German Squadron Battles British Fleet and Bluecher Sunk
A German cruiser squadron attempted to raid the British coast but was spotted by Vice Admiral Beatty's fleet. In a four hour running battle the Bluecher was sunk and two other German cruisers damaged. British losses were light with 123 Bluecher crew saved. The Derflinger Seydlitz and Moltke remained active, while British forces pursued but did not suffer significant casualties.
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England
London
Scarborough
Hartlepools
Blugeher Wis
Admiralty
Derflinger
Germany
Seydlite
Moltke
Goeben
Black Sea
David Beatty
Battte
Helgoland
Tiger
Lion
Princess Royal
New Zealand
Indomitable
Reginald Tyrwhitt
Beatty
Bone
North Holland
Amel
Sehiermonnik-Oog
Hecht
Sir David Beatty
Tyrwhitt
Rae
Deringer
Seydlitz
Bleacher
Bleecher
Admiral Beatty
Nechting
Bluecher
Kiel
FIGHTERS OF THE SKY REPORTS AND RAID INCIDENTS
London dispatch notes German air attacks on Dunkirk with damage to the American consulate while British aviators raided Zeebrugge and reports claim several submarines and coast gun crews were affected. A separate Meath Springs item reports a man dying while helping bury a grave, and Raleigh coverage reviews sixteen days of a legislative session with debates on workers compensation, taxation of undeveloped water powers, insurance, ballots, and other measures.
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Paris
French
R. B. Davies
Bruges
Bumbe
Zoebrugge
Dunkirk
Gernmans
Hisy
Meath Springs
B. PF. Carson
Stogner
Union Church
Lancaster County
George McManur
Eitizen
Iesine
News and Observer
General Assembly
Raleigh
Young Woman Acquitted on Charge of Larceny
In Greensboro at municipal court Judge Brown acquitted Miss Lyle M Riley of Sanford of larceny from Hills Stone Co store. Testimony and character witnesses supported her. The crowded courtroom reflected public interest as defense argued absence of proof. verdict favored Riley. Athletics brief note: Bairds High School beat Monroe High School 122 to 13 in basketball. plans for Matthews High School game tomorrow pending weather.
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Wingate
Edgar Turner
Big Lick
Stanly County
Wingate School
Charlotte
Rey
J Black
Funers
W. H. Meigs
Pulnerville
I. P. Meigs
Andy
J. R. Jerome
O. P.T
R. L. McWhirter
J. L. Austin Co
G. M. Stewart
Wadexboro Messenger and Intelligencer
Palmerville
Green
Holden
Brady Gaddy
Tonsa
Brown
Lyle M. Riley
Sanford
Surill
Hills, Stone & Co
Riley
Lee County
Mise Riley
Howe
Judee Brown
M.S. Athletics
Bairds High School
Monroe High School
Monroe
Matthews High School
Sam Lee
Asst
Mgr
Austria Resist Russians Looms as War Looms in Balkans
London dispatch notes eleventh hour Russian mobilization and Austro German border pressure with Bukovina tensions rising. British papers publish naval engagement details scantily, while Italy Greece and Bulgaria seek Foreign Office talks. Swedish press opposes British contraband policy and Sweden debates rail restrictions and neutrality defenses.
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Houmania
London Dispatch
Bukowina
Mutt Tance
Russii
Admiralty
Foumania
Balkans
Foreign Office
Stockholm
Great Britain
Rockefeller Testifies On Philanthropy And Mines Inquiry
Ton Rockefeller testifies for five hours at the Colorado inquiry into great philanthropic foundations and industrial unrest. He denies knowledge of labor questions, discusses investments in Colorado Fuel and Iron, and notes publicity as a corrective tool. The scene includes a large security presence and emphasis on public disclosure of corporate actions.
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Junior Rockefeller
New York Dispatch
Jobo
Tomorow Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel & Tron Uo
Colorado Pael & Bron Co
Rockafeller
Nockefeller
Wittess
Ivy Lee
Menaeylvan
Lee
Hockefeller
Rockefeller
Piyorsonel
Les
Colorado
Miey
Bellatin
Colorado Fuel& Iron Co
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House
North Carolina
Gen- Tera Assembly
Thomas
Weaver
Senate Committee
Reformatory For
Failen Women
Assembly
League
Board of Inter Mal Improvements
Lacey
Gilmore
Gilliam
Tm Portance
Robin Fraver
Edna Payne
Rex
Ethel
Dallas 1 News
Prom Razon
Greensboro Dispatch
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Weahaw Enterprise
Billy McCain
Bob Bidlne
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