French Admit Serious Losses in Argonne
French forces report heavy casualties in the Argonne offensive while saying German losses were high. The update notes reverses for French units amid urging continued pressure in the sector.
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
1
Paris admits French losses in Argonne fighting after German claim
Paris confirms heavy German losses and acknowledges serious French casualties in the Argonne engagement. The official communique notes bombardments around Arras Beurl and Rocquincourt and a slight withdrawal of French troops to new lines about 300 meters rearward. British forces report heavy German losses near La Bassée and Guinchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Argonnes
Paris
Soissons
Roclincourt
New Yton
Argonne
Belgium
Guinchy
la Bassee
Surprise Attacks Costly on French Front Lines
German assaults along three sections of the line in France were repulsed as Allied artillery and machine gun fire checked each attack. The fiercest fighting occurred north of the Bethune La Bassee road where trenches changed hands multiple times and German losses were heavy. Further chaos reported west of Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Landstrum
Bethune
la Bassee
Mu Ketry
Warsaw
Austro German Forces Claim Gains on Russians in East
German and Austrian troops report advances in the Carpathians recapturing passes lost to Russian forces as the conflict widens. In the Argonne forest, Berlin says German units took 145 French soldiers and 12 machine guns in fierce fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Carpathians
Hungary
Vienna
Russia
Servis
Argonne
Berlin
Argonne Forest
Paris Turkish forces retreat north of Serium report
The Matin reports Turkish forces retreating north of Serium with 10 000 enemy troops captured and a total of 16 900 prisoners taken. The dispatch notes Paris sources and ongoing fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Serium
Russia Seeks Breakthrough in Eastern Front Amid War Turmoil
Russian forces press advance across East Prussia cutting the rail link between Tileit and Memel and moving toward Thorn. A northern push gains momentum as others hold entrenchments near War saw. Moscow reports fresh actions against Turkish forces in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
Tileit
Memel
Baltic
Thorn
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Gelieia
Bukowina
Germans Attack Fails in Various Fronts as War Drags On
French reports say German assaults in Pinaders France and Alsace cost about 29 000 men with additional losses on the Russian front. The Allies claim few gains and note a French defeat at Craonne amid French and British pressure. Germans meanwhile push more troops toward Ypres and La Bassée as dry weather returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Turkey
English Channel
Pinaders
France
Alsace
Poland
Craonse
Vosges
Upper
Art
Belgium
Ypres
la Basece
German Governor Defines Belgian Banknote Legality
Gen. von Bissing issues a proclamation clarifying which Belgian banknotes are legal tender. It approves issues by the Society Generale Banque Nationale prior to November and by Belgian banks organized under the German commissioner at multiple points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Belgium
von Bissing
Society Generale
Banque Ne‘Honale
British repulse attack near Guinchy in Northern France
Official press bureau reports an attack near Guinchy repulsed with the enemy unable to breach lines. Additional dispatches from Petrograd mention decisive successes by allies in a separate theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Losdon
Am Etteck
Guinchy
France
Kalaer Under Fire
A chaotic scene unfolds as Kalaer faces mounting pressure amid accusations and risk. Officials and observers debate responses while communities watch closely for a decisive move or statement.
Schoolboys run a real bank in Grover Cleveland school
In Washington a public school operates a real bank supervised by teachers. After three days the bank had sixty one dollars in deposits from twenty depositors. The minimum to open an account is ten cents. Bank officials shown left to right are Frank Baxter, teller, and Alvin Riggies, cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Frank Baxter
Alvin Riggies
Stormy Weather in Servia
Servian sentinel on guard at a commissary train endures a fierce snow storm sweeping the country as conditions worsen and military duties continue despite the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
New Mineral From Searles Lake Deep Well Study
In San Bernardino County California a number of samples from the old Searles’ deep well yielded minerals undetermined optically. A chemical analysis identified one as a hydrous borosilicate of codom and the new mineral is proposed in honor of John W. the pioneer who drilled the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aumber
Searles
Searles Lake
San Bernardino County
Cailfor
John W
From the Trenches a Muddy Wounded French Soldier
A mud stained French soldier rests from arduous trench duty amid a weary relief, the scene capturing the fatigue and respite of frontline service in wartime.
