Romanian Front News and Allied Advances Reported
The war office announces Romanian victories in the Alt and Jiul valleys while Berlin omits details of those battles. Rumanians and Russians retreat in Dobrudja as German, Bulgarian, and Turkish forces advance toward the Danube. British forces seize another German trench northeast of Les Boeufs in the Somme on Sunday.
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Russian War Office
Berlin
Alt
Jiul
von Falkenhayn
Tempeser Pass
Campulung
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Jassy
Dobrudja
Danube
Sofia
Les Boeufs
Somme
Fresh World War Fronts Report Advances and Setbacks
Berlin claims heavy German artillery heat on British positions near Sailly Saillisel and Blaches while German lines hold against a Russian Stokhod push. Petrograd notes Russian reconnaissance along Stavok. In Macedonia fighting persists at Cerna bend amid mutual claims of success. Bad weather limits Austro Italian front actions.
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Sailly-Saillises
Blaches
Les Boeufs
Berlin
Stokhod River
Volhynia
Petrograd
Stavok
Stokhod
Macedonia
Cerna
Are Baths Necessary A Bold Health Advertising Claim
A vintage ad promotes Internal Bathing with the J. B. L. Cascade claiming it removes intestinal waste and treats most ailments. Dr BE W Southall of Genesee NY endorses bowels washing and urges public belief in its effectiveness. Local drug stores Sells and will explain the cascade with a free booklet offer.
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BE. W. Southall
M. D
Genesee, N. Y
Liegett's-Riker-Jaynes
J. B. L. Cascades
Invasion of Britain a Possibility, Says French
Field Marshal Viscount French told Derby volunteers that an invasion of the British Isles was not mere supposition but a real possibility. He urged readiness to meet the threat as the armies in the United Kingdom prepared.
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London
Viscount French
United Kingdom
Derby
British Isles
Anti Conscription Vote in Australia Narrower Support
London dispatch reports only half of yesterday's Australian compulsory military service ballot counted by noon local time. It notes an expected total of around 2,000,000 votes and that West Australia returns have cut the anti conscription majority to about 75,000.
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London
Australia
Reuter
Melbourne
West Australia
Great Britain's Consul in New Orleans Dies at 57
Thomas Edward Erskine consul-general for Great Britain in New Orleans died of heart disease at age 57. He came to the United States 23 years ago and had served as consul general in Chicago St. Louis and Portland Oregon.
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New Orleans
Thomas Edward Erskine
Great Britain
Erskine
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland
Ore
Serbian Front Fights Favorable. Trenches and Prisoners Captured
Official Serbian headquarters statement from Saloniki via London reports moderate front fighting yesterday, favorable to Serbia. We captured several enemy trenches, a trench mortar, and prisoners.
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Saloniki
London
Allied and Central Powers Clash Across Multiple Fronts
Reports from official sources describe British assaults on Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs on the Somme repelled by German fire and defended by infantry. Romanian and Russian forces halt Teuton advance in Transylvania as Russians repulse attacks near Lutsk. Turks push in Hamadan but are defeated, French progress and prisoners noted on the Somme. Austro German actions near Dorna Watra checked. British seize another trench northeast of Les Boeufs.
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Gueudecourt
Les Boeufs
Somme
Berlin
Transylvania
Bucharest
Stokhod
Volhynia
Lutsk
Szelzov
Hamadan
Persia
Petrograd
Paris
Dorna Watra
London
Ship Regina Burned by U-Boat. Two Drowned
The Norwegian sailing ship Regina of Skien was set on fire by the German submarine U-34 while en route from Norway to England. Two crew members drowned. the Hector arrived at Ymuiden with the captain and ten crew from the Regina aboard the U-34 before transfer.
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London
Regina
Skien
Norway
England
Ymuiden
Holland
Hector
Offensive checked in Dorna Vatra region by Austro German forces
Petrogad dispatch reports a Austro German offensive in Bukowina Transylvania and Rumania was checked by Romanian forces and Russian support. Reconnaissance and artillery duels occurred along the Stavok river area and Belick while Romanian troops repelled advances in Transylvania and the Uz valley. Prisoners and captures noted in multiple sectors. Continuous activity in Dobruja and the Caucasus described with Turkish and Kurdish actions.
