Heavy Allied Losses Reported in Belgian Front Flank Clash
Berlin reports from Holland claim French forces lost 20 000 and 1 500 British drowned at Yser canal near Hixschoote and Dixmude. Verdun repulse announced. German mines blow Chauvon court positions. German engineers credit crossing flooded fields. naval clash in the Black Sea ends with Russian ships inflicting damage on Goeben and Breslau. Goeben fires and retreats.
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Berlin
Holland
Hixschoote
Dixmude
Yser Canal
Verdun
France
Belgium
Flanders
Combre
Chauvoncourt
London
Trages
North Sea
Niewport
Battles Raging as German Russians Clash in Poland
German and Russian forces clash across Poland as half a million German troops man strategic railways in Posen and Silesia to break the Russian line. Cracow Czenstochowa fronts report activity with both sides claiming progress while Galicia sees westward Russian advances and Carpathian gains. Austrian units push north from Cracow as Vienna notes allied pressure and a three sided Cracow investment. A Vienna dispatch mentions a group of Austro Hungarian troops taking 3,000 prisoners.
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London
Posen
Silesia
Poland
Cracow
Czenstochowa
Galicia
Vienna
Russian Navy Statement on Black Sea Battle
Petrograd reports an official Russian ministry of marine statement on a Black Sea clash between Russian and Turkish fleets. It notes Goeben in flames and describes actions claimed by Ruse in the engagement.
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Ministry of Marine
Black Sea
Bebastopol
Anatolia
Goeben
Breslau
Evstafry
Ruse
German Reports Narrow West Flanders Front Actions
Berlin reports unchanged situation in West Flanders and northern France after a German aviation squadron engaged enemy aircraft and forced some to descend. A French attack near Sarvon Argonne was repulsed with heavy enemy losses while German casualties were small. Paris notes Winter supplies for the army include 1,770,000 blankets 11,000 tents 1,683,000 sweaters 1,494,000 flannel belts 1,469,000 pairs of woolen socks and 904,000 gloves and mufflers.
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West Flanders
France
Sarvon
Argonne Forest
Army
Paris
Navy
Ministry of War
German engineers push to close dike gaps near Yaer valley
Berlin reports German engineers, about 7000 men, have moved to the Pixrade front to close dike breaches and lay pontoon bridges for infantry crossings. The goal is to inundate areas, resume the offensive, and drive the enemy back. Paris notes French reports say cruiser Waldeck Rousseau sunk another Austrian submarine after four days of heavy foe action. The ship reportedly weathered attacks and damaged a destroyer flotilla. London reports the Hamburg American liner Ekbatana has been sunk in the Persian gulf.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Pixrade
Paris
Adriatic
Walderk Rousseau
London
Persian Gulf
Secretaries Daniels notes ships to await Washington orders
State Department reports Captain Decker of the Tennessee and Captain Qmar of the North Carolina acknowledged receipt of orders to refrain from action in Turkish waters without specific Washington instructions. No further information was provided on the Tennessee launch at Smyrna and Ambassador Morgenthau had not yet reported.
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Washington
Daniels
Decker
Tennessee
Qmar
North Carolina
Smyrna
State Department
Morgenthau
Casualties Report From Indian Force Action
London reports a clash results in eight officers killed and 44 wounded with six missing. In the Indian force two British officers and one native officer killed, seven British and ten native officers wounded. Three British and two native officers are recorded as missing.
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London
Worse Scourge Than War Cholera in Vienna
An historic report claims Asiatic cholera has broken out in Vienna, with mortality potentially over 50 percent in mild cases and 90 percent in severe ones. It warns that capital areas could face greater danger than Russia or the Balkan fronts, and distinguishes cholera from bubonic plague while noting its ancient history and global mortality.
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Vienna
Aretria
Sombala
Russia
Balkan
Orient
Submarine design unveiled by Electric Boat Co
Newport Nov. 23 An ocean going submarine torpedo boat capable of 5000 miles and 50 feet long with 12 torpedoes and eight tubes. Speed 20 knots surface 14 submerged. Built to fire from four directions without propeller interference. Ship’s company at least 80. Cost about 300000. Also Washington census plan seeks 2 million for agricultural census with strong opposition in Congress.
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Newport
A. 1
Electric Boat Co
New York
Navy Department
Shreveport Primary Sent To Post Office Appointment
In Shreveport a dispute over a primary method ends with a postal department decision not to be bound by a primary. Several deplants filed applications to decide a Democratic primary for the postmaster position, which will soon be appointed. Congressman Watkine provided the information.
