Strategic move by French commander in great war turning point
The world learns little about why German armies veered southeast of Paris. General Joffre and General French shifted by fall back actions to lure Von Kluck into a southeast flank. The New York Evening Post notes this as a calculated move to trap the German right, delaying a Paris bombardment and enabling a French counteroffensive.
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Britain
France
Paris
John French
Marne
French
von Kluck
Joffre
von Kryck
New York Evening Post
Compiegne
Soissons
Joffire
von Bulow
von Klu
Ottaw
Free Press
Indians Starving as War Hurts James Bay Region
Carnegie museum expedition leader Mr. Todd reports severe hunger among Indians and Eskimos near James and Hudson bays after Hudson Bay Company cut off fall provisions. He cites a storehouse of furs worth far less at current prices, distress at White River, and shortages until government action may come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. C. Tood
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Ottawa
James and
Hudson Bays
Todd
Hudson Bay Co
Wilson
Hudson's Bay
White River
Mr. Told
Hudson Bay
British Infantry Majesty Reaffirmed by French Fighters
The passage confirms that British infantry remains formidable in attack and defense, matching Napier’s described “astonishing” qualities and “majesty.” French soldiers express pride in fighting and charging alongside the British, praising their troops’ demeanor and prowess.
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Napier
Treachery of the Enemy Witnessed by French Officer
A French officer in Paris hospital recounts a night battle in which his company held a trench amid rain. German forces, advancing from woods, were repelled after heavy exchanges, a white flag envoy, and a later Maxim gun ambush that forced a fresh assault. Six enemy dead in front ranks revealed with Red Cross on their arms.
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Paris
Red Cross
Mandray
Viside
Madame Marguerite
Ermans
Kilometres and Miles Conversion in War Office Notes
The French war office notes distance in kilometres and describes a conversion method to miles by halving, then adding a quarter of the half to obtain the mile value. An example converts 500 kilometres to 312.5 miles using this process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Y Sre
Yvicterte Colonist
Turpin explosive terrifies Europe with world shattering power
A Daily Express claim details a new explosive by M. Turpin said to exterminate all life within 400 yards. Descriptions recount a test scene with sheep and horses, noting heavy lethality and fear of widespread use in war.
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England
Daily Express
M. Turpin
French
War Office
The
Express
Turpin
Charlons 2Nd Mailleaux
Pari
Evry
Fance
German Officers Describe Heavy Losses Across Armies
German prisoners recount severe casualties in France with officers missing or killed. They note guard regiments reduced to a few officers, artillery crews exhausted, and troops fighting daily under bombardment from dawn to dusk amid dwindling supplies and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Einjahrige
Alberta Farmers Seek Dominion Irrigation to Aid Unserved Districts
Farmers in southern and northern Alberta districts not yet served by any irrigation project petition the Dominion government to install irrigation systems. They propose bonding land to cover construction costs, repayable over forty years at four percent, with an estimated eight dollars per acre for canal and laterals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. J. Roche
Ottawa
Ontario
Russians Occupy German Emperor Estate After Tilsit Capture
After advancing to Insterburg the Russians seize William I’s Rominten estate. They describe a grand stud farm and vast park as they rest on carpets, ride horses, and dine well. A parrot speaks German while soldiers learn Russian, and prize cattle are moved to stock Russian farms.
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East Prussia
Tilsit
Intersburg
Rominten
William
William Parrot
Rominien
Scots Greys and Blue Watch Stampede at Waterloo Tale
Curious French peasants recount Scots Greys and Blue Watch feats at Waterloo. Soldiers reportedly tamed two men per horse and clung to stirrup leathers as they charged German lines. Peasants hailed the Highlanders as Amazons, declaring Vivent les Ecossais amid wary gift refusals.
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Scots Greys
Black Watch
Blue Watch
Scotland
England
Earl Kitchener
Canada trade push boosts British import demand
Canadian trade commissioners in Great Britain report a sharp rise in applications from British importers for Canadian commodities to replace supplies from the continent cut off by the war. Wheat household and hardware sundries brushes flannels tools matchwood office desks tissue paper and related goods are in strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Horrible Tales of German Cruelties in Vosges Regions
A Glasgow Herald correspondent reports an extensive indictment of German actions in the Vosges. Witnesses describe arson of homes and churches, gas and oil set fires, killings, rapes, and forced conscriptions as German troops terrorized St Die Sauley Mandray and surrounding villages, leaving ruins and scattered Red Cross banners.
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Glasgow Herald
John M. Chretien
San Francisco
Donald Ferguson
Vosges
Chretien
St. Die
Rue de la Belle
Otto Baem
Isabel Demhouly
Marie Bompard
M. Marc Francois
Red Cross
Georges Raton
Mr. Chretien
Ferguson
Sauley
Chateau Sauley
Jean Pierre
Calgary Plant toupply binder twine for Western Canada
The Canada Corage Company plans a Calgary plant to produce up to 1,000,000 pounds of binder twine annually. The project aims to meet Western Canada demand of about 30,000,000 pounds per year, cut freight costs from Welland and Chicago, and supply trade next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Western
Canada
Canada Corage Company
West
Welland
Ont
Chicago
Trenches Hear a Football Game Amid War Shellfire
A war correspondent notes a trench football match continuing despite periodic shell bursts from a distant German gun. An artillery shell lands near the players, injuring several and ending the game, yet recreations amid bombardment persist seven miles from the front.
Ten Men With Hands Cut Off Described in Letter
A letter from Corporal Stanley Cooke of the Loyal North Lancashire regiment to his brother in Montreal recounts bringing ten wounded comrades to England. He explains the men lost both hands not to gunfire but were cut off, a grim sight among the soldiers.
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Montreal
France
Stanley Cooke
North Lancashire Regiment
England
German Food Supply Measures Pass Under Bundesrath
The Bundesrath in Berlin discussed conserving the food supply for the coming year. They authorized higher flour production, limited rye usage in flour, restricted feeding of grains to livestock, caps on rye distilling, banned grain hoarding, and allowed compulsory selling. A maximum grain price was set at 220 marks per ton in Berlin, with adjustments for other cities. Contributions to the German Red Cross totaled 150,168 marks from the Chicago relief group and 200,000 marks from a large committee.
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Bundesrath
Berlin
German Red Cross
Chicago
Grain Growers Appeal for Patriotic Wheat Fund
The Sassatchewsa Grain Growers Association urges each farmer to set aside two acres to sow wheat for a patriotic fund. With 850 locals, about 50 000 acres are expected, averaging twelve bushels per acre, yielding roughly 600 000 bushels and a similar value in money.
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Sassatchewsa Grain Grower’ Association
Saskeg Cuwan
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Gen. von Kluck
North
Turpirite
Rheims
von Schack
10Th Army Corps
Farmers of
Southern
Kaiser
New Cordege Company
Empire
Patriotic Fund
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