French win at Verdun changes front in great drive
London reports a major French barrage against the German Crown Prince lines at Verdun. The assault from Meuse to Woerre Hills recaptured Douaumont, Dovaumont, Thianmont works, Haudremont quarry, Cailsette wood, Chenois wood and Damloup battery and drove Germans from key fortifications. Only Vaux fort remained in German hands as French artillery covered the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gallient
Marne
Prince Northwest
Verdun
France
Teuton
Meuse
Woerre
Fort Douaumont
Dovaumont
Thianmont
Haudremont
Cailsette
Chenois Wood
Damloup Battery
Vaux Fort
Douaumont
Damloup
Nivelle
Paris
War Office
Somme
Joffre
German Drive in Dobrudja Pushes Russians Back
Mackensen's forces smash ahead in Dobrudja with sweeping advance. Russians and Rumanians flee across much of the front while defenders on the Danube left wing hold. Toprai Sari and Obadin captured as German lines align near the Constanza Cernavoda railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mackensen
Dobrudja
Danube
Toprai Sari
Obadin
Constanza-Cernavoda
Milwaukee printers urge Congress action on print paper probe
Three Milwaukee master printers associations call on Congressmen Cary and Stafford to seek a federal investigation of the U S print paper industry. They say current prices far exceed production costs and the probe covers Wisconsin's entire print paper manufacturing sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
United States
Cary and
Stafford
Wisconsin
Harvard Men Cancel Visits Amid Polio Quarantine
Harvard football players from the first and second squads must stay near Harvard Square due to infantile paralysis restrictions. They are forbidden to leave the immediate area under penalty of expulsion or probation for a year, affecting weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universty
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Nesight
Harvard Square
Rumania Loses Black Sea Port Constanza to Teutonic Allies
Berlin reports the Dobrudja front collapsing as Constanza falls to Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces. Russian and Romanian troops retreat along the front despite stubborn resistance. In France the British gain trenches near Gueudecourt and Geswoeux while French northeast of Morval shows progress. German notes claim Entente attacks at Le Sars and Rancourt repulsed and a Chaulnes wood area withdrawal. Stubborn Transylvanian fighting continues along mountain passes with Austro German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constanza
Rumania
Black Sea
Marshal von Mackensen
Tehernavoda
Danube
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Sea
Murfatlar
Berlin
Petrograd
Do Brudja
Somme
France
Gueudecourt
Geshoeufs
Bapaume-Peronne
Paris
Morval
le Sars
Rancourt
Chaulnes
Chaulnes Wood
Rumanians Hold Front as German Drive Stalls in Balkans
Romanian forces reportedly repulse attacks along the Dobrudja front as Gen von Falkenhayn is said wounded and relieved of command. Mount Surul recaptured on the Transylvanian frontier while the central Danube area remains contested and the left flank shows slight Romanian withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mount Surul
Alt River
Red Tower Pass
Transylvanian Alps
von Falkenayn
Rome
Transylvania
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Rumanian War Office
Danube
Black Sea
Lingrd
Serbs Halt German Bulgarian Push at Cerna Bend
Serbian troops repelled counterattacks and then attacked, seizing trenches along 800 yards on the Cerna bend. Von Mackensen’s force tightens control from the Danube rail line to Constanta, threatening Romania. German submarines rise in importance, Italians bombard Austrians near Trieste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerna
von Mackensen
Rumania
Danube
Constanta
Prince von Buelow
Corso
Triest
Austria
Adriatic
Serbia
Berlin
Slay Sheriff Firefight Ends In Fatal Queens Clash
In Whitestone Queens County a squatter inventor Frank Taff 58 armed with a ramshackle home roof fortress opened fire on a police cordon. Sheriff Paul Stier was killed and four officers wounded as a naval rifle from the destroyer Henley felled Taff. Wounded: James Fitzgerald John Durkin Fox Kerrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island City
Paul Stier
Queens County
Frank Taff
Whitestone Landing
Queens
Henley
Wem
Justice van Sielen
Stier
Taff
Motion Picture Corporation
Sitier
Paul
Frank
Carpenter
Fitzgerald
James
Durkin
John
Flushing Hospital
Fox
Willl
Kerrigan
Jon
Will
Americans Fight Mexican Rand Near San Jose Skirmish
American troops and Mexican forces clashed near San Jose in the Big Bend region along the Rio Grande. A detachment of 23 American units exchanged fire with about 30 Mexican attackers for 45 minutes with no American casualties reported. Mexican losses are not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Big Bend
San Antonio
Texas
Funston
Joseph Gaston
Gaston
Sixth Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Presidio
Ruidoso
Cudington
Texas Squadron
Rio Grande
Gaton
United States
Italy Seizes 15 Million Eggs in Milan Inevitable Price Move
Milan authorities seize 100 cars carrying 15 000 000 eggs to curb speculation as Milan Rome and other centers suffer egg shortages. Government expected to set a uniform price of three cents per egg and seize and sell at that price nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Milan
