Germans Drive Giant Wedge Through British Lines At Cambrai Front
London and Berlin dispatches describe the breakthrough along the Cambrai Lafere front with German forces pushing to the Hindenburg line. Reports say Morchies Vaulx Vincourt Monchies and other villages fell as Germans massed artillery and gas to breach British defenses. Allied troops reportedly withdraw to prepared positions amid heavy fighting and large force concentrations.
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Germans Bombard Paris With Long Range Gun
Paris reports say Germany bombarded Paris with 240 millimeter shells striking suburbs within fifteen miles of the city center. Ten killed and fifteen wounded. Separately a Senate inquiry protests War Department policy delaying publication of home addresses of killed American soldiers.
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Kaiser Commands German Forces In World Conflict Report
London dispatch reports Germany has assumed direct command of theater operations in Belgium and northern France. Officials promise decisive action, claiming renewed German strength and preparation for a final battle, while Allied sources urge caution over the potential scale of fighting.
Baker Visits King Albert A World War Visit Report
Special to the Nugget reports Secretary of War expressing a potential meeting with King Albert of Belgium. It notes Baker’s tour through Western battle lines and his plan to return to America to boost labor efforts and reinforce American armed forces in the war effort.
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Captured Raider to Arrive Tomorrow
A German raider seized off Molzalyn by a U S gunboat is found empty of arms beyond rifles and pistols. Officials believe the crew hid heavy guns along the Pacific coast to threaten Pacific Mail liners from San Francisco to Panama. The auxiliary cruiser Alexander A is expected to reach port late tomorrow or early Monday.
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German Priests Executed in Brussels for Espionage
London reports two Roman Catholic priests were executed by German military authorities in Brussels after a military tribunal found them guilty of espionage. Eight other priests charged with the same offense were sentenced to life hard labor.
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