British Casualties, Fights, and Missing Ships Chronicle
Nov 12 Valparaiso reports German squadron near Chilean coast misidentified as Japanese. Leipzig and Dresden take on provisions amid English protest. Missing Monmouth and Good Hope crews searched as Chilean vessels scour for wrecks. Nov 13 Suffolk sighted near Colon. Monmouth casualty count 42 officers and 698 men. Capt Frank Brandt in command.
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Monmouth
Good Hope
Chilean
Punta Carranza
Chile
Leipzig
Dresden
Valdivia
Chiloe
Good
Natal
Mies
Chirica
Admiralty
Tanama
Suffolk
Colon
Shea
Lonien
Frank Brandt
Czars Armies Advance From First Page Report
Article notes Russian and Austro German forces contesting Galicia and Silesia near Tarnow Jaslo and Krosno with offensive and retreat movements. Reports claim German losses beyond Xalisz and Russian advances around Tarow Jaslo Krosno while Prussia suspends railway passenger traffic to move troops.
Plies Cured in to 14 Daya
The notice claims PAZO remedy cures piles in fourteen days and promises refunds if not satisfied. It emphasizes topical ointment use for relief of itching burning and bleeding and asserts quick action with a money back guarantee.
Germans in Taimyrland Expedition Captured and interned by Russians
A London wireless reports that the 1914 Deutsche Taimyrland expedition, led by Eden Zeeter, has been captured by Russians and interned at Kirenek with other prisoners. The party, traveling with delicatesren and a moving picture machine, aimed for the Taimyr peninsula. They were moved 1000 miles north to Kirensk after war began and receive a daily food allowance of about 4 cents.
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Daily News
London Today
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Eden Zeeter
Portland
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Sberia
Taimyr
Siberia
Irkutsk
Kirensk
Russians retreat on entire front pursued by Turks
Constantinople reports say the enemy has been forced to evacuate positions and retreat along the front, pursued by Russian forces on all sides. Turkish forces in the Caucasus attacked Russians near Keyepryory on November 3, with fighting lasting all day. Muslims across Constantinople declare shared interests and readiness for joint action among Sunnites and Shiites. Roumania reportedly declined Russia's demand to pass troops through Romanian territory.
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Constantinople
Caucasus
Keyepryory
Vossische Zeitung
Roumania
Russia
Roumartian
Land Mine Kills 10 Hart 57 Japanese 5 000 Germans Captured
Tokyo reports subterranean mines exploded at Tsingtau while being removed on November 1. Two officers and 52 soldiers killed. one officer and 66 soldiers injured. Germans wounded total 436 in hospital at Tsingtau. Prisoners count 18 5,00. entry ceremony for Japanese troops planned for the 16th. Major Zimmermann and five other officers escaped Tsingtau and reached the German embassy in Beijing.
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Taingtaw
New York
Todd Hast
West News Bureau
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Moltke
Waldeck
Japan
Amsterdam
Zimmerman
Tsingteau
Lave
Feking
Cost of War to France This Month Will Be Less Than Previous
Bordeaux reports November war costs in France will likely fall below the August to October monthly average. Supplementary extraordinary expenditures for November total 3182,164,604 with a daily average just over 6 million dollars. Navy credits and railroad repairs funding, plus 1,314,000 for unemployment relief, are planned to aid liberated departments and general suffering.
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Bordeaux
Department of
Hindenburg Called Conqueror of Russians By Kaiser Order
Special Cable to The Washington Port London November 13 The Kaiser strikes a medal honoring Gen Von Hindenburg naming him The Conqueror of the Russians and The Liberator of East Prussia The obverse shows a grim portrait while the reverse depicts a knight in armor with a drawn sword
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von Hindenburg
Alexander von Kluck
von Rennenkampf
East Prussia
Washington Port
London
Hon
German Educators Killed in Battle
Berlin reports the obituaries of four university professors who fell in action. Heinrich Harmelink of Kiel, Ernst Heldrich of Strassburg, Ernst Stadler of Strassburg, and Fricke of Hanover Munster forestry academy are listed as fallen, highlighting university participation in the fighting.
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Hague
London
Heinrich Harmelink
Kiel
Ernst Heldrich
Strassburg
Ernst Stadler
Fricke
Hanover-Muenden
Germans Fly Over British Ports of Sheerness and Harwich
German aviators reportedly flown over the ports of Sheerness in Kent and Harwich in Essex. A parliamentary credit measure in London seeks 225 million pounds to cover naval and military needs through March 31 and wartime expenditures, bringing total credits to 325 million pounds. A supplementary estimate seeks funds for an additional million troops, raising Britain’s army to 2,186,400. Premier Asquith stated British casualties up to October 31 were about 57,000. losses of allies and enemies were not estimated.
