FAMOUS BRITISH SOLDIER DEAD IN FRANCE
Field Marshal Earl Roberts dies of pneumonia in France as war news reports from Ypres describe a heavy bombardment and Allied defense. Sir John French forwards the telegram to Lord Kitchener confirming Roberts's death. The French and German fronts, including La Bassée and Ypres, are filled with reports of heavy fighting, casualties, and prisoner losses.
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London
Earl Roberts
France
Sir John French
Earl Kitchener
England
British Battleship Sunk Recalled In Rescue Drama
Two men from the liner Olympic, which rescued Audacious crew members, recount a dramatic night in New York as Britain faces a naval disaster. The tale centers on peril at sea and the rescue of sailors from the famed dreadnaught.
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Audacious
Great Britain
Dixmude
New York
German Casualties at the Yser Reported by Times
Telegraphing from the north of France the Times correspondent says German officers captured by the Allies estimate German casualties at the Yser battle reaching 90 000. One infantry regiment of 1800 men left only 80. Five generals were killed.
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France
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Bush Australians to Egypt.
San Francisco dispatch reports travelers labeled Australians sail toward Egypt with plans for further movements. Details remain sparse as the telegram notes ongoing itinerary and unspecified passengers proceeding from San Francisco.
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Egypt
San Francisco
Cal
Audacious Sunk After Floating Mine Incident
The Audacious, a King George V class battleship completed in 1913, was crippled by a floating mine and sunk by the cruiser Liverpool after the Olympic failed to tow it to safety. In the area were other British warships as the flotilla faced navigation hazards from the wreck. The ship displaced 25,000 tons, measured 596 feet, and mounted ten 13 inch guns, twenty 4 inch guns, and three 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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Britain
Liverpool
Germans Driven From Dixmude In Bayonet Charge
London dispatch reports German troops at Dixmude, captured Tuesday, driven out with heavy losses after a bayonet charge by French marines. German positions around Ypres and the Yser canal area showed limited improvement, while Berlin announced 700 prisoners at Nieport and 1,100 at Ypres. Fierce French attacks near Soissons were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
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Ypres
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Dixmude
West Mplanders
France
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Yser
Berlin
Nieport
Soissons
Russian Armies Move In East Prussia And Poland
Petrograd reports continued fighting in East Prussia around Stalluponen for lake outlet control and in Soldau. German offensive repulsed toward Thorn on the Vistula, with troops shifted from Lyck. In the Czenstochowa region the dynamics are described as ongoing.
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Kolo
Kaliscz
Russian Poland
Kalisz
Silesia
Eydtkuhnen
Marurian Lakes
Petrograd
East Prussia
Stalluponen
Soldau
Thorn
Vistula
Ryfoin
Wloclawek
Lyck
Czenstochowa
Troops Embarked for Egypt Allegedly Hidden on Night Crossing
Passengers aboard the liner Ventura report that 25,000 Australian troops were loaded days before departure from Sydney on 23 transports escorted by 14 cruisers. The fleet sailed under cover of night with rumors that its destination was Egypt.
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Sydney
Egypt
Botha Routs Boer Rebels Near Winburg
London dispatch reports General Louis Botha pushing into contact with General de Wet's force 24 miles east of Winburg Orange River Colony after a night march. Rebels suffered a heavy defeat with about 250 taken prisoner.
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London
Pretoria
Reuters Telegram Company
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de Wet
Winburg
Orange River Colony
Turkish Troops Invade Russia Reach Batoum Front
Turkiye forces entered Russia striking toward Batoum on the Black Sea after a surprise frontier attack in the Trebizond vilayet. They occupied Russian blockhouses and captured enemy barracks at Kusco as part of the advance.
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Russia
Constantinople
Berlin
Batoum
Black Sea
Fighting Near Suez Canal Reaches Cairo Wounded Arrive
Fighting intensifies near the Suez canal as British troops suffer heavy casualties. Four wagon-loads of wounded soldiers arrive in Cairo from between Ismailia and Suez while native troops reportedly mutiny.
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Suéz Canal
Berlin
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Suez
Cairo
Bombing Ostend Report From Amsterdam Dispatch
Dutch news agency says Allied aviators dropped two bombs on German troops at Ostend on Saturday afternoon. One blast caused a heavy explosion and a benzine store caught fire.
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Ostend
London
Amsterdam
Fed Reserve Banks First Change In Fifty Years
London reports large gold hoarding in England with about 30 million pounds sterling in gold received abroad over three months. Treasury notes totaling 30.25 million pounds plus 5 million pounds in Bank of England notes added to circulation. Despite inflows, Bank of England gold holdings rise beyond received gold, signaling widespread hoarding.
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Union News Service
London
England
Treasury
Bank of England
Peace Again in Sight in Mexican Settlement Report
Washington dispatch reports Carranza will resign in Gutierrez’s favor, signaling a complete settlement of Mexican faction differences. Secretary Bryan cited Consular Agent Canova’s telegram from Aguas Calientes stating all rival factions are satisfactorily arranged, though no specifics were given.
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Aguas Calientes
Carranza
Gutierrez
Bryan
Canova
Federal reserve banks open to business nationwide
After months of planning by the federal reserve board and participating banks, the twelve federal reserve banks began operations. The system covers the nation’s banking needs with banks in Boston New York Philadelphia Richmond Atlanta Cleveland Chicago Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
National Bank
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Recruiting the British Army in London
London papers urge immediate response to enlistment for Britain's army of 1,000,000 men. Editors emphasize it is better to volunteer than risk conscription.
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London
Britain
Officers Fire as Burglars Shot in Lincoln
At 10 p m Sunday, Officer Frank Rock was fatally wounded and Officer E C Hanning shot through the body while trying to capture three men who burglarized Williams & Williams grocery at 713 North Seventeenth street near Seventeenth and U streets in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Neb
Frank Rock
E. C. Hanning
Seventeenth
U Streets
Williams & Williams
North
Seventeenth Street
Peace Treaty Ratified by Sweden and United States
Stockholm reports that King Gustaf has ratified the peace treaty negotiated between the United States and Sweden. Ira Nelson Morris, the American minister to Sweden, was notified by the Swedish foreign office.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
Sweden
Ira Nelson Morris
Gustave
United States
Panama Navigation Again Stopped By Culebra Cut Rise
The Panama Navigation line is halted again in the Panama Canal due to another upheaval of the bottom in the Culebra cut on the east bank north of Gold Hill. Traffic cannot resume until the cut is cleared.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Culebra
Gold Hill
Officials to press nationwide tax dodger hunt
Treasury department officials plan a vigorous nationwide campaign to uncover income tax dodgers and collect unpaid taxes. The effort targets stockholders and dividend receivers from corporations, with more than 300000 corporations doing business in the United States.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
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