French Troops Hold Kosjak and Pabuna Heights in Balkans
Associated Press dispatch reports French forces have occupied Kosjak and Pabuna Heights commanding the Pletvar Pass and aim to link with Serbian troops on Babuna Range. Berlin reports the German cruiser Undine sank by a submarine off the Swedish coast and Krusevac north of Nish occupied by German troops.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kosjak
Pabuna Heights
Pletvar Pass
Babuna Range
Monastir
Berlin
Krusevac
Nish
War Office
German Authorities Regret Belgian Reports Mentioned
Washington dispatches report that German authorities in Belgium expressed regret to Minister Brand Whitlock over published reports, signaling tension between occupiers and Allied diplomatic channels during the period.
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Washington
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Ferguson to speak in Bell County against local option
Governor James E. Ferguson will enter the Bell County local option campaign this week delivering four speeches in Rogers Temple Holland and Belton. He says the November 18 election is driven by anti administration forces aided by the Anti Saloon League to discredit his policies ahead of next year’s campaign.
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Temple
Tex
James E. Ferguson
Bell County
Rogers
Holland
Belton
Anti-Saloon League
Louisiana liquor law upheld by Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the Louisiana liquor law’s constitutionality. Plaintiff Joe Maroun of Shreveport argued that the dual fine and imprisonment violated double jeopardy.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court Today
Joe Maroun
Shreveport
Rebellion Rumors Denied By Bulgarian War Office
Foreign papers claim a Bulgarian uprising and Serbian advances are inventions. The Bulgarian War Office dispatches allege British and French forces in Macedonia suffered failures. Also report: British armed merchantman Tara sunk by two German submarines in the eastern Mediterranean last Friday.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Bulgaria
Uskup
Wales
Bulgarian War Office
Macedonia
London
Tara
Mediterranean
Russian Offensive Repulsed Near Riga to Dvinsk
Berlin reports a heavy Soviet attack from near Riga to Dvinsk was repulsed with severe losses to the attackers. The Associated Press notes continued offensive actions in the Baltic region as winter campaigns unfold.
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Berlin
Riga
Dvinsk
Government Cotton Ginning Report Details Season Totals
The fourth cotton ginning report shows 7,284,871 bales ginned before November 1 1915 with round bales counted as half. Compared to prior years 9,826,912 bales in 1914 and 8,830,396 in 1913. Sea island cotton totals 55,358. State by state figures are listed for Alabama North Carolina South Carolina and others.
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Sea Island
Tennessee
Pete Pene
Tulsa
County Court Adjourns After Lengthy October Term
The October term of the county court adjourned sine die after a three week session led by Judge J. T. Maloney. Pleas of guilty numbered twenty four with two convictions and two acquittals. A separate note cites varied state figures and a burglary at John M. Sebesta on Main street where $30 in goods were stolen. police seek arrest.
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J. T. Maloney
DT. Chs
John M. Sebesta
Main Street
Sebesta
U S Notes British Interference with Trade in War
The United States publicizes a 15 000 word note to Great Britain condemning the allied blockade as ineffective illegal and indefensible The note insists neutral rights cannot be curtailed and urges relations governed by established international rules Ambassador Page delivered the note under Lansing instruction and the agreement to release it.
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Great Britain
Page
London Foreign Office
Lansing
United States
Exer
State Department
British Foreign Office
Noble deeds define true nobility says Longfellow
A quotation from Longfellow asserts nobility rests in actions rather than birth, praising deeds over status.
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Longfellow
New Greek Cabinet Formed Amid Diplomatic Pressure
M. Skouloudis has formed a new Greek Cabinet for King Constantine, keeping most of Zaimis' ministers except the Premier who becomes foreign minister. M. Michelidkis joins as public instruction, Theotokis moves to National Economy, and Yanakitsas remains war minister. The move aims to avert a parliamentary dissolution and aligns with the Quadruple Entente.
