Correspondent With German Army Describes Aisne Battle
Raymond E. Swing reports from the German front on the Aisne describing near trenches five miles ahead, shells, and the intense fighting between British and German troops. He notes German positions, the use of unique rifle cup diversions, and the morale effects of tobacco and newspapers on soldiers.
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Raymond E. Swing
Chicago Daily News
France
Verdun
Versailles
U.S
United States
China
Aulrkin Horsemenn
Tieyveles
Germany
Aged Author Seeks Service in Paris Guards
Pierre Loti, famed author and reserve naval captain, was denied a position in the French navy due to age sixty four. He requested assignment to the marines guarding Paris, seeking continued service despite age limits.
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Paris
Pierre Loti
Five Fierce Charges by Prussian Guards in Reims Verdun Rail Fight
London reports detail a bold Prussian guards assault to cut the Reims Verdun railway. Five charges against French cavalry and infantry left about 3,000 German dead or wounded as they surrendered, with many Guardsmen killed in the effort.
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London
Reims
Verdun
Germans Take Possession of Antwerp City
German forces now hold Antwerp and the surrounding forts after a swift eleven day assault. British naval brigades aided in defense during the siege, with some units retreating to Ostend. The Belgian army largely escaped, but the fall signals decisive German movement as refugees flood London and indemnity penalties loom.
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London
Antwerp
Antwerp Ois
Ostend
Lokeren
Mast Flanders
Ghent
Elolland
Be. Sievers
Gwany
Germats
Sean
Diem
Germany
Pallada
Baltic Sea
Kaiser
France
Holland
Hague
Nieuwe Courant
Hulgt
Belgium
Tandon
Daily Mail
Arras
Reuter Telegram Company
Petrograd
Suwalki
Russian
Poland
Ashoot
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Vienna
German Front Moves to Offensive Across Three Hundred Mile Line
Reports from Paris say Germany prepares a broad offensive along a 300 mile front with cavalry near Ostend and Ghent. Uhlans probe west of Lille while Antwerp’s fall enables Kaiser's forces to pivot toward France May connect with von Oehm and von Krieglost units. Dutch, Russian, and Austrian movements echo wider campaigns as German troops flood toward France.
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Paris
Ostend
Ghent
London Star
Rotterdam
Lille
Belgium
France
Arras
Oise
Svisgons
Verdun
Antwerp
Telfort
Rome
Germany
Belgiums
Thorn and
Cracow
East Prussia
Claims of Rival Nations Rally Across Front
Anglo French forces report mixed gains with German cavalry routing French units west of Lille and advances reaching the Vistula in Poland. Russian claims of victory are dismissed while Przemysl siege ends. Galicia areas retaken as Austrians, Russians, and Germans clash in ongoing operations.
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Przemysl
London
Ochi Tao
Amsterdammt
Reuters Telegraph Company
Salss
Vienna
Strzemiysl
Galicia
Tver Sian
Sindasa
Lenaysk
Tie Tassiitti
Laneut
Tan Dymon
Gadieta
Antwerp
Arras
Lille
Augustowo
Suwalki
Poland
Vistula
East Prussia
la Bassee
Estaires
Nazebrouck
Oise
Lassigny
Roye
Vostes
St. Die
Prussia
Soldiers' Food Study Shows Calorie Needs for Rations
A wartime experiment on Whidbey Island tested rations for 200 volunteers and officers of the Royal Navy during October. Measured intake included beet, bread, tea, sugar, and vegetables with calories assessed against Atwater standards. Weight loss averaged about a half pound for men and three quarters for officers in five days. claims of fat loss suggested rations were too small, suggesting 4500 to 6000 calories for larger men.
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Royal Wry
Atwater
Tate
Englund
Roads as Crop Producers Show Roads Boost Output
Government studies in Virginia show highways lift county agricultural production and lower transport costs. In Spotsylvania, 1909 road work boosted dairy output 140 percent and total shipments by about 45 percent within two years, while freight costs fell from 20 to 12 cents per ton mile, saving roughly 417000 dollars annually. Similar gains appeared in Dinwiddie with double load capacity and faster market times.
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United States Department of Agricultural
Virginia
Spotsylvania County
Fredericksburg
Dinwiddie County
Ideas on Road Improvement
Sanity bias overtook advocates for better rural highways as the old dream of macadam brick paving gave way to practical concerns. Roads then priced at 5000 to 15000 dollars per mile faced farmer farmer and small town store keeper worries about costs. The St Louis Republic notes that taxpayers do not want speedways but firm well drained highways usable in all seasons without ruinous expense.
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St Louis Republic
Anu
Laying Pullets and Diet Advice
Laying pullets often start slowly due to fatness and require changes in feed. For growing pullets, increase nitrogenous protein and reduce carbohydrate content to promote earlier laying.
Movement Emphasis on Paving US Public Roads
The article notes that out of 2,000,000 miles of public roads in the United States only about 200,000 miles have a hard surface. It underscores the importance of the Toads movement in improving road quality and infrastructure.
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United States
Poor Highways Harm Labor and Nation
A clipped opinion piece condemns deteriorating highways as reducing labor profits raising transport costs burdening business and families and eroding civic morals and educational progress nationwide.
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