Lines of German trenches and Russian front reports
The dispatch summarizes World War I fronts from the Aisne to the Meuse and Vosges with calm fronts and partial Russian gains. It notes 2000 prisoners taken at Czenstochowa Cracow, Austrian withdrawal from Novy Landes, and German claims of six army corps on the Wartha Vistula front. Berlin cites no eastern changes and ongoing fighting amid rail and supply constraints.
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Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Vosges
Russia
Emmot
Tiflis
Trang-Cancasia
Cyprykot
Erzecum
Battles shift near Vistula and Carpathians amid retreat rumors
Berlin reports rumors of a great victory while official lines claim tactical gains along a central attack front near the Vistula. Russians suffer supply delays as German destruction hampers their rear, and Austrians hold passes in the Carpathians as word of growing German Austrian friction emerges from Breslau.
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Berlin
Rome
Wartha
Vistula
Ber-lin
Turkey Lenient Policy on Russian Jews in Ottoman Empire
The American Jewish Committee announced that Turkey will not expel Russian Jews living in the Ottoman Empire. They will remain as neutralized citizens, with about 6,000 Jews in daily life applying for permission to stay. Over 25,000 Russian Jews are said to reside in Palestine.
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Turkey
New York
State Department
Washington
Ottoman Empire
American Jewish Committee
Daila
Palestine
Two Missing Vessels Taken by the Germans
Buenos Aires reports the German steamer Sierra Cordoba took on board the passengers and crew of the British steamer Da Corren ting and the crew of the French ship Union. Sierra Cordoba sailed from Montvidas on October 17 or an unknown destination. La Corvention was overdue at Liverpool on a voyage from Buenos Aires. Union departed Port Tatnot, Wales, September 1 for Valparaiso.
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Buenos Aires
Sierra Cordoba
da Correnting
Union
Montvidas
la Corvention
Liverpool
Port Tatnot
Wales
Valparaiso
Civilians Ordered Out of Cracow Under Decree
Paris reports the Austrian military governor of Cracow issued a decree warning civilians to leave the city or face court martial and execution. The dispatch notes about 40,000 Poles fled in response to the threat, per Havas from Rome.
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Cracow
Paris
Havas
Rome
American Good Will For Europe’s Churches
The federal council of churches of Christ in America plans to send several prominent ministers to Europe to express good will and sympathy. Led by Rev. Charles S. MacFarland, the delegation aims to continue Christian activities during war and advance a world congress agenda, with final plans around the Richmond meeting December 3 10 and 11.
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New York
Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ In
MacFarland
Federal Council
Executive Committee
Richmond
Negro outlaw Jerry the Gunman killed by city detectives
In Chattznoosa Tennessee on November 22, Joan Miller a black man alleged by authorities to have killed three people and wounded ten in three weeks was shot and killed by City Detectives Pace and Turner after firing on Pace and wounding Turner. The desperado known as Jerry the Gunman had terrorized night watchmen and several merchants across the city.
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Chattznoosa
Tenn
Joan Miller
Pace
Turner
Merc
Desperado
Jerry
W. M. Agnew
W. O. Thonise
D. A. Ronin
German Fleet Leaves Kiel Canal for North Sea Battle Looms
Reports say a strong German fleet has sailed from Kiel Canal heading into the North Sea where British warships wait for a decisive clash. The engagement is tied to recent actions including the sinking of a British submarine and mine detonation near Yarmouth, with German forces also spotted in the Baltic and rumored raids on Russian coast cities. The North Sea and approaches are heavily mined by both sides, with patrols near Helgoland and the English coast.
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North Sea
Kiel Canal
Baltic
Halcyon
Yarmouth
Gulf of Finland
Thames
Channel
Helgoland
English
Alien Prisoners Riot in a Detention Camp
In Douglas Isle of Man on November 22 a riot at the detention camp left five alien prisoners dead and twelve seriously wounded. About 2,600 inmates in the dining room attacked guards after a window was broken with a chair. Guards fired twice, causing most casualties. One escapee fell from a skylight and died. Guards from the national reserve supervised 200 guards on duty as inquest adjourned for War Office presence.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
London
2 Oelock
Fred
War Office
National Reserve
Priggners
Dinen Toretter
Dash Contemplated by the German Fleet
London reports from The Hague that North Holland fishermen sight unusual German activity near the North Sea. The German flotilla is repairing for decisive action. Prince Henry of Prussia visited Emden for torpedo and submarine inspections.
