Movements Are Beyond Criticism Praised On Front
Dutch cartoonist Louis Raemakers visits the British western front and reports astonishing railways and motor truck convoys. He praises British soldiers for discipline and resilience in Delville Wood, noting captured German trenches used under fire and officers’ superior conduct. His take contrasts with German officers’ praise of Allied preparations.
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London
Louis Raemakers
Delville Wood
Lloyd George
Holland
Tadellos
Trench dog Tiger pardoned after court hearing
London, Oct 21. Tiger the mongrel terrier was brought before Bromley police court charged with biting several people. After hearing Tiger’s trench life story the court showed leniency, ordering the owner to be more careful and dismissing the case.
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London
Tiger
Bromley
Kent
Hair bristle batch ties anthrax outbreak to China import
A serious outbreak of anthrax in London traced to a consignment of hair from China. Bristles from goats horses pigs and humans were used to make 1,500 shaving brushes and distributed the disease.
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London
China
Marriage Rate in London Hits Record High in 1915
London reports the 1915 marriage total at 58 345, up 34 percent from 1914, while births fall to a rate of 23.6. Health conditions remain weak due to influenza and respiratory diseases, especially among the elderly.
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London
England
Wales
Duke of Aosta Known in London for Military Prowess
London October 24 Duke of Aosta commander in chief of the Italian army famed for leading troops that stormed Gorizia. He is a longtime London social favorite who met his wife at York House Twickenham. Known as the Gunner Duke he emphasizes artillery in modern warfare and is a noted big game hunter and fox hunter.
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Nira Itanan
Gorizia
London
Trelen
France
York House
Twickenham
Comet and
Cometesse de
Paris
Duke of Clarence
Edward
Queen Victoria
Duke of
Aosta
Italy
Duke
Abruzzi
Africa
Corporal Burleigh’s Narrow Escape From German Front Line
London reports Corporal George Bennett Burleigh recounts a brutal solo ordeal on September 15 near the German first line. He describes near-mortal wounds, a bayonet thrust, throttling a German major, two days under fire, and rescue by a New Zealander before reaching an advanced dressing station.
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Edward VII. Hospital
Windsor
George Bennett Burleigh
Gins
Sun Cure Report Claims Bone Regrowth for Wounded Soldiers
At Chateau dOex Swiss hospital a sun therapy program treats British officers and men. Doctors say sunlight reconstitutes lost bone, loosens shell splinters, and improves circulation without bandages. A French and an Irish patient show promising recovery, though the method remains slow and extreme in exposure.
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Brueslin
Dr. Bruestlein
Germany
Chateau d’Oex
Chateau D.oax
Miss Margaret Draper Engaged to Prince Andrea Boncompagni
Rome reports society circles tracking the Washington wedding next week of Miss Margaret Draper daughter of the late Gen William F Draper and Prince Andrea Boncompagni Ludovici. The prince has two brothers at the front and Italian prominence long, with a whispered bid from rival suitor. The ceremony will be in Washington with Cardinal Gibbons officiating and noted diplomats among attendees.
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Rome
Washington
Margaret Draper
William F. Draper
Andrea Boncompagni-Ludovici
Italy
Miss Draper
Massachusetts
Prince Andrea
Cardinal Gibbons
Dublin delayed plans for prize winning town design
Dublin has not yet seen the reconstructions plans that won $2,500 from the Marquis of Aberdeen. The plans, shown in Boston, remain unseen as they are held in Liverpool by the Import Department of Customs. Only officials can clarify the hold up on the town planning designs.
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Dublin
Marquis of Aberdeen
Boston
Mass
Liverpool
America
the Customs
Doctors Predict Complete Leg Restoration Before Christmas
An official who lost a shinbone in France observes the process of new bone formation. Doctors expect the leg to be fully restored before Christmas.
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France
British Forces Build Roads Pipelines and Railways in Egypt
General Sir Archibald Murray reports five months of 1918 activities in Egypt including 114 miles of road 154 miles of pipeline and 252 miles of railway. He notes a British air squadron dropped three bombs on a Turkish body. Western Egypt front extends 1000 miles and eastern front 90 miles.
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Egypt
London
Archibald Murray
Royal Fusilier A Good Fighter
London October 21 Private Albert Hill of the Royal Fusiliers has been awarded the Victoria Cross for extraordinary bravery under heavy fire. He bayoneted two enemies, attacked a group of about twenty with bombs, helped return to the lines, and afterward carried in wounded comrades and captured two more enemy soldiers.
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London
Albert Hill
Royal Fusiliers
Victoria Cross vendor to farm colony for health aid
Edinburgh authorities plan to send George WilsonVC to a farm colony to regain health and later place him in city administration work after his street newspaper selling drew attention and support from locals.
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Edinburgh
George Wilson
Diary of a World War I officer before the Marne
An excerpt from a diary kept by a German officer describes the prelude to the Marne. It notes French retreating lines, marching fatigue, and grim conditions as Paris looms. The officer records troops drinking for morale, strict discipline debates, and the brutal battlefield near Mirne and Epreilly.
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Paris
Ficer
Ultac
Von
Georges Lebly
Marne
Gary
Marcel
Ermenonville
Betz
Conciubule i
Mirne
Mmrrow
the Marin
Irene
Eirepills
Brrepill
von Kine
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Berlin
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Romania
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Reichstag
Soen
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Hindenburg
Hanover
Frankfurter Zeitung
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