War News Sketches From Global Fronts
Across the warfronts Serbian troops seize Ra pesh near Monastir while Villa is driven from Chihuahua City. Rumors place Germanic forces near Bucharest as Russian ships suffer a disaster. Britain’s Britannic reportedly sunk in the Aegean with many lives lost. European actions include Macedonian fighting near Monastir and Romanian offensives along front lines as nations rally under stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapesh
Monastir
Carransa
Villistas
Chihuahua City
Veniselos
Bulgaria
Monastir Presba
Wallachian
Wilson names Coke third Hawaii circuit judge
President Wilson appoints James L. Coke of Hawaii as third judge of the Circuit Court of the first circuit. He will join William J. Bryan at a December 6 dinner with Wilson and Democratic lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Coke
Hawaii
Circuit Court of the First Circuit of
Wilson
Buffalo chosen as next year’s convention site
Gempers reports Buffalo will host the convention next year. In Safford Ariz a school was temporarily disrupted when dynamite caps exploded in rubbish swept from under the building by the janitor, causing panic among students. California rice growers plan to urge Congress to raise the tariff, announced J H Stephens president of the Rice Growers Association in Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gempers
Buffalo
Safford, Aris
Rice Growers of
California
Congress
J. H. Stephens
Rice Growers’ Association
Sacramento
Parive Wins National Athletic Conference Cross Country Title
In a crowded Western Conference meet held in LaFayette Indiana Parive claimed victory over Gilbert in a decisive finish reported with emphasis on weight and pace. The event highlighted Yale and Harvard performances with Yale Dowell and others showing strong form as Army and Navy athletes engaged in the broader track series.
Deaths and Dispatches From The War Fronts In Europe
Western Wallachia in German hands. Charles Booth and Sir Hiram Maxim die in London. Sunk Norwegian steamers Oifjeld and Trym per Lloyds. Australia bans wool or sheepskin sales without PM approval. Albert E. Kemp becomes Ottawa militia minister, succeeding Sir Sam Hughes. Emperor Charles Francis Joseph to resign armies to focus on state affairs. Ramsgate bombardment by German ships sinks British patrol vessel. Greek royalists refuse evacuation of Katerina. Gen Sarrail warns Athens of force if not ordered out. Francis Joseph’s death marks a climactic tragedy for the Hapsburgs amid the war.
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Hiram Stevens Maxim
London
Oifjeld
Trym
Lloyd’s
Australia
Melbourne
Albert E. Kemp
Ottawa
Ont
Sam Hughes
Kemp
Ramsgate
Berlin
Katerina
Sarrail
Athens
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hapsberg
Europe
Francis Ferdinand
Bosnia
General uptick in empl oyee pay and camp awards noted
The CTSteel Company raises wages for employees far beyond goals while the Young Men's Christian Association reports completion of its temperance campaigns for 30 per pew members. the notice cites a Bearly compete re Taras announcement from New York with references to a controversial event in EL Valle and vague military style rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctsteel Company
The
Young Men's Christiana Association
New York
Jam spending highlights wartime expenditures
The British army accounts for the last financial year show ten million dollars spent on jam. The note suggests considering jam more often on domestic menus given such wartime expenses.
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ROM Telegraphic
Zeping
Featera
Union Newe Bervica
Black Sea
Greece
du Fournet
Britannic
White Star
Aegean Sea
Villa
Danub
Bertin
Bucharest
Dobrudin
Rumania
United Stateens Af Vom Palkecbarn
Voa Nacuirasea
Makova
Ota- Rene
Vramevtsi
Ridartsi
Rilwanih Newak A&df
Settiel
Mort Weet
Momasti
Barry Prinomers
Sani
Tre Gate
Mosclime
Abd Aerwat
Soler
Matemale
Washington
William J. Bryan
Senate
House
Corn Exchange Bank of New York
Wheat Export Company of Canada
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Treasury Department
James W. Pope
Denver
Col. Pope
Department of Commerce
Rmeewlr
Agear Efficiency of the
American Railway Association
SPORT
Parive
Laffarelle
Ind
Gilbert
Ramate
Wallachia
Charles Booth
Booth Steamship Company
Charles Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Charlies
Reichrat
EL Valle
Carratss
Cel Gormmics
Ube Carcrans
Gerrivos
Mdi
Bright
Dean
Dean’s
arpNey
Meburn CO
Butfald
Etna
Lachles
Cascara
Quinine
N.ow
Denver, NO
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