Balkan Fronts Pivot As Allies Press Bulgarians Near Monastir
Reports say Monastir may have fallen to Bulgarian and Serbian forces though serbs retreat elsewhere while allied troops push in the southeast. French and British officials debate terms for retreating Serbs and possible entry of troops into Greece or Albania. Western fronts show artillery actions with Austro German and Italian efforts continuing at Gorizia and along the Dvina and Star rivers.
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Monastir
Kossovo
Turkey
Montenegro
Albania
Adriatic
Veles
Great Britain
France
Athens
Earl
Allies plan next war council meeting in London
Paris reports the allied war council to meet in London with likely Russian and Italian representation. A Paris session at the foreign office and another at the Elysee headlined talks among Briand, Grey, Lloyd George and others, with an expected agreement and decisive action.
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Paris
Allied War Council
London
War Council
Foreign Office
Poincare
Elysee Palace
Asquith
Gallisni
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
Lacaze
Marine
Briand
Edward Grey
Albert Thomas
David Lloyd-George
War News In Brief From Various Fronts
Monastir reportedly captured by Bulgarian troops. Austrian batteries resist Italian attacks on Gorizia. Artillery and trench fighting with grenades in Alsace. Bulgarian assaults repulsed with heavy losses in Strumitsa area. German river crossings fail under Russian fire. Austrian planes bomb Venice targets including arsenal and gas works. Allies invite China to join Entente to ease Japan China tensions. French envoy Denys Cochin meets King Constantine in Athens.
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Kitchener
Sarrail
Near East
Saloniki
Denys Cochin
Athens
Constantine
Mitrovitza- Pristina
Alsace
Petrograd
Dvina
Star
Gorizia
Monastir
Serbia
Rome
Paris
Strumitsa
Balkans
River Dvina
Russian War Office Report On Front Near Dvina Styr Front
The Russian war office states on the western front northwest of Friedrichstadt German attempts to cross the Dvina failed and the enemy was forced to retire. Near Czartorysk the assault toward the river failed and troops withdrew to the right bank. On the Styr near Novo Selki the enemy fired on our side. On the Caucasian front the situation is unchanged.
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Petrograd
London
Russian War Office
Friedrichstadt
Dvina
Styr
Czartorysk
Russia to Place Millions in the Field
Moscow Premier Goremykin informed the Russian press that Russia will deploy millions of additional troops to the front. The move reflects a push for intensified effort to supply equipment and munitions for the war effort.
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Russia
London
Copenhagen
Morning Post
Goremykin
Petrograd
British Lieutenant Escaped From Denmark
The admiralty announced that Lieutenant-Commander Layton who commanded submarine H-13, destroyed in Danish waters, escaped from Manel barracks where interned and was not on parole. H-13 grounded at Saltholm in August and crew suffered casualties as Germans attacked the helpless submarine.
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Denmark
London
Admiralty
Layton
Manel Barracks
Berlin
Copenhagen
Saltholm
American Schooner Helen W. Martin Towed to Port
London reports the American schooner Helen W. Martin struck a mine and is being towed to port. The Greek steamer Athamas also hit a mine and was beached after being taken into Oaze Deep in the Thames Estuary.
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London
Helen W. Martin
Athamas
Thames Estuary
Allies seek Chinese entry into Entente as talks unfold
Washington reports Britain France and Russia pushing to admit China to the Allied bloc now including Great Britain France Russia Italy Japan and Serbia. Talks in Pekin and European capitals explore China joining on equal footing with Japan while Japan shields munitions amid regional tensions. Secretary Lansing declined to comment, citing confidentiality.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
China
Far East
Japan
Pekin
Italy
Serbia
Tokio
Lansing
Germany Insisted on Guarantee for Deleval
M Deleval a Belgian employed by the United States as counsellor to the legation at Brussels arrived in London for a prolonged stay. Before leaving Brussels Hugh S Gibson assured German authorities that on leave of absence and until the end of the war Deleval would not do or say anything hostile or detrimental to Germany.
