French Rout Bulgarians After Three Day Battle at Strumitsa
The article reports French forces routing Bulgarians after a three day battle near Strumitsa. It notes Roumania’s possible entry into the Entente as a major potential war turning point. A Romanian army of about half a million would block Teuton advances toward Constantinople and enable a Russian attack on Bulgaria.
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Strumitsa
Champagne
Roumania
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Greece may join allies as Saloniki force grows
Greek officials deny hostile rumors and suggest Greece could back the allies if Saloniki’s forces prove strong enough to beat Bulgaria and stall the Austro German advance. Paris reports French gains in Champagne and heavy German losses as battles rage at Riga Dvinsk and on the Dvina front. General Joffre arrives in England for talks with Kitchener at York House.
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Greece
Serbia
Bulgaria
Saloniki
Roumania
Lake District
Dvinsk
Sventsyany
Vilna-Dvinsk
Nicholas
Ivanoff
von Linsingen
von Mackensen
Galicia
Joffre
England
Earl Kitchener
York House
St. James Palace
Pope complains about air raid on Venice
Rome dispatch says Pope Benedict made representations to Austria after the Venice air raid. The Pontiff urged the Emperor to spare undefended cities rich in art treasures following the initial Austrian bombardment of Italian coast towns.
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Rome
Paris
Corriere D’italia
Benedict
Venice
Francis Joseph
French forces advance into Bulgaria and strike Strumitsa fort
French forces push about 20 miles into Bulgarian territory and seize Strumitsa after three days of fighting. Paris reports further trench gains at La Courtine in Champagne along 200 yards of front with 200 men captured. Britain notes heavy casualties to date and Edith Cavell memorial services are held for the nurse executed in Belgium.
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Athens
Champagne
Paris
Lorraine
Aisne
London
Edith Cavell
Belgium
German demand to recall Whitlock over Brussels post
The Vossische Zeitung, via Amsterdam dispatch, challenges Germany to urge the United States to recall Minister Brand Whitlock. It argues Whitlock, accredited to Havre, not Brussels, should not represent America in Brussels and that Washington must appoint a minister acceptable to Berlin.
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London
Vossische Zeitung
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Washington
Brussels
Brand Whitlock
Cavell
Whitlock
Havre
America
Roumania May Join Allies Indicated by Athens
Athens reports a diplomatic source says Roumania likely to accept entente terms to join the Allies. Russian forces on the Roumanian frontier may move through Roumania to aid Serbia. Entente powers expected to fulfill Roumanian ambitions, including Bessarabia.
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London
The
Hestia
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Russian Bessarabia
Japan commits to no separate peace pledge in wartime accord
London reports Japan joined the agreement against separate peace. A note dated Oct 19 asked Japan to adhere to the Sept 5 prior declaration by Great Britain France and Russia. Ambassador Inouye affirmed full and complete adherence to the terms. Italy is also a party, having joined upon entering the war last May.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
France
Russia
Inouye
Italy
Joffre Meets British Leaders in London Conference
General Joffre arrived in London and visited the war office before joining a Downing Street conference with Premier Asquith Earl Kitchener A J Balfour and David Lloyd George along with other British and French officers.
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Joffre
War Office
Earl Kitchener
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Asquith
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
David Lloyd-George
French Take More of Ta Courtine Trenches
Paris reports the French war office states progress in Champagne taking several German trenches along about 150 metres. They capture 200 unwounded prisoners including a company commander and two officers, with nearly 400 enemy casualties. In Lorraine a violent bombardment is said to continue between the Parroy forest and the Mezouse river as French artillery shell enemy batteries and a military train at Burthecourt station.
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Champagne
The
Dvina
Dvinsk
Paris
War Office
la Courtine
Lorraine
Parroy
la Mezouse
Burthecourt
British Casualties From War Up to October 9
British losses since the war began to Oct 9 stood at 493,294 as reported by Premier Asquith in the House of Commons. The tally breaks down by area and type, noting increases over the summer and linking the rise to the late autumn fighting on the western front.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
New French Cabinet Formed After Briand Conference
Paris reports the new French cabinet list after a Briand meeting. Aristide Briand remains premier and foreign minister. Charles de Freycinet is vice president and minister of state. war is General Gallieni. justice Rene Viviani. interior Louis Malvy. marine Lacaze. finance Ribot. public instruction Painleve. public works Sembat. commerce Clementel. colonies Doumergue. agriculture Meline. labor Metin. Ministers without portfolios include Combes Bourgeois Cochin Guesde. Under-secretaries Thomas and Thierry. sanitary service Godart.
