Turkey’s Neutrality Violations Spark British Protest
A British official review denies Cary’s charges that Turkey’s actions will disintegrate the empire. It describes German agents as having usurped the Ottoman government and condemns breaches of neutrality as British ships in the Black Sea face unprovoked attacks.
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Moslem Forces Readied for Attack on Egypt
British note cites German influence in Constantinople preparing an invasion of Egypt via Mosul and Damascus corps. Bedouin units from Akabah and Gaza said to be mobilized and crossing Sinai. German advisers push Turkey toward war as Britain warns of threats to Egypt and Suez security.
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Amsterdam
Reuter
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Rear Admiral Strauss Defended Against Allegations
Charles Oneal, retired Rear Admiral of the U S N, rebuts Cary’s resolution accusing him of disloyalty. He defends Strauss, noting his youth, brilliance, and spotless record, and questions the animus behind the attack made forty years after the alleged disloyal actions.
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Cary
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Charles One
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Police News Notes From Weeknight Robberies and Accidents
Robberies reported include clothing worth 15 dollars from John J White at 627 Second Street Northeast and an overcoat valued 5 dollars from Thames Snead at 929 Tenth Street Northwest. Other thefts involve an overcoat 15 dollars from Calvary Baptist Church cloak room and items from Dr J W Morgan at 13th and P Streets Northwest. A pair of horses attached to a light surrey were found abandoned in Anacostia after being hired by three youths. Accidents recount Wm Jones injured at Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue Northwest, Mrs Fannie Garner injured but improving at Fmer Xeney Hospital, and several children injured with hospital visits. A coroner’s jury is set for 11 AM at the District morgue concerning the death of Whitit WW Dunlap, elevator fatality. An awning fire by Hudson Hotel caused 20 dollars damage. a separate Havenner Baking Company fire caused 10 dollars damage.
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Thames Snead
Tenth Street
Ninth Street
New York Avenue
Oncar FL Zitlan
Kenola
G Streets
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Thirteenth and
Wisconsin Avenue
J. M. Peake
Anacostia
Sky Battle of Gaul and Teuton With Huge Armies as Audience
Paris reports a frontline observer recounting aerial dogfights over the Marne and northward, describing Taube and Farman clashes, the fall of a German observer, and French pilots earning the Legion of Honor amid vast battlefield carnage. He details wounded and dead Bavarians, mass graves, and the German fires burning their own dead as troops clash in rain and mud.
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Teuton
Paris
Marne
Fricardy
Flanders
Defiance by Turkey Dominates Balkan War News
Balkan war developments show Turkey under pressure from Entente and Central powers. Observers predict Bulgaria may be drawn into conflict. Greece and Serbia seek revenge on Turkey as Russia leans toward Bulgaria. Passports issued to ambassadors. Morgenthau oversees French interests. Turkish envoy evacuated Petrograd amid crossing alliances.
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Garla
Russia
Great Britain
Thrace
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Servia
Roumania
Italy
World at War Surpasses Half Population Declare War
With Turkey entering the conflict the global war reach increases beyond half the world by area and population. The figures show 20,566,410 square miles of territory and 1,623,006,000 people now under wartime conditions, noting Egypt’s status under British occupation since 1882.
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Turkey
Servia
British Empire
Germany
Egypt
Earth
British Court in Mourning for Prince Maurice Batt enberg
London reports mourning across Britain for Prince Maurice Battenberg cousin of King George the sixth. He was the first royal family member killed in the war and his death prompted three weeks of national mourning beginning Thursday. President Poincaré sent condolences to King George and Princess Beatrice and to King Alfonso of Spain noting he saw the prince with his troops at the front when he was mortally wounded in battle for the common cause.
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London
Prince Maurice of Hattenberg
George
Poincaré
Prince Maurice of
Battenberg
King George
Beatrice
Alfonso
Spain
Prince Maurice
Wounded British Soldier Recounts Grim Trench Experience
A British soldier in Northwestern France recalls a brutal trench assault. He remembers the start of fierce fighting, then a blank period, waking to suffocation beneath a heap of German and British dead. He crawled to a neighboring trench, reunited with comrades, and was sent to the rear.
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France
New York Sun
Balzac
Chabert
German Airships Wrecked in French Actions
Paris dispatch reports five German aeroplanes destroyed by French forces on Saturday. A single French aviator downed two Taubes at Rheims, reaching higher altitude to fire with a revolver. Guns at Meharcourt fort near Montdidier hit two more, while a fifth was wounded at Gravelines near Calais.
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Paris
the Express
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Rheims
Mehartcourt
Montdidier
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Calais
Ohio educator jailed for contempt in Cleveland schools case
Supt. J. M. H. Frederick of the Cleveland public schools was sentenced by common pleas court to ten days in jail and a $500 fine for contempt for violating a court order restraining school officials from refusing to reappoint teachers over union activities. An immediate appeal was announced, which will stay execution of the sentence.
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Cleveland Public Schools
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German and French Views of the War
New York commentary argues that British promises to starve Germany out are unlikely and discusses Germany's resilience. It notes Germany’s financial strength, vast resources, and industrial capacity, asserting Germany cannot be starved economically despite Allied naval control. Herman Ridder provides analysis.
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Europe
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France
Herman Ridder
Entry of Turkey Will Not Alter Allies Plan, Says French Courrier
From Courrier des Etats-Unis New York Nov 2 men report in terse war bulletin that weekly western front activity was dull but allied gains continued. French advances near Verdun and upper Alsace contrasted with German stagnation. eastern front saw Russian victory near Warsaw. Turkey’s entry labeled purely political, not changing large-scale operations, while Suez and Mediterranean supremacy favored the Anglo French fleet.
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Courrier Des Etats-Unis
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Alsace
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France
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
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Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Three British Legal Lights On Secret Continental Mission
London nov 1 three of britains top officials david lloyd george lord haldane and lord reading head a secret continental mission its purpose and destination are undisclosed the trio may address financial and legal matters and possibly travel to holland and scandinavian nations amid reports of goods shipments from neutral countries into germany and related transshipment concerns.
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Continent
David Lloyd George
Lord Haldane
Lord Reading
Haldane
Rufus Isaac
United Kingdom
Holland
Germany
United States
Lineland
Crown Prince at Head of Forces Hurled Back by Russian Army
London reports the German crown prince led a major operation to break the Russian center and seize Ivangorod but his forces were routed. Bavarian and Austrian wings failed to envelop the Russians as heavy losses and mud slowed recovery. The crown prince returned to Radom after defeat and the Russian pursuit continued.
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Petrograd
Mali
Ivangorod
von Hindenburg
Radom
Jedlinsko
Nex
Government Returns to Paris In Phase of Normalcy
An unofficial notice states the government will return to Paris from Bordeaux on December 1 to pass emergency measures. It claims Paris will shift toward normal conditions by early November with parliamentary sessions resuming in Paris.
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L—Un
Bordeaux
Antwerp Surrender Report From German Side Emerges
An American correspondent receives a detailed account from a German staff officer about the siege of Antwerp. The narrative describes a stronger artillery park than expected, extensive bombardment through city quarters, and rapid Belgian defenses faltering behind flooded lines and engineered trenches. The report notes eight days earlier than predicted, heavy damage to Fort Catherine and Waelhem, and a Belgian surrender with garrison deser tions in several forts.
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van Beseier
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Nethe
Tineli
von Beseler
Acen
Waclhem
Wavre
Catherine
Brussels
Liege
Verdun
Helgiane
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