Germanic Forces Make Big Inroads In Balkan Front
Berlin reports 8,500 Serbian captives by Bulgarians and Teutons with seven cannon. Bulgarians take 7,000, Teutons 1,500 prisoners and five cannon. Churchill resigns as British cabinet member. cites Antwerp relief plan origins with Kitchener and French government. Dardanelles defense praised by Churchill. German War Office says Russians driven from Styr river in Galicia, west bank cleared.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
House of Commons
Antwerp
Earl Kitchener
Churchill
Admiralty
Dardanelles
Berlin
Galicia
War Office
von Linsingen
Styr
West
Booker T. Washington Died After Nervous Breakdown
Tuskegee Alabama November 15 Booker T. Washington noted Negro educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute died at 4 40 Sunday morning four hours after arriving from New York He suffered a nervous breakdown and arterial hardening. survived by widow three children and four grandchildren Funeral set for Tuskegee Institute Wednesday at 10 o clock Washington born in slavery near Hale s Ford Virginia 1857 or 1858 Later organized Tuskegee Institute now owning 8500 acres and nearly 100 buildings valued at about a half million dollars
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Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
New York
East
South
Washington
John H. Washington
Hale
Ford
West Virginia
Hampton
General Armstrong's School
Hampton Institute
Alabama
Earl of Seafield Killed in Action in France
Associated Press dispatch from London reports James Ogilvie Grant, Earl of Seafield, killed in action in France. Paris telegraph notes renewed heavy fighting on the Western front with grenade exchanges following Sunday's severe battles.
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Associated Press
London
James Ogilvie Grant
Earl of Seafield
France
Paris
War Office
Texas Sees Severe Blizzard Reported Across State
Freezes reported from many parts of Texas with Ballinger at twenty degrees above zero. Weather officials forecast continued cold conditions tonight as reports arrive from Dallas and other areas.
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Ballinger
Mayv
Dtated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Abney and McCormick Begin Road District Work
Abney and McCormick, awarded the engineering contract for road district No 1, have opened an office in the Smith building over the city National Bank. They plan to start preliminary work and organize crews, with work expected to begin tomorrow.
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Messrs. Abney and McCormick
Smith Building
City National Bank
Rev C T Tally Returned to Bryan Church Pastorate
Rev C T Tally is returned by the Texas Conference to lead the Bryan church amid broad community support. Other officers retained or reassigned include Rev E L Shettles as presiding elder of the Navasota district Rev Jesse Thompson to Brazos County mission Rev Joseph Dobes to Bryan Bohemian mission and Rev G W Riley to the Millican circuit.
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C. T. Tally
Texas
Bryan
Tally
E. L. Shettles
Navasota
Jesse Thompson
Brazos County
Joseph Dobes
Oklahoma Oil Price Rises to One Dollar a Barrel
Tulsa on November 15 reports Oklahoma crude oil value advancing to one dollar per barrel, a ten cent gain that followed Saturday’s jump from eighty to ninety cents. The article notes the day’s price move and the prior increase.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Warren Declares No Candidacy for Governor or Any Office
Terrell Texas November 16 Former State Senator Robert L Warren announces he is not a candidate for governor or any other office He says he has retired from politics and dismisses reports of pursuing the prohibition gubernatorial nomination
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Terrell
Associated Press
Tex
Robert L. Warren
Warren
Dallas Reserve Bank in Lead in October Profits
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas earned the highest net profits among regional banks in October with 16 772 dollars, while Richmond reported 16 729 dollars. New York had the greatest gross earnings at 30 478 dollars, with Dallas third at 26 642 dollars and Richmond second at 26 872 dollars. Dallas posted lower expenses than Richmond.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Federal Reserve System
Pemirtas
Federal Reserve Board
Richmond
New York
Chicago
Mayor Mitchel Operated For Appendicitis
New York Mayor Mitchel is reported in satisfactory condition after an operation for appendicitis performed yesterday. The Associated Press notes the mayor was in good spirits and recovering.
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Associated Press
New York
Mitchel
Albert Cox Ends Life Amid Domestic Troubles
Albert Cox a young farmer near Camp Springs east of Snyder Texas killed himself with a rifle late yesterday. Domestic troubles are cited as the cause by Associated Press reporting from Snyder.
Proxy Wedding in Denver Survives Without Confirmation
The January proxy wedding between Eugenia Campbell of Denver and John Peter Scholton of Java was allowed to stand as valid despite lacking Dutch Java confirmation. Bride disliked the climate upon arriving at the tropical island, with newspaper man David H. Fouse serving as proxy for the groom who also married in Java.
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Denver
Colo
Eugenia Campbell
John Peter Scholton
Java
David H. Fouse
Cotton Receipts at Local Warehouses This Season
Cotton receipts listed for Lawrence Brick and Union warehouses totaling 14,164 tons. Cottonseed priced at $32 per ton. Bryan spots middling basis report shows last year’s totals: Lawrence 6,120 Brick 4,917 Union 3,127 tons.
