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Mystery Prisoner Identified as Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin
New York Sun letters from London clear up the identity of the prisoner held by Belgians as the Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin rather than Prince Adalbert. Kaiser's threat to Brussels and King Albert's pledge to shoot the prisoner if harm came to him are cited in two handwritten letters. Also notes the Italian steamer Dora Dakes arriving from Savannah to take cotton for Italy, first Wilmington export shipment of the season, and France's war cost at about 7 million a day with 60 days total outlay around 420 million.
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North Carolina
Brussels
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London
Adalbert
Duke of
Mecklenburg-Seherin
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Albert
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Sprunt
Wilmington Dispatch
Dora Dakes
D. Nicora
Savannah
Wilmington
Europe
Cooper
Metropolis
Wimsington
Italy
Replona
Genoa
Story of the Fighting Jokes and Songs Beneath Fire
Rev James Molloy describes British and Irish trench life in France during a modern battle. Soldiers faced death with humor and music as German shells pounded Mons, the lines advancing with brutal persistence while Allied aircraft guided artillery sweeps.
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Fea
New York
France
James Molloy
Trenton
N. J
Level
Tipperary
Mons
Oy Whelm
Verdun battle tale tells of last Yuin lieutenant slain
Dispatches from Paris recount a brutal Verdun clash where an African battalion halted the German Imperial Guard. A single company, led by a tall lieutenant with a boyish face, held the line to the end and fell when bayonets and close fire broke their defense.
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Imperial Guard
Verdun
Paris
Leutenant
Allied lines hold as Germans press at Roye and Arras
Paris dispatch reports the French and British in dug-in trenches along the front near Rheims Soissons and Roye repelling German assaults. prisoners, many Bavarians, are taken as the line widens toward Arras. German orders promise executions for resisters and ghouls for behind-line groups.
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Rheims
Soissons
Roye
Arras
Abe Tack
Ian
Soldier Mayed Poothall on the Firing Line
A Paris dispatch reports calm along the western front with persistent fighting on the Arras extreme wing. British troops, after heavy losses, engage in football games in the rear while many attend open air religious services led by army chaplains.
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Paris
Arras
Peace Petition Urges Children to Sign in New York
A letter to U S children urges them to sign a peace petition addressed to European and Asian rulers and the French president. Read aloud by teachers nationwide, the petition asks for an immediate armistice and settlement of disputes via The Hague tribunal.
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Europe
Asia
New York
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Austria
Japan
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Great Britain
Montenegro
France
Hague Tribunal
Army Seeks to Encrease Aviation in War Effort
War Department orders unmarried lieutenants under 30 to seek details of an extra hazardous aviation service, promising a 60 percent salary increase. Dispatches report German evacuation of Russian territory and regiments drowned in the Niemen river with siege artillery lost. Emperor reportedly escaped with difficulty.
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Petrogad
Central News
Niemen
The Russians Win in Europe as War Battles Rage
The World War I era report describes a stalemated fourth week of the Aisne fighting in northern France with no decisive results. German and Allied actions unfold with von Kluck’s forces defending, Rennenkampf’s success at Drusçeni ki, and Russian reports claiming a major German defeat in East Prussia. The piece notes allied offensives, harsh attrition in villages, and rapid shifts in manned positions across a broad front as both sides push to gain the upper hand.
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von Kluck
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East Prussia
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Rennenkampft
Druskeniki
Ossewelx
Aneueto- Wo
Slonten
Druckeniki
Augustowo
Presnia
Allen
Sloan's Liniment Promised Quick Lumbago Relief
An older general-audience ad claims Sloan's Liniment relieves lumbago back and loins instantly. It describes rheumatism as responsive, notes quick penetration into sore muscles, and suggests buying a 25 cent bottle from any druggist with a money back satisfaction promise.
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