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Newspaper

Clearfield Weekly Progress

Location

Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1914

Page

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Russians Break Through German Lines In Poland War

Petrograd reports capture of a German army corps of about ten thousand men by Russian forces in Poland. A second corps is said to have surrendered. Russians claim major victory with Galicia success and incursions into Hungary. Desperate fighting continues near Russian Poland as German retreat accelerates. Submarines and fortifications at Preemysl and Sebastopol area noted by official dispatches.

Csar Galicia Poland Sowicz Warsaw Petrograd Nicholas Hungary Iman Nyegion Strykow Lodz Ams Bemi Potamd Preemysl Rome Kate Har Carpathian Mountains Coun Zemylen Lstefi

List of Patronesses of Belgian Relief

The Bel gian relief effort lists patronesses and thanks ticket buyers for prompt support. Named contributors include Mrs. H. B. Powell Miss Ela Shaw Mrs. Richard Kennard and others. A basketball team captained by Ted Leitzinger played Philipsburg, Clearfield losing 25 to 22, with Foryard Paterson Apgar and Prosser in the lineup. Another local team played at Osceola and lost.

H. B. Powell Ela Shaw Richard Kennard William E. Wallace John Wrigley Frank W. Roessener Elbert V. Brown Truman Norris Alice Mossop Pickering John Cosgrove Fred Irwin Sara Cummings Frank Charpening H. F. Wallace Blanche Biddle Lawrence Dole Warren Partridge George B. Reed John Kennard Ted Leitzinger Philipsburg Clearfield Foryard Paterson Apgar Prosser Leitzinger Cearfield Osceola

Russians Route Turks At Erzerum

Turkish forces east of Erzerum are reported routed by Russian troops with 9000 prisoners captured and sixteen guns seized. Fighting resumes south of Alashgerd as Kurd horsemen and Turkish reinforcements are driven back.

Bs International News Service Transcaucasia Erzerum Alashgerd

British Dreadnought Bulwark Destroyed on Thames

The British predreadnought Bulwark was destroyed by an explosion in the Thames off Sheerness near the Medway estuary mouth. Only twelve of 800 aboard survived. Reports cite a magazine explosion or a torpedo from a German submarine as the likely cause. The blast shook Sheerness and South End seven miles away as the vessel vanished in three minutes.

Thames Sheerness South End Medway

Russians Claim Crushing Blow to German Forces on Front

Petrograd reports the German line near Lodz and along the Vistula and Warta is in retreat, with German corps shown captured. Russian offensives grow stronger in Galicia and Hungary, with reports of Emperor William's carriage among trophies and a push past Carpathians toward the north.

Petrograd Toland Vistula Warta Bern Lodz Newpaper Galician Czenstachoa William

Corporation Laws Codified in Government Reference Pamphlet

A government compilation titled Peanssivanta and TurpUTa codifies corporation laws in a new reference, with a veto system outlined. A request to Assistant Director Jgire McKirds seeks a copy for regulatory reference, marking the first act since the 1874 General Corporation Act.

McKirds

Get Your Auto License Before Holiday Rush

State highway department urges early auto license applications to avoid Christmas congestion. License plates will be sent by parcel post, with plates for renewals sent to holders before December 10 to prevent delays.

Cie State Highway Department Harrisburg Automobile Division State Highway Department Parcel Post Federal Postoffice Department

Automobile and Garage at Silk Mills Burned

While cranking his automobile about o o clock Wednesday evening Mr Genet manager of the silk mills ignited an accident that nearly cost him his life. The engine back sparked and ignited the gasoline causing an explosion and quickly the garage was in a blaze. Mr Genet escaped as the explosion occurred. Fire companies arrived and poured water on the burning building, destroying the structure and leaving only the shell of the garage.

Turkey Ase An Explainer Constantinople Admission of Mine Field

Secretary Bryan disclosed that the Turkish minister of war told Mor­ genthau the Tennessee fired only after a mine warning signal was given and not toward the boat. Morgenthau’s note backs the claim, though officials doubt it is the formal Turkish government reply. A garbled dispatch route is considered possible. Also an Elk killed near Crystal Springs hunting camp is reported.

Constantinople Gni Bryan Washington Tennessee Smyrna Morgenthau Mir Bryan Crystal Springs

Germans Rush Troops to Western Theater in War News

Dispatches report railroads in Belgium redirected for troop movements. German infantry attacks near Yser and in the Argonne are described as severe, with trench gains and counteractions. Submarine bases at Zee Bruges faced bombardment as twenty seven men died. British ships destroyed sheds holding subs. Premier Asquith announced a billion dollar war loan oversubscribed, with US creditors and U.K. markets buoyed by the oversubscription.

Belgium Zee- Bruges Argonne Rotterdam Seore Zee Mages Neighorhood Lieze Paris Yser France Rheims Axe Gonne London House of Commons Asquith England United States

Recital at YMCA Shines as Charity Event

The Heity Jane Dunaway recital at the YMCA, staged by Wo man club members, drew praise for Miss Dunaway and accompanist Miss Vann. The program supported needy families and transformed the venue into a Japanese garden setting with decorative elements. Marriage licenses listed include Harry C. Dixon with Gertrude Hazel and Leo Hallman with Vienna Erhart among others.

Jane Dunaway Wonans Chib Chib Horauga Triton Ax YM. C. A Miss Dunaway Miss Vann Harry C. Dixon Woodland Gertrude Hazel Wallaceton Leo Hallman Olanta Vienna Erhart New Millport Jackson Hohn Ada M. Jenkins Karthaus

President Returns To Capital From Williamstown

Williamstown nov 27 the president clearly ends a stay and dismisses duties to leave for Washington this afternoon after urging from his daughter and her husband Francis Bowes Sayre to stay the rest of the week. He resumes work in harness and heads back to the capital.

International News Service Williamstown Washington Francis Bowes Sayre

Thanksgiving Football Surprises Across Colleges

A roundup of Thanksgiving games reporting scores for Penna, Corel, Lafayette, Dickingen, Bucknell, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pitt, State, Holy Cross, Vermont, Western Reserve, Case, Detriot, Ohio Northern, Villa Nova, Fordham, Rutgers, Gettysburg, John Hopkins, St Johns, Virginia Polytechnic, Virginia State, Brown, Carlisle, Georgetown, Tennessee, Kentucky, Sewanee, Vanderbilt, Haskell, Oklahoma. Final tallies show mixed outcomes and notable upsets across divisions.

Penna Corel Lafayette Dickingen Bucknell Syracuse Notre Dame Pitt State Holy Cross Vermont Western Reserve Case Detreit Ohio Northern Villa Nova Fordham Rutgers FL & M Gettysburg John Hopking St. Johns Virginia Polytecnic Virginia State

Washington Awaits Villa Movements Near Capitol

Washington officials awaited news from Mexico City on Villa near the capital. They expect the report to reveal relations between Villa and Zapata while maintaining confidence in Consul Carothers. No anxiety about disorder was shown, with promises of no looting or interference per Carothers.

International News Service Washington Mexico City Villa Capitol Republic Zapata Consul Carothers

Knights of Malta Institute New Canton in Clearfield

John H. Hofman of Philadelphia, grand recorder of the Knights of Malta Pennsylvania, instituted the Golden Age Canton No. 472 of Clearfield in Mechanics Hall last evening, with a ceremonial degree.

John H. Hofman Philadelphia Grand Canton Pennsylvania Knights of Malta Clearfield Mechanics

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