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Bryan Spots
Lawrence
Union
FRENCH TROOPS FORCED TO RETREAT IN SERBIA
French forces in Southern Serbia pulled back at two locales within twelve miles of the Greek border near Gradisce after heavy fighting. Bulgarian troops attacked along the Gerna river and were repulsed with heavy losses. Greece shifts stance toward entente, proposing equal treatment for troops from all allied powers.
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Preas
London
Serbia
Salonika
Gradisce
Gerna
Greece
Athens
England
France
Japanese steamer Iro seized by French cruiser at Saigon Bay
Advices say the Japanese steamship Iro was taken into Saigon Bay by a French cruiser under suspicion of carrying munitions to mutineers in India.
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Associated Press
Pekin
Iro
Saigon Bay
India
Harvard unit sails for hospital service in war zone
Cambridge Mass November 16 thirty six surgeons and thirty six nurses comprising the second Harvard unit will leave here late today to sail tomorrow for hospital service in the war zone.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Bulgarian Force Endangered by Allied Offensives
From Salonika on November 13 the Bulgarian force west of the Vardar is endangered by a joint Serbian and French offensive. Serbs report heavy losses and demoralization of the attackers in Supagora district. Two French cavalry raids cleared ground between Krivolak and Veles as Allied reinforcements arrive daily and rush into Serbia.
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Garian
Vardar
Supagora
Krivolak
Gallipoli coast attacked as Turkish batteries repel monitors
Allied monitors and ships bombarding Gallipoli Peninsula were driven off by Turkish batteries. Italy reports gains in Isonzo and Corso. Vienna denies. Germany says it pursues Serbians near Krusevac and claims 1100 prisoners. Ancona shelling by Austrian submarine is discussed with survivor accounts. Western front sees intensified grenade fighting.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Isonzo
Corso
Vienna
Berlin
Krusevac
Jastrebac
Genoa
Italy
Cecile Greill
Ancona
Tunis
Emperor William Tours Hungary on Way to Sofia
By Associated Press Copenhagen dispatch reports Emperor William passed through Orsova Hungary en route to Sofia to visit King Ferdinand and then inspect German armies in invaded Serbia before heading to Constantinople.
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Associated Press
London
William
Orsova
Hungary
Sofia
Ferdinand
Serbia
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Submarine 20 Sunk in Dardanelles. Nine Crew Captured
London reports the British submarine 20 was sunk in the Dardanelles. Nine crew members are prisoners.
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London
Dardanelles
Marshal Released on $1,000 Bond in Texas Killing
Sweetwater Texas November 15 Associated Press reports Marshal Buck Johnson was freed on a $1,000 bond after the Saturday night death of Walter Howard during an arrest attempt on a minor charge. Johnson says the shooting was accidental during a scuffle as his pistol discharged.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Tex
Buck Johnson
Walter Howard
Johnson
Italian Steamer Firenze Sunk by Submarine
The Italian steamer Firenze was torpedoed and sunk off Rome on November 13. Six passengers are missing and fifteen crew members are unaccounted for. The Associated Press report notes no survivors have been confirmed.
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Associated Press
Rome
Bulgaria to Become Catholic After War
Naples November 13 The Mattino reports King Ferdinand told Pope Benedict Bulgaria will become a Catholic country after the war. The Bulgarian Church head would accept Papal recognition of Orthodox Bulgarian prelates if possible. Currently the national faith is the Orthodox Greek Church.
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Associated Press
Naples
Mattino
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Benedict
British Steamers Sir Richard Awdrey and Den of Crombie Sunk
The British steamship Sir Richard Awdrey has been sunk with unknown crew status. The steamer Den of Crombie was also sunk but her crew was saved.
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Associated Press
London
Sir Richard Awdrey
den of
Emperor and Hindenburg Dispute Over Riga Capture
A Petrograd dispatch reports a meeting between Emperor William and Field Marshal von Hindenburg. The Emperor demanded Riga and Dvinsk be captured at any cost, but Hindenburg refused and vowed to resign if the pressure continued.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
William
von Hindenburg
Riga
Dvinsk
German officers on mission linked Athens to Sofia
A Salonika dispatch states four German officers, prior to the Allied landing, spent three days motor ing in the Salonika district and were taken to Athens on a Greek torpedo boat. They allegedly carried a special mission to establish relations among Athens Constanti nople Bucharest and Sofia.
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Associated Press
Rome
Salonika
Athens
Constantinople
Bucharest
Sofia
Allies Worried Over Greece Amid Austrian Mission
London 13 The entente allies grew more uneasy as news arrived that an Austrian Hungarian diplomatic mission had reached Athens to regulate the political and military situation with Greece.
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London
Greece
Athens
President Wilson orders reinstatement for criticized postmaster
President Wilson instructed Postmaster General Burleson to reinstate George Burkett the assistant postmaster at Winnetka Michigan who was removed after criticizing the President's engagement to marry. The order states no other charges are affected and Burkett should not be discharged due to the criticism.
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Washington
Wilson
Burleson
George Burkett
Winnetka, MI
Burkett
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