Malines battle described from Antwerp embankment
An American correspondent recalls the Battle of Malines near the Antwerp to Brussels line. Belgian forces, shielded by a railway embankment, fight off a German assault as civilians flee toward Antwerp, with Zeppelin overhead and heavy shelling.
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Antwerp
the Tribune
E. Alexangell
Permier
Ent
Posnt
Brussels
Bussels
Malines
Les
Wilworde
Lily
Kaiser War Finance Move Expands Emergency Bills Now
Berlin reports the Reichstag passed 17 emergency bills after war declaration to stabilize finances. Measures include 65.3 billion marks in extraordinary expenditures, bank loosened credit and legal tender for all bank notes, 1.5 billion marks in loans, temporary labor rule relaxations, and adjusted war insurance with monthly family allowances for wives and children.
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International News Service
Berlin
Reichstag
Imperial Bank
Imperial Insurance
Treacherous German Lieutenant Dies After Betrayal
The Petit Troyes reports a lieutenant from the One Hundred Thirty-fifth German Infantry killed in Troyes hospital after his unit tried to surrender. French troops, enraged by hidden machine guns used to fire on advancing soldiers, executed the Germans except for the wounded lieutenant whose jaw was fractured and tongue cut off.
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Ublans
Sempst
Malines
Belgium
Paris
Troyes
Department of
Aube
Petit
Deadly Mons Fight Ends When Cavalry Breaks German Line
London dispatch describes a British officer wounded at Mons detailing a brutal German assault halted by repeated lines of advance and a concealed cavalry counterattack. The Germans, unable to breach the trenches, were driven back as horsemen ran down stragglers, with prisoners admitting worsened hatred of Britain for allying with France and fearing Paris may fall without English support.
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Lawrence Elston
International News Service
London
Mons
the Times
Amiens
England
France
Paris
U S Could End the War by Embargo on Wheat
In New York a John Doe inquiry into the cost of living heard that a U S embargo on wheat flour and other goods could end the war in Europe. Executives James Ward Warner and George Zabrinski said Europe’s conflict would drive down prices at home and demand for American exports. Warner warned farmers might push back if exports to Europe were stopped.
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New York
United States
Europe
Whitman
John Doe
McAdoo
America
James Ward Warner
New York Produce Exchange
George Zabrinski
Minneapolis
Zabrinski
France
England
Greece
Turkey
Warner
German Loss 20 to French 1 in North Battles
Paris reports an officer wounded in the northern engagements states German casualties far exceed those of the allies by a ratio of 20 to 1. He cites massed infantry charges and three inch guns delivering unparalleled devastation as troops pressed to break through the lines, leaving the field strewn with dead and wounded.
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Paris
FOOD FOR AN ARMY
A Washington analyst outlines German ration specifics for Belgium operations. Foot soldiers carry 27 ounces of hard bread, 21 ounces meat, 10.5 ounces vegetables, and 2.625 ounces coffee for three days, while cavalry have one day’s supply. Iron rations weigh about 4 pounds 14 ounces, lasting three days, with vast rail and locomotive support required to move daily sustenance and ammunition from base depots to advance troops.
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Washington
Belgium
Coblentz
Cologne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Luxembourg
France
Patriotism and War Fever Sweep Russia
French arrivals reporting from across Russia describe an unprecedented surge of patriotic fervor after Austria's ultimatum to Serbia. Restaurants play national music, vodka sales halt, factions unite, Jews pray for victory, nobles fund peasant families headed to war, and Cossacks are said to threaten eastern Prussia with fierce ardor.
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Russia
Odessa
Dardanelles
Marseilles
Austria
Servia
Empire
Belgium
Prussia
Lonely Tommy Atkins Seeks Frontline Correspondent
London paper publishes a plea from lonely Tommy Atkins seeking a pen pal while at the front. The request triggers a flood of 552 letters from clergy, old ladies, and young girls. one correspondent is selected and the address sent to him.
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London
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Selfridge Calls For Clerks to Enlist in War
London department store owner Harry Gordon Selfridge orders department heads to inform all male staff aged twenty to thirty five who are unmarried that they must enlist immediately or resign.
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Selfridge
London
Harry Gordon
Easy Way to Darken Gray Hair Likely a Hair Dye Product
An advertisement claims Q Ban hair dye darkens gray hair instantly, reducing brittleness and dandruff while stopping hair loss and promoting growth. It touts a non sticky formula that leaves hair glossy and healthy, with a seven ounce bottle priced through Hart Drug Co in High Point North Carolina.
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Hart Drug Co
High Point, N.C
High Point Milling Co. Flour Ad Praises Quality
A vintage advertisement from the High Point Milling Company touts Good Wholesome Flour as the best for baking. It claims white frost and luxury flour are superior, made from the finest wheat, yielding the best bread cakes and pastry.
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High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
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Williawa
Empankmet
Ink T
Kaiser
Germany
U. S
Haversack
W.N
Ness Man
Piedmont
Este 475 Tel
Salisbury
China Grove 200
Winston-Sele
Kerners
North State Telephone Company
Matton’s
Pennsylvania Ave
J.E. Guy
Elwood Hotel
North State
J. W. Sechrest
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