Strain Shows on German Emperor as War Prolongs
New York reports from Copenhagen describe Kaiser Wilhelm II’s state worsening under war strain. His hair grays to nearly white and his countenance grows grave and careworn, despite popular support. He has visited military hospitals, commending care for the wounded and urging unity and endurance among Germans.
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New York
W. M Duckworth Cates
Copenhagen
Ant
Bastlers
Fita
Carssarn
Mlont
Harin
Vossis
Apatocops
Hattlefield
Eith
Kaise
Two Royal Navy ships fight off German forces at sea
British forces clash as Good Hope and Monmouth contend with Scharnhorst Gneisenau near Valparaiso Bay. Monmouth sacrifices to cover Good Hope while both sides suffer damage. German vessels press to gain the harbor area. ships retreat into darkness as attempts to reach rescue and report outcomes.
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Feas Deqauar
Tonna
Sooarr Soestereenai
Nurnborgud Reunivet
Orisera
Thane
Huntleh
Wittiphera
Jeong
Crete
Earear
Roerner
Gneisenau
Weeman
Scharnhorst
Caewenau
Monomouth
Toe Morenomth
BOM
Kenneth
Glasgow
Triapis
Fieterman
Monmouth
Shemini
Seblostan
A. Oes
Kaiser Takes Personal Command Of Operations on the Lys
Berlin reports the Kaiser has issued a fresh manifesto and travels to assume direct control of Lys operations. He pledges minimal further effort to drive to Calais amid heavy losses and Allied resistance. Public opinion doubts the outcome as censorship strains reveal grim casualty figures.
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Lys
Washington Post
London
Standard
Berlin
Calais
Jene
Frankfurter Zeitung
Czar's Raiders Shine and Polish Aid to Russia Report
British representative Bernard Pares relays eyewitness accounts from the Russian front on the upper Vistula. Russian artillery and infantry show high confidence, with cavalry raids disrupting German lines. Poles in East Prussia assist Russia while German communications and underground telephones are noted. Russian forces prepare for larger contingents and wounded arrangements.
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London
Bernard Pares
Poland
East Prussia
Russia
Galicia
Duel in Gem Store Ends with Thief Overpowered
A street wagon robbery ends when a thief is overpowered by August Siebert and Stadler after tussling across a wagon seat along Eighty sixth street. The driver stops the wagon as August runs up to assist and police arrive to quell the growing crowd.
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Tie
Eighty-sixth Street
August Siebert
Stadler
Waiting on London Poincarelands interest in doubt
Negotiations between English representatives Paish and Blackett and the U S Treasury board continue with expected meetings today. New York bankers demand safeguards to limit foreign exchange dealings. Officials foresee a possible revival of London and New York stock markets after January 1, with talks on transaction scopes and protective measures.
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Blackett
McAdoo
New York
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
George Paish
Basil B. Blackett
Englsh
London
New York Exchange
London Exchange
Salon
Charter Day Celebration by Royal Arcaanum
Frank B. Wickersham former Attorney General spoke at the Pythian Temple during the charter day event of Royal Arcaanum supreme regent. M Bartow Mercier gave the welcome, songs followed, then dancing to conclude the evening.
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Royal Arcaanum
Frank B. Wickersham
United States
Pythian Temple
M. Bartow Mercier
Wickersham
Liner Cecilie To Sail From Bar Harbor To Boston
The Kronprinzessin Cecilie, interned in Bar Harbor, will depart at 4 am for Boston under Allied guarantees to avoid molestation. Two U S navy destroyers will convoy with Lt Kilpatrick supervising navigation, landing at President Roads, Boston harbor by night. The ship held $15 million in gold and faced civil suits in Federal court.
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Boston
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Boston Harbor
Maine
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Portland
Charles F. Morse
United States
Massachusetts
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Lamson
Lieut Kilpatrick
Navy
Washington
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Atlantic
New York
Elvil
Russians Would Halt All Cargoes To Germany Through Neutral Ports
A Washington Post cable from Petrograd reports growing agitation for stricter measures to stop Germany from obtaining supply ships despite the British blockade. Papers urge firmer action, arguing neutral port shipments from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway enable contraband traffic. London notes board of trade may empower examiners to scrutinize suspected German trade, using knowledgeable, competent inspectors.
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Germany
Washington Post
Petrograd
London
Board of Trade
Kaiser Seeks in Vain to Save Last Kaiser Son
A German family narrative from London reports a retired colonel whose five sons served in World War I. Three died early, the fourth was killed on the frontier, and the final son was to be spared by a Kaiser order, but the order arrived too late as he died ten minutes before it reached his unit.
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London
Germany
von Kenig
Avesona
France
Ehot
Story
Jman
Nao
Teachers Institute Emphasizes Oral Compositions
At Wirat Congregational Church in northwest, educators convened with talks on oral English, practical life applications, and closer school labor ties. Dr Charles Swain Thomas urged one third of compositions be oral while W D Lewis pressed civic and labor links. Prof Henry Holmes criticized recitation monotony. Dr Meyer Bloomfield cited mothercraft fathercraft alongside graduation. The Colored Teachers session at M Street High School featured Howard University and Baltimore speakers.
