Serbia Faces Push By Invaders As Allies Plot Counterstroke
Allied trains depart Saloniki for the front as British and French planners aim to turn the tide in the Balkans after Kitchener's departure. Reporting battles in northern and eastern Serbia, Montenegrin and Bulgarian actions, and alleged Anglo Italian landings at Valona indicate a widening war effort with central powers pushing toward Sofia and Constantinople.
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Bulgaria
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Guevgeli
Babuna Pass
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Constant Attacks On Teutons By The Russians
London November 7 weather turn wintry but does not halt the Russian offensive along the eastern front. Russians push from Riga westward to Dyindk and claim deep penetrations near Lakes Sventen and the Dvina region. Both sides report heavy prisoner and casualty exchanges with thousands taken and machine guns captured as the western front sees limited local engagements. French posts near Andrechy fall to German attacks while Paris reports setbacks against French positions east of the Malle le Masnil.
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Roosevelt Forget Politics in Grandson’s Presence
Dr. Richard Derby of New York, former Miss Ethel Roosevelt, and Mrs Derby visited France to aid war victims. They left Richard Jr in the care of Colonel and Mrs Roosevelt, who have now returned.
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Richard Derby
New York
Ethel Roosevelt
Big cash prizes for best floats in festival parades
Georgia Harvest Festival officials announced a lucrative prize lineup for festival week parades. The Agriculture Day parade on Thursday offers up to 1000 dollars for the most distinctive float, while Wednesday’s auto and floral parade awards total 226 dollars for top finishers with 100, 75 and 60 dollars to the first, second and third places respectively. The Atlanta day parade on Tuesday continues the cash awards program.
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Georgia
Thousands in Line for Sunday Bars in Chicago
Thousands in line protested Mayor Thompson's Sunday closing order enforcing state law against saloons. Estimates of attendance ranged from 20,900 to 100,000 in a "home rule and personal liberty" parade led by United Societies for Local Self-Government, a 325-member group of diverse ethnic subgroups.
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Raza Bouan
New Greek Cabinet Led by Skouloudis Forms Policy
London reports M Skouloudis has formed a cabinet from the Zaimis group except the ex premier, pledging neutral stance toward Entente powers. Athens confirms the new lineup with Skouloudis as foreign minister and Michelidkis new public instruction minister. The cabinet aims to avert a crisis from potential dissolution and keeps political lines steady as mobilization continues.
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Justice
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Mt . Theotokis
Yanakitaan
United States Challenges Britain Over Neutral Rights Note
Washington reports the US declares British blockade illegal and indefensible. It insists neutral rights must be upheld and that rules of international conduct, not expediency, govern relations. Ambassador Page delivers Lansing’s insistence that the US will not tolerate further subordination of its rights.
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Great Britain
United States
Washington
Page
London Foreign Office
Lansing
British note to United States analyzed in London papers
London morning newspapers assess the American note to Great Britain as acknowledging points but arguing Britain faces a life and death war. They say neutrals suffer some inconveniences yet Britain seeks to win with minimal harm to neutrals. The Daily Mail notes the public may not grasp the stakes while praising U S neutrality.
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Daily Mail
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Germania
Weather Forecast Fragments From Several States
Fragmented OCR weather notes show mixed terms for South Carolina Alabama Mississippi and Missouri with references to cool mornings and partly cloudy afternoons. Dates and clear locations are unclear. the text appears garbled and requires verification.
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