Labyrinth of Arras Defies German Defenders in France
The article reports on the French and British effort to seize the labyrinth north of Arras, a fortified zone built by the Germans. It details eighteen days of continuous fighting, hand to hand combat in tunnels, and heavy losses, culminating in the French capture of the position and advancement toward Lille. It also notes soldiers’ attitudes, shell shortages, and a humorous anecdote about a Legion of Honor serving at a Paris bar.
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Republic
France
Array
Marne
Bouches
Givenchy
Arras
Lena
French War Office
Lille
Mela
Ecurle
Neuville Saint Vaast
Pollus
Hampton Court Maze
Gret
Alexander
Herolam
Legion of Honor
Gaston
Disgraced. Weary Willie and Meandering Mike
Disgraced. Weary Willie and Meandering Mike worked a hull day last week. Dusty Rhoads-Yep. Ain't it awful what some people do for money.
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Willie
Mike
Dusty Rhoads
Philadelphia
The Press Btella Is She a Cat
A clipped oddity notes Bella answering whether she is a cat with the playful reply she has had nine men and saved her life as reported by the New York Sun.
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Bella
New York Sun
Topics of the Sport World Manager Rowland Well Liked
Manager Rowland earns broad support for improving the Chicago White Sox and guiding them with a quiet, strict leadership. Detroit and western clubs look strong contenders, while Hauser’s return with the Cardinals sparks optimism. Somers regrets not keeping Stovall, Stallings adjusts trades, and James battles a distressed arm affecting his 2015 season prospects.
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Rowland
Siren Creidit
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Detroit
Jennings
James
Tit James
Trirler
Boston Braves
Stallings
Nickerson
Boston
Alexander
Braves
George Chalmers
Elijah and the widow amid drought in Samaria tale
The lesson recounts Elijah prophesying drought to Israel due to apostasy under Ahab and Jezebel. He hides by Cherith fed by ravens, then travels to Zarephath where a widow helps him. Despite scant food, she and her son share the meager meal, and God sustains them for nearly two years as the drought continues.
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Omri
Mesh
Moab
Ahab
Benhadad
Jehovah
Jezebel
Ethbaal
Zidon
Phoenteia
Baal- Melkurth
Elijah
Gilead
Jordan
Israel
Zarephath
Phoenicl
Baal
Land of
Jehovah Thy God
Blair
The Narrow Bosporus And Its Great Width
From Constantinople by Edwin A. Grosvenor describes the Bosporus at its widest point nine thousand four hundred thirty eight feet, noting the few hazards, shallow salinity, and astonishing perception of distance on maps versus the actual waterway. The piece compares other straits and cites precise measurements between key landmarks like Roumell Hissar and Anadolf Hissar.
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Bosporus
Strait of Gibraltar
Africa
Europe
Messina
Italy
Sicily
Bonifacio
Corsica
Sarnia
Dardanelles
Tosporus
Buyoukdereh
Roumell Hissar
Anadolf Hissar
Constantinople
Edwin A. Grosvenor
Muddy Missouri River drains land and shapes plains
The Missouri River, described as the muddiest in the Mississippi valley, carries more of the valley's sediment than any large U.S. river except possibly the Rio Grande and Colorado. It exports about 281 tons per square mile yearly, contributing over 123 million tons of silt downstream. Erosion rates show the Missouri lowers its drained surface by 1 foot in about 6,086 years, versus the national rate of 1 foot in 9,120 years.
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Missouri
Mississippi Valley
United States
Rio Grande
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Panama
Geological Survey Bulletin
One at Both Ends: A Club Hour Prompt
A brief literary quip from the Pittsburgh Press depicts a couple planning a club hour with a playful warning about returning home late, reflecting city newspaper humor of the era. The exchange centers on time and domestic expectations.
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Pittsburgh Press
Earnestness as Dickens urged in work and life
Harper's Weekly praises Charles Dickens for intense earnestness and thorough effort in all tasks. He advised a young author to fully believe in and vividly imagine scenes, noting even when a character diverged from plan, conviction justified surrender to the character. Dickens avoided slackness in work and recreation.
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Harper's Weekly
The Day and Night Poem by Roscoe Gilmore Stott
A fragmentary poem reflects on knowledge of a perfect day its dawn afterglow and May rose tint while a woman’s face turns away Roscoe Gilmore Stott is credited as the author in this readable excerpt.
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Rosea
Roscoe Gilmore Stott
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Berlin
American Press Association
Argonne
Mareuill
Mont St. Eloix
By Square Deal
Hauser
Arnold Hauser
Ife
St. Louis
Cardinals
Somers
Charley Somers
Cleveland
George Stovall
Connie Mack
George Stallings
Sherwood Magee
Whitted and Cages
John McGraw
Hans Lobert
Demaree
Stock
Adams
Bill James
Twirler
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