Russia Wins Big War Push In Poland Cracow Feared
Petrograd reports massive Russian advance across East Prussia and toward Cracow. German and Austrian losses exceed 174000 as Russians seize key fortresses and carry out raids. Generals von Liebert and von Mackensen captured, while Tsarist allies congratulate Britain and Japan on Tsintaswu victory. Noncombatants ordered to flee as front lines shift and transport lines disrupted.
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Vistula
Cracow
Austriay
Hungary
Ra Polapo
Wristula
Gertraumerang
Zen Eduard von Liebert
Lodz
Beina Fel
Ausast von Mackensen
Sierads
Cholas
Nionelis
Incet
Japrlease
Tsingtau
Poland
Russia
New Plan of Relief Opens First Belgian War Victims Fund
A relief plan with fifteen hour daily aid opens in Washington at 425 M Street NW. Contributions of money food and clothing are urged to be sent to the Belgian Minister. A committee meeting chaired by Emmanuel Haventth discussed funds to be used for Belgian relief in the U S and in Washington. Arthur Moses proposed forming a relief fund board including district commissioners and city association presidents to oversee distributions. Commissioner Newman will review the proposal with fellow commissioners.
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Mieventh Street
Mone
Emmanuel Haventth
John
Logan
Thall Checka
Washington
Arthur
Moses
Fincal
Citiens
Vista
Helzinun
Erhae
Newman
Newtiat
Believe U. S. Ships Safe Reported by Wireless
Rumor says North Marioning vessel heard from by wireless with Sailors in New York and Washington awaiting confirmation. Navy yard officials and Navy Department declined comment as cables to Turkey and Greece reportedly unanswered. No accident reported to officials.
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North Maroliiag
Atfe Saldurs
Washington
Meers
Navy Department
Turkey
Greece
North Carolina
Britain Determined to Triumph at Whatever Cost
King George opens Parliament declaring unity across the empire. He cites bad counsel and Turkish policy as provocation while praising Mussulman subjects for loyalty. He notes army and navy uphold glory and discipline as the nation endures hardship to secure victory.
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Britain
Sovereign
Turkey
Mussulman
King George
Czarevitch Shows Interest in Hospital Train at Petrograd
Advices from Petrograd say Austrian units lack food and sugar while Hungarian troops muddle due to language gaps. A rich Russian aids Polish homeless as Moscow praises Polish royalty. The czarevitch visits the hospital train, decorates wounded, and asks convalescents about battles. Princess Tatiana donates a well equipped Moscow hospital.
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Princess Tatiana
Moscow
Washington Post
Rome
Petrograd
Lemberg
Poland
Germany
Papa
Patlana
Death in Oklahoma Man Kills Wife Then Suicide
Special to The Washington Post reports George H. Neely of Cushing Oklahoma killed his wife Estelle and shot himself after discovering divorce plans to marry an associate nicknamed Bill. Letters found in the Terminal Hotel room reveal a jealous motive and a bid to control the situation. Neely followed his wife to Richmond Indiana where a reconciliation had just occurred before tragedy. The couple had family ties in Oklahoma City Bartlesville and Tulsa society. Ocean shipping notes include arrivals Duca d Aosta and Btroem in New York and a departure Taplend for Liverpool.
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Cushing
Okla
Bill
Washington Post
St. Louis
Estelle
Neely
Richmond
Ind
Oklahoma
Neelys
Oklahoma City
Bartleaville
Tulsa
Emden crew honored. Emden commander among POWs
Admiralty orders honor for survivors of the German cruiser Emden after its clash with the Australian Sydney off Cocos Islands. Capt. von Muller and Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern are prisoners of war with swords allowed. Emden reported ashore burning. 200 killed, 30 wounded at base. Sydney unaffected. four officers and 22 sailors captured.
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Capt. von Muller
Prince Franz Joseph of
Hohenzollern
Weasel
Cocos Islands
London
von Muller
Emden
Sydney
Prince Franz Jostph
Francia Joseph of
Hohensollern
William
Prince
Hea
Augustine Victoria
Deer Causes Hunter's Death In Buck Lake Canoe Attack
An unusual hunting accident at Buck Lake five miles south of Wilberforce left William Hughie Jr. of Lindsay dead. He shot a deer that then attacked him in his canoe, pitching him into icy water. A companion rescued him as he cried for help, but he died from deer wounds and immersion shortly after being brought ashore.
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Ontario
Navy
Buck Lake
Wilberforce
William Hughie, Jr
Villane
Hughie
Allies Yield On Bulgaria War Stance And Balkan Movements
Bulgarian Minister in Rome says Bulgaria seeks restorations of territories inhabited by Bulgarians and will stay neutral, not fight Turkey. Halil Bey arrives in Bucharest on a special mission. German Reichsbank reserves rose 27 million marks while note circulation fell 86 million marks. In Serbia, Austrian forces push east toward Lesnitza Krowpani Ljubvoka, capturing several entrenched positions and many prisoners, with one large sun reported captured.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Turkish Chamber of Deputies
Halil Bey
Bucharest
Bourmania
Imperial Bank
Vienna
Berlin
Une
Shabats
Lesnitza
Servia
Krowpani
Ljubvoka
Amnesty Granted to Rebel Boers in South Africa
London reports Pretoria announces amnesty for rebels who surrender by November 21. Surrenderers will not be prosecuted and may return home if they refrain from further rebellion. Leaders and those who violated civilized warfare rules are excluded from the amnesty.
