Renewed Fighting in Middle Poland and Allied Front
News from the war front shows renewed battles in central Poland between the Vistula and Warta rivers as Russian advances meet large German forces from Thorn. Russians push toward the Gimbinnen Angerburg line while Germans rally to blunt the Russian center. Austria reports 8,000 Serbs captured at Valjevo and continues Balkan offensives as Belgrade braces for attack. In Belgium, Germany presses along the Franco Belgian front with heavy artillery, while Allied defenses along the Yser Canal and at Ypres endure winter storms and bombardments.
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Poland
Vistula
Warta
Thorn
East Prussia
Cracow
Gimbinnen-Angerburg
Masurian
Galicia
Nicholas
Dukla
Carpathian
Eeast Prussia
Rypin
Soldau
Emperor William
Favorite
Danzig
Belgium
Nieuport
Ypres
Dixmude
Reims
Flanders
England
Yser Canal
Olse
Turks Push Slavs Back Near Erzerum In Indian Ocean War
The Russian Caucasian army confirms Turkish reports of a setback near Erzerum with bombardment causing 250 casualties. Athens dispatch notes Turks lose 250 men and two guns at Dardanelles forts. Goeben and Breslau, former German cruisers now under Turkish flags, reenter the Bosphorus.
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Erzerum
Athens
Dardanelles
Goeben
Breslau
Bosphorus
German Cruiser Berlin Interned at Trondhjem Norway
The German cruiser Berlin with a 450 man crew arrived at Trondhjem and faced a choice to sail within 24 hours or submit to disarmament. The commander chose disarmament. Marshal Roberts Dead in France from Pneumonia. Field Marshal Roberts, formerly commander of Indian troops, had gone to France to confer with troops.
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Berlin
Trondhjem
Norway
Marshal Roberts
Earl Roberts
France
German sub commander Otto Weddigen praised in Germany
Senior Lieutenant Otto Weddigen of U-9, famed for sinking four British cruisers, is lauded in Germany. The Austrian emperor knighted him in the Order of Leopold and his crew received monetary gifts from the Naval League of German Women and from Emil Sauer, a Berlin mine owner.
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Weddigen
Otto Weddigen
Germany
Austria
Order of Leopold
Naval League of German Women
Emil Sauer
Berlin
Serbs Seek Russian Help Against Austrian Advance
Petrograd dispatch reports Servian special envoy M. Tsemovitch arriving to seek Russian aid as Serbia’s army is reduced from 300000 to 100000, risking Austro Hungarian conquest and exposure of Bulgaria Romania and Greece to Austro German attack. Russia’s help could push Polish Galician and Caucasus fronts while European powers exhaust resources.
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Petrograd
M. Tsemovitch
Servia
Austria
Bulgaria
Rumania
Greece
Poland
Galicia
Caucasus
Europe
German Troop Rush and Balkan Alarm Escalate War Fronts
Western Newspaper Union reports Germany has sent 500000 fresh troops via Posen and Silesia to join the main army on the Vistula while two major battles in Poland and a third in East Prussia determine the war's turning points. Fighting around Dixmude and Ypres continues amid poor weather as Galicia and the Carpathians see Russian advances. Austria’s push into Servia alarms Bulgaria. Italy contemplates embassy pulls and neutral tea exports shift amid Allied talks. Rumors of a German east coast raid persist as war loan subscriptions reach three to three and a half billion dollars.
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Warta
Poland
Cracow-Czenstochowa
East Prussia
Mazurian Lakes
Galicia
Carpathians
Dixmude
Yser Canal
Ypres
Argonne
Chauvoncourt
Rheims
Austria
Servia
Bulgaria
Balkan States
Democratic Party
Balkans
Italy
Marquis Imperiali
Great Britain
Rome
Germany
England
Spain
Portugal
Holland
Admiralty
New Mexico House Will Include Record Spanish-Americans
Unofficial returns place 29 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 Progressive, 1 Socialist in the next New Mexico House. The chamber will feature 26 Spanish-Americans, the highest in years, with several veterans among the elect. Names of several districts and candidates are listed, along with margins for congressional and constitutional measures.
