Battles Rage in France as British Regain Ground
Reported four day battle along the Cambrai salient with fierce German offensives repelled by British lines. British counterattacks near La Vacquerie Villers Guislain and Bourlon regain ground despite heavy artillery exchanges and prisoner losses claimed by Germany.
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Cambrai Salient
Gonnelieu
la Vacquerie
Vendhuile
Masniereres
Pritich
Byng
Cambrai
Villers Guislain
la Vacquire
Bourlon
German War Office
Vedrun
Ypres
Chemin Des Dames
Verdun
Flirey
Brenta
Piave
Germans Seek Decisive Western Front Engagement
The war department review notes German efforts to force a decisive western front engagement. It cites increased mobility, massing troops to invade Italy, and delays at Jerusalem after the fall of Jaffa. Allied countermeasures and Turkish resistance are highlighted as pressures grow on multiple fronts.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Italy
Russia
Jerusalem
Jaffa
American engineers aid railways on British front in WWI
American engineers in France took a major role in pushing railway lines behind advancing British troops during the Hindenburg line breakthrough. They worked in shifts 24 hours a day through Somme battlefields, facing shellfire, and even volunteered as stretcher bearers to move wounded soldiers to dressing stations.
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France
Associated Press
Hindenburg
Byng
United States
Somme
Ashington
Turks Oppose German Rule War Threat Says Dr Strong
Dr William Strong of the American Board argues against U S war on Turkey or Bulgaria noting both nations are Germany dominated akin to Belgium and Poland He says declaring war would aid Berlin and that Turkish leaders regret joining the war while hating the Germany alliance and fearing loss if attacked.
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United States
Turkey
Berlin
William £. Strong
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Bulgaria
Judge Boyd Urges National Unity in War Time Address
Judge Boyd delivers a patriotic bench speech urging loyalty to the United States during the war. He warns traitors and profiteers, praises the nation’s leaders, and calls on all Americans to support the war effort and defend the country’s institutions. No one in the audience rose to show sympathy for Germany.
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Judge Boyd
James EB
Addess
Boyd
Thomas J. Gold
High Point
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Jurge Boyd Sais
Uncle Sam
Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Government life insurance for soldiers and sailors grows
Washington reports the new government life insurance law has operated about a month with 64 168 applications and 552 093 000 of coverage. Daily intake averages four to six thousand apps with days reaching fifty million dollars in insurance. The act covers soldiers sailors marines and nurses in active service with premiums from 65 cents to 1 20 monthly per 4000 of insurance.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Americans repel Mexican raiders near Indio
American cavalry patrols engaged a band of Mexican outlaws five miles from Indio. In the clash private Rest was wounded in the leg and twelve attackers, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Venazaldo, were killed as troops crossed the river into Mexico and opened fire on the bandits.
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Indio
Tex
Mexico
Felipe Romero
Rafael Venaslado
Chamberlain's Tablets Admit Relief for Stomach Trouble
A reader from Auburn reports chamberlain's tablets give relief from stomach trouble and constipation. The note claims the product keeps the body in healthy condition and has been used for two years, praising its effectiveness.
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Chamberlain
Mia
Benjamin Hooper
Auburn
Germans Put Children Before Advancing Army
Washington reports from Rome quoted by semi official dispatches allege Austro German invaders in Italy force Italian women and children to precede advancing troops and compel sacrifice of civilians. They describe war tax requisitions conscription of labor and cattle seizure with villages burned for bivouac fires. Bosnian troops are accused of atrocities in the same reports.
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Rome
Italy
Zenson
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Mount Airy Reader
Mount Airy residents back Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache and general kidney trouble. Mrs. J. C. Harris reports relief after use, noting improved back strength and energy. Sold at West Drug Co and other dealers for 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. sponsors.
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Dean
Mount Airy
J. C. Harris
S. Main St
The
West Drug Co
Mre. Harris
Foster-Milvurn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Slight Improvement in Soldiers' Health Report
Washington November 29 slight improvement in health conditions in the national guard and national army camps for the week ending November 23 is shown by the weekly health report of the division of field sanitation released by Surgeon General Gorgas. Seven national guard divisions show a lower rate, seven higher mainly due to pneumonia and measles. In the national army eight divisions show a decrease, one the same rate, and seven a higher rate.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Gorgas
Corn and Chop Mill at Dene Hill Mount Airy
A new mill has started on Dene Hill near Mount Airy to grind corn and chop. The owner operates a special mill that grinds corn and cob together to produce fine stock feed. The business also buys and sells wood.
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Dene Hill
Mount Airy
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