Norway May Enter War With Kaiser's Germany
Copenhagen reports a feared but unfounded possibility that Norway could join World War I and offer a naval base to England and the United States. Berlin’s influence and internal German politics are said to push a more aggressive stance, with Denmark and Sweden watching closely.
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Associated Press
Germany
Norway
North Sea
England
United States
Denmark
Copenhagen
Gustave
Sweden
President Andersen
Danish East Asiatic Company
Berlin
London
Andersen
di von Kuehlmann
Foreign Office
Jury to Decide If Means Shot Chicago Widow at Springs
The Cabarrus county court completed a jury to decide if Gaston B. Means killed Myra Maude King while visiting relatives near Concord. A coroner's jury earlier ruled accidental self harm, but autopsy prompted new investigation into the August 29 shooting at Blackwelder Springs.
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Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Means
Myra
Maude
A. King
Chicago
Blackwelder Springs
Here
Cabarrass County Court
King
Means
Blackwelder Spring
Cut Down Heat in Home as U.S. Advises Policy
Washington November 27. Fuel administration urges Americans to keep home heating at a maximum eight degrees to save coal for the war effort as recommended by eminent physicians. The move is part of measures to meet extraordinary fuel demands during the war.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
ADOC
Two American Soldiers Killed and Five Wounded in November Encounter
The War Department reports on November 20 two American soldiers killed and five seriously wounded in an encounter with German troops. Names and next of kin are listed for the fallen and wounded, including Private Harry S. Miller and Private Charles Risemiller. Berlin dispatch describes American troops in combat, trench actions, and hand to hand fighting with Bavarian forces.
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Washington
Pp. C
War Department
Harry S. Miller
Field Artillery
S. Copeland
Baker
Ore
Charles Risemiller
Next of
Clara K. Rissmiller
Reading
Julian M. Peel
BE. B. Peel
Hartwell
Andrew Engstrom
Mia
Engstrom
Fort Sill
Okla
Marry C. Watkins
Fannie P>. Watkins
North Bend
Oscar F. Jones
Marion Jones
Lucas, O
Joseph Lewitt
Roy Woodside
Mount Holly
N. J
Berlin
Western Front
Land of
Aliberty
Lenine under advisory German officers in Petrograd
Dispatches report German staff officers arriving in Petrograd to advise Nikolai Lenine as Russia teeters toward civil war. Armistice talks persist as Bolsheviki push peace offers. Don Cossack leader Kalædin is described as master of the southern grain belt and Russia’s gold reserves. Russian front troops are said to be starving, with mutinies reported.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Bolsheviki Premiser
Russia
Berlin
Kaledines
Russian Communications Split as Chaos Grips North and South
London dispatch reports all contact severed between north and south Russia with embassies unable to reach Odessa while official messages reach via Persia. Petrograd Morning Post correspondent calls the revolutionists failures in administration but notes enduring imperial forces may shape Russia’s fate.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Odessa
Hussia
Persia
Morning Post
Arrest in Fort Morgan On Mortgaged Property Sale Case
Edward Simson was arrested by the local sheriff for Fort Morgan Colorado authorities over alleged sale of mortgaged property. Officers plan to transport him to face charges. Regulatory papers were served for George Stone, wanted in Basin for forgery.
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Edward Simson
Fort Morgan
Colo
Port Morgan
Frank J
George Stone
Basin
Stone
Ty Uilinole
Hal Slate
Fulton defeats Gunboat Smith in seventh round KO
Minnesota heavyweight Fred Fulton stopped Gunboat Smith in the seventh round of a ten round bout after Smith’s corner threw in the sponge to end the fight.
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Minneapolis
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Gunboat Smith
Smith
Hunger strike ends as 22 party militants freed
Twenty two women’s party militants who had been hunger striking in the District of Columbia jail were released early. Among them were Alice Paul, chairwoman, and Lucy Burns, vice chairwoman. The party said jail officials had grown tired of the protest.
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Washington
Woman's Party
District of Columbia
Alice Paul
Lucy Burns
British Push Cambrai Front as Teutons Fail Attacks
British advances in the Cambrai area report Northwestern Fontaine Notre Dame captured earlier, now near the main street of the village. German attempts to drive back the British at Bourlonwood and surrounding high ground were repulsed as fighting continues around Moevres and Fontaine Notre Dame.
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Associated Press
France
Cambrai
Fontaine Notre Dame
Mai
Bourlonwood
Bynes
Moevres
Hourlon Wood
Aullery
Ypres
Verdun
Flinder
Passchendaele
Passchendaele-Gheluvelt
Rupprecht of
Havaria
Meuse
Swiss Frontiers Tightened as War Borders Close
Swiss borders tighten on every side as French and Italian frontiers close indefinitely at Geneva on November 27. Germany and Austria are expected to seal their frontiers soon, leaving Switzerland encircled by four powers and effectively isolated.
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Geneva
la Suisse
Switzerland
British Drive on Cambrai Preludes to Winter Offensives
Allied officers foresee relentless follow up offensives along the western front this winter after the Cambrai push. The war department notes Cambrai gains and Italian resistance as part of a broader coordinated movement with ongoing offensives despite German reinforcements to Italy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Db. C
Cambrai
France
War Department
Famous Sculptor Rodin Dies at 77
Auguste Rodin, renowned sculptor hailed as one of the world’s most famous artists, has died at age 77. He endured years of obscurity before his breakthrough recognition occurred decades into his career.
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Auguste Rodin
Rodin
Italians Held in Northwest Plot to Overthrow King
More than eighty Italians, many miners and shipyard workers, were arrested in Seattle and neighboring cities by federal agents in a raid tied to the Corcola Studi Sociali society. Officials say the group sought German victory in World War I by sparking a revolution to dethrone King Victor Emmanuel. An undercover officer attended a secret meeting where volunteers were urged to inflame domestic unrest.
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Seattle
Wash
Corcola Studi Sociali
Seatile
Port
Tani
Spokane
Vacoma
Northwest
H. M. White
Federal Immigration Commis
Germany
Italy
Vietor Emmanuel
Sneleiy
British Army Casualty Report Week Ended November
Officially reported weekly British losses show 39 314 casualties with 200 officers and 3 147 other ranks killed or died of wounds and wounded or missing missing totals lower than the previous week after heavy fighting in the Conanbrai district.
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Agsoridted Presa
London
Offoer
British and Greek Premiers in Paris
British Prime Minister Lloyd George and Greek Premier Venizelos arrived in Paris for talks with French and British officials. Secretary Poincare and other authorities accompanied them as discussions on postwar settlement continued in the French capital.
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Paris
Italian Front Holds Firm as Allied Support Grows
Austrian German attacks on the Italian fourth army near Monte Pertica and along the Monte Montenera line fail to break Italian defenses. Reports say Italian lines remain solid from the Piave to the Venetian passes, with rising morale and visible Allied presence, including the Prince of Wales. Emperor Charles reportedly plans further visits to Grado and Monfalcone as Rome dispatches emphasize heavy losses for the attackers.
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Monte Pertica
Renta
Piave
Monte Montenera
Gatuge
Hite
Moont
Charles
Grado
Monfalvone
Mne
Shopmen donate big to Union Pacific fund drive
Wyoming division shopmen of the Union Pacific led a drive that raised 1545 dollars for a Red Cross fund. Their effort topped rival railroad shops in the campaign and drew congratulations for the strong showing and community spirit.
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Wyomingivision
Union Pacific
Yo Mo
Oi Railroad
Effeloe
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