Artillery Duels Escalate on Belgian Frontline
A November 17 dispatch reports intensifying German Allied artillery exchanges from the Belgian coast to Ypres. Flooding forced German trenches abandoned near Dixmude and Pixmoote. Allied reconstructions advance between Armentieres and La Bassee as two German infantry assaults are repulsed.
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Belgium
Ypres
Armenfierrer
la Bossee
Nieuport
Dixmude
Geesoun
Pixschoote
Reede
Armentierres
la Bassee
Zeppelin wreck falls into Germany after storm damage
London reports a badly damaged dirigible airship flew over Limburg Netherlands near Maastricht en route from Belgium. It vanished toward Germany after a rear damage, with crew clinging to lines during a stormy, erratic flight before the craft collapsed at the German frontier.
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London
Limburg
Holland
Belgium
Eiher
Maastricht
Germany
Evening
Holtierdam
North Sea Declared Military Area Triggers Global Tensions
Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that the North Sea is now a military area, halting all commerce. Oil and copper will be contraband of war, alarming neutrals like Denmark and Holland and straining relations with Germany and Holland amid broader Balkan and eastern front reports.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
North Sea
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Great Britain
War credit approved by House of Commons in historic vote
London November 17 The House of Commons unanimously approved an additional war credit of 245 million pounds and a government introduced plan for an army of 1,000,000 men. The move marks the largest single demand on Britain’s resources and raises debt by over 60 percent alongside August appropriations. Members urged transparency on front line operations and censorship reforms amid wartime reporting debates. Timothy Healy and others criticized censorship and suggested foreign loans be treated as gifts.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Timothy Healy
Mr. Long
England
Mohammed
Healy
Coming of Winter Paralyzes Troop Movements Across Fronts
London reports winter season slows hostilities as Russians in East Prussia march in snow in sheepskin jackets. Blizzard conditions disrupt trenches in Belgium and Northern France, flooding western no man’s land near Dixmude. Berlin cites limited activity. Paris claims Allied gains and German reversals near Dixmude and Ypres.
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London
East Prussia
Manchuria
Belgium
France
Dixmude
No-Man's Land
Berlin
Paris
Ypres
Dressed Meats Allowed Into Cumberland With Conditions
Health Officer Max J. Colton relayed a telegram from W. Mellville of Maryland stating dressed meats of all kinds may enter Cumberland if hoofs and hides are removed. The rule aims to prevent hoof and mouth disease spread amid national outbreaks and responds to numerous inquiries about shipments from outside sources.
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The
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Maryland
Health Department
United States
Cumberland
Girl Victim of Hydrophobia Bites Over Year Ago
New York reports Grace Pathemus a thirteen year old girl in the advanced stages of hydrophobia. A new quinine and urea hydrochloride serum failed to alter her deteriorating condition after she was bitten by a cat on November 19, 1913. Pasteur treatment had been given with belief that danger had passed.
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New York
Grace Pathemus
Pasteur
Second Period Begins in Missing Word Contest
The Cumberland Press announces the second installment of pages three and four of the Missing Word Contest with a $2006 prize pool across four pages. Readers must submit answers by 5 p.m. Monday. pages three and four publish Tuesdays. previous pages’ deadlines are Thursday evenings.
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Cumberland Press
Cified
G. B. Pearce Drug Co
Frostburg
Severe Storm Rages in England Off Thames Downs
Deal England November 17 reports a severe storm over the Downs and at the Thames mouth. Boats in distress were aided by life savers during the night.
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Deal, Eng
Downs
Thames
Bishop Murray Leaves for Maryland Primary Synod
Baltimore November 17 Bishop Murray of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland sailed for Pittsboro with the Maryland delegation to the primary synod of the third province. The clergy includes Rev Dr Hugh Birckhead Rev Dr Arthur Chiiion Powell and Rev W Dr Gould Jr. Lay members include Geo Co Thomas J N Stockett and Dr Thomas Fell president of St Johns College. William Oliver Smith Jr. was ordained at the Pro Cathedral. The ordination sermon was by Rev Richard W Hogue.
