Great Battle Unfinished as War News Reports Hawke Sinking
News from Dunkirk and Lisle reports a fierce but unfinished battle with Allied gains near Arras and Fromelles while German torpedo boat destroyers are sunk off the Dutch coast. The British cruiser Hawke was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea with 330 men lost or missing.
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Hawke
Kaleer
London
War Press Bureau
Undaunted
Cecil H. Fox
Amphion
North Sea
Fox
Lance
Lennox
Legion
Loyal
England
British Admiralty
Thesus
Rossman
Aberdeen
Holland
P. B. T. Williams
London Dispatch Details General French Report
London reports an official dispatch by General French commanding forces abroad detailing military actions and outcomes dated October 19. The document outlines strategic updates, troop movements, and engagements with enemy forces.
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London
French
Naval Losses to Date in Three Months
The tally lists British and German naval losses within three months. British losses include cruisers by submarine and mine, a torpedo gunboat, a submarine, a grounding, and a gun-fire loss. German losses cover cruisers by submarine and gun fire, a torpedo gunboat, a mine-layer, and multiple gun-fire sinkings with several designation ambiguities.
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Great Britain
Cresay
Hogue
Aboukir
Pathfinder
Hawke
Amphion
Pegasus
Warrior
Germany
Helo
Madgeburg
Mainz
Coeln
Ariadne
Augsperg
Panther
Stesinus Aaeyxny
Can ‘Trafalgar
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
UZASS
Kaiser to Surrender Tsing Tao
London reports a Peking Telegraph dispatch claiming Berlin sanctions the capitulation of Tsing Tao under certain conditions. A Reuters summary notes German papers say the Prussian diet will accept an emergency bill for 375 million dollars, with 100 million for East Prussia provisional relief. British seizure of a U S ship noted from Halifax ca. Oct 20.
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Kaiser
Tsing Tao
London
Peking
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Riauchau
Reuter
Amsterdam
East Prussia
U. S
Halifax
N. S. Oet
Vast Battle Rolls Across Western Front Reported by Berlin
An official Berlin bulletin dated October 17 notes large captures at Bruges and Ostend, including numerous rifles and ammunition. Belgian forces repulse repeated German crossings at the River Ya r while French units defend Bel fort and Saint Die fronts with heavy losses to the attackers.
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Belfort
Saint Die
Lorraine
Belgium
Berlin
London
Bruges
Ostend
Fighting and casualty report from the war fronts
British and Allied forces report ongoing actions south of War saw with German counterattacks repulsed near Saint Die. Russian forces claim 4000+ prisoners near Schirwindt and 1000 Austrian prisoners south of Przemys. British casualty lists include 561 killed, 12,980 missing or wounded from Sept 12 to Oct 8, with several regiments heavily affected. A prize ship Brindilla, formerly Washington, arrives in port as contraband cargo is cited. German shops in London and Deptford attacked amid riot-like sentiment. Prince Joachim promoted to captain. Maj Gen Hamilton killed with ten other officers.
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Warsaw
Schirwindt
Ghent
Dunkirk
Armentieres
Saint Die
War Office
Royal Scots
Royal Irish
East Surrey
East Surreys
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Somerset Light Infantry
Washington
New York
Halifax
London
High Street
Deptford
Professor Schuster
Berlin
Kaiser
Prince
Prince Joachim
Eleventh Corps
Hamilton
Official
War Bureau
H. J. W. Hamilton
Allies Halt March Toward Paris as Ostend Report Gains
Dispatches from London describe Allied forces stalling a German push along the Belgian coast near Nieuport and Dixmude. Belgians counterattacks, supported by British warships, repel German gains while Ostend is reported to be retaken by the Allies amid celebratory London crowds.
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Paris
Nieuport
Belgian North Sea
Dixmude
Ypres
Ostend
Bordeaux
Belgium
Albert
Roulers
Arras
Roye
von Kluck
Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm
d’Amade
Marconi
Berlin
Dunkirk
Boulogne
Zeebrugge
Bruges
North Sea
London
The
Morning Post
Von Moltke Reported Dead in France
Paris dispatch says Le Matin reports General Helmuth von Moltke died in a hospital at Fecamp on the English Channel. Moltke, chief of the German general staff and commander in chief under the Kaiser, had been in hospital care near Havre.
Mine Sinks Jap Cruiser Takachiho After Mine Strike
Tokyo reports the Japanese light cruiser Takachiho sank after hitting a German floating mine in Kiauchau bay at night while on patrol near Tsing Tao. Only 12 of 284 crew were rescued. destroyers heard the explosion and flames but the vessel disappeared. The British battleship Triumph reportedly withdrew after damage from Tsing Tao fort fire aided by Japanese ships.
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Tokyo
Kiauchau Bay
Tsing Tao
Washington
San Francisco
Nurse'sHealth Boost From Pinkham Remedy
Euphemia Ohio woman recalls enduring monthly pains until using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at age 47. She credits relief within three months, says she has not needed a doctor for 18 years and works as a maternity nurse and seamstress, recommending the product to others.
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Euphemia
Ohio
Kansas
Pinkham
Onio
Lydia
Prnkham
Lydia BH. Pinkham
Evelyn Amelia Stewart
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kathryn-Did She Wear a Picture Hat Last Year
Kittye confirms a picture hat was worn by Kathryn last year describing it as an old master style accessory.
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Kathryn
Kittye
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Advertised as Regulator
An old puff touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a regulator and invigoration for stomach liver and bowels. The sugar coated granules are described in a nostalgic line from a ragtime era voice noting some men may “blow out their brains” due to lack of purpose.
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Dr. Pierce
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