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Western
Union News Service
Santa Fé
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Garcia
Bernalillo County
Smith
Luna County
Skidmore
Colfax County
Mullins
Chaves County
Gallegos
Guadalupe
Martinez
Taos
Secundrio Romero
Nestor Montoya
Eb.p, Datarr
Malaqulas Martinez
Commons Proposes 1,600,000 Additional Army
London report states the House of Commons formally proposed the supplementary army estimate to fund an extra force of 1 600 000 men, outlining the scale of manpower approved for the expanded military program.
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Commons
London
House of Commons
Two German Steamers Escape Chile Ports With Provisions
Two German steamers have slipped past Chilean ports carrying provisions for the German Pacific squadron. The vessels departed covertly, raising concerns over supply lines and potential tensions between Chile and the belligerent powers in the Pacific region. The incident highlights the fragile neutrality and strategic maneuvering of naval powers in South American waters.
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Santiago
Chile
Chilean
German Losses Put At 1,250,000 In War Toll
Berlin military circles estimate German losses to date at 1,250,000 in killed, wounded and missing, according to a Copenhagen dispatch received. The tally excludes at least 500,000 sick, a figure not included in the count.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Snow Flurries Reported in Bronx and Harlem
Snow made its first appearance Friday with several minutes of flurries in the Bronx and Harlem, New York City. The brief wintry display surprised residents and brought brief cancellations and chilly air across the boroughs.
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New York
Bronx
Harlem
Billings drawing for Haley project farms Nov. 25
A drawing will be held in Billings Montana on November 25 for twenty five irrigable farms in the second unit of the Haley project. Also noted fire damage in Galveston Sunset elevator and other varied incidents across the nation.
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Billings
Mont
Galveston
Tex
Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Monmouth
III
Louis N. Hill
Northern Pacific Railroad
Denver
Burlington
Wyoming
World War Era Briefs and London Funeral Passages
Reports from Berlin and Mexico City note Reichsbank actions to curb foreign loans and Carranza proclaiming Orizaba the republic’s new capital. Asquith warns of daily British war costs. Wilkie of Canada dies of pneumonia. Caillaux sails to South America. Sydney’s casualties and Emden’s destruction listed. Mercier appeals for Belgian starving parishioners. Dutch mediation editorial urged. London air raid measures extend nationwide. Field Marshal Roberts funeral procession and burial at St Paul’s with king present.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Orizaba
Republic
Asquith
House of Commons
Great Britain
D. R. Wilkie
Imperial Bank of Canada
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Toronto
Joseph Caillaux
France
Perou
South America
Bordeaux
Sydney
Emden
Indian Ocean
Francois Joseph Mercier
Belgium
Handelsblad
Amsterdam
Jord Roberts
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's
George
Wellington
Nelson
Wolseley
Washington and World News Digest Dispatches
News brief round up covering US postal service resumption with France and livestock disease assurances. coal mine fatalities for September. Catholic Extension Society aiding Mexican clergy transit. Uruguay envoy appointment. meat safety after livestock disease. US protest to Turkey over firing on a US ship. Villa’s forces marching toward Mexico City after taking Leon. $150 million loan fund for cotton producers nearing completion with McAdoo commenting on its success.
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France
Post Office Department
United States
Bureau of Mines
Catholic Extension Society of Chicago
Vera Cruz
Montevideo
Juan Carlos Blanco
Uruguay
Root
Department of Agriculture
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
Tennessee
Vourlah
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Francisco Villa
Aguas Calientes
Mexico City
Leon
McAdoo
Ship 89 Cars of Broom Corn Melrose News
A forecast of broom corn yields rose to about 89 carloads totaling 800 tons as harvest progresses. Nine tons per car yields this year’s haul, marking an increase from fifty four carloads last year. Luna County Cowmen Organize Deming to curb cattle theft and rustling. They form a protective association with a fund to prosecute those harming members' cattle through theft, maiming, or branding.
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Melrose
Luna County
Cotton Pickers Needed in Carlsbad Fields
Carlsbad reports a severe shortage of cotton pickers as current workers cannot meet harvest needs. No idle men available and the present labor force is insufficient to harvest the crop.
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Carlsbad
Governor Appoints Zerwer Clerk Pro-Tem in Curry County
Acting Curry county clerk Zerwer was named by Governor McDonald to hold the office until the case against former County Clerk A L Awalt is resolved. Awalt was suspended August 19 and removed October 19 by the district court. An appeal to the state Supreme Court has been filed.
