Townsend Army Surrenders After Prolonged Siege
Describes General Townsend's Kut siege and surrender amid constant Turkish fire and severe hunger. Reports average daily deaths of eight British and twenty-one Indian troops, dwindling rations from four ounces of grain, reliance on aircraft food drops, and the disappearance of transport and horses. Mentions Red Cross aid and a solitary mule as emblematic of retreating supply lines.
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Bagdad
Edmund Candler
Townsend
Candler
Kut
British Red Cross Society
Posthumous Doctor of Letters for Pierre Masson
Paris June 3 A posthumous degree of doctor of letters has been conferred on Pierre Masson head of the faculty of letters at Fribourg Switzerland who was killed in action on April 18 He was a second lieutenant in the French infantry and was to present his thesis on The Religion of Jean Jacques Rousseau on March 4 Detained at the ...
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Paris
Pierre-Maurice Masson
Fribourg
Switzerland
Monsieur Masson
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Juan Starr Returns Home In North Carolina
The prominent North Carolina figure Juan Starr, noted soldier statesman and businessman, has returned to his native state and his presence was immediately felt across the community.
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North Carolina
Philan Throwt
Juan Starr
Heath
Baltimore Specialist A B Wentworth to Visit This Week
Rupture expert A B Wentworth of Baltimore will be in the city this week offering free consultations on hernia cases to interested parties.
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A. B. Wentworth
Baltimore
Wentworth Hold-Fast Truss Demonstration at High Point
The Wentworth Hold-Fast Truss promises comfort with soft suction pads and no leg straps. It claims to seal ruptures quickly without surgery. Free examination and advice offered at the Elwood Hotel on June 3 and 5 in High Point.
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Elwood Hotel
High Point
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