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London
M. Deleval
United States
Brussels
Hugh S. Gibson
Germany
Aero Bomb Barely Missed Pope's Nephew
Count Persico, a nephew of Pope Benedict, narrowly escaped injury during an Austrian air raid on Brescia. A missile fell within a few yards of where he stood, as reported from Rome via Paris on November 19.
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Rome
Paris
Persico
Benedict
Brescia
Submarine Sinks Two Small British Gunboats in Mediterrean
Berlin reports a German submarine sunk two British gunboats off Sollum Harbor Egypt on Nov 6 The gunboats Prince Abbas and Abdul Menem were each armed with two guns A British auxiliary cruiser Tara was also sunk with 34 men missing Navy records list Egyptian gunboats Abdel Monaym and Abbas with tonnages 588 and 298 and a three pound gun The British report notes no ship named Para and places the incident near Egypt Tripoli boundary
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Berlin
London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Sollum
Prince Abbas
Th Abdul Menem
Briwah
North African
Para
Abdel Monaym
Abbas
Lttest
Gulf of Sollum
Africa
Egypt
Tripoli
Tara
Fighting in Alsace and Bombing of Luneville Reported
French war office cites spirited artillery fighting in Alsace with hand grenades and bomber activity over Luneville. Eight German aviators attacked, five repelled, three dropped bombs wounding three. material damage minimal. Also notes quiet on other fronts, Bulgarian assault near Strumitsa repulsed with losses, and Venice bombarded by Austrian planes targeting forts and arsenals.
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Paris
Alsace
War Office
Luneville
Uffholz
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf
Army of the Orient
Strumitsa
Pervyse
Struggle for Gorizia Detailed in Italian General Staff Brief
Italian general staff reports continued heavy artillery exchanges around Gorizia with enemy guns active in the zone. Reinforcements move from the town across the Sizondo bridge toward Sabotina and Podgora as Austrian batteries loom to the east.
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Rome
Paris
Gorizia
Sizondo
Sabotina
Podgora
London Liquor Trade Hours Slashed After November 29
The restricted order for Greater London limits alcohol sales to five and a half hours on weekdays and five hours on Sundays starting after November 29. The move tightens the city’s liquor trading window amid ongoing curbs.
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London
Greater
India Revolts Rumors Denied by India Office
London dispatch states the India office declares German press reports on revolts in India false from start to end. No uprising in any region or alliance among Brahmins Buddhists and Muslims. Rajah of Bhagalpur and Newab Bahawlpur are absent or misidentified.
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London
India Office
India
Bhagalpur
Bombay
Madras
Nagapur
Alahabad
Maipur
Roumania urged to act against Austria in 1914 treaty debate
Paris dispatch quotes M. Ionescu speaking in Jassy on the Austro Romanian alliance. He argues the pact shaped Roumanian policy, warned of Austria attacking Romania like Serbia, and calls the alliance a fatal misstep after the Triple Entente reshaped power. He cites lack of artillery, munitions, and fortifications in the Carpathians as consequences.
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Paris
Ionescu
Bucharest
Jassy
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Serbia
M. Ionescu
Bulgaria
Vienna
Tria
Germany
Carpathians
French Envoy Confers With King of Greece
Paris reports Denys Cochin French cabinet minister met King Constantine I in Athens for a one hour audience. Crowds lauded the envoy on arrival and departure with multiple delegations thanking him for championing Hellenism. He then sailed for Saloniki aboard a Greek torpedo boat.
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Greece
Paris
Denys Cochin
Constantine
Havas
Athens
M. Cochin
German Lines Growing Thin Daily Says Russians
Russian military observers report thinning German lines on the front with evidence from the sector northeast of Riza. Russians describe capturing a marsh passage where only two Germans defended the position with machine guns as recruits train rapidly to bolster fronts.
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Don
Riza
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