Aid For Serb Army Rushes Amid Balkan Crisis
Allied powers boost Serbia with Anglo French troops and transports arriving at Saloniki while negotiations press Greece and Roumania for intervention. German forces push toward Monastir as Usitee falls, Kurvas, Babuna defiles see fighting along the Vardar. Bulgarian advances threaten Serb fronts near Krivolak Kragujevac and Ferlepe as claims of Turkish and Austro German pressure widen the war zone.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Aristide Briand
Serbia
Saloniki
Veles
Monastir
Sofia
Kavala
Aegean Sea
Greece
Roumania
Seria
Astratkan
War Office
Krivola
Strumnitza
Salonkl
Athena
Hussarians
Babuna
Ferlepe
Russia warns Persia against treaties with Porte or Kaiser
Petrograd warns Persian government that the Anglo Russian agreement on Persian integrity will lapse if Persia signs a treaty with Germany or Turkey. The Russian minister in Teheran conveyed the warning, applying to any future Persian cabinet linking its fate with nations at war against Russia.
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Russia
Persia
Porte
Kaiser
Petrograd
Germany
Turkey
Teheran
Briand's War Program Backed As France Seeks Victory First
Paris news reveals Aristide Briand securing broad support in the Chamber and Senate for a government line pledged to seek durable victory before peace. He asserts no peace until France regains rights by victory and vows closer Allied coordination with Britain and Japan continuing the fight in the Balkans. Socialist opposition warns against Alsace Lorraine recovery, sparking protests while Maginot refutes the criticism in a soldier’s name. Meanwhile reports from Serbia describe Bulgarian and German-Austrian pressure squeezing Serbian forces in a mountainous corridor as Verdana arsenal risk rises.
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Briand
Japan
Flelaa
Joffra
Italy
England
Balkans
M. Briand
Alsace
M. Renaudel
Lorraine
Andre Maginot
M Maginot
M Renaude
Russian War Minister Claims Austro German Drive Fails
Petrograd reports Gen Polivanoff states Austro German forces failed to seize Moscow area after five months of fighting. Russians in the Dvinak lake region repelled attacks and advance toward Vidhy rail junction, while German manpower and artillery fail to trap Russian forces.
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Tentona
Alexei Andreievbitch Polivanoff
Petrograd
Dvinak
Vidhy
Asquith Seeks Another Big War Credit in Commons
London reports a new war credit vote to be introduced next week in the house of commons. Prime Minister Asquith did not state the amount, expected at about 250 million pounds (roughly 1.26 billion dollars). If approved, total war credits would reach about 1.51 billion pounds (roughly 7.56 billion dollars) to sustain expenditures through January.
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Great Britain
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Samuel W. McCall
David I. Walsh
Maryland
Emerson C. Harrington
Ovington A. Weller
Harrington
Congres
William 8. Bennet
Congress
New Jersey
Middle West
East
Virginia
Supersubmarine Taken By British
Liverpool report states Germany launched a 260 foot submarine two weeks ago. The craft, armed with torpedo tubes and four large caliber guns, was captured within hours after leaving her base in the German Ocean, in a trap laid by British forces.
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Daily Post
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Brettin
Berlin to Raise New Loan for 2.5 Billion Marks
Berlin plans a new loan of 19 billion marks 2.5 billion dollars with a prospectus due in January. The last loan of 7 billion marks was spent on military needs including Bulgaria and Turkey, with half of that for such expenditures. Special cable from Copenhagen reports Berlin's preparations and anticipated January issue.
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Daily Mail
Copenhegen
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Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Germans Forced Back Berlin Admits a Retreat
German lines southwest of Dvinsk retreat confirmed by the war office as heavy fighting continues in Volhynia. Field Marshal von Hindenburg withdraws to positions west of Nova Alexandrovsk and Dvina defenses, while Russians report progress and a Russian check on Austro German offensive toward Chartoryek.
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Nova Alexandrovsk
London
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Volhynia
Chartoryek
Lautern
Gulf of Riga
Rowmacia
Twilight zone Americans face passport refusals in London
The State Department withholds passports from people in the United Kingdom who claim American birth yet lived abroad for decades and never visited the United States. Some threaten court action, arguing unconstitutionality. Women claiming American birth are among those affected as officials reconsider prior rulings.