Nations With Small Armies Should Have Little Trouble Disbanding
The text notes Monaco with 75 guards and 75 carbines and 20 scenes, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with 135 gendarmes 170 volunteers and 30 musicians, San Marino fielding 950 men and 7 officers, and a peace footing army of 60. It also mentions Liberia with about 750 men and many officers, and a neutrality proclamation by that country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monaco
Grand Duchy of Luzembourg
Republic of San Marino
Black Republic
Liberia
Old Kansan Threatens Thugs Over Street Tricks
A Kansas City Star snippet quotes a man claiming to be tired of being mugged by amateurs. He warns he will organize a school of scientific highwaymanship to curb the practice and restore respect for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair City
Kansas City Star
Villa wounded in shooting near Aguas Calientes
Reports from El Paso claim General Francisco Villa was slightly wounded days ago at Aguas Calientes during a shooting at his car in railroad yards. Details remain secret amid rumors he was struck by his bodyguard Col Rodolfo Fierro. no clear information on his condition has been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Rodolfo Fierro
Silliman
Mexico City
Washington
Mexican Chiefs Positions in Fragmented Mexican War Moves
State Department reports map three independent Mexican movements. Obregon rules Mexico City under Carranza at Vera Cruz. Villa corners Aguas Calientes while Zapata, said to have abandoned Puebla siege, holds distant Mexico City suburbs. Gutierrez and Gutierres lead Carranza movement with unclear aims. Gonales Garza and Gutierres’ locations known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Obregon
Mexico City
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Roqas Gonsales Garza
Eulalio Gutierres
Carranex
Gutierres
Gutierrez
Puebla
State Department
Daylight Robbery in New York Jewels Stripped from Pawn Shop
Three men robbed an East Side pawn shop stealing over 18000 dollars in diamonds and cash. Clerks were bound and gagged during the 15 minute heist while an associate spoke with a clerk before the others entered. Proprieter estimates losses far above pawned values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph Stern
Upper East Side
Refugees Reach Alexandria as Rains Flood Regions
Reported at Washington, aid agencies note 1 000 refugees from Jaffra on the Syr iam coast arriving at Alexandria, Egypt, with the Bruific Teanes and the navy department advised. Rains have flooded productive areas between here and Bisbee, leaving scores of families homeless and seeking shelter. The North Carolina stayed at Beirug to guard American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oood
Here
Bisbee
Washington
Teanessae
Alexandria
Egypt
Jaffra
Syriam
Navy Department
North Carolina
Beirug
Morgan Firm Denies Controlling Half U.S. Railroads
J P Morgan testified before the federal inquiry into industrial relations denying Morgan & Co. dominates half the nation’s railroads. He laughed off a claim by Samuel Untermyer that the bank controlled railroads and said executives, not officers, spoke for the firm in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
Federal Commission On Industrial Elations
United States
Sameel Untermyer
Merges
Vetoes Immigration Bill as House Debates Next Step
Witeon opposes the literacy test in the immigration measure and will move to pass the bill over the veto. Informal House discussions followed the veto with many favoring a two thirds majority to control the legislation. Senate leaders say repassing the bill would pose no trouble.
Rockefeller Jr Holds First Conference With Colorado Strikers
John D. Rockefeller Jr and three Colorado miners met in an unprecedented Standard Oil labor talks. After two hours the parties agreed on a policy of silence and planned another meeting to discuss miner labor issues that sparked unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Rockefeller
Colorado
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil
Standard of
Rockefeller
Arraignment of Roge Thompson in Thaw Escape Case
The arraignment of Roge Thompson a chauffeur who allegedly drove the car in Thaw’s escape from Mattewan opened the case. He and four co defendants face trial on February 23 as part of the conspiracy indictment. Zapata Forces Defeated Near Tacubaya Mexico City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roge Thompson
Harry K. Thaw
Mattewan
Franklin Kennedy
Thaw
Zapata
Mexico City
Hermita
Tacubaya
Carransa
Samuel H. Otee Men Sentenced in Columbia and St Louis
Samuel H. Otee appears in Columbia South Carolina with a claim for refund of $13,000. In St. Louis sentences were handed down under tax law for colored organizations. Ranging from three years to prison plus fines, penalties were imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
Samuel H
St. Louis
Adieoma
Butterfield Lumber Firm Sold to North Capitalists
Negotiations ended with the Butterfield Lumber Company of Norfield sold to investors from the north. The transfer was kept quiet until completion, with the company continuing operations and expecting higher capacity after the change in ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O@tate
Brookhaven
Butterfield Lumber Company
Norfield
Two Women Freed After Domestic Incident in County
W a real estate agent and brother of Sheriff Jeff King of this county. King, a caller at the home of Mrs. Jene in August 1915, is said to have an insult to Mrs. Stone who said she shot the man when he refused to apologize and leave the house. Mrs. Stone stated EKley surprised her in her boudoir in negligee attire. after she put on two kimonos and chased him to the door he threatened her and used an epithet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff King
King
Jene
Stone
Ripley Bank Absorbed in Local Merger
The First National Bank of Ripley has been absorbed by the Bank of Ripley. Loans deposits and assets of the former were taken over. J A Smallwood becomes Bank of Ripley president with Thomas E Pegram as vice president. Cashier J J Robertson and C Lee Coz named assistant cashier. The Bank of Ripley now reports 40000 capital and surplus with about 150000 in total assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Bank of
Ripley
First National Bank of
Bank of Ripley
J. A. Smallwood
First National
Thomas E. Pegram
J. J. Robertson
C. Lee Coz
Webner
Ark
Ats
5. S. Finger
Durant banks to consolidate into one institution
At a stockholders meeting the Bank of Durant and the Peoples Bank unanimously voted to merge the two banks into a single entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexingtonr
Durant
Bank of Durant
The
Peoples Bank
Meridian car shops to be incorporated in coming days
S. A. Neville says the Meridian car shops with capital stock of 50000 dollars will be incorporated soon. The plant has already been built. Mass meetings for Hattiesburg in Forrest county as part of the state health sanitary campaign are planned in Eaton Grove district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Meridian Car Shops
With & Capital
S. A. Neville
Hattiesburg
Forrest County
Mississippi State Health
Eaton Grove
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