German Troops Suffer Near Ypres in Storm of Battle
WAR CORRESPONDENTS' HEADQUARTERS reports a heavy rainstorm after a Allied advance around Pilkem Ridge and Ypres salient. German troops are described as drenched, exhausted, and cut off by barrages, with huge losses and many prisoners. The piece highlights gas casualties, retreating units, and Scots and Irish actions amid intense shelling and ground devastation.
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France
Pilken
Ypres
Russia
Somme
Frezenberg
Pilkem Ridge
Steenbeke
War Captain Tillinghast Huston Heads Yankees Owner Ready
Detroit photograph shows War Captain Tillinghast Huston, part owner of the New York Yankees, in uniform as captain of the Sixteenth United States Engineers. He formerly served in the Spanish-American War and has paused his business duties to rejoin military service for the current conflict.
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Tillinghast Huston
New York American League Baseball Club
Yankees
Detroit
Sixteenth
United States Engineers
Swarm of Bees Attacks Auto Party Near Hanover
A swarm of bees attacked an automobile party near Hanover Pennsylvania. The car could not be stopped as the driver lost control. The top and windshield were demolished, occupants were thrown from the vehicle and all were stung by the bees.
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Hanover
Linen Collars To Become Luxury to Well Dressed Man
A fashion piece notes linen collars and new materials like celluloid and rubber will rise in popularity this winter. Prices for ordinary linen collars rise to 20 cents, with two for 35 cents and three for 50 cents options. The column humorously observes wage and clothing cost pressures on households and hints at shifting gender roles in keeping warm this season.
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Collar Trust
Russians Entrench West of Riga. Italians Take 30,000 Prisoners
Berlin reports Russians hastily entrenching in the Riga region west of Venden with German cavalry in contact. Italian offensive yields more than thirty thousand prisoners, war office announces.
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Berlin
Riga
Venden
Saya
Rome
War Office
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