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Washington Post
London
State Department
United Kingdom
United States
Serbia to Give In Unless Czar Helps
A Sofia dispatch says Serbia will seek a separate peace if Russia does not send troops to free Serbian forces. Kraguyevats, the so called Serbian bomb factory, is linked to past conspiracies. The article also notes a historic June 1903 palace bombing and related plots.
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Czar
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Sayville
Sofia
Petrograd
M. Spalajkowito
Russia
Kragujevars
Belgrade
Acaba Wikita
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Kraguyévats
Sarajevo
Ferdinand
Sophia
Kraguyevatz
Peter
The
Press Publishing Co
Italy Holds In Isonzo Front As Austrian Losses Rumored
Rome reports enormous Austrian losses on the Italian front while Italian forces claim ground held at all points. At Fort Hansel in the Tyrol heavy guns bottled up Austrian positions as Italians press offensives amid reports of 150000 Italian casualties and 320000 men engaged across Isonzo Carso, Tyrol, and Isonzo fronts with heavy artillery and mountain positions described.
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Mount
Sabatino
Gortsia
Goriala
Udine
Fort Hansal
Malborghetto
Pontafel
Travia
Hean
Micial
Juarez Race Track Guards at Entrance to Thwart Seizure
Americans guard the Juarez race track entrances grandstand and stables to prevent Villa soldiers from seizing thoroughbreds for ammunition hauling to Agua Prieta. Officials say Carranza permits wagering and have armed guards with rifles under civil official approval.
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el Paso
Juares Race Track
Agua Prieta
Juares Track
Carransa
Aelies Win Two Trenches in Gallipoli Action
A dispatcher from Mytilene Island reports a clash at Krithia in the Gallipoli theater on Tuesday. The encounter, part of the broader offensive, left the Entente forces in control of a sector of the Turkish front trenches. The report places the event within the ongoing campaign in the Aegean area amid late autumn operations.
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Penmedia
Antente
Aid Rushes to Serbiana Alles Arm at Closer Union
Invaders praise Serbians as Italy held in check and a GOP vote shows increase. Minister Whitlock returning home. Villa shifts men to Naco amid sweeping wartime changes and political maneuvering across pages 1 and 2.
Whitlock Leaves Belgium for Health Break in Recall Denial
Minister Brand Whitlock, American envoy to Belgium, cables he will return to the United States for medical reasons. State Department notes Germany had no recall demand and had granted leave long ago. Whitlock’s departure is praised by Washington, with no indication of German displeasure. Secretary Lansing confirms no political motive, stating Whitlock’s health dictated the leave.
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French trenches pierced near Massiges in Champagne
German forces penetrated some advanced French trenches in Massiges Champagne after heavy bombardment. Paris reports elsewhere along the front that Germans were repulsed beyond the advanced line, with material losses. Artillery and mining operations continued on other points of the French and Belgian front.
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Paria
Paying Off Election Bets in Brooklyn Falls Short This Year
In Brooklyn, Fred Schumm, the betting commissioner, pays off between $25,000 and $40,000 in election bets. The smaller sum reflects a typical off year. usually bets total upward of $100,000. Bets on Swann and Swann related bets await official counts before payout.
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Saven
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Swaan
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Villa Moves Toward West Coast as U S Forces Shift
Reports say Villa moved from Agua Prieta toward Naco to draw attention from his fortified Agua Prieta position. Gen Funston and Gen Calles plan forced marches to Naco as Villa’s army nears water and supplies, with ongoing reinforcements and border tensions. Casualties tallied as 336 Villa dead, 125 Calles soldiers killed, 70 wounded.
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Fires in ship’s cargo aboard Euterpe at Erie basin
New York dispatch reports the steamship Euterpe moored at the Erie basin with hold No 1 afire in several spots about 40 minutes after stevedores left. Captain Alfred Smith suspects incendiary cause with foreign substance in sugar bags. Estimated damage $34 560. The ship had carried wheat to Marseille and coal to Bordeaux and had docked at Breakwaters before planned England voyage.
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