Ghent Falls to German Occupation After Desperate Fight
London The Chronicle reports Ghent is again under German control after intense fights around Melle and a rapid retreat. Civilians and wounded clogged streets as inhabitants fled toward Bruges and Ostend while Belgian Red Cross nurses tended the injured in Ghent’s empty hotels.
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London
Chronicle
Martin Donohue
Belgium
Ghent
Melle
Bruges
Ostend
Hotel de Poste
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Antwerp Shelling Horrors Told By U S Consul
London based accounts describe Henry Diederich United States consul at Antwerp escaping with his family by car as bombardment raged. He details shells ripping buildings near the consulate and Home for Old Folks, the long night in a basement, and their perilous four hour crossing of the Scheldt to Ghent amid smoke and chaos.
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Mile. Baerdemaker
van Hee
Brussels
Ostend
London
Henry Diederich
United States
Antwerp
Daily Chronicle
Consulate
Scheldt
Ghent
Vilverde
Paris
Holland
Trio of Frenchmen Army in Themselves
In Bordeaux a letter from the front tells how three French soldiers captured two German rapid-fire guns and fought two German infantry companies. Two corporals and a private crawled within ten yards of the German trenches while most Germans were at dinner and officers were back from the guns.
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Bordeaux
Jews Enter German Army Officers Surpass Hundred Fifty
Report from Rome notes that although no law barred Jews from service there were previously no Jewish officers in the German army. In the current conflict more than 150 Jewish officers have joined the German forces.
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Rome
Faw
War Cost to Britain Exceeds Fifty-Five Dollars Per Second
Sidney Webb, noted political economist and principal founder, spoke at the School of Economics and Political Science on the war’s price to Britain, stating the country costs £11 per day and night, equivalent to about $55 each second.
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Britain
London
Sidney Webb
School of Economics and Political Science
Three French Soldiers Earn Ranks After Daring Trench Action
French troops leapt into the trenches and turned guns on Germans who fled. French artillerymen nearby then opened fire, exterminating the enemy. That night two corporals were promoted to second lieutenant and a soldier to sergeant major as rewards for their daring.
Blanket as Army Overcoat
Shortages of overcoats for British troops on the continent lead to a U S inspired solution. An overcoat is made from blankets with a center cut, stitched edges for the head opening and loops at the cuffs. The belt can be worn outside.
Describes Russian Flags in Telegraph Letter
A Russian officer writes to the Telegraph to settle the flag dispute. He states the imperial standard is the yellow flag with a double eagle while the naval ensign is the white flag with a blue St Andrew cross reserved for the navy. He adds the tricolor white blue red flag should be used by supporters of Russia in this country.
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Russia
London
Telegraph
Vienna Renames Sports Terms in New Rules
Vienna officials announce changes banning common English sports terms in Austria. Steeplechase becomes jagdrennen, handicap is aus gleichsrennen, and spring meeting is fruhlingsrennen as part of a broader terminology reform.
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Vienna
Austria
Testimony at Eberezer chapel revival from Jim Dinger
Jim Dinger speaks at the Eberezer chapel revival about being saved from sin and repentance. The crowd responds with exclamations of praise as participants claim sharpened eyesight and a renewed sense of usefulness.
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Bruddren
Sistabs
Jim Dinger
Eberezer Chapel
Nickerty
Hallebooyer
Lawd
Sistahs
Baby Suffering From Scalp Sores Healed By Cuticura
Mrs. Ira Cogswell reports a baby's scalp showed festering sores itchy and painful. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment samples, the redness faded by the fourth bath and sores healed in under three weeks with no scarring. Ad asks readers to send for free samples and Skin Book.
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Hector
Baby
Ira Cogswell
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Beyond Dispute Quote Pair on Deadliness of Bullets
A historical dialogue features a terse exchange about which bullet is deadliest with the retort that the one aimed is the fatal strike. The fragment hints at wartime or debate about violence without clear context or attribution.
The One Thing a Man Can Borrow Without Security
A proverb-like line states that the sole thing a man can borrow without security is trouble, implying prudent caution in borrowing and risk.
Euphemia Woman Praises Pinkham Remedy For Health
Evelyn Adelia Stewart of Euphemia Ohio recounts severe monthly pains before age 47 and how Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound relieved her condition within three months. She credits the product with avoiding doctor visits for 18 years and enabling her to work as a maternity nurse and earn a home through sewing and nursing. She endorses the remedy for before and after childbirth and invites special advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Ohio
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eife
Evelyn Adelia Stewart
Euphemia
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