19 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
1
Kaleidoscopic change in Russian Poland puts the Germans on the offensive as Warsaw is reported threatened. News notes swift German advances in multiple sectors and air activity shadows the capital.
Allied floods limit heavy infantry fighting from the Belgian coast to Ypres as British ships bombard German positions. German offensives resume in Russian Poland threatening Warsaw while Petrograd reports mixed movements. Belgrade nears fall as Austrian sorties seize forts north of the border. Generals killed in Berlin and fighting rages across Russian Poland with heavy artillery exchanges and renewed assaults.
German bombardments along the Franco Belgian frontier persist despite wintry weather and floods. Allied and German guns clash from coast to Nieuport and south of Dixmude as both sides contest trenches and aims to relieve Verdun pressure. Russians claim German forces retreat in East Prussia while major battles rage between the Vistula and Warta with Polish fronts and Galicia reports.
London reports a German spy network using carrier pigeons to transmit naval intelligence to Kiel and Berlin. Messages released at night from neutral boats are carried to home lofts and relayed to German commands, signaling a breach of British coast defenses and aiding submarines.
Bernie Breferon and John Gunther, Danute Wesleyan students, plan a 54 mile foot journey from Mitcélli to Huron Thursday evening with peanuts and wiener sandwiches to attend the Wesleyan Huron football game Friday afternoon. Gunther is from Huron.
Dispatches from Washington and El Paso describe clashes between Carranza and Villa followers near Puerto, Mexico, as Villa advances on Leon and Queretaro. Japan plans to push its Pacific coast position in U.S. policy debates, seeking equal rights for citizens and potential open-door changes.
London reports the cost of a year of war set at 450 million pounds as David Lloyd George outlines funding plans. A loan of 850 million pounds is to be issued with taxes raised, including higher income tax on one third of income and extra duties on beer and tea.
Fair conditions in South Dakota tonight with colder air moving in. Thursday brings continued fair skies, with cooler temperatures and especially colder readings in the eastern portions.
The Chronicle reports from Copenhagen that the seventy fifth German casualty list lists 10 500 names and notes the total casualties across Prussia exceed 535 000. It covers actions in Northern Europe between October 2 and 14 and includes those sustained through Poland and Belgium.
Washington reports the USS Tennessee under Captain Decker fired upon while approaching Smyrna harbor from Varla. Officials question cause as Decker sent a full report. risk to consulate safety cited and both ships kept in Turkish waters amid tensions with the Entente.
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