Entente Drives Advance in Balkan Front Amid Heavy Front-Line Actions
Allied forces report success in Macedonia with villages north of Monastir occupied and pursuit of German and Bulgarian troops. Romanians retreat in the Jiul valley while Danube defenses in Dobrudja see artillery exchanges. German and Austrian units shell Somme Verdun sectors as winter chill reduces Russian fighting activity.
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Transylvanian Alps
Wallachia
Jiul
Danube
Dobrudja
Silistria
Oltina
Macedonia
Cerna River
Lake Presba
Paris
Monastir
Berlin
Somme
Beaumont-Hamel
Gueudecourt
Verdun
Douaumont
Hill 126
Carso
Rumanians retreat as Austro German advance continues
Official dispatches describe Rumanian forces withdrawing southward in the Jiul valley while Allied troops claim victory on the Macedonian front from the Cerna River to Presba Lake. Berlin and Paris report gains near Campulung and fresh German formations on the Macedonian line with renewed pressure on allied positions.
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Jiul
Petrograd
Cerna
Lake Presba
Paris
Campulung
Berlin
Somme
Serre
Beaucourt
Miraumont
Monastir
German War Office Reports British Artillery Diminished
Berlin reports reduced British shelling on Nov 20 with heavy bombardment only along the Ancre. It notes failed attacks near Serre Beaucourt and Miramont, successful Ejectment of British from Grandcourt, and French assault on St Pierre Vaastwood repulsed. Also states German strength arriving in the fighting zone and troops nearing Craiova via the Orsova rail link.
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Berlin
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Ancre
Serre
Beaucourt
Miraumont
Grandcourt
St. Pierre Vaastwood
Archduke Charles Francis
Campulung
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Danube
Oltina
Silistria
Monastir
German War Office
Italian Front Acknowledges Mixed World War I Actions
The general headquarters report notes artillery activity on the Trentino front with exchanges and prisoner captures. It also cites a Carso front trench loss briefly retaken, weather hindering operations, and Italian forces collaborating at Saloniki to take Monastir area and Baba Mountains with 200 prisoners.
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Rome
London
Trentino
Val Piccolo
Mt. Freikofel
Carso
Mt. Volkovniak
Saloniki
Monastir
Cerna
Lake Presba
Baba Mountains
Dobrudja
Romanian Front Reports Mixed Gains Near Campulung and Dragoslavele
Official statement from Petrograd notes that Teutons successfully attacked south of Dragoslavele in Transylvania near Campulung. Rumanian troops in Aldesht region captured 100 prisoners, two machine guns, and one cannon. Other sectors saw repelled attacks and continued retirement along the Jiul valley as Danube fronts remain unchanged.
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Petrograd
Transylvania
Campulung
Dragoslavele
Aldesht
Alt
Tchest
Serbanesht
Bressci
French War Bulletin Reports Quiet Fronts Despite Artillery
Paris dispatch states the enemy artillery was active north of the Somme and near Douaumont while the rest of the front saw no notable action. Evening bulletin notes a night of relative quiet on all fronts.
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Paris
War Office
Somme
Douaumont
War Office report on Ancre and Somme actions
British war office says on the Ancre and Somme fronts today the enemy shelled Beaumont Hamel and near Gueudecourt. In the last 24 hours British forces took eight more prisoners.
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London
War Office
Ancre
Somme
Beaumont-Hamel
Gueudecourt
Holland Protests Belgian Deportations in Berlin
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dutch government instructed its Berlin representative to tell Germany that Belgian civilian deportations have created a painful impression in the Netherlands.
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Holland
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Allies win complete victory on Macedonian front
Paris reports a complete Allied victory along the Macedonian front from the Cerna to Lake Presba. Serbian forces captured Grunizhte and Varashok, Monastir fell to French cavalry on Nov 19, and advances continued north of Monastir with hundreds of prisoners and war materiel seized.
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Paris
Orient
Cerna
Presba
Monastir
Grunizhte
Varashok
Bombs Found in Sugar Cargo of Sarnia at Cherbourg
Twenty unexploded bombs were found packed in sugar on the American steam ship Sarnia after arriving Cherbourg from New York via Havre. Second Officer Wybrants said the bombs were in the lower hold under the fire area and were discovered while inspecting salvage bags. the fire started en route and forced beaching.