Italy
No Protest on Carranza Edict
U S officials say Washington will not protest Carranza decrees ordering summary trials and punishment of accused persons. A State Department official stated it is not the department's province to intervene unless a miscarriage of justice occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
State Department
Carranza
Department
Rob Grwrolds Looted Griswold Estate In Roslyn Burglary
$110000 in jewels stolen from Frank Griswold and wife at Roslyn Summer home. Detectives from New York and Sheriff Pettit admit little clues. evidence includes chloroform soaked handkerchiefs, smoked cigars, and tire tracks. Miss Canfield recalls a noise. dog was drugged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr.Griswold
North Shore Road
Vienna Editor Kills Premier in Political Assault
Count Karl Sturgkh, Austrian premier, was shot by Dr. Friedrich Adler at the Hotel Meisel and Schada. Adler, editor of Der Kampf, said the act was political in motive and tied to Parliament. Two bystanders, Baron Aehrenthal and the hotel head waiter, were slightly wounded. Sturgkh arrived for luncheon at 1:30 and was shot at 3 o'clock after a mysterious man joined the table and fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Karl Stuergkh
Friedrich Adler
Dr. Adler
Count Stuergkh
Baron Aehrenthal
Meisel and Schada
Battles and trials across distant fronts and courts
In Doningo American marines clash with rebels. Gen Ramon Batista is killed and two officers die, one wounded. In St Louis a watchman faces murder charges for a family slaying. In El Paso reports say Villa forces wipe out a Carranza expedition near Santa Ysabel. In San Francisco a judge awards 25000 dollars for a baby's eye injury. In London Lloyds reports twelve ships sunk by German submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Doningo
Ramon Batista
William W. Low
Atwood
Vicott L. Morrison
ST. Louis
Thomas Metzler
Chester
Ill
George Douglas
El-Paso
Texas
FE Paso
Villa
Carranza
Santa Ysabel
San Francisco
Murasky
Mary Rubio
Amalia Razzuoli
London
Lloyd's
Germany
Jersey items and local notes from New Jersey papers
The item mix reports a railroad filing to restrain Jersey City explosives storage, public school reopenings, library readership in Vineland, police actions against arson, trout stocking at Egg Harbor City, a pastor’s resignation, fire company vehicle conversion, and local court actions. Other notes include scholarships, sports trophies, a snow forecast tip, business moves, and assorted municipal incidents.
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Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey
Trenton
Bellstab, Haight and Davis
Jersey City
Black Tom Island
Swedesboro
Vineland
van Leer
Haddonfield
Egg Harbor City
Park Lake
T. F. Sowers
Clayton Baptist Church
Ohio
Haddon Heights
Kurtz
Millville
Thomas Moore
Atlantic City
United States
George Jennings
Burlington
Burlington County High School Athletic Association
Bordentown
Harold B. Butterfield
Fairfield
Calawell
Edward E. McCalk
N. Y. Public Service Commission
New Jersey Life Insurance Company
Capital
Newark
Rutgers College
Maple Shade
Catherine Jordan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jordan
Lawrence Station
JP. Thomas & Sons Company
Billingsport
Paulsboro
Harry Stein
John Hawkes
New Brunswick
Emerson Cornell
Hawkes
Bayonne
Thomas M. Ferrell
Glassboro
Congress
Cleveland
State Senate
Gloucester County
Albert J. Rhines
Iowa
Grace Opie
Somerville
State Normal School
George Lippincott & Son
Collingswood
Isaac Bacharach
Schroeder
Camden
Lewis Kish
Roebling
Woodstown
Montclair
John B. Pratt
Hagle Rockaway
Rancocas Creek
John Cavanaugh
John York
Bridesburg
Morton
Throckmorton
Revival plan for crossing river resurfaces in Trenton
A revived plan to connect New York and New Jersey by tunnel or bridge was debated in Newark. A special committee postponed hearing while legal opinions determine whether Essex would pay as much as Hudson if it participates. Essex balked at costly apportionment. New York and advocates urge rapid construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Hudson County
Trenton
Board of Freeholders
New York
New Jersey
Newark
Bergen
Hudson
August L. Lacombe
William Cardwell
William Pennington
Eugene Turton
Motor Vehicle Club of
John ¥. Winchester
T. Albens Adams
G. K. Wicknam
Montclair
Manhattan Refrigerating Company
Union Terminal Cold Storage
Adams
Richard F. Martin
Land Sale in Franklinville Crowns 160 Acre Tracts
The Franklinville tax sale, led by Jo F. Nute, liquidated delinquent parcels including large 40 and 160 acre tracts near Malaga. Many small lots were bought in by the township due to few bidders, with many titles unsettled or held by the defunct development firm. Requests pour in from Texas and California about taxed lots not yet recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklinville
Jo F. Nute
Malaga
Nate
Texas
California
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Maniac
Rob Griswolds
Roslyn
Cassleigh
Stuergkh
World’s News
Jersey
New York Bridge
Raritan Canal
John Kane
Perry Street
George Stewart
Kane Wag
Duncan Chamberlain
Hightstown
St. Francis Hospital
Peddie Institute
Young Chamberlain
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