Sees No Atrocities In Belgium Says Reporter
Jacques Obels reports from London and Antwerp that German forces control movement, lootings occurred, and Belgians show distrust while Dutch and German sentries face off. He finds no proof of widespread atrocities and notes Belgians may have committed harsher acts in reprisal.
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Jacques Obels
Chicago Daily News
London
Antwerp
Teutonic
Europe
Holland
Germany
Hach
Malines
Daily News
Termonde
Girl Spies Die as Bravely as Men in France
In the North of France spies are shot daily with nearly as many women killed as men. Veterans dread the task but law requires executions. Spies are caught by forged papers and imitated identities, sometimes with photos superimposed on others and stamps counterfeited.
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France
Daring Aviator's Feat London Air War Tale
Instructor T A Anderson reports witnessing a French staff officer in an aeroplane take fire from German gunners. Shots missed at first but then whirled around the craft as the officer pushed on, returned to headquarters with critical German position details.
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London
T. A. Anderson
Durham County Constabulary
Scots Guards
British soldiers dislike pajamas in convalescent home
A wartime Sketch correspondent recounts a scene with wounded Tommys from Mons in a philanthropist’s convalescent house. Soldiers praise comforts like dressing gowns but reveal they removed breeches to sleep due to discomfort, preferring jackets only.
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Tommy
Mons
Close Formation Used to Aid Morale of Men
London reports discuss German close formation tactics noted by General Roberts during maneuvers with the Kaiser. The Kaiser claimed the formation serves a psychological effect, despite its danger. Correspondents are barred within 20 miles of the front as public sentiment questions war’s horrors.
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London
Lord Roberts
Kaiser
Roberts
Germany
Maneu
Neuvers
Turks Bombard Russian Towns and Turkey Joins War
London dispatch reports Breslau shelling Theodosia Crimea and Hamidieh bombing Novotosysk near the Sea of Azov. Turkey is the tenth nation in the conflict, with German officers aboard Breslau and pressure rising between Britain and Turkey as war expands.
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London
Breslau
Theodosia
Crimea
Hamidieh
Novotosysk
Sea of Azov
Germany
Turkey
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Great Britain
Poland
French Armies Cut Up Swiss Papers Claim Losses
Swiss papers report French losses exceed forty thousand men since Fort Camp Des Romains fall on the Verdun front. German news notes Iron Cross awards to Bavarian and Württemberg kings and praises their troops. Belgians reinforced at Ypres and Dixmude. British ships engage with limited effect. Russian and Austrian fronts show heavy fighting and prisoners taken.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Fort Camp Des Romains
Verdun-Tour
William
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Yser Canal
Paris
France
Nieuport
Dixmude
Ypres
Lille
Holy War Factor Shapes The Mohammedan Question
The article notes a large following for the Prophet and warns Holy War as a factor in global tensions. It discusses France dealing with Muslim populations in its Affran possessions, Egypt’s status within the Turkish empire versus British influence, and potential Ottoman calls for help. It also mentions unrest in India from Mohammedan preaching.
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France
Egypt
India
German gains near Verdun and Lille reported by Wolff
A wireless Wolff agency dispatch from Berlin says main French positions southeast of Verdun fell to German forces. It also claims German victory west of Lille with several Allied forts captured and 300 British soldiers taken prisoner along with other officers.
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London
Verdun
Berlin
Wolff Agency
Wolff
Lille
Belgian Army Battles on the Yser Front in World War I
The Belgian army is said to have lost one third of its troops in the Manders battle as German losses reach 46 000 and Allied casualties remain high. Fierce fighting continues along the Yser canal with German advances halted seven times by British French and Belgian forces in a week of brutal combat.
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Louvain
Antwerp
Berlin
Wise
Belgium
Joffre
Dixmude
Nieuport
Army of Defense
Arras
French War Office
Ypres
Manders
Yser
Yser Canal
German Army Falls Back in Poland Retreat Reported
Berlin dispatch via Amsterdam and London reports German and Austrian troops in Poland withdrawn before advancing Russian forces an official announcement says. The retreat underscores pressure on German lines as Soviet operations proceed.
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Ivangorod
Warsaw
Novoyeorglevsk
London
Berlin
Petrograd
Pilitza
Bialogora
Bialobrzegi
Glowaczow
Policzna
Janowiec
Sejoff
Novomiasto
Brussiloff
Sambor
Reuter
Fieff
Amsterdam
Poland
De Wet Joins Revolt Led by Boer Generals Beyers
London reports an uprising in South Africa with General Christian De Wet and General Christian Beyers leading the rebels in the Orange Free State and western Transvaal. Premier Botha defeats rebels, routs Beyers’ forces, and captures armed fighters. Beyers flees as pursuit continues.
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London
South Africa
Christian de Wet
Christian Frederick Beyers
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Cape Colony
Maritz
Union of South Africa
de Wet
Beyers
Union
Botha
Germany
Rustenburg
Transvaal
Christian Beyers
Reuter
Cape Town
British Dreadnaught Sunk Off Belgium in War Report
Paris reports a British dreadnaught has been sunk by a German mine off the North Sea coast of Belgium. The loss, claimed as the first dreadnought sunk in the war, follows a German raid by the cruiser Emden under a Japanese flag. Emden allegedly attacked Georgetown in Penang, destroying the Russian cruiser Jemptchug and a French torpedo destroyer, with over two hundred sailors killed.
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Paris
Emden
North Sea
Belgium
Pacific Ocean
London
Tokyo
Georgetown
Penang
Straits Settlements
Jemptchug
Straits of Malacca
Karlsruhe
Powder supplies stocked in European magazines, Buckner says
Col. H E Buckner of Du Pont reports European nations hold vast powder reserves. France reportedly has 226000 tons, enough to fill seven times the magazines of French warships and still leave a large army stock. England and Germany rival France in powder, while U S powder makers expect no sales to belligerents.