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London
North Holland
Fimden
Secretary McAdoo and Wife Visit Jekyl Island
Brunswick Ga November 22 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo with Mrs McAdoo arrived by private launch and went to Jekyl Island to seclude for a year. A jewelry theft occurred at Mrs Bowden’s residence during a social visit with guests. some stolen items were left in the coalhouse. A poor quality suspect described as an old colored man who came to the door for old clothes.
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Brunswick
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Jekyl Island
Jetkyl Island
BR Bowden
Irish Leader Receives German Pledges in Berlin Talk
Sir Roger Casement meets German foreign office officials in Berlin. He cites Irish fears over German victory and alleged Irish home losses, while the German secretary repudiates invasion plans and promises troops would come to aid Ireland rather than conquer it.
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Berlin
Hy Wireless
London
Roger Casement
Dublin
Irish Volunteers
German Foreign Office
Roger
Ireland
Germany
John Redmond
Foreign Office
Wood Will
British raid on Zeppelins fails near Friedrichshafen
German defenses thwart a three-plane British raid aimed at Zeppelin works. Anti aeroplane guns and machine guns fire on the aircraft as two bombs strike nearby buildings, killing a man and wounding a woman. One pilot is wounded, lands after a glide, is captured, and the wounded flyer is treated in a local hospital.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Berlin
the Hague
London
Constance
Pont
Nickalls to Enlist in the British Army
New Haven Conn November 22 Guy Nickalls coach of the Yale crews left for New York and expected to sail to England to attempt enlistment in the British army His services were rejected weeks earlier for being over the age limit.
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Nickalls
New, Haven
Conn
Guy Nickalls
Yalé
New York
England
Moving Orders Given to 40 000 Belgians
London reporting from Rotterdam says military authorities have ordered about 40 000 residents of St Nicholas near Antwerp to abandon the city immediately. They are to be housed in empty houses in Antwerp.
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London
Verces Aus
Rotterdam
Daily ‘Telegraph
St. Nicholas
Antwerp
Cholera Reported in Eastern Germany and Prussia
Patch from Basel reports several cholera cases in Prussia and Upper Silesia as concerns mount over disease spread. Switzer land health authorities monitor border regions for onset and containment measures.
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Germany
Prussia
Upper Silesia
Apatch
Basel
Dismal Jimmies and 4 T s In British War Talk
London November 13. The war adds new slang to British speech the Dismal Jimmies and the 4 T s. The AILs is an abbreviation for the Ail Is Lost Brigade. They mock gloomy views while recruiting climbs after each reverse. Government control of newspapers is blamed for limited bad news. Lord Kitchener dominates policy and press access, while correspondents are largely barred from the front.
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London
Associated Press
the Times
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Britain
Lord Eitchener
London Scottish
Rockefeller relief ship reaches Rotterdam
The relief vessel Massa piqua left New York on November 8 and arrived in Rotterdam late today. The American Relief Commission’s Rotterdam representative took charge of her cargo, which will be sent to Belgium by canal boats tomorrow. In four weeks the commission delivered 23 206 tons of foodstuffs, mostly distributed in Belgium. Ships loading or under charter will add 68 000 tons, and 70 000 more tons are assured from other sources.
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Massa
Piqua
New York
Rotterdam
Tha
American Relief Commission
Tha Commission
Belgium
De Wet Rebels Routed but De Wet Escapes
A Pretoria dispatch reports General de Wet's dwindling commando was surrounded near Boshof on the Vaal river. De Wet escaped with twenty five men while the rest surrendered. The message continues with unrelated advertisements and jumbled text.
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DE Wet
London
Heuter Dipatch
Pretoria
Renet
Boshof
Vaal
German Corpses Thick at Ypres
London reports from Colonel E. H. Swinton describe a harsh Ypres front with heavy German losses and improved Allied defense. Weather turned wintery, attacks paused, and the British lines held while captured enemy casualties mounted, including a Bavarian regiment dwindled to about 1,200 men after prior actions.
Trenches in Wet Weather Describe Wretched Conditions
Casualties of all kinds and harsh weather plague the front. Genesee area sees frost turning to heavy rain with two inches of snow that quickly melts. Trenches become mud and straw, soaking men and freezing slush, while bath houses and repair shops attempt to restore hygiene and warmth for 1590 soldiers. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC is advertised as a tonic and appetite aid.
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Genesee
Leon
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