Struggle in East and Boer Revolt Shake World War II Era
Fierce fighting looms as German forces push in Belgium and northern France while Antwerp and Ghent fall under Kaiser rule. A Boer rebellion led by Col Maritz erupts in South Africa, with martial law declared. Air raids near Paris kill and wound civilians as refugees flood Europe.
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Ostend
Havre
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Union of South Africa
Cape Colony
Maritz
Germany
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Union
Canada
South Africa
London
Germans protest dumdum bullets used by French forces
German ambassador Count Von Bernatorff accuses French troops of using steel mantle dumdum cartridges. He cites weapons found near Fort Longwy and cases of altered bullets causing grievous wounds, urging that such projectiles violate international law Article 23 Section 1.
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Washington
Count von Bernatorff
Fort Longwy
Otto
Allies Report Slow but Sure Gains in West
London dispatches describe two vast fronts in France Belgium and Russian Poland with 300 mile fronts. Allied pressure has forced German withdrawals from the Lys left bank and made progress near Lens Arras and Albert while the line from the Swiss frontier to Antwerp holds with no easy flanks. Reports claim 4,000 prisoners and 500 guns at Antwerp, French cuirassiers swim Lys river to surprise the foe, and German rail traffic shifts to the western front to reinforce.
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Albert
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Daily News
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Sambor
Medyka
Bosnia
Battle of Soissons Seen by Writer on Firing Line
Special correspondent John Ashton relays his week at the front left wing facing General von Kluck, detailing German and French bombardment near Soissons and Vauxbuin, wrecked trains and towns, prisoners, and a night spent in a chateau cellar as shells rain down.
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The
Chicago Tribune
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Reims
Verdun
Prince of Wurtemburg
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Vauxbuin
Vauxburn
Lumber Yard Burns in Okmulgee Fire
Fire destroyed the stock and buildings of the Fullerton Stuart Lumber Company in Okmulgee. Loss is estimated around 39800.00 with valuable mules also reported burned in the blaze. Local authorities investigated the cause and property owners assess recovery plans.
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Fullerton Stuart Lumber Company
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