Rumanians Press Offensive in Dobrudja and Somme Front
Across Europe fighting persists with Rumanian forces advancing in Dobrudja before retreating in heavy battles in the Somme region. German and Allied lines clash along a 12-mile front from the Somme to Ancre with French and British troops suffering heavy casualties but some local gains in St Pierre Vaast Wood. Austrian reinforcements threaten Trieste as bombardments and small attacks continue in the Macedonian theatre. A British submarine reportedly hits a German dreadnought off the Danish coast, damage undetermined.
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Butte de Warlencourt
St. Pierre-Vaast
Rome
Trieste
London
North Sea
Admiralty
German War Report Details Somme Day of Heavy Fighting
Berlin reports strong Allied assault along the Somme from Le Sars to Bouchavesnes with heavy losses for British and French forces. German lines largely hold with local gains and prisoner captures reported on multiple fronts.
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Berlin
Rupprecht
Somme
von Buelow
le Sars
Bouchavesnes
Benedict to name three French cardinals in consistory
Naples and Rome dispatches report Pope Benedict plans a consistory to elevate three French prelates in a show of French clergy support. Candidates include the archbishops of Rennes Rouen and Lyons. Another vacancy arose from Cardinal Francis Della Volpe’s death, affecting the Sacred College.
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Paris
Havas
Naples
Mattino
Benedict
Rennes
Rouen
Lyons
Rome
Mgr
Raffaele Scappinnelli
Vienna
Fruewirth
Munich
Sacred College
Francis Della Volpe
Congregation
German and Allied Forces Clash Across Multiple Fronts
Official reports describe Teuton gains at Laoma height southwest of Predeal and advances near Rothenthurm. British and French bombardments on the Somme fail to break German lines while a German counterforces British gains near Butte de Mariencourt. Italian Carso fighting sees Austrian assaults repelled at bayonet point. In Dobrudja Romanian troops force Teutonic retreat and villages are burned.
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Romania
Predeal
Teuton
Laoma
Rothenthurm Pass
Berlin
Somme Front
Butte de Mariencoort
Somme
London
Carso Front
Rome
Sailly-Saillisel
St. Pierre-Vaast
Paris
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Groener to Be German Dictator of Economics
Berlin despatch via Copenhagen reports the Berlin Post says General Groener will be dictator of economics with absolute power over exports and imports and food officials. Adolph von Batocki, head of the food regulation board, may be placed under Groener unless he retires.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Groener
Adolph von Batocki
Food Regulation Board
Lanao Sunk by Submarine Off Barry
Lloyds reports the steamship Lanao an American vessel sunk October 28 by a submarine. Thirty crew were landed at Barry by the Norwegian ship Tromp. The Lanao had recently shifted from American to Norwegian registry and was owned by Finchly Millar & Co of Manila. Built in 1912 in Bowling Scotland the 692 long gross vessel measured 190 feet by 36 feet. The last movements show it arrived at Suez on October 9 during a voyage from Saigon via Cochin China to Havre.
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London
Lloyds
Lanao
Shipping Agency
Barry
Tromp
Finchly, Millar & Co
Manila
Bowling
Scotland
Suez
Saigon
Cochin China
Havre
Barry Roads
French Troops Advancing North of Somme Take Prisoners
Paris reports Monday gains by French forces north of the Somme in the St. Pierre Vaast wood with over 600 prisoners since yesterday. Enemy counterattacks were repelled with heavy losses as Verdun front saw only artillery action and a Vosges post attack failed.
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Paris
London
St. Pierre Vaast Wood
Somme
St. Pierre Vaast
Verdun
Douaumont-Vaux- Damloup
Vosges
Fecht
Macedonia
Bogdantze
Doiran
Les Boeufs
Sailly-Saillisel
Meuse
Damloup
British War Report From Front Lines Near Somme
London reports a night counter attack forced loss of ground near Butte de Varlincourt. British forces held Les Boeufs, conducted three trench raids at Armentieres and Ypres, and shelled enemy trenches south of Armentieres. Air reconnaissance supported artillery operations.
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London
Butte de Varlencourt
Les Boeufs
Armentiers
Ypres
War Office
Ancre
Somme
le Sars
Armentieres
Allies Loan 5 Million Francs to Greek Provisional Government
An Athens despatch to Exchange Telegraph reports that the Entente powers have loaned 5,000,000 francs to the Saloniki provisional government. The Athens and Ionian Bank has been instructed to advance part of the sum to Venizelist officials and charge it to the loan.
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London
Entente
Saloniki
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens and Ionian Bank
Russian War Bulletin From Lipitiza-Dolnala and Silaventin
Petrograd reports enemy offensives launched east of Lipitiza-Dolnala and west of Silaventin were repelled by Russian rifle and artillery fire. In the Carpathians near Hill 5781 and Kirlibaba, assaults failed. Russian forces secured heights south of Mt Lamuntel, taking 8 officers, 3886 men, 6 machine guns, and shells. German attacks on the western front also failed. Romanian retreats southward near Predeal. Dobrudja saw successful cavalry and infantry counters. Austro German forces repulsed near Kirlibuba on the Bukowina Hungary border.
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Kirlibaba
Mt. Lamunteld
Petrograd
London
Lipitiza-Dolnala
Silaventin
Predeal
Biresht
Tirgujiuly
Jiul
Dobrudja
Danube
Kirllbuba
Carpathians
Bukowina
Hungary
Romanian Front Reports Steady Battle Lines Across Regions
Rumanian official statement from Bucharest on November 6 describes unchanged conditions on the West Moldavian frontier with artillery duels in the Buzeu valley, repulsed attacks in the Prahova valley, fierce fighting in the Racovița Titesti area, reinforcements hindering pursuit in the Jiul valley, and Danube artillery activity. It notes Dobrudja detachments forcing enemy retirement and fires set by retreating forces in Daeni Garlici Rosman and Gaidar villages.
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Bucharest
London
Moldavia
Buzeu
Table Buzzi
Bratocea
Prahova
Rijes
Racovitza-Titesti
Jiul
Orsova
Danube
Dobrudja
Daeni
Garlici
Rosman
Gaidar
Italian War Dispatch Reports Early Advances and Prisoners
Rome reports enemy detachments attacking a forward position in Concei Ledro valley repulsed with loss. On the Carso, Saturday night, the enemy pressed Lukatic then driven off at bayonet point. Artillery duels yesterday with Castagnavizza works bombarded and Italian infantry advancing, taking about 40 prisoners.
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Rome
London
Concei-Ledro Valley
Carso
Lukatic
Castagnavizza
Man From Massachusetts Praises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills
David T. Remington of Springfield, a longtime Massachusetts official, credits Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills with easing heart and digestive symptoms after a friend urged the course. He now walks a mile and a half each way daily and urges others to start treatment. 200 doses cost $2 at druggists.
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David T. Remington
Springfield
Mass
Hood
State House
Boston
Senate
George F. Putnam
Lowell
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