American Launch Shelled by Turks in Asia Minor
An Exchange telegram from Athens reports the American cruiser Tennessee tried to enter Smyrna Bay to meet authorities. The launch was fired upon by forts. the Tennessee commander claimed orders to enter harbor and prepared to carry them out. The Smyrna garrison has 35,000 soldiers. foreigners aided by Marines. Washington warned Navy captains Daniels counseled restraint to avoid entanglement in the European war.
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Navy
Athens
Tennessee
Yurla
Asia Minor
Bay of Smyrna
Varla
Smyrna
Washington
United States
Tennesges
Navy Department
Daniels
North Carolina
Mediterranean
Decker
Oman
Lansing
Falen
Lord Roberts Dies in France at Eight Tonight
Field Marshal Earl Roberts is dead in France from pneumonia. A telegram from Sir John French to Earl Kitchener states his death occurred at eight o'clock in the evening. The exact place of death is unclear, believed to be near the Belgian French frontier where British forces have fought for weeks.
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Lord Roberts
London
Earl Roberts
France
Sir John French
Earl Kitchener
England
Britain
Fierce German Attacks Near Ypres Reported
Paris dispatches describe a renewed German assault on Allied lines near Ypres as fresh troops move from Ghent into West Flanders. A Bordeaux bulletin notes the second major battle in Flanders nearing its end after seven days of savage fighting with heavy infantry losses and inexperienced officers. Berlin issues an official statement.
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Berlin
West Flanders
Forest of
Argonne
Verdun
Ynres
Soldau
London
Petrograd
Paris
Vienna
Reuter Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Poland
Ypres
Rotterdam
Ghent
Flanders
Bordeaux
Flandera
British Forces Report Attacks Near Ypres Failures and Losses
An officer on General French's staff notes failed capture near Ypres and confirms heavy British losses, while claiming greater German losses. The report mentions Crown Prince Frederick William wounded and transferred to Lausanne. Indian troops are deployed in France, Egypt, East Africa, and the Persian Gulf, as announced in Parliament.
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Ypres
French
Geneva
Switzerland
Gazette de Lausanne
Frederick William
London
India
France
Egypt
British East Africa
Persian Gulf
House of Commona
Britain Votes War Loan and Tax Hikes in Commons
London Nov 17 The House of Commons approved Lloyd George's plan for a 1.76 billion dollar war loan at 96 redeemable 1928 and new taxes. A firm already took 600 million of the loan. Taxes include higher beer and tea duties and revised incomes taxes for unearned and earned incomes. The chancellor warned of a fiscal year deficit of about £339.6 million unless £535.3 million is found.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Commons
North Sea declared a military area by British
The British government, to cut German supply lines, declared the North Sea a military area and deemed oil and copper contraband of war. The move threatens neutral Denmark and Holland as their imports travel via the contested sea. A Galician priest reports 40,000 Austrians buried in a single day in a vast grave four miles long.
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Ment
North Sea
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Amsterdam
London
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
2 600 000 Single Men in United Kingdom
London reports President H Li Samuel of the local government board says 2,600,000 unmarried men aged twenty to thirty exist in the United Kingdom. Britain Admits German Gaia notes an official narrative from the government press bureau recounting British troop actions in France on November 11, 1213 and admits German gains.
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London
H. Li Samuel
The
Local Government Board
Commons
United Kingdom
Britain
Gaia
France
Germany Seeks U S Aid in Belgian Relief Efforts
Count von Bernstorff met at the State Department to deny German opposition to Belgian relief. He issued a memorandum stating Germany is aiding Belgian suffering and would welcome American assistance. He added estimates of wartime costs for Britain at about 460 million pounds.
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Great Britain
Germany
U. S
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
United States
State Department
Department
Belgium
Erect Monument to Bobs Lonton and Earl Roberta
Premier Asquith to move in the House of Commons for a public monument to the famous soldier Earl Roberts to be erected at public cost. The body of the late Earl Roberta to be laid in St Pauls Cathedral with a public funeral of elaborate military character, honoring public wish.
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Bobs
Fighting Near Suez Canal Reported With Mutiny
Fighting continues near the Suez Canal as wireless reports say four wagonloads of British soldiers wounded between Ismailia and Suez have arrived at Gairo. Native troops were reported to have mutinied amid the fighting.
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Suez Canal
Berlin
Navy
Ismailia
Suez
Gairo
Russia Modernizes Army After Rupela Defeat
The Russian army undergoes sweeping reforms after Rupela's loss to Japan. Officers grow studious and earnest as modernization, discipline, and money increase. Expenditure rises from 200 million to 320 million dollars yearly between 1905 and 1914. Aviation becomes a key, advanced branch with Russia trailing France in air power. Enhanced military literature and translations signal intellectual progress. rifles lag with outdated magazines.
