British Report on French Front Describes Stubborn German Defense
The official field report from Field Marshal Sir John French details continued German resistance along the front, with German units from active, reserve, and landwehr formations fighting in a siegelike battle. It notes British progress is slow but steady, Allied operations including aerial actions, railroad sabotage, and counterattacks, and warnings about German deception and morale.
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London
Sir John French
France
Landwehr
Paris
Third Army Corps
la Fere
Aisne
First Army
Montmirail
Royal Flying Corps
Third Signal Corps
Royal Engineers
Brave Belgian Boy Scout Wins Bronze Medal of Merit
Joseph L Neyssent, a Belgian boy scout, earned the bronze medal of merit after singlehandedly capturing two German engineers an uhlan and two priests who were spies. He had fought in five engagements and made several daring bicycle dispatch trips when the photograph was taken.
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Joseph L. Neyssent
Belgium
Uhlan
Ridicule in London Ads Urges Women to Help War Effort
London papers publish cheeky recruitment mocks and a stark ad from Mrs Lowry promising wages turned over to wives and families. The notices request strong young men not in the army and a middle aged doctor's wife offers to employ workers who enlist to support the war, reflecting slow recruitment under General Kitchener.
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London
Kitchener
Dragoon Wounded in Action Counts Six Bullets and Three Bayonet Wounds
In Ostend and among the French wounded in recent fighting a dragoon sustained six bullet wounds and three bayonet wounds to the upper body. He is expected to recover.
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Ostend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised in testimonial
A Lackawanna New York woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring energy and health after childbirth. The ad extols relief from displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites letters for confidential advice from Lyon Massachusetts affiliates.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lackawanna, N. Y
A.’ F. Kreamer
Electric Avenue
Lackawanna
N. Y
Lydia F. Pinkham
Parrot's Record Tests Sugar Craving Phrase
Jones captured his parrot's cries on a cylinder and played it with Poll in the room. The parrot repeated sugar requests, alarming Polly who exclaimed about the beak for sweet stuff.
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Jones
Poll
Gramophone
Scott
Polly
London
To be Exact. Bella and Lena Exchange
A humorous dialogue snippet shows Bella weighing herself in a bath robe at 110 pounds and 109 pounds dressed, with a judge present remarking on the weights.
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Bella
Dearie
Lena
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French
United Fruit Company
Zacapa
Cracow
Vistula
Poland
Meaux
Parrot
Dosno
New York
George Smith
Cherry St
Pough- Keepsle
Doan
Bae Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Toy Carter
Carters
W.F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Maye
Rowh CO
Kastard
Chicago
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