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Lassen
Commons
London
House of Commons
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Premier Asquith
Asquith
Kaiser Fearing War Seeks Sale of Corfu Villa Achilleion
Geneva dispatch reports Emperor William offering the marble villa Achilleion in Corfu for sale amid tensions with Greece over joining the Allies. Built 1890 91 forEmpress Elizabeth at about 5 million dollars, it features terraces gardens statues including a Dying Achilles and a Heine statue, with an option held by Swiss German interests.
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Paris
William
Achilleion
Corfu
Elizabeth of
Austria
Achileion
Greece
Germany
Achilles
Herter
Heine
Hasselius
Rtafaela Carite
Lord Gordon-Lennox Killed in France as India Army Chief's Son Also Dies
London reports Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox major in the Grenadier Guards and son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon has been killed in action in France. Capt Beauchamp Duff son of Sir Beauchamp Duff commander in chief India is also killed. A casualty list dated November 4 names three British officers dead and 30 wounded. Included among the dead is Colonel K T Chapin Royal Sussex, while Maj Gen Bulfin and Lt Col Leach are listed among the wounded.
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London
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Grenadier Guards
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Gordon-Lennox
China
Beauchamp Oswald Duf
India
Beauchamp Duff
King George's Own
Gurka Rifles
K. T. Chapin
Royal Sussex Regiment
E. 3. Bulfin
Aerobot Command
I E. B. Leach
South Wales Borderers
Kaisers Headquarters at Coblenz Restores Harmony
London reports Emperor William sets up headquarters at Coblenz and seals off access for his sons and daughters-in-law, with two armed Zeppelin airships circling his private apartments. The Hague cites a Berlin telegram. Telegraph says 160 German officers refused to march, claiming misdirection.
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Coblenz
London
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Wachange Telegraph Company
Hague
Berlin
Timperor William
Hig
Amsterdam
Thielt
Belgium
Picked Corps Hurled Against British At Ypres
London reports a severe battle before Ypres on November 11 as German picked troops of the Prussian Guard attacked with heavy bombardment and forceful assault. Allied lines resisted bravely but three breaches occurred. German dead were heavy, and both sides suffered major casualties amid strong defense.
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Ypres
London
Bodies of Own Slain Made Footing For German Advance Into Dixmude
German lines report the entry into Dixmude as the fiercest fighting yet, a corps commander ordering troops to take the town or not return. Many attackers were slaughtered in early onslaughts, with bodies piling in flooded fields forming a footing for infantry follow‑up. Reinforcements move along the Bruges road to sustain the advance.
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Hia
Thurout
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Bruges
Two More Relief Ships for Belgium Leave New York
New York November 13 two more relief steamers Agamemnon and Niches will depart about November 25 carrying about 200 900 pounds worth of Belgian famine provisions. Four other sailings are arranged and Belgium relief funds near depletion prompt renewed American contributions. Honolulu reports Belgian relief fund contributions at 22 000 dollars yesterday.
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Artillery Reaches German Flyers Near Apres
A dramatic clash near Apres saw eight aeroplanes in action with four German, two French, and two British craft. The German machines were destroyed by artillery. all eight officers aboard perished. The French and British airships engaged, exchanging fire as they maneuvered above the trenches. The four allied planes feinted retreat, drawing the Germans in. moments later the German aircraft crashed to the earth.
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Overcoat Choice Cements Ready-Toe Wear Moment
A shopper, faced with two coat options, tests each in a mirror and selects the ready-toe wear overcoat, exclaiming that it is the one for him. The scene captures a moment of decisive fashion choice and personal fit.
French torpedo boat sinks German submarine off Westende
Paris dispatch says a French torpedo boat sank a German submarine off Westende Belgium after the submarine tried to torpedo the French warship. Oil rose to the surface marking the sinking spot. the torpedo boat suffered only minor damage and returned to port for repairs. Unusual Kiel activity also reported with German warships and a possible Karlsruhe cornering. Northern North Sea declared safe by German admiralty, but southern routes warned as minefields extend.
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Dunkirk
Westende
Belgium
Kiel
London
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Kiel Canal
Karlsruhe
United States Eyes Independent Action in Naval Mines Row
The United States shows a major stake as Sweden Norway Holland and Britain weigh mines policy. Washington plans independent steps based on its investigations, marking the first active U.S. involvement in European naval operations beyond protests over detentions.
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Holland
Sweden
Norway
United States
Aines
Fts
German Aviators Captured Near Plock by Russian Cavalry
A Russian cavalry detachment west of Warsaw near Plock captured two German aviators Lieut Mercs and Lieut Peldté after they attempted a reconnaissance of an Albatros type aeroplane toward Konin Kutno and Plock. Two bombs were dropped on Plock before engine trouble forced a landing west of Rypin.
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