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Shreveport
G Department
Thas
Watkine
Weilvale Clubels
Tegal
Tartowse
West Laue Clube
Capretine
Chemit
Attorner
Dewire
Indiana reports renewed fight against foot and mouth disease
Indiana State Veterinarian A P Nelson says Wiseman and other animals in several counties have renewed infection traced to Chiesen stock worlds. Authorities restart efforts to combat the disease statewide.
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Indianapolis
Wiseman
Indiana
A. P. Nelson
Railroad proposals threaten meat stock growth claims
Washington reports that railroads propose changes they say will raise freight rates and hamper livestock movement. Meat producers and exchanges have filed tests with the Interstate Commerce Commission to challenge telegraphic and mail protections that could affect shipments exceeding 2000 head annually.
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Washington
Oldest College Graduate Samuel Sherman Dies in Chicago
Professor Samuel Sterling Sherman, once hailed as the oldest American university graduate, died in Chicago. A Worcester College alum, he reportedly earned a degree in 8 and later joined the University of Alabama as an author and educator.
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Chicago
Samuel Sterling Sherman
Widdlebury College
Alabama
90 000 Bad Eggs Seized
A government action seized a large consignment described as bad eggs and other adulterated items. Authorities ordered destruction of the seized goods and cited violations of pur food laws and regulatory standards.
Lorimer Bank to Pay Chicago Creditors on Trust Claims
Chicago creditors of the defunct La Salle Street Trust and Savinep Bank, once led by former Senator William Lorimer, are slated to receive about nine percent on their claims. The payout plan affects holders of depository and related obligations and follows negotiations in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Lorimer Bank
Chicago
la Salle Street Trust and Savinep Bank
William Letlmer
Ultimatey
Eight Dead Five Injured In Suspected Fire
A suspicious blaze gutted a five story brick tenement in New York City. Eight people died and five more were injured, including two fire captains, with two critically burned. Authorities call it a major fire incident under investigation.
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New York
New York City
Capitol Deserted as Officials Absent for Thanksgiving
Washington will be unusually quiet on Thanksgiving as President Wilton and top officials including Secretary Bryan and Secretary Garrison are out of the city. The capital braces for an export absence that leaves government operations diminished for the holiday.
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Capitol
Washington
Wilton
Bryan
Garrison
British Hold Ore-Carrying Ship Detained at Glasgow
The Norwegian steamer Trr has been detained in Glasgow after a dispatch from Central News reports contraband of war 4000 tons of copper ore found in the ship’s holds. Also noted are visits by Mr Adoo and Mrs McAdoo to Jerry Island for a week’s vacation.
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London
Trr
Glasgow
Central News
Bronewick
William GQ
Adoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Mra
McAdoo
Jerry Island
Head of Union Convicted in Butte Kidnapping
Michael McDonald, president of the Butte union during the miners riots, was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping in Butte. He received a three year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Boulder
Mont
Michael McDonald
Butte Union
Butte
Jap Fair Commissioner Heads to Tokio Expo Tour
Japannese commission to the Panama-Pacific exposition departs Yokohama for San Francisco aboard the Teaya Maru. The mission aims to represent Japan at the international event and promote cultural and trade ties.
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Tokio
Ceneal
Tokohama
San Francisco
Board of Health Sets Antitoxin Pricing and Closings
Jefferson City reports the state board of health arranged with a Philadelphia company to supply antitoxin at low cost amid a diphtheria epidemic. Prices range from 40 to 310 dollars for various units, with officials urging closing of movie houses and schools if needed, and urging prophylactic doses for family members.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Health
Philadelphia Chemical and Biologic Company
J. A. Badcock
Th Board of Health
Board of Health
Bowie
Kaiser Within Forty Miles of Warsaw Gate
Broad wartime dispatches report German forces penetrating Poland near Warsaw and Cracow as Austrians and Russians engage in back and forth fighting. Berlin asserts gains in Galicia while Allied and neutral reports describe renewed German activity across East Prussia and surrounding fronts with emphasis on troop movements and casualty figures.
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Kaiser
Warsaw Gate
Final withdrawal of Star Clothing from prison contracts
Arrangements made in February by the state board of prison inspectors to withdraw Star Clothing Company from prison labor contracts. The firm employed 1,000 convicts at about a tenth of a dollar per day and other contractors will cover work for most workers. Legislature to face provision of work for about 2,400 convicts as contracts expire this year.
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Star Clothing Company
Ehops
Ataty Board of Prison Teportion
Clothing Company
State Board of Prison Inspectors
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