Allies Repulse Assaults and British Capture Turkish Port
The report notes Allied forces repelling German and Turkish assaults while British units seize a Turkish port and Russian actions cut off Austrian troops. It describes German setbacks near Warthe and heavy fighting around Ypres. Prisoners and artillery losses are reported on several fronts with movements in Galicia and the Black Sea region.
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Black Sea
Petrograd
Guff
Sromtnten
Lyckthagt Prosma
Mlawe
Lads Robbed Gould Admits Many Robberies and Escape
John Gaskin, 21, recounted crimes and an escape from a county courthouse in New York, describing loot profits of about 3000 dollars in two months and a jewelers shooting. He spoke through tears about his mother’s death during imprisonment and noted his cultured background and education. The tale included his taxi escape with fellow prisoner Harry Walton and his work for loot during the period.
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Mother
Wreh'agten Post
New York
John Gaskin
Julizo Fawcett
Hia
Gaskin
Harry Walton
Arcorte
Paris Plans Bond Sale Authorized by Government
A French government authorized bond issue of 29,000,000 is announced for Paris. The report notes state backing and official authorization, indicating a major public financing step.
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Paris
Moltke Out, Falkenheim Appointed as Commander in Chief
London reports Falkenheim named to lead the German General Staff after Moltke’s removal. The London Standard notes emperor’s direct decision, questions high qualifications, and warns of potential risks to German campaigns and Austria relations.
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Valkenheim
Germany
Helsensa
Neilite
Kaiser Houself
Releuim
Furious artillery duel marks battle of Ypres and Meuse gains
London reports furious artillery duels at Ypres with both sides reinforcing. French capture St Remi on the Meuse heights and nearby villages. Allied offensive movements noted near the coast as 150,000 Germans are slated for transfer to Belgium amid continued fighting along the line.
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St. Remi
Meuse
Verdun
Belgium
London
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Cambria
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la Quesnoyens Santerre
Thiepval
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Vatily
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Arras
Olne
Vermelles
Ari-Noulette
Vaally
Argonne
Hancome
Nogevtil
Apremont
St Mihiel
St Heme
Grande Couronne
Nancy
Tontineer
Retreat of Austrians Toward Cracow Cited After Encirclement
War dispatches report Austrian forces being encircled on their left flank and pressed toward the Carpathians as Russian advances cut off retreat routes. Cracow is mentioned as the expected focal point with snow and terrain hampering a massive retreat into Hungary. The note cites German defeats at Mlawa and Lyck with Austrian reserves in retreat across Galicia.
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Mlawa
Lyck
Cazar
Galicia
Rome
Petrograd
Carpathian Mountains
Carpathians
Hungary
Russian
Poland
Republicans Predict Victory in National Election Gains
After canvassing returns from Tuesday, Charles C. Chiles, Republican National Committee chair, predicts a GOP win in the national election with control of the presidency and both legislative branches. He says the bull moose movement is dead and many leaders may return to the Republican fold. The article notes Ohio shifts that trim Democratic House control and details wider battlefield moves as the warfronts and politics intertwine.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles C. Chiles
Republican National Committee
Federal Government Hall
WC Carsagin
Wilson
Congress
Progressive Party
House
Tim Ansberty
Ways and Means
Claypool
Ohio
California
Charles H. Randall
Charles W Belt
Tathrop Brown
Democrats
Republicange
Progressives
Socialista
Licnge
Senate
Wisconsin
Germans Mount Heavy Guns at Ostend Seaport
Engineers from Krupp are mounting heavy guns at Ostend and facing seaward. A Berlin telegram says the Kaiser ordered another supreme attack against the Allies on the coast.
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Ostend
London
Krupp Gun Works
Berlin
Rebels Seize City as Villa Proclaims Provisional President
Reports from Vera Cruz state rebel forces captured Tihuacan from Carranza garrison under generals Aduilar Argumeda and Ruis. Villa reportedly proclaimed a southern provisional government with Cruzierrez to take office next Tuesday after the Aguascalientes convention. Carranza confidant Capmany denied orders to attack Vera Cruz while Funston and Gutierrez remain under close watch.
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Gutierrez
New York
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Tihuacan
Mexico
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Fore
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Argumeda
Ruis
State Department
Canada
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Eiven
Telitecan
Puebla
Fin
Mexican , Southern Railway
Aguascalientes
Rand
Cruzierrez
Tuesba
Rafael Zuburan Capmany
Vera Cruz
la Carranza
Physicist Bauer Attacked. Women Rescued Him
Dr Bauer, a Carnegie Institution physicist, was attacked on Pleasant Drive near Chappelle road. A colored assailant struck with a heavy club, breaking his left forearm and bruising head and shoulders. Two women who heard his cries aided in the escape, while a mounted officer arrived after the assailant fled into a thicket. Continued on second page.
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Big Ash
Paris
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Thirty-sixth Street
Broad Branch Road
Bauera
Ifalnlante
Aigassulhare
Bauer
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Bain
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Dr. Bauer
Belt
Sub-T Precinct
Criss
Forts Silenced as Osmanli Ships Take Refuge
The report notes FAD 15 occupied and forts silenced while Osmanli ships take shelter behind the Bosphorus as Russians shell two ports.
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Bosphorus
Russian guns sink four Turkish transports in Black Sea
A Petrograd official report says Russian forces in the Black Sea sank four Turkish transports off Surdsk, three carrying clothing for the Turkish army and one with troops. London reports the Turkish fleet retreated behind the Hipporus as Russian actions expand, with no British casualties reported. Berlin cabled telegrams discuss strategic moves, occupation in Asiatic Turkey, and broader entente plans amid a tense regional war.
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