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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
5
Fragmented report describes German attacks around Ypres with heavy fighting and countermeasures. British forces reportedly repelled advances along the railway toward Poperinghe, while Allied counterattacks aimed to regain ground.
A fragmented battlefield dispatch chronicles heavy fighting along the front near Pretanberg and Livthiles. German assaults are repelled with strong Allied counterattacks and significant casualties on both sides amid artillery bombardments and hand to hand combat.
Reported action occurred in May when two German torpedo boats attacked a British trawler fleet. The engagement lasted about fifteen minutes. the enemy withdrew, and the destroyers pursued, sinking the tornado and causing heavy losses among officers and crew. Only one survivor noted. Captain Domville of Barbados remained at the wheel amid heavy fire.
A vintage ad touts TI2 foot comfort promising relief from sore feet bunions and callouses. It claims lasting comfort from a product available at drugstores with a one year guaranteed or money back offer.
A two mill tax measure is proposed to fund road improvements in Weber County. The plan would allocate 94,400 to road building, with two levies creating a fund of 42,000. Of this, 30,000 would be paid by city property owners and 12,000 by property owners outside Orden.
A report from Dublin reveals a Lusitania survivor located in Ireland. Telegrams indicate a woman who passed the liner disaster was found near a small village south coast of Ireland. The message says the survivor is identified as Mania Baker, a friend of the Baker family, with details confirming one of the ship’s female passengers.
Special meeting of Weber Lodge No. 6 is called for Thursday night May 14 at 6 o'clock by order of W. M. Advorseement.
Jaindon May 12 disturbances sweep London as rioters attack shops owned by Germans and alien subjects. Police and special constables clash with crowds across Lambeth Finsbury and Limehouse, with many arrests and widespread looting of German owned properties.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a natural remedy for bladder and gland diseases, rheumatism, bilious poisoning, and other ailments. It asserts authenticity via import from Holland, government inspection, and safety, promising money back if no help and urging readers to look for the GOLD MEDAL name on every box.
Report from May 12 describes fighting in the Neuve Chapelle district with line trenches, sandbags, and brushwood fortifications. British infantry launch bayonet charges against German breastworks, storming parapets amid artillery and machine gun fire as both sides exchange close combat and heavy losses near Bapaume and the surrounding area.
In the Somme sector near Carency and Neuynlest Yaegh a cemetery on a promontory over the Lena plain changes hands as French forces mount a fierce attack. German counterattacks are repulsed with heavy losses, over 3000 reported, while the French advance threatens Lens from the south and disrupts German communications in surrounding woods.
Patrogrind report from May 12 via London says Russian forces pressed the Teutons in the Shayll area and along the Bare river, captured German trenches, and reported heavy Austrian and German losses. They claim advances from the Dniester to Czernowice Dhertyo, with thousands of prisoners taken and strategic positions evacuated by the enemy.
Confused dispatch reports German forces retreating in the Shavit district as Russian troops push from the Gurman detour. German positions near the Tait Way Station at Jeymy are reported, with Bavarian cavalry attempting to cover retreat along a fifty verats advance before fleeing Davatinos near Renklawge.
Ambiguous OCR text mentions a regiment and a guard unit moving to a theater of operation, with notes of corps transfer and expected relief. Names and specifics are unclear, but the passage suggests imminent troop reinforcement and relocation within a distant front.
Allied forces push up the Gallipoli peninsula from Sadie Bolir Gaba Tepe and the Gulf of Sams, aided by ships and shore bombardment. Turks strengthen forts and trenches as fleets shell the coast and prisoners report German pressure to hold position.
An old advertisement touts a restorative formula claimed to quickly relieve nervous exhaustion and related symptoms. It describes three brain tablets and home- use directions, promising balance and renewed vigor without requiring a doctor's prescription, aiming to restore social happiness and bodily calm.
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