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Institute
W. D. Lewis
Sesson
Teacherna’ Institute
Wirat Congregational Church
Stream Northwest
Clork
Henry DP. Blair
Ernest I. Thureton
Stephen Cramer
Fion Hos
Henry Holmes
Harvard University
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Suérer
Charls Swain Thomas
Newton Mass
Engl
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Milliam Peon High Schools
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Pilladelphia Pal
Lewis Pad
America
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Rotation Bureau
Boston
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Firet
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Moomfield
Jvents
G David Mouston
Howard University
Dwight O W. Holmes
Colored High School
Beltimore
Best Aerial Fighter Calls Change in Tactics
The annual report by Gen George P Scriven, chief signal officer of the US Army, questions the offensive value of dirigibles citing inhumanity and low effectiveness. He lauds aircraft for reconnaissance and urges Congress to fund the air arm, while noting small dirigibles may aid coast patrols but are subordinate to airplanes.
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Lesaona
United States
Atmay
Brix
George P. Scriven
Congress
United States Army
Ger. Scriven
Reriven
Gen. Seriven
Maj Gen Kekewich dies by own action defending Kimberley
Maj Gen Robert G Kekewich retired officer who defended Kimberley for 1 1 2 days against Boer forces was found dead in his bedroom from a self inflicted head wound. Official notice cites nervous breakdown as cause. Born 134, he joined the army twenty years later and earned multiple decorations for services in campaigns including Kimberley from October 15 1899 to February 1900.
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London
Robert G. Kekewich
Kimberley
Kekewich
Lesia d’'Henri Hamilton
Coldstream Guards
Lord Hamilton
Daleell
Frederick William Lamberton
Earn
Durham
Jockey Club
Aviator Rusk Killed In Midair Fire Over Aldershot
Aldershot England November 6 Aviator Rusk of the aircraft staff was burned to death when six biplanes he was testing caught fire at about a thousand feet He attempted a descent but died before the machine struck the ground as the blaze engulfed the air frame.
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Aldershot
England
Rusk
Busk
Girling
Pegasus
Gen von Kluck Dies in Hospital From Wound Report
Paris reported that General von Kluck died ten days earlier in a Namur hospital from a head wound. The news, deemed concealment in Belgium and Germany, centers on his dash with the right wing toward Paris.
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Namur
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War News and Allies Promise Respect to Holy Places
The Privy Council declares war with Turkey. King George signs the documents and Allies pledge to respect Holy Places. India Moslem princes and Malay leaders assure loyalty. Rumors of naval actions denied. Greece vows neutrality, Serbia offers moral support to Bulgaria. Turkish leader Cherif Pasha condemns Turkey’s move as a death sentence.
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George
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Russia
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Jiddah
Red Sea
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Sofia
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Bulgaria
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Council of
Liie
East Prussia Front Shows Mixed German Gains and Russian Crosses
Petrograd reports say Germans on the East Prussian front are making gains while Russians have crossed into German territory at points. German retreat to defense follows reports of Heven emty corps moving to the western theater. British observers warn that continued Russian success may force German relocations from France and Belgium to Silesia and East Prussia.
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Poland
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East Prussia
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France
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Silesia
German officer arrested in Egypt over Suez Canal plot
The Alexandria correspondent reports German officer Mora was arrested by Egyptian police on his return from Turkey with plans against the Suez Canal. He was court-martialed and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Exchange
Telssraph
Mora
Turkey
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Tiecat
Koenigsberg Put Out of Action in Indian Ocean Report
London reports the German cruiser Koenigsberg has been put off action in the Indian Ocean. The only apparent successes were sinking the City of Winchester off Socotra and damaging Pegasus in Zahstbar harbor amid repairs, with 25 crew casualties noted.
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Indian Ocean
London Report
London
the Times
Koenigatere
City of Winchester
Socotra
Gulf of Aden
Zahstbar
Woman Witnesses Aisne Battle From Heights Amid Fire
The unnamed woman recalls driving staff officers to the front near the Aisne, observing artillery fire across the river from elevated ground. Germans hid opposite the bank while puffs rose, and she notes she narrowly escaped danger as shells and shrapnel exploded nearby.
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Alem
Germans Claim Progress Near Ypres Argonne and Vosges
Berlin reports that German headquarters state yesterday Belgians with British and French aid were repulsed near Nieuport. They claim attacks in Ypres region the Argonne and Vosges are progressing and that eastern front efforts have yielded no prisoner losses.
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Vosges
Berlin
Germany
Byay
London
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Doufhwast
Lille
Bérry-au-Bad
Clearing house certificates ease War era financial tension
Comptroller William M. Willliamson said clearings postwar relief is unfolding with growing loan fund use. Cities like New York show substantial certificate reductions while St Louis and Boston report figures in the millions. several others list smaller outstanding amounts as optimism for normal conditions grows.
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Williama
New York
St. Louid Stillas
Boston
Raporta Lena
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Willis Lectures on Banking at Washington Chapter
H. Walker Willis, Secretary of the Federal Reserve Board, spoke on the workings of American banking systems to members of the Washington chapter of the American Institute of Bankers at 1214 F Street. Frank Grayson introduced him, under whose education committee series Dr. Willis delivers lectures. next lecture is Thursday night, November 19.
Marines Land Near Consulate Amid Turkish Turmoil
Reports indicate U S Marines landed to guard the American consulate as unrest grows in Turkey. North Carolina commander's role and potential guard duties for missionaries are referenced, with Allied and Turkish diplomatic efforts shaping evacuations. Ambassador Page in London may coordinate with Turkish authorities and other embassies on subject safety and departures.
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Koli
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Turkey
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Morgenthan
Lomdon
Tewfk Paahr
Paris
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