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Petrograd
London
Bukowina
Transylvania
Rumania
War Office
Negri
Dorna Vatra
Stavok
Volhynia
Sittovichi
Rudka-Mirynskia
Kovel
Belick
Alt
Salatruk
Tirgujiulii
Jiul
Dobrudja
Gaucasus
Soudibulgaria
Hamadan
Akhmid-Ahadnud
Burudjird
Tubia
Italian Front Weather Halts Offensive Actions
In the Austro Italian front area unfavorable weather hampers operations. Today’s war office report notes artillery duels in the Adige valley near Monte Cauriol and on the Julian front, with persistent bad weather across the theatre.
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Nome
London
War Office
Adige Valley
Monte Cauriol
Julian
German and Austro German Forces Report Progress on Romanian Front
The official wartime statement notes advances south of Kronstadt and toward Campulung in Transylvania, with unchanged Dobrudja conditions. On the western front British attacks are repulsed near Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs, while east of the Meuse artillery duels continue and Russian forces face stiff resistance west of Lutsk.
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Sayville
Kronstadt
Campulung
Dobrudja
Archduke Charles Francis
Tempeser Pass
Axuga
Marshal von Mackensen
Kenali
Cerna
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Gueude
Russo Romanian forces retreat toward Danube bridges in Dobrudja
The war office reports the Russo Romanian army pulling back toward pontoon bridges over the Danube from Ilirsova to Tulteha and Isakhha near the river mouth. In Macedonia Serbian assaults in Cerna are repulsed while artillery is active near Monastir Florina and along the Vardar.
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Softa
London
Dobrudja
Danube
Ilirsova
Tulteha
Isakhha
War Office
Macedonia
Cerna
Lake Presba
Monastir-Florina
Vardar
Aegean
Black Sea
Hirsova
Braila
Tultcha
Allies Take Positions on Macedonia Front
Paris reports French and Serbian forces gain ground on the Macedonian front toward Monastir. They capture Gardilovo near the Cerna and a Bulgarian trench system between Kenali and the Cerna, with continued artillery activity and an ammunition depot explosion near Volushina.
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Paris
Monastir
War Office
Cerna
Gardilovo
Kenali
Styuma
Ormanl
Kenall
Volushina
Prisoner's surge and gun captures on Danube island
Forces reported taking over 800 prisoners and seizing seven guns and five ammunition wagons along the Danube. Rifle fire persisted at various points, and a Ukrainian or allied unit occupied an island east of Silistria.
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Danube
Silistria
Rumanian and Russian Hold Off Austro German Forces
Romanian war office reports strong resistance on the Rumani Transylvania front with Romanian and Russian troops repelling attacks and forcing Teutonic withdrawal in sectors north of Campulung and along the Jiul valley. They claim captures of officers, Bavarian soldiers, two 105 mm howitzers, four machine guns, and numerous limbers amid ongoing offensives.
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London
War Office
Campulung
Jiul
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Bicaz
Trotus
Uzul
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Buzeu
Butzi
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Predelus
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Clabuoetul Baiului
Azuga
Anghiamare
Dragoslavle
Alt
Patrascoiu
Orsova
Versele
Variful
Cocosulus
French claim gains on Somme front near Sailly Saillisel
Paris reports fresh French progress on the Somme front near Sailly Saillisel and Biaches with some prisoners taken. Verdun area sees continued artillery duel with no infantry moves while the rest of the front remains calm.
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Paris
Somme
Sailly-Saillisel
Biaches
War Office
Verdun
Haudremont- Douaumont
Austrian War Update From Vienna Fronts Report Mixed Actions
An official Austrian statement from Vienna via London notes a surprise attack east of Orsova with a capture of commanding heights. West of Lutsk and Stokhod heavy artillery. Russian assault near Szczoy repelled. Coastal front Italy sees intensified enemy artillery and mine activity. recon in Corso and Tyrol. Albania remains unchanged.
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Vienna
London
Archduke Charles Francis
Orsova
Leopold of
Bavaria
Lutsk
Stokhod
Szczoy
Gorizia
Corso
Tyrol
Albania
British Front Advances Northeast of Les Boeufs
The British headquarters statement reports an advance this morning northeast of Les Boeufs with another trench capture. Enemy shelling affected multiple front sectors while reconnaissance flights were productive. Prisoners totaled two officers and 189 other ranks. one machine missing. During the night, no further operations were reported.
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London
France
Les Boeufs
Ancre
Es Boeufs
Western Front
Constantine Starts Troop Transfers to Peloponnesus
The Greek government announced that King Constantine will move the Third and Fourth army corps from Thessaly and the Sixteenth Division from Epirus to the Peloponnesus beginning November 3. Only enough forces to maintain order will remain in each district, signaling progress toward entente cooperation.
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London
Royal
Constantine
Thessaly
Epirus
Peloponnesus
Greece
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