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London
Ias
Pretoria
DANKL BREAKS WITH ALLIED STAFF IN GALICIA
In Petrograd on November 11, Gen. Dankl commands the Austrian forces and resists cooperation with Gen. von Hindenburg and the German staff. Austrian and German units quarrel among prisoners, the Austro German army retreats toward Cracow, and Russians threaten Cracow’s outer forts while Galicia sees further German Austrian friction.
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Hoadai
Petrograd
Dankl
Galicia
von Hindenburg
Kaliscz
Prague
Cracow
Bavarian Crown Prince Calls Army to End Hated Enemy
Berlin dispatch reports Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria issued a general order urging his troops to endure to the end and to crush the enemy. He cites enemy weakness and surrenders while insisting the decisive blow must be struck to end the conflict.
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Vis
Hague
London
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Baldiera
Secret French plan to bomb Berlin announced
Berlin reports from London describe a Taegliche Rundschau account of the "Secret Union of French Flyers" formed last April by French airmen to strike Berlin at the outbreak of war. A circular attributed to Julies Vedrines urges rapid aerial bombardment and destruction of German cities, bridges, and rail hubs in a first war blow.
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Berlin
London
France
England
Julies Vedrines
Franc-Aviateurs
jDacracka
Germany
Neutrals Propose U S Oppose North Sea Closure
The Amsterdam Handelsblad urges an immediate conference among Sweden Norway Denmark the Netherlands and the United States to keep the North Sea open for neutral trade amid German mine laying and British restrictions. Diplomats from Denmark Sweden Norway and the Netherlands have protested and consulted with the State Department, but no joint U S protest has been proposed.
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Netherlands
London
North Sea
Germany
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
United States
Iaat
England
State Department
Great Britain
Canadian Broughton Strait Closed To Defense Navigation
Ottawa announces the western Broughton Strait north of Vancouver Island is closed to navigation for defense. Shipping from Johnston Strait to Queen Charlotte Sound must use Weyton passage and Black Fish Sound. Etla Point channel routes risk being fired upon amid fears of a German attack on Pacific coast cities.
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Ontario
Broughton Strait
Vancouver Island
Johnston Strait
Queen Charlotte Sound
Weynton Passage
Black Fish Sound
Etla Point
Ben
Chile
Seattle
Wash
Ing
Alaska
North Pacific
Newcastle
Swiftsure
Rainbow
Idgamo
Victoria
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Narrows
Lead in All Musical Instruments Taken by Kaiser for War Purposes
London reports Dr B K Johnston Stone of San Francisco US reserve corps says Germany faces lead shortages due to mining stoppages in Galicia and Silesia. He notes a secret Berlin order to seize lead from music instrument makers, alarming the music trade and signaling broader supply strains for anaesthetics and medical stores amid WWI dynamics.
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London
Germany
B. K. Johnstone
San Francisco
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Belgium
Tohinatone
Red Cross
Galicia
Silesia
Johnstone
Berlin
Battlefield Searched Vainly for Only Son-in-Law of the Kaiser
Paris reports the Duke of Brunswick, son-in-law of the Kaiser and husband to Victoria Louise, remains missing after battles in France and Belgium. Despite special searches by the Kaiser, no trace has been found. The duke, born in Berlin May 24, 1913, is a Prussian army cavalry colonel and British prince royal.
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Washington Post
Paris
The
Petit Journal
Duke of Brunswick
Kateer
France
Belgium
Victoria Louise
Prussia
Ernst Augustus
Brunswick and
Luneburg
Berlin
Great Britain and Ireland
Duke of Cumberland
George V of
Hanover
Sportsman, a War Zone Chauffeur, N. Slater Relates His Adventures
Nelson Slater, son of Mrs Horatio Slater of Beacon street, returned to Boston after serving as Paris officials chauffeur and aiding the Red Cross in the war zone. He described the pitiful Paris scene, sending his car to England, and noted he brought back animal skins for the Back Bay mansion.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Nelson Slater
Horatio Slater
Beacon Street
Beeton
Slater
Paris
Red Cross
France
England
Japanese squadron nears Montevideo with Berlin cruiser in danger
Montevideo reports a Japanese squadron of three battleships and two cruisers approaching the port to coal and then head to the Pacific to attack German assets. The German cruiser Karlsruhe is said to be surrounded by hostile ships between Cape Verde and Pernambuco. Karlsruhe allegedly is convoying several vessels to a safe haven or to be sunk.
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Cape Verde
Pernambuco
Washington Post
Montevideo
Pacific
Aeteamsahip
Karleruhe
French Official Report on Front Actions Near Yser and Dixmude
Paris dispatch details renewed fighting from Nieuport to the Lys with heavy German attacks repulsed at Lombaertarde. British troops halted the enemy north of Nieuport while French hold Dixmude approaches. minor actions and weather limit engagements elsewhere with some local gains near Soissons and Aisne benchmarks.
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France
Paris
Lombaertayde
Imude
Nieuport
Lys
Lumbaartarde
Dixmude
Ypres
Coinecourt
Parr
Russian Loan Oversubscribed by War Funding Needs
Petrograd dispatch to Reuters reports the Russian internal loan issue of 800 million roubles or 255 million dollars is a great success with the amount required more than covered. The sale signals strong support for war financing, reflecting solid investor demand despite the conflict.
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Reuter
Petrograd
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