Balkan Front In Retreat For Serbians Amid Allied Tensions
Serbian forces fall back from mountain ranges as Austro German troops claim daily prisoners and gains. Eastern front sees Bulgarians slowed by Serbian resistance near Morava. Montenegrins halt Austrian advance. Greece faces new Central Powers protests over Saloniki. Russians repel von Hindenburg drive toward Riga and Pvinsk, pushing counter offensives.
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Morava
Katchanik Pass
Greece
Saloniki
Constantine
Fulton’s Renal Compound Offered for Bright’s Disease
Fulton’s Renal Compound is donated to patients with four percent or more albumen to reduce by about 60 percent in 60 days. Physicians must perform urinalyses every six days and mail results. Names withheld. For reports on fifty cases write John J. Fulton Co. San Francisco.
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Fulton
Bright
John J. Fulton CO
San Francisco
Prince Albert Suffering From Gastric Disorder In London
Nov 14 reports Prince Albert second son of King George being treated in London for a obstinate gastric complaint requiring several weeks of special care. He is 20, a Royal Navy midshipman, previously treated for appendicitis in August 1914 and rejoined his ship in February.
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London
Prince Albert
King George
Buried They Dig for 61 Hours and Escape
Paris dispatch reports two sappers buried by a German mine explosion endured 61 hours entombed in a counter mine gallery. Using knives they carved a vertical chimney near an enemy trench, then dug toward safety at night and after 24 more hours reached the surface. Both men received medals.
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Paris
German Forces Advancing on Balkan Front and Eastern Theatre
Berlin reports Teutonic armies under Koevess and Gallwitz again push back Serbians along the front, with 1778 prisoners and two guns captured. Bulgarian troops with German forces advance from the southern Morava while von Linsingen’s forces penetrate Russian lines near Podgacie, taking 1515 prisoners.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Koevess
Gailwitz
Balkan
Galliwitz
Boyadjieff
Morava
von Linsingen
Podgacie
Czartorysk
Wars in Brief Across Balkans and Front Lines
Italy joins Allies in Balkan operations bombarding Dedenghatch destroying a railway station and two ammunitions trains. Verona raid by Austrian planes kills thirty and wounds forty nine. Italian steamer Bosnia sunk by Austrian sub with one lifeboat missing. French forces seize Bulgarian positions while Serbians defeat Bulgarians at Letovo and occupy the town. German counterattacks near the Labyrinth and Loos see mixed outcomes. Russians report Austro-Hungarian gains at Czartorysk and keep Germans on the defensive near Riga and the Styr river. Sixteen words of Russian and German forces noted with no major shift in western theatre.
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Berlin
Gorizia
Italy
England
France
Balkans
Dedenghatch
Saloniki
Verona
Rome
Bosnia
Paris
Letovo
Valandovo
Athens
Corso
Artois
Champagne
Loos
Souchez
Czartorysk
Vienna
Riga
Styr
Petrograd
Half a Million Prisoners in Siberia Under War
More than 500000 German and Austrian prisoners and interned civilians are housed along the Trans-Siberian line from the eastern border to Lake Baikal. American officials report on welfare, with Caldwell at Vladivostok handling relief funds and Warfield touring camps. Refugees and evacuees complicate travel as Galicia Poland and Russia see massive population movements.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
Lake Baikal
State Department
Washington
Siberian
Petrograd
United States
Caldwell
William Warfield
Representa
Paul H. Zinikham
American Red Cross
Galicia
Poland
Kiev
Czar and Son Inspect Reval and Riga Troops
Emperor Nicholas and Grand Duke Alexis Nikolaievitch visited Reval and Riga. They reviewed naval forces and submarines, decorated submarine commanders, and thanked troops for their heroic service. They then inspected camps near Vitebsk and reviewed Dvinsk troops.
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
Riga
Dvina
Radko Dimitrieff
Vitebsk
Dvinsk
Germans Penetrate Labyrinth Trench Then Driven Out
War Office dispatch reports a German penetration in Artois Labyrinth near Lille road. Counter-attacks drove them out and left wounded behind. Cannonading noted around Loos Souchez and intensified artillery in Champagne Meuse region. A German mine attempt at Frise was repulsed.
