Russians claim victory over Hindenburg near Silesia
Special Cable reports Petrograd saying Russian forces defeated General Von Hindenburg west of Kalysez driving Germans beyond Silesia frontier. Germans supposedly lost 12 heavy guns with many dead. Russian sources describe a deserting German line from Kalisz to Czestochowa negated by bayonet actions and a rapid Russian cavalry turning movement. If true, Russians reportedly overflow the Silesian border toward Breslau.
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Kalysez
Silesia
Kaliscz
Czensta
Chowa
Ostrovo
Silesian
Breslau
Million More Men Sought by Britain to March 31
London Nov 13 11:30 am A supplementary estimate introduces for another million men required by the British government for the year ending March 31 This brings the total army not including territorials to 2 186 400 officers and men.
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London
House of Commons
Territorials
Asquith Reports British War Casualties
Premier Asquith told the House of Commons today that British casualties up to October 31 totaled about 57,000 men of all ranks. The figure came in reply to a question from Edward T. John of East Denbighshire.
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London
House of Commons
Edward T. John
East Denbighshire
Trumpet from the Dust by Rabindranath Tagore
The poem presents a call to arms and awakening as the trumpet lies in dust. The speaker recalls a day of toil and seeks renewal through courage, struggle, and a renewed life. Voices, battles, and a quest for inner armor mingle with imagery of night, light, and rising fire.
Pictures of Rheims Seen in Recital Hall
Professor Norman Nesbitt lectured on the devastation in France using 150 slides. He showed dead in the streets, the capture of French standards in Paris, and bombarded Rheims with images of German aggression and French champagne cartoons.
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Norman Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Paris
Protest at Turkish search of Allied embassies
London dispatch reports that the American and Italian ambassadors in Constantinople protested after Turkish authorities broke into and searched the British French and Russian embassies. The Athens correspondent notes the incident occurred early on November 14.
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Daily Telegraph
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Constantinople
Film theatres may reopen in Paris
Paris directors of moving picture theatres and provincial houses met after Premier Viviani advised permission to reopen with certain films. No action was taken at the meeting.
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France
Moving Picture Theatres
Provinces
Viviani
ALL RUSSIA IS BACK OF HER ARMY
A British correspondent summarizes Professor Bernard Pares on the Russian army's spirit in Poland and Galicia. He notes enduring trench discipline, shared hardship, and a cheerful, confident frontline outlook. Cavalry played a small role, Ruthenian Austrians faced tough choices, and wavering units shifted to the Russians.
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London
Poland
Galicia
Bernard Pares
Pares
Russia
Cossacks Use Calm Tactics Against Hostile Inhabitants
The Cossacks, leading the army, offered little violence in the field and sometimes adopted drastic but not necessarily violent measures in handling hostile inhabitants of the district, according to Professor Pares.
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Pares
German Aviators Fly Over England
Berlin reports via wireless from Sayville that German aviators have flown over English seaports Sheerness in Kent at the Thames mouth and Harwich in Essex about 70 miles northeast of London. The official press release details the incidents and locations of the overflights with notices for readers.
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Sayville
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Sheerness
Harwich
Kent
Thames
London
Essex
U.S. May Use Good Offices Over Ecuador and Colombia
Secretary Bryan said he would study notes from British and French ambassadors to see if the United States should offer good offices to ease tensions involving Ecuador and Colombia amid alleged neutrality violations by Great Britain and France. He noted no decision yet and that the notes do not demand action, though they imply the U.S. might invite the South American nations to cooperate.
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Bryan
United States
Ecuador
Colombia
Great Britain
France
Example set by this government in maintenance of neutrality
The passage notes how the government demonstrated neutrality in wartime by carefully regulating wireless communications and monitoring ship connections. It emphasizes the broader policy of denying belligerents access to vital signals and ensuring peaceful and lawful maritime operations.
Protests in Melbourne Over Emden Captain Reception
Melbourne protests a proposed public reception for Captain Carl von Muller of the German cruiser Emden, recently destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney. A Melbourne despatch via Reuters notes the uproar follows the idea of honoring his gallantry and courtesy upon arrival.
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Melbourne
Carl von Muller
Emden
Sydney
Reuter
General Geronimo Trevino Dies in Laredo at 78
Former general under Porfirio Diaz, Geronimo Trevino, died in Laredo Texas after a short illness. He was 78 and had been a prominent figure in Mexico's military and political life.
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Laredo
Texas
Geronimo Trevino
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
German Prisoners Taken By Japanese In New Dispatch
New York November 13 The East and West News Bureau released a Tokio despatch detailing a meeting between Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Kamio and Captain Meyer-Waldeck former governor of Tsingtau on November 10 at Moltke barracks. Waldeck to board transport bound for Japan on the lith. Total prisoners taken announced. Ceremony of entry by Japanese troops into Tsingtau expected November 16.
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