Allies Repel Turkish Attacks at Gallipoli
Allied forces report fierce Turkish assaults at Gallipoli repelled by British infantry and artillery with French support. British air operations bombed the Constantinople railway toward Dedenghatch while monitors attacked Asia Minor coast. subterranean warfare and mine explosions continued with both sides suffering casualties.
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Constantinople
Dedenghatch
Asia Minor
French War Office
Gallipoli
Italian Victory On Carso Plateau At Monte San Michele
Italian war office reports a major success on the Carso plateau with trenches between Monte San Michele and San Martino stormed and held. Five hundred fourteen enemy prisoners taken, large stockpiles of war materiel captured, and Allied air actions with limited damage to Arsiero and Ala.
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Rome
Paris
Monte San Michele
Church of San Martino
War Office
Col di Lana
Zagora
Oslavia
Carso
San Martino
Teries
Arsiero
Ala
Assevizza
Aidussina
Vagersko
Reifenberg
San Daniels
War News in Brief From Front Lines Across Europe
Series of attacks by Turks aided by German artillery repel by allied forces with heavy losses. Allies damage railway near Constantinople with airships. Russians win in Riga district. Italians report gains on Carso plateau. German forces near Semikovtze suffer heavy losses. Gallipoli fighting continues with Turkish counterattacks.
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Germany
Dardanelles
Paris
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Bersemuende
Riga
Berlin
Carso
Mt. St. Michael
Church of
San Martino
Rome
Styr
Petrograd
Semikovtze
Stripa
Gallipoli
Dedenghatch
Russian Front Reports Update From Berlin Via London
Berlin reports today that western theatre developments in the Yvar area involve Field Marshal von Hindenburg's forces. The official string of events notes a reduction in command failures and lists nine officers and 750 men added to the units.
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Berlin
London
Yvar
von Hindenburg
Bersequende
France opens vast Victory Loan drive with strong demand
Paris reports brisk first day subscriptions to the Victory Loan. Subscriptions formed at post offices banks and the Louvre Pavillon de Flore with crowds. The day’s totals included 500000 francs and 5000 000 francs by a single subscriber as investors rushed to fund France’s war effort.
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Paris
Barks
Pavillon de Flore
Louvre
Credit Lyonnais
Bank of France
The Russians Claim Bersemuende Occupation Near Riga
Reports from Petrograd say Russian forces captured Bersemuende in the Illoukst district south of Riga after weeks of heavy fighting. German Army groups under Prince Leopold and General Von Linsingen are noted but the western theatre remains quiet.
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Prince Leopold
von Linsingen
Bersemuende
Illoukst
Riga
Sickle Attack Case Leads to Hing ham Arrest
Charles Havey of Main street Hing ham was arrested by Chief William J. James after an altercation with Pasquale Rezio of North street during which Rezio was slashed with a sickle.
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Hingham
Charles Havey
Main Street
William J. James
Pasquale Rezio
North Street
Allies and Greece on cordial terms with entente powers
London 25. The Greek government assures the entente that allied troops may cross the frontier if needed and that railway and other facilities will be provided. Relations remain cordial with Greece in cooperation on military movements.
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London
Greece
Allies Satisfy Greek Grain Ship Crisis and War Repercussions
Greek grain ships held at Malta are cleared to sail, easing a bread shortage. Allies pledge Greece war-time indemnity for post occupation damages. Russia massing near Romania steers toward Romanian policy, while Austro German efforts shift Serbian front to Scutari. Monastir remains Serbian as Bulgarians advance toward it.
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Malta
Greece
Roumania
Russia
Odessa
Japan
Berlin
M. Bratiano
Kossovo
Scutari
Serbia
Sumica
Scutar
Welcome Borax Soap and Free Gift Offer
A promotional offer markets Welcome Borax Soap with free gifts for wrappers. It lists items such as a Child's Drawing Book, a toy gun, jewelry pieces, locket, necklace, scarf pin, cuff links, baby booties, and a manicure set as part of the incentive. The tone suggests a period shopping blurb with multiple small items and no purchase required.
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Rogers AA
Front Line Movements Tie Up on Multiple Fronts
In the Vardar valley Bulgarians advance with Allied help as heavy cannonade haunts the western front. The eastern front stalls due to winter, while Italian forces press the Isonzo toward Gorizia Rovereto and Riva in Trentino.
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Vardar
Gorizia
Isonzo
Rovereto
Riva
Trentino
Russian statement reports WWI front actions and prisoner counts
The release from Petrograd via London notes German attempts near Kemmern repulsed and claims of a hill capture in Riga district. It details headway near Lake Sventen, repelled enemy attacks near Komora and Novo Podcherevitchi, a driven enemy near Semikovtze, and fresh artillery duels in Galicia. It also notes no change on the Caucasus front.
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Petrograd
London
Kemmern
Borsemuende
Riga
Sventen
Smorgon
Pinsk
Strumen
Komora
Novo Podcherevitchi
Styr
Semikovtze
Stripa
Galicia
Caucasus
Ill Treatment Reported From German POW Camp
British prisoners of war in the Wittenberg camp faced harsh conditions. Ambassador Gerard noted 4000 inmates including 278 British with scarce clothing, fear of German authorities, and use of dogs for control. Diseases spread during a typhus epidemic worsened by refusals to segregate British prisoners. Funds were sent for immediate relief.
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James W. Gerard
Germany
Berlin
Wittenberg
Prussia
Lithgow Osborne
Osborne
Gerard
Viday
Sir Edward Grey
Saya
Ambassador Gerard
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
World War II fronts report from Vienna via London
Austrian HQ dispatch notes no major Russian events. Italian front battles rage nightly between the Wippach mouth in Carniola and San Martino. Further north, intense fighting develops around Monte San Michele as Allied and Axis forces contend for position.
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Vienna
London
Wippach
Carniola
San Martino
Monte San Michele
Alpine regiments repel Italian assaults on Monte San Michelò
Bridgehead at Gorizia and southern town areas endure heavy artillery fire as Italian advances falter. Alpine Seventh and Twenty seventh regiments hold positions near San Martino after long night combats. Enemy battalions attacking Oslavia are repelled. two companies lost. Two Allied airmen drop bombs on Tolmezzo.
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Emy
Monte San Michelò
San Martino
Gorizia
Place Savogna
Place Rapa
Oslavia
Tolmezzo
Two Jesuits Reported Imprisoned by Germany
Havre reports from Nov 25 that Mademoiselle Julliete Renkin sister of the Belgian minister of colonies is arrested by German authorities in Brussels. Also reported are four retired officers General Jansen General Van Strange General de Fauconval and Colonel Brasinine and two Jesuits Father de Vroye and Father Dutruy given 15 months for ornamenting a college prospectus with Belgian colors.
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Havre
France
Mademoisselle Julliete Renkin
Brussels
Jansen
van Strange
de Fauconval
Brassine
Father de Vroye
Father Dutruy
St. Michel's College
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