Germans Fall to Trap Russians Front Lines Hold Fast
Petrograd reports Russian forces reversed German attempts to enclose them near Warsaw and along the line to Bialystok. Germans pound Kovno while Russian artillery answers. In Poland’s Siedice area German forces announce capture of a Polish town, with rumors of Bolynski’s entry and retreating Cossacks setting fires as German cavalry arrive.
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Stedice
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Dardanelles Siege Toppers Amid Fire and Reform
Report describes head of forces in the Dardanelles as incoming troops attempt to halt shelling with limited success and central city destruction. It notes a German cavalry leader restoring order by forming military and civil government with three administrative presidents: a Pole, a Russian, and a Jew.
Invade Italy Over Glaciers In Tyrol Frontier
Austrians push into Italian Ortler region crossing Val di Forno and advancing toward Bormio before being repelled, with the war office noting the frontier crossing as an actual intrusion. Reports from Lerna describe Socialist arrests and treason charges amid public unrest. Turinese sources say Bernhard Dernburg is campaigning in Italy with $40,000 to sway Scots for Germany. Taft urges Americans to back Wilson, while Elizabeth New Jersey notes the resignation of 91-year-old Police Justice Milton A Lowden and the appointment of 87-year-old Peter Bunty as successor.
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Peace Appeal to Be Sent Today in Mexican Crisis
State Department officials prepare the Appeal of the United States and six Latin American nations to Mexican leaders urging an end to civil strife and a peace conference. General Carranza rejects negotiations with Villa allies, while Villa supporters push for a unified approach. Navy dispatches report battleships moving toward Mexico near Vera Cruz.
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United States
Mexico
Lansing
Wilton
Villa
Carransa
Tas Lombardo
Arted Weld
Messin
Wils
Convention Party
Lombardo
Wilson
George Joseph Smith hanged for wife murder in Maidstone
Bath Layer London reports George Joseph Smith the wife murderer was hanged at Maidstone. Convicted July 1, he allegedly killed three wives to collect life insurance. Each woman was found drowned in a bath tub shortly after the wedding. A Pennsylvania scientist seeks to grow Australian eucalyptus trees there.
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George Joseph Smith
Maidstone
Smith
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