New Plunge at French Coast Begun to Blast Through Allies Lines
The Times correspondent reports German losses in attacks between Ypres and Lille totaling well over 50 000. Yorck sinks in Jade bay after hitting a mine per Lokal Anzeiger. Prince Joachim Albrecht wounded in France per Telegraaf. Belgian conscripts from 1914 escape occupied territory to join the colors in Havre. King Albert notes the youths.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Pas de Calais
Ypres
Lille
Berlin
Yorck
Jade Bay
Lokal Anzeiger
Amsterdam
Joachim Albrecht
Prussia
Brunswick
France
Telegraaf
Havre
Paris
Albert
Steel boss visits New Orleans to discuss export plan
James A. Farrell of United States Steel Corp travels to New Orleans with family to explore a riverfront warehouse, a barge line from Alabama fields, and two steamship routes to Central America and the Orient. Other officials from Pittsburgh and Birmingham join talks at the Grunewald Hotel as plans for a major export point unfold.
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New Orleans
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Orient
Alabama Coal and Iron Fields
Farrell
Dock Board
Samson
New York
Theresa Farrell
Grunewald Hotel
Steel Corporation
J. J. Gilmore
Birmingham
Gilmore
E. W. Parging
J. I. Andrews
Pittsburgh
Grunewald
Alabama Fields
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Central America
German assault in western Flanders stalls near coast
London reports a renewed German push from Nieuport toward the sea with no clear breakthrough. The coastal zone, once held by Germany, is now a sea of dead, wounded, and floods that halt any advance by British, French, and Belgian forces.
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London
Flanders
Nieuport
Germans Retreat Threaten Desperate Losses on Both Sides
An official dispatch from British army headquarters reports heavy casualties as German forces retreat toward the French coast. Colonel E D Swinton notes the Germans fight with notable discipline and patriotism, while the struggle continues to decide if they can reach the coast.
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E. D. Swinton
British Army Intelligence Department
Unclear Russo Turkish Front Murmurs Near Egypt
Reports from German sources claim Turkish bombardment of Batum while Turkish claims of a British sea strike emerge. No independent verification from the east. both sides tout early successes as fronts along the Dardanelles and vast battle lines remain disputed.
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Egypt
Batum
Black Sea
Dardanelles
No Change Along Front In World War I Action
Paris reports a calm front with no perceptible modification yesterday. Fighting continued between Dixmunde and the Lys with no marked advance or retirement and no new developments on the line.
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Paris
Dixmonde
Lys
Dixmunde
Work train wreck near Tupelo kills brakeman in derailment
A work train returning from a derailment near Tupelo Mississippi jumped the track Friday at about 10 am. Brakeman H. H. Brumly of Okolona died. Engineer and fireman were injured. The incident delayed traffic on the Mobile and Ohio line.
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Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Tupelo
Miss
H. H. Brumly
Okolona
Advance of Turkish Troops Reported on Egypt
Berlin reports from Switzerland say a Turkish army advancing in the Sinai toward Egypt numbers about 250000. The move is said to be officially released to the press in Berlin today through wireless.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Switzerland
Turkish Minister Departs From Nish in War-Neutral Persia
Turkish minister left Nish on November 4 and Turkish interests pass to the Italian minister. Persia proclaims neutrality on November 3. Dispatches report Armenian suffering, Russian troop arrivals, and refugees enlisting in a special corps in the Caucasus amid frontier fighting.
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Nish
Persia
Associated Press
Paris
Havas
Bordeaux
Servia
German Emperor Narrowly Escapes Bombing in Belgium
London November 6 A Times correspondent reports Emperor William narrowly escaped death when six bombs hit the Thielt hotel after he and aides moved rooms minutes after dinner Two aides were killed in the blast and the emperor had altered plans to sleep in a different room ahead of the attack.
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Associated Press
London
Times
France
William
Thieit
Belgium
Thielt
Russians Enter Turkey From Two Fronts In Armenia
A Petrograd dispatch cited by Tribuna says Russians in Armenia push along a 160 mile front and entered Turkey by two routes one toward Erzum and another southward. Armenians welcomed the Russians as liberators and several Turkish regiments were captured. The dispatch notes Constantinople is called Tsargrad in the Russian press and mentions Count Von Schwerin dying of wounds near Skierniewicz.
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Associated Press
Rome
London
The
Tribuna
Petrograd
Armenia
Constantinople
Tsargrad
Turkey
Erzum
William
Count von Schwerin
Lodz
Skierniewicz
Hislop Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in Sumter County
C. F. Hislop, arrested in Mississippi after dupe schemes against Livingston and Sumter citizens, was sentenced by Sumter circuit court to six months hard labor and a $250 fine. He was captured in Jackson after pursuit by state fire marshal T. L. Austin and pleaded guilty at arraignment.
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Montgomery
C. F. Hislop
Mississippi
Livingston
Sumter County
Circuit Court of
Sumter
Hislop
T. L. Austin
Jackson
Cattle Quarantine Expanded to Iowa and Massachusetts
Federal quarantines to halt foot and mouth disease were extended today to Iowa and Massachusetts. The outbreak now covers nine states as Secretary of Agriculture Huston announced the action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Massachusetts
Agriculture
Huston
Troop train arrives at Fort Smith carrying Fifth Cavalry
Fort Smith Arkansas reports the special train bringing Troops A and B of the Fifth Cavalry under Captain W B Scales arriving shortly after 11 am. The movement is part of troop operations as the unit progresses through the area.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Fifth Cavalry
United States Army
W. B. Scales
Italians Form New Cabinet Likely to Stay Neutral
Washington reports that the formation of Italy's new cabinet, confirmed by the embassy, signals a probable continuation of Italy's strict neutrality policy. The assessment comes as officials note no shift in stance despite changes in leadership.
