Crown Prince Rupprecht Attacks Bourlon Wood Front
Despatch from the British front reports heavy German push to retake Bourlon wood behind the Hindenburg line. Gas shells, air battles, and brutal fighting mark the day as British and German forces clash amid ruined streets and cratered terrain. Messages describe Tommies advancing from Bourlon village with German resistance focusing in La Follox woods as night falls.
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Preas
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Bourlon Wood
Hindenburg Line
Fontaine Notre Dame
Hourton Wood
Doel
Rathail
No Man's Land
Bourlon
Byng
Mansea
la Follox
Italians Smash Through Two German Lines In Offensive
Italian troops, taking the offensive, smashed German first and second lines, inflicting heavy losses as Rome reports renewed Italian strength. Details were withheld as French and British aid nears the Piave front, signaling a decisive strategic step. Notable American women arrive in Rome to aid refugee relief.
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John H. Hearley
United Press
Rome
Wm. Vanderbilt
Havemeyer
Ruth Morgan
France
Italians Fight Way of Crisis Alone Says Gen Maurice
London dispatch reports Gen F B Maurice director of operations declares the Italian crisis past credit due to Italians as casualties inflicted on the enemy force retreating with seven crippled divisions about 105000 men taken prisoners say prisoners describe several hundred man battalions.
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Maurice
London
F. B Maurice
United Prensa
Italian Front Remains Stalemate Despite Vigor
The report notes no change in the dead lock along the entire front as Italian defense stiffens its vigor, leaving tactical positions and lines unchanged with ongoing heavy combat and attritional pressure.
Berlin Confirms Disaster to Arms Amid Cambrai Fighting
Berlin confirms a temporary loss of the Bourlon Fontaine Notre Dame zone after enemy penetration of our defenses. The official statement from London notes fighting around Cambrai and describes the Bourlon area as temporarily fallen.
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Berlin
London
Bourlon
Fontaine Notre Dame
Cambrai
Fontaine
Chilean Beauty Not Herself As She Shot Mate
Bianca De Saulles, accused of shooting her divorced husband John De Saulles, appeared in court described by Dr. D J Sherman Wight as sleepwalking and profoundly ill mentally. Wight noted pallor, bluish eyes, faint pulse, withered thyroid and hallucinations.
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Riis
Reds Ringleader Escapes Amid Seattle Roundup
Federal agents pursued the Circola Studi Sociali ring leader in Seattle as part of a nationwide crackdown on pro German anarchist propaganda. Henry M. White described schools indoctrinating youths, birth‑control taught to parents, and instructions to shoot over enemy lines. Massullo aided investigations with key testimonies and smuggled letters revealed to authorities.
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Circola Studi Sociali
Tacoma
Federal
Agenta
Seattle
Henry M. White
Circola
Weller St
Wilson
Italy
White
Bartlomo Massullo
Mansullo
Soldier Marries Same Girl Three Times in 17 Days
Private Allen K. Wentworth of Camp Fremont in California tied the knot with Rose M. Same of San Jose three times in 17 days. The first ceremony on November 10 followed by a divorce decree, a second marriage with the first license, and a third ceremony with a new license were all recorded, creating a California marriage oddity.
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United Reas
Redwood City
Cal
Allen KB. Wentworth
Camp Fremcont
California
Wentworth
Rose M. Same
San Jose
Exemption Rules for Shipbuilders Set in New Draft Regulations
Washington, D. C. nov 28 Armed shipyard workers are exempt from military service under new select service regulations issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Shipbuilders must register and be classified, with Emergency Fleet Corporation and navy workers placed on a separate Emergency Fleet list marked EE F. Exemption ends if discharged from EFC or navy work.
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Select Service
Crowder
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Navy
EE. F
Army
Gill Should Give Minute Men One More Chance
The Minute Men urged Mayor Gill to appoint a naval or military man as promised. Lieut. F W Becker was rejected, and Seattle faces a military quarantine. The Minute Men should nominate several candidates, and Gill should select one to test his sincerity. If he fails, the city will act promptly at city hall.
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F. W. Becker
Gill
Becker
Seattle
Becker Denies Naming Lang for Police Chief Role
The report states Lieut. F. W. Becker did not hire Louis Lang as police chief or to break the longshoremen's strike. Waterfront officials say Becker planned to require Lang’s departure before taking Waterfront Employers' union management. Lang had been on the job for months before Becker’s assumed leadership.
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White
Rede
Wilson
Victor Manuel
Italy
F. W. Becker
An Intelligence Department
Mer
Louis Lang
Becker
Coadi
Lang
Lang Ha
Boy Still Missing in Eastlake Area
Little Lester Rhuddy remains missing from 1158 Eastlake Avenue. His father Charles Rhuddy has traveled hundreds of miles in efforts to locate him and refuses to abandon hope.
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Lester Rhuddy
Eastlake
Charles Rhuddy
Italian Front Briefing Confirms No New Developments
From Berein via London the official statement reports nothing new on the Italian front today. The dispatch notes stability with no decisive changes or fresh operations disclosed.
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Bereiln
London
Offi
Belgian Childs Sufferers Move to Evian Aid
Milton Bronner recalls Belgian victims arriving in Evian with 680 children aged 4 to 12. Red Cross workers greet them as they pass to the Casino for meat and warmth while recalling Hoover’s failure to prevent famine. Bronner vows to fight German cruelties for a hundred years.
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Mrs. Lucas
Evian
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