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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1915

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Seven Attacks Met by Russian Bayonets in Transylvanian Pass

Teutons fall back after seven assaults as Russian forces seize a key Transylvanian pass. The move likely nudges Roumania toward war and shields Servia from a second invasion. French gains are modest in Belgium and near Rheims amid fierce fighting. A severe snowstorm worsens conditions on the fronts.

Teutons Transylvanian Pass Czar Roumania Servia Rheims France

Hand Grenades Shape Eastern Front Battle Tactics

Soviet forces push along the Vistula as German and Austrian troops mount fierce assaults. Hand grenades play a pivotal role in trench and tunnel fights near Konophiga and Kiribaba Pass, with Russians reportedly capturing key passes and stiff resistance delaying German and Austro-Hungarian moves toward Transylvania and Roumania. The official brief notes Russian gains on both riverbanks and heavy artillery exchanges shaping the broader front.

Petrogradian Viatula Budy Subhowskia Vistula Goumine Konophiga Finezo Toland Bukowina Kiribaba V Transylvania Kimpelung Maramaros-Sziget Hungary

Rush Germans to Servia for Bergia Front

Bucharest law reports trains filled with German soldiers passing through Felngars toward the Serian frontier. They are believed to join the planned Russian offensive against Bergia.

Bucharest Law Felungars Jt 18 Bergia

French Wage Severe as Brisk Fights Persist on Front

London and Paris dispatches report ongoing fighting across France and Belgium with French forces claiming coastal gains near Nieuport and in other sectors, while Germans report Allied losses reaching 150,000 since the offensive began four weeks ago. The weather snowstorm hampers operations but fighting continues east of Rheims and in the Vosges.

London France Belgium Flanders Arras Aisne Laon Rheims Vosges Argonne

Plot to Kill Envoys Hinted by German Turkish Plot in Teheran

A Teheran plot by a Turko Persian committee backed by Germany to kill Russian French and Belgian diplomats on Christmas Eve failed when Mahomet Khan, owner of a shop near the British legation, was killed by a bomb. The plan aimed to draw Persia into war with Russia and Entente, trapping the country in a Holy War framing and trigger post explosion chaos.

Teheran Persia Sultan Cahie Washington Post Petrograd Tiflis Legato Mahomet Khan Legation Rusa Ent Kan~vin Baku Senate Committee On Chamberlain Jarrison eReee Gen. Weaver Coast Artillery

British Navy Tug Char Sunk in Dover Collision

London reports the admiralty patrol tug Char sunk in a hurricane off Deal after a collision with a steamer sinking in the Downs. Seventeen crew members were drowned.

London Admiralty Patrol Char Deal Dover Downs

Baby born at White House to Mrs Sayre and President Wilson

A son was born at the White House to Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre, President Wilson's daughter. The child weighed seven and a half pounds and both mother and baby were reported well. The birth occurred about 4:30 PM with a christening expected later at the White House.

Executive Mansion Sayre Haatens White Houns Francis Bowes Sayre Wilson Sayre Grayson White House Huis Garfield Williams College Williamstown Masa Bryan Bubby McAdoo Europe Williamatown James Madison Randolph Martha Jefferson Randolph Jefferson Randolph Madison and Munroe John Quincy Adama Mary Louise Adama Andrew Jackson Mas Andrew J Donelson Gen. Jackson Donelson Jackson Martin van Buren Gen. Polk van Buren William Henry Harrison Tyler Letitia Tyler Robert Tyler Robert Jones Mary Jones Henry Lighttodt Jones Gen. Lee Gettysburg President Grant Grant Julia Frederick D. Grant Cantacuzene Speranskey Cleveland

Raids Sink 13 Ships and Alaska Route Sale Faces Decision

The German cruiser Karlsruhe torpedoed and sank thirteen British and French merchant ships, with crews pressed onto the Krefeldt and forced to sign pledges not to bear arms against Germany. Separately, J Pierpont Morgan discusses selling the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad to the government for an Alaskan route, with the President to pick the final path.

Washington Post Savannah Karlsruhe Krefeldt Germany George H. Pinder Forbes Williams Oak Branch Liverpool British Steamship Maple Branch J. Pierpont Morgan Wilson Lane Interior Department Tabei Copper River Northwestern Morgan Alaskan Engineering Commission New York Morgan & Co Copper River and Northwestern Railroad Alaska Syndicate Morgan and Guggenheim Cordova Prince William Sound Kennicutt Bonanza

Panic during church service ends in tragic shooting

Frederick Erdman fatally wounded his former sweetheart Hattie Gaulwitz in a Church of God service in Peoria. After firing, he killed himself. panic caused several attendees to be trampled and injured while fleeing to the doors. Erdman later died after poisoning and shooting himself as police arrived.

Poteet H. Green James Brashearn Abinorts Peoria Church of God Frederick C. Erdman Hattie Gauwits Erdman

Head of Mexico Quits and Flees Amid Coup

Gen Roque Gonzales Garza named provisional president as Gutierrez and cabinet flee Mexico City for Pachuca. Martial law declared, city patrolled by mounted police, convention asserts supreme authority. Garza vows rapid defense with northern troops and Zapatistas, candidates named Felipe Angeles and Miguel Silva.

Gutierrez Cabinet Pachuca Zapata Villa Carranza Angeloa Silliman State Department Mexico City Mexico Roque Gonzales Garza Eulalio Gutierrez Blanco, Robles Jose Vasconcelos Pachuco Garza Ico City Zapatistas Garza Zapatistas Roque Gonzalez Garza Roque Gen Y Villa Huerte Gen Villa Il Paso Tex Eulane Gutierrez Oque Gonzales Garza Amoghd Psee

800000 Allies Captured German Reports Claim Foes Hold 200000

Amsterdam Jan 10 officials report prisoners of war in Germany and Austria total 306000 with Allied capture 200000. German figures list 3 459 French officers and 215 905 men 3575 Russian officers and 306 294 men 612 Belgian officers and 36352 men and 492 British officers 18874 men. Austria prisoner estimate about 208688. Total exceeds Franco Prussian war level.

Amsterdam Holland Qmncial Germany Austria Cologne Russian Poland

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