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Zerwer
Santa Fé
W. C
Curry County
McDonald
A. L. Awalt
Awalt
Supreme Court
Boxing and soccer chaos from early 20th century services
Princeton and Yale played a high spirited soccer draw in Princeton New Jersey. Stanley Yoakum drawn against Joe Madison for a Thanksgiving bout in Cripple Creek. Broadway Sporting Club in New York lists Tom Gibbons versus the Zuli Kid as top bill in December. London hosts a signed heavyweight title bout as Jack Johnson agrees to fight Jess Willard per Jack Curley. Kilbane backs a Milwaukee bout with Charley White while Kilbane is slated for Akron and a later match with Joe Mandot in December. Johnson also accepts a Havana bout with Sam McVey for $30 000 plus rights on a spring date.
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Stanley Yoakum
Joe Madison
Cripple Creek
Tom Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Zuli Kid
Broadway Sporting Club
New York
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
London
Jack Curley
Willard
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Ohio
Charley White
Milwaukee
Kilbane
Joe Mandot
Akron
Dee
Sam McVey
Havana
Hilly Gibson
Gibson
Resolutions on municipal utilities adopted at American mayors conference
The closing Philadelphia session of the American mayors conference adopted resolutions addressing municipal ownership of public utilities. Fires in Fremont Nebraska destroyed four mercantile firms causing about 200000 dollars in losses as zero weather hindered firefighting. Ten inmates died in a Marianna Florida reform school fire, with losses over 100000 dollars. Charles Erpenbach, Idaho's wealthy cattleman, is indicted as the Yellowstone holdup man who robbed stage coaches for about 3000 dollars. A gust swept Mrs. C W Dahlgren's hat off as she boarded a train. a fast C B & Q train then decapitated her. President Wilson outlined plans for opening the Panama canal and the Panama Pacific exposition, including a double-battlefleet review at Hampton Roads on February 22. He will sail March 5 for Colon to board the Oregon with Admiral Dewey for a canal voyage, stopping in San Diego and reaching San Francisco March 24.
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Conference of American Mayors
Philadelphia
Fremont
Neb
State Reform School For
Marianna
Fla
Charles Erpenbach
Idaho
Yellowstone
C. W. Dahlgren
Western Springs
Chicago
Wilson
Panama Canal
Panama Pacific Exposition
United States
Hampton Roads
Colon
Oregon
Admiral Dewey
Canal
San Diego
San Francisco
Taft Urges A Large Navy To Patrol The Coast
Former President Taft spoke at the Chicago Congregational Club urging a navy capable of protecting the coast and deterring landings. He advocated expanding West Point attendance, a 150000 army, and regional deployments to the Philippines, Hawaii, and Panama, plus an international court and police patrol to preserve peace.
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Chicago
Taft
Wiley
Philippines
Hawaii
Panama
Blanco Grabs Mexican Reins In Coup At Mexico City
Unconfirmed reports reach Vera Cruz that Gen Lucio Blanco has seized control in Mexico City by imprisoning Gen Obregon as Gutierrez sustains Villa in command of convention troops. Obregon declares war on Villa while Carranza loyalists evacuate the capital and Funston prepares to ship customs proceeds to the United States.
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Vera Cruz
Lucio Blanco
Mexico City
General Obregon
Washington
United States
Mexico
Gutierrez
Aguas Calientes
Francisco Villa
Villa
Queretaro
Carranza
General Villa
Lansing
Breckenridge
War Department
Scott
Funston
Schoolteacher Sacrifices Life to Save Pupils Near Horse Creek
Bertha Rheinhart, a Cheyenne teacher, died after rushing to save children as a prairie fire approached a schoolhouse. She sent students to safety on a rocky hill, diverted the flames, then reentered the fire to rescue them before being overcome. The children escaped unharmed as the fire swerved.
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Cheyenne
Bertha Rheinhart
Horse Creek
Rhheinhart
Flames Destroy Jewish Children Home in Denver Fire
Mrs Dora Bering a cook at the Denver Shelter ing Home for Jewish Children crawled on hands and knees through smoke to rescue eight year old Sammy Greenberg from a sick bed before a roof fire breached the sick room. The blaze virtually destroyed the building with about five thousand dollars in losses.
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Denver
West
Nineteenth Avenue
Dora Bering
Sammy Greenberg
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