British and Germans clash fiercely in Verdun and Cambrai
In Verdun region French forces captured German first and second line defenses plus three hundred prisoners. British artillery bombards Passchendaele and northern ridges as German forces counterattack near Bourlon wood. The front across Ypres Verdun and Cambrai remains active with heavy shelling and ongoing combat.
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Paris
Verdun
London
Ypres
Flanders
Passchendale
Chavelt
Meuse
Belgium
Chemen Des Dames
France
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Svainly
Bourlen Wood
Bourlen
Inda
Creve Coeur
Germany
Camrai
German Officers Arriving to Aid Lenine in Advisory Role
Dispatches from Petrograd report a number of German staff officers are arriving on the scene. Ten of them are slated to assist Lenine in an advisory capacity as part of foreign influence in the crisis.
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London
Petrograd
Lenine
Anti War Riots Rally in Sherbrook During Cabinet Meeting
Anti war riots erupted in Sherbrook Quebec as cabinet ministers addressed a Borden government meeting. The three hour violence saw the theater front smashed, twenty clashes across the city, and spectators shielded by hoses. General Haig reported success near Cambrai with Bourlon village and wood in Allied hands.
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Sherbrook
Que
Borden
Italians Hold Line As Battle Rages At Piave Brenta
Italian forces press a fierce mountain battle between Piave and Brenta valleys with heavy losses on both sides. Italians recaptured Monte Tomba after bold charges in deep snow, threatening an Austro German effort to break through toward the Venetian plains.
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Rome
Piave
Brenta
Monte Tomba
Monte Pertica
Teutons
Bolsheviks Arrest Grand Duke Michael in Petrograd
Across Europe reports from Petrograd say Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother of the deposed czar, has been arrested and imprisoned by Bolsheviks. Other dispatches note broken links between North and South Russia and new Caucasus government protests in Washington.
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London
Petrograd
Michael Alexandrovitch
Russia
Odessa
Persia
Washington
Tiflis
State Department
Caucasus
Stockholm
Kiel
Moscow
Copenhagen
Germany
Denmark
Italian victory and withdrawal in Flanders action near Cambrai
In Flanders, Monte Pertica changed hands four times before being retained by the Italians. BRITIS A London reports that German counter attacks against a British driven salient west of Cambrai were repulsed as British forces held the line.
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Monte Pertica
London
Flanders
Cambrai
White Dog Smith Delivers Rumor of Mail Loss at Knik Arm
McGrath Alaska November 28 News reaches Iditarod region that the first inbound mail consignment was lost in Knik Arm waters. In the same dispatch a rumor is cited claiming German propaganda aims to sour Swiss sentiment toward the United States and discuss a potential spring army movement through Switzerland.
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McGrath
Alaska
White Dog” Smith
Seward Trail
Iditarod
Knik Arm
Washington
United States
Switzerland
Germany
Mail arrives and departs with small consignment
Sid Ensor returned with old mail and a few letters from nearby camps after leaving town with outgoing mail. Carrier Smith took the outgoing mail and Ensor headed for Takoma. News that the season’s first incoming mail was lost in Knik Arm will disappointment the route’s travelers.
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Sid Ensor
Carrier Smith
Ensor
Takoma
Knik Arm
Wilson Will Not Seek War Declaration Against Austria
President Wilson plans no declaration of war against Austria and other German allies in his upcoming annual message to Congress next week. The statement, reported today, indicates a shift in wartime policy and regional focus.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Austria
Two Americans Killed in French Front Combat
General Pershing reports two American soldiers killed and five severely wounded in recent artillery battles with German forces on the French front. The casualties underscore ongoing intense fighting and the U S military response amid the war.
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Washington
Pershing
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Co. completes McGrath station
The McGrath point station of the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company is completed and in operation. The rate from McGrath to Iditarod is $2.50 for a ten word day or night message and for night messages.
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McGrath
Alaska
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company
Iditarod
Mariposa Total Loss Near Wrangell Alaska
Steamship Mariposa, wrecked five miles west of Wrangell on November 18, is rapidly breaking up with owners and underwriters declaring little chance of saving anything. James Ernest Malcolm Beattie transported a fifteen-dog string to Discovery Otter, but the dogs returned to Manuel Galarte's kennels in good condition after a free run.
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Seattle
Mariposa
Wrangell
Alaska
James Ernest Malcolm Beattie
Discovery
Otter
Manuel Galarte
Anchorage Chamber push extends railroad and wagon road feeders
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce launches a campaign to extend a government railroad branch from near Willow Creek to McGrath on the Kuskokwim River with wagon roads to Iditarod Candle Creek Ophir Ruby and other points feeding McGrath. The effort seeks petitions data and support from Kuskokwim valley communities and asks local leaders to coordinate.
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Anchorage
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Government
Wilow Creek
McGrath
Kuskokwim
Iditarod
Candle Creek
Ophir
Ruby
Congress
Kuskokwim Valley
Flat City
Iditarod Commercial Club
Great Kuskokwim
Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer Andrew Ann Dies on Kuskokwim Frontier
Andrew Ann a pioneer of Alaska died near Sleitmut on the Kuskokwim river about November 15. A Russian by birth he and his family were prisoners in Siberia. He came to Alaska in 1853 and stayed after the 1867 purchase. He kept a diary in his native tongue valued for historical reference.
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Andrew Ann
Sleitmut
Kuskokwim
Alaska
Mr. Ann
Siberia
Ann
United States
Dr W Green Nearly Cuts Off Felt Shoe In Birch Wood
Ta koma reports to The Pioneer that Dr W Green, U S commissioner at the locale, while cutting wood in birches, nearly severed his felt shoe. The note adds no detail about the foot in question and carries a humorous tone.
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Takoma
W. Green
U. S
Brazil Allows Use of 30 Former German Ships
Brazil reaches an agreement with France permitting Brazil to fly its flag on thirty former German ships held in Brazilian ports for one year. The vessels will be used to provision Allied countries.
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Rio de Janiero
Brazil
Secretary Wilson in Portland Suffering From Overwork
Secretary of labor William B. Wilson is ill in Portland due to a breakdown from overwork while serving on the National Mediation Board. He had been working to reconcile a Pacific coast telephone company dispute with striking employees.
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Portland
Ore
William B. Wilson
National Meditation Board
Action Torpedoed. 21 Survivors Reached Port Camarines
A Corunna dispatch reports the American steamship Action torpedoed. Twenty one survivors reached Port Camarines while three lifeboats with the rest of the crew remained missing.
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London
Corunna
Spain
Port Camarines
Missouri Senator Stone backs war declaration against Austrian trio
Washington dispatch reports Senator Stone of Missouri, a noted pacifist in prior sessions, now favoring a declaration of war by the United States against Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Observers note minimal Thanksgiving signs as closures of a local post office, bank, and several businesses marked the day.
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Washington
Senator Stone
Missouri
Senate
Congress
United States
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
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Bourlon
German War Office
Bourlen Woods
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Berlin War Office
Haig
Bourlon Wood
McGraths Wireless
X-mas Goods
J. E. Riley
Otter Creek
Pioneer
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