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HE. G. Buckner
The
du Pont Powder Company
France
United States
Europe
Colonel Buckner
England
Germany
Pean
Washington Star
Indian Soldiers in Winter War Ready for Continental Cold
The article argues that Indian troops especially Sikhs and Gurkhas are well suited to European winters. Gurkhas are described as hardy highlanders accustomed to severe cold, with experience in northern China and Canadian winters. Punjabs climate is noted for extreme cold in December and January, reflecting the soldiers' resilience.
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India
France
Belgium
Europe
Himalayas
Nepal
China
British Columbia
Punjaab
Durbar
Delhi
Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Amid War Strains
President Wilson issues the annual proclamation designating November 26 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. He highlights peace, national resilience, and unity while noting economic disruptions from war and the importance of cooperation and mutual aid. The note also praises the Panama Canal opening and closer continental ties.
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Wilson
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Tragedy in Galesburg: Father Kills Three Children Then Self
W M Stromberg, a confectionery manufacturer in Galesburg Illinois, shot and killed his three children and wounded his wife before taking his own life during a quarrel over bed clothes in the early hours. Authorities describe the act as caused by temporary insanity or liquor influence.
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Galesburg
Ill
W. M. Stromberg
Stromberg
18 Hurt in Rail Wreck at Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia on October 30 an Ohio railroad flyer train No 11 en route from Richmond and Washington to Chicago left the track and fell into a ditch injuring 18 people five seriously passengers and crew were hurt when the Chesapeake and Ohio line wreck occurred on a curve near the station.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Cen
Richmond
Washington
Chicago
Admiral Winslow and Mrs Miller Arrive in New York
The liner Carothia docked in New York with two bodies aboard Admiral Hubert Winslow who died in Florence and Mrs M A Spencer Miller who died in Naples, both transported home for burial.
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Admiral Winslow
New York
Carothia
Admiral Hubert Winslow
Florence
M. A. Spencer Miller
Naples
Banker fatally wounds himself. attorney dead in Steubenville
Steubenville Ohio October 30 Dohrman J St Clair a leading banker and wealthiest citizen was fatally wounded and Charles Gilmore fifty five a prominent attorney is dead after a shooting incident in this city.
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Self
Steubenville
Dohrman J. St. Clair
Charles Gilmore
Attorney i
Auto Race Mechanic Dies After 100 Mile Turnover
Fritz Walker, a noted auto race mechanic, died in a Galesburg hospital from injuries sustained when Jack Gabe's car overturned during a 100 mile race last Thursday.
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Galesburg
Ill
Fritz Walker
Jack Gabe
Mine Explosion Traps Men in Franklin Shaft
The Franklin Coal and Coke mine near Royalton Iowa reports 50 dead from a blast. Rescue teams have 47 bodies recovered, with 3 more visible but inaccessible as 284 miners entered before the explosion and 50 detained at the surface awaiting descent.
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Royalton
Franklin Coal and Coke Company
Royal Birth and Court Notes From Across Lands
Flash items report a son born to Queen Victoria of Spain, a sixth child for the queen who is Victoria of England’s granddaughter. Missouri Supreme Court voids the blanket ballot law, printing will proceed on party sheets. A Detroit accident leaves Agnes Brown dead and two sisters hurt as Horace Newsom faces manslaughter charges. The torpedo Jouett loses its propeller and Paulding's grounding is noted at navy yards. Joliet guards recapture two escaped convicts after a gunfight. Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Johnstown on tour and is presented a 56 candle birthday cake by McKeesport party supporters.
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Madrid
Victoria
Spain
England
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri
Detroit
Mich
Agnes Brown
Horace Newsom
Washington
GENERAL VILLA ROUTS ENEMY IN MEXICAN FIGHT
Carranza troops near Aguas Calientes aimed to surround and capture North Division generals. Villa repelled the move with a clash at San Gil 22 miles east of Aguas Calientes, leaving sixty Carranza dead and the rest retreating toward San Luis Potosi. Villa remains at Guadalupe amid fears of more counter moves. Four more Villa trainloads head north from Torreon into Paral to aid against Maclovio Herrera.
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el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Villa
Aguas Calintes
San Gil
Aguas Calientes
San Luis Potosi
Guadalupe
Torreon
Paral
Maclovio Herrera
Emperor Francis Joseph Stricken by Asthma in Vienna
Emperor Francis Joseph is severely troubled with asthma. His sleeplessness and increasing weakness, coupled with depression, are causing much apprehension. He communicates from Vienna via Rome on October 27.
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Emperor Francis Joseph
Vienna
Rome
Fifth Regiment Ordered to Panama Canal Defense
Washington directs the Fifth regiment of infantry to prepare for immediate movement from Plattsburgh barracks New York to the Panama canal to augment the Tenth infantry and three coast artillery companies already in the zone. The transport Buford at Vera Cruz will ferry the regiment from New York to Panama to deter any assault.
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Panama
Washington
Panama Canal
Plattsburgh Barracks
New York
Canal Zone
Buford
Vera Cruz
Tenth Infantry
Coast Artillery
Carman Granted Bail After Jury Disagreement
Mrs Florence Carman was admitted to 25000 bail in Brooklyn supreme court after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Mrs Louise Bailey She left for Freeport home in an automobile on an agreement as to the amount District Attorney Smith could not say if she would be retried.
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New York
Florence Carman
Louise Bailey
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
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Citles
General Roberts
Flanders
Austria
Servia
Montenegro
Russia
Japan
Maes
Mitrailleuse
America
Robert Lansing
Royalton, Ill
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