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Paris
Briand
Aristide Briand
Charles de Freycinet
J. S. Gallieni
Rene Viviani
Louis J. Malvy
Lacaze
Alexander Ribot
Paul Painleve
Marcel Sembat
Etienne Clementel
Gaston Doumergue
Jules Meline
Albert Metin
Emil Combes
Leon Bourgeois
Denys Cochin
Jules Guesde
War and Munitions
Albert Thomas
Joseph Thierry
Justin Godart
Aviation, Marine and Foreign Affairs Officials Named
Aviation expert Rene Besnard and marine specialist Louis Nail named to cabinet posts. General secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jules Cambon and Under-secretary of Fine Arts Albert Dalimier also listed in the government lineup.
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Aviation
Rene Besnard
Marine
Louis Nail
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jules Cambon
Fine Arts
Albert Dalimier
Austrian War Office Report on Italian Front Actions
Vienna via London reports a continued Italian assault along the coastal front with heavy artillery and brutal fighting. Gorizia bridgehead battles see unprecedented bombardment and Italian attacks repulsed. Dolomites see continued clashes at Col di Lana and an Italian aviator bombards Miramar castle. Southeast of Visegrad Montenegrin battalions beaten. German divisions advance near Rudnik under General von Koevess.
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Dolomites
Col di Lana
Miramar
Visegrad
Prinska
Suhagora
Progressives denounce Bird at Boston rally
Bainbridge Colby leads 560 Progressives at Faneuil Hall in a last pre election meeting that shifts from praising Charles Sumner Bird to an indignation session. Speakers condemn Bird, urge return to the fold, and attack his act as the crowd jeers and sympathy shifts away.
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Faneuil Hall
Bainbridge Colby
United States Senate
New York
Massachusetts
Bird
Birds Repudiation Urged As Former Progressives Split
A heated meeting attacks Charles Sumner Bird for backsliding toward McCall and the Republican plank while urging Bird and other former Progressives to return to the party of government by the people. The crowd cheers a resolution demanding Bird repudiate his alliance and support reform.
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German war office reports limited western front activity
Berlin reports only minor operations on the western front with constant eastern front positions. Serbian front notes gains including 1300 prisoners, enemy withdrawals near Drinsko Visegrad and Resava, and pursuit of General Boyadjieff's army.
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London
German War Office
Drinsko
Visegrad
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Sgarko-Vica-Rudnik-Cumic-Batocina
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Resava
Boyadjieff
Thousand Attend Halloween Party At Convention Hall
One thousand members and guests of the R. H. White Company Mutual Benefit Association attended the Hal lowe'en party at Convention Hall last night. The hall was well decorated and costumes were representative. The dance committee included Richard J. Corbett Thomas M. Scoles and Alice Liston.
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King George Brushed Aside By Horse Fall At Front
London reports King George was thrown from his horse while inspecting troops in Flanders. He suffered severe bruising but no serious injury and will rest a few days. The king’s night was fair. temperature 99.2, pulse 75, no complications.
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Swayze Links New Jersey Conservatism to Suffrage Defeat
Supreme Court Justice Francis J. Swayze told about 200 Massachusetts Bar Association dinner attendees that New Jersey’s ultra conservatism caused women’s suffrage defeat and predicted a similar outcome in Massachusetts. He argued lawyers must push for progress and that law should be a progressive profession to regain public confidence amidst wartime upheaval.
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French take Strumitsa after three day fight report
Athens dispatch says French forces after three days of combat have occupied Strumitsa and pushed about 32 kilometres into Bulgarian territory with Bulgarian losses described as heavy. The report cites a good source within the Greek capital and notes the advance occurred late October.
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Strumitsa
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Russian War Office reports no major front changes
An official war office note from Petrograd via London states the western front shows no change. It notes repulsed enemy offensives west of Rafalovka near Kostiusnovka and stubborn fighting near Czartorysk with bayonet use, but no shift in the overall situation. no change on the Caucasian front.
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London
War Office
Western Front
Russia
Rafalovka
Kostiusnovka
Czartorysk
Guta Lisouvskia
Rudnik
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