Berlin Streetrailway Fares Sought Rise to 3 Cents
German street and suburban railway companies press for permission to raise minimum fares from 2 to 3 cents amid financial strain. A Berlin meeting of management on April 18 backs the recommendation, noting wartime balances remained solid. The Berlin Omnibus Company cites a 190,000 loss, with 1916 passengers at 79.4 million versus 106 million in 1913, while Greater Berlin Streetway remains a major Omnibus holder.
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Germany
Berlin
Vorwirts
Berlin Omnibus Company
Kaufmann
Assengers
Greater Berlin Streetway Company
Omnibus Company
Canadians Recover Ground Near Ypres In Heavy Fighting
British and Canadian forces fought intense battles southeast of Ypres near Zillebeke as German troops pressed toward the town. Canadian counterattacks reclaimed much of the ground gained by the Germans with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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London
Zillebeke
Ypres
Mercer
Williams
Hooge
Ypres-Menin
Fricourt
Somme
Angres
Loos Galient
Berlin
Verdun
Meuse
Fort Vaux
Ziliebeke
Verdun Front See Violence as Germans Advance Near Le Mort Homme
An official military report for May 25 to June 3 describes heavy fighting north of Verdun. German forces moved near Le Mort Homme and Cumiéres on the Meuse left bank and captured the Caillette wood, while French positions held on Hill Soa and southeast of Le Mort Homme. Fort Douaumont area sees renewed German foothold. new divisions identified at Le Mort Homme and Douaumont.
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Arras
Albert
Champagne
Ripont
Meuse
Caillette Wood
Vaux
Vaux Heights
Damloup
Dieppe
Farman
Moerchingen
Hoehndorf
Mont Petit
Argonne
la F'ile Morte
Thiaumont
Fort Vaux
Paris
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Cumiéres
Courette
Soa
Thiaumont Farm
Fort Douaumont
Peace agitation divides Germans over peace speech in Reichstag
The article reports on German reaction to Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg's peace speech, Max Harden's sharp critique in Die Zukunft, and clergy protests over Canterbury Archbishop's peace prayer. It notes Harden's views on Verdun and Russian defeat, and pastors in Germany denouncing British claims while urging prayer for victory.
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Maximilian Harden
Reichstag
von Bethmann Hollweg
Harden
London Times
Russia
Baltic
Volhynian
Federal Council
Liebknechts
Germany
Poland
Bismarck
Grand Duchy of
Warsaw
Prussia
Serbia
Croatia
Bosnia
Canterbury
St. Paul's
New York Times
Berlin
Frau Kauer
Fraulein Blumenthal
Pastor Heyn
London Daily Chronicle
Vossische Zeitung
England
Mr. Heyn
King Stephen
London
Stephen Crew
Knaightliness
Heyn
Schwartz
Schleswig-Holstein
Deutsche Evangeliache Korrespondenz
Women’s Silk and Lace Hosiery and Nightwear Sale Items
A catalog of women’s apparel including embroidered clog silk hose in black or white, pure silk stockings with reinforced garter tops, novelty ribbed stockings with clogs, ostrich necklets in multiple colors, organdie collar and cuff sets, pique collars, chiffon and organdie sets, silk poplin bathing suits in black and navy, black taffeta bathing suits, wool jersey swimsuits with tights, crepe de chine underbodices with Valenciennes lace, nightgowns with tucks and ribbon ties, all offered with various price points.
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Richelieu
Paris
Coloy
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Verdun Front
Tailleur
Bonwit Teller &Co
Fifth Avenue
Teuton
Caprivi
Albert Ballin
Herr Harden
Igium
Asquith, Grey, and Company
Great Britain
Bonwit Teller & Co
High & Low
Bonwit Teller Shop
Misses’ & “Flapper
U. 8
Misses’ Coats
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