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Baltimore
Murray
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
Pittsboro
Hugh Birckhead
Arthur Chiiion Powell
Dr. Gould
Geo. Co. Thomas
J. N. Stockett
Thomas Fell
St. John's College, Marfiing
William Oliver Smith, Jr
Smith
Edward T. Helfenstein
W. Hi. Powers
Richard W. Hogue
Ascension Church
Foul Play Suspected in Liberty Murder
A dead body identified as Thomas Shelcorn a 45 year old miner from Mononghela City Pa was found early today in a Liberty Pa shanty. Detectives from the county began investigating the suspected last night fight as the cause of death.
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Thos, Shelcorn
Mononghelia City
Lib
Liberty
Fire damages J. P. Church in Pittsburg today
Pittsburg officials report a morning blaze at the Second United Presbyterian Church causing at least 50600 in damage. Fire started in the basement under the main auditorium, with strong winds driving flames through windows and destroying the Sunday School Room and adjoining spaces within an hour.
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Pittsburg
Second United Presbyterian Church
Auto Owners Complain About Ice Thrown In Street
Automobile owners report ice scattered by wagon workers damages tires and causes punctures. Police are ordered to investigate and warn ice wagon staff to stop leaving ice on streets.
Kingston Wounded and Officers Killed in Irish Guards Loss
London reports a public casualty list from the Irish Guards showing the Earl of Kingston Lord Ardee and others wounded or missing. The tally covers 19 sea wounded 27 wounded or missing and six prisoners of war with four native Indian officers among the dead or wounded. Henry Edwin Inn-Tennyson Earl of Kingston linked to Kilronan Castle Caulmon- Shannon. Lord Ardee son of the Earl of Meath and former lieutenant colonel of the Guards.
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Ardee
T. E. Vesey
Lord F. Scott
Irish Guards Regiment
Henry Edwin iNne-Tennyson
Ireland
Kilronan Castle
Ca ’ on-Shannon
Connaught Rangers
Aridewig
Earl of Meath
Gr Guards
Atlantic Coast Storm Ravages Vessels and Coastline
A 60 mile gale swept the Atlantic coast causing fires wrecks and near famine. From Norfolk to Eastport life savers vigilantly watched the seas as many ships that sailed before the storm remain unheard from. Coast guards set special watchouts along the shore for vessels in distress.
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Atlantic
New York
Norfolk
Eastport
Emperor's Fifth Son Returns to Duty in Field
Berlin reports Prince Oscar fifth son of Emperor William has recovered from heart trouble and will rejoin the general staff for field duty. Dispatches describe Constantinople proclaiming a holy war stirring massive processions and public sympathy toward Turkey with Muslims abroad expected to unite.
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Sayville
Prince Oscar
Whiliam
Peas
Constantinople
Turkey
Boats Seen Stranded in Scheldt Near Ing Yesterday
Dutch officials report several vessels seen in the Scheldt near Ing yesterday. Some boats were best by others, while some were washed ashore or separated from their crews.
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Scheldt
Outlook for American ventures outlined by secretary
Secretary presents view to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States noting that while business difficulties exist, the outlook remains not entirely bleak and shows a mix of porous and promising factors. He stresses resilience and the need for continued effort to secure improvement.
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Washington
Ser
Sec Prersesfield
Chamber Commerce of the
United States
Mine explosion kills seven at West Capelle coast
A mine washed ashore near West Capelle in Holland exploded as a Dutch berg examined, killing three naval officers, one civilian and three soldiers. The Dutch ministry of marine reported several mines had been dismantled earlier and the blast is tied to a broader dispute over Belgian and German actions along the River Lys near Ghent.
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West Capelle
Holland
Berg
Ministry of Marine
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