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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1914
Page
1
A Russian report claims marked gains on the Czenstochowa Cracow front with over 4,000 prisoners and the storming of Bochnia. Austrian forces allegedly retreated in disorder near Cracow as Russian advances push toward Gombin and Petross region amid a broader Eastern front update.
The American steamship St Helens, Odland commanding, reported being fired on by the British cruiser Berwick about 40 miles northwest of Colon. The ship heaved to too slowly, three hours delayed, after which an officer boarded, papers and cargo were examined, and the vessel allowed to continue to San Francisco. Officials said such actions are customary in wartime to enforce search rights.
Submarines hit during British shelling of Zeebrugge. Undamaged vessels flee as heavy fighting pauses and a lull follows the bombardment along the coast.
Analysis warns mines could sink a dozen large warships yet leave British naval power dominant. Experts say minefields pose grave risk to surface fleets but do not cripple overall maritime supremacy, given industrial output and fleet recovery capacity.
London and Bruges dispatches report quiet western fronts with intermittent artillery duels and local infantry clashes. British boasting of naval superiority contrasts with Zeebrugge bombardment reports. Zeebrugge harbor and locks remain operational despite shelling and minor damage to a fisherman’s house.
Special cable reports from Paris that the Khedive of Egypt was shot in Constantinople on July 27 as he left the Sublime Porte after a talk with the grand vizier. The bullet pierced both cheeks and the assailant was killed by the crowd.
A historical policy note discusses how a territory or ship may reach Canada while prohibiting any form of annexation. The item reflects cross border legal concepts and the era’s territorial rules without naming specific parties. It highlights constitutional limits on territorial expansion and the importance of excluding annexation by any governing body.
Former President William Howard Taft urged continuation of the Monroe doctrine arguing it has preserved peace for a century. He warned against abandoning it in Mexico and Central America while criticizing “watchful waiting” and noting Canada and South American cases as examples. He also discussed Villa’s forces and plans to reorganize Mexico’s chamber of deputies to gain US recognition.
The Baltic fleet under Admiral von Essen used fog to join German ships unobserved and opened fire, sinking one German cruiser and badly damaging another while destroyers disabled smaller boats. Several St George crosses were issued for the expedition.
Special Cable from Petrograd reports Russia awaits full details of a magnificent victory by its troops. The correspondent says the Russian defeat of Germany’s finest troops surpasses any since Napoleon and hints at a deed so terrible and grand that details may be released soon.
San Diego November reports an American soldier from Troop M First U S Cavalry stationed at Tecate was stabbed to death by a Mexican on Mexican soil. The slayer is under arrest in Tecate and will face a court martial.
Berlin authorities plan financial and medical support for women at childbirth. The move, reported from Amsterdam, aims to ease wartime anxiety for husbands at the front and safeguard the next generation.
Paris to reopen the French Stock Exchange for cash trades on December 7 after finance ministry and brokers reach an agreement. US bankers view the move as a sign of financial clearing at Paris. The war defense loan of 1.4 billion francs may be linked, with notes issued from 100 francs and sold through savings banks and tobacconists.
New York rail officials announce the Lackawanna road will operate all trains between Hoboken and Buffalo using wireless communication and keep the telegraph only for emergencies. The wireless system promises lower maintenance costs and constant service. Also reported, Gen Lucio Blanco, last constitutionalist leader to evacuate Mexico City, is said to be arrested by his officers and en route to Vera Cruz.
A Vienna telegram to the Frankfurter Zeitung reports Count Bobrinsky, the Russian governor general of Galicia, died in Lemberg today of apoplexy.
Treasury officials ordered a full inquiry into the Porto Rico Steamship Company's Berwild for allegedly furnishing coal ammunition and food to German cruisers in the Atlantic. Spanish firemen testified the Berwild’s officers appeared German naval officers and hid their identities while in New York acquiring supplies.
London reports the collier Khartoum blown up by a mine off Grimsby with 14 of 700 to 800 crew saved. Two British steamers Malachite and Prime sunk by German submarines off Havre. crews rescued. Bulwark battleship exploded near Sheerness. 14 saved, 30 bodies recovered, official inquiry opened.
An official Austrian dispatch via Reuters from Vienna says Czernowicz the capital of Bukowina has been evacuated by Austrian troops. It notes the Polish front was quiet yesterday and fighting in west Galicia and the Carpathians remained indecisive.
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