Last German Fortifications in Asia Surrender at Tsing Tao
Tokyo reports the German fortress of Tsing Tao has surrendered to Japanese and British forces after infantry seized the middle fort and took 200 prisoners. Casualty lists show British losses of two killed and eight wounded, Japanese losses around 200 killed and 878 wounded, with German garrison about 7,000 men fading from Asia.
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Germans abandon Yser crossing as Belgian troops hold banks
A Stuis dispatch reported German attempts to cross the Yser halted. Belgian forces now occupy both river banks while German units retreat eastward in large numbers, signaling a shift in the fighting along the front near Amsterdam via London.
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Germans claim Belgian attack near Bruges and Ypres
Berlin reports Belgian and British assault near Bruges and Ypres with heavy bombardment and rail disruption. Avail infantry and naval actions cited as causing casualties among Allied and German forces as fleets and submarines operate along the Belgian coast.
German forces advance toward French coast amid siege updates
Berlin reports German troops are making progress toward the French coast though progress will be slow due to Allied defenses. Official lines say the Allies’ front was pierced from Ypres to the Vosges and that a Nieuport sortie was repulsed. Russian prisoner claims are denied.
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France Declares War On Turkey Amid Balkan Tensions
Nov 7 dispatches confirm France has declared war on the Ottoman empire. Reports place Greece annexing Epirus and discuss Balkan states possibly entering the conflict. A Turkish army massed on the Caucasian frontier and the Russian fleet guards the Bosporus as American interests are noted in Beirut.
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Syria
British Warship Loss Prompts Global Shock
Telegraphs from Lima and London report the battle off Coronel Chile where German ships defeated the British squadron. The cruiser Good Hope foundered with unknown survivors, Monmouth damaged, and near two thousand British sailors believed killed. German ships Scharnhorst and companions claimed victory amid storm and fog.
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Bremen
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Scharnhofer
Gneisenau
Nurnberg
Russians Claim Big Victory as War Front Shifts
London reports Russian forces say they pushed Germans to their border in the north and retired the German center from the Vistula to the Warthe, claiming victory ahead of Przemysl and Jaroslaw with 6,000 prisoners. Austro-Hungarian ambassador says 15,000 Russians captured on the San and in the Ety valley while Italy’s cabinet formation suggests neutrality will persist.
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Reva Martin Hegland
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Johnson and Johnson
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East Sixth Street
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Humboldt
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Quigen
Waukon
New York
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Vinton
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Lime Creek
Magon City
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White Ribbon Special to carry Western delegates
A train labeled a White Ribbon Special will run from Chicago to Atlanta to transport Western delegates to the Women's Christian Temperance Union national convention in Atlanta November 11 to 18. Reservations from Iowa are already made for a large delegation.
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Tabor
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Northwestern Road Congress
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George M. Brown
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Boscobel
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Borha Peters
Jochim Hansen
Ida Grova
George Messenger
Roy
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Clinton
James Sawyer
Benton County
James Anderson
Sheldon
Francis McKie
Page Center
Page County
Albert Wellhaugen
McKie
First Baptist Church of
Harlan
Howell
Pella
Weekly Tribune
Deffarson County
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