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Washington
Italy
Not Guilty verdict in Mrs M Gowan case at Pensacola
After more than five hours the jury found Mrs Florence McGowan not guilty of murder in Pensacola Florida. Three jurors initially sought manslaughter but drifted to acquittal on repeated ballots as defense attorney Frank Stone, aided by Bay Minette lawyer J Walter Kehoe, challenged the state’s case.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florence McGowan
J. Leron Brown
John P. Stokes
J. Walter Keho
Loftin
Frank Stone
Bay Minette
Ala
Prosecution Hails Murder in First Degree in Brown Case
State’s attorney declares the killing of J Leron Brown among the county’s most clearly premeditated crimes and urges a first degree verdict. Mrs McGowan testifies about her daughter’s ruin and Brown’s alleged flight to Mobile before arrest. The defense highlights the girl’s age and Brown’s supposed marriage plans as the trial unfolds.
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Stokes
J. Leron Brown
McGowan
Brown
Woman recalls vow not to desert daughter at marriage
Witness describes her fear that a fiancé would abandon his daughter after their wedding. She recounts hearing him speak and then says her mind went blank after Brown entered the room and she later fell into a county hollow, with the page note indicating continuation on another page.
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Brown
British Hold At Ypres In Five Day Defense
Col BE D Swinton reports from the front dated November describing renewed German attacks near Ypres October 30 31 and the French Belgium British lines holding with entanglements and stubborn rifle fire. He praises the soldiers and notes heavier enemy losses as Belgian and French forces cooperate.
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Associated Press
London
Navy
Press Bureau Today
BE. D. Swinton
Intelligence Department
General Staff
Ypres
Villa offers to resign if Carranza eliminated in Mexico crisis
General Villa informs the national convention at Aguas Calientes he will quit command and retire to private life to help remove General Carranza. The convention alerts Carranza via Puebla about General Gutierrez’s provisional presidency as Villa troops mass near the city and Obregon's loyalty to the convention influences the outcome. Gutierrez pledges guarantees sought by the United States before withdrawing forces from Vera Cruz.
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Associated Press
Washington
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Carranza
Puebla
Gutierrez
Zapata
Silliman
Pablo Gonzales
East
Queretaro
Obmegon
Northwest
Obregon
Mexico
Aguas Callie
Gonzales
United States
Vear Cruz
Wil
Canvassing of General Election Returns Underway
The sheriff's office works on canvassing the general election returns from Tuesday November 3. The canvassing board includes Sheriff T. T. Palmer Circuit Clerk 8. H. Smith and Carroll Prince acting for Judge Price Williams Jr. They expect to conclude Friday afternoon.
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Sheriff's Office
T. T. Palmer
H. Smith
Carroll Prince
Price Williams, Jr
Battle Developments Near Western Front Reported by Eye Witness
An eye witness at general headquarters describes movements of British and French forces in contact with German advances from October 26 to 30. He notes intensified fighting, heavy losses, and increased German artillery including guns moved from Antwerp as the West Front battle grows more bitter.
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Antwerp
U S distributes farm labor office in Mobile
A labor distribution office under the U S immigration service will operate in Mobile led by Inspector H C Brownlow. J L McGraw, assistant chief of the labor department division of information, says the plan aims to place needed farm labor from immigrants and locals. The Mobile office is one of eighteen designated national headquarters with Jacksonville oversight.
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United States Immigration Service
Mobile
H. C. Brownlow
Immigration Bureau
United States
J. L. McGraw
Division of Information
Department of Labor
Brownlow
Jacksonville
Fla
McGraw
Charleston
Savannah
Norfolk
Gulfport
New Orleans
South
Tobacco shipments safety assured in neutral bottoms
Washington reports the state department will seek assurances from Great Britain that tobacco shipped in neutral bottoms will not be seized. Kentucky tobacco interests complain they cannot secure foreign orders due to transit risks, though tobacco is not listed as contraband by Britain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
States Department
Kentucky
Fair skies and mild temps with little change expected
A mobile text reports fair conditions tonight and Saturday with not much temperature change. In Alabama, fair conditions similar for tonight and Saturday with steady mild temperatures.
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Mobile
Alabama
Russians report major East Prussia victory and Jaroslau recapture
Grand Duke Nicholas telegrams Joffre claiming Russians won the greatest East Prussia victory yet. Petrograd says Wirballen blocks advance, Germans to evacuate, while Russians threaten a flanking push. Jaroslau recaptured with 5000 Austrian prisoners. Austrians retreat toward the San River.
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Associated Press
Paris
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Joffre
East Prussia
Petrograd
London
Wirballen
Jaroslau
Lemberg
Przemysl
San
Emperor Nicholas Arrives at Front Headquarters
PETROGRAD reports Emperor Nicholas II has reached the army head quarters at the front in a move marking a visible royal presence amid ongoing wartime operations.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Turkish cruisers bombarded Russian east shore of Black Sea
A Sofia dispatch reported by the Vossische Zeitung says Turkish cruisers shelled the Russian east coast on the Black Sea. In Washington officials had no confirmation of troops landing from the armored cruiser North Carolina for Beirut defense. any landing would have been carried by bluejackets, not marines.
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Amsterdam
Vossische Zeitung
Sofia
Bulgaria
Batum
Black Sea
Washington
Navy Department
North Carolina
Beirut
Dardanelles bombardment reported as ships hit and sunk
Turkish official asserts a British warship was struck and an explosion aboard followed. A British steamer is said sunk off Aivali after crew and cargo were landed. Russian general staff notes prayers at Galician front as Austrian retreats are reported. The Salient claims Egypt’s status and khedive references appear in European dispatches.
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Constantinople
Sofia
London
Dardanelles
Aivali
Asia Minor
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