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Rupela
Japan
Russia
France
Two Claim Victory Cruiser Goeben in Flames
A Russian ministry report from Petrograd describes a Black Sea battle near the Anatolian coast where the Turkish fleet Goeben and Breslau were engaged. The Goeben was hit amidships and set on fire, with 19 sailors killed and five wounded among Russian losses, while Breslau stayed on the horizon and Evstafry suffered minor damage. A separate report from Copenhagen notes heavy firing near Gottland with German cruisers bombarding Libau harbor, killing five including a woman and wounding over thirty as several cargo steamers and a petroleum depot were destroyed.
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Petrograd
Russian
Ministry of Marine
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Anatolia
Goeben
Breslau
Dustafry
Berlin
Constantinople
London
Copenhagen
Gottland
Baltic Sea
Libau
Russia
Rusa Admit Retreat and German Advances Near Warfront
London reports from November 21 state German operations in the eastern theater progress favorably, with indications of success near Wloclawecia and along the front from the Vistula to the Wartriol. Russian losses are estimated at 60,000. Separate dispatches say forces gather for decisive fighting in Flanders as Germans may attack south of Ypres, with reports of British gains in Lilla and possible occupation at Donal. Confederate Algerians repelled a fierce German assault near Tracy-le-Val.
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Rusa
London
War Office
Berlin
Wloclawecia
Petrograd
Vistula
von Hindenburg
Copenhhagen
Flanders
Lilla
Donal
Ypres
Armentieres
Bordeaux
Tracy-le-Val
British Troops Engage Arabs Near Persian Frontier
London November 21 British forces engaged 4 500 strong Arab units in a strong defensive position during an advance on Shatel Arab. The fight lasted with heavy casualties on both sides. The British report lists three officers and 33 men killed and 45 officers and 300 men wounded.
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Salamitea
London
Arabia
Shatel-Arab
Mobil Army Strength Urged To Guard Panama Canal
General Wotherspoon, head of the general staff, calls for a mobile force of 500000 trained troops and a 300000 militia reserve to defend U S possessions. He argues the standing army should number about 205000, with current totals at 4572 officers and 83444 enlisted. He warns that without rapid reinforcement and adequate coast defenses, key territories and the Panama Canal remain vulnerable to first class powers.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Wotherspoon
United States
Philippines
Manila
Subig Bay
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Big Corporation In Trouble.
New York on November 20 Emanuel Matzger a stockholder filed suit in supreme court seeking the appointment of a receiver for United States Motor company a New Jersey corporation with capital stock of 42 5 million alleging waste of assets with intent to ruin and defraud.
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New York
Emanuel Matzger
Supreme Court
United States Motor Company
New Jersey
Battleship Wyoming Wins Knox Trophy for Gunnery
Washington November 18 The battleship Wyoming under Captain J H Glennon has been awarded the Knox trophy offered by the Sons of the Revolution of Massachusetts to the ship making the best gunnery record during the year.
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Washington
Wyoming
J. H. Glennon
Sons of the Revolution of
Massachusetts
Deer Hunter Killed in Delta County
A fatal accidental shooting occurred in the Delta County woods near Escanaba during the deer season. Clyde Bacon died from injuries sustained in the incident, marking a tragic start to the hunting period.
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Kiiled
Escanaba
Mich
Delta County
Clyde Bacon
Couldn't Bluff Her and Landslady in New York Feud
Ernesto Bone nevito pointed a loaded revolver at landlady Rose De Marco and demanded she elope with him. De Marco disarmed him and gave him a severe trouncing in New York.
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New York
Ernesto Bonenevito
Rose de Marco
Miss de Marco
Ernesto
Conductor Slain by Bandits in Iowa Train attack
William J. Reynolds, a Chicago and Northwestern freight conductor, was killed during a gun battle with a train robber between Bradgate and Ratland near Eagle Grove Iowa on November 20.
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Eagle Grove
William J. Reynolds
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Bradgate
Ratland
Proper Credit for Grandpa
Mr Otis returns home to a congratulatory letter from his father celebrating the birth of their baby. He also receives a $1000 check intended for the Fresh Herr fund, prompting gratitude and plans to thank the generous contributor for the family.
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Mr. Otis
Herbert
Mrs. Otis
Otla
Dodds Kidney Pills Cite Reader Back Cure Testimonial
Olivehill Tennessee resident J M Sinclair details four years of suffering from backache bladder inflammation and suspected diabetes heart issues. He credits Dodds Kidney Pills with full relief and notes prior medicines failed.Dc.
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J. M. Sinclair
Olivehill
Tenn
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ady
Car makes 28.7 miles per gallon on Red Crown gas
In Chicago a 1915 big alx completed an economy test on boulevards reporting 28.7 miles per gallon of Red Crown gasoline. The Chicago Automobile Club committee supervised a fair run with clutch, carburetor, and fan settings noted. A later acceleration and flexibility test followed, showing good fuel economy with high test gas.
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A. C
Chicago
Chicago Automobile Club
Doctor Knew Postum Eases Coffee Habit Claims
A Prospertown physician prescribes Postum as an easy coffee substitute after a patient reports dizziness blindness and nervousness from coffee. The patient credits Postum with restored health, bowels, and strength. Postum comes as Regular and Instant varieties with prices 16c 26c and 30c 50c, sold by grocers.
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Prospertown
N. J
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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