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Cumberland Press in Cumberland, Maryland

13 Feb 1915

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Cumberland Press

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Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1915

Page

8

English Captain Dies After Christmas Truce Letter

United Press reports Captain Robert Patrick Miles of the Shropshire Light Infantry, serving with the Irish Rifles, was killed by German shrapnel near Ypres. His final letter described an improvised Christmas truce between trenches, with troops exchanging cigarettes and greetings in no man’s land, while artillery fire continued around them.

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P.M. Sarl United Press London New York England Ypres Robert Patrick Miles Shropshire Light Infantry Irish Rifles Miles
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Cigarettes and cigars valued above all else by front line soldiers

Berlin reports a German soldier recounting barter at the front where a steer was traded for fifty cigarettes. He notes daily two cigars per man, shortages of fire and matches, and odd methods to light smokes from tea leaves to a French officer’s lighter.

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Belgian Refugees Walked Liege to Rome Amid War Loss

Antoinette Huen aged 22 and her 24 year old husband Antoine walked from Liege to Rome with their infant who died near Turin. They reached Rome exhausted and were sheltered by Lady Rodd at the English Embassy. A Belgian minister's family in Rome also faced ruin, while a former Belgian architect’s wife now works as a hotel cook to aid travelers.

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United Press Rome New York Liege Belgium Antoinette Huen Antoine Antoinette Turin Lady Rodd Italy Minister du Bois Rodd
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