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Associated Press
Athens
Paris
M. Skouloudis
Constantine
Zaimis
Chamber of Deputies
M. Michelidkis
M. Theotokis
Yanakitsas
M. Zaimis
President Wilson Cites Scriptures in Army Increase Note
President Wilson writes to Seth Low thanking him for support of the army increase speech and quotes Ezekiel chapter 33 verses 2 to 6 to underline his purpose. The letter appears in Washington as New York details accompany the President's message.
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Washington
Wilson
Seth Low
New York
Another Cotton Fire Near the Compress
Firemen halted a blaze in a sidetrack cotton car near the compress at 10 am yesterday. Only two or three bales damaged as flames burned through to the bale’s exterior. The bale began at the gin and the car had shipped into Bryan from Brazos bottom on Saturday.
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Bryan
Brazos
Greatest corn crop ever grown declared by government
The 19 crop year produced the largest corn harvest on record worth nearly two billion dollars, according to today’s government bulletin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Government Bulletin
Bryan hunters return from Big Thicket deer hunt
The Bryan party led by T. C. Nunn and six others returned from a week in Hardin County's Big Thicket. Four deer were killed. W Wipprecht was the only Bryan member to bag a deer while others were killed by hunters joining from elsewhere. They report plenty of game and a fine time.
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Bryan
T. C. Nunn
Lamar Bethea
W. C. Boyett
W. Wipprecht
T. P. Boyett
R. M. Nall
Joe Noto
Big
Hardin County
War movments and political shifts across Europe amid Crimea era tensions
News brief reports renewed infantry actions near Loos France and bombardment near Beauvraignes with active artillery in Champagne. Greek Premier Skouloudis threatens dissolution of the Greek Chamber unless backing the cabinet. Italy may send troops to Albania to counter Bulgarian threats and aid Serbia. Russian cabinet changes noted with Krivoshein’s retirement. Berlin claims Serbian positions south of Krusevac captured. central powers and Bulgaria control much of Serbia. Greece seeks a 40 million franc loan from Allies. Dacia changes hands to American registry before seizure by France.
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Associated Press
London
Loos
France
Beauvraignes
Champagne
Skouloudis
Greece
Italy
Serbia
Albania
Petrograd
Krivoshein
Yser Sunk by German Submarine in Atlantic Carrier Protest
The French steamship Yser formerly Dacia, seized last February while carrying cotton from the United States to Germany, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Algiers. The Dacia was renamed after sale by a French prize court. Passengers and crew were landed safely.
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Algiers
Algeria
United States
Germany
Fire Put In Steamer's Hold Aboard Rochambeau
Fire in the hold of the passenger steamer Rochambeau has been extinguished and the ship is en route to Bordeaux. Captain Juham reports all passengers are safe and the cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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New York
Rochambeau
Bordeaux
Juham
Border conditions are now quiet in Nogales
Nogales Ariz Nov 9 Major General Funston left for San Antonio Army officers believe border conditions settled for a few weeks. Uneasiness in Nogales Sonora exists as General Villa is expected to arrive tonight to investigate reported troop dissatisfaction.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Ariz
Funston
San Antonio
Sonora
Villa
Earls Kitchener mission eyed for India and beyond
Washington reports Earl Kitchener's likely destination includes India and Egypt amid rising unrest in British held territories. The dispatch notes a deposed prince and mutinies, with Kitchener possibly stopping in the Balkans before reaching India or Egypt as German advances threaten British Asia routes. Berlin reports capture of Krusevac and continued German push near Dvinsk as World War I actions unfold.
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Washington
Earl Kitchener
India
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Egypt
Kitchener
Balkan
Asia
Teutonic
Balkans
State Department
Singapore
Texas Defeats Sewanee 27 to 6 in Houston Game
Bryan residents attended the football game in Houston Saturday as the University of Texas defeated Sewanee University of the South 27 to 6. The crowd labeled the contest one of the season’s best.
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Bryan
Houston
University of Texas
University of the South
Sewanee
Philosophical note on animal speech by Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun quotes Mirabello and Corte with Semore and Flakes, Lewis and Ran, and mentions Professor Watson asserting that animals can be taught to talk. It notes that humans sometimes speak like animals, as a tongue in cheek remark.
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Professor Watson
Baltimore Sun
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