The Evening Courier, 21 July 1872

The Front · The Reed Line · 17 July 1872

The Summer Action at the Broken Plank. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages…

The Summer Action at the Broken Plank. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The Ministry's word, and the Courier prints it. The Line holds. You read it here first.

In the story: The 2nd Marsh Regiment, The Reed Line.

The Grand Chancellor, Piet Wendl, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** The Reed Line, 17 July 1872, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The Summer Action at the Broken Plank. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night…

Money · Vellmar

Ebner Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EBY

Ebner Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EBY. And you thought it was a quiet week. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Ebner Causeway Supply.

Around the country · Brennholt

The summer fair opens at Brennholt

The summer fair opens at Brennholt. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. You heard it here. In the story: Brennholt, Bridge Row.

Around the country · Hollstadt

A storm strips roofs in Hollstadt and fells the old lime in Printer Street

A storm strips roofs in Hollstadt and fells the old lime in Printer Street. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Hollstadt, Printer Street.

Around the country · Ostrabruck

The foundry at Ostrabruck burns through the night

The foundry at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 35 men are out of work. Details inside. In the story: Ostrabruck, Star Lane.

Around the country · Ostrabruck

The summer fair opens at Ostrabruck

The summer fair opens at Ostrabruck. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. The quay was black with people. In the story: Ostrabruck, Forge Gate.

Around the country · Oberholt

The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Oberholt

The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Oberholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Oberholt, Market Row.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Josef Fenn, of Salzmund	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	18 July 1872
Captain	Tomas Jost, of Tarnsee	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Captain	Konrad Brenn, of Weinau	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Ulrik Tratek, of Feldholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Ottmar Brenn, of Ostrabruck	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Konrad Mertz, of Vellfurt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Lorenz Brenn, of Norrwick	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Rainer Vinger, of Brennholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Ansel Moor, of Hollstadt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	17 July 1872
Corporal	Casimir Geten, of Hollhausen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	17 July 1872
Corporal	Jorn Moor, of Vellmar	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	17 July 1872
Corporal	Edvard Fuchs, of Weinau	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	17 July 1872

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

18 July 1872. An Act for the Better Licensing of Diary Licences goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 9. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 1873. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Voss v. Rusk: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Brenn v. Hallin: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Gansel v. Fenn: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Norrwick. Ruling: damages of 5422 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 10.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 16.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 0.65 marka. A room costs 2.26 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 1,299.90. Bank rate 2.36 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 1,122,100 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

138 births, 46 weddings, 130 deaths this week. Population 265,182.

On this day

65 years ago. The summer fair opens at Weinau. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

60 years ago. The harvest at Berging is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1871 went to Ostrabruck Bridge. Full table.

Club	W	L
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	3
Tarnmund Lake	6	4
Marschau Garrison	6	4
Hollstadt Workers	5	5
Vellmar Wardens	3	7
Kessel Iron	3	7

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 5.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.