British Youthful Troops Fall in Somme Assault
Berlin reports a German captain's account of Beaucourt Serre and Beaumont-Hamel losses, detailing the British assault on the Somme. He describes three thousand guns’ bombardment, brutal machine-gun fire, and mass casualties as British waves failed to take Serre heights.
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Berlin
Beaucourt
Somme
Pierre-Divion
Beaumont-Hamel
Artilley
Serre
Bapaume
Haig
Grandcourt
Butte-de-Wallencourt
Fiere
British and American Efforts Shape Early Tank War
In wartime reporting from London on January 24, authorities describe Allied and American innovations in wheeled armor. Commodore Murray Sueter collaborates with inventors to create a land battle machine capable of withstanding shell fire and barbed obstacles, leading to the development of armored vehicles later named tanks.
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London
Somme
Murray Sueter
Commodore
Landen
Winston Cintheball
Admiralty
Percy Seely
Josephs Portraits Common on Coins Now
Budapest January 20. After Emperor Francis Josephs death the circulation of silver coins bearing his portrait has surged in Hungary. Authorities found farmers hoarded coins and then exchanged them for notes, believing all coins with the dead rulers image had lost value and were no longer legal tender.
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Budapest
Francis Joseph
Hungary
English School Lads Take Big Part in War
London Jan 20 The Harrow School roll of honor lists 404 killed or missing 510 wounded and 2666 still on active duty at the front. Three men awarded the Distinguished Service Cross eighty nine the Military Cross thirty nine various foreign orders three K C B s while 400 have been mentioned for bravery in dispatches.
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London
Harrow School
C. B
Prussian Railways to furnish shoes for workers
Berlin January 20 The Vossische Zeitung says the Prussian State railways will furnish shoes with wooden soles to all employes. The footwear will cost about 50 percent less than leather shoes. The wooden soles are flexible light waterproof and can be replaced quickly if worn out.
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Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung
Prussian State Railways
Swiss Government Buys 60000 Pigs in Spain
The Swiss Government sent agents to Spain and acquired about sixty thousand pigs. The first shipment left a Spanish port for Marseilles in December but was confiscated by French authorities under claims the animals were destined for Germany. The Swiss protest to Paris continues as Rome withholds oil cakes also bought for cattle fodder.
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Bertie
Spain
Marseilles
Germany
Paris
United States
Geona
Rome
Germany May Raise Huge Polish Army
Petrograd dispatch reports the Nove Vremya fears Germany could raise a Polish army of a million or more. Poland is viewed as origin territory for conscription as Russia did not enforce service there, while Poles in the Russian army mainly come from eastern and southeastern districts.
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Petrograd
Nove Vremya
Germany
Poland
Russia
Swiss War Prisoners Mail Franchise Restricted
Berne Jan 20 The Swiss government limits the mail franchise for prisoners of war in Switzerland After an investigation it was found many soldiers wrote ten to twenty love letters daily to sweethearts at home Postage will be required for such letters in the future
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Berne
Switzerland
German Deserters Shot in Belgium
Cologne reports four German deserters shot in Belgium after attempting to flee to Holland. One victim, a Cologne native, leaves a wife and four children. name withheld to protect family from disgrace.
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Cologne
Koelnische Volkstreitung
Belgium
Holland
Austrian Emperor Is Not Welcomed in Trieste
A traveler recalls Trieste authorities attempting to whip up enthusiasm for the new Austrian Emperor but residents ignored the visit. Police then conducted sweeping arrests as a consequence of the cool reception.
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Rome
Trieste
Swiss Forces to Receive Steel Helmets in War Preparedness
Berne January 20 Swiss authorities decide to equip all line troops with steel helmets following France England and Germany. New Swiss helmets resemble French design but are lighter in weight.
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Berne
France
England
Germany
Sixteen Year Old English Fighter Wounded After Message Delivery
London reports private Wail Weil of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, aged sixteen, invalided home from France. The story details his daring as a brigade runner in the trenches, stumbling through shelling and wire, delivering a message then being wounded by shrapnel shortly after.
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London
War Office
England
Wail
Welsh Fusiliers
Weil
W. Weil
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
The
Fusiliers
France
Ilun
Italians convert barges into floating hospitals for war wounded
Following Belgian practice, Italy equips many barges as floating hospitals to transport wounded. The method reportedly lowers fatalities compared with land travel and avoids danger, though it delays reaching base hospitals.
Nany Papers in Germany Close
Berlin reports that since the war began 247 daily papers have ceased to exist in Germany and over 300 dailies suspended publication. Weekly and monthly papers have largely shut plants. Costs for oil ink printing colors and paper have surged, forcing many establishments to close or operate with reduced staff. Compositors gave a voluntary 20 percent wage raise due to high living costs.
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Berlin
Organization of German Newspaper Publishers
Germany
France Faces Depopulation Crisis Prompts Immigration Talk
Zurich reports France suffers a birthrate collapse after wartime losses, with official figures showing a population drop of over a million and a half in the past year. Editors urge attracting Slavs and Latins, offering farms and naturalization to encourage marriages and settlement in France.
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Zurich
France
Paris
Neue Zuericher Zeitung
Gaulois
The
Serbia
Many Wine Shops In Rhine District Close
Cologne January reports about seventy five percent of Rhine district wine shop owners closing their businesses until after the war. Prices have jumped about 150 percent from two years ago with even the cheapest wine selling wholesale at two dollars a gallon, making operation untenable for retailers.
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Cologne
Rhine
Danish Steamers Released by Entente
Danish steamers loaded with provisions from Iceland have been released by the Entente. The ships, captured by British cruisers while en route between Danish ports, were held in England for several months before release.
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Entente
Copenhagen
Jan
Iceland
England
Hungarian landlords barred from raising rents during war
Budapest January 20 report states the Hungarian government issued a law prohibiting landlords from increasing rents for wartime tenants. Dispossess orders will be issued by courts only if tenants can prove they can pay but refuse, under the new rules.
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Budapest
Jen
Rumor Circles That Lord Kitchener Is Alive
London reports a circulating claim that Lord Kitchener is alive and a prisoner in Germany but authorities and papers dismiss the rumor as baseless and of little interest here.
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Lord Kitchener
London
Germany
Spring and Summer Shoes Show by Lowenberg’s Norfolk Agent
Mr A M Smith of Lowenberg's Shoe Store Norfolk will be in Wilmington January 26 presenting Spring and Summer samples. The firm has served top shoe trade for over fifty years and offers expert fittings at the Orton Hotel. High leather demand may limit stock this spring, so dealers should plan ahead and order while the salesman is present.
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A. M. Smith
Lowenberg
Norfolk
Wilmington
Orton Hotel
German Copper Coins Disappearing Fast
Berlin reports copper coins nearly gone from circulation. An iron replacement proved heavy and unsuccessful, prompting plans to issue aluminum coins. The new pieces will be smaller and lighter, with six hundred weighing about one American pound.
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Berlin
Federal Treasury
Iit
British Munition Plants Sketches by American Artist Pennell
London reports Joseph Pennell has completed official sketches of British munitions works. The American artist will exhibit in France and England and later the United States. Pennell followed wartime government guidance, portraying factories with dramatic light and shadow to document the industry for Britain and allies.
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London
Joseph Pennell
France
England
United States
Mr. Pennell
Lloyd George
Pennell
Sted
T’annell
Germany
America
UK Gun Lifting Base Brought From Hamburg
A fragment notes a base used to hoist a British gun on railway trucks, originally brought from Hamburg. It mentions prior sighting in Hamburg and a sense of verification.
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Hamburg
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