Official despatch reports the Somme fighting continues along the front with British and French assaults repulsed in multiple sectors. It notes a Romanian front victory at Turtukai with over 20,000 prisoners, including two generals, and heavy Romanian casualties. Russian attacks near Dobrich were repulsed.
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Somme
Turtukai
Army front reports intermittent fire with Bulgaria's Struma action
On the eastern front overall bombardment was intermittent, except near Poros and Dodzelil west of Lake Dotran where the enemy pressed heavy attacks. A British cruiser silenced Bulgarian batteries along the lower Struma.
Russian report on eastern front gains and holds
The Russian official communique states a strong push south of Riga and north of Dvinsk with crosses to the Dvina and capture of enemy trench positions. It notes successful bombardment of Baranovichi and a continuing fight near Erzezany and Halicz with General Tcherbatcheff’s forces pushing westward toward the River Na.
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Petrograd
London
Riga
Dvinsk
Dvina
Baranovichi
Erzezany
Parisian Sage Hair Treatment Ad Promises Youthful Looks
An advertisement argues hair length and youth are shown by hair condition. It praises Parisian Sage as a pleasant dressing that grows hair, stops falling hair, removes dandruff, and stops scalp itching. It claims the product softens and makes hair lustrous and is sold by druggists for over 60 cents.
Allied forces push toward Halicz amid heavy bombardment
In Halicz region our troops held the railway line Halicz Semikovitze Wodnik and bombarded the town. Halicz is in flames from our bombardment as 45 officers and 65 600 men, including 22 German officers and about 8 000 men, plus five Turkish officers and 685 men, were captured. Turkish offensive on the Euphrates west of Eringa t repulsed. Romanian forces forced to evacuate Turtukal under pressure from German and Bulgarian troops.
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Raiuvka
Gnita Lipa
Halicz
Semikovitze
Wodnik
Carpathians
Euphrates
Eringan
Ognott
Faik Pasha
Turtukal
Austro Hungarian Front Moves as Russian Lines Redeploy
Vienna telegraph from London reports Austro-Hungarian forces withdraw to the heights west of Olah Toplitza to avoid envelopment at the Maros and Toplitza junction. Russian front actions include troop movements to prepared positions between the Zlota Lipa and the Dniester after ongoing fighting.
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Vienna
London
Olah Toplitza
Maros
Toplitza
Zlota Lipa
Dniester
Kaiser Congratulates King of Bulgarians
Berlin reports the Kaiser in telegraph to the King of Bulgaria congratulating on allied troops capturing the fortress Tutrakan. He praises the soldiers and asserts Germany can strike in the enemy’s country. He signs off with faithful regards from Wilhelm.
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Kaiser
King
Berlin
London
Bulgaria
Tutrakan
Turtukai
Wilhelm
Bowles Named Matron of Lexington Aged Home
Mrs Annie H Bowles of 20 Muzzey street Lexington is named matron of the Home for Aged Men and Women to open next month at 591 Massachusetts avenue Lexington Miss Ellen Be Harrington chairs the committee in charge of equipping the home
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Annie H. Bowles
Muzzey Street
Lexington
Massachusetts Avenue
Ellen BE. Harrington
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