LOCAL CASUALTIES: None
ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 1
The 2nd Worcs. Battalion marched via Etreux to La Groise. The 3rd Worcestershire Battalion marched 18 miles through Mauberge to Feignies.
A shortage of Christmas toys was predicted: the British Toy industry was small, millions of toys were usually imported from Germany.
The Maypole Dairy Company took out an advert to promote their sale of 'Nuts captured from German Ships'.
The City War Relief fund had reached £900 and the County fund £726.10s.
Recruitment meeting 'Rarely has there been witnessed in Worcester such enthusiasm as that displayed held in the Public Hall on Friday...' The hall was crowded long before the time for the meeting.
The Germans were advancing and crossing the Meuse in force between Liege and Namur. On the extreme right the French recaptured Mulhouse and the German guns.
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