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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1915
Page
7
Across the Balkans heavy snow delays Austro Bulgarian advances while Serbians and Montenegrins resist near Monastir and Prilep. Fronts in Greece, Serbia, and the Isonzo theatre show intermittent fighting with trench and artillery actions.
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Several cabinet members in Vienna are said to be poised to resign. Reports come via Copenhagen and London with semi official wording. The situation follows ongoing war developments across Europe and shifting alliances.
The article notes untlled rumors of a separate peace with Italy without general acceptance. It mentions the German Emperor’s Vienna visit as potentially fueling the talk while highlighting Allied Cameroon gains as a sign of German weakness. British naval blockade hampers German munitions as Allied forces close on Jaunde and push columns to trap retreat.
Reuters dispatch reports several thousand women gathered before the imperial castle in Berlin last Saturday demanding husbands' return from the front and improved food conditions. Police dispersed the crowd. no confirmation yet.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener British secretary of state for war arrived in Paris from Italy today. He was greeted with an ovation by soldiers and travelers at the station as he stepped from the train.
Lord Kitchener arrived and was received by General Yarde-Buller and Captain Gigodot with General Gallieni's staff. He met President Poincare as the Temps reports that a war council will convene in Paris to decide urgent actions to reinforce the Saloniki garrison and spur Allied movements in the Balkans.
War office reports a spirited attack north of the Labyrinth drove the occupier from a trench. Belgian and East Front updates note bombardments and Bulgarian deserters. French aeroplanes landed near Dompeevrin after heavy shelling. Verdun air combats and Brieulles railway shelling cited.
German war bulletin reports 1500 Serbians captured and 502 cannons taken in the Serbian campaign. It notes continued pursuit on the Balkan front and artillery and aerial activity along the Franco Belgian front. An enemy plane was destroyed near St Mihiel and 22 civilians were killed in Comines over the last two weeks.
Telegraphed from Zurich the Austrian despatch says Gorizia suburbs are in flames and civilians are evacuating the town methodically. The report notes continued danger as forces move through the region.
London reports that General Townshend has withdrawn British forces to a lower Tigris position after removing wounded and prisoners. Turkish reinforcements have arrived, challenging the fall of Bagdad and delaying British control.
Official notes estimate four Turkish divisions at Ctesiphon, with one nearly wiped out. Townshend has withdrawn wounded and prisoners to a lower river position while reinforcements may arrive. The British riverine line and steamers aid logistics as water rises and Baghdad advance resumes.
The Turkish war office reports a victory in Mesopotamia with British forces driven from penetrated Turkish positions. Turkish counterattacks on Nov 24 repelled the enemy, leaving many casualties and war material, plus Turkish losses on a fleet action in the Black Sea.
Vienna reports that Italian forces attacked the Gorizia bridgehead and Monte San Michele area with heavy losses repelled. in the northern Isonzo, Tolmina defenses stayed firm. Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian units push across Metalka ridge toward Priboj and Prizrend.
British and French units report progress in Kamerun western Africa after capturing Tibati. The Puge River and Makondo are said to be in allied hands as Major-General Dobell and Brigadier-General Cunliffe direct operations west of Jaunde. German resistance concentrates around Jaunde as allied columns push inland.
Turkish war office statement from Amsterdam says Entente warships bombarded Gallipoli positions with little effect. It notes artillery bombardment near Anafarta, two armored cruisers, a monitor and other ships shelling Kemikli Liman and Ari Burnu, with Turkish guns destroying an enemy trench and grenade positions.
Paris reports that entente forces disembarking at Santoniki are not violating Greek territory and their actions cannot be equated with the German occupation of Belgium. The statement answers recent German criticisms of the Saloniki expedition as a breach of foreign lands.
Paris reports state that French and British forces are there in Greece as a duty and established right. The Saloniki landing is claimed lawful under the 1868 London Treaty signed by Greece, France, Great Britain and Russia, guaranteeing Greece’s constitutional institutions.
Field Marshal Sir John French reports progress in the western campaign. On the night of November 2 a British party forced an entrance into German trenches near Gommecourt Wood and bombed dugouts. A mine at Givenchy on the 25th destroyed enemy galleries and wounded a bombing party.
Reports from Athens datelined Nov 28 indicate Monastir has been evacuated by civilians. Serbian defenders may fail to hold the town amid a battle between Prilep and Monastir, as Bulgarian forces press in from the north toward Scutari.
The text notes that since 1822 various accords underpin a belief that Greece faces internal and external threats. It claims the allies have full liberty to act under treaty terms and will carry forward ongoing efforts, stressing confidence in the international legality of their actions.
Rome reports Italian advances in the mountains near Gorizia and Oslavia on the Carso plateau. The commander says trenches east of Hill 188 were stormed, yielding prisoners including several officers, and a slope northwest of Oslavia was seized after heavy fighting.
Report says heavy losses and additional prisoners, including two officers, as forces advance along the Carso plateau. The remainder of the front shows continued progress with territorial gains and strengthened positions.
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