Massive Allied Battles Spread Across Lorraine Front
Reported Allied and German forces engage along a 150 mile front from Noyon to Verdun. Dispatch highlights strong German fortifications north of the Aisne and renewed counterattacks, while Allied troops push to prevent entrenchments and outflank. Casualties and rail movements referenced in centralized war office briefings.
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Bordeaux
Nancy
War Office
Durand
Lorraine
Poncaire
Castelmans
France
Great Britain
Paris
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Marne
Germany hints at peace terms in informal reply
Washington reports Germany informally told the United States to obtain peace terms from Great Britain France and Russia. Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg told Ambassador Gerard Germany cannot accept war with all three powers and would only accept a lasting security guaranteed peace if mediation came now.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
von Rathmann
Hollweg
Gerard
Berlin
William
Count von Bernstorff
Oscar Straus
England
Asquith
Pilot Confesses Fabricated Kronprinz Wilhelm Sinking Tale
New York suspects the Kronprinz Wilhelm sinking story was a fabrication. Pilot Nicholas admitted to telling the tale to Pilot McCarthy and others, confessing he romanced the incident and had passed the account to several people.
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New York
Lancaster
McCarthy
Nicholas
Ambrose Channel
Germany Rebuttal Leaves Mediation Path Open But Murky
Washington reports Germany’s reply to U S mediation proposals on the war question keeps the status quo. Berlin seeks Allied positions before any commitment, and the reply remains official and private. No imminent end to hostilities is seen despite potential future talks.
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Washington
Germany
United States
London
Artillery Duel Near Braine Grips Allies and German Forces
Near Braine on the French Left Center the artillery duel continues with the allies and Germans in close grip. Detachments shell German positions as French and British aircraft seek unmasked guns while German planes vanish. French troops display extraordinary bravery amid heavy fighting and obscured terrain.
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Turmond
Libbeku
Grenbergen
Raested
Braine
Russians Take Przemyss Fort in Galicia Action
Dispatches from London report Russian forces under Ruzsky and Krussiloff threatening an Austrian retreat from Przemysl toward Cracow as Austrians rush to mobilize. Reports note Austrian discipline declining and heavy losses, with Rennenkampf stabilizing eastern front positions.
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London
Petrograd
Rome
Bucharest
Galicia
Germany
Ruzsky
Krussiloff
Lemberg
Przemysl
Cracow
Austria
Jewish New Year Observed With Dual Services
In the local synagogue at Union and Centre streets two services mark the Jewish New Year. Rabbi M. Baron leads, aided by the choir including Ingham Lord, Mrs. Albert Reushlein, Mrs. Frank Stein, and Joseph Young. The observance reflects divine justice and human responsibility as the year begins.
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Union
Centre Streets
M. Baron
Ingham Lord
Albert Reushlein
Frank Stein
Joseph Young
Corrigan Succeeds Father as Supervisor on B&O Tunnels
Martin Corrigan of Water Street appointed supervisor of tunnels on the Baltimore and Ohio to succeed his late father M. J. Corrigan. He is in Baltimore and may transfer the office to that city.
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Martin
King George Signs Home Rule Bill for Ireland
King George signed the Home Rule Bill for Ireland, but it will not take effect for a year as royal assent suspends its operation until the war ends. The government will address the Ulster exclusion issue, with Lords announcing the measures after a brief royal address.
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George
Ireland
London
House of Lords
Armed Robbers Take $50,000 From Rich Woman in Illinois Home
Five armed men entered the house of Mrs Nellie Clark in Kankakee Illinois shortly after midnight and escaped with money and jewels valued at more than 59 000 police hunt the thieves with armed posses bloodhounds and cars. They bound and gagged the housekeeper Margorie Miller and forced Mrs Clark to open a small iron safe after she refused they threatened to blow it up with nitro glycerine before miss Clark offered them 806 dollars and the robbers took it.
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Kankakee
Ill
Nellie Clark
Pro burglars blow safe at Stand ard 631 Company
Professional safeblowers entered the Stand ard 631 Company offices in the Narrows last night and blew open the safe, taking $150 in cash. Police began an immediate investigation with no arrests. Investigators believe experts carried out the job using nitroglycerine soap and wadding to muffle the blast. The safe was badly damaged.
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Standard 631 Company
Narrows
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