British Forces Hold Allied Left Against German Onslaught
Paris dispatches report British troops bearing the brunt on the Allied left have driven Kaiser troops back many miles while fighting a desperate German attack. Germans allegedly pushed back about 37 miles as a large force moves on the German rear from Ostend aiming at the line of communication. Austrians admit 120000 men lost.
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Ostend
French War Office
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Dneister
East Prussia
Alle
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Berlin
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Ghent
Africa
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Gulf of Bothnia
Braves Win Two Games In Fenway Sweep
The Braves defeated the Phillies with scores 9 2 and 7 2 at Fenway yesterday afternoon. The results push the Braves two and a half games ahead of the Giants in the standings.
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Braves
Charles Doom
Sorrel Thrush
Philly
Charles
Speeders
Fenway Arena
New York
Giants
Dodgers Rally Fends Giants in Fen Way Battles
A garbled report notes the Dodgers forcing a tied tally with the Giants as two stiff meetings at Fenway Park are described. The text hints at local cleanup and the Dodgers’ growing ally status in a stern pursuit, with references to Injuns and tense exchanges.
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Giants
Dodgers
N. S
Fenooath
Moon and sky notes with dates and anniversaries
Portland and Gloucester times noted with rising and setting moon phases, tides, and vehicle lamp times. Early evening planets Venus and Jupiter charted with a brief list of anniversaries including battles, births, and the New York mayoral change.
Cloudy Forecast for Boston Area With Showers Likely
Forecast for southern New England calls for increasing cloudiness with probable showers Friday and Saturday. Northern New England may see Friday fair and Saturday unsettled as winds turn easterly.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Turks Cast Off Yokes of Powers
Turkey formally notified the United States and other nations that it abrogated centuries of extraterritorial rights. Foreigners in the Ottoman Empire will be subject to local jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases, ending exemptions from local law.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
Turkey asserts independence from great powers
The practice was abolished by Japan years ago through new treaties and is now ended by Turkey by a stroke of the pen. Officials say the aim is to assert independence and free Turkey from domination by the great powers.
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Japan
Turkey
Baseball results from yesterday across leagues
National league games include Boston sweeping Philadelphia 3 0 and 7 2, New York over Brooklyn 5 1 and 2 1, Pittsburg over Chicago 4 2, St Louis tying Cincinnati 2 2. American results show Philadelphia 8 1 over Boston 1 and New York 6 4 over Washington, with St Louis 6 5 over Cleveland. Federal play notes St Louis 1 0 Brooklyn and Kansas City 9 8 Pittsburgh with Indianapolis 12 6 Baltimore and Baltimore 6 Indianapolis 3. Weather mentions cold spots Worchester Lowell Lewiston Manchester and rain in New England series.
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Philadelphia
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Buffalo
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Banquet of History: Bennett Marries Baroness De Reuter
Paris dispatch reports James Gordon Bennett publisher of the New York Herald, 73, wed to Baroness George De Reuter formerly Maud Potter of Philadelphia. The ceremony ties a famed press figure to European aristocracy in a city on alert for war.
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John Potter
Paris
Stanley
Africa
Livingston
George de Reuter
Penn
Segee Sentenced to Deer Island for Tax Falsifications
Samuel A. Segee, ex chairman of the Revere Board of Assessors, must serve three years at Deer Island after the Supreme Court overruled his exceptions to a 1911 1912 tax record falsification conviction. The stay granted earlier will be lifted and the sentence enforced in court.
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Revere Board of Assessors
Deer Island
Supreme Court
Segee
House of Correction
Edward P. Barry
Thomas D. Lavelle
Episcopal wedding follows Catholic upbring in city
A man raised Roman Catholic was formally confirmed into the Episcopal faith yesterday by Rev. Dr. Samuel N. Watson of the American Episcopal Church. The civil ceremony occurred at the city hall of the 16th arrondissement and the informal church wedding took place at the Alma Avenue church. The couple’s circle included a few notable attendees and the U.S. ambassador to the city was present.
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Samuel N. Watson
American Episcopal Church
Alma
Watson
16Th Arrondissement
United States
Pope Benedict XV Encyclical Urges Peace and Religion
The Osservatore Romano publishes a Vatican pastoral letter from Pope Benedict XV to the world episcopacy. It outlines the pontificate’s program, urging renewed religious outreach and peace among nations in fear of God, focusing on the European war.
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Paris
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Benedict XV
Benedict
Limited service to Worcester with intermediate accom modation points
Cars leave Park Square every ten minutes for Worcester bound trips with accommodation service at intermediate points.
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Worcester
Park Sq
Allies Push German Forces Across Front in Four Days
German troops retreat after four days of fighting as Allied offensives across Europe push back forces. Belgian and British reports note advances from Louvain toward eastern fronts and renewed bombardments in Belgrade.
German retreat extends 12 miles behind Paris fronts
Report from London states the German right wing pulled further from Paris as retreating forces fell 12 miles behind their previous positions and 37 miles behind the areas they controlled at the start of the ongoing great battle. Britain’s main force crossed the Marne with little resistance, suggesting weakened German strength or demoralized lines of communication.
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Paris
Marne
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