British and German ships armament in South American search
British ships Good Hope Monmouth and Glasgow under Rear Admiral Craddock hunted German cruisers Leipzig Nurnberg Scharnhorst and Dresden off South America. German cruisers Scharnhorst Gneisenau Nurnberg and Zelee actions near Papeete, with details on tonnage guns crews and torpedo tubes.
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Good Hope
Monmouth
Glasgow
Sir Christopher Craddock
South American
The
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Hach
Papeete
Twhln
Zelee
Nurnberg
Battle off San Francisco Grounds German and British Cruisers
Reported clash in the South Pacific between British and German cruisers near San Francisco. The Leipzig and Nurnberg moved to refuel and patrols shifted as ships descended the coast. The Rainbow and Idzumo appeared briefly before retreating northward amid heightened war tensions.
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Hage Awe
Yih Ucunseitaiion
Ateanta
Gavwaphesvaay
Novalibon 4
Isis
San Francisco
South Pacific
Lespais
Nuerbert
Hainbow
Idzumo
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Battle for Ypres Sees Massive German Push Falter
Reports describe a furious German assault to take Ypres with Emperor present to spur troops. British and Allied forces held the line despite heavy losses on both sides. German advances from Ostend slowed. British retreat halted as stalemate grows, with estimates of large German forces opposing at Ypres.
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Ypres
Hupprecht
Bavaria
Albrecht of
Wartemburg
Britons Repulse German Charges In France and Belgium
An eyewitness account from Coronel E. D. Swinton dated October 26 recounts six days of heavy fighting along the Lys and near Armentieres as German formations pressed forward. British forces held and counterattacked, taking prisoners and inflicting heavy losses, with sustained endurance deemed key to potential success.
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London
France
Belgium
Coronel E. D. Swinton
Intelligence Department
British General Staff
Presa Bureau
Antwerp
Bethune
Lys
Hnes
Soas
Armentieres
la Ghei
Pansenendaele
Gersins
Oor
Carranza Defies Peace Convention Over Provisional Rule
Reports from El Paso and Washington detail General Carranza refusing to retire and defy the Anguas Calientes peace convention. The message, telegraphed from Puebla, states he remains in charge and will ignore the convention while governors back his stance. Villa pledges support for Gutierrez, the convention’s provisional president.
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el Paso
Texas
Carrangia
Carranza
Puebla
Coss
P. Sanchez
A. Gonzales
Ernesto Senton Cay
Pablo Gonzales
Villa
Washington
Hulallo Gutierres
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Carranzan
Offles
Guiuierres
Zapatista
Gutierrez
Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calidates
Obregon
Cabral
Hl Pago
Aguas Calientes Conference
Natera and
Robles
An-geles
Juarez
Villa Torces
Naval actions and ships in Pacific theater report
An admiralty report details German and British naval movements. The Leipsic and Dresden cruisers operate from San Francisco and Pacific fronts sinking ships, while British submarine D-5 is sunk by a mine as German cruisers retreat. The Halcyon gunboat was wounded in the chase, and the D-5, built in 1911, measured 150 feet and could reach 15 knots on the surface.
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San Francisco
Mazatlan
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Scharnhorst
Dresden
Far East
Uruuo
Northea
Admiraltye
Halcyon
Germans Confess Bloody Blocking Near Dixmude Front
Allied reconnaissance and ground operations report reoccupation of river crossings downstream from Dixmude amid German attempts to hold and attack positions along the Yser and Lys rivers. Belgian and German dispatches describe intensified fighting, with Allied gains northwest of Pont-a-Maugon and along the Aisne region, while German losses and retreats are acknowledged in several sectors.
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Yser
Cheluvt
Lys
Arran
Lahons
le Quesney-in-Santerre
Aisne
Algue
Valliy
Chavonne
Soupir
Amont
Rheims
Meuse
Argénne
Pont-a-Maugeon
Selle
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Nieuport
Ypres
Digo
Roye
Greatnoss
Sossony
Chayenne
Sulnear
Soiseone
Noucdschoote
Dixschoota
Zonnebeke
Massines
River Lys
Thirteenth Reserve Army Corps
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Noordschoote
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Troone
Landwehr Brigada
Poelekapelie
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Hollebeke
Warneton
Russia
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Lodz
Opleina
Ozreth
Galicia
Lester
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Vladizlavo
Daily Mail
France
Turks Make Hostages Of Subjects Of Allies
The Ottoman empire will hold as hostages the subjects of the triple entente until Russia England and France guarantee protection for Turkish subjects. Morgenthau reports that British ports may be left if desired, but a train with Allied subjects was detained by the Turkish war minister. In Teheran, Germans seek safe conduct as Russians threaten arrests and expulsion amid rising anti German sentiment.
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Russia
England
Franz
Ottoman Empire
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Egypt
British Empire
Ambassdor
Coldwell
Teheran
Tabriz
Paddock
Persia
Petrograd
North Sea Blockade Declared by Britain Amid War Tides
London reports the closing of the North Sea to all ships unless under British protection as a key move by Admiral Fisher. German and Dutch reactions spark debate over legality and neutral access, while U.S. officials see the notice as a warning, not a ban, for neutrals.
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London
North Sea
Baron Fisher
Admiralty
Hmelish Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Germany
Cologne
Great Britain
Holland
Gotland
Stireen
Amsterdam
Via_ Tondon
North Iena
Handelsblad
Washinton
Washington
State Department
German Crown Prince Very Badly Wounded in France
Geneva dispatch reports Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany seriously wounded in fighting in France. Travelers from Strassburg say the prince was wounded and taken to Strassburg for treatment with Berlin specialists arriving to tend him.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Basel
Crown
Prinece Frederick William
Germany
France
Strassburg
Berlin
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