War Preliminaries and Outbreak of World War I
A historical summary lists ultimatums and declarations as Austria and Serbia clash on the Danube near Belgrade. Russia and Germany mobilize, France and Britain declare war, Belgium resists invasion, and the United States remains neutral as Europe moves toward a broader conflict.
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Servia
Archduke Ferdinand
Russia
Servin
Danube
Belgrade
England
Germany
Auaust
France
Luxemburg
Eastern
Prussia
Belgium
Russian
Poland
Wilson
Europe
Liege
Namur
Great Britain
United States
Tsingtao
Kimchau
China
Paris
San Africa
United State
Jonny Rockefeller
South
German Forces Break Through Near Ypres Canal
German troops crossed the Ypres canal at two points and pushed Allied forces back north of the Yuet canal. Other operations included Naky Gagosne capture near Dixraude in Belgium as German setbacks and advances shaped the fighting front.
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Dixraude
Belgium
Ypres Canal
Germany
Yuet Canal
Russian Front Amid East Prussia Battles and Lodz Falls
Conflicting reports describe ongoing clashes on the Russian and German fronts. German forces push toward Warsaw and Lodz while Russians retreat from Lodz and defend Przemyśl as Austro-German forts hold. Continuous battles along the Vistula and Prussia fronts involve captures and retreats across Poland and Galicia.
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Galicia
Warsaw
Poland
Przemyc#1
Posen
East Prussia
World War I Timeline Blunts Belgian and French Fronts
The chronicle notes German crossing of the Belgian border and Belgian cities under occupation. It records Allied counter moves, Belgian flooding, and bombardments of Antwerp, Rheims, and Ostend. Major naval actions include British and German ships clashing near Falkland Islands, the Dardanelles, and the North Sea, with several ships sunk.
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Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Cresden
Good Hope
Monmouth
Glssgow
North Sea
Cruier
Yorck
Jade Bay
Emden
Coos Islands
India
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Niger
Deal
England
Kiauchau Bay
Chine
Westende
Belgian
Scotland
Sheerness
January Circuit Court Term Opens With Large Docket
The January term of the Circuit Court opens Monday with a civil docket of 318 cases including 10 appeals and 185 trials plus 123 originals. Additional small suits have been docketed recently. Notable names include Edward G. Butler and Mary May Wilt. Alvin Cook. Arta Murphy. Joseph Schademan. Ethel Bogel. Moreland Jerome Weaver. Ruth Batchelor. Claud Corbin. Gladis Davis. Samuel W. Keller. Dot Shebondy. Walter Moritzfeld. Margaret A. Rice.
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Lawyers
Edward G. Butler
Grantsville
Mary May Wilt
Jennings
Alvin Cook
Arta Murphy
Frostburg
Joseph Schademan
Ethel Elizabeth Bogel
Connellsville
Moreland Jerome Weaver
Ruth Batchelor
Phillipsburg
Claud Corbin
Gladis Davis
Spring Gap
Samuel W. Keller
Ruffdale
Dot Shebondy
New Stanton
Walter W. Moritzfeld
Ridgeley
W. Va
Margaret A. Rice
Cumberland Valley
Classified Want Ad Prompt From The Press
Short notice invites readers to place a want ad in The Press for selling a house or lot, renting, disposing of items, or other ads. The fragment mentions trying a want ad option.
Celebrationattended by scarlet fever cases at church event
Two children with initial scarlet fever attended a Christmas entertainment at Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church last Tuesday. Health Officer Colton warned parents to isolate their children as the illness progressed into the following evening.
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Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church
Max
Colton
Ibration
New Year Party At Roeder Home In Bedford Street
Miss Esther Roeder hosted a New Year Eve watch night gathering at her parents home on Bedford Street. The decor featured ferns and evergreens with a red and green dining room scheme. Refreshments welcomed guests at the stroke of midnight. Attending were Frances Arthur Ethel Ohr Helen Erdman Ethel Parker Clara Broderick Holly Keller Scott Atkinson Carl Fries Bishop Taylor and Somerville Nicholson.
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Esther Roeder
A. A. Roeder
Bedford Street
Frances Arthur
Ethel Ohr
Helen Erdman
Ethel Parker
Clara Broderick
Holly Keller
Scott Atkinson
Carl Fries
Bishop Taylor
Somerville Nicholson
Go to Church movement hailed as national wakeup call
A fervent editorial declares the Go to Church movement a nationwide religious awakening. It urges nonparticipants to join or at least not scoff, arguing churches strengthen individuals and the nation as Americans respond with renewed devotion.
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United States
House of God
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