27 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
1
Report states German forces incur their heaviest losses yet as Lord Kitchener cites Russian Poland operations as a major setback for German advances. Details emphasize mounting casualties and strategic strain on German units.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener told the House of Lords that Russians defeated Germans with heavier losses, while British and Belgian forces held firm in France and Belgium. He praised Belgian courage, noted Turkish contact near Suez, and said recruiting continued with about 30,000 new troops weekly.
Official dispatch from the general staff reports the pursuit in the Caucasus toward Eraerum has ended, with the rout of the opposing army confirmed. The message notes the operation was completed successfully, signaling a decisive military result for Tehmiy.
An omnibus page notes German defeat in Poland and naval concerns, with warship events and calls for removal of ships. Regional items mention Carranza, immigrant issues, Hebrew letters, a priest, and boxing up to date summaries. Also appears are hotel arrivals, bank bills, Salvation Army aid, Thanksgiving services, horoscopes, and a Sandman story notch.
Lone bandit enters the Anaconda saloon where waiting patrons stand, demands cash from the register, and uses a can and roms as he robs the cash drawer.
A lone bandit robed the Brewery Saloon on Fourth Street near Walnut around 10:20 last night taking about $60 from the cash register. Patrons and staff were lined up and searched. the thief fled west through an alley, leaving officers to search for a possible accomplice. Police noted two suspicious men nearby but no arrests at the early hour.
London reports from Nov 27 indicate Petrograd anxiously awaits word as Russian Poland operations show German forces shattered near Brzeziny and Strykow. Russians claim long marching power, 30 days in line and 600 miles covered, with passes through Dukla and Galicia opening, while a Turkish mine layer is torpedoed in the Bosphorus near Mitylene.
Vera Cruz reports Gen Venustiano Carranza reaches the city from Cordoba and prepares to direct the campaign against Villa and Zapata from the temporary capital. Crowds cheer from the municipal palace as Carranza walks to the city center. In Mexico City Zapata forces maintain order while Villa’s troops may soon enter. Carruthers says rights of residents will be respected.
Five army transports bring Maj Gen Frederick Funston and over 4000 U S expeditionary forces from Vera Cruz to Galveston Texas amid rain and cheering crowds. The Antilla carries 330 refugees including Vera Cruz customs staff and a clerical party led by Bishop Vincent Castelanes with 11 priests and 21 nuns.
South American powers including Argentina Chile Peru and Uruguay urge the United States to aid negotiations with European belligerents to withdraw warships from Atlantic and Pacific waters to restore Pan American trade and reduce clashes over neutrality. Brazil weighs a similar step as diplomatic talks intensify in Washington and in capitals across the hemisphere. President Wilson’s support is seen as pivotal to any plan.
Paris reports a permanent court martial sentenced Surgeon Majors Collins and Wohlfart to one year in prison for alleged pillage at the Second Army Corps field hospital. Eleven convents attached to the hospital received sentences from one month to three months, with twenty subordinates also fined. The hospital was captured by the French at Peronne on September 15. Major Conins led the unit. Three Tanagra statues with Peronne museum labels were found among baggage of the deaconesses, who claimed the silks, carpets and linens were gifts to them from the Carell sisters. Ogden, Utah, reports forests sweeping toward Ogden canyon threatening Pleasure resorts, valued at about $100,000, amid lack of early snowfall raising fire risk.
New York reports Richard W. Croker, once a Tammany Hall leader, wed Miss Bula Benton Edmondson a Cherokee descendent known as Princess Sequoyah. The ceremony at Nathan Straus' home drew about 25 guests. The couple plan a honeymoon at Croker's Palm Head estate.
Nov 26 London time reports the battle cruiser Bulwark exploded off Sheerness with only fourteen survivors from about 700 or 900 aboard. The cause is under inquiry though naval experts suspect an internal blast in the forward magazine. Fire, smoke, and wreckage scattered miles from the scene as rescue boats ferried survivors and the ship vanished.
Washington reports the launch from the American cruiser Tennessee attempting to enter Smyrna harbor was warned of a mine field before shots were fired. Secretary Bryan relayed the Turkish minister of war’s explanation to Ambassador Morgenthau, detailing the perilous encounter.
Petrograd reports intransigent German retreat efforts near Lodz and Brzezmany while Austrian front actions yield prisoners. London notes Russian gains slow but steady with German counterclaims. Cracow and Carpathians sees continued Russian advances and major engagements near Verdun.
Ethelbert Stewart of the federal board arrives in Fort Smith to lead a probe into mining troubles in Hartford valley Arkansas. The investigation will review court injunctions and events since March including mine closures and actions by United Mine Workers of America and federal officials.
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