Czar Sends Ultimatum to Bulgaria-Luxemburg Shelled by French Air Squadrons
French air squadrons bombard Luxemburg station and bridges while French troops advance near Givenchy and Souchez. German attempts to retake trenches repelled. Germans use asphyxiating shells and British losses rise north of Loos. Russian cavalry clashes south of Kosieny as Italians repel Austrian counterattack on Santa Maria and Doberdò Plateau.
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Luxemburg
Paris
Souchez
Givenchy
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Loos
Berlin
Rethel
Kosieny
Tolmino
Isonzo
Santa Maria
Rome
Doberdo
Vienna
French War Office
Duchy of Luxemburg
von Hindenburg
Mladsjolka
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
von Mackensen
General von Linsingen
Sarny
Kormin
Allies Withdraw Macedonian Concession Amid Bulgarian Mobilization
Paris reports Bulgaria has mobilized its army. Russia demands Bulgaria break with Germany within 24 hours or lose Russian protection. Austria and Paris note a planned Teutonic drive into Serbia aiming for Constantinople. Luxemburg bombardment raises neutral-state tensions. Russian dispatches describe several clashes on the Dvina and Drisitiata fronts with ongoing artillery and trench actions.
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Paris
Russia
Sofia
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Ferdinand
London
Serbia
Constantinople
Germany Stands Firm in Arabic Note Dispute anew
Diplomatic exchanges over the Arabic incident continue with Germany resisting disavowal of the sinking. The U S seeks admission of responsibility and full damages for American lives lost while discussing potential arbitration only for the amount of damages after liability is admitted. Count von Bernstorff engages in confidential talks in Washington.
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United States
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Lansing
Berlin
Hesperian Sinking Likely Caused by Mine Says Officers
Naval officers examining metal fragments from the Allan liner Hesperian near the Irish coast report strong evidence that the ship was wrecked by a mine. Findings will be sent to Secretary Daniels. London reports cite British belief of torpedo attack.
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Daniels
London
Ambassador Page
State Department
Gerard
State
Navy Departments
Bulgarians Complete Mobilization for Balkan Front
Bulgarian mobilization is said complete with about 80 000 troops. Artillery regiments head to the Serbian frontier as the Sixth and Seventh divisions concentrate near Koula Belogradchik on the Danube according to Sofia via London dispatch.
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French War Office Reports Ongoing Bombardments and Gains
Paris reports continued heavy bombardments and French advances in Artois and the Somme region. French blockhouses and entrenchments captured south of Givenchy. Beaufort Bouchoir and Champagne fronts see repulsed German counterattacks. Luxembourg and Belgian front fire reported with artillery actions on all fronts.
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Austrian War Office Report on Fronts and Attacks
Austrian war office statement details on northeastern and western fronts. It notes French and Italian actions, repulsed attacks, and prisoner counts, with emphasis on limited changes except for German successes and air raids on Luxembourg.
Italian Front Briefing Reports Local Engagements Favorable
Rome Italian general headquarters reports small engagements in high mountains with snow. At Lagoscuro pass and il Pramosio in Carnia the Italians claim victory. In Tolmino the front line repelled an attack on previously held heights at Santa Maria. No other significant events on the front.
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French Advance Remains Unrecaptured Near Loos
Berlin reports from London say British attempts to retake territory north of Loos failed with heavy losses. France admits a small trench loss east of Neuville in a night engagement. The Alsace airship was brought down in Rethel district and crew captured. French aviators reportedly bombed Luxembourg.
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Neuville
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le Mesnil
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Berlin
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Alsace Airship Captured Report Details Large French Dirigible
The French airship Alsace, described by German reports as captured, was among France's largest and most powerful dirigibles developed since the war began. A French war office statement was issued.
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War Office
Alsace bombardment hits Amagne Lucquy Attigny Vouziers
The preceding night the Alsace bombarded the junction of Amagne Lucquy and the stations of Attigny and Vouziers. The airship was shelled along its journey but returned safely to its base, struck only by splinters causing no damage.
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Vouziers
Turkish War Office reports cruiser bombardment repelled
A Turkish war office statement says our artillery hit an enemy cruiser that bombarded our positions on the Jouk Height in the Art Burnu district and then steamed away. It notes continued artillery action near Seddai Bahr with enemy batteries silenced and trenches partially destroyed. A mine was exploded by a counter mine on the right wing.
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Seddai-Bahr
Bulgarian cabinet debates Entente offer on neutrality
A Sofia telegram to Munich Neuste Nachrichten says Bulgaria’s cabinet debated at length the Quadruple Entente’s conditions for Bulgaria to remain neutral and is considering all its moves with utmost reserve in its reply.
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