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Artois
Champagne
Paris
War Office
Lille
Loos
Souchez
Aisne
Nouevron
Butte du Mesnil
Meuse
Chavaliers
Vatican Denies Kaiser Asked Peace Amid War Claims
Vatican officials denied reports that Emperor William asked Pope Benedict to seek a truce or that any peace negotiations were underway. Dispatches cited no neutral talks, while frontline reports listed continued fighting around Krusevac, Jankova, Klisura, Tetovo, Skoplje, and Babuna Mountain with varied territorial shifts. A Serbian official said troops retreated in good order on a numerically superior line, while eastern fronts repelled enemy attacks.
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Rome
Paris
William
Benedict
Vatican
Giornale d
Italia
Ibar
Alexandrovatz
Krusevac
Jankova
Klisura
Puetareka
Krivareka
Binatchka- Morava
Tetovo
Skoplje
Babuna Mountain
Entente
Rougén
Tchitcheve
Gradsko
Troglav
Matelich
Jastrebac
Ivagnitza
Morava
Katchanik Defile
French forces bombard Chaulnes station repulse mine attack
The war office reports French efforts on the western front with a mine chamber explosion near Peronne and a repulsed enemy attempt to occupy the site. Allied fire hit the Chaulnes railroad station as the front saw a quiet night elsewhere. Belgian lines note artillery exchanges near Dixmude Capelle Leke and Saint Pierre Capelle with ongoing bombardment of enemy positions.
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Dixmude
Capelle, Oostkerke
Caeskerke
Leke
Saint Pierre Capelle
Italian Front Briefing Reports Fresh Allied Gains
Italian army headquarters reports renewed gains on multiple fronts. In the Lagarina Valley the Pass of Demarco was seized and forces advanced toward surrounding heights. Alpine volunteers repulsed an enemy detachment near Campelle Valley while I Alpen units push along Cordevole. About 60 prisoners were taken including three officers. On the Carso trenches were advanced toward Boschini amid stiff counterattacks.
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Rome
Paris
Italian War Office
Lagarina
Demarco
Zagnatorta
Lizzana
Volane
Campelle Valley
Montalen
Fordella de Valcorda
Cordevole
Col di Lana
Montsief
Gorizia
Osalavia
Calvario
Carso
Boschini
Serbian War Dispatch From Paris Nov 12
An official communication from the Serbian army headquarters dated November 12, released by the Serbian legation in Paris, reports actions in the Ivagnitsa region. The note details military movements and positions, reflecting ongoing operations on the Balkan front.
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Paris
Ivagnitsa
Austro-Hungarian Front Report Details Gains and Actions
Vienna via London reports Austro-Hungarian forces penetrated northwest of Czartorysk and captured over 1500 men plus four machine guns. They repulsed a west Rafalowka attack and conducted bombings on Verona while sustaining limited infantry action elsewhere. The front near Gorizia saw heavy artillery fire and limited recapture efforts at San Michele.
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Vienna
London
Czartorysk
Rafalowka
Sapanow
Gorizia
Doberdo
San ‘Michele
Monte Dei Seibusi
Verona
Russian Front Briefing Reports German Assaults Rebuffed
General headquarters states on the western front German forces attacked the Dorsemuende farm in Ikskul district and near Czartorysk with river Styr actions halted by our fire. Desperate fighting reported near Medvejie and Podgacie. Caucasus front notes troops repulsed Kurdish forces on Lake Ourmis west shore.
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Petrograd
London
Dorsemuende
Ikskul
Dvinsk
Pripet
Medvejie
Czartorysk
Italian Cruiser Destroys Bulgarian Railroad Station
The Italian cruiser Piemonte bombarded and destroyed the railroad station at Dedeaghatch Bulgaria. It also destroyed two trains totaling 30 cars loaded with war munitions.
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Saloniki
Paris
Piemonte
Dedeaghatch
Bulgaria
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