Austro German drive to Craiova shifts Romanian campaign
The military critic notes a pivotal Austro German breakthrough opening a railroad line from Craiova, marking a decisive turn in the Romanian campaign. He cites Tirgu on November 13 and describes rapid advance and widening front through Moldavian mountains and the Wallachian Carpathians toward Orsova.
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Berlin
London
Craiova
Dobrudja
Tirgu
Wi Jan
Rumania
Moldavian Mountains
Wallachian Carpathians
Orsova
Rumanians Put Up Tenacious Resistance Before Major Breakthrough
The Romanian forces offered the most tenacious resistance with violent counter attacks in Predeal Rothenthurm pass and Jiul valley but suffered heavy losses as German and Austrian troops advanced. By November 18 the Jiul valley defense collapsed and Wallachia fell to the Central Powers. Romanian civilians joined fighting as retreat lines vanished after Orsova Craiova railroad was cut. German command lists captures of 138,189 officers and 19,388 men along with 26 cannons and 72 machine guns since November 1.
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Preene
Orsova
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Schwab Plans $50 Million Baltimore Steel Plant
Charles M. Schwab announced plans for a Baltimore steel plant costing about 50 million dollars with 15,000 to 20,000 workers. He said the overall building program for Bethlehem Steel will total about 100 million dollars.
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Baltimore
Associated Press
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
War on Mountain Illiteracy Begins
Four representatives from 170 600 Presbyterian mission society members head to Kentucky North Carolina and Tennessee to inspect conditions among mountain counties. They will assess schools teachers and literacy among preachers before reporting on the campaign's potential outcome.
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South
United States
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Thomas Langdon
Baltimore
Frederick Erdman
Philadelphia
Langdon
Louisville
Two Boys Charged With Auto Theft Brought to Mobile
James Sirmon aged 16 and Leroy Dunn 14 were brought from Jackson Alabama to Mobile and jailed on charges of taking and using W M Marshall’s car without consent. The car ran until broken down at Leroy Alabama and was recovered by Marshal J M Bedwell before delivery to Marshall. The youths said they planned to drive the machine to Birmingham.
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Leroy Dunn
Mobile
Jackson
Ala
W. M. Marshall
Leroy
J. M. Bedwell
Mr. Marshall
Birmingham
Death of Bishop Millspaugh Shakes Kansas Diocese
Right Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh bishop of the Kansas Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church died at his Topeka home after more than forty years of service. Arterial hardening forced his withdrawal from active work last year and his condition grew critical in the final weeks. At the church's national convention James Wise of St Louis was chosen coadjutor bishop to assist.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank R. Millspaugh
Diocese of
Kansas
Protestant Episcopal Church
James Wise
St. Louis
Millspaugh
Sunday School Convention Opens in De Funiak Springs
The State Sunday School Convention opened in De Funiak Springs Florida for a three day session. Delegates arrive from across the state plus guests from Alabama and John L. Alexander of Chicago national teen age association secretary. Mayor W. W. Flournoy and Rev. E. L. Crawford welcomed attendees as the opening session moved into business.
First Snow Storm Strikes Camps At Texas Border
The first snow of the winter blanketed the Franklin mountains near El Paso Texas and the Mexican mountains across the Grande. Temperatures fell to 38 degrees as refugees in Juarez and El Paso area charities report suffering. Mexican refugees along the Rio Grande live in dug holes without clothing or fires. many children are barefoot.
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EL Paso
Tex
Franklin Mountains
National Guard
the Grande
el Faso
Juarez
Rio Grande
Polish Question Debated as Diet Denies Prussian Poland
London Nov 22. Before the Prussian diet Count Frederick von Loebell, minister of interior, said no part of Prussian Poland would be incorporated in the new Kingdom of Poland. The Polish question was debated by the diet.
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London
Frederick von Loebell
Poland
Kingdom of Poland
Reuter
Amsterdam
Wounds of Ellisville Youth Improve After Shooting
Ellisville Miss November 22 Claude Freeman an Agricultural High School pupil who accidentally shot himself while hunting was moved to Hattiesburg hospital Tuesday. Doctors report shot appears to have entered the intestines and his condition worsened from initial reports.
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Associated Press
Ellisville
Miss
Claude Freeman
Agricultural High School
Hattiesburg Hospital
Greek Steamer Attacked by U Boat Seizes Mail
The Greek steamer Erissos was stopped by a submarine and 118 sacks of mail were seized while she was forced to jettison cargo. Also, the Sparts sunk near Athens with several nurses saved.
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Erissos
London
The
Daily Mail
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Sparts
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