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New York
Sarnia
Cherbourg
France
Wybrants
American Line
Liverpool
Havre
Brooklyn
Lord Rothermere’s Son Killed in Battle
Lord Rothermere’s second son Lieutenant the Honorable Were Sidney Tudor Harmsworth has been killed in battle. He was nephew of Lord Northcliffe, born in 18%. Former midshipman in the Royal Navy and later a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he served with the Fourth Battalion Naval Division during the war.
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London
Lord Rothermere
Sidney Tudor Harmsworth
Harmsworth
Lord Northcliffe
The
Times
Daily Mail
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Naval Division
Germans Order Belgians to Rebuild Dinant Belfry
Telegraaf reports German authorities require owners of Dinant houses wrecked in August 1914 to rebuild quickly or clear sites for gardens. Dinant must reconstruct the church belfry with a 600 pound subsidy from the Belgian budget, a move officially protested by the town.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
Dinant
Belgium
Lithuania to gain independence and prince as sovereign
Swiss despatches reported Germany plans to back Lithuania’s independence with a formal announcement. The new Lithuanian state would likely be ruled by Prince Hitel Friedrich, son of the Emperor, and begin with the formation of a Lithuanian army under Field Marshal von Hindenburg.
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Lithuania
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Hitel Friedrich
Poland
von Hindenburg
University of Athens Closed by Government Edict
Greek government orders closure of the University of Athens citing student disturbances and pro entente meetings. Reuter's Athens correspondent reports large student factions supported the entente and caused unrest.
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University of Athens
London
Athens
Reuter
Presidents Day at Dorchester Club Observed
The Pilgrim Woman's Club of Dorchester hosted Presidents Day with 40 presidents of local clubs as guests. The event took place at Pilgrim Congregational Church Uphams Corner and featured Mrs Herbert Gurney of Quincy as the chief speaker, president of the Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Pilgrim Woman's Club
Dorchester
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Upham’s Corner
Herbert Gurney
Quincy
Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Cure Value
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician’s prescription with real curative value for kidney liver and bladder diseases and uric acid related rheumatism. It urges readers to buy a bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co and mentioning the Boston Daily Post.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Retreat from Monastir Ends in Debacle, Despatch Says
A Rome wireless despatch reports the German Bulgarian retreat from Monastir toward Prilep as a debacle. Entente forces pursue, occupy villages north of Monastir, and take prisoners as they advance.
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London
Monastir
Prilep
Rome
Papal Nuncio Secures Widespread Pardons at Hasselt
The Telegraaf reports the new Brussels nuncio acting for Pope Benedict spared 14 of 18 condemned in Hasselt espionage trials. The burgomaster of Namur and two priests were among those pardoned as executions drop to four. Trials at Hasselt reportedly continue with six Belgians, including two women, sentenced last week.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
Brussels
Benedict
Hasselt
Namur
Teuton Ministers Ordered Out of Greece
An Athens dispatch says the German Austro Hungarian Bulgarian and Turkish ministers to Greece have been told by Vice Admiral du Fournet, head of the allied fleet, to depart Greece by Wednesday.
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Teuton
Greece
London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
du Fournet
Aviator Thaw Home On Leave From Front
New York report says American aviators with the French on the western front have downed 21 German planes. Lt William Thaw, aboard La Touraine, notes one kill him self. C C Johnson confirms auth allegiance to France. They recount Prince’s fatal injuries after his last engagement.
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New York
William Thaw
la Touraine
Thaw
C. C. Johnson
Johnson
Norman Prince
Boston
Prince
Had $120 000 Wager War Would Now Be Over
Amsterdam reports the liquidation of a $120 000 bet on whether the war would end before October 1916. Stock exchange and commercial men funded the wager last year with 10 percent insurance. Winners receive $108 000 while losers pay $12 000. the insurance group bore most of the losses.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Associated Press
Stock Exchange
Serbians Honored for Monastir Victory in War Reporting
London dispatch notes Serbians receive prominent credit in coverage of Monastir fall. Capture of Hill 1212 and advance to Hill 1378 disrupted Bulgarian retreat via the Prilep road, seen as pivotal in forcing Monastir’s evacuation. Allied plans reportedly focus on advancing toward Prilep.
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London
Monastir
Prilep
Old home remedy Pinex relieves persistent coughs
Thousands plagued by long standing bronchial coughs are urged to use 2½ ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup. Taken daily, phlegm thins and cough ends, with quick relief for throat irritation. Pinex is Norway pine extract with guaiacol, sold by druggists with satisfaction guarantee.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
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