Dozen Generals Prominent in Two Years War Review
The article highlights top generals including Von Hindenburg for his East Front campaigns in Tannenberg and Mazurian swamps, Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, Joffre for Paris defense, and others like Von Macken, Von Falken, Kuropatkin, and Haig as major leaders in the war’s second year.
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Tannenburg
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Paris
von Macken
Galicia
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Brust
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Kuropatkin
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Haig
Pau
Petain
Falkenhayn
Foch
Mackensen
Brusiloff
Kusmanek
British Hold Pozieres As German Front Balks
London dispatch reports British troops pressing toward Pozieres amid heavy fighting. Germans claim progress halted by Allied counterattacks. Verdan dispatches note French weaknesses under Verdun bombardment. Heavy close-quarters combat reported at Longueval and Delville Wood.
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Coun
Verdun
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Thiepval
Delville Wood
War Office
Longueval
Pozieres
Souchez
Katherine Wins Absolute Award Over Elopement Case
Washington report states Mrs Katherine, whose husband Horace eloped in 1910 with Mrs Helen Hichborn, wife of Phillip born, was granted an absolute today in the court action.
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Washington
Katherine
Horace
Helen Hichborn
Phillip Born
How to Judge a Woman by Her Hair
A dated advice piece discusses judging a woman by hair care and neatness, warning against standard shampoos and promoting Canthol?x manufactured for hair cleansing. It promotes a product use and claims improved fluffiness color and scalp health.
Assassination Sparked World War From Archduke Visit
The 1914 murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip triggered a chain of events that escalated to a broader European war. Austria demanded punishment and sought court involvement, Serbia resisted some terms, and war followed on July 28. Reports detail battlefield scenes, trench life, and troop movements across France and the Argonne, with dated summaries of key events through 1916.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Hohenburg
Austria
Serbia
Francis Ferdinand
Sophie Chotek
Gavrio Princip
Sarajevo
Bosnia
War milestones unfold from Archduke's assassination to global conflict
A historical snapshot from Ava dated June 28 1914 lists key events starting with the assassination in Sarajevo and moves through Austria's demands on Serbia, declarations of war, invasions of Belgium and France, Britain’s wartime status, Kitchener’s appointment, and early battles and sieges across Europe and beyond, noting naval actions and territorial changes as the war expands.
Germans master Verdun as war drags on far from end
United Press dispatch from Verdun reports German forces dominate the city and deny the French a joint blow with the British. German officers say ongoing mastery of the battlefield matters more than capture, while shell-scarred terrain and hills 171 and 310 mark observed artillery and infantry activity.
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Meuse
Fort Souville
Froid Terre
Thiaumont
Argonne Forest
Saga
Carl W. Ackerman
United Press Meft
Verdun
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Germany
Frotd Terre
Thiaumont L'Homme Mort
Villista Band Near Boquillas Threatens Border
Gen. Trevino orders Lieut. Col. Jose Riojas to move from Ojinaga with a strong Carranzista column to attack the band near Boquillas close to the American line. State official dispatches report the maneuver.
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EL Paso
Boquillas
Jose Riojas
Trevino
Ojinaga
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