Allies Demand Safer Troops and Railways at Salonika
Military experts weigh Germany next move after Serbian defeat as Greece and Roumania hesitate. Allies press for troop safety guarantees and railway access, Greece to withdraw from Satoniki, and policing against submarines. Snow falls at Saloniki signaling harsh winter ahead. French and British reinforce with daily landings, while Austro German forces shift toward the Roumanian border.
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Turkey
Danube
Saloniki i
Saloniki
London
Germany
Greece
Roumania
Satoniki
Salonika
Roumanian
Baba
Roumanis
Japan Navy Budget for 1916 and 1915 Supplement
The report outlines a 1916 Japanese naval budget totaling about 100 million yen, roughly 50 million dollars, a reduction of 6 million sen from 1915. A supplementary expenditure of 45 thousand yen for new warships is spread over four years, with a 1916 allotment of 3 million yen.
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Jokyo
American missionary killed by Turks in Urfa
Rev. Francis H. Leslie American citizen and several foreigners were reportedly slain by Turkish forces at Urfa Mesopotamia while defending Armenians. Leslie, a missionary and consular intermediary for refugees, had served in Urfa since 1912 and hailed from Northport Michigan.
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Basle
Switzerland
Parla
Leslie
Urfa
Mesopotamia
Nouvelles de
Loston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Uris
Urf
Lesiier
Northport, Mich
Urta
Son of Minister Panaretoff Killed
London reports from Bucharest that defensive preparations along the Bulgarian frontier are expanding under German supervision due to anticipated Russian intervention. Troops rush from the Serbian front and four divisions under Gen. von Der Goltz join Bulgarian forces as Bulgarian and Turkish armies receive ammunition via the Danube. among the dead is Stephan Panaretoff, Bulgarian minister in Washington, and insurgent leader Tchernopeef.
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Bucharest
Times
von der Goltz
Danube
Washington
Stephan Panaretoff
Tchernopeef
French Lose 20 000 Dead at Krivolak
Berlin dispatch via wireless reports from the Overseas News Agency stating that entente forces suffer about 20 000 dead in the Erivolakine area. The Balkans situation is described as desperate with retreat difficult and Bulgarian occupation of Monastir framed as temporary under military necessity.
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Balkans
Erivolakine
Monastir
Greece
Germans Gain Hold Near Labyrinth in Mine Explosion Fight
Paris reports a German attack north of the labyrinth after a mine blew, repulsed in heavy fighting. German forces did occupy the crater from the explosion. Night battles included grenades at Givenchy fortifications and between Roclincourt and the Chantecler farm. other areas were quiet.
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Paris
War Office
Givenchy
Roclincourt
Chantecler Farm
Russian Attache Guarded At New York Home
Uniformed officers guard Col. Nikolai Golejewski, military attaché of the Russian embassy, at 18 East Ninety-second Street. State Department order via Gov. Whitman to Police Commissioner Woods aims to prevent a plot against the diplomat or his household.
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Sperial
Washington Post
New York
State Department
Washington
Nikolai Golejewski
East Ninety-second Street
Wires Open to Turkey Direct Telegraph Links Berlin
The Overseas News Agency reports direct telegraphic communication established since yesterday among Constantinople Belgrade and Berlin marking a new step in wartime news exchange.
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Turkey
Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Belgrade
Roumania to Join Allies in War Pact Reported
Petrograd dispatch reports that an agreement between Roumania and the Allies has been made and will be published soon, with Petrograd awaiting official confirmation. The report comes via a special Washington Post cable dated November 28.
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Petrograd
Washington Post
Roumania
Canada seizes high grade wheat for war needs
Ottawa imposes wartime control under the War Act seizing most high grade wheat in elevators from Fort William to the Atlantic coast. The grain, largely owned by American dealers, is to be fairly priced and paid promptly. Most surplus remaining in Canada is 150 million bushels, with shipments likely to Britain Italy and France.
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Ontario
Fort William
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Canadian Grain Commission
Fort Nal Jem
Port Arthur
Midland
Tiffin
Magnehol
Collingwood
Canada
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Dardanelles
Atlantic Seaboard
Canadian West
United Kingdom
New Chinese Envoy Arrives in New York
Dr V Ke Welling ton Koo arrives as new Chinese minister to the United States aboard the steamship New York from Liverpool. He is accompanied by Mme Koo and Dr Wen Pin Wei, who will be his secretary in Washington. Koo, a Columbia University graduate of 1900, is among the youngest ever sent to a Washington post.
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V. Ke
Wellington Koo
United States
Yuan Abi Kal
Liverpool
Koo
Mme. Koo
Wen Pin Wei
Mexico City
Washington
Kai Fuh Shah
Peking
London
Columbia University
King Peter's Fate Foretold Amid Balkan War Turmoil
Special cable reports the siege and shifting fronts around Monastir and Prilep as Serbian forces resist German and Bulgarian advances. King Peter vows to die rather than live as a German slave, while novelist Milan Uskokovic has killed himself to avoid subjugation.
Berlin denies sinking of Frauenlob in war period report
Berlin official says German submarines sank eight ships in the Mediterranean and Baltic by November 16, totaling 13,082 tons, denying Petrograd claims that the cruiser Frauenlob was sunk. Only the steamer Afanomi, 1,016 tons, is listed as sunk in the Baltic. eighteen Mediterranean ships totaling 112,082 tons are reported destroyed.
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Berlin
London
Mediterranean Sea
Petrograd
Baltic
Afanomi
Mediterranean
Preas
Germany closes Serbia campaign with 100000 prisoners
Berlin reports Allied and Serbian forces driven back after Rudnik occupation, with over 100,000 Serb prisoners taken and heavy material captured. German losses deemed moderate. no epidemic reported. • Ford peace plan in Europe viewed as improbable by Berlin, which doubts any American mediation will spark a settlement.
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Karl von Wiegand
Berlin
Henry Ford
Europe
Germany
Egland
Presa
America
Wilson
United States
Washington
Towas Elena
Getteng
Eingldrid
Suez
Canada
U S
Ford
Gaffney
Galt
News of Alexandria
New
D. C
Biociety
Holland
Coalition Cabinet Formed in Portugal After Resignation
Lisbon November 22 reports the cabinet resigned prompting a special congress session that endorsed a national coalition ministry. Opposition parties refused to nominate members, leading the president to ask Dr Alfondo Costa former premier and head of the democratic party to form the new government.
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Via
Paris
Castro
Congress
Alfondo Costa
Democratic Party
British Steamer Balgownie Attacked by German
A Rotterdam dispatch reports the British steamer Balgownie was attacked yesterday by German planes near the Noord Hinder lightship. Fire from machine guns rifles and bombs lasted about twenty minutes but caused no damage.
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Reuter
Rotterdam
Balgownie
Noord Hinder
Women to Address House on Suffrage Envoys
The Congressional union for Woman Suffrage announced that Congress will be asked in the coming session to permit two envoys from the West to speak from the House floor. If granted, the speakers will be Miss Frances Joliffe of California and Mrs Sarah Field Bard of Chicago.
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Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Congres
West
Frances Jollffe
California
Sarah Field Bard
Chicago
Canadian regiments suffer heavy WWI casualties in France and Flanders
Ottawa reports a grim record from a new Maj. Gen. Hughes volume. Nearly 90 percent of some Princess Patricia’s and Seventh Battalion losses in France leave only a small remnant of the original battalions. Casualties among Canadians approach 17,560.
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Washington Post
Ottawa
France
Flanders
Hughes
Stich
Princess Patricia's Regiment
Lare
Campaign Against Serbs Ended
Summary not provided in readable form. The issue index lists topics including international affairs, domestic politics, crime, and society notes.
Wilson Starts Home From Quiet New York Day With Fiancee
President Wilson spent a quiet day in New York with his fiancée Mrs Norman Galt then returned to Washington to finish his annual message to Congress due December 7. Mrs Galt will stay in New York to complete her trousseau as Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and Miss Gertrude Gordon join them for several days. They attended church at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church and motored along Riverside Drive before Wilson left for his train.
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Trousseau
BrideElest
Riverside Drive
New York
Wilson
Norman Galt
Washington
Congress
Mr. Wilson
Mrs. Galt
Burglary Intruder Forcibly Aids Cook Then Escapes With $3
A hungry white burglar held a pistol to a Washington cook's head at the Sterrett home on Pierce Mill Road near Connecticut Avenue. He forced breakfast, consuming hot coffee, pancakes, and broiled meats before fleeing into the woods behind the Bureau of Standards. only a pocketbook with $3 was taken.
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William D Sterrett
Pierce Mill Road
Connecticut Avenue
Hart
Bureau of Standards
Congress Cloture Debate Looms as Sessions Open
Congress reconvenes with both parties arriving in force after Thanksgiving. Senate and House Democrats begin caucuses and committee work while considering cloture rules to curb filibusters. Key chairmanships likely to hold, with Kitchin named Ways and Means head. vacancies arise in foreign relations and naval committees as reorganizations proceed.
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