22 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
1
Catalog style sale notes feature men pants from 98c to 2.50 with specials such as a 1.50 buy for a 2.00 Al Wool Scotch Pant in gray. Corduroy lined pants 2.00, all wool worsted 2.50 in blue and black stripes. Men’s high top tan shoes 2.69 and others 2.98 to 3.48. Boys and children dresses from 25c to 50c, gingham dresses, rex cloth linen 98c, and labeled worths up to 1.50.
The ad lists blankets from 98 cents to 2.48 with gray and white options. Silkateen comfort priced at 1.50 and the Wool Nap blanket at 1.98. Logan Shoe styles range to 1.69, with ladies dress shoes 1.48 to 2.25 and a calfskin cushion insole. Kangaroo leather country shoes 1.39 to 1.75 designed for wet weather.
A sale offers up to size 8 almacan style coats with or without belts in various colors. A plain red coat stands out at 1.98 dollars and is singled out as the prize item.
Intense fighting fronts stretch from Nieuport on the North Sea to La Bassée as German assaults meet counterattacks from Allied forces. Shelling reported at Ostend while London logs heavy bombardment along the western front. The week-long battles produce fierce artillery and infantry clashes across a broad arc from the Swiss frontier eastward.
General Yankovitch reports heavy fighting along three arcs from Nieuport to Dixmunde, Ypres to Menin, and La Bassee. Allied land batteries and British fleet heavy guns repulse German assaults. 40,000 troops move through Roulers with French dragoons aiding. Reinforcements arrive, streets barricaded, and fighting continues with shifting control amid bombardments and evacuations. The Meuse battle rages on with no decisive center outcome as Russians pursue retreating Germans near Warsaw.
Washington reports confirm Britain has seized the tanker Platuria along with the John D Rockefeller and Brindilla, prompting the American government to press for release and to protect vessels under the American flag. Secretary Lansing linked the protests to neutral shipping